Short Reads for the Commute 通勤必备短文

1. 251 褂 Lin Chen of the Fortune-Telling Stall 褂摊林辰 Jin Xing'er Who Likes Catsharks喜欢猫鲨的金星儿11k WordsCompleted Lin Chen at the Divination Stall —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 浮 A Collection of Short Stories from Floating Moon Dream 浮月梦华短篇故事合集 Dreaming of Splendor Beneath the Floating Moon浮月梦华Modern Romance372k WordsOngoing A collection of short stories spanning historical, modern, and fantasy settings, each with its own blend of bittersweet, warm, and cool tones. Important note: The third volume is the book's central highlight. It's a BL story, so you can skip straight to it and dive into the most heart-fluttering moments. —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 非 The Life of an Atypical Supporting Female Character 非典型女配人生 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物25k WordsCompleted An Unconventional Supporting Woman's Life 5Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   Modern short essay!

4. 254 我 How My Road Trip with My Nemesis Took the Internet by Storm 我和冤家自驾游爆红全网这件事 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物10k WordsCompleted The Story of My Road Trip with My Nemesis Going Viral Across the Internet 29Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 小 A Small-Town Lawyer's Journey to Level Up 小城女律师打怪升级记 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Modern Romance63k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Lin Jia chose neither to stay in the big city nor to return to her hometown. Instead, she packed her bags and headed for the small southern city she had always dreamed of. A lively young lawyer sets off on a journey of challenges and growth. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 与 After Teaming Up with a Cold and Aloof Taoist Priest 与高冷道长组队后 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物40k WordsCompleted Teaming Up with a Cold, Aloof Daoist Priest 3Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 灰 Cinderella’s Comeback Against the Odds 灰姑娘的逆风翻盘 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物39k WordsCompleted The Cinderella Who Turned the Tables Against the Odds 4Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 教 Professor, I Suggest Adding Some Sugar 教授，建议加点糖 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物32k WordsCompleted Professor, You Should Add a Little Sugar 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 田 A Million Followers on the Field Path 田埂上的百万粉丝 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物9k WordsCompleted A Million Followers on the Ridge —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 小 A Guide to Restarting Life in a Small Town 小镇重启指南 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物28k WordsCompleted A Guide to Restarting Life in a Small Town 3Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 261 好 A Favorable Wind at My Back 好风凭借力 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Modern Romance37k WordsCompleted With a little help from the wind, I’ll soar to the clouds. In life, some things are worth trying as you go. Perhaps a pleasant surprise is waiting just around the corner. Come follow the journey of a “leftover woman” as she makes the most of every opportunity. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 她 When She Returned, Had Her White Moonlight Become a Joke? 她归来时，白月光已成笑话？ Liu Shiyan刘诗烟37k WordsCompleted When she returns, has the white moonlight become a laughingstock? —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 我 After I Left as His Stand-In, He Panicked! 我替身退场后，他慌了！ Liu Shiyan刘诗烟23k WordsCompleted After I Left as His Stand-In, He Panicked! —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 王 Prince, Your Crematorium Is Here! 王爷，你的火葬场到了！ Liu Shiyan刘诗烟Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Prince, Your Crematorium Is Here! —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: President Fu, Your Comeuppance Has Arrived 蚀骨深情：傅总，你的报应来了 Liu Shiyan刘诗烟15k WordsCompleted Bone-Deep Love: President Fu, Your Comeuppance Is Here —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 你 You Don’t Deserve to Be My Aunt. 你不配成为我姑姑。 Liu Shiyan刘诗烟10k WordsCompleted You Don't Deserve to Be My Aunt. —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 前 My Ex-Wife’s Revenge Feast 前妻的复仇盛宴 Liu Shiyan刘诗烟9k WordsCompleted The Ex-Wife's Revenge Feast —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 我 My Hades King Husband Is Unstoppable 我的冥王老公，法力无边 Falling Evening Face Flowers夕颜飘落Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted Su Xiaonuan, a college student with a pure Yin fate, summons a spirit for good luck on her exams, only to summon the King of the Underworld, her betrothed husband, right into her dorm! “Sign this cohabitation agreement, and I’ll protect you from every ghost.” The stern-faced King of the Underworld tosses her a scroll: three incense sticks a day, the Wi-Fi password belongs to me, and you’re not allowed to talk to male classmates. Break any one rule, and I’ll deduct his lifespan from the Book of 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

19. 269 香 The God in the Incense Ashes 香灰里的男神 Falling Evening Face Flowers夕颜飘落Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Overworked office drone Lin Ruanruan ducks into Hanshan Temple to escape the rain and falls in love at first sight with a statue of a Subduing Tiger Arhat. In her twenty-five years, she’s never seen a sculpture blend “serene divinity” and “alluring beauty” so perfectly! On a whim, she casts the divination blocks and asks, “Can you be my boyfriend?” After being rejected twenty times, she refuses to give up and throws them a hundred more times, finally hearing the crisp sound of a “yes.” That nigh 6Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 报 Report to Lord Yama: I’ve Finished My Homework 报告阎君，作业已做完 Falling Evening Face Flowers夕颜飘落Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted After the queen of overwork dies, her soul transmigrates to the underworld, where she actually burns out the King of Hell’s CPU! Python audits merits, Excel severs karmic ties, and Hell turns into a livestream! Until… the do-nothing Heavenly Dao takes over and forces everyone to slack off?! The former queen of overwork is forced to descend to the mortal realm and share a rental with the King of Hell and the Demon Venerable, fighting over the bathroom! Watch the big shots bow to a five-cent diffe —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 琉 Glazed Ashes, the Emperor’s Heart 琉璃烬，帝君心 Falling Evening Face Flowers夕颜飘落Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted The Cataclysm of the Gods: all creation fell silent. He had once been the oldest and most powerful god in the Myriad Worlds, master of time and space, gazing down upon the endless cycle of life and death. Now, the Creator God, Emperor Yuchen, could only watch helplessly as the sea of light that had birthed countless stars shattered piece by piece in his arms, dissolving into billions of glimmering, glasslike specks before vanishing into nothingness. The last trace of her presence was utterly ext 3Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 陌 A Stranger’s Scent 陌生人的气息 Falling Evening Face Flowers夕颜飘落Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoyun once thought she had everything anyone could envy: a considerate, successful husband, Chen Yuan; a lively, adorable daughter named Jiejie; and a warm home she had lovingly built over seven years. But on an ordinary stormy day, while tidying her husband's study, she accidentally triggered a mechanism in an old desk. A stack of yellowed letters slipped into her hand like invitations from hell. The letters were written by a woman named “Su Yalin.” Their passionate words, anxious waiting 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 溺 Spoiled and Coddled: Run, You Pampered Heiress 溺爱，娇纵千金你别跑 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance156k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Intense romantic push and pull] A spoiled heiress & a lovesick CEO What you can't have isn't necessarily the best. What you manage to hold on to can still slip away. If you grab hold of something, hold on with all your might. And if you still can't keep it, then let it go without hesitation. Cherish virtue and talent; speak and act with grace. In life, we pursue more than material gain. What matters is helping each other grow and bringing one another wa 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    (♡ ὅ ◡ ὅ )ʃ♡

24. 274 燕 Mr. Yan, Your Wife Only Wants Two Hundred Million, Not You 燕总，夫人只要两亿不要您 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Contract Marriage] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [Devoted love] [Healing] Watch the leads fall sweetly in love, warm each other, and heal and save one another. They let go for love, wait for love, and strive toward the light as they learn how to love. Does the male lead fall in love at first sight, or does love grow over time? Was it carefully planned, or just a coincidence? The female lead is forced to marry as soon as she returns to the country. Even at a matc 31Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 团 The Orphan Everyone Dotes On: With Big Brother Away, I Can Stop Pretending 团宠孤女，哥哥不在不装了 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted The heroine loves to show off and stir up trouble. She’s no saint, and she always gets even. A satisfying revenge story, doted on by everyone, one-on-one romance, six older brothers, and an indulgent adoptive father. Her father is an international oil tycoon. Her eldest brother is the CEO of a multinational corporation. Her second brother is a medical genius. Her third brother commands a special forces unit that carries out missions across borders. Her fourth brother is a top lawyer specializing 204Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 肆 Reckless Indulgence 肆意纵容 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted New book: The Blind Cannon Fodder, Bound to the Wrong System This is my first book, and I’m inexperienced, so the formatting isn’t very good. I hope readers will bear with me. A story that grows alongside its protagonist: tender, healing, warm, and best savored slowly. Thank you so much! An aloof, high-achieving mute girl & her roguish, sister-obsessed neighbor and older brother figure (doting devotion, cherished by everyone, mutual affection, warm companionship, childhood sweethearts) They lear 38Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 惊 The Cry of a Startled Bird 惊鸟鸣 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Female lead is a mafia heiress] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [Male lead has multiple identities] A powerful female lead: decisive and ruthless, she’s a mafia heiress determined to grow stronger and become unbeatable, until everyone bows to her. A shadowy hand pulls the strings behind the scenes, sending assassins after her time and again. She shoulders the responsibility, investigates cases, and purges the rot. Watch the female lead strike back with authority. The male lead is a bart 8Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 努 A Working Stiff Trying to Make a Living 努力生活的打工人 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male] [Soul transmigration] (A 28-year-old office drone transmigrates into the body of an 18-year-old college guy in another world, where he meets a familiar, scheming upperclassman, in a parallel world.) (The main story has a tragic ending in the transmigrated world. The extras have a happy ending when he returns to the present.) A female office drone wakes up after a car accident and finds herself in a man's body. How is that even possible? No System, no memories. Even the worst tra 198Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 边 The Little Tailor on the Frontier 边疆小裁缝 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted The Little Tailor on the Frontier 149Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient style short essay!

30. 280 回 Looking Back, I See the Azure Clouds 回首见青云 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance46k WordsCompleted Looking Back, I See Blue Skies 24Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 夏 A Few Things About Xiayang 夏阳二三事 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Short Story Collection] Every protagonist in this book is named Xia Yang. Each Xia Yang is a different character with a different life. Come read a few stories about Xia Yang. This is a collection of short stories set in ancient times. If you like it, welcome aboard; if not, no worries. Kisses~ [All stories are purely fictional] 15Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 282 古 An Anthology of Ancient Tales 古篇集录 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance82k WordsCompleted [Collected Ancient Tales] This book brings together two short stories in an ancient style. Life is vast, and every meeting is a bond of fate. Dear readers, come along with me. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 283 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Mismatched Marriage 庶女的错位姻缘 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Ill-Fated Match 140Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 仵 The Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 仵作娘子采茶记 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted A Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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