Short Stories and Novellas: I’m Out of Books to Read 短篇，短故事，书荒了

1. 701 迟 Love That Comes Too Late Is Lighter Than Grass 迟来的深情，比草还轻 Vast Wilderness Between Heaven and Earth弥天大荒间9k WordsCompleted Belated affection weighs less than grass —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 702 毒 Sign Here, Sharp-Tongued Editor: Your Romance Script Has Arrived 毒舌编辑请签收：你的恋爱剧本已送达 Vast Wilderness Between Heaven and Earth弥天大荒间8k WordsCompleted Sharp-Tongued Editor, Please Sign Here: Your Romance Script Has Arrived —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 703 我 My Immortal Gig-Worker System Is Actually a Master of Workplace Manipulation 我绑定的神仙打工系统，居然是个职场PUA大师 Vast Wilderness Between Heaven and Earth弥天大荒间14k WordsCompleted The Godly Temp System I Got Bound To Turned Out to Be a Workplace PUA Master —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 704 晚 Evening Breeze, You Know My Heart 晚风你知我意 Vast Wilderness Between Heaven and Earth弥天大荒间13k WordsCompleted Evening Breeze, You Know My Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 705 我 My Slacker Life Was Force-Rebooted by a Deadbeat System 我的摆烂人生，被坑爹系统强行开机了 Vast Wilderness Between Heaven and Earth弥天大荒间15k WordsCompleted My Slacker Life Was Forcefully Booted Up by a Terrible System 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 706 逆 My Comeback as a Business Mogul 逆袭成为大老板 Vast Wilderness Between Heaven and Earth弥天大荒间12k WordsCompleted From Underdog to Big Boss —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 707 我 I Opened a Tavern in a Xianxia World, and the Employee I Picked Up Is a World-Destroying Powerhouse 我在仙侠世界开酒馆，捡来的员工是灭世大佬 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I Opened a Tavern in a Xianxia World, and the Employee I Picked Up Is a World-Destroying Big Shot 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Newly released, with a tight plot, it's super good!

8. 708 我 My Name Is Wan Zhen'er 我叫万贞儿 Flame Tree焱树Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted My name is Wan Zhen'er. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 709 高 We Settle the Score on Love Behind High Walls 高墙之内，我们清算爱情 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted Within These High Walls, We Settle the Score for Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 710 愚 That April Fool’s Day Message: We Missed Each Other for Ten Years 愚人节那条消息，我们错过了十年 Come Sunbathing Whenever You Like没事就来晒太阳11k WordsCompleted We missed that April Fools' Day message by ten years. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A long-awaited reunion, campus redemption, ancient revenge, and futuristic suspense.

11. 711 离 Divorce for Peace of Mind: I Reached the Top by Choosing to Lie Flat 离婚保平安，我靠躺平走上巅峰 Rebellious Ministers and Traitors乱臣贼子Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted Divorce for Good Luck: I Lie Flat My Way to the Top 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 712 离 My Wife Can Hear My Thoughts During Our Divorce 离婚时，我老婆能听见我的心声 Rebellious Ministers and Traitors乱臣贼子Marriage & Romance30k WordsCompleted When We Divorced, My Wife Could Hear My Inner Thoughts 144Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 713 死 Ten Years After My Death, I Can Finally Rest in Peace 死后第十年，我终于瞑目了 Come Sunbathing Whenever You Like没事就来晒太阳9k WordsCompleted Ten Years After My Death, I Can Finally Rest in Peace —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 714 沉 After They Sank Me in the River, I Opened the City's Hottest Fish Restaurant 沉江之后，我开了全城最火的鱼馆 Come Sunbathing Whenever You Like没事就来晒太阳Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted After I Sank into the River, I Opened the Hottest Fish Restaurant in the City —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 715 顶 After My Top-Tier Star Girlfriend Called Me a Fan to My Face 顶流女友当面叫我“粉丝”后 Rebellious Ministers and Traitors乱臣贼子27k WordsCompleted After My Top-Tier Star Girlfriend Called Me a “Fan” to My Face 980Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 716 为 I Went to Prison for Three Years to Save My Girlfriend. After My Release, I Called the Police on Her 为救女友坐牢三年，出狱后我报警抓她 Rebellious Ministers and Traitors乱臣贼子17k WordsCompleted I Went to Prison for Three Years to Save My Girlfriend. After My Release, I Called the Police on Her 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 717 我 Hunting a Killer at a Sci-Fi High School, I Discovered I Was an “Experiment” 我在科幻高中追凶，最后竟发现自己是“实验品” Come Sunbathing Whenever You Like没事就来晒太阳7k WordsCompleted I Hunt for a Killer at a Sci-Fi High School, Only to Discover I’m an “Experiment” —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 718 只 You Only Want Your White Moonlight? I'll Go on a Peacekeeping Mission. Don't You Dare Look Back 只要白月光？我转身去维和，你千万别回头 Rebellious Ministers and Traitors乱臣贼子19k WordsCompleted You Only Want Your White Moonlight? I’m Off to Join the Peacekeeping Forces, So Don’t You Dare Look Back 437Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 719 被 After a Male Coworker Spread Sexual Rumors About Me, I Went Live and Admitted It 被男同事造黄谣后，我直接开直播承认 Inhuman Plot非人剧情12k WordsCompleted After a Male Coworker Spread Sexual Rumors About Me, I Went Live and Admitted to It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 720 天 A Match Made in Heaven, A Bumper Harvest in the Fields 天作之合，田作之赫 Little Chubby Doesn't Eat Fish小胖不吃鱼16k WordsCompleted A Match Made in Heaven, a Harvest Made in the Fields 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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21. 721 老 My Husband Had Barely Died Before I Brought a Strange Man Home. But Who’s Really the Prey? 老公刚死我就拉着陌生男人回了家，可到底谁是猎物呢？ Little Chubby Doesn't Eat Fish小胖不吃鱼25k WordsCompleted My Husband Had Barely Died Before I Brought a Strange Man Home. But Which of Us Is the Prey? —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 722 逐 Chasing Jade: Yu Bao’er Reborn 逐玉：俞宝儿重生 Little Chubby Doesn't Eat Fish小胖不吃鱼Male-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted Zhu Yu: Yu Bao'er Reborn 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 723 穿 I Transmigrate and Am Reborn: A Madwoman and a Madman Get Together 穿越加重生：癫婆癫公在一起 Yan Tan Qian Ye言覃浅野Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Transmigrate and Be Reborn: A Madwoman and a Madman Get Together —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories are great for saving you from a reading slump; they're all satisfying reads.

24. 724 重 Reborn: You Castrated Me in My Past Life, So This Time I'll Wipe Out Your Entire Clan and Become a Powerful Minister 重生：上辈子你阉了我，这辈子灭你满门当权臣 Yan Tan Qian Ye言覃浅野13k WordsCompleted Reborn: You Castrated Me in My Past Life, So in This One I'll Wipe Out Your Entire Family and Become a Powerful Official —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 725 夫 After My Husband Passed the Exams, He Courted a Princess, But I’m the Real Heiress 夫君高中后攀附郡主，可我才是真千金啊 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After my husband passed the imperial exams, he cozied up to the county princess. But I’m the real daughter! 271Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 726 女 The Female Emperor in the Women's Storyline Has Fallen Out of Love, and the General in the Men's Storyline Has Rebelled 女频女帝不爱了，男频将军造反了 Yan Tan Qian Ye言覃浅野11k WordsCompleted The Female Emperor in the Women's Novel Has Fallen Out of Love, and the General in the Men's Novel Has Rebelled 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 727 停 When I Cut Off My Husband’s Mistress’s Secondary Card, He Panicked 停掉小三副卡后，老公慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After I Canceled My Mistress's Supplementary Credit Card, My Husband Panicked 427Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 728 我 I, the Demonic Path's Holy Son, and You're Telling Me What to Do? 我，魔道圣子，你教我做事？ Yan Tan Qian Ye言覃浅野7k WordsCompleted I, the Holy Son of the Demonic Path, and You Think You Can Tell Me What to Do? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 729 师 My Master Drew My Heart’s Blood for a Green-Tea Schemer. After Faking My Death, I Became the Ancestor He Could Never Hope to Befriend 师尊为绿茶抽我心头血，死遁后我成了他高攀不起的祖宗 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My Master drained my heart's blood for a green tea, but after faking my death, I became the ancestor he could never hope to reach 11Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 730 弃 After Leaving the Possessive Male Lead, I Lived a Life of Joy and Peace 弃掉偏执男主后，一生喜乐无忧 Life Is but a Dream147人生如梦1479k WordsCompleted After leaving her obsessive male lead, she enjoys a carefree and blissful life. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please recommend it! 🥰

31. 731 杀 Murdering My Wife for the Insurance Money? I Was in Jail When It Happened 杀妻骗保？可案发时，我正好在看守所啊 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Murdering my wife for the insurance money? I was in jail when the crime happened. —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 732 簪 Shattering Peach Blossoms with a Hairpin 簪碎桃花 Life Is but a Dream147人生如梦14711k WordsCompleted The Peach Blossoms Shatter Beneath the Hairpin —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 733 看 After Seeing the Comments, I Sent My Wife and Her First Love to Prison to Sew Their Lives Away 看见弹幕后，我把老婆和她的初恋一起送进去踩缝纫机 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After seeing the comments on the screen, I sent my wife and her first love off to prison together to operate sewing machines. —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 734 重 Reborn as a General, Your Mouthpiece Is Gone! 重生将军，你的嘴替掉了！ Life Is but a Dream147人生如梦14711k WordsCompleted Reborn General, Your Mouthpiece Is Gone! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 735 煞 After the Jinx Was Divorced, I Gave the Consumptive Man Twins, a Boy and a Girl, the Following Year 煞星被休后，隔年我便给痨病鬼生了龙凤胎 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After the Jinx Was Divorced, I Gave Birth to Twins the Following Year for a Consumptive Man 2Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 736 我 My Wife Owns a Nightclub 我的老婆是夜总会老板 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted My Wife Is the Owner of a Nightclub 130Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 737 千 The Heiress Returns: I Dumped the Scumbag and Rose to the Top 千金归来：踹掉渣男后我登顶了 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜14k WordsCompleted The Heiress Returns: I Dumped the Scumbag and Rose to the Top —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So good! ❤️❤️❤️ I watched it all in one go! [OK]

38. 738 重 Reborn, I Dumped My Scumbag Ex and Became a Top-Tier Star 重生后我踹掉渣男，成了全球顶流大佬 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜8k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Dumped the Jerk and Became a Global Top-Tier Star —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 739 裁 I Was Laid Off at the Heart of the Company, Then Poached by a Giant with a Huge Salary 裁员裁到大动脉，我被巨头高薪挖走 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted They Cut to the Core When They Laid Me Off, and a Corporate Giant Hired Me for a Fortune 133Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 740 穿 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder, I Drove the Entire Cast Crazy with My Ridiculous Antics 穿成炮灰后，我靠沙雕操作逼疯全剧组 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜14k WordsCompleted After Reincarnating as a Cannon Fodder, I Drive the Entire Cast Crazy with My Ridiculous Antics —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 741 吃 After Ten Years of Empty Promises, I Quit and Became the Client 吃了十年画饼，离职后我成了甲方爸爸 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜9k WordsCompleted After Ten Years of Empty Promises, I Quit and Became the Client —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 742 交 On the Night We Get the House, My Husband Pretends to Be Poor and Leaves with Nothing 交房夜，装穷老公净身出户 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted On Moving-In Night, My Poor Husband Left With Nothing 7Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 743 重 Reborn in the Apocalypse, Stocking My Space to the Brim 重生末日，囤满空间 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃9k WordsCompleted Reborn at the End of the World, Stocking My Space to the Brim 6Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 744 救 I Was Mistaken for a Thief After Saving Someone 救人被当成贼 A Common Man一凡夫Urban6k WordsCompleted Mistaken for a thief while saving someone —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 745 太 The Crown Prince's Mother Made Me Check Her Qualifications, So I Sent Her Whole Family to Prison 太子妈逼我审核资格，我送她全家入狱 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜12k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince's Mother Tried to Make Me Review Her Qualifications, So I Sent Her Whole Family to Prison 2Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 746 中 Winning Eight Million Yuan Uncovered a Long-Buried Secret 中奖800万炸出隐藏多年秘密 A Common Man一凡夫6k WordsCompleted Winning 8 million yuan in the lottery brings a long-hidden secret to light —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 747 雨 Murder in a Locked Room at Tang House on a Rainy Night 雨夜唐楼密室杀人案 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted Murder in a Locked Room at a Tanglou on a Rainy Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 748 我 I Was Diagnosed with Cancer, and My Family Finally Dropped the Act 我被诊断癌症，全家人都不装了 A Common Man一凡夫6k WordsCompleted I was diagnosed with cancer, and my whole family dropped the act —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 749 金 Star Producer: I Kicked Out the Top-Tier Star and Became a Legend 金牌制作人：踹掉顶流后我封神了 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜9k WordsCompleted Award-Winning Producer: I Dropped the Top-Tier Star and Became a Legend —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 750 流 The Day I Miscarried, He Was Discussing a Project with Someone Else 流产那天，他在和别人谈项目 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted The day I miscarried, he was discussing a business deal with someone else 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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