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

1. 51 美 The Beautiful CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Got Drunk and Called for Her 美女总裁嫁给外卖骑手，她死后，我醉后喊她 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A Stunning CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Called Out to Her While Drunk. 158Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 我 I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself 我太喜欢你了，我控制不了自己 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself. 59Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 暗 I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 暗恋美女同事三年，表白后她会同意吗？ The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 79Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 下 After Descending to the Mortal Realm as a Cat, I Made the Divine Lord Fall for Me 下凡当猫后，我把神尊撩心动了 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒8k WordsCompleted After descending to the mortal world as a cat, I made the Divine Lord fall for me. 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 55 我 I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought a Fiancé 我在二手平台花十块钱，买了个未婚夫 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought Myself a Fiancé 11.7kReads—Score108Shelves

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   The plot is fast-paced, full of laughs, and addictive.

6. 56 钓 After My Fishing Disaster, the Apprentice Dragon God Won't Leave Me Alone 钓鱼翻车后，实习龙神他缠上了我 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒10k WordsCompleted After My Fishing Trip Went Awry, the Dragon God Intern Got Clingy 41Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 躺 Lie Flat Immortal Venerable 躺平仙尊 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Eastern Fantasy146k WordsCompleted [Rapid-fire laughs + lighthearted + no romance] Lin Xian transmigrates to a cultivation world gripped by cutthroat competition. His previous incarnation was the ultimate grind king, who worked himself to death from cultivating nonstop. Lin Xian binds himself to a System that rewards him with cultivation whenever he rests, lies flat, or slacks off, but punishes him if he cultivates seriously... 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves
8. 58 怒 I Cut Off a Toxic Romance and Enter a Taoist Temple to Become a Plum Blossom Fairy 怒斩孽缘，我入观修成梅花仙 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒9k WordsCompleted I Cut Off My Ill-Fated Romance and Entered a Taoist Temple to Become a Plum Blossom Immortal 46Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 五 The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss’s Brother 五百块租来的男友，是我老板的哥哥 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss's Older Brother 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 请 Come to My Xifeng Stronghold 请君入我溪风寨 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Please Come to My Xifeng Stronghold 15Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 权 No One Can Escape My Powerful Brother’s Obsessive Love 权臣哥哥的疯爱无人能逃 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted No one can escape the mad love of the powerful minister’s older brother 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 我 My Destined One Is Actually a Prince 我的真命天子居然是个王爷 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒10k WordsCompleted My True Love Is Actually a Prince 22Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 愿 May You Ride This Horse and Come to Me Night After Night 愿君骑此马，日日踏夜来 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted May you ride this horse and come by night, day after day 594Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 随 I Casually Matched Two People, and Became the God of Marriage for the Three Realms 随手牵个红线，我成了三界姻缘仙 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒7k WordsCompleted I Casually Tied a Red String and Became the Matchmaking Immortal of the Three Realms 6Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 天 The Sky Is Falling! I Woke Up with My Mentor’s Precious Son Beside Me 天塌了！一觉醒来身边躺着导师的宝贝儿子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted The sky’s falling! I woke up to find my advisor’s precious son lying beside me 279Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 心 Falling for Him at a Thousand Years Old 心动一千岁的他 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒10k WordsCompleted The One Who Makes My Heart Flutter at a Thousand Years Old 11Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Win Over the Unhinged Villain 穿书后我把疯批大反派给攻略了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After I transmigrated into a book, I won over the unhinged villain 168Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 月 Moonlit Shadows, Clear as a Dream 月影浮生，清如梦 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒8k WordsCompleted Moonlight on a Floating Life, Clear as a Dream 8Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 抢 You Stole My Betrothal Token? No One Can Stop My Fiancé When He Loses It 抢我定亲信物？我未婚夫疯起来谁都拦不住 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Trying to steal my betrothal token? Once my fiancé snaps, no one can stop him. 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, the jokes are frequent, and it's a great watch.

20. 70 遭 After I Was Struck by Lightning, the Thunder God Fell for Me 遭雷劈后，雷神大人他对我心动了 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒8k WordsCompleted After Being Struck by Lightning, the Thunder God Fell for Me 18Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 穿 A Furnace’s Self-Cultivation After Transmigrating into a Book: First, Turn the Client into a Lovesick Fool 穿书炉鼎的自我修养：先把甲方熬成恋爱脑 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A Transmigrator’s Guide to Being a Human Cauldron: First, Turn Your Client into a Lovesick Fool 33Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 揭 After Exposing My Drama Queen Roommate's True Colors, She Became Well-Behaved 揭露作精室友真面目后，她变乖了 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒10k WordsCompleted After exposing her nightmare roommate for who she really was, she started behaving herself 8Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 买 The Furnace I Bought Is Obedient Yet Wild, and Dual Cultivation Boosts My Power 买来的炉鼎又乖又野，双修还能涨修为 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted The human cauldron I bought is both obedient and wild, and dual cultivation can even boost my cultivation. —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 戏 My Drama King Boyfriend Set Me Up to Force a Wedding, So I Sent Him to Jail Instead 戏精男友设局逼婚，我反手将他送进局子 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒10k WordsCompleted My Dramatic Boyfriend Set Me Up to Force Me into Marriage, So I Turned the Tables and Had Him Thrown in Jail 24Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 高 The Untouchable Young Master Shen Was Won Over by a Cabbage Like Me 高岭之花沈公子，被我一颗白菜拱了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The aloof Mr. Shen, the untouchable flower on the high peak, was snapped up by a cabbage like me. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 系 System: Please Go Back and Comfort That Crazy Crown Prince 系统：求您回去哄哄那个疯批太子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted System: Please go back and comfort that crazy crown prince. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 这 This Time, I'll Build My Own Rich Family 这次我做自己的豪门 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted This time, I'll become the wealthy heiress I want to be. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 系 The System Wants Me to Conquer the Immortal Venerable. He Whines: Humans and Cats Can't Cultivate Together 系统让我攻略仙尊，他委屈巴巴：人和猫是不能双修的 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted The System told me to conquer the Immortal Venerable. He pouted pitifully: "People and cats can't cultivate dual cultivation together." 9Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 系 The System Forces Me to Be a Villainous Ex-Wife, So My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 系统逼我当恶毒前妻，我和儿子靠演戏暴富了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The System Forces Me to Play the Wicked Ex-Wife, but My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 35Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 年 The Young Shaman Doctor Prescribed This: Kiss Him Every Day 年轻巫医给我开了个方子：每日和他吃嘴子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The young witch doctor wrote me a prescription: kiss him every day. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 毒 After Three Days of Hallucinogenic Poisonous Mushrooms, I Summoned Every Handsome Man in the Prince's Estate 毒蘑菇致幻三天，我把王府的英俊男人全点了一遍 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After three days of hallucinations from poisonous mushrooms, I picked out every handsome man in the prince's manor. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 七 A Seventh-Rank Uncle Meets a Little Girl: Love Debts 七品大叔偶遇小萝莉：情债 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛9k WordsCompleted A Seventh-Rank Uncle Meets a Little Girl: A Debt of Love 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended high-quality short stories

33. 83 基 I Was the Strongest Fighter at the Base, but the Zombie Emperor Took Me Home to Raise Me 基地最强战力的我，被丧尸皇捡回去养了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I was the strongest fighter at the base, but the Zombie Emperor took me in and raised me. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 一 One Moment of Passion Ruined My Life: Suspicion 一念情深误余生：猜忌 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛8k WordsCompleted One Moment of Deep Love, a Lifetime of Regret: Suspicion 2Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 豪 My Wealthy Boyfriend Panicked: We Haven't Even Broken Up, and You're Looking for a Lover? 豪门男友急了：我们还没分手，你在找小情人？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚9k WordsCompleted My rich boyfriend panicked: "We haven't even broken up yet, and you're looking for a boy toy?" 17Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 温 A Gentle Trap: The Cave of Beauty and Bones 温柔陷阱：美人白骨窟 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛7k WordsCompleted A Tender Trap: The Beauty's Bone Cave 20Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 她 There's a Cloud Over Her Head 她的头上有朵云 Yu Youyouo魚呦呦o9k WordsCompleted There's a Cloud Above Her Head 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all short and enjoyable stories! 😜

38. 88 太 Crown Prince, Stop Looking. The One Who Saved You Has Already Married a Handsome, Worthy Man 太子爷别找了，救你的人已经嫁了帅气良人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Crown Prince, stop looking. The person who saved you has already married a handsome, virtuous man. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 儿 After His Son’s Car Accident, the Tycoon Dad Wants to Bring His Illegitimate Son Home 儿子车祸后，富豪老爸欲接私生子回家 Helian Rongrong赫连融融Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After his son was in a car accident, the wealthy father wanted to bring his illegitimate child home. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The difference between having a rich father and a rich mother.

40. 90 迟 A Long-Overdue Confession, But Not Too Late 迟来的告白，终究不晚 Yu Youyouo魚呦呦o9k WordsCompleted A confession that comes late is still not too late —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 在 White Moonlight Amid the Sound of the Tides 在潮声里的白月光 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted The White Moonlight in the Sound of the Tide 883Reads—Score—Shelves

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42. 92 妩 The Alluring Mei Zi 妩媚的梅子 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛6k WordsCompleted The Alluring Meizi 5Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 我 My Deskmate Is Almost Too Well-Behaved 我的同桌过分乖巧 Yu Youyouo魚呦呦o8k WordsCompleted My Deskmate Is Far Too Well-Behaved —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 我 I Can Hear My Wife's Thoughts 我听见老婆的心声 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山9k WordsCompleted I Heard My Wife's Inner Thoughts 3.8kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 前 He Killed Me in My Past Life! Reborn, He Regrets It, but I Can't Avoid Him 前世被他了结！重生后他悔，我避之不及 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾12k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he brought her end! After she was reborn, he regretted it, but she wanted nothing to do with him. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has books for both male and female readers, and they're all ones you can read straight through! Perfect for when you're looking for something to read or have nothing else to do. 💕

46. 96 书 Even Bookworms Need to Fall in Love 书呆子也要谈恋爱 Yu Youyouo魚呦呦o9k WordsCompleted Even Bookworms Need to Fall in Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 禁 Forbidden Love, Buried Before My Daughter's Wedding 禁忌之恋，葬在女儿婚礼前 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Forbidden Love, Buried Before My Daughter's Wedding 481Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 谁 Who Gets It? The Owner Who Asked a Master to Appraise Scrap 谁懂？请大师来算废料的持有者 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted Who gets it? The owner of scrap material asks a master to tell their fortune. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 外 Food Delivery to the Celestial Palace? Don't Worry, I'm in the Yellow Robe and Always Deliver! 外卖送到天宫去？别急，我黄袍加身，使命必达！ Yu Youyouo魚呦呦o10k WordsCompleted Delivering takeout to the Heavenly Palace? Don't worry. I'm in my golden uniform, and I'll get the job done! —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 年 The Love Lives of Young Men and Women 年轻男女的那点事 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Things Young Men and Women Get Up To 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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