Short Stories and Novellas Only, No Long Reads 短篇，短故事，小短文，长篇不要来

1. 551 我 I Really Did Get a Zero on the Gaokao 我高考真的是零分 I Love Spicy Food我爱吃辣子10k WordsCompleted I Really Did Get Zero on the Gaokao 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
2. 552 五 Our Five-Yuan Love Letter Goes Viral, and My Cold Boss Sees Red 五块情书曝光，高冷老板他急红了眼 Light Ink Paints Your Face轻墨绘君颜12k WordsCompleted Five Love Letters Are Exposed, and the Ice-Cold Boss Is Frantic 50Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 553 一 Twins by Two Fathers: How Many Secrets Lie Within the Marquis’s Inner Quarters? 一胎双生两个爹，侯门深院藏了多少秘密？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Twins with Two Fathers: How Many Secrets Lie Hidden in the Marquis's Mansion? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The plot is fast-paced, with frequent laughs; it's a great watch.

4. 554 宋 Goodbye, Mr. Song. The Wedding Goes On 宋先生再见，婚礼继续 Selling Wedding Candy in a Tragic Romance去虐文里卖喜糖11k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Mr. Song. The Wedding Goes On 5.7kReads—Score100Shelves
5. 555 拿 I Took the Wrong Handsome Guy's Backpack, and We Fell in Love 拿错帅哥书包后，我和帅哥在一起了 Sweet as a Round Bun甜甜如圆10k WordsCompleted I Picked Up the Wrong Handsome Guy’s Backpack, and We Got Together 73Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 556 黑 Survival of the Black Witch 黑女巫求生记 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊14k WordsCompleted A Black Witch's Survival Guide 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 557 妻 My Wife’s Deadly Test 妻子的致命测试 Wandering Dragon浪子龙15k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Deadly Test 878Reads—Score100Shelves
8. 558 黛 The Dazzling Hue of Dai 黛色灼灼 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted Smoldering Indigo 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Wonderful and engaging short stories

9. 559 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

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   The plot is fast-paced, full of laughs, and it's super entertaining.

10. 560 我 I Didn’t Take the Gaokao. Whose Tsinghua Admission Letter Did You Steal? 我没参加高考，你偷谁清华通知书 Zheng Bingzhang郑炳章10k WordsCompleted I Didn’t Take the Gaokao, So Whose Tsinghua Acceptance Letter Did You Steal? 6.9kReads—Score104Shelves
11. 561 B Type B Gene Project B型基因计划 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊26k WordsCompleted The Type B Gene Project 30Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 562 重 Reborn as the Marquis of Weiyuan 重生后，我成为了威远侯 Rong Xiaoqi容小琪Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Became the Marquis of Weiyuan 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story recommendations, short articles

13. 563 虐 The Tragic Heroine Finally Found Her Voice 虐文女主长了嘴 July七月10k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into a tragic novel where everyone dies, right at the moment the male lead’s first love returns. The first love clutched my hand and sobbed. “I’m sorry, sis. I just can’t let go of Yunshen. You’ve had him to yourself for three years. It’s time to give him back to me, don’t you think?” Gu Yunshen pulled out the divorce papers. “I wronged Xinyan back then. It was my fault, and I have to own up to it.” Armed with the script, I snorted. “Idiot, she’s pregnant and in a hurry to get 103Reads—Score108Shelves
14. 564 攻 I Picked the Wrong Target! 攻略对象搞错了！ SakataTIN坂田TIN14k WordsCompleted I Got the Wrong Target! 344Reads—Score148Shelves

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    The first book is a sweet romance! The second book is a coming-of-age story. The third book is about a female protagonist who tries to scheme against a male protagonist but ends up being outsmarted by him. The fourth book is about mutual redemption.

15. 565 一 After Love at First Sight, I Became the Crown Princess 一见钟情后，我成为了太子妃 Rong Xiaoqi容小琪7k WordsCompleted After Love at First Sight, I Became the Crown Prince's Consort 35Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 566 我 I Thought I Was the Heroine 我以为我是女主角 SakataTIN坂田TINAncient Romance19k WordsCompleted I Thought I Was the Heroine 7Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 567 她 Have They Gone Crazy? They All Want to Be My Wife's Substitute! 她们疯了吗？都想做本座妻子的替身！ Embers and Sheng烬余笙16k WordsCompleted Have they all gone mad? They all want to be the stand-in for my wife! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wonderful short stories

18. 568 被 The Day I Was Cheated On, I Married My Childhood Friend Who’d Secretly Loved Me for Ten Years 被绿当天，我闪婚了暗恋我十年的竹马 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊16k WordsCompleted The Day I Was Cheated On, I Impulsively Married My Childhood Friend, Who’d Had a Crush on Me for Ten Years 3Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 569 本 I Wanted to Fake-Marry a Playboy, but Ended Up Marrying a Devoted, Obsessive Husband 本想找花花公子假结婚，没想到嫁了个偏执忠犬真丈夫 SakataTIN坂田TIN21k WordsCompleted I Planned to Fake-Marry a Playboy, but Ended Up Marrying a Possessive, Devoted Husband for Real 10Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 570 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
21. 571 我 I’m the Legendary Master of a Thousand Tricks, Yet a Woman Fooled Me 我堂堂千门大佬，竟被一个女人骗了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Historical14k WordsCompleted I’m a big shot in the Thousand Gates, yet I was deceived by a woman 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 572 疯 Mad Top-Tier Star X Repentant Little White Flower 疯批顶流x赎罪小白花 SakataTIN坂田TIN15k WordsCompleted Unhinged top-tier star x repentant innocent girl 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 573 他 When He Said He Liked Me, My Current Boyfriend Smiled: No Cutting in Line 他说喜欢我时，现任笑了：别插队 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted When he said he liked me, his current partner laughed: "No cutting in line." 4Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 574 我 I, the Esteemed Mr. Qingwu, Was Mistaken for an Apprentice 我堂堂青梧先生，被当成小学徒 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted I, the esteemed Mr. Qingwu, am being mistaken for an apprentice. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 575 我 Even After I Died, My Husband Kept Pretending to Be Devoted 我死后夫君还在装深情 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted Even After I Died, My Husband Kept Pretending to Be Deeply in Love 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Various excellent short story recommendations

26. 576 他 All His Regret Came to Nothing 他的追悔全部落空 Eighty-Eight八拾捌12k WordsCompleted All his regret came too late. 64Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 577 姑 What a Coldhearted Girl. My Little Brother Has Cried Over You So Many Times 姑娘好狠的心，我家弟弟为你哭了好几回呢 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Miss, you have such a cold heart. My little brother has cried over you so many times. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 578 好 My Best Friend Sacrificed Me in Her Burial, So I Paid a Fortune for Her Life 好姐妹把我殉葬，我出万贯买她的命 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Had Me Buried Alive as a Sacrifice, So I Offered a Fortune to Have Her Killed 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 579 虫 Stockpiling Supplies for the Insect Calamity, Surviving Eight Months on the Seventeenth Floor 虫灾囤货，我在十七楼苟了八个月 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚8k WordsCompleted I Stockpiled Supplies During the Insect Plague and Survived on the Seventeenth Floor for Eight Months 29Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The plot is fast-paced, packed with laughs, entertaining, and addictive.

30. 580 攻 The Conquest Target Leaves, and My Husband Cries and Begs Me to Stop Pretending 攻略女退场，夫君哭着求我别装 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted The conquest heroine exits the stage, and my husband cries and begs me to stop pretending. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 581 退 After I Broke Off My Engagement, the White Fox I Took In Demanded We Have Cubs Every Day 退婚后，我捡的白狐日日要同我生崽 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted After Breaking Off My Engagement, the White Fox I Took In Begged Me Every Day to Have Its Cubs 4Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 582 我 I Asked My Senior Brother If It Was Big, and He Replied, “Want to See?” 我问师兄大不大，他回我：要看吗？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted I asked my senior brother if it was big. He replied, “Want to see?” —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 583 和 The Day We Divorced, the Marquis Went Mad 和离当天，侯爷疯了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted The day we divorced, the Marquis went mad. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 584 我 My Three-Year-Old Son Is a Little Comedian Who Drives Away Every Woman Who Takes an Interest in My Husband 我儿子三岁，是个笑话精，专克老公桃花 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Three-Year-Old Son Is a Little Comedian Who Keeps My Husband's Admirers at Bay 2kReads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    They're all short articles, one every few minutes.

35. 585 三 The Love Triangle: She Chose to Stay 三角迷局：她选择留下 Dreamlike Shadow of Boundless Imagination梦幻影子之天马行空27k WordsCompleted The Triangle Conundrum: She Chose to Stay —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I personally think these thirteen books are pretty good.

36. 586 我 My Sister’s Boss Fell for My Brother 我姐的老板爱上了我弟 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Sister's Boss Fell in Love with My Brother 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 587 全 The Handsome Miaojiang Upperclassman Everyone Fears, Whom I Completely Devoured 全校都怕的苗疆帅学长，被我吃干抹净了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚8k WordsCompleted The handsome senior from Miaojiang, feared by the whole school, was thoroughly devoured by me —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 我 I Said I Didn't Love Him, So He Took Twenty Lashes for Me 我说不爱他，他替我领了二十鞭 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊13k WordsCompleted I said I didn’t love him, so he took twenty lashes in my place. —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 589 觉 After Awakening the On-Screen Comments, I Slapped the Divorce Papers in My Ex-Husband’s Face 觉醒弹幕后，休书拍在前夫脸上 Dreamlike Shadow of Boundless Imagination梦幻影子之天马行空Ancient Romance42k WordsCompleted After Awakening the Barrage, I Slapped the Divorce Letter Across My Ex-Husband's Face —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 590 我 I Buried Her, and She Prepared My Grave 我替她收尸，她替我备坟 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I buried her, and she prepared my grave. —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 591 隔 Reason on the Other Side of the Wall 隔墙有理 Muzi Kun Shao木子kun少Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted When freelance writer He Li meets musician Cheng Yue, the two neighbors separated by a wall find none of the friction you'd expect. The first time she knocks on the wall to complain, he changes his work schedule. She brings him tomato and egg stir-fry, and he gives her grilled chicken wings in return. When she gets sick, he makes her porridge. When she publishes a book, he writes music to accompany it. Their feelings quietly take root. What kind of sparks will fly? A sweet romance unfolds throug 4Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A sweet, everyday romance, super short and unique! Perfect for watching while eating!!!

42. 592 靠 I Won Over the Tyrant with Help from the Comments 靠弹幕指点，我攻略了暴君 Dreamlike Shadow of Boundless Imagination梦幻影子之天马行空10k WordsCompleted With the Chat's Guidance, I Won Over the Tyrant —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 593 唐 A Tang-Song Romance with Ming Qing 唐宋缘明倾 Muzi Kun Shao木子kun少Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted A brand-new work from rising writer Muzi Kunshao! A sweet, down-to-earth love story! Not your usual domineering CEO romance! It’s sure to be a refreshing change! Thank you to every reader for your support! Your support is what inspires me to write! —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 594 高 I Ranked Tenth in the Province on the College Entrance Exam. After My Stepmother Changed My Choices, I Made a Comeback and Became a Rich Woman 高考全省第十，我被继母偷改志愿后逆袭成富婆 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊10k WordsCompleted I Ranked Tenth in the Province on the College Entrance Exam, but After My Stepmother Secretly Changed My College Choices, I Made a Comeback and Became a Rich Woman 9Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 595 被 After They Read Her Mind, the Fake Heiress Tore the Marquis’s Household Apart 被读心后假千金掀了整个侯府 Dreamlike Shadow of Boundless Imagination梦幻影子之天马行空Ancient Romance46k WordsCompleted After They Read Her Mind, the Fake Heiress Tore Apart the Entire Marquis's Estate —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 596 邻 The Black Fan Next Door 邻家黑粉 Tug-of-War Star拔河的星星Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted Also known as: About How I Spent Twenty Years Hating Him on My Own, Only for Him to Want to Date Me I spent twenty years as the male lead’s most dedicated hater, only to be fed three meals a day until I became his girlfriend. Ling Shuangshuang is rich and beautiful, yet insists on playing bit parts. Her main job is serving as her cousin’s secretary; her side gig is hating Chen Yang for twenty years. From stealing his chicken drumstick in kindergarten to becoming bitter rivals in high school, h 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here, here.

47. 597 重 Reborn, I Saved the Daughter Who Jumped to Her Death in My Past Life 重生后，我护住了上辈子跳楼的女儿 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊15k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Protected the Daughter Who Jumped Off a Building in My Past Life 32Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 598 包 Guaranteed to Satisfy 包你满意 Muzi Kun Shao木子kun少Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted Tang Yihe never imagined that she and Zhou Ye, the new director at her company, would become rivals over a basket of pork-filled water chestnut buns. She also never imagined that this man, so quiet and cold-faced, who seemed not to care about anything, would “happen to” bring her dinner when she worked overtime, save her a seat in the cafeteria, and, after a three-month business trip to Shanghai, sit across from her in his usual spot and say earnestly: “I like you.” From a chance meeting at a 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 599 靠 After Using Spoilers from the Bullet Comments to Turn the Tables, Everyone Came Around 靠弹幕剧透反向操作后全员真香了 Dreamlike Shadow of Boundless Imagination梦幻影子之天马行空6k WordsCompleted After Using Bullet-Comment Spoilers to Do the Opposite, Everyone Came Around —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 600 巫 The Witchfire Burns Eternal 巫火长明 Tug-of-War Star拔河的星星Ancient Romance22k WordsCompleted The Ancestral God’s essence and blood gave rise to the Ancient Gods; the Heavenly Dao shattered, but its laws endured. The Demon Ancestor Chongyuan broke free of his seal, while the Witch Clan’s Hengji perished on a desolate hill. Born bearing two souls, Hengji was half Bai Yueheng, gentle and dignified, and half Ye Sangheng, a force of both good and evil. She was the most honored Crown Princess in the Celestial Realm, and also the last Witch God of the Witch Clan. Bound by a betrothal to the Ni 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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