Short Stories Around 10,000 Words, the Kind You Can Finish in Fifteen Minutes 短篇小说，万把字，十几分钟能看完的那种。

1. 1851 紫 Zi Jinting 紫瑨婷 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛50k WordsCompleted Zi Jinting 11Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1852 予 I Offer You a Prison: Part One, Diary 予你为牢·上：日记 Junior Sister123师妹12311k WordsCompleted I Make You My Prisoner, Part One: Diary 12Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1853 别 Don't Think About What Happened That Night 别想起那晚的事 Sesame Dream芝麻梦14k WordsCompleted Don't Think About That Night 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Okay, coming, coming.

4. 1854 锦 The Brocade Blade Cuts Through Dawn 锦刃裁明 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Female-Channel Fanfiction13k WordsCompleted A Brocade Blade Cuts Through the Light —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1855 庶 The Concubine Daughter Gave Up After Burning Down the Ancestral Hall 庶女烧祠堂后摆烂了 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Ancient Romance23k WordsCompleted The Concubine-Born Daughter Burned Down the Ancestral Hall and Then Gave Up 2Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1856 风 When Heroes Gather: The Yang Yi Chronicles 风云际会：杨仪传 Comrade Animal Keeper饲养员同志Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing A failed scholar makes a trip to the capital and recovers the memories of his past life. A despondent, helpless heroine, an ambitious empress, a scheming witch, a fairy with peerless cultivation, a shrewd constable, a bloodthirsty assassin... Countless beauties gather around you, united by a common ideal. Yet the role you must play is neither the emperor who rules all under heaven nor the martial arts overlord celebrated throughout the jianghu. Behold these splendid lands, so captivating that co 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Long-running harem martial arts novels with a vast world-building; whatever you want to read, we have it all.

7. 1857 副 Dungeon Invasion: From the Start, I Conquer the World-Ending Demoness, and the System Wants Me to Have Her Babies? 副本入侵：开局攻略灭世魔女，系统让我和她生猴子？ A Spark Sets the Prairie Ablaze星火燎燃43k WordsCompleted Instance Invasion: From the Start, I Conquer the World-Destroying Demoness, and the System Wants Me to Have Monkey Babies with Her? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1858 废 Wasteland Era: The Last Watcher 废土纪元：最后的守望者 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted The Wasteland Era: The Last Watcher 18Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1859 我 My Affairs With Divorced Women 我和离婚女人那些事 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛27k WordsCompleted My Story with a Divorced Woman 20Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1860 十 Ten Years, One Sword, All to Wait for You [Male-Male Romance] 十年一剑，只为等你【双男主】 Junior Sister123师妹1236k WordsCompleted Ten years of honing one’s sword, all for the chance to meet you [Two Male Leads] 17Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1861 废 The Good-for-Nothing Daughter: The God of War’s Princess Consort Shakes the Whole Court 废柴嫡女：战神王妃飒爆全朝 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云27k WordsCompleted The Good-for-Nothing Legitimate Daughter: The God of War's Princess Consort Stuns the Entire Court —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1862 七 In Seven Days, She Will Be Free 七日后，她将自由 A Spark Sets the Prairie Ablaze星火燎燃15k WordsCompleted In Seven Days, She Will Be Free 3Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1863 星 Together Beneath the Stars 星辰共赴 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔36k WordsCompleted Together Beneath the Stars 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1864 哑 The Taciturn CEO’s Chatterbox Little Ancestor 哑火总裁的话痨小祖宗 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云25k WordsCompleted The Taciturn CEO's Chatterbox Little Ancestor —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1865 至 My Closest Family and Dearest Love Died, Yet I Avenged the Wrong People 至亲和挚爱身死，我却报错了仇 Mu Cizhou木辞洲Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted My Closest Family and Beloved Died, Yet I Avenged the Wrong People —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The short story "Revenge * Conspiracy * Twist" can be read in seven or eight minutes. The title is concise and the story is worth reading!

16. 1866 别 Don't Rush, I'm Waiting 别急，我在等 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted Whether you are a career woman or a housewife, you must treat yourself like a queen. When you are humiliated or defeated, learn to fight back when all seems lost. When you find yourself in a difficult situation, don't panic. Wait. Wait for your opponent to finish their act. Wait until you have all the evidence. Wait until everyone has taken their side. Then tear down the stage with your own hands. 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Liu Degui's face turned ashen. He struggled to lunge towards Zhao Di, but the young man twisted his arm and pinned him to the ground. Osmanthus flowers splattered across his face, and he whimpered something in his throat: "You're a blind man," "You ingrate." Zhao Di stood on the other side of the cellar. She held her white cane, the tip touching the ground, her amber eyes wide open, watching the chaotic, reddish-orange heat emanating from Liu Degui as he struggled, dissipating and then gathering again. "I'm not blind," she said. "You all know I'm not blind."

17. 1867 我 After Opening a Hot Pot Restaurant in a Cliché Novel, Everyone Died of Embarrassment 我在狗血文里开火锅店后，全员社死了 A Spark Sets the Prairie Ablaze星火燎燃9k WordsCompleted After I opened a hot pot restaurant in a melodramatic novel, the whole cast died of embarrassment 28Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1868 说 We Agreed I'd Win Over the School Bully, So Why Is the Campus Belle Throwing Herself at Me? 说好攻略校霸，校花怎么倒贴了 Sesame Dream芝麻梦10k WordsCompleted We Agreed to Win Over the School Bully, So Why Is the School Belle Throwing Herself at Me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1869 千 The Heiress Returns: CEO Fu, Please Step Aside 千金归来：傅总，请让一让 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔46k WordsCompleted The Heiress Returns: Mr. Fu, Please Step Aside 13Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1870 图 A Ray of Sunshine on the Third Floor of the Library 图书馆三楼的那抹阳光 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云6k WordsCompleted A Ray of Sunshine on the Third Floor of the Library —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1871 我 I Reincarnated as the Supporting Character in My Own Tragic Novel? No Way! I’m the Protagonist! 我穿进自己写的虐文当女配？不不不！老子要当主角！ A Spark Sets the Prairie Ablaze星火燎燃7k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into the tragic romance novel I wrote as the second female lead? No, no, no! I'm taking the lead role! 33Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1872 七 The Village Girl of the 1970s: I Turned the Refined, Aloof Male Educated Youth Into My Child's Father 七零小村姑：我把清隽高冷男知青变成了孩子他爹 Big Sister Cat猫大姐Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted The 70s Village Girl: I Turned the Cool, Refined Young Educated Man into My Child’s Father 389Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A historical fiction. A story of female solidarity. Heartwarming. Healing. The female protagonist, a village girl, uses her influence in the village to force a marriage between herself and a young intellectual sent to the countryside. Later, the male protagonist gets into university and wants a divorce, but the female protagonist chooses to let him go. She then moves to the city where the male protagonist is studying and works as a self-employed individual, where she encounters many kind-hearted people who help her. The story ends happily ever after.

23. 1873 他 His White Moonlight, My Charity Fund 他的白月光，我的慈善基金 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔34k WordsCompleted His First Love, My Charity Fund 5Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1874 晚 A Deep Love, Spoken Too Late 晚言深爱 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云14k WordsCompleted Wan Yan's Deep Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1875 每 The Sound Every Night Keeps Me Awake 每晚的声音让我睡不着 Sesame Dream芝麻梦16k WordsCompleted The Sounds Every Night Keep Me Awake 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1876 萌 The Adorable Kid’s Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Identity Is Exposed, and Her Fox Master Begs to Make Their Relationship Official 萌娃九尾天狐身份曝光，狐狸师尊求转正。 Taro Balls and Kites芋圆与鸢10k WordsCompleted The adorable child’s identity as a Nine-Tailed Sky Fox is exposed, and her fox master begs to make their relationship official. —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A sweet and romantic fantasy story featuring a baby and his master-disciple relationship, all handcrafted.

27. 1877 烬 Blossoms Dyed in Ashes: After I Was Reborn, I Married My Protector 烬染繁花:重生后我嫁给了守护者 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance27k WordsCompleted Flowers Dyed in Ash: After Being Reborn, I Married My Protector —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1878 3 The 365-Day Dating Experiment 365天恋爱实验 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔28k WordsCompleted The 365-Day Dating Experiment —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1879 婆 My Mother-in-Law Threw 50 Million at Me to Make Me Leave. I Put the Paternity Test on the Screen at My Ex-Husband's Press Conference 婆婆甩5000万让我滚？我反手在前夫发布会投屏亲子鉴定 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law threw 50 million at me and told me to get lost? I retaliated by putting the paternity test up on the screen at my ex-husband's press conference. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommendations for short stories under 10,000 words~

30. 1880 白 Stars in the Daytime 白昼有星 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Stars in Daylight 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1881 锦 Spring Deep Behind Brocade Curtains: The World as Matchmaker 锦幕春深之天下为媒 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance45k WordsCompleted A new work is here! You’re welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1882 我 My Male Favorite Plans to Rebel 我养的男宠要造反 Shui Cangjing水苍镜Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Male Companion I Raised Wants to Rebel —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Amazing! [Shy][pouting][almost crying][making a face][OK][petrified][heart][bump][learned it][learned it][bookmarked][full][masterpiece by Sparrow Food]

33. 1883 第 After Being Stood Up for the Eighth Time, I Took the Hand of His Mortal Enemy 第八次被放鸽子，我牵了他死对头的手 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After being stood up for the eighth time, I took his nemesis’s hand. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1884 关 How I Got Scammed and Became a Kid’s Dad 关于我碰瓷却成了孩他爹那件事 Sesame Dream芝麻梦14k WordsCompleted How I Tried to Scam Him for Compensation and Became the Father of His Child —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1885 岁 An Island Every Year, Peace of Mind Every Night 岁岁有屿，晚晚心安 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔13k WordsCompleted An Island for Every Year, Peace of Mind Every Night 233Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1886 被 Skinned by My Ex-Husband in My Third Life, I Run a Braised-Meat Stall and Wait for Him to Kneel 被前夫剥皮第三世，卤味摊等他跪 Blazing Fire399烈火39914k WordsCompleted Skinned by My Ex-Husband in My Third Life, I Run a Braised-Meat Stall and Wait for Him to Kneel —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1887 下 Sent to the Countryside, I’m Forced to Marry the Village Beauty: She Works Me to the Bone by Day and Wants My Life by Night 下乡被村花逼婚，她白天种地晚上要我的命 Sesame Dream芝麻梦18k WordsCompleted Sent to the Countryside, I’m Pressured into Marriage by the Village Belle. She Farms by Day and Wants My Life at Night 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Okay, here it comes ...!

38. 1888 她 She's Sweet and Wild. How Could Anyone Resist? 她又甜又野，这谁顶得住啊 Sesame Dream芝麻梦11k WordsCompleted She’s Sweet and Wild, Who Could Resist? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1889 闺 At My Best Friend’s Funeral, I Received a Message From Her 闺蜜的葬礼上，我竟收到她的微信 Shui Cangjing水苍镜10k WordsCompleted At My Best Friend’s Funeral, I Received a WeChat Message from Her —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1890 全 Before Going Under, I Posted Three Recordings for the Whole Internet to Hear 全麻前，我全网发了三段录音 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted Before going under general anesthesia, I posted three recordings online for the whole world to hear. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1891 阴 Yin-Yang Debt! I Owe Lin Zhengye Two Yuan and Fifty-Eight Fens 阴阳债！我欠蔺正野两块五毛八 Blazing Fire399烈火3999k WordsCompleted Yin-Yang Debt! I Owe Lin Zhengye Two Yuan and Fifty-Eight Fen —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1892 全 The Whole Village Called Me a Toad, but I Married Its Most Beautiful Teacher 全村都笑我癞蛤蟆，我娶了全村最美的女老师 Sesame Dream芝麻梦13k WordsCompleted The Whole Village Laughed at Me for Being a Toad, So I Married the Village's Most Beautiful Teacher 7Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1893 老 My Boss Says One Thing and Means Another: Don't Come Closer, Hold Me Tighter 老板他口是心非：别过来，抱紧点 Sesame Dream芝麻梦17k WordsCompleted My Boss Says One Thing and Means Another: “Don’t Come Any Closer. Hold Me Tighter.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1894 婆 My Mother-in-Law Has Great Boundaries. I Followed Her Example, and She Fell Apart 婆婆超有边界感，我向她学习后，她竟然崩溃了。 Shui Cangjing水苍镜8k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law has excellent boundaries. After I followed her example, she completely fell apart. 2.2kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 1895 电 The Esports God Made His Debut in Women's Clothing 电竞大神他女装出道 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔19k WordsCompleted The Esports God Made His Debut in Women's Clothing —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1896 当 When a Two-Person Folk Opera Girl Meets a Sister-in-Law Who Pretends to Be Prim 当二人转丫头遇上故作矜持的小姑子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted When a Errenzhuan performer meets her prim and proper sister-in-law —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1897 等 Waiting for the Snowstorm to Pass, Waiting for an Old Friend to Return 等风雪停，等故人归 Sesame Dream芝麻梦25k WordsCompleted Wait for the snowstorm to pass, wait for an old friend to return 15Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1898 青 The Green Paulownia Sets the Plains Ablaze 青梧燎原 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Green Wutong Sets the Prairie Ablaze 7Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1899 前 My Ex-Boyfriend Became the Dog I Bought for Someone 前男友成了我代购的狗 Sesame Dream芝麻梦10k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend Became the Dog I Bought for Someone —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1900 四 The Secret Thoughts of a Forty-Year-Old Woman 四十岁中年女人的秘密心事 Shui Cangjing水苍镜Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted The Secret Thoughts of a Forty-Year-Old Woman 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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