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. 351 夫 My Husband Was Gentle as Jade, Yet I Died a Violent Death 夫君温润如玉，而我死于非命 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My husband was gentle as jade, yet I died an unnatural death. 998Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 I Outside the ICU, I Gave Up Three Chances to Start My Life Over [Anti-Trope System] ICU门外，我放弃三次人生重选机会【反套路系统】 The Very Different Bai Wusheng大相径庭的白无声8k WordsCompleted Outside the ICU, I Turned Down Three Chances to Choose a New Life [Anti-Trope System] —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 他 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 354 被 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后，妖王喊我做娘子 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 271Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 我 My Mom Is the Real Heiress Who Ran Away Pregnant from a Powerful Family. Reborn, I'll Protect My Parents' Love 我妈是豪门带球跑的真千金，重生后由我来守护父母爱情 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted My mom is the true heiress who ran away from her wealthy family while pregnant. After being reborn, I’ll protect my parents’ love story. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 哥 Brother, My Blind Date Is Better Than You 哥哥，我的相亲对象比你好 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted Big brother, my blind date is better than you 287Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 妹 My Sister Is Boy-Crazy, So Why Is Everything My Fault? 妹妹恋爱脑，怎么都是我这个姐姐的错？ Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted My sister is hopelessly lovesick. How is everything somehow my fault as her older sister? 89Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 358 末 Reborn at the End of the World: I Stockpile Supplies and Take Revenge 末日重生，我家囤货手刃仇人 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted Reborn at the End of the World: I Stockpile Supplies and Take Revenge on My Enemies 333Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 同 My Coworker Wants Her Aggressive Son to Call Me Godmother 同事要让她的超雄儿子认我做干妈 Eighty-Eight八拾捌12k WordsCompleted My coworker wants her hyperactive son to call me his godmother. 168Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 买 After I Bought a House, My Aunts Ruined My Family and Left Me with Nothing 买房后，我被姑姑们害得家破人亡 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted After I Bought a House, My Aunts Destroyed My Family and Left Me with Nothing 228Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 未 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 293Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 瞎 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 瞎子少爷要娶我 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 365Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 感 Thanks to My Mother-in-Law's Washbasin, I Saw This Family for What It Really Is 感谢婆婆的洗菜盆，让我看清这个家的真面目 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Thanks to my mother-in-law’s vegetable-washing basin, I finally saw this family for what it really is 276Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 假 When the False Seems True, Even Truth Becomes Clear 假念真时真亦晓 Mu Shan'er沐善尔Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted When Falsehood Is Taken for Truth, Even Truth Is Seen —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It only took about ten minutes to watch.

15. 365 我 I Kissed the Top-Tier Star on Set from Morning Till Night, and My Ex, the Movie Emperor, Went Mad with Regret 我和顶流在剧组从早亲到晚，前任影帝悔疯了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌8k WordsCompleted I Kissed the Top-Tier Star from Morning till Night on Set, and My Ex, the Best Actor, Went Crazy with Regret 329Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Super good short story novel

16. 366 弃 I Dumped My Faithless Childhood Sweetheart for a Devoted Prince, and the Divine Doctor Is on a Rampage 弃了负心竹马，要了深情王爷，女神医杀疯了 Mu Shan'er沐善尔9k WordsCompleted She Dumped Her Faithless Childhood Sweetheart for a Devoted Prince, and the Goddess Physician Went on a Rampage —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 王 The Prince Regretted It After He Pushed Me Down the Mountain 王爷推我下山后，他后悔疯了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After the Prince Pushed Me Off the Mountain, He Went Mad with Regret 593Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 年 The Flowers Bloom Year After Year, but You Are No Longer the Same 年年花开人非故 Mu Shan'er沐善尔9k WordsCompleted The Flowers Bloom Every Year, but the People Are No Longer the Same —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 不 After Packages Kept Arriving, I Gave Up on My Whole Family 不停收到快递后我放弃全家 Eighty-Eight八拾捌10k WordsCompleted After receiving package after package, I gave up on my whole family. 87Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 370 姑 My Sister-in-Law Borrowed Money to Help Her Lover Get an Abortion 姑姐回娘家借钱给小三打胎 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Sister-in-Law Returned to Her Parents’ Home to Borrow Money for Her Lover’s Abortion 315Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 被 After Being Given Safflower, I Married the Future Emperor 被赐红花后，我改嫁未来帝王 User19191030用户19191030Ancient Romance25k WordsCompleted After Being Given Safflower, I Married the Future Emperor 881Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 372 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 268Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 将 The Red Robes of Generals and Ministers 将相红妆 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted A Heroine in Red Robes —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    10-Minute short story

24. 374 婆 My Mother-in-Law Asked Me to Buy My Sister-in-Law a Wedding Home, So I Gave Her a Big Surprise 婆婆让我给小姑子买婚房，我送了她一份大礼 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Told Me to Buy My Sister-in-Law a House for Her Wedding, So I Gave Her a Big Surprise 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommendations for short stories around 10,000 words!

25. 375 分 The Day We Broke Up, He Showed Me His Childhood Friend’s Social Media Post 分手那天，他给我看了青梅的朋友圈 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted On the day we broke up, he showed me his childhood sweetheart’s Moments post. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 外 The Diplomat Left with a Child and Raised an Heir for Her Country 外交官她去父留子，给国家养了个继承人 Yi Shanshui奕山水11k WordsCompleted The diplomat had a child and left the father behind, raising an heir for the nation 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    It looks amazing! It's so inspiring!

27. 377 订 At Our Engagement Banquet, My Fiancée Who Said She Was Working Late Showed Up as My Uncle’s Date 订婚宴上，说加班的未婚妻成了我小叔的女伴 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted At My Engagement Party, My Fiancée, Who Said She Was Working Late, Showed Up as My Uncle's Date 80Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 和 A Political Marriage? I Conquered the Enemy Nation by Mending Socks 和亲？我靠补袜子征服敌国 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted A Political Marriage? I'll Conquer the Enemy Nation by Mending Socks —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Good short stories

29. 379 听 After Being Publicly Punished for My Sound Sensitivity, My Heart Died Completely 听觉过敏被当众体罚后，我彻底心死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After Being Publicly Punished for My Auditory Hypersensitivity, My Heart Finally Died 145Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 龙 The Dragon King Returns: The Live-In Son-in-Law's Trillion-Dollar Comeback 龙王归来：赘婿的千亿逆袭 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨17k WordsCompleted The Dragon King Returns: The Billion-Dollar Rise of a Live-in Son-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 381 结 Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 结婚前，未婚妻告诉我她有个儿子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 93Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 382 我 After Calling Out My Mom on Livestream, I Discovered Her National Treasure-Level Identity 我在直播间拆台后，发现了老妈的国宝级身份 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨12k WordsCompleted After I called out the host on my livestream, I discovered my mom’s national-treasure-level identity —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 383 死 Five Years After Faking My Death, My Billionaire CEO Ex-Wife Cremated Me at the Funeral Home 死遁五年，我在殡仪馆被千亿总裁前妻火化 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I Faked My Death Five Years Ago, Only to Be Cremated at a Funeral Home by My Ex-Wife, a Trillionaire CEO 26Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 我 My Art of Giving Up Can Talk 我的“摆烂”会说话 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨32k WordsCompleted My Slacking Speaks —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 385 妈 Mom Says the House Will Be Divided by “Family Contribution Points” 妈妈说房子要按“家庭贡献值”分配 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted Mom Says the House Should Be Divided According to “Family Contribution Points” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 我 I'm a Eunuch, So How Did I Save the Country? 我一个太监，怎么就救国了？ Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨Historical38k WordsCompleted I'm a Eunuch, So How Did I Save the Country? —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 387 被 My Boyfriend Offered Me to the Capital’s Crown Prince, but He’s My Dad 被男友献给京圈太子爷，但他是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Boyfriend Offered Me to the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite Circle, but He's My Dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 八 The 1980s: The Unhinged Housewife 八零发疯主妇 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨Modern Romance34k WordsCompleted The Mad Housewife of the Eighties —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 女 My Female Neighbor Is Addicted to Hitching Rides. I Take Another Route, and the Next Day Her Secret Comes Knocking 女邻居蹭车成瘾，换条路走，第二天她的秘密却找上了门 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Female Neighbor Has Become Addicted to Hitching Rides. I Take Another Route, but the Next Day, Her Secret Comes Knocking 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 2 The "Useless Person" of 2026 2026年的“无用之人” Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨8k WordsCompleted The Useless Person of 2026 —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 被 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, Jinling Changed Overnight 被退婚之后，金陵变天了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted After My Engagement Was Broken Off, Jinling Was Turned Upside Down 3Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 我 I'm Long Aotian, and I'm Running Wild in a World of Hopeless Romantics 我，龙傲天，在恋爱脑世界杀疯了 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨15k WordsCompleted I, Long Aotian, Am Running Wild in a World of Hopeless Romantics —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 393 废 The Deposed Empress Won't Kneel 废后不跪 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Deposed Empress Will Not Kneel 12Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 394 长 The Grand Princess: Jiangshan Liao 长公主·江山燎 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess: Jiangshan Liao —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 确 After My Terminal Diagnosis, I Found the Death Plan My Husband Had Prepared for Me 确诊绝症后，发现了老公给我准备的死亡预案 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, I Found the Death Plan My Husband Had Prepared for Me 7Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 396 龙 Dragon Ball Parallel Wedding: When Goku Took Bulma's Hand 龙珠平行婚礼：当悟空牵起布尔玛的手 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨Male-Channel Fanfiction17k WordsCompleted Dragon Ball Parallel Wedding: When Goku Took Bulma's Hand 25Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 她 After She Said She'd Stop Making a Fuss, I Completely Panicked 她说不闹了以后，我反而彻底慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After She Said She Would Stop Making a Fuss, I Completely Panicked 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 398 实 The Intern Is Actually the Chairman 实习生竟是董事长 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨12k WordsCompleted The Intern Turns Out to Be the Chairman —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 399 新 On the Day We Moved into Our New Home, I Found There Was No Place for Me in the Family Portrait 新家落成那天，我发现全家福里没有我的位置 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted On the Day Our New Home Was Finished, I Realized There Was No Place for Me in the Family Portrait 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 400 重 Reborn, I Refuse to Be Sacrificed 重生后我拒绝献祭 Song Chen from Jiuzhou City九州市的宋晨14k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Refuse to Be Sacrificed —Reads—Score—Shelves

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