Short Stories That Leave You Stunned, Tiny Tales, Short Stories, I’m Out of Books to Read 短篇惊艳，小短文，短篇，书荒了

1. 101 陆 Mr. Lu's Long-Overdue True Love 陆先生的迟来挚爱 Ji Zhang Gao Zhao吉謃高趙53k WordsCompleted Mr. Lu's Long-Overdue True Love 124Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part One) 纸扎阴铺(一) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (1) 19Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 提 On the Day He Came to Ask for My Hand, He Wanted My Younger Half-Sister to Marry Him First 提亲那日，他要让我庶妹先进门 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪12k WordsCompleted On the Day He Came to Ask for My Hand, He Wanted My Half-Sister to Marry Into His Family First 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 弃 I Cast Off the Palace Crown and Spent the Rest of My Life Playing Chess Across the Realm 弃尽深宫冠，余生弈山河 Ji Zhang Gao Zhao吉謃高趙Ancient Romance81k WordsCompleted I Cast Off the Crown of the Deep Palace, and Spend the Rest of My Life Playing Chess with the World —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part Two) 纸扎阴铺(二) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩23k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (2) 3Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 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

   Reader note

   The plot is fast-paced, the jokes are frequent, and it's super entertaining!

7. 107 重 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up the Family Inheritance Agreement 重生之日，我撕毁全家的遗产协议 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban29k WordsCompleted On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up My Family's Inheritance Agreement 4Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 偷 Loving You in Secret 偷着爱了 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Marriage & Romance26k WordsCompleted Loving You in Secret 12Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   The moment the needle pierced her skin, Feng Li burst into tears. Fifteen milliliters of amniotic fluid were drained. She clutched her lower abdomen, curling up in pain, her sobs gradually changing tone. "I admit it," her voice was hoarse, "the child isn't yours."

9. 109 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
10. 110 高 I Made the Aloof Top Student Lose His Cool 高冷学神被我整破防了 Jie Ma介麻23k WordsCompleted I Broke the Ice-Cold Academic Genius 6Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Short stories are here! Campus life, ensemble cast, Western fantasy, AI companions—various themes!

11. 111 末 Orphanage at the End of the World: Migration of the Last Flame 末日孤儿院：火种迁徙 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩36k WordsCompleted Doomsday Orphanage: The Migration of the Flame 6Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 老 The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend’s Marriage Died 老公变温柔那天，闺蜜的婚姻死了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend's Marriage Died 5.9kReads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

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

13. 113 满 You Reek of Fish! Get Lost! This Princess Won’t Put Up With It 满身鱼腥味？滚！本公主不吃压力 Jie Ma介麻16k WordsCompleted Smell like fish? Get out! This princess doesn't eat stress. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 世 The World Calls Me the Sword God, but I Only Love Chopping Vegetables 世人唤我剑神，我只爱打菜刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical24k WordsCompleted The world calls me the Sword God, but I only love cleavers 3Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 结 After Two Years of Marriage, I Grew Cold, and the Prince Went Mad 结婚两年，我冷淡后，王爷疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After Two Years of Marriage, I Grew Cold, and the Prince Went Mad 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 卷 My Workaholic Roommate Comes from the Mountains 卷王室友来自大山 Jie Ma介麻25k WordsCompleted My Roommate, a Study Maniac from the Mountains —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 闪 I Married a Comatose CEO, and One Needle Shocked the Whole City 闪婚植物人老公，我一针惊全城 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban21k WordsCompleted I Married a Comatose Husband on a Whim, and One Needle Stunned the Whole City 6Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 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
19. 119 奔 Run, Big Kid of the Mountain Village! 奔跑吧，山沟沟大娃 Jie Ma介麻33k WordsCompleted Run, Big Kid from the Mountain Village —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 禁 Fortune-Telling Is Forbidden! 禁止算命！ Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Fortune-telling is prohibited! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 和 Three Months After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Came Back Wearing a Mask to Capture Me 和离三个月，前夫又戴着面具来抓我了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Three Months After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Came Back Wearing a Mask to Capture Me Again 186Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 私 The Illegitimate Daughter Played Sweet for Sixteen Years. Now the CEO Calls Me Boss 私生女装乖十六年，总裁见了我叫大佬 Jie Ma介麻20k WordsCompleted The Illegitimate Daughter Pretended to Be Sweet for Sixteen Years, and the CEO Calls Me Boss 3Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 坊 The Three Scoundrels of the Market 坊市三贱客 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted The Three Scoundrels of the Market 5Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 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
25. 125 A My AI Boyfriend Has Changed His Script Again AI男友他又换剧本了 Jie Ma介麻21k WordsCompleted My AI Boyfriend Has Changed His Script Again —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 摆 A Laid-Back Golden Core, Refusing to Ascend 摆烂金丹，拒绝飞升 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩11k WordsCompleted A Laid-Back Golden Core Cultivator Refuses to Ascend 4Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 朕 I’m Dead, But Not Entirely 朕死了，但没完全死 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚11k WordsCompleted I Am Dead, But Not Entirely 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 白 The Moonlight of My Life Died, and the Empress Went on a Killing Spree 白月光死了，女帝杀疯了 Jie Ma介麻37k WordsCompleted The White Moonlight Is Dead, and the Empress Has Gone on a Killing Spree —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 大 Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Arrives 大秦：雄主临世 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical70k WordsCompleted Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Takes the Stage 9Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 我 Before My Dad Died, He Set Me Up with the Wildest Man in Beijing 我爸临终前，给我点了个京圈最野的男人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Before my dad died, he set me up with the wildest man in the capital's inner circle —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 征 The Conqueror and the Female Spy: A Mexican Requiem 征服者与女奸细：墨西哥安魂曲 Jie Ma介麻54k WordsCompleted The Conqueror and the Female Spy: A Mexican Requiem —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 发 Captain of the Faqiu Order: The Lost Coffin of Mount Mang 发丘中郎将·邙山遗棺 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩19k WordsCompleted The Tomb Raider General: The Ancient Coffin of Mount Mang 5Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 133 我 Something’s Off About My Consort: Why Is He Prettier Than I Am? 我的驸马不对劲：他怎么长得比我还娇艳 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Prince Consort Is Acting Strange: Why Is He Prettier Than Me? 560Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 血 The Labyrinth of Blood and Honey 血与蜜的迷宫 Jie Ma介麻45k WordsCompleted The Labyrinth of Blood and Honey —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 重 Reborn One Month Earlier: The Heart I Gave Away Will Find Its Home at Last 重生一月前：错付的真心终有归处 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩7k WordsCompleted Reborn One Month Earlier: At Last, My Misplaced Love Finds Its Home 9Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 莲 Lotus and Dragon 莲与龙 Three Hundred Bridges of Spring City春城三百桥13k WordsCompleted Lotus and Dragon —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I've loved three people: one humble and obsessive, one aloof and jealous, and one young and prone to tears. Yet, they were all the same person.

37. 137 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
38. 138 都 Urban Demon Martial Arts: Where Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 都市妖武：武道和妖怪共存 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩28k WordsCompleted Urban Demons and Martial Arts: Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 5Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 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
40. 140 替 The Mad Consort by Proxy: Prince, I Hope You're Well 《替嫁疯妃，王爷别来无恙》 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted My Replacement Bride Is a Madwoman, Stay Away, Prince! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 怕 Being Afraid of the Dark Is a Lie, Wanting to Hold Me Is the Truth 怕黑是假的，想抱我是真的 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted I'm not really afraid of the dark. I just really want to hold you. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 蒙 Wrongfully Imprisoned for Five Years, the Business World's Disowned Son Returns in Triumph 蒙冤五载，商界弃子强势归来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Falsely Accused for Five Years, the Business World's Castoff Returns in Force 8Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 一 A Sweet Confession Born from a Misunderstanding 一场乌龙引发的甜蜜告白 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A Sweet Confession Born from a Mistaken Mix-Up 42Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 合 A Marriage Contract, and the Cold CEO Secretly Falls for Me 合约成婚，冷面总裁悄悄动心了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩16k WordsCompleted A Contract Marriage, and the Cold-Faced CEO Secretly Falls for Her 6Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 本 I Planned to Stage a Broken-Engagement Scene, but He Took Me for Everything I Had 本想演一出退婚戏，反被他吃干抹净 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I Only Meant to Stage a Broken Engagement, but He Took Me Completely 274Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 心 My Heart Was Captured Long Ago 心动早已预谋 Big Cake发糕大大13k WordsCompleted This love was planned long before the heart began to flutter. —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It can be both sweet and savory! The writing is very delicate and realistic!

47. 147 1 In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 1998年，我在供销社看见未来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 10Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 心 His Inner Thoughts Turn to Sweet Talk, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endures Nightly Until He's Internally Injured 心声变情话，冷面权臣夜夜忍到内伤 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Her Inner Thoughts Turned into Love Confessions, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endured Night After Night Until He Nearly Broke 10Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 149 山 The Craziest Old Ancestor at the Manor Has Set Their Sights on Me 山庄里最疯的那个祖宗，赖上我了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚8k WordsCompleted The craziest old-timer in the mountain villa has latched onto me. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 150 揣 I Went to Bully the Male Lead With a Single Coin, but He Turned the Tables on Me 揣着一文钱去欺负男主，反被他拿捏 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted I Went to Bully the Male Lead with Just One Penny, Only to Be Played by Him Instead 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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