short and sweet danmei
have you ever wanted to try reading danmei, but the sheer length of the most popular offerings intimidated you? here are some novels that are short enough to be published in a single volume in translation (around 250k chinese characters or less)
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![所有人都以为我喜欢他 [Everyone Thinks That I like Him]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/a95c7041-55ac-47ed-bf6a-7a4694b20358/large.webp)
![穿堂惊掠琵琶声 [The Flustering Sound of the Pipa from the Hallway]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/08f33dbc-b7f0-4450-9c01-56451b0296b1/large.webp)

i want you to eat well // 年上的魅力
年上 (v.) used to describe a lover who's older than you, and often referring specifically to lovers who are cool and composed in most situations, and who openly favour you, spoiling and doting on you with everything they have
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![燎原 [Wildfire]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/6824a1d2-f5a4-46c0-949b-6000b5864e02/large.webp)


![刺青 [Cìqīng]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/6c7e3394-56cd-47fd-bca1-145ba3c604e6/large.webp)
![燎原 [Wildfire]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/6824a1d2-f5a4-46c0-949b-6000b5864e02/large.webp)

smile for the camera! // 你家偶像塌房咯
a study of characters in the public eye
— “your fave has been cancelled!”
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![Reborn As The Villain President’s Lover (穿成反派总裁小情人[娱乐圈])](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1619763455i/57898565.jpg)
