After dying suddenly from overwork, Lin Man opened her eyes to find she had become a vine.
A frail little vine, so thin it was practically gasping for breath, and currently being stepped on by a world-destroying beast.
Looking up at the abyssal dragon blotting out the sky, Lin Man cried, if vines could cry.
To stay alive, she had no choice but to put her office-worker instincts to use and plead frantically with her mind:
“Boss! Don’t step on me! I’m not tasty! And… I can scratch your itches!”
The beast, Jin, lowered his head and looked at the talking vine beneath his foot. A glimmer of amusement crossed his golden eyes.
“Interesting. I’ll keep you around as a chew toy.”
And so began the chaotic life of a human and a dragon, or rather, a vine, living together.
She helped him get rid of bugs, scout ahead, and even act as a “tranquilizer” when he went berserk.
He gave her dragon blood and energy, along with the overbearing protection of “This is my vine.”
Until one day, Lin Man evolved into human form. Blushing, she asked, “So… are you still going to use me as a chew toy?”
Jin pulled her fiercely into his arms, his tail winding around her waist as he rasped,
“No more chewing. I’m going to eat you.”
It started off quite well, and the plot was novel, but the male lead was a bit too ruthless and cruel to the female lead. Okay, I can only watch the part where the female lead treats the male lead like a dog, but I can't stand reading books where the female lead is being disciplined, so goodbye. Even though I know the male lead is being ruthless because he cares about the female lead, I still feel a bit uncomfortable.
I think it's quite good; the pacing is fast, and the relationship between the male and female leads is very much like that of comrades-in-arms.