Other people's ugly ducklings turn into swans. Nie Qiu, on the other hand, became a toad.
She was insecure to her core, yet people accused her of being arrogant and rude.
Her longtime crush invited her camping, and she thought spring had finally arrived, only for him to abandon her in the wilderness.
She cried as she made her way down the mountain, and ran into a black panther halfway there.
She thought, This is the end for me.
She broke down sobbing. "People bully me, and even Heaven hates me! What's the point of living?"
The black panther sat some distance away, elegantly licking its paws without even sparing her a glance.
Nie Qiu cried out in despair, "Even a panther ignores me! Waaaah... I don't want to live anymore. Eat me, just eat me!"
"I don't eat people."
In a daze, Nie Qiu saw the black panther speak, then transform into a man!
His face was so exquisite it seemed otherworldly.
She was struck by his beauty, and her head began to spin.
The man looked down at her. "Will you take care of me?"
With such a beautiful man right in front of her, Nie Qiu had already forgotten all about life and death. She nodded again and again. "I will, I will!"
From then on, she delivered packages to support him.
Outside the home, she was a woman of few words, too afraid to speak up when people yelled at her or gave her a hard time.
At home, she clung to Wu Mang and whimpered miserably. "I'm so unlucky. Something goes wrong every time I make a delivery... Last week I fell into a pit, and yesterday I broke my phone..."
Wu Mang stroked her head. "Then quit your job."
She refused. "But I still have to take care of you..."
Wu Mang smiled. "You can't afford to."
When she got hurt, she kept quiet and didn't complain.
But Wu Mang suddenly kissed her eyes and said gently, "I'll take care of you."
Huh?
Nie Qiu was stunned. A handsome man had fallen into her lap, and now he wanted to take care of her too?
Wu Mang meant it. He spoiled Nie Qiu until she grew more and more pampered.
She put on weight, got fairer, and became more bad-tempered. She also grew jealous easily.
The only thing that didn't change was her ugliness.
Late at night, she left her mark on Wu Mang, but he still wouldn't touch her.
Her heart ached, and Wu Mang looked at her apologetically.
"I have barbs. You'll get hurt."
Nie Qiu was so moved that she took Wu Mang to bed that very night and had her way with him.
Afterward, she curled up in Wu Mang's arms, her heart full of sweetness.
She asked, "Did it hurt a lot? You even tore up the bedding."
Wu Mang asked, "Did you like it?"
She nodded. "I did!"
Wu Mang said, "That's all that matters."
Waaaah...
Nie Qiu was head over heels. Her husband... no, her wife was so wonderful! She loved her wife more than anything!
PS:
1. Gender-bender. The female lead is not a virgin; the male lead is. A powerful man willingly acts as her gas station.
The female lead is ugly but lives in a Mary Sue world. She's usually insecure and timid, and when in doubt, calls for her wife. She's a useless little thing at first, then evolves into a big useless thing with a golden finger.
2. No polyamory; one-on-one relationships at each stage.
Theme: Family harmony, happiness, and good health
