Demon Pill Beauty: Conquering the Bad Boy at an American High School

Coming soon: I Really Didn't Mean to Seduce West Coast Old Money! and Reborn Scoundrel Insists on Keeping His Sugar Daddy. Blurbs at the end.

180 cm self-proclaimed straight, pampered beauty with a devilish streak vs. 196 cm ruthless, mixed-race swimming champion

Height difference / size difference / irresistible chemistry

Ling Siyuan, the devilish young heir to a wealthy family, gets stranded in San Francisco and is maliciously targeted by a "vicious dog" in his host family.

Ian Fisher, 19, is of Chinese, American, and Italian descent. At 196 cm, he's a 200-meter butterfly swimmer and one of the stars of San Francisco's Franklin High School. Cold-faced and fierce, he's nearly impossible for his peers to approach.

And because he despises the rich, he's especially hostile to a delicate young master like Ling Siyuan.

The moment they meet, Ian calls the police and has this "trespasser" arrested. After that, he does everything he can to drive him away, refuses to give him a ride to school, and leaves him by the roadside.

When Ling Siyuan becomes the most talked-about person in school, turning heads wherever he goes, Ian's disgust is barely concealed.

"A mysterious beauty from the East who can sing and dance"?

Hah. Just a spoiled little idiot!

A beautiful little idiot, though.

His features are so exquisite and lovely, and his body, honed by ballet, is long and graceful, like an elegant swan.

He flutters all over the place, driving people crazy.

Ling Siyuan has never been afraid of being targeted. Pulling off a spectacle is what he does best.

There's no fun in fighting fire with fire. To train a dog, you have to play to your strengths and use strategy:

Overcome strength with softness, like wrapping your legs around someone's neck in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Show a little weakness at the right moment, like a night of terror at a motel.

Wait until the moment is right, like a feverish dream-kiss that turns the tables on a bully.

And, of course, there's seduction, which leads to "the prince's servant turning the tables."

Soon, the dog changes. He turns into a pervert.

The way he looks at Ling Siyuan is no longer innocent, and the turmoil inside him is practically spilling off the page.

Watching Ian's two sides of his brain fight like crazy, Ling Siyuan is delighted.

He loves watching you fall for me one step at a time, even though you hate me!

The arrogant shark of the waves finally lets go of his pride and prejudice, chasing after the little swan flying free.

The bird and the fish turn out to be a perfect match.

Like a fish in water, like a bird returning to the forest.

They soar among the clouds, day and night.

But Ian still isn't satisfied.

The little swan only stopped briefly in his world, and now he's going back home.

The empty pool shimmers in the light. Ian corners Ling Siyuan, and, for once, asks him to stay. "Stay."

"Or..." Ling Siyuan tilts his head, looks at Ian's handsome face, and beckons with a finger. "Why don't you come with me?" he says slyly.

#Beauty trains the dog, and life just keeps getting better

Reader's guide:

1. A romance between two high school boys, with a height and size difference. In terms of looks, they're a ballet-trained little swan and a butterfly-swimming genius who's a shark in the water. In terms of background, they're a wealthy, pampered young master and a burly, rough guy who despises the rich. Both are adults. Due to family circumstances, Ling Siyuan is finishing up his final year of high school, while Ian once took a year off.

2. Ian sees Ling Siyuan as a pretty airhead because he's been so sheltered that he seems out of touch, but he's not actually stupid.

3. Both are each other's first, and this is both of their first loves. Before meeting each other, they were probably uninterested in romance and didn't know how to pursue it. Then they meet, and it's like thunderbolts and lightning, with their bodies reacting before their hearts do.

4. The high school and community are fictional.

Coming soon:

I Really Didn't Mean to Seduce West Coast Old Money!

Tao Lang vs. Killian Brophy

Shy, sweet, and bashful Chinese student abroad vs. abstinent, obsessive, domineering old-money heir

Tao Lang came to the United States in middle school. After graduating high school, he got into Stanford, making his whole family proud.

But he always had one regret: he'd never found a big, burly top and had a passionate romance.

Now that he's in college and his mom, who'd been accompanying him, has gone back to China, it's time to let loose!

He's a little wild on the inside, but shy on the outside. When he passes the school athletic fields and sees those sweaty hunks with their scorching bodies, all he dares do is sneak a glance. He has absolutely no courage to approach them.

One day, he sneaks into a costume party with his roommate. Since everyone is wearing masks, Tao Lang gets brave with a few drinks and boldly flirts with a hunk. Who knew he'd be pinned against a door and nearly devoured? He flees like Cinderella at midnight.

His roommate gives him a knowing look. "You're something else. You actually dared to flirt with Killian Brophy!"

Tao Lang looks completely lost. "Who's that?"

Killian Brophy is the youngest son of the fourth generation of the Brophy family, an old-money dynasty on the American West Coast. The family made its fortune in shipping and port trade, then expanded into entertainment and real estate. To Tao Lang, Killian might as well live in another world.

Though he keeps a low profile and isn't as showy as new money, he's still well-known locally, thanks entirely to his striking face and exceptional physique.

He has the classic look of an Irish-American, strawberry-blond hair, fair and cool-toned skin, and a pair of pale blue eyes that seem cold and passionless. He's good at fencing, sailing, and various other individual sports. At 193 cm, he's tall and straight-backed, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, long legs, and a body that makes men and women alike drool.

Rumor has it he's still a virgin.

"No way. Absolutely no way!" Tao Lang refuses to believe it. "What American guy is still a virgin in his twenties, especially one who looks like that?"

His roommate gives him a mysterious look. "He's not aloof, but he's extremely abstinent. No male or female companions have ever been seen around him. More importantly..."

"I heard his mother has him wear a chastity cage all the time, to make sure he never fathers a child out of wedlock..."

But one day, after hearing the gossip and convinced that "nothing is going to happen," Tao Lang ends up in bed with Killian. When his belt comes off, Tao Lang is stunned!

A chastity cage, my ass! There's nothing here but a lethal weapon!

"What? You believed that ridiculous gossip too?" Killian laughs wickedly. His cool blue eyes are blazing now as he pins Tao Lang's hands over his head. "So dorky, so cute."

That night, Tao Lang is thoroughly devoured.

A one-night stand is fun until you try to say goodbye and end up in hell.

Tao Lang never dared hope anything could come of it with an old-money heir. But Killian seems to have developed a serious case of Tao Lang Fever and won't leave him alone. Before long, the Brophy family takes notice.

There's no convenient offer of "Here's X million, leave my son." There's only an endless stream of melodramatic twists and turns. With a snap of their fingers, the old-money family can leave a student abroad battered and bruised.

If we can't afford to offend them, can't we at least run away?

Why has this suddenly turned into The Runaway Little Wife of the CEO?

Tao Lang runs and hides, but can't escape the old-money heir's "clutches." Later, Killian corners him in his arms, all domineering in his posture but soft in his words: "I'll handle the family. But you can't leave me. We're already married, so you have to take responsibility for me, hubby~"

Tao Lang: "..."

His eyes fall on the Brophy family heirloom ring on his left ring finger, and his feelings are complicated.

Don't drink if you're getting married, and don't get married if you're drinking. Tao Lang's confused and helpless.

What should he do now? Keep running away, or really be the "little wife"?

Reader's notes:

1. They really are each other's first and first love. I have my own explanation for the Americans (doge).

2. Lots of melodrama. Lots and lots of classic melodrama.

3. "Hubby" is an affectionate, cutesy way to say "husband." A chastity cage is a chastity device.

Reborn Scoundrel Insists on Keeping His Sugar Daddy

A spoiled, silly beauty who thinks he's keeping a sugar daddy in both lives

A gentle, doting Daddy who is serious about true love in both lives

Both are each other's first / first love / one-on-one / happy ending

After his family is ruined and everyone he loves is gone, Shi Yu'an becomes Mu Qingyuan's kept lover, planning to take a pile of money and run.

But though Mu Qingyuan spoils him, he watches him like a hawk.

The houses and private islands aren't in Shi Yu'an's name. He doesn't get receipts for his designer bags or watches, and whenever anything goes missing, Mu Qingyuan makes him account for where he's been. Otherwise, he'll teach him a thorough lesson in bed.

Over three years, Shi Yu'an is pampered into looking more and more radiant and beautiful, but his personal assets still amount to exactly zero!

He hates Mu Qingyuan!

One day, a private plane crashes, and Shi Yu'an is reborn at twenty. He discovers that his fate has changed:

His parents are alive, the Shi family is still wealthy, and he's still the rich young master everyone admires!

And Mu Qingyuan has gone bankrupt! Hahahahaha!

Since things are different now, Shi Yu'an decides he'll keep Mu Qingyuan and make the bastard taste the humiliation he suffered those years!

Now that their positions are reversed, it's my turn to enjoy myself!

Mu Qingyuan's parents both died, and he grew up in an orphanage. The only reason he made something of himself at such a young age was that he was ridiculously lucky.

At just twenty-six, he became a rising star in the city, only to be betrayed and pushed to the brink of bankruptcy.

Just when everyone else had abandoned him, a handsome young heir suddenly offered to keep him.

What kind of behavior is this?

After observing him for a while, Mu Qingyuan understands.

This young Master Shi has probably had a crush on him for ages, and now he's using the excuse of keeping him as a way to pursue him.

Is his thought process really this bizarre?

Mu Qingyuan had no interest in love, but Shi Yu'an is simply too entertaining. Sometimes he's obedient and well-behaved; other times he's imperious and bossy, switching between these two states of mind over and over.

He's adorable and lovable.

Mu Qingyuan might as well play along.

Playing a new role takes Shi Yu'an some getting used to.

Faced with Mu Qingyuan, whose Daddy vibe is just as strong as before, he instinctively obeys him. Then, as soon as he realizes what he's doing, he corrects himself.

One second, he's sweet and obedient: "Okay, hubby. I'll be good and wait for you at home!"

The next, he's fussy and stingy: "Get back here and wait on me, you little songbird. Where do you think you're flying off to?"

When he runs out of ideas, he copies the Mu Qingyuan from his previous life.

He buys houses and private islands in his own name only. He buys jewelry and watches, locks the receipts in a safe, and tells Mu Qingyuan, "As long as you're good and stay by my side, everything I have is yours."

When it comes to someone else's project, Shi Yu'an throws money around. "I'm investing in this project!"

When Mu Qingyuan is short on cash, Shi Yu'an folds his arms and puts on a cold face. "With me around, you won't starve. Stay home and behave!"

Heh heh. I'll make you furious!

Mu Qingyuan isn't angry at all.

His little fish acts crazy to amuse him, his sweetness and obedience are his natural charm, and as for being stingy, isn't he just afraid Mu Qingyuan will change his mind once he has money?

What part of this is being kept? This is obviously true love.

He loves me so much.

Shi Yu'an realizes something isn't right.

Why does his life feel so much like before?

Does Mu Qingyuan not want to run away? Is he a masochist?

Does he remember his previous life too? Is he playing along just to keep me here?

This handsome bastard is really devious!

It isn't until Shi Yu'an discovers that the plane crash from his previous life seems to be happening two years early that he begins to worry.

The time, itinerary, terminal, and even the model of the plane are all exactly the same.

Shi Yu'an isn't traveling with him, and Mu Qingyuan seems to know nothing about it.

Shi Yu'an anxiously grabs his sleeve. "Don't go."

Later, after regaining the memories of his previous life, Mu Qingyuan says, "Of course you truly love me. If you didn't, you wouldn't want to see me again. Why else would you come looking for me?"

Shi Yu'an: "..."

He'd underestimated him.

#Who's the best at talking across dimensions? Little Fish and Big Wall are both champions

Bonus scene:

Shi Yu'an refuses to admit his plan failed. He only thinks there was a minor hiccup.

During their bedtime workout, he says with a perfectly serious face, "If I hadn't been strict with you, how could you have bounced back so quickly? I'm the strictest father on your path to success."

Mu Qingyuan kisses him tenderly. "You're my little goldfish who brings me wealth, baby. Could you lift your legs a little higher?"

*Mu Qingyuan: Qing means admiration, and yuan sounds like the yuan in Yu'an. Heh heh, a little trick hidden in the characters of their names.

Theme: Overcome arrogance and prejudice, and treat one another with sincerity