The Poor Kitten Pampered by Daddy

[My next novel is The Foolish Rabbit’s Diary of Assassination, a cute and fluffy sweet treat. The blurb is below. Please add it to your reading list!] Gentle, fatherly seme × injured, adorable, airheaded kitten uke Shen Yanzhou has a mild case of White Knight Syndrome. One of its typical symptoms is an unconscious desire to care for the sick and vulnerable. One day, he took part in rescuing a little black cat. The poor kitten was covered in wounds. Having been hurt by humans, it trembled and huddled into a tiny ball when they rescued it, its eyes full of wariness and fear. Shen Yanzhou took the kitten home and cared for it, but the very next day, something unexpected happened. The cat disappeared, replaced by a young man with cat ears on his head. The young man was alluringly beautiful, yet covered in wounds. Trembling, he raised his tear-filled eyes and clasped his hands together, pleading humbly with Shen Yanzhou over and over. “Human, please, spare me...” “Please don’t... hurt the kitty...” Shen Yanzhou stared at the wounded young man, and a silent vibration erupted in his chest. His pathological desire to save someone surged within him. Never before had he wanted so badly to make someone his own. The little cat was taken in by a man. After being hurt so many times, the little cat had nearly lost all faith in people. But the man was simply too good to him. The man treated every one of his wounds. He soothed him, calling him “baby” over and over. When his broken leg made it hard for him to walk, the man carried him in his arms every chance he got. The man even gave him a lovely name: Xiao Ye. The man enveloped Xiao Ye in his love and gently soothed every wound in his heart. He told him, “You’re wonderful. You deserve to be loved.” Just as Xiao Ye thought his bitter first half of life had finally come to an end... He unexpectedly discovered the secret behind the man’s White Knight Syndrome. Only then did Xiao Ye realize that he was nothing more than a tool the man used to satisfy his desire to save someone. Lately, Xiao Ye had been clumsy all the time. He would trip over nothing while walking, and even trimming his nails would leave his fingers bleeding. Just as his old wounds healed, he would get new ones. Shen Yanzhou had probably guessed why. Wanting to make Xiao Ye feel secure, Shen Yanzhou decided not to hesitate any longer. He kissed Xiao Ye on the cheek and confessed outright. “Baby, I love you.” After hearing him, Xiao Ye lowered his head dejectedly. He picked at his injured finger and asked timidly, “Do you love me because I’m still worth saving?” “No,” Shen Yanzhou corrected him. “It’s because you always turn me on.” Xiao Ye stared at him blankly, seeming unconvinced. That night, to convince Xiao Ye, Shen Yanzhou held the kitty close and put his words into practice. The kitty was caught and carried to bed. He couldn’t escape, so all he could do was meow wildly through the entire night. Afterward, Shen Yanzhou couldn’t resist asking, “Baby, do you know now how much I love you?” Xiao Ye’s throat was too sore for him to speak. He opened his mouth and bit the man’s sweat-damp shoulder in revenge, then finally nodded frantically, his eyes red. “Now that you know, stop hurting yourself on purpose.” “Daddy doesn’t get excited when he sees that,” Shen Yanzhou said, his voice trembling with guilt. “It just... breaks my heart.” 1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both are each other’s first, age gap (32 × 18), older seme, size difference (188 × 170). 2. The seme has White Knight Syndrome, but in this story his symptoms are mild. He would never hurt the uke because of his condition. The syndrome is only why he takes the uke in, not why he falls in love with him. (To clarify, a “White Knight” is someone who fulfills their need to feel needed or repairs their sense of self-worth by “saving” or “rescuing” vulnerable people.) 3. The first half focuses on hurt/comfort, with a little angst. Some scenes are rather heavy, so please stop reading if you feel uncomfortable. The later part is very sweet. 4. A classic strong seme and weak uke pairing. The uke struggles with self-loathing and feeling unworthy of love in the first half. Please don’t read if that bothers you. Extreme character stans, please stay away. My next novel, The Foolish Little Rabbit’s Diary of Assassination Watch a ghostly husband lead a silly rabbit around by the nose Mu Bi was a rabbit spirit who could transform into human form. He lived deep in the mountains, growing carrots and munching on grass every day. His life was blissfully comfortable. Then one day, everything changed. A businessman bought the mountain where Mu Bi lived, wrecked the place, and planned to develop it as a tourist attraction. The furious rabbit clan leader called a meeting of the entire clan. In the end, they decided to send Mu Bi to assassinate the businessman who was destroying their home. Mu Bi pointed at himself with a dazed expression. “Me? Assassinate someone?” The clan leader wept bitterly. “Mumu, you’re the only hope our rabbit village has.” And so, Mu Bi accepted this perilous mission, traveled over mountains and ridges, and reached the side of the evil businessman, Chen Baixi. Through a twist of fate, he became Chen Baixi’s personal attendant. Rumor had it that the evil businessman was seriously ill, but on his first day at work, Mu Bi was left utterly dumbfounded. The man had broad shoulders and a narrow waist. A glimpse of his chest showed at his collar, radiating raw masculinity. He didn’t look sick at all. The rabbit wiped his drool and reminded himself not to be seduced by good looks. By day, Mu Bi worked diligently. At night, he plotted how to assassinate Chen Baixi in the room next door. He couldn’t come up with a plan, and the pressure got to him. Then, with no warning at all, the rabbit’s mating season arrived. In a haze of feverish desire, Mu Bi stared helplessly, eyes brimming with tears, at his enemy standing in the doorway. “Want some help?” Chen Baixi folded his arms and looked down at him with cool eyes. “Want me to take care of it?” Letting his enemy help him get relief? Never! Rabbits would rather die than surrender! “N-no...” Mu Bi hopped over to him, giggling foolishly as he rubbed against the man’s leg. “N-no... would it be too much trouble for you, sir?” The man chuckled, picked up the rabbit, and carried him back to his bedroom. That night, Mu Bi found out. Chen Baixi really was seriously ill, but nobody had mentioned that his illness was all about sex! The man who could exhaust a rabbit until he passed out was a rare talent. After being thoroughly devoured, Mu Bi made up his mind to speed up his assassination plan. At the same time, after their one-night stand, Chen Baixi seemed to take an unusual interest in him and kept asking the rabbit to share his bed. Mu Bi seized his chance. On the first day, he brought poison. He poured it into their drinks, and they clinked glasses and drank them both. Mu Bi waited for the man to collapse, but instead, he went limp in the man’s arms and was carried back to the bedroom. On the second day, Mu Bi brought a rope. But the man caught him red-handed. Mu Bi thought his assassination attempt was about to be discovered. Instead, Chen Baixi picked up the rope and smoothly tied a knot around Mu Bi’s wrist. “What, you want to play bondage?” Mu Bi went along with it and nodded. On the third day, Mu Bi steeled himself and brought a knife. Caught once again, he watched as Chen Baixi grinned wickedly and tapped his face with the knife. “What, you want me to shave you?” “...” He was impossible to kill. With tears in his eyes, Mu Bi covered his now-bare bottom and decided to give up on the assassination plan. The poor rabbit was going to be worn out to death. 0^0 So one night, under a dark, windy sky, Mu Bi prepared to flee. But when he opened the door, a gust of chilly wind swept past, and he ran straight into Chen Baixi. The man looked at him coldly, then helpfully reminded him, “Why are you leaving? I’m not dead yet. It’s not good to quit halfway through.” Mu Bi was horrified. He clasped his hands together and begged for mercy. Chen Baixi gave him a cruel smile. “If I let you go, what am I supposed to do?” “Bunny, don’t forget. You were the one who seduced me first.” Bonus scene: After the ecology of Spirit Mist Mountain was restored, Mu Bi still didn’t come home. His rabbit family wrote to ask what was going on. A few days later, they received a reply from Mu Bi. “Dear Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, Dad, brothers, and sisters, I’m not coming home. Your Mumu found a job in the city!” His parents were worried about him, so they sent his cousin to check on him. The cousin trudged all the way to the huge house where Mu Bi worked. As soon as he walked in, he saw his cousin in a maid outfit, sitting in someone’s lap. His neck was covered in wet, red kiss marks, and he was murmuring, “That’s not enough, hubby.” The carrots he had carried all the way from the mountains clattered to the floor. The cousin sniffed, then let out a piercing shriek. “Cousin! Is this what you meant by a respectable job in the city?!” Both are each other’s first, one-on-one romance. The one who destroyed the rabbits’ home wasn’t the seme, but someone else. Theme: Love can heal anything