Xu Hao, a cow beastman, had one great dream: to land a secure government job. But when the interviewer at the zoo told him, “We only hire pandas,” he was so crushed that he shut himself away.
While living on the streets and chewing on landscaping plants, he ran into a fox big brother who had moved to the city years ago.
The fox big brother scolded him for not living up to his potential. “What era are you living in, still obsessing over a secure job? Just find yourself a rich man to serve as your long-term meal ticket!”
Xu Hao had an epiphany.
With his good looks and innocent, harmless gaze, he successfully “snagged” Han Zan, a man who looked rich and handsome.
From then on, he lived in a mansion, lounged on soft cushions, and got three meals of imported alfalfa hay without fail, with freshly squeezed corn juice as an occasional treat.
This arrangement was way better than a zoo job.
Until one day, he ran into the fox big brother again. The fox asked what he’d managed to snag, and Xu Hao proudly answered, “Top-grade feed.”
The fox fell silent for three seconds, then lamented, “All you snagged was some feed!”
He jingled the keys to his luxury car, making Xu Hao realize for the first time just how unequal the world could be.
Xu Hao was struck as if by lightning. For the first time, he realized just how unequal the world could be.
He went home in a huff, ready to draft “Snag a Man Plan 2.0,” but then heard Han Zan say on the phone, “Proceed with the arranged marriage as planned.”
A bolt from the blue! His meal ticket was about to fly away!
The fox hooked an arm around his shoulder. “Out with the old, in with the new! While this guy’s away on a business trip, I’ll introduce you to a new man.”
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When Han Zan first met Xu Hao, he thought this had to be the most ridiculous “gold digger” in the world. “I’m looking for a meal ticket” was written all over his face. It was clumsy, but oddly refreshing.
He didn’t know when he had fallen so deeply and quietly. So when his family proposed an arranged marriage, he refused on the spot. “There’s someone I like.”
With both families pressuring him, he needed to handle the matter in person.
Before leaving, he ruffled Xu Hao’s hair. “I’m going out to take care of something. I’ll be back soon.”
Xu Hao nodded, seeming to understand.
But when Han Zan had dealt with the problem as quickly as possible and returned home early to tell him the “arranged-marriage crisis is over,” all that awaited him was an empty, cold house.
The security footage showed Xu Hao carrying a pile of bags and following a flashy pretty boy out the door.
He caught Xu Hao at a club, following the fox big brother as he tried to lure other men. Enraged, he pulled Xu Hao into his arms. “You’re my canary. How dare you look for another man?”
Coming soon: The Professor Keeps His Cross-Dressing Gold Digger
A smiling, black-hearted professor seme × a foolish, self-proclaimed green tea gold-digger uke
Shi Yu had a clear plan for his life: win over Lin Wei, his childhood sweetheart who had just been welcomed back into a wealthy family, and make the perfect leap from the bottom of society to the upper class.
With victory in sight, Zhou Xuyan, Lin Wei’s professor uncle who had returned from the Ivy League, became his biggest obstacle.
After Zhou Xuyan “happened” to interrupt his “chance” meeting with Lin Wei for the nth time, Shi Yu got it: he had to keep this man, who had too much free time, busy, so busy he had no time to meddle.
Shi Yu gazed at his excellent bone structure in the mirror and curled his lips into a smile.
A week later, a mysterious beauty accidentally “bumped” into Zhou Xuyan’s arms.
The plan worked frighteningly well.
The aloof professor fell in love at astonishing speed and no longer had time to interfere in Lin Wei’s affairs. But he was also so caught up in this damn romance that he couldn’t spare the time to pursue Lin Wei.
Worse still, Zhou Xuyan was no longer satisfied with kisses and embraces. He wanted intimate, physical contact!
Shi Yu promptly broke up with him, then blocked him on every platform.
Shi Yu adjusted his suit in front of the mirror. Zhou Xuyan should be wallowing in the pain of a breakup by now, and Shi Yu would take advantage of the situation to win Lin Wei over in one fell swoop.
The doorbell rang.
With a perfect smile, Shi Yu opened the door and froze.
Zhou Xuyan stood outside. The look in his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses was dangerous enough to make Shi Yu’s legs go weak.
Zhou Xuyan lifted his chin with a fingertip. “You can flirt with me, but if you quit halfway, you’ll spend the rest of your life making it up to me.”
Theme: Pursue a happy life
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