The West Coast Cat: First Come, First Served

[About 360,000 characters for the main story; the rest is bonus content]

[The complete story and bonus scenes are only available in Jinjiang author's notes and chapter comments.

Size difference | Height difference | Devoted pampering | One true love | Sweet romance | Living-under-one-roof trope

[191 cm Italian-Chinese mixed-race | Expert at putting on an act | Refined scum gong x 178 cm Schrödinger's straight man (but a sucker for good looks) | Dense | Innocent kitty shou]

Blurb:

The first time Jiang Zhiyu heard the name Wyatt Bertelli was shortly before he left to study abroad, on a PDF about the American West that had unexpectedly gone viral and even made its way onto Chinese social media.

Wyatt Bertelli, an Italian-Chinese mixed-race model and founder of a top Silicon Valley biotech company, is also known by his Chinese name, Duan He. A few years ago, a stunning runway photo of him went viral. The editor-in-chief of Vogue called him a face born for luxury fashion and the ultimate hot nerd heartthrob. Overnight, he became the dream man of millions of young women.

Wyatt was always composed in public, wearing a gentlemanly smile, polite and low-key, until a PDF sent the study-abroad groups into an uproar and made him even more famous.

"Oh, Duan He? The young master had four or five bodyguards escorting him to kindergarten in Beijing. Of course he knows how to have fun in the American West."

Jiang Zhiyu never expected that the male model from the infamous PDF would become his roommate after he landed in California.

Even less did he expect Wyatt to be not just a little different from the rumors, but completely unrelated to them.

The first time Wyatt came to Jiang Zhiyu's room to tutor him, he held Jiang Zhiyu's hand and looked into his lake-blue eyes. "Jiang, don't be nervous. I'm just showing you how it's done."

The second time, Jiang Zhiyu got drunk and Wyatt kissed him. Dazed, Jiang Zhiyu felt that something wasn't quite right, but Wyatt said, "This is just friends comforting each other. Trust me."

The third time, Wyatt wore the gold-rimmed glasses Jiang Zhiyu liked best. His tall figure leaned over the bed, and his long fingers had already undone most of Jiang Zhiyu's buttons.

Jiang Zhiyu suddenly came to his senses. "No, wait. Does this still count as being straight?"

Wyatt looked at him without a word.

Jiang Zhiyu frowned and called him by his Chinese name to show he was serious. "Duan He."

Wyatt's gaze suddenly darkened. His eyes fixed on Jiang Zhiyu as he spoke patiently, one step at a time. "Of course it does, baby. I promise."

The next day, Jiang Zhiyu rubbed his aching waist and his swollen lips. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Damn it, how could I have believed that lunatic?

Some time later:

Jiang Zhiyu: "...Do you have some kind of addiction?"

Wyatt was silent for a moment, then answered honestly. "Sorry. Does it bother you?"

Jiang Zhiyu froze and instinctively scooted away, toward the edge of the sofa. "W-what does that have to do with me?"

Wyatt grabbed his ankle, his gaze deep and intense as he leaned closer. "How could it not have anything to do with you, baby?"

Reader's Guide:

1. The American West university setting is for reference only, with fictional additions. The setting is made up, and everything serves the plot. Please don't overanalyze it.

2. Both are sexually inexperienced and each other's first love. Sweet romance with a happy ending (the PDF will clear things up).

Couple: Duan He (Wyatt Bertelli) x Jiang Zhiyu

3. Basically: A seemingly gentlemanly young master at an American university uses every trick in the book to win over a pretty, oblivious kitty 💛 (refined scum x silly beauty)

4. Important: The gong isn't a gentleman. He often takes liberties with his darling, and later becomes possessive. He has very high moral standards. Please read with caution if that's not your thing. If you don't like the free chapters, feel free to stop reading; no need to let me know. I respectfully decline writing advice. There are countless great books out there, and I hope you find one to your taste.

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Upcoming story in the same series: Kept by My Childhood Friend After My Study-Abroad Funding Was Cut.

Blurb:

In his second year studying in Britain, Yu Qinzhi was suddenly told that he was the fake young master who had been switched at birth with the heir of a wealthy family.

His birth parents could no longer afford his exorbitant tuition, and his study-abroad funding was about to be cut off completely. Yu Qinzhi had no choice but to pack his bags and prepare to return home. But then his foul-mouthed, severely chuunibyou childhood rival suddenly refused to let him go.

Shao Zheye: "So what if your funding got cut? I'll keep you."

Yu Qinzhi: "Thanks, but no thanks."

Shao Zheye: "..."

Shao Zheye: "No way. Have you forgotten? We were promised to each other as kids, childhood sweethearts with a betrothal. Are you really going to abandon me just like that? How cruel, Yu."

Yu Qinzhi: "What? What's wrong with you? You know that was just a joke between our parents. Besides, I'm not their son anymore."

Shao Zheye stepped forward and hugged him to stop him leaving. Using his half-head height advantage, he pinned Yu Qinzhi against his chest without the slightest regard for what he wanted. "I don't care. You're not going back. And you kissed me when you were drunk last time, so now you have to take responsibility for me, wifey."

Yu Qinzhi's ears turned red. Embarrassed and furious, he snapped, "...Get lost! Who told you you could call me that?"

"So you are embarrassed now?" Shao Zheye said with utter confidence. "Then let me kiss you back and we'll be even."

Yu Qinzhi: "Shut up!"

In truth, ever since the two of them came to Britain to study, Yu Qinzhi had felt that Shao Zheye was acting strange. His childhood rival, always competing with him over schoolwork, had disappeared. Now Shao Zheye did nothing but hover around him all day, even tagging along whenever he met someone else. And now that Yu Qinzhi's funding had been cut, Shao Zheye was clinging to him and had moved into his home, personally keeping watch for fear he might leave.

"Is there something in the British water?" or "Could Shao Zheye have turned gay?" These thoughts kept circling through Yu Qinzhi's mind. In the end, he stared at Shao Zheye and asked the question that mattered, his face expressionless. "You haven't... gone crazy, have you?"

Shao Zheye stared at him, nearly laughing with exasperation. "Yes. I think I've developed a bad case of lovesickness. And that's not all. I think I've got a condition where I get hard whenever I see you. What should I do? Want to help treat me?"

As he spoke, Shao Zheye suddenly stepped forward, pinned Yu Qinzhi firmly around the waist from behind, and kissed him.

Blurb screenshotted and archived on 2026.2.4

Theme: Innocence and courage