How to Raise a Golden Retriever

[Fake Flop with a Wicked, Loyal-Dog Top x Down-and-Out Former Top-Tier Star, Laid-Back Bottom]

1

Xie Yu, a hapless man who has lost his job, suffered public humiliation, and been dumped, runs into the little-known actor Zhu Junhuan on a film set.

He has the face of a sweet girl and the build of a tyrant, the very embodiment of a muscle-bound Barbie.

Jokes aside, Xie Yu has to admit that he really is handsome!

...And not just handsome.

He also looks a little like Xie Yu's secret crush.

So Xie Yu decides to get with the times.

2

Never in his life did the little-known actor imagine that something this wonderful could happen to him.

Overjoyed and astonished, he clutches his phone and nervously waits for a reply from his idol.

The screen suddenly lights up with a message:

[Show me what you've got. If you pass, I'll give you extra points.]

Zhu Junhuan's tender face turns red, and his heart pounds wildly.

Does it mean what he thinks it means...

3

Xie Yu's mind is always in a muddle.

During his time with the little-known actor, he gradually remembers many things.

It turns out that he wasn't alone as a child.

He once had a very good friend.

That friend also had golden hair.

He watched cartoons with Xie Yu, built sandcastles with him, and gave him all kinds of presents...

They promised each other that they would meet again someday.

And never part.

Because of that promise,

Xie Yu has been waiting for him all these years.

4

Zhu Junhuan is about to fall apart, nearly frantic with impatience.

He's told Xie Yu again and again, both directly and indirectly:

It's me! It's me! It's really me!!!

I'm that person!!

But Xie Yu never believes him.

He looks at Zhu Junhuan with sadness and anger and says, "Know your place."

"Don't think about things you shouldn't."

But I'm going to think about it! I am!

Zhu Junhuan throws himself at Xie Yu, hugging and kissing him as he shouts, "I am that person!!!"

Smack!

Xie Yu slaps him.

5

The rumors are finally cleared up.

Xie Yu finally steps back into the spotlight.

But Zhu Junhuan is nowhere to be found.

Xie Yu searches for him frantically,

but he can't find him, no matter what.

He hurts. It hurts so much.

He misses him. He misses him so much.

He regrets it. He regrets it so much.

6

Three months later, filming wraps, and the cast and crew gather for a dinner.

The rumored young and promising investor makes an appearance.

A handsome young man with golden hair, dressed in a sharp suit, gives Xie Yu a playful wink.

"Well?"

"Were you sad when I left?"

Zhu Junhuan gently strokes his face and asks,

"Do you still dare mistake me for him?"

Reading Notes:

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. Includes a substitute trope!

3. A funny, sweet story with a groveling-after-the-breakup arc, but it won't get too angsty~

4. Hope you enjoy reading!!!

Next up: My Useless Husband

Blurb:

When he was eight, Sheng Fanxing, poor and fretting over how to pay for college, presented as an Omega.

Half a month later, he followed the organization's arrangements and married Li Guangze, a decorated war machine.

He struck it rich overnight and turned his life around.

On their wedding night, Sheng Fanxing was astonished to discover that his husband seemed unable to perform.

It all clicked for Sheng Fanxing. So that's why...

...Because Li Guangze was impotent, the organization had arranged for a poor, penniless Omega like him to marry Li Guangze.

Overcome with emotion, Sheng Fanxing clasped Li Guangze's hand and gazed into his eyes. "Honey, it's okay."

"Even if no one else believes in you, I will never leave you!"

After all, who would leave a free, handsome, often-absent husband who also brings in the money?

Him being impotent isn't a flaw, it's a virtue!!!

This is just wonderful!!!!

This is a match made in heaven.

Li Guangze is puzzled by Sheng Fanxing's generosity and understanding, but says he understands. He puts an arm around Sheng Fanxing and smiles. "Since my wife loves me so much, come live with me at the fortress."

Sheng Fanxing freezes. "Huh???"

I have to go too?

*

Life on the frontier is dull and monotonous. Li Guangze's greatest pleasure each day is teasing his little wife.

Like now: his little wife's cheeks are red, but his expression is confused.

Wanting to know what amusing thoughts are going through his little wife's mind, Li Guangze lets out a little of his mental power. He never expects to hear his wife seriously debating with himself in his thoughts:

Isn't he impotent?

Then why does he last so long!

Oh no, my perfect marriage isn't perfect anymore!!

Li Guangze laughs in exasperation. He pinches his wife's cheek and asks in a kind voice, though his smile doesn't reach his eyes, "What's imperfect about our marriage?"

"What exactly are you dissatisfied with?"

"Tell me."

Blurb screenshotted on April 6, 2026

Reading Notes:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are sexually inexperienced, older top, happy ending.

2. A composed, cool-headed Alpha top who is allergic to pheromones x a clever, fussy, sweet Omega bottom. Life is hard, so have something cute to eat, hehe ^_^.

3. Sci-fi setting with some mecha elements. Fanxing will gradually grow over the course of the story, and there will be a solution to Li Guangze's illness later on.

4. A funny, sweet story. There may be a pregnancy plot, but the bottom won't suffer, and there will be no miscarriage.

5. Hope you enjoy reading!!!

Theme: Embrace the many sides of life, and develop sound values about morality, life, and love.