Madam, This Is My Application to Date You

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Question: What do I do if my girlfriend isn't the same species as me?

Answer: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Younger woman/sex first, love later/cohabitation/pretend replacement/older sister and puppy girl/s1m0

[Scheming sweetheart heiress x icy beauty with overpowered combat skills]

01

After more than a decade navigating the world of romance, Jin Qiao never imagined she'd run into an ex-girlfriend on the very first day of her imprisonment.

Bad news: Her ex was a prison guard.

Worse news: Right before they broke up, Jin Qiao had just shot her in the forehead.

Having received a full twenty years of elite scientific education from the Federation, Jin Qiao was utterly baffled. "Madam, are you a person or a ghost?"

Guan Gui'er glanced at her, pulled a fish scale off her arm, and narrowed her eyes as she aimed it at Jin Qiao's forehead. "If your head can take a sneak attack from me, I'll tell you."

...Her ex didn't seem human.

Jin Qiao thought glumly: What should I do? I think I like her even more now.

At the time, she never imagined that Guan Gui'er would not only be the officer in charge of her, but would soon become her superior, and eventually her wife.

Nor did she imagine that, despite considering herself a seasoned womanizer and calling herself a collector of ex-girlfriends, one day she'd turn into a lovesick puppy, pitifully offering up a handwritten love letter.

"Madam, this is my application to date you."

02

As a ten-thousand-year-old great demon, Guan Gui'er never imagined she'd encounter a mission as difficult as Jin Qiao.

Bad news: Miss Jin was as cunning as a fox.

Worse news: One bullet shattered her plan to disguise herself as a human and get close to Jin Qiao.

Earth, the prison, the research institute. She went to great lengths to hide among Jin Qiao's friends, all to steal information and rescue her long-missing best friend. She never noticed that Miss Jin was looking at her in an increasingly strange way.

Until one day, Jin Qiao suddenly handed her a document.

Guan Gui'er: A challenge?

"Madam, this is my application to date you."

Guan Gui'er: ?

At last, she began to look at her cunning adversary from a different perspective.

Jin Qiao would test her with all sorts of schemes, but when Guan Gui'er had an episode, she would hold her steady in her arms.

Jin Qiao would defy her and refuse to be controlled, but at the moment of life and death, she would be the first to respect Guan Gui'er's choice.

In public, Jin Qiao would report to her only as a subordinate. In private, she would form a master-slave relationship with her to help her escape the darkness.

Then, on a quiet night, Guan Gui'er logged into her community account.

And sent her "master" a message.

Across a single wall, the communicator of Jin Qiao, her cohabiting partner, rang once

Your slave: Come out and confess your love to me.

Content warnings:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are sexually and romantically inexperienced.

2. A sci-fi urban fantasy about a demon-hunting bureau.

3. This story had a long hiatus midway through. I've basically rewritten the outline from scratch, so I'm deeply grateful, dear readers, that you haven't killed me for it (

Here's the upcoming novel from my friend, Lady:

If beauty mattered, the president would be the most beautiful person in the world.

Yan Aola says, "What a coincidence, that's exactly the kind of president I am."

Cat-like older sister and puppy-like younger woman/younger woman/HE

[Gentle, cunning sweetheart who seems naive x tsundere, sharp-tongued, cold-faced cutie]

Story description:

On this sick planet where beauty is the highest value, Yan Aola has the most beautiful face. She won the presidency in a landslide because of it. Glamorous and domineering, she politely turns everyone down whenever a handsome man or beautiful woman gathers the courage to approach her and say, "Lady..."

Her friends all say that anyone trying to pursue someone who has both her beauty and power has only three options.

First, become more beautiful than her, so she feels threatened.

Yan Aola looked at Sha Mo, who had only three fewer votes than her, and eyed her suspiciously. "Don't think you can steal my position. I'll be watching you!"

Sha Mo silently tucked her own vote into Yan Aola's hand. "I want to see you every day, too, big sister."

Yan Aola: "What a schemer!"

Second, challenge her authority and make her see you in a new light.

Yan Aola watched with a sour expression as the woman held her leg and carefully applied ointment to her swollen ankle. Her cheeks inexplicably turned red. "Let go of me."

Sha Mo's fingers expertly pressed against her foot. Smiling, she held onto the leg Yan Aola suddenly tried to pull away. "In front of a doctor, even the president has to behave."

Yan Aola: "How cunning!"

Third, play the role of a rain-soaked puppy and make her feel sorry for you.

Sha Mo stood outside the villa with a cake, soaked through by the rain. Hearing laughter and happy chatter from inside, she turned to leave, only to be pulled under an umbrella.

Yan Aola snapped, "Why are you acting so pitiful? If no one answered the door, couldn't you call me?"

Sha Mo's eyes were red as she threw her arms around Yan Aola. "I thought you hated me."

Yan Aola: "...Idiot."

Her friends all shook their heads. "After those three moves, she'll either fall in love with you or kill you. I think you should give up."

Sha Mo nodded. "I'll think about it."

"Better a short pain than a long one. Think it through and get it over with. Wait, who are you talking to?"

"Huh? What did you say?" Sha Mo looked up blankly, a smile still lingering on her face.

"Excuse me, I have to go pick up my wife after work."

[Bonus Scene]

Yan Aola: "Setting my face aside, what do you like about me?"

Sha Mo: "I like you..."

Yan Aola: "Go on."

Sha Mo: "I already said it."

[Reader's Guide]

1. One-on-one, sexually and romantically inexperienced, happy ending.

2. Health is the first standard of beauty. Some distorted views of beauty appear in the story only to move the plot along and are strongly discouraged.

Theme: Protecting nature is everyone's responsibility.