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A sickly, amnesiac cat-like bottom who seems cold but is deeply devoted x a white tiger top who seems unruly and flirtatious but is secretly devoted to one person
Injured in battle | Amnesiac bottom | Reunion after years apart | Identity revealed
Xu Guiyi runs an antique shop, but his health is so poor that he could revert to his true form at any moment. He might die any day, and no matter how well the shop does, it can't warm his battered, broken body.
He figures he probably won't make it through the winter. He's even written his will. Retiring more than ten years early wouldn't be so bad.
Then one day, someone comes in to apply for a job as a shop assistant.
The man smiles at everyone. On his very first day, he appears in front of Xu Guiyi covered in blood, looking completely unreliable. But whenever danger strikes, he somehow deals with it in advance.
Whenever Xu Guiyi falls ill, a cup of water at just the right temperature appears by his side.
"Have we met before?" Xu Guiyi has lost a stretch of his memory, and Chi Wulin looks at him as if they have known each other for a long time.
Chi Wulin's smile falters for a moment. "Boss, you've mistaken me for someone else."
But on the night Xu Guiyi accidentally turns back into a cat, he sees the man kneeling on the ground, his voice trembling so badly he can barely speak. "I've been looking for you for three years. You can't get hurt again."
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Chi Wulin is the current leader of an organization that hunts spirits, and he is also a white tiger.
Three years ago, he was gravely wounded and close to death when a young man took him in. The young man was almost sick himself, yet still carried Chi Wulin home on a night when the temperature was well below freezing.
Later, the young man was seriously injured because of him and lost his memory, forgetting everything.
Chi Wulin infiltrated the organization and clawed his way to the top through three years of bloodshed, keeping every blade out of sight of the man he loved.
At last, he left everything behind and came to stand by his side.
He pretends to be harmless, happily puts up with being scolded every day, keeps watch outside the door at night, and eliminates every threat where Xu Guiyi can't see.
He thought he could keep the secret forever.
Until that night, when Xu Guiyi confronted him to his face. "Did you come back to protect me or to kill me?"
Chi Wulin held him in his arms, no longer able to force a smile.
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There was always someone trying to hurt his cat, so he turned himself into the sharpest blade.
--- A little scene of romantic tension ---
One summer night, Chi Wulin stands at the front door, his dark eyes so cold they are frightening. Look closely, though, and he seems to be holding a cat in his arms, cradling it so gently that his tender touch is worlds apart from his expression.
"Let's see which fool thinks they can come and bother my beloved cat."
As soon as he finishes speaking, Chi Wulin's gaze seems to cling to the cat as he reaches out to tease one of its perked-up ears.
"There, there. Ignore them."
P.S.:
● SC
● The overall writing style is slightly tart and sweet, like a plum-flavored fizzy drink.
● The cat and white tiger are the leads' spirit forms and don't affect the other stuff.
● Includes scenes where the sickly lead turns back into his true form.
Theme: Born because of you, willing to die for you.
