The First Rule of Getting the Most Out of Xiao Lu

[Animal-loving, aloof, oblivious top x Beautiful, sharp-tongued, money-loving bottom who thinks he's straight]

After graduating from college, Lu Weiqing couldn't find a job, so he went straight into business burning corpses. "Not people! Pets!"

He even opened his "unlucky" shop right next to a veterinary clinic.

On opening day, he stuffed a flyer into the hands of the owner next door. Hey, a handsome guy!

The man was tall and long-legged, with sharp features and a poker face like some mob boss. But he was actually a soft-hearted animal lover who adored plush toys.

His reason for disliking Lu Weiqing was that he'd hurt the cats' and dogs' feelings.

Lu Weiqing was completely baffled. All he wanted to ask was, "Handsome, have you ever had your head checked?"

But the constant stream of customers made Lu Weiqing green with envy, so he could only plant himself in the veterinary clinic like a stubborn squatter.

"Aww, Brother Ji, don't be so stingy~ I'm just bringing in a few customers, not stealing them."

Ji Hanzhang tried to chase him off several times, only to find that Lu Weiqing was like his own personal shadow. No matter where he appeared, Lu Weiqing would show up right away.

Until one night in a little tavern lit by flickering candles, Lu Weiqing was tipsy and nestled in Ji Hanzhang's arms. "I... I have to tell you... After I... I first met you, I wanted you to..."

His voice disappeared between their lips, tempting Ji Hanzhang to lean closer. "Wanted me to what?"

Their shadows overlapped on the wall. The taller man's figure enveloped the slender one, his large hand gripping that slim waist. "Stay with me forever, okay?"

The next morning, half-asleep, Lu Weiqing felt fingers rubbing his lips. He jolted awake, aching all over.

The first thing out of his mouth was, "Ji Hanzhang! I'm making you apologize to me! What did you do to me?!"

The man's gaze was deep as he held the back of Lu Weiqing's neck. His fingers gave way to his lips. "You really don't like me?"

"Well, I... I wouldn't say that..." Lu Weiqing's voice was faint, but the blush on his cheeks was impossible to hide.

[Bonus Scene]

After they got together, Ji Hanzhang wanted to hold Lu Weiqing around the waist every second of the day and pull him into his arms.

His eyes and brows were always full of tender smiles. "Baby, there's strawberry-flavored..."

But he hadn't expected the money-loving little minx to wriggle free and count on his fingers.

"Oh, I've got three appointments tomorrow. I'll be really busy. Go sleep in the guest room, okay? Be good~"

Content note: The setting is partially fictionalized, and same-sex couples can marry.

Handsome, dashing nouveau riche bottom who's actually an older virgin with a strict aversion to emotional entanglements, funny x Fox-spirit top who seems innocent and easygoing but is actually scheming and competitive (in short, a pretend innocent) [Both are each other's first]

Jiang Sinian came from a wealthy family and was good-looking. The only problem was that he was still a virgin at twenty-nine.

At his birthday party, his friends got him drunk. After losing a dare, he was forced to hit on a handsome college guy. "Hey, handsome, want a sugar daddy?"

Unexpectedly, the guy thought about it for a moment, then nodded.

The alcohol went to Jiang Sinian's head, and the guy was too tempting to resist. He took him home, thinking he would finally get to be the one on top.

But the college guy took off his pants and said, "Big brother, with gay couples, whoever's bigger is the one on top."

Jiang Sinian glanced down, his eyes going wide and his lips trembling. "I-is that so?"

The next morning, waking from a spring dream about sailing beneath a sky full of stars over the Qing River, Jiang Sinian looked at the college guy's chiseled physique and decided the experience had been pretty good. He signed a sugar baby contract with him.

He thought he'd only taken in a penniless, pampered boy. Then he noticed that the guy's clothes were all brands so expensive Jiang Sinian could barely stand buying them for himself. The guy also followed him in and out of all sorts of places with easy familiarity, never looking out of place. Jiang Sinian was full of questions.

The college guy just smiled. "They're all knockoffs from Putian. You think I can't act the part?"

As he spoke, he pulled Jiang Sinian into his arms and ran a finger across his lips. "You're not paying attention, big brother."

With the college guy kissing him, Jiang Sinian grew more and more confused. Which of this guy's words were actually true?

*

He Jinzhao was the sole heir to one of the most prominent families in the capital. Growing up watching his parents put on a show for others, he never took romance seriously and only chased after endless fun.

In his third year of college, while buying late-night snacks for his roommate at the campus gates, a drunk asked if he wanted a sugar daddy.

Looking at that fair, clean face and hearing the man's friends egg him on from behind, "Come on, old virgin!"

He figured, why not? The guy was clean-cut and easy on the eyes, and it sounded like fun, so he agreed immediately.

To keep his identity secret and make things even more fun, He Jinzhao really did disguise himself as an innocent college student. "Big brother, I don't know what I'm doing. Teach me."

But after a few rounds of bedroom service, this sugar daddy turned out to be nothing like he'd expected. He was ambitious and hardworking, and didn't just bask in the joy of getting rich through his family.

The bedroom-only sugar baby hadn't noticed that his own heart was gradually falling, too.

Then He Jinzhao overheard Jiang Sinian's parents telling him to go on a blind date. Furious, he forced himself to rein in his temper, changed into a bespoke outfit, and strolled over to Jiang Sinian and his date.

He shot the date a sidelong glance, gripped Jiang Sinian's chin, and kissed him. "Your sugar daddy contract is for life, remember? Don't tell me you're going to have your fun and then dump me?"

Theme: Love life, love work, and embrace love