A pretty, silly, spoiled little tree spirit as the adored one x a refined villain, a doting CEO with a fatherly streak as the pursuer
The Feng family of B City rules both the underworld and the legitimate world, with power to cover the sky. Its new head, Feng Yu, is handsome as jade, ruthless and hard-hearted. Yet on the very day he takes over, this powerful man is hit by a truck and rushed into the ICU.
His collateral relatives seize the chance to take power. Gossip about the wealthy family is everywhere, and people wonder if Feng Yu is about to fall from grace. Deep in the mountains, the little tree Cen Mumu gives a cold snort:
Serves him right! That nasty Feng Yu never came to pay his respects!
Cen Mumu isn't an ordinary tree spirit. He's a divine tree.
More precisely, he's the guardian tree that has protected the Feng family and kept it prosperous for generations.
For generations, the Feng family has made offerings to the divine tree. The old family head warned Feng Yu that he must pay his respects before taking over. But Feng Yu, raised on modern materialism, scoffed at the idea and threatened to chop the tree down and make it into a tea table before long.
Then he had an accident.
Though Feng Yu got what he deserved, Cen Mumu thinks this is no good. Without offerings, his divine power has greatly weakened, and he might not be able to maintain his human form.
Cen Mumu hates standing still, so he decides to seek Feng Yu out. He'll show off a little divine power in front of him and make him submit beneath the tree's canopy.
At a banquet, Cen Mumu marches up to Feng Yu, who's just recovered from his serious illness and is now down on his luck, and announces that he's the guardian deity here to save him.
What kind of chuunibyou is this? Feng Yu narrows his eyes at Cen Mumu, whose only redeeming quality is his face, then smiles and tells his assistant to call the psychiatric hospital.
Feng Yu initially thinks Cen Mumu is a spy planted by his rival, chosen to match his tastes. But this pretty little airhead keeps challenging Feng Yu's worldview, time and again.
The second-generation heir who takes Cen Mumu home and mocks Feng Yu for being paralyzed from the waist down after his accident has his legs broken by his enemies that very day.
When Feng Yu stands up for Cen Mumu, his collateral relatives, who framed him, expose themselves, and Feng Yu secures his position as head of the Feng family once more.
When Feng Yu spends money on Cen Mumu, he lands one project after another and leads the Feng Group to new heights.
Feng Yu treats Cen Mumu better and better, giving him the stars if he asks and the moon if he wants. Cen Mumu lives a charmed life, until he learns that the real guardian deity of the Feng family had long since vanished. He's merely an ordinary little tree that was nourished by divine power and happens to be lucky.
Cen Mumu is struck as if by lightning. So Feng Yu had handled all the Feng family's recent crises through his own ability. Thinking back on how he'd been ordering Feng Yu around, Cen Mumu feels like he's not long for this world.
There's big news in B City's wealthy circles: the head of the Feng family has been dumped by his fiancée.
Everyone knows that when Feng Yu rose to power again, he also gained a lover with whom he'd already pledged his life. The honey-tongued Mr. Feng always has an especially sincere smile in his eyes whenever he talks about his beloved.
Deep in the mountains, Cen Mumu sees the gossip and gets so angry he cries and smashes his smartphone.
That bastard Feng Yu! Since when did he have a fiancée? They live together every day. How does Cen Mumu not know about this?
When Feng Yu carries Cen Mumu home with a dark expression, Cen Mumu is still crying. This time, he's not angry, but scared. Feng Yu has never been this fierce with him before.
Cen Mumu asks cautiously, "Feng Yu, I mean, Mr. Feng, I know I was a bit bad-tempered before. Can you forgive me and treat me as well as you used to?"
Feng Yu sneers. "I only treat my wife well. How can I treat you well if you keep calling me Mr. Feng?"
Cen Mumu tries to bargain. "Then can you at least not turn me into a tea table?"
Feng Yu sneers even more. "I will. I'll make it myself."
Reading Guide:
1. Feng Yu x Cen Mumu. The pursuer spoils the adored one, but the feelings are very much mutual. A monogamous pairing from beginning to end, both are each other's first and only love. Not recommended for readers who are possessive about their favorite character.
2. The pursuer never truly fell from grace, and he doesn't treat the adored one well to rise to power again. He does it because he loves him.
3. The supernatural elements are minor and serve as background. This is basically a sweet modern romance.
4. All details may change while the manuscript is being written. Blurb written on June 9, 2026.
Theme: Work hard and build wealth through honest labor.
