[Slice-of-Life Healing Sweet Romance, Come Add It to Your Library and Help Ying Xuan Break His Seal OvO]
[Proud, Sharp-Tongued, Self-Admiring Great Demon Top x Cool on the Outside, Warm on the Inside, Teasing Inspector Bottom]
After a thousand-year seal finally ends, the mirage dragon Ying Xuan returns to the human world, only to be told by the Bureau of Spirit Affairs that if he wants to stay in human society, he must submit to a year of supervision.
After looking over the list of inspectors, Ying Xuan makes his choice on the spot. "I want Pei Xu!"
He hears that Pei Xu was the one who killed his subordinate all those years ago.
Excellent. For this entire year, he'll make Pei Xu wish he were dead!
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Ying Xuan does everything he can to torment Pei Xu.
At one in the morning, Ying Xuan says, "Pei Xu, the blanket keeps bumping into my horns."
Pei Xu comes in, pulls the blanket off the dragon horns it's caught on, and tucks it back in place.
At two in the morning, Ying Xuan says, "Pei Xu, the bed keeps hitting my tail."
Pei Xu comes in again, catches the dragon tail smacking the bed, and tucks it into Ying Xuan's arms.
At three in the morning, Ying Xuan knocks on the door again.
Pei Xu leans against the doorway, the corners of his eyes red, his voice husky. "How else do you want to torment me?"
Ying Xuan: "..."
What a devious human!
Ying Xuan says coldly, "Stop trying to seduce me."
The moment the words leave his mouth, his dragon tail honestly coils around Pei Xu's waist.
Pei Xu looks down and strokes the tip of the tail. It swishes happily twice.
Ying Xuan: "..."
The next day's report: [The subject's verbal responses and tail behavior display a clear contradiction.]
Ying Xuan: "Pei Xu!"
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Later, when the truth comes to light, Ying Xuan stops tormenting Pei Xu at bedtime and starts urging him to come home and sleep instead.
One in the morning.
Ying Xuan: "Why do humans have to work overtime? When are you coming home?"
Pei Xu: "Do you miss me?"
Ying Xuan sneers. "In your dreams!"
Ten minutes later.
Ying Xuan: "...How much longer?"
Pei Xu: "Be good. I'm on my way."
Ying Xuan: "Then hurry up. I'm sleepy."
Theme: What you see is not always the truth; what you choose is what matters
