[A Clueless Little Dragon Who Doesn't Know How Pretty He Is VS An Older, Truly Fatherly Man Who Keeps Imagining How Pitiful the Little Dragon Is]
Long Yuan is a little dragon who was born loving beauty.
Before he even hatched, he wanted to decorate his head with diamonds, so he chose a human to be his father.
After hatching and turning into a little dragon, he wasn't satisfied with his looks. He tried sleeping beauty sleep like humans and even attempted to be reborn in the flames like a phoenix.
In the end, he didn't become any prettier. Instead, his human father became convinced he had a death wish and kept an eye on him every moment, afraid that if he looked away, Long Yuan would hurt himself again.
One day, Long Yuan heard a little rabbit passing by say that carrying a baby could make you beautiful.
So he went to the all-powerful Xie Shangheng and asked, "Father, can you help me carry a baby?"
The newly adult dragon suffered the first setback of his life: the father who had always doted on him firmly refused his invitation to lay an egg.
Long Yuan had no choice but to tuck away his horns and tail, disguise himself as a human, and go around asking every handsome man he met, "Would you like to have an egg with me?" His beautiful face made everyone envious.
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Xie Shangheng had a pitiful little dragon in his care.
When he found him, he was a round little egg, so Xie Shangheng named him Long Yuan.
In the unfamiliar human world, Long Yuan was very fragile. He would easily fall ill and pass out, and he depended heavily on his human father.
After Long Yuan came of age, Xie Shangheng deliberately spent less time at home so he could learn to be independent.
He never expected this would make Long Yuan want to end his life.
He deeply regretted it and turned down work so he could stay home with his child.
Under the care of his father's love, Long Yuan stopped trying to die.
But now he was clamoring to have a baby with him!
Xie Shangheng talked until his mouth was dry before finally persuading Long Yuan to give up the idea.
But when he turned around, Long Yuan went off to have a baby with someone else.
"Father, you're so mean!"
As the big hand gripped his flailing tail until it trembled, Xie Shangheng admitted he was an animal. "At a time like this, you should call me Daddy."
Bonus scene:
Long Yuan had a rough time carrying the egg and cried every day, demanding that his father buy him big diamonds to cheer him up.
After laying the egg, Long Yuan became noticeably prettier. He went out every day to show off his beauty, leaving the egg for Xie Shangheng to incubate.
After the little dragon hatched, at first he would listen along with Long Yuan as Xie Shangheng lectured them.
"Don't fly around outside, and don't breathe fire... Keep your horns, tail, and wings tucked away."
After a while, the little dragon started following Long Yuan around, saying, "Dad, you can't be a picky eater. Make sure to tuck your tail away before going out..."
His son had become just as nagging as his father.
P.S. The top and bottom are each other's only partners. Older top. No blood relation of any kind.
Theme: A new life nurtured by love