Cling to the Protagonist's Coattails

[Preorder open, please add to your collection: "How to Conquer the Wasteland with Comfort Food," a healing story about cooking and raising fluffy creatures] Qi Yuzi transmigrated into a novel he knew by heart. Thinking he was keeping up with the times, he managed to get himself killed over and over for three lifetimes. By his fourth life, he finally understood: It didn't matter whether he transmigrated or not. What mattered was clinging tightly to the male lead's slippery thigh! Qi Yugu regretted everything in his previous life. So after dying, he opened his eyes and, with a thump, transmigrated back to the days before liberation. His status had plummeted, but that didn't matter. What mattered was that the man he had wanted but never gotten in his previous life was standing right in front of him, pretending to want to cling to his thigh! Qi Yuzi decided to mend his ways in this life and stop being a villain. But he'd been such a successful villain in his last life that the upgraded male lead was on guard against him at every turn. He couldn't even hold on to that thigh! Qi Yugu had been badly harmed in his previous life. In this life, he kept someone's crimes firmly in mind. If that person wanted to keep him all to himself for the rest of his life, then he couldn't let his guard down for even a moment. He had to keep that person under his thumb forever, never letting him get back on his feet! Reborn, sinister, scheming top x transmigrated into a book, repeatedly reborn, silly-but-cunning bottom Note: The author is trying very hard to make every character clever, but things seem to be going in the opposite direction. In short, this story may well end up with every villain being an "idiot" while only the protagonist has any brains. Not-quite-brothers Come on in and give it a click???( ˊ?ˋ )??? ----Coming Soon---- "How to Conquer the Wasteland with Comfort Food" Chu Xingzhou opened his eyes and discovered that he had transmigrated into a wasteland world, in the body model of his game character. The good news: He could still use all his in-game skills, and even buy and sell things in the game store. The bad news: The only way to get money here was to kill mutant creatures and collect their cores. But he was a healer, and every time he attacked, the creatures got 99+ stronger. The worse news: The wasteland was barren. Even a random gulp of water could infect him and cause a mutation. The only food around was dried-up rats, earthworms, and the like... And these disgusting scraps were too expensive for him to afford. Chu Xingzhou decided to throw caution to the wind. With the few hundred coins left in his account, he bought ingredients and seasonings from the game store. He'd eat this last meal, then starve to death... He never got to eat his "last meal." The delicious aroma of his cooking spread for miles and attracted a legendary disaster-class beast. The beast ate every last bite and became his enforcer... Chu Xingzhou thought he could rule the wasteland with the beast at his side. One day, he boldly picked up a man who had passed out from hunger. He planned to use the favor to make the man his slave, but instead, the man captured him. That disaster-class beast? The man could beat it whenever he pleased... Chu Xingzhou: "I saved your life..." Bian Yushan: "Three meals a day, or I'll kill you!" To stop Chu Xingzhou from escaping, Bian Yushan stayed by his side every moment of the day. They even had to share a bed at night. * Chu Xingzhou's skills could cleanse radiation. He gathered all the mutant meat no one else dared to eat and used these strange ingredients to set up a mobile food stall. Charcoal-grilled irradiated giant lizard tail, double-headed lion-scorpion soup, stir-fried molten crab claws... There's more than enough to go around! Who says there's no food in the wasteland? As he accumulated resources, the game store gradually upgraded, unlocking new products: plant seeds, natural springs... The new products couldn't be bought with money. He had to exchange merit points for them. Tired of eating meat and longing for vegetables, Chu Xingzhou slapped his thigh. "Fine, then I'll build a shelter for the wanderers!" Civilization needed to be rebuilt, and he deserved some fresh vegetables! Wasteland wanderers: No need to say anything else. Stick with Chu Xingzhou and we'll eat well, drink well, and never have to fight again! Theme: Kindness is the key to survival.