When You Gaze at a Cockroach, the Cockroach Gazes Back at You

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[Hidden bonus in the author's notes: Secret technique! The Cockroach-Repelling Art!]

Gu Qingqi is a once-in-a-century snake-catching prodigy in the Nanzhu residential complex. Thanks to him, the residents of Nanzhu can sleep easy. They don't need to carry snake-catching sticks when they walk to and from work, install window screens, or call 119.

Everyone thought Gu Qingqi was a fearless, all-around great guy.

Until one day, he came across a cockroach the size of his palm...

Content warnings:

Bottom, one-on-one, short story series.

The fearless southern bottom who catches snakes with his bare hands but is terrified of cockroaches x the northern top who spent half a year as a cockroach without realizing he was one.

P.S. I won't describe what cockroaches look like in detail!

While he's in insect form, it's strictly friendship. The romance starts after he turns back into a human.

[Edited on 2021.12.25:

Added an extra chapter, revised the snake-catching details. Treasure life and protect wild animals.

Corrected typos.]

[Edited on 2025.11.28:

Updated the name, fixed a plot hole, corrected typos.]

Theme: All things have a spirit, except cockroaches.