My Gloomy Childhood Friend Keeps Trying to Put Down Roots in My Arms

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On his eighteenth birthday, Wu Qile had been looking forward to becoming an adult for a long time. After a brief burst of excitement, he started to feel bored.

So turning eighteen doesn't make any difference. Boring.

Wu Qile felt gloomy. Wu Qile sighed.

As Wu Qile halfheartedly tapped through the birthday wishes popping up on his phone, each one brimming with insincerity, an app icon silently invaded his phone.

Under his astonished gaze, a magnificent rose bloomed on the blank icon, almost spilling out of the screen. In the blink of an eye, it withered, returning to an empty white, without a ripple.

It was a silent blossoming, as if some hidden presence had finally gotten the prey it had coveted for so long and was wild with joy.

Wu Qile rubbed his eyes. The app wasn't a hallucination, and his thoughts began to race. He raised a finger, eager to give it a try.

What is this?!

Curious!

I want to tap it!

And there was only one second left before the bored young master opened the app and left his peaceful, tranquil daily life behind for good.

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Ever since he could remember, Chu Yu had always been by Wu Qile's side, almost inseparable from him.

To Wu Qile, he and Chu Yu knew everything about each other. They were two halves of one whole, and there should be no secrets between them.

Yes, there should be no secrets.

So when he unexpectedly caught his childhood friend in the act of being something other than human, the first thing the young master Wu, who had never suffered a grievance in his life, felt was fury!

But he had barely turned around and taken two steps when Chu Yu caught up with him.

The man, a head taller than Wu Qile, took his left hand and bent down, pressing it against his cheek.

"Xiao Le," Chu Yu's lips brushed his wrist as he spoke. His eyes, always gentle whenever he looked at Wu Qile, fixed on him, turbulent with a chilling darkness. "I know you're really angry right now. Will you give me a chance to come clean?"

He tilted his head and placed a dry kiss in Wu Qile's palm.

Wu Qile froze for a moment, then sneered. "Go ahead. Let's hear your excuses."

Gentle, gloomy, insecure plant top X spoiled, flirtatious, naturally dominant young master bottom

Stable daily updates, chapters written in advance, with occasional bonus updates.

This time, I've outlined the whole story. My goal is to update daily until it's complete!

1. The top simply lives at the bottom's house. There is no adoption, blood relationship, or shared household registration.

2. One-on-one romance, both are virgins. The top and bottom are a sweet couple, equal-opportunity in their devotion to feeding everyone, human or otherwise, dog food until they go blind.

3. A sweet story. I love every character equally, so please don't read if you're an extreme top- or bottom-fan.

4. Worldbuilding:

Plants: fragile, yet ever-renewing

Animals: powerful, yet ruled by instinct

Humans: balanced, yet mortal

In this chaotic world, love is a miracle of reunion after a long separation.

[Coming soon] Set in the same world as this story. Add it to your collection if you're interested!

The air, water, food, residents... Everything in City B is poisonous. It's a city notorious for its deadly toxins.

And like Gotham, it's known for its wholesome local character and abundance of talented people.

Lilu is a native of City B, a hybrid of a king rat snake demon and a king cobra demon.

The good news: Lilu inherited both the king rat snake's strength and the king cobra's resistance to poison.

The bad news: Lilu's true form is a Fujian keelback.

Characteristics:

1. Nonvenomous

2. Slow-moving

3. Adults reach 30 centimeters long and are often mistaken for earthworms.

One day, while lazing around in his true form, cosplaying as a shoelace, Lilu was struck by the Peacekeeping System.

The System, Si She, awakened his innate ability, [Snake]: Eat your fill. Anything that doesn't kill you with poison will become fuel for your evolution.

Lilu choked up. "Thank you, System! I'll do my best to maintain peace!"

The System, Si She, said warmly, "I'll help you, too."

Later, Lilu had become the uncrowned king of the city of poisons, a living horror story, a battle royale enthusiast, and an unspeakable mutated taipan of the poison world. He smiled. "Everyone, I hope City B remains peaceful today."

The many troublemakers trembled, nodded together, and repeatedly promised to behave.

They were afraid the tyrant would start eating them on a whim.

Having received his daily assurance, Lilu grabbed Si She's tail and slowly stroked it. "Darling, look. I did my best to keep the city of poisons peaceful today, too."

Si She: "...You're genuinely poisonous."

Lilu blushed. "Darling, you're so good at giving compliments."

Si She: ...

Self-disciplined, hypocritical gentleman top (Si She) X battle-crazed, genuinely unhinged bottom (Lilu)

Alien-tech animatronic snake X constantly evolving mutant snake

He's called a hypocrite because he really is putting on an act, pretending to be a gentleman. Not because he's a despicable villain.

Every living thing in this story is poisonous in the literal sense. If you meet one in real life, run!

Theme: Love is a miracle of reunion after a long separation.