A Real Man Isn't Afraid of Little Seductresses

My new novel, After Turning Silly, I Became the Tyrant's Beloved, is now underway. The blurb is below. Yu Chu was once a powerful figure who could summon the wind and rain. But in one instant, he transmigrated from a little enchantress who captivated everyone into a pitiful soul who was bullied mercilessly. He gave a derisive laugh and prepared to recuperate in this peaceful world. As for those noisy "flies" bothering him, he could just swat them dead while he was at it. Looking at those stupid "flies," Yu Chu felt nothing at all as he slowly reached toward their necks with the hand of fate... Smack! The hand of fate was slapped away hard. "Why are you staring at them like that? All that happened was you missed out on the last two custard buns. Are you going to rob them and kill them for the buns?" Xie Xingmu scolded him coldly, his handsome face stern. Yu Chu was deeply displeased with this mysterious former "personal bodyguard." Even though Xie Xingmu was tall, handsome, and rich, and had saved his life from mortal danger several times; even though, as his former bodyguard, he had given the young master food, a place to stay, and spending money when he was homeless, Yu Chu was still displeased. Xie Xingmu kept him under tight control in every way. He constantly checked where Yu Chu was, had even installed a tracker on his phone, and was always nagging him like an old mother. Since Yu Chu was eating and living at Xie Xingmu's expense, he could only rub his reddened hand and silently swear: Sooner or later, I'll pin down this biggest, most sharp-tongued "fly" and kill him. Later, he did pin him down. He really did. He was the one sobbing as Xie Xingmu pinned him down, and nearly got killed. #A short, freewheeling writing exercise, just over 200,000 words# One-on-one, happy ending. A handsome top who can fight and keep house, cold on the outside but motherly inside, VS a cute-looking bottom who's secretly dark-hearted. Blurb for After Turning Silly, I Became the Tyrant's Beloved: Luo Bai's mother died. Her only words before she passed were: Never reveal your snow leopard true form, and never fall in love with anyone. Don't end up like me. Luo Bai was sent to the imperial palace in the capital, where he met the person he had come to rely on: Chu Yuzhao, who had once been injured and lost his memory while staying at Luo Bai's home. The mature man before him looked different now, but he was still the most handsome person Luo Bai had ever seen. Ignoring his imposing, cold gaze, Luo Bai blushed and shyly called out, "Handsome big brother." "How dare you! You must call him Your Majesty," the palace attendants cried in alarm. Chu Yuzhao also scrutinized the seventeen-year-old boy before him and furrowed his brows deeply. He knew Luo Bai had an intellectual disability, but he had not expected him to be this foolish. So be it. He would keep him around. He was destined to be alone, cold-hearted as he was, so it would be nice to have someone with him. Even if that someone was a fool. When Luo Bai was little, he gave away one hun and one po to save someone. From then on, his true form stopped growing, and he became a fool as well. Naive and simple-minded, he did not even know how to complain when he was bullied, and he never cried. Looking at Luo Bai, who was as soft as a ball of dough, Chu Yuzhao thought it was a pity he was a solid ball of dough that understood nothing. But the dough-like Luo Bai had a clear, pure heart. He could feel pain, and he had even learned to hide away and cry in secret. At the time, Chu Yuzhao could not have imagined that this little fool would take up residence in his heart and stay there for the rest of his life. He could never have imagined that one day he would risk his life just to keep the little fool by his side... A cold and stern top who dotes on his lover like mad x a sweet, soft, adorable beauty of a bottom. One-on-one, no angst, a little bittersweet and a little sweet, happy ending. 1. This is a fictional setting, very much so. Don't compare it to real history. 2. The author follows their usual approach: sweet fluff on the surface, with a plot underneath, including elements of horror and adventure. Please add Human Cubs' Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse to your reading list: Yan Bubu was born in a luxurious mansion, but he had no part in its splendor, because he was a servant's son. From the moment he was born, it was decided that he would serve the young master, Feng Chen, for the rest of his life. The young master, Feng Chen, was as cold and hard as a bullet kept at an extremely low temperature: sharp and deadly, wrapped in a thick layer of ice that kept everyone around him at a distance. But Feng Chen was all Yan Bubu could see. Clutching his only toy, a teddy bear, he toddled from the servants' quarters to the young master's side. "Big brother, this is for you." "Who are you calling big brother?" Feng Chen looked down at him and asked coldly. Yan Bubu smiled, sucking on his finger. "Big brother's silly. You're big brother." Feng Chen didn't even glance at the old teddy bear before turning away. Yan Bubu thought, if big brother doesn't like this, then I'll find something he does like. Every morning when Feng Chen opened his eyes, he was greeted by a terrifying sight: a glass jar of earthworms on his bedside table, or several cicada shells, ugly clay figurines, grimy marbles... Yan Bubu peeked from outside the door. Big brother was staring at those little presents without looking away. He must really like them... He patted his round little belly in satisfaction. Feng Chen thought he didn't like that little tagalong at all. Even when the boy looked at him with the most fervent gaze and called him big brother in the softest voice, he still didn't like him. But when the apocalypse arrived, twelve-year-old Feng Chen took little Yan Bubu with him on the run. Throughout those years of struggling to survive, he never once thought of abandoning him. Yan Bubu was everything to him. You kiss me with rose-red lips, and the bullet blossoms into a flower. #Two little shoots sprouting from a crack in the cliff, drawing nourishment from each other through the apocalypse's wind and rain as they grow up side by side# Theme: Treat others sincerely, and you will receive sincerity in return.