I Dare You

[My upcoming novel, The Nine-Tailed Cat Faked Its Death and Ran Away, is now in the works. Please add it to your collection! The blurb is below this one.] [Blurb for this novel:] A lazy, flirtatious, carefree bottom x a possessive, calculating, black-hearted younger wolfdog top. Seven-year age gap. This story will be completed, not abandoned. In his most reckless years, Jiang Chengyi took a whim and spent two years looking after a kid for someone. It was new and exciting to him, so he was secretly very good to Xue Ran. Unfortunately, he had a nasty, perverse streak and loved lazily curling a finger to tease him. "Be good and call me Uncle." Back then, young Xue Ran was serious and aloof. He pressed his lips together and stared coldly at Jiang Chengyi, his eyes full of wariness and humiliation. Young Master Jiang's good intentions were mistaken for ill will. He soon let the kid go and forgot all about him, returning to his carefree, debauched life. Then one day, the Jiang family went bankrupt, and Jiang Chengyi's parents hurriedly forced him to go abroad. He was gone for many years. For as long as Jiang Chengyi was away, Xue Ran's unspeakable cinnabar mole burned in his chest. When they met again, Xue Ran couldn't take his eyes off Jiang Chengyi's familiar, lazy, flirtatious smile. The corners of his eyes quickly reddened, and the fragile defenses around his heart crumbled in an instant. Xue Ran finally had to admit that at some point, he had fallen hopelessly in love with this man. Jiang Chengyi never understood why Xue Ran always seemed to keep a barrier between them, until one night, Xue Ran backed him into a corner step by step. Xue Ran leaned over him, his eyes cold as he looked down. The feelings in his eyes were absurdly intense and scorching. "You knew all along how I felt about you." Note: One-on-one, younger top, seven-year age gap, both virgins. They only temporarily shared a home, are not blood-related, and were never on the same household registration. No romantic relationship before adulthood. ----[The Nine-Tailed Cat Only Wants to Be Sacrificed]--- As the last nine-tailed cat in the ancient realm, the fluffy little Pei Chu worked very hard on his cultivation. But after living all alone for tens of thousands of years, he entered the world and innocently fell in love at first sight with a "human." Pei Chu always thought the cold, reserved colonel liked him just as much. He stuck close to him every day, shamelessly cuddling, flirting, and rolling around. Then one day, he suddenly discovered that the other man was actually an unspeakable fallen god from the human realm. All the warmth and intimacy of their past had been nothing but an illusion. The god stood high above him, his gaze full of chilling murderous intent. At a loss and heartbroken, Pei Chu returned to the ancient realm in despair. He was gone for years. -- When they met again in the human realm, Pei Chu had finally cultivated all nine tails and earned the awe and worship of all living things. The beautiful young man stood in the sunlight, chatting and laughing with someone, when he suddenly heard a trembling voice whisper his name. Pei Chu turned to look at the person who had called him. His gaze was still clear and pure, but not a trace of affection remained. Who could have guessed that the fallen god would suddenly go mad and force him into a corner without a second thought? As Pei Chu stared in astonishment, the god leaned over him. Blood rose in his dark eyes as he declared, word by word, his despair and possessiveness, brimming with hatred. Theme: Keep striving through life. Don't let the low points overwhelm you.