Am I Cute? I'm Just Pretending [Interstellar]

[The blurb for my next novel, "After Saving Four Villains, They All Want a Happy Ending with Me [Book Transmigration]," is below. Please add it to your to-read list!]

[Blurb]

Yu Liye, an ace fleet pilot, is gravely injured in an accident and regresses into the only cat in the entire universe. The empire's noble and haughty crown prince finds him and takes him home.

The crown prince is disliked by animals and has never had a bonded companion. Looking at the tiny, soft kitten that fits in his palm, he reluctantly slips it into his pocket. "Can't be helped. It'll have to do."

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Later, as the two sides face off, everyone summons their bonded companions: three-headed lions, blood-mouthed whale sharks, blazing firebirds... Only the crown prince has a fluffy little kitten perched on his shoulder.

The enemy scoffs. "That's your companion? Ridiculous. What could that thing possibly do?"

The kitten tucks its paws under its body and tilts its head innocently. "Meow?"

The enemy: "...All right, it's pretty cute. I kind of want to pet it."

But the very next second, the kitten transforms into a tall, handsome young man. With a lightsaber in hand, he single-handedly breaks through the enemy lines, moving with decisive, razor-sharp grace and overwhelming strength.

The enemy forces are routed, and their soldiers cry out in panic, "What the hell is that? Weren't you a cat?"

The young man smiles faintly, turns back into a kitten, and meows as he leaps into his prince's arms.

The crown prince affectionately scratches the kitten under the chin and looks down at the defeated enemy with arrogant satisfaction. "That's right. It's my cat. Got a problem with that?"

#Want to pet it? Dream on.

#Am I cute? It's an act.

1. A cocky, adorable cat shou x an extremely possessive prince gong.

2. The shou is human at heart and can freely switch forms later on. Strong in human form, adorable as a beast. The cover shows his human form.

3. 1v1, indulgent, satisfying, and sweet.

[Advance blurb: "After Saving Four Villains, They All Want a Happy Ending with Me [Book Transmigration]"]

The quick transmigration bureau detected that the villain in a certain novel was too powerful, throwing the balance between good and evil into disarray and putting the worldline at risk of collapse. It immediately convened a panel of experts.

Villain 1: Betrayed and left helpless when framed, he grew sinister and scheming.

Villain 2: The person he regarded as his faith brought ruin upon his family, leaving him cold and ruthless, bent on revenge.

Villain 3: Born into a prestigious family but looked down on from childhood, he became insecure and sensitive, then was led astray.

Villain 4: No tragic backstory, just naturally rebellious and a human firecracker.

The quick transmigration bureau decided to send Specialist 005, an expert in redeeming villains, to correct the worldline.

005 was confident. "No problem. I've got this."

But only after transmigrating into the book did he discover that he had become Yun Changjing, the gentle, sweet-looking poison who was secretly cruel.

The mastermind behind framing, betraying, and manipulating several major characters into becoming villains... was none other than himself!

Yun Changjing: Weren't you supposed to give me a good-guy identity?

The quick transmigration bureau: Sorry, dear. The System has a little bug. Just make the best of it.

Yun Changjing looked at Villain 1, whom he was going to frame tomorrow; Villain 2, whom he would betray next week; Villain 3, whom he had already manipulated; and Villain 4, who was grinning away. For the first time, he understood the despair of being an expert...

Restricted by the System, he couldn't stray too far from the original character's script, so Yun Changjing had to do bad things and then try to make up for them.

He'd sabotage the kids by day and give them therapy at night. His life was a constant case of split personality.

But gradually, he noticed that the villains seemed to be changing.

Villain 1 clutched his collar. "If you had your reasons, why didn't you tell me?"

Villain 2 pinned him against the wall, furious. "Why did you have to carry so many secrets alone?"

Villain 3 wrapped his arms around Yun Changjing's waist, eyes red. "I believe you. I know you had no choice in anything you did."

Villain 4 was still grinning. "I'll stop if you kiss me."

Yun Changjing: "..." Is it too late to quit?

1. A gentle, stunning shou x a possessive, obsessive gong. Younger gong, 1v1.

2. Only one of the villains is the actual gong. The others are good little brothers with no romantic storylines.

Theme: Protect those who matter.