Cute Little Succulent, Come Squish Me!

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Please add my ongoing story, Transmigrating into a Book, but the Villain's Male Insect Reborn, to your favorites!

Xiong Tong has a secret. He's not human.

He kept this secret from everyone for years, until his roommate secretly hugged his true body and tried to break off a piece to raise on his own.

Xiong Tong is 1.9 meters tall, broad-shouldered, long-legged, and muscular. He's devastatingly handsome, but his fierce, intimidating aura means no one dares approach him.

No one would ever guess that his true body is a plump, adorable succulent. Anyone who sees it wants to pinch its thick leaves and tell it how cute it is.

Thanks to Xiong Tong's cold expression, his cute succulent has been spared from human mistreatment.

That is, until Xiong Tong becomes roommates with the agricultural college's genius, who's rumored to be a plant-sexual, and is tormented every day.

His true body and human body share sensations.

Getting pinched every day is no way for a plant to live!

And he can't even catch the culprit in the act!

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Xin Yuming thinks his new roommate has suddenly taken a dislike to him. The guy's always scowling at him and badmouthing him behind his back, but his roommate's succulent is so adorable.

He can't help secretly "taking care" of the little succulent. Pinch, pinch, pinch, pinch~

His roommate keeps giving him stranger and stranger looks, but Xin Yuming doesn't care.

When he sees the succulent overflowing with new growth, Xin Yuming is incredibly proud of his work.

There are so, so... so many little shoots. He can surely break one off and plant it without anyone noticing, right?

Wildflowers can't compare to a flower grown at home.

Xin Yuming secretly cuts off a tiny piece of succulent and gets cornered by Xiong Tong, caught red-handed.

Xiong Tong grabs him around the waist with one hand and pins his arm with the other. His eyes are bloodshot as he glares. I'm watching you.

Xin Yuming: Wait, I can explain.

Little Scene:

Xin Yuming takes the cute little succulent to the park to bask in the sun, unaware that a wicked bird has its eye on the plant.

He battles the evil bird.

He successfully protects the succulent, but accidentally scratches one of its fleshy leaves with his fingernail.

Poor thing!

Back at the dorm, he sees a clear, horrible scratch on Xiong Tong's handsome face, obviously left by someone's fingernails.

Xin Yuming is furious. "Who did this?! I'll get revenge for you!"

Xiong Tong says nothing, only gazes reproachfully at Xin Yuming's pretty hands.

Xin Yuming backs away. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Cover art courtesy of my good friend [Tofu in My Nest]. She's a serial procrastinator, but her stories are great. Go read them~

Please add Transmigrating into a Book, but the Villain's Male Insect Reborn to your favorites!

1. Jialin, a cheerful and straightforward male college student, transmigrates into the trash male owner of Xilaier, the villainous male insect he was supposed to win over.

Bad news: The original owner was fickle and immoral, framing and abusing the villain, and was ultimately dismembered and fed to dogs by the villain after he turned evil.

Good news: The villain hasn't turned evil yet. He's just returned from the battlefield, gravely wounded, and now is the perfect time to take advantage of the situation.

System: Every point of happiness the target gains can be exchanged for one point. Points can be traded for anything you want.

Jialin: Huh? Then give me a stack of diplomas from top universities!

A doctorate! And make it a double major!

System: ...

2. Xilaier has two secrets.

The first secret is that he is reborn.

The second is that he knows his male owner is an outsider. Not only has his personality changed completely, his looks and height are different, too. Yet no other insect seems to find anything strange. He is the only one who knows.

His unfamiliar male owner is wonderful in every way. He gently bandages Xilaier's wounds, feeds him carefully prepared meals, and takes him out to have fun, happily calling his name.

For some reason, the male owner always thinks he's a poor little thing and stubbornly stands in front of him, foiling every plot and scheme aimed at him.

The violent male insect draws in his sharp spines, hides his bloodthirsty fangs, and obediently plays the role of a pitiful little thing hoping to be cherished.

3. Once everything is settled, Xilaier mistakenly thinks Jialin is going to leave this world.

No matter what, he won't let him go.

When Jialin wakes up, there's a gold chain around his ankle, and even the windows have been barred.

Xilaier is obsessively, crazily possessive: "Don't even think about leaving me."

Theme: Always hold on to hope and stay optimistic.