A Sweet, Old-School Story About the Gong Being Reborn

[The whole novel costs just 56 Jinjiang coins~ Coming soon: My Roommate Isn't Human and The Top Alpha's Second Differentiation and His Little Wolfdog. Please add them to your favorites.] That summer, Chi Yu, struggling to get by, met a strange man. The man had traveled a long way to find him. He arranged surgery for Chi Yu, paid off his debts, and chased away the thugs who had come to surround his home. But Chi Yu didn't think the man was a good person. There had never been a good person in his life. Sure enough, the man pushed an agreement across the table, listing the various "obligations" Chi Yu would have to fulfill, along with the generous compensation the man would provide in return. Chi Yu signed it. From then on, Chi Yu began living with the man, whose name was Xie Qingsheng. Xie Qingsheng seemed like a domineering man who cared far too much about appearances. He frowned and said, "You're so skinny. People will think I'm mistreating you," while carefully scooping out the crab roe for Chi Yu. He said coldly, "Look at the other guys' boyfriends. They have a fistful of gold cards. How can you not have even one?" as he handed Chi Yu a black card with no spending limit. He even said, "I heard someone offered you five million to leave me? I'll offer you ten times that to stay. Is that enough to make them eat their words?" Chi Yu: ... Until one day, the man gave him his usual villainous smirk. "You want to study abroad? Of course you can." "Seeing the little guy I've spoiled fly so far makes me feel more accomplished than any of those domineering CEOs." Chi Yu looked up at him, hesitating as he reached out to wipe the corner of his eye. "Then... why are you crying?" * In his previous life, Xie Qingsheng loved Chi Yu for his entire life. Unfortunately, Chi Yu's life was too short, and they met too late. Two years in love and three years of marriage were all they had. After Chi Yu's unexpected death, Xie Qingsheng became an empty shell without a soul. Then time turned back. Xie Qingsheng returned to ten years earlier and met the teenage Chi Yu, prickly as a hedgehog. He knew very well that Chi Yu didn't believe anyone could be kind. All he could do was... stay by his lover's side in the worst possible way, with the utmost devotion. He would protect him and wait for the day his lover's heart thawed, and he fell in love with him again. A prickly hedgehog uke, tough on the outside and soft inside X a reborn seme, cold and sinister on the surface but a doting husband at heart Reader's guide: 1. Set in a fictional world where same-sex marriage is legal. 2. The setting is around the turn of the millennium, before the internet and mobile phones became widespread. 3. Not a parallel world or transmigration, just a straightforward rebirth. 4. Primarily told from the uke's perspective. [Special note: This is a sweet story. I haven't filled in the character cards because I hate Jinjiang's forced one-sided arrows in them.] ******Coming-soon story****** My Roommate Isn't Human Xia Xiaochi is a "repair specialist" for the Transmigration Bureau. His regular job is to travel to different small worlds and treat all kinds of seriously injured, unconscious monsters. However, the Transmigration Bureau is short-staffed, so they assign Xia Xiaochi the extra task of pretending to be the monsters' roommate. Transmigration Bureau: It's just a background character. You can play the roommate and treat them at the same time. Two birds with one stone. Xia Xiaochi: Too dangerous. I refuse. Transmigration Bureau: Triple pay and double the annual leave. Xia Xiaochi: I can be persuaded. Xia Xiaochi dutifully went off to work. World One: Tentacle monster X roommate In human form, he's a cool and composed top student. Beneath that human skin are wildly flailing tentacles. No one knows his secret. Until the day his tentacles broke. He saw his slender, timid roommate, looking pale with fright as he carefully stitched up every one of his tentacles while he was "unconscious." He recovered. His roommate pretended not to know anything. But from then on, nothing was the same. World Two: Vine tree demon X roommate He's the son of a noble leader. His true form is a tree demon with countless vines. After his life-giving fruit was picked, he waited in the darkness for the day he would wither. Then he saw his low-status roommate bring water in a kettle and pour spring water over him while he was "unconscious." He grew fruit again. His roommate seemed to have lost his memory. He had no choice but to wrap his vines around his roommate's wrist to remind him of everything that had happened. World Three: Evil spirit X roommate World Four: Shadow X roommate More to be added. The semes aren't human, but all of them have incredibly alluring human forms. One seme, split across different worlds. A collection of sweet stories. ******Coming-soon story****** The Top Alpha's Second Differentiation and His Little Wolfdog Gu Liran, the youngest senior officer in the Empire, is a top Alpha whose presence is as cold as ice. No one expected him to suffer from a rare differentiation disorder. Only continuous marking by another Alpha can free him from the terrifying heat of his mating cycle. Gu Liran straightforwardly accepts the doctor's advice and secretly begins searching for a highly compatible Alpha. However, among all the Alphas in the Empire, the only one compatible with him is the pirate leader he personally sent to prison. Gu Liran falls silent for a minute, then tells the guard, "Bring him out and put a blindfold on him." * Qi Yingwu, a former prince cast out of the royal family, has been living under an assumed name as a space pirate. After a failed mission, he becomes Gu Liran's prisoner. One day, guards blindfold him and lead him out of his cell. After walking for a long time over the cold, hard marble floor, he hears a heavy wooden door slowly open. A scent sweeps over him, strong enough to muddle his mind, cold as ice and snow, yet intensely sweet. The blindfold stays on. * Qi Yingwu feels as though he's had an overly sensual dream. After he wakes, the cold and ruthless general enters his cell and looks down at him. "I've been asked to come and negotiate a deal with you." The man offers Qi Yingwu terms he can't refuse. Qi Yingwu agrees to the deal. * Qi Yingwu never knows who he's fulfilling his obligations for. He can't help wondering who it is that keeps letting out muffled moans beneath him, holding back again and again. Until one time, he challenges Gu Liran to a fencing match. Gu Liran accepts. For some reason, the young, dashing officer is unsteady on his feet that day. The blade strikes Gu Liran's waist. The officer lets out a low groan. Qi Yingwu heard that voice just the night before, while blindfolded. He grips his sword and freezes in place, unable to move for a long time. * Recently, Qi Yingwu has suddenly become very obedient. But Gu Liran has no time to think about why. His disorder has finally been cured. It's time to end the deal, he thinks. But before he can say "end," the little wolfdog pins him against the wall. Gu Liran frowns. "What do you want?" Qi Yingwu's eyes redden, his voice full of grievance. "I want you to love me!" A cool beauty of a general, uke X a little wolfdog, seme Theme: Love life, be independent and strong.