The Little Rose and His Human Colonel

[Upcoming: "The Art of Perfumery" and "The Little Zombie Is a Gourmet in the Stars." Save them to your reading list, please. Love you all!]

Su Ran is a little rose raised by the human military.

As far as he can remember, he was only a tiny green shoot when Colonel Si Chengyan found him and took him in.

Every day, Su Ran would obediently perch on the windowsill, gazing outside as he waited for the colonel to come home. Then he would contentedly throw himself into his arms, snuggle close with a little whimper, and listen to stories about the human world.

Then one day, during a mission, Su Ran got separated from his colonel.

Following his memories, he walked for a long time, crossing swamps and abysses, wilderness and cliffs. All he wanted was to find the human officer who watered him every day and hoped he would grow up quickly.

At last, in a vine-covered cave, he saw that familiar, handsome face.

He stumbled over to him and, with innocent curiosity, reached out to touch the wounds left by monsters on the man's body, just as the man had comforted him when thunder frightened him before.

"Don't be scared, don't be scared."

"Let's go home, okay?"

*

Si Chengyan rescued a little rose with supernatural powers from the abyss.

In an apocalyptic age when the dead were infected, this little rose was everything to him.

When the human base fell and the order came to exterminate all mutated creatures, he secretly settled Su Ran in the wilderness to protect him.

As the strongest fighter humanity had, he had never been afraid, even after the apocalypse arrived and supernatural abilities awakened.

Until...

When that beautiful boy appeared before him, softly comforting him, and a gigantic creature intent on devouring the little rose emerged behind him, Si Chengyan finally understood that fear could sweep away all reason in an instant.

*

One day, some time later.

On the tower of the human base, they leaned against each other. Behind them stretched the windswept wilderness; before them lay a sea of stars. It was just like countless nights before.

After finishing his daily watering, Su Ran, still damp, threw himself into the colonel's arms. He curled a leaf against the man's chest, whimpering as he pestered him for a bedtime story.

Si Chengyan's breathing hitched for a moment. He caught the little leaf that was poking restlessly at his waist. "...Stop fidgeting."

Su Ran said sweetly, "I just want to hold you."

Si Chengyan asked, "Are you sure you want to keep going?"

"Yep!" Su Ran looked at the famously stern and formidable colonel, utterly unaware of how flirtatious he was being. He wrapped his arms around the man's neck and gave him a loud kiss. "I like Colonel Si best!"

Humanity's strongest officer, an utterly devoted husband, gong x soft, sweet, gentle and flirtatious little rose, shou (Si Chengyan x Su Ran)

1. Happy ending for both leads, one-on-one.

2. A gentle story of mutual salvation. Post-apocalyptic setting warning.

3. Please don't read this as a reflection of real life.

4. Their relationship is sweet from beginning to end: no angst, misunderstandings, or secret identities. The story only deals with their past experiences.

5. Can be read as a supernatural ability story about raising a child.

6. The story has been revised. The complete version is only on Jinjiang; other versions are missing parts of the plot.

[Plot idea posted on Weibo on March 18, 2022; revised April 22.]

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[Upcoming: "The Art of Perfumery"]

When Liang Zhe first met Lu Qing, he was an obscure tattoo artist.

Lu Qing was cool and proper, like a lofty flower untouched by mud. Even his fingertips carried a woody Yves Saint Laurent fragrance.

After nearly thirty years of life, Liang Zhe had seen all kinds of people. Chasing someone wasn't his style. But this time, faced with this abstinent man, Liang Zhe wanted to have all of him to himself.

*

The night he first met Liang Zhe, Lu Qing was captivated at a glance.

The man was like a wild, unruly wolf cub, tethered but always scratching and teasing, flirting without even realizing it when he reached out his claws.

It takes patience to tame a wolf, and Lu Qing knew that. He usually had neither the time nor the interest, but from the day they met, he wanted to tame Liang Zhe completely.

One day, later on:

The man, as wild as a wolf, leaned close, his warm breath brushing the other's neck. He murmured, "Lu Qing, make me another fragrance."

Lu Qing glanced at him, his cool voice turning husky. "That won't be all you'll get."

Perfume is alluring, but some people are even more so.

A confident, roguishly handsome tattoo artist shou x a cool perfumer with an extreme need for control gong (Liang Zhe x Lu Qing)

[Upcoming: "The Little Zombie Is a Gourmet in the Stars"]

Chu Luoluo transmigrated by accident and became a little zombie.

Unlike ordinary, savage zombies, he doesn't like eating brains, drinking foul-tasting blood, or crunching on birds and beasts.

As a gourmet, Chu Luoluo thinks all of that is horrifying, cruel, and utterly inhumane! Who says a little zombie can't eat soft, tender vegetables and fruit?

And so...

A little mushroom that threw powerful punches became mushroom soup.

A carnivorous flower that danced nonstop became crispy spring rolls.

Even the enchanting vines were fried into twisted dough sticks.

Chu Luoluo: "Yay!"

He was determined to become the greatest gourmet in another world!

*

As he threw himself into building a little kitchen just for himself, everything was secretly recorded and turned into a livestream.

This was an intense survival livestream, full of vicious beasts and poisonous ingredients. Although viewers could send supplies, contestants often couldn't find a suitable way to escape and ultimately starved to death.

Chu Luoluo became contestant number 20,311.

The livestream audience was on tenterhooks every day.

Before the stream: Oh no! A little kid has shown up. He's so tiny and soft! This is bad, there's no raw meat for this precious little thing to eat!

During the stream: Why has this kid started settling down and enjoying life?

After the stream:

Viewer 1: What is this adorable way of cooking?

Viewer 2: Waaaah, Mommy wants some too!

Viewer 3: Did I enter the wrong channel? Isn't this a cooking show?

The entire livestream was shaken to its core. They hurriedly opened more than twenty side channels, but even those were packed beyond capacity. Later, Chu Luoluo's little kitchen was surrounded by fearsome beasts and birds who had come to see what all the fuss was about.

The birds circling overhead refused to fly away until they had eaten their fill.

The bats with their eyes wide open insisted on having a bite before hanging from the trees.

Even the carnivorous foxes wagged their tails and said they would follow Boss Chu from now on.

Chu Luoluo: "Even better!"

He'd work even harder at cooking!

Then one day, a human suddenly appeared in the livestream. He stood ramrod straight in an investigation team uniform, with a crowd following him as he made his rounds. He looked like someone very powerful.

Viewers: Ahhh, it's over! The top hunter is here! Our precious little one is going to get caught!

Facing this terrifying big shot from the rumors, Chu Luoluo only had eyes for the leather cape he could use as a little apron.

After a while, he poked his head out from behind a tree and asked softly, "Could you take off the clothes you're wearing and give them to me?"

*

One dark and stormy night, some time later.

The hugely popular livestream "Luoluo's Cooking" was suddenly cut off, despite having tens of millions of views across the planet.

Chu Luoluo was leaning against a vine bed, his wrist held fast by some big shot.

Terrified, he pried the man's fingers off one by one, sniffling as he tried to slip away and escape back to his own little kitchen.

The big shot dragged him back again.

"Didn't you want to take my clothes off back then?" the big shot drawled as he lay down and looked at him. "Go ahead."

Scheming human investigation-team big shot gong x adorable little zombie who loves blowing up his kitchen shou

Theme: Salvation is the greatest force between lovers.