Nezha Teaches Me How to Fall in Love

[The main story is complete. Enjoy!] Luo Yang had lost her memory. When she woke again, her mind was completely blank. The handsome young man sitting beside her hospital bed had his arms crossed over his chest and a vivid red lotus mark between his brows. He was striking and elegant, with looks that could captivate anyone. His eyes were a little fierce, though, making him look like a debt collector come to demand payment. Luo Yang panicked and clutched the covers with trembling hands. "Do I owe you a lot of money?" The young man raised an eyebrow. "You don't remember me?" Luo Yang honestly nodded. The young man stood up and looked down at her. Then he suddenly smiled. "I'm not here to collect a debt. I'm your boyfriend." Although Luo Yang had lost her memory, instinct made her tease him. The words slipped out before she could stop herself. "Really? I don't believe you. Unless you kiss me to prove it!" Nezha: "..." Nezha smiled, bent down, and pinched Luo Yang's cheek with one hand, a murderous glint in his eyes. "So you haven't lost your memory after all?" * Li Nezha, also known as the Third Prince, Marshal of the Central Altar, and God of Demon-Slaying. His true form has three heads, nine eyes, and eight arms. He is Heaven's foremost rebel, the source of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King's deepest psychological scars, and the merciless killer who smashed Daji's head with a brick through the Investiture of the Gods list on the day the gods were enshrined. Currently, he is... Teaching the amnesiac Luo Yang how to fall in love. Luo Yang: "I suspect this guy isn't really my boyfriend, but I have no proof. Mainly because I can't beat him." * A modern mythology AU with a chaotic system of lore and plenty of original worldbuilding. * A sweet, slice-of-life story. * The novel enters the premium section on October 28. Ten thousand characters will be posted on the day it does. Please check out my upcoming novel, "How to Raise a Xiao" (Genshin Impact). You can find it in my author column. Please add it to your favorites! After a friend recommended it, Kohira Yukari started playing the game "Genshin Impact Character-Raising Guide." Although the gameplay was completely different from the gacha RPG her friend had described, the clueless Kohira Yukari never questioned it. She just assumed it was a spin-off game from the same company. Why play only one game when you can play another? Games in the same series must be just as fun! First, she adopted a little bird. Yukari: Wow, his name is Great Demon Golden Peng? So cool! What? The little bird is being controlled by an unknown boss? Yukari: Buy, buy, buy! I'll spend money to beat that unknown boss at a match-three game and set my baby free! What? The little bird eats snow to stave off hunger? Yukari: Sob, my poor baby. Buy, buy, buy! I'll get him nutritional meals! Kaiseki cuisine! Almond tofu! High-calcium milk! I'll make sure he eats well and grows big and strong! The little bird came back with a new friend. Yukari: ...Why is my baby friends with a rock? Sob, my baby, did eating snow make you stupid? With Yukari's devoted companionship and generous spending, her baby grew up healthy. Then one day, the System displayed a message: [The youngling you raised, Great Demon Golden Peng, has reached adulthood. Would you like to release him?] Yukari was terribly reluctant, but she knew her child had grown up and couldn't stay by her side forever. So, full of regret, she released him. * Before long, Yukari forgot all about the game and happily went hiking with Sonoko and the others. A thick fog rolled in along the way, and their car broke down in the forest. Strange mist surrounded them on all sides. The clueless Yukari wasn't afraid. She happily doodled on the car window. First, she drew a heart, then her baby, and cheerfully wrote his name. After she finished the last stroke of "Xiao," Yukari looked up and saw figures flickering in the thick fog. A young yaksha wearing a mask slowly emerged from the mist, his golden eyes fixed on Yukari. "Three hundred years have passed. At last, I hear you call my name again." "Now, can you tell me yourself why you abandoned me back then?" * A sweet romance. I started playing the game and couldn't resist writing this for Xiao. The main story is planned for the end of the year. * Set in a Detective Conan-style world. I'll be breaking a few of the canon death flags within the timeline. The heroine won't travel to the world of Genshin Impact, but other Genshin Impact characters will make guest appearances. * Three content warnings for now. Theme: Believe in love and hope.