Ji Chuanbai is handsome, but his work has kept him single well into adulthood. At last, just before the New Year, he made some progress in his love life during a break between relationships.
The guy he's seeing is a cool-faced, handsome young man with an incredible figure. He's an unknown in the industry, but he looks like he has the makings of a breakout star. Ji Chuanbai casually lined up a few opportunities for him, and his fanbase soon began to grow.
They flirt with each other at work in front of the cameras and come and go together behind the scenes. Fans can't help shipping them, saying there's no way their relationship is fake.
The truth isn't far off. The other guy suggested moving in together, and Ji Chuanbai followed up by confessing his feelings.
Then Ji Chuanbai got rejected.
The two of them: "..."
Ji Chuanbai: "Wait, let me get this straight."
He thought the other guy had mistaken their relationship for a dirty exchange of money. Instead, he got an absurd and bizarre explanation:
The guy said he was a jellyfish.
He and humans were reproductively incompatible.
Ji Chuanbai slowly nodded, then moved into the film crew's accommodations that very day.
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Su Jing is the youngest undercover inspector among the yao. Because his true form was once injured, he rarely reveals it to others. He has spent years keeping a low profile and working his way up, until a twist of fate brought him into contact with a very outgoing human.
At first, he stayed on guard for a while. The human was simply very friendly, always inviting him over and feeding him fresh food.
Over time, Su Jing figured it out:
He wanted to adopt him.
One day, the human tentatively asked him, "I might... have feelings for someone. Would you be okay with that?"
"Your mate?" Su Jing said over the phone while he was out working. "Of course. You love your mate, I love your mate too. We're family."
After some thought, Ji Chuanbai said, "Hm?"
An alarm went off in his head. He lowered his voice. "Wait, why do you think this person isn't you?"
Su Jing answered softly, "Because I'm a jellyfish?"
Su Jing had been abandoned.
Probably.
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After filming began, Ji Chuanbai's co-star was replaced at the last minute by a young actor: his ex-boyfriend.
His ex was handsome and a jerk, and, most importantly, he had trained in martial arts.
As they sat at the same table, gazing at each other from a distance in silence, Ji Chuanbai felt a little sick to his stomach.
He was also mixed with a little inexplicable anticipation.
He'd worked with the crew on publicity a month ago, so Su Jing definitely knew about it. And yet he still came.
Could it be that he actually loves me?
But when Su Jing picked the lock on his door in the middle of the night, Ji Chuanbai understood.
He doesn't love me.
Ji Chuanbai thought there would be some kind of confrontation.
But after picking the lock and standing in silence for a long time, Su Jing licked his dry lips and asked, "Do you still want to pet me?"
He loves me. He really does.
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A serious, older, award-winning actor who's genuinely trying to date x a clueless, sweet jellyfish who's genuinely trying to be a good pet
A love-struck sugar daddy x a clumsy little pet with just a tiny bit of cunning
Reader's Guide:
1. Love-brained x clueless.
The bottom's true form is a moon jellyfish (mutated). A jellyfish's body is 99% water, and he has no brain.
2. Eleven-year age gap. The top is thirty-two by Chinese age reckoning in the story. An older man is still a spring flower!
3. Light and sweet, with filming and dating, and a little silliness.
4. The old house catching fire trope, talking past each other, and an older top doting on his younger partner.
Theme: Abandoning your pet is shameful.
