So You Like My Pheromones Too

- My column has a completed sugary-sweet novel, "You Have a Problem with My Slacker Persona?"

This story is also known as "The Sly Everyday Life of Two 'Drunks'"

Pei Zhiyu woke up one morning to find that his sworn enemy, Luo Baicheng, who had spent the entire night with him during a particularly intense heat, had vanished without a trace.

The day's top trending headline: #Top-Tier Star Alpha Lead Singer of a Popular Band Spends the Night at a Budget Hotel with a Gorgeous Omega (Pictures Prove It)#

Fans eagerly debated whether the rumor was true.

Pei Zhiyu: The rumor is true.

*

Later, an accident revealed to Pei Zhiyu that Luo Baicheng had not only collected all of his albums, but had also kept a stack of tickets to his concerts.

Pei Zhiyu smiled and leaned closer to Luo Baicheng. "So you're my fan."

Luo Baicheng tried to stay calm as he closed the box that had exposed his secret. "Is that a problem?"

Pei Zhiyu had already spotted the keepsakes hidden beneath the albums. Every single thing he had given Luo Baicheng as a boy had been carefully preserved.

His gaze burned. "Not at all. I just didn't expect you've been in love with me this whole time, too."

*

Later still, another scandalous headline about Pei Zhiyu blew up online: #Top-Tier Star Alpha Lead Singer of a Popular Band Takes a Gorgeous Omega Fan Home for the Night (Pictures Prove It)#

The next day, Pei Zhiyu personally set the record straight: "She's my fan, and she's my wife."

A roguish, wicked, devoted Alpha who loves teasing his wife X a gorgeous Omega who is neither meek nor weak, loves teasing her husband, but always gets teased right back

P.S. 1. This ABO setting includes some personal additions.

2. They have both been secretly in love with each other.

3. This is an everyday-life story. Since both their pheromones are related to alcohol, it's also known as "The Sly Everyday Life of Two 'Drunks'."

One-on-one, happy ending!

-- Coming soon: "After Transmigrating, I Took My Disciple to Stardom" --

Ye Qiuchen, the world's greatest swordsman, whose spirit was as clear as moonlight, had grown tired of the strife of the martial world and planned to bury his sword and retire.

But just as he sealed his treasured sword beneath a lake, a strange celestial phenomenon appeared and sent him to the modern world.

To make a living, he had no choice but to pick up his sword again and become... a stunt double.

Thanks to his excellent skills, he became a regular stunt double and martial arts instructor for wuxia and xianxia productions.

Many famous entertainers offered him hefty sums to become their personal stunt double.

And thanks to his good looks, countless talent scouts and agencies wanted to sign him, insisting that he could become a top-tier star if he wanted.

He politely turned them all down and settled into an unconventional retirement, clocking in on time, collecting his meal box at lunch, and clocking out right on schedule.

That was until he met Shen Xiaxing on set, a cheerful young man on the surface who was actually a bit of a crybaby.

On a moment's impulse, Ye Qiuchen took Shen Xiaxing on as his disciple.

After that, everything changed.

Not only did he become a star, he also gained countless devoted fans.

The part he found most incomprehensible was that those fans wanted to ship him with his disciple, Shen Xiaxing, forever!

Ye Qiuchen, who had no idea what "ship them forever" meant: ?

*

Shen Xiaxing's obscure idol group debuted, but bad luck struck when the first show he landed flopped.

As the drama's second male lead, he was dragged through the mud for a long time, too.

Since even negative publicity was publicity, his company decided to make the most of it and booked him a pile of online comedies.

A year later, he finally got his chance to make a comeback, landing the comic-relief role of the fifth male lead in an xianxia drama adapted from a hugely popular IP.

As it happened, the drama's first, third, and fourth male leads were his former bandmates.

They looked down on him and often tripped him up, both on and off set.

Shen Xiaxing acted like he couldn't care less, then turned around and complained to his master, Ye Qiuchen. He planned to get Ye Qiuchen to teach him a few more flashy sword moves, so he could dazzle everyone in the show.

Shen Xiaxing: Master, they're picking on me.

Ye Qiuchen, who had already agreed to play the villain, wore an elaborate black robe and held a gleaming cold sword. He became a demon god returned from the abyss. "Just wait. Your master will avenge you."

Shen Xiaxing: ... Uh, Master, that's not what I meant.

After filming wrapped, the trailer came out, and Ye Qiuchen, playing the second male lead, amazed everyone. His popularity far outstripped the male lead's, and just a few shots were enough to make him everyone's favorite tragic villain.

Ye Qiuchen's new fans: Aaaaaah! What kind of immortal is this? He's the demon god himself!

After the drama aired, more and more behind-the-scenes clips surfaced. Sharp-eyed fans noticed that the Demon God was cold not only in the show, but off-screen too. The only person who could warm Ye Qiuchen's gaze was Shen Xiaxing, the fifth male lead who shone in the drama.

The fans: Aaaaaah! I ship them!

Bonus scene:

A behind-the-scenes audio clip appeared online--

Ye Qiuchen: Spread your feet, wider.

Shen Xiaxing: Sob, sob, Master, it hurts. I can't do it anymore.

The fans: ?

The fans: Aaaaaah! What did we just hear? Are we allowed to listen to this without paying?

Shen Xiaxing explained afterward: Master was teaching me how to do a horse stance.

During one of Shen Xiaxing's livestreams, Ye Qiuchen casually asked, "Do your legs still hurt?" His voice was full of tenderness.

Shen Xiaxing's earlobes turned red. "N-no, not anymore."

The livestream viewers: Don't tell us you were doing horse stances again!

Master top X disciple bottom

One-on-one, happy ending!

-- Coming soon: "The Young Master Is at His Wits' End, Too" --

Xiao Cheng never imagined that on his first day reporting to the Star Alliance Police Department, he would get involved in investigating a major criminal case, then accidentally transmigrate to an ancient world while pursuing the culprit, where he became... an orphan?

Xiao Cheng: This sounds like the setup for the male lead of a transmigration novel.

An eccentric old man saw that Xiao Cheng had exceptional bone structure and outstanding talent, so he decided to take him as a disciple.

Xiao Cheng: So far, so good.

Just when he thought everything would follow the usual plot, he discovered that his master had been using him... to test poisons?

Xiao Cheng: ... Old man, why aren't you following the script?

Years later, after enduring years of poison testing, Xiao Cheng was frail and often coughed up blood, but he was still alive and had learned his master's bizarre medical skills.

Old man: "Disciple, take this jade token and go to the capital."

Xiao Cheng saw that the token had a warm sheen and exquisite relief work. It was clearly no ordinary item.

Was this his chance to turn his life around?

Xiao Cheng: "Master, who am I supposed to look for with this token?"

The old man smiled and patted Xiao Cheng on the head one last time. "You'll meet them if fate allows."

*

A rare epidemic suddenly broke out in several northern border cities. Before the urgent report could even reach the Great Rong imperial palace, the same epidemic appeared in the capital, thousands of miles from the northern border.

The circumstances were suspicious, so He Yunzhan, son of the commander of the Imperial Guard, was ordered to investigate in secret.

While following a lead, he was intercepted by a mysterious itinerant healer.

He Yunzhan saw that the man was eight feet tall, handsome, and carried an air of detachment from the world, like an immortal descended from heaven. He assumed the man must be some formidable figure.

He was about to fight, but before he could even move a finger, the other man started coughing up blood and collapsed weakly into his arms.

He Yunzhan: ?

He Yunzhan: Are you trying to scam me?

*

Bonus scene:

During an investigation, He Yunzhan was framed and thrown in prison.

Xiao Cheng secretly investigated the truth and cleared He Yunzhan's name.

He Yunzhan went to Xiao Cheng's clinic to thank him, only to find Xiao Cheng bowing his head as he ground herbs.

Remembering their earlier, accidental encounter, He Yunzhan awkwardly said, "Thanks for what you did this time."

Xiao Cheng's hands stopped. He turned slightly to look He Yunzhan up and down, then smiled. "Is this how you thank someone, Young Master?"

He Yunzhan was speechless for a moment. "Then what do you want? Money? How much?"

Xiao Cheng curled his lips into a smile and beckoned for He Yunzhan to come closer.

He Yunzhan had no choice but to step forward.

Xiao Cheng: "Take off your clothes."

He Yunzhan hastily stepped back. "What for?"

Seeing the flush spreading across He Yunzhan's ears, Xiao Cheng chuckled and pointed to the herbs he'd been grinding. "Weren't you badly injured? I'm going to apply some medicine."

"What did you think I meant?"

Frailing, cunning, highly educated criminal investigator who transmigrates as the top X skilled, bold, straight-laced son of an official from the original world as the bottom

A thrilling collision between modern criminal investigation and old-fashioned case-solving

P.S. 1. The top is genuinely frail at first, but gradually recovers later. Even then, if they actually fought, he would definitely lose to the bottom. (If you don't like this setup, feel free to leave. Mwah~)

2. There is a reason he was made to test poisons.

One-on-one, happy ending.

-- Coming soon: "After Clearing the Infinite Levels, I Turned into a Cat?" --

Que Ming cleared the infinite world and returned, only to discover that he'd become a cat.

That wasn't even the worst part. The worst part was that he was about to be taken to the operating table to get neutered.

At the critical moment, a handsome young man rescued him from the vet's clutches.

Que Ming took a close look and realized the young man looked more and more like Jiang Ning, the little brat next door who was always following him around and calling him "big brother" this and "big brother" that.

To get his body back, Que Ming tracked down the energy source that had followed him from the infinite world and began clearing levels all over again.

Only this time, he had a distracted... cat servant following him!

*

Jiang Ning had always been searching for someone from his memories.

This person lived next door, made him wooden airplanes, and helped chase away the bullies who tugged on his overalls.

But one day, he woke up and found that the person was gone.

And everyone told him that this person had never existed.

He was even diagnosed with delusional disorder.

Then one day, he rescued a black cat, and that person reappeared in his world.

Bonus scene:

After clearing a small world.

Que Ming called to Jiang Ning, who was crouched in a corner, spacing out. "Come over and loot the drops."

Jiang Ning turned to look at the glittering SSS-rank item in the clear reward, barely interested. Pursing his lips, he held up a fluffy ball of fur and asked, "Can I take this one out?"

Que Ming glanced at the little snow monster cuddling in Jiang Ning's hands and acting cute. He hardened his heart. "No."

Jiang Ning looked disappointed. "Why not?"

Que Ming: "Because you already have a cat."

Meanwhile, the viewers watching the level-clearing livestream--

"The way God Que calls his wife over to loot the drops is so, so sweet."

"I came to watch God Que return and slaughter everything in sight, but instead I'm being force-fed sugar?"

A returning king who remains an overpowered top after turning into a cat X a gentle, gorgeous bottom who is a walking encyclopedia and loves to space out

P.S. 1. This isn't a traditional infinite-flow story, and clearing the levels is relatively lighthearted and fun.

2. At first, the top only regains his human form inside the infinite world. In the real world, he's a cat, but later he'll fully return to human form.

One-on-one, happy ending.

Theme: Be sincere in how you live. Give your heart and make an effort, and you'll find happiness.