Not a Scumbag Alpha, Just a Sweet Puppy

Currently serializing: *Stranded in the Wilderness, Courted by a Mermaid* Jiang Zhenmian is an overworked employee in an extremely unstable state of mind. One day, someone recommends a book to her. One of its characters has the exact same name as her, and she jolts at the thought of transmigration stories. She immediately starts reading carefully, never imagining that the character is a scummy alpha who’s destined to be cannon fodder! The Gu family is on the verge of bankruptcy. Gu Zhibai, the male lead’s older sister, steps in to turn things around and restore the Gu family to its former glory, only to end up with a scummy alpha like this. She deceives her emotionally and physically, then cheats on her after they marry. One night, drunk, she insists that Gu Zhibai come pick her up. They have a huge argument in the car, get into an accident, and both die, leaving the vast Gu empire to become the male lead’s property. Jiang Zhenmian can’t help cursing aloud when she gets to this part. Focused on venting to her friends on the screen, she doesn’t notice a car careening out of control ahead. There’s a bang, and the world spins. Jiang Zhenmian: I f***ing…! Then she really does transmigrate into the world of the novel, with a System in tow. It claims it’s there to help her experience the story and live a happy life. Jiang Zhenmian: Is there really any point in experiencing this plot, exactly? The System shows her Gu Zhibai’s profile. Jiang Zhenmian: First, I’m not into looks. Second, I’m not into looks. Really. But the System insists she has to say the novel’s lines to keep the plot intact. Jiang Zhenmian recalls all those scummy-alpha lines and can’t help clutching her head. Help me, Qiu Ju, my head hurts so much! Jiang Zhenmian: “If that’s what you think, there’s nothing I can do… *sob* I just like Big Sis so much I can’t eat or sleep. I lost a hundred kilos in just three days!” She takes the other woman’s hand and puts it on her waist. “Feel it, Big Sis. Haven’t I lost even more weight?” Jiang Zhenmian, sitting on the sofa: “I can’t go on living like this!” Gu Zhibai tightens her grip on the plate, only to see Jiang Zhenmian dash over and snatch it from her. “How can I let Big Sis do this kind of work? It’s something a sweet puppy like me should do! If Big Sis keeps this up, I’ll be out of a job!” Jiang Zhenmian, utterly self-assured: “Yeah, so what? I like doing this. Stay out of it!” She points at the cooking tutorial on her phone. “I’m going to make this drunken crab dish today, no matter what!” Gu Zhibai: So should I come clean that I’m reborn and can hear the System talking? Reader advisory: 1. A puppy-like top who shows her teeth around others but turns soft in private x a serious, gentle older sister bottom. Age gap, with the top younger. 2. My take on ABO. They’re like ordinary people most of the time, and can only smell pheromones when aroused. Think of it like astrology. No extra gear. 3. Set in an old-school romance-novel world, with melodramatic CEO types making appearances. Be warned. 4. The top has a sharp tongue and a strong personality, with clear flaws. If she bothers you, please don’t take it personally. Blurb for *Stranded in Another World, Courted by a Mermaid*! Xia Xingwan is a mermaid. Xie Wangmian is human. Xie Wangmian falls asleep on a plane. When she wakes, the cabin is completely empty, and she can see the blue sky and white clouds just by looking up. But then she spots giant mushrooms reaching her knees and wonders if she might already be dead, or have transmigrated. Whatever happened, she’s definitely not on Earth. On her second day stranded in this other world, a strange creature knocks her unconscious. When she wakes again, a woman is sitting beside her, fiddling with her fingers. The woman has long, dark-red hair, emerald-green eyes, and a gorgeous, ruby-red fish tail curled around Xie Wangmian’s calf, cool and slick to the touch. Xie Wangmian: Hahaha, I knew I’d gone crazy. It’s a hallucination, all of it. After being kept by the mermaid for a week, Xie Wangmian develops an uncontrollable compulsion to walk in circles. She has to get out of this awful cave. While the mermaid is out hunting, she jumps straight into a pool and holds her breath until she passes out. The mermaid rescues her three times. It grabs her calf and rubs against her neck, tears streaming down its face, as if it can’t understand why she’s trying to die. Xie Wangmian points at the sky and stamps her feet. “Outside! I want to go outside!” The mermaid watches her for a long time, then makes a soft, plaintive sound and rubs its face against hers before leading her through the cave entrance and out into the open. Two months after the mermaid rescues her. Xie Wangmian points at a red fruit in a tree and crooks a finger at the mermaid behind her. “I want that.” The mermaid swims in the water, spreads its wings, and flies to the treetop to pick the fruit. It brings it down and offers it to her like a treat. Xie Wangmian puts the fruit in her basket and pats its head like she’s praising a puppy. Three months after the mermaid rescues her. The mermaid goes into heat. Xie Wangmian: …Help! Being rescued doesn’t mean I agreed to repay you with my body! Five months after the mermaid rescues her, it rests a hand on its belly and says, “I’m pregnant.” [Blurb 2] Xia Xingwan encounters a strange creature, a species she’s never seen before. It can cry and laugh, and its eyes are like stars. The moment it smells her pheromones, it goes into heat. “Need, need to mate… Need to lay eggs…” Reader advisory: 1. Survival and homesteading in another world. There are eggs and childbirth. Human top, mermaid bottom, with a size difference that can change. 2. Mermaids can fly, so they count as creatures of land, sea, and air, right? (doge) Theme: Cherish what’s in front of you, and be yourself