Can I Lick You?

Jiang Lanyue transmigrates into a danmei redemption novel about a disabled tycoon and an optimistic little angel. He used to be one of the tycoon's caregivers, and to pay off a huge debt, he accepts a surveillance job from the tycoon's stepmother. He appears for less than half a chapter, spending his time either getting yelled at or heading off to get yelled at.

On his very first day after transmigrating into the book, Jiang Lanyue starts the job. The tycoon shoots an arrow straight through the bicycle parked in the courtyard, then watches him with a faint smile, as if to say:

"If you don't leave now, you'll be next."

Jiang Lanyue wants to run, too, but the debt and the penalty for breaking his contract weigh him down, leaving him no choice but to take a desperate gamble.

He kneels beside the tycoon's wheelchair, moves the heavy bow aside, and gazes up at him with wide, tearful eyes, speaking gently and sweetly:

"Mr. Qin, be careful with your hand."

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Jiang Lanyue knows the disabled tycoon's disadvantage is only temporary. One day, he'll regain his power. Jiang Lanyue only wants to survive this part of the plot, so he keeps his head down and does his job, bringing Qin Muzhi an extra layer of clothing and serving him tea. He makes sure there is nothing to fault in anything he does. When the man wakes from a nightmare in the middle of the night, Jiang Lanyue even offers him a warm, soft embrace.

To get out of this dangerous place as soon as possible, he secretly starts a sleep-aid livestream.

The chat is bound to get a little suggestive, but fortunately, his top supporter is usually quiet. At most, he asks Jiang Lanyue to show off the movements of his hands, which is still pretty restrained.

Jiang Lanyue plans to take the money and leave, but one night, while he's livestreaming, Qin Muzhi suddenly walks in.

Jiang Lanyue is still seated, with all his streaming equipment laid out on the table. He holds a feather duster and moves it around inside the dummy head microphone. At the sound of the door opening, he looks up instinctively and meets Qin Muzhi's icy gaze.

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Ever since he was caught working a side job in secret, Jiang Lanyue has noticed Qin Muzhi looking at him with a deeper, more intense gaze. It frightens him even more than the man's earlier violence and indifference.

Thinking of the original character's tragic ending makes Jiang Lanyue's heart pound with fear. Fortunately, he's already made a decent sum of money, and the protagonist is about to appear, so he simply hands in his resignation.

Jiang Lanyue nervously waits in the study for Qin Muzhi's response. He sees Qin Muzhi's sinister eyes fixed on him without blinking as he orders the estate's security team to activate surveillance mode and forbid anyone from entering or leaving.

Jiang Lanyue's first thought is: How did Qin Muzhi regain his power and take control of the estate this early?

When he comes to his senses, Qin Muzhi has already grabbed his hand.

"How much did she offer you? I'll pay ten times more. I'll buy your staying."

Then, his eyes red, he rubs his straight nose against Jiang Lanyue's palm and asks, frantic yet restrained, "Can I lick it?"

Feeling the dampness in his palm,

Jiang Lanyue finally realizes that things aren't going quite right.

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No one knows that Qin Muzhi has a thing for hands.

Every night he wakes from a nightmare, he can only fall asleep with the help of a streamer he's never met.

A sleep-aid streamer who never shows their face.

Long, slender, pale fingers. Pink at the knuckles, with the faint outline of bones raised on the back of the hand. Cool and refined, yet a little alluring.

Until one day, he opens Jiang Lanyue's bedroom door and sees surprise in those dewy, fawn-like eyes, and the name of the livestream on the phone in front of him.

"Moonset, Falling Stars"

The very sleep-aid streamer he follows.

Theme: Love can overcome every obstacle.