A Collection of Alien Boyfriends from Across the Stars

Lu Xia attended Blue Star's top university and landed a satisfying job offer before graduation. All she had to do was graduate a year later and head straight to the planet where her new job was based.

She had no classes that year, and life was boring. There were so many planets and countless species she'd never even heard of. Lu Xia decided to try dating men from different species. As luck would have it, there was a "dating site" on the StarNet, a platform set up to bring different species together. (That's what Blue Star people called it.)

That is, if their cultures even had concepts like "dating" or "romance."

The first one she contacted and met was a Sparkian, known as a guardian beyond the stars. Their entire species was born to fight and weren't good at expressing themselves. Their skin was a hardened shell, and they could hide anywhere in the galaxy.

Lu Xia said sincerely, "I'm compiling a collection of boyfriends from different species across the galaxy. Would you be willing to become my first romantic partner?"

The Sparkian's small, transparent wings on either side of its head trembled several times, seemingly processing the information. Its expression remained blank, and its vocal cords, unused for so long, sounded stiff. "I don't quite understand what you mean by romance. If you mean the desire to be unable to attack you, and not want to attack you, then I accept gladly."

Record: This species is *extremely* loyal.

The second was a Spixian, about the size of her palm and more delicate-looking by Blue Star standards. This species excelled at theft and could communicate with its fellows through its antennae. No matter how far apart they were, they loved burrowing beneath the skin of large creatures to suck their blood and flesh. They also loved gathering in groups, and the StarNet had rated them the third most hated species.

Lu Xia: "I'm compiling a collection of boyfriends from different species across the galaxy. Would you be willing to become one of the romantic partners in my collection?"

The fairy-like Spixian flew around in the air, smiling without a word as its antennae twitched rapidly, seemingly arguing fiercely in silence. A moment later, it affectionately hugged her wrist and chirped, "Sure!"

It smiled as if honey were about to spill from its mouth. In response, the Spixians hidden everywhere began buzzing their wings.

Spixians loved to steal. To preserve harmony within their species, they suppressed this instinct among themselves, and "sharing everything" became a consensus that went against their nature.

They stole many things but kept very little, because it was incredibly difficult to make every member of the species give off the signal "I like this."

Record: The habit of "sharing everything" means one romantic partner gets an entire group of Spixians. Their numbers make up for the physical shortcomings of a small species.

A year passed. The "dating site" had been inactive for a long time when one day a new post suddenly appeared.

[Excuse me, but could the black-haired, black-eyed Miss Lu from Blue Star become entangled with me through pheromones again now that she's finished collecting boyfriends? I've been waiting for you on Planet Z583. According to our agreement, we should have parted on good terms, but since we separated, my fissure has been aching for 36 stellar days, and my pheromones have been in disorder for 56 stellar days. I've thought of you every single day. I'm desperate to see you again, or have you touch my tongue one more time (even just one). I'm truly sorry for making this request in violation of our agreement. I'll give anything in return.]

The post quickly became a trending topic. Some users criticized the poster for breaking their agreement and refusing to let go, but even more left cryptic comments full of coldness, jealousy, and aggression.

▼Sweet heroine, an ordinary person, genuinely *collects boyfriends and dates them one at a time. When their time is up, she moves on ( ). She cuts ties fast. While dating, she gets to know some species better, and others less, so the heroine is not a virgin, while all the male leads are.

▼BG, BG, BG. The God of War is BG. Please don't derail the discussion.

▼A story about being adored by ten thousand "people," with no regard for reason

▼There are all kinds of strange things (?) and nonhuman characters

Theme: Love requires values suited to the times