The Paper-Doll Character I Raised Pounced on Me

Yun Huan was an avid reader of character-raising stories. He raised every paper character to be beautiful and perfect, bringing them to the very peak.

One day, he transmigrated into a book and came face-to-face with the tragic male lead, Chu Tong. Yun Huan's nurturing instincts kicked in at once: Raise him!

Chu Tong told him to get lost, so he rolled away, then came right back;

When Chu Tong was feverish and delirious, he kept plunging into the snow, becoming a human ice pack;

When a crowd of powerful cultivators coveted and bullied Chu Tong, Yun Huan rushed to the front. "If you want to hurt him, you'll have to step over my dead body!"

Even when Chu Tong made some strange demands, Yun Huan fulfilled them all and reassured himself: My poor baby has suffered so much. I need to be more understanding and patient.

Hard work pays off, and Chu Tong's fate gradually left the darkness behind and moved toward the light.

Yun Huan wept tears like a proud father. "My efforts don't matter. In the end, it's all because my baby is so strong and capable."

Until Chu Tong pinned him to the bed in one swift move. Wait, no!

This was supposed to be a story about nurturing and salvation...

Chu Tong was born with a rare body that made him a perfect vessel for cultivation. His appearance was breathtaking and could bewitch anyone. He should have lived a life of privilege, but his family gave him to powerful cultivators to be used as a tonic.

He trusted no one.

And yet a fool came along, convinced he could rescue Chu Tong from his misery, protecting him at every turn and taking the blows in his place.

He watched coldly as Yun Huan busied himself on his behalf, rushing around because of a hint and risking his life for a few words of support.

This kind of self-righteous sacrifice was the most irritating thing of all.

Chu Tong drove him away, made things difficult for him, and even deliberately humiliated him, but Yun Huan couldn't see through any of it.

What an idiot!

But when Yun Huan was really about to leave, Chu Tong changed his mind.

He fastened a delicate silver chain around the other's ankle and gazed at Yun Huan's sleeping profile, his eyes filled with obsession. Wasn't he going to raise him?

Then he could never leave. Not for the rest of his life!

(March 5, 2026)

Also known as First Meeting, Joy

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★ An old-school, trope-filled story, written to satisfy the author's own tastes. The author has very eclectic tastes and no particular triggers or preferences.

★ Both are each other's first and only partner; a salvation story. No other content warnings, but there are many potential triggers, so think carefully before reading.

★ Little Huan wears Buddha's Head Green, and Little Chu wears Kirin's Blood (colors). See the cover. Just imagine they never changed into any other clothes their whole lives.

★ Thanks to the illustrator: Yizhi Zhe

Theme: Strive for self-improvement and refuse to become a cultivation cauldron