Dating Show: The Flopped Fox Cafe Owner Hooks Five Men!

Coming soon: "? How Is the Bird I Abandoned the World-Destroying Big Boss?" Blurb at the very end B-list celebrity Ming Yu is reborn as a fox and opens his eyes on a “beastly” pet variety show. As the name suggests, most of the guests are ferocious beasts: black wolves, lynxes, albino blizzard pythons... Surrounded by natural enemies with chilling gazes, Ming Yu lets out a small, pitiful, helpless cry: Fluffy! I want to pet them, kiss them, and snuggle up to them! But the beasts are all aloof and won't let Ming Yu anywhere near them. Ming Yu tries to cuddle a lynx, and it leaps three feet away, claws out in warning. He wants to huddle up with the black wolf for warmth, but the wolf bares its fangs, picks him up by the scruff, and tosses him outside the den. Luckily, Ming Yu is patient. He keeps trying, and eventually gets to live the dream: lounging on top of all that fluff, petting them with one hand and stealing kisses with the other. What Ming Yu doesn't know is that he's been reborn in a parallel world where beastfolk exist. The show is a beastfolk dating reality series, and the ferocious beasts are all major players in the industry and beyond. Every moment of him kissing and cuddling them in their animal forms is livestreamed. Ming Yu pets the lynx. Audience: You force-kissed the head of a powerful family? Do you want to lose your Earth Online account? Ming Yu sleeps in the wolf's den. Audience: A nobody celebrity sneaks into a three-time Golden Award-winning actor's bed in the middle of the night? He's gone crazy. Ming Yu lounges with a fluffy companion on either side. Audience: Lounging in the arms of a young master from the capital while licking a top-tier star's chin? You're amazing, but you're dead. The audience waits, fully prepared to watch Ming Yu crash and burn. They wait and wait, only to see the beasts carry food and flowers over, lie down in front of the fox, and roll over to beg for pets and kisses. Audience: Wait, what? Is this right? Your public personas are completely falling apart! One day, Ming Yu turns back into human form and is invited to keep filming the show as a “pet owner.” At the shoot, a three-time Golden Award-winning actor, a phenomenally popular idol, a wealthy heir who trends online, and a photographer known as the entertainment industry's dream guy sit in a row, as if money means nothing to them. Ming Yu, an unknown B-list nobody from the eighteenth tier: ... I've lost badly. The owners of these fluffy companions are all born-and-bred nobility. Ming Yu assumes he's just a green leaf setting off the red flowers and dutifully stays in the background. But... The top-tier star, whose severe germophobia keeps him from getting close to anyone, takes Ming Yu's hand and puts his injured fingertip in his mouth. Ming Yu: ? The young master who treats luxury goods as disposable takes the yogurt Ming Yu hasn't finished, bites the straw Ming Yu has been drinking from, and says, “Don't waste it.” Ming Yu: ?? Hold on, hold on. Are we even close? Don't come any closer! Ming Yu flees in terror. He runs into an actor who has publicly mocked love several times and trusts him completely, so he pulls him away from the cameras, ready to bare his heart. In the pitch-black restroom, the other man says nothing, but slips his fingers between Ming Yu's and clasps their hands tightly. The next moment, their foreheads touch and their breaths mingle. After a long, damp kiss, the man says hoarsely, “Want me? I can turn off the camera.” Ming Yu: … What, exactly, has been happening in this world behind his back? [Notes] 1. Not a multiple-choice romance. One-on-one, wolf x fox. 2. No secondary couples. [Coming Soon] "How Is the Little Bird I Abandoned the World-Destroying Big Boss?" Xianxia and adorable pets In the 36th year of Tianxing, immortal sects thrive and prodigies abound. But before long, the villainous Demon Lord will ignite a war between immortals and demons, bringing the world to the brink of destruction. System: “Young man, complete the main quest and defeat the Demon Lord. The whole world of immortals and demons will be your stepping stone to the top!” Ming Yan: “TD.” Ming Yan, chosen to transmigrate into a book, rejects the System's cheesy recruitment pitch and settles down as an ordinary cultivator in a small, run-down, nameless sect. Before long, he picks up a little bird as a spirit pet and lives the peaceful life he has always dreamed of: drinking tea and taking his bird out for a stroll. The only imperfection is... Ming Yan fiddles with the tip of the bird's wing. The bird: Coldly moves away. Ming Yan rubs its fluffy belly. The bird: Death glare. Ming Yan kisses the little chick on the head. The bird: “...” The bird takes flight and starts eating people. Ming Yan: “Aaaah!” - You can't force someone to love you. But the bird's soul is damaged, and it probably won't survive if Ming Yan releases it into the wild. They were owner and pet, after all. So, on the night the little bird takes human form, Ming Yan straddles him of his own accord and brings out the only dual-cultivation technique capable of repairing his soul. The other man's sharp, rebellious features are full of disbelief, and the bloody mole at the corner of his eye seems more vivid than ever. Ming Yan thinks, dazed: What a bargain. I hit the jackpot. He strokes the little bird's face and teases, “Chicks are born to be eaten by their owners!” After eating him for forty-nine days straight, Ming Yan waits until the bird's soul has healed, takes him into the wilderness, and breaks their master-pet contract. For the first time, the bird takes the hem of his sleeve in its beak. Ming Yan pauses in surprise, then pulls his sleeve free and smiles. “You're free now.” He turns and leaves, eager to get back to the sect and find a new spirit pet. He doesn't see the bird behind him, staring at him with hollow black eyes. - In the blink of an eye, the war between immortals and demons begins. Rumor has it the Demon Lord emerged from seclusion three days ago, reorganized the demonic forces, recruited those who submitted, and slaughtered those who resisted. With ruthless efficiency, he brought a million demon cultivators to heel in just three days. Ming Yan sits among the immortal sects' ranks, munching on sunflower seeds and petting a spirit animal as he listens with great interest. After all, a nobody like him can only be a face in the crowd on a battlefield. He's certainly not going to encounter the Demon Lord. - On the day of the great battle, the young prodigies of the immortal sects stand ready. No one expects the reclusive Demon Lord to appear on the battlefield in person. The wind blows his hair aside, revealing stern brows, a defiant gaze, and a blood-red mole at the corner of his eye. The immortals: “...” The wind dies down. The clouds fall still. Every cultivator who has ever seen Ming Yan and his bird turns around in unison, staring fiercely at the junior brother who likes to blend in with ordinary people and pretend he's ordinary. Wow, why is it someone we know? Ming Yan looks up from his surreptitious snacking and meets the Demon Lord's shadowed, dangerous, scorching gaze across the cultivators and a thousand layers of demonic banners. Ming Yan: Huh, that guy looks a lot like my abandoned bird in human form. Ming Yan: Huh. Ming Yan: “…” Wow. Theme: Only by treating others sincerely can you find love.