Your Dog Hair Is Stuck to Me Again [Marriage Before Love]

Forced to be a D: clever, cute girl x chasing after her to be an S: gloomy, obsessive hacker

□□, cohabitation, sweet when alone and bickering in public, gloomy man, male lead is a virgin

Hua Yuan was orphaned at a young age. Aside from an enormous house inherited from her ancestors, she had nothing else.

She rented out one room. Her tenant hardly ever showed up and only paid rent on time, so Hua Yuan was happy to have the place to herself.

One day, she received a pet-sitting request that stipulated no phone calls. Following the instructions in a text message, she picked up a big dog and received a huge payment.

To celebrate, she bought a few cans of alcohol that day. Tipsy and dazed, Hua Yuan opened a bedroom door and fell asleep.

The next morning, she woke up to find a young man beside her and screamed.

The dog she'd just picked up the day before barged in and licked the young man's face. He pushed the dog away in disgust, then clutched the covers and stared at her reproachfully.

"Why are you looking at me? I'm calling the police. This is trespassing, and attempted..."

"First, this is my room, and I have a rental agreement. Second, you came into my room last night and forced yourself on me. I took sleeping pills and was too weak to resist, so you got your way. Third, leave right now and take that dog with you."

He sounded so convincing that Hua Yuan vaguely remembered having a dirty dream last night. She'd been the one to make the first move.

"Forget it. I can't be bothered to argue with you." She grabbed the dog and ran upstairs to her room, where she pounded the bed in regret.

She thought that would be the end of it, but a few days later, Su Chen showed up with a marriage agreement. "You have to take responsibility for me. We have to get married."

*

Some time later, the two of them were living together in a strange but harmonious arrangement.

"You're cooking today. And clean up the dog and cat hair in the living room while you're at it."

"Do I look like I have nothing better to do?"

"Are we sleeping together tonight? Remember to buy condoms."

"No."

"I've got things to do today. Go watch the pet shop, and assemble the new cat tree that just arrived."

"I'm busy."

Whenever Hua Yuan asked him to do something, he always snapped back, then eagerly went and got it done. After a while, Hua Yuan had no choice but to give him orders, because the nastier her tone, the faster he worked.

*

Much later, Hua Yuan had figured out how to deal with Su Chen: give him a slap, then toss him a date.

"Xiao Chenzi, today's cooking doesn't look as good as it did the other day. Put some effort into it!"

"Xiao Chenzi, go find my denim jacket."

"Xiao Chenzi, could you clean up the dog hair, the cat hair, and your hair a little better?"

"Xiao Chenzi, Xiao Chenzi! Go take care of things at the pet shop too..."

Hua Yuan lounged around petting the cats and dogs. All she had to do was give Su Chen a light kiss after bossing him around, and he'd be appeased. She'd tease him as she did it, too. "See how good I am to you? I can't bear to make you wash your underwear with that cold face of yours. Come here for a kiss. There, now go tidy up the garden. You get a reward tonight."

"Thanks so much, but I don't want a reward." He worked with a satisfied smile on his face.

"No, you have to have one!" Hua Yuan's tone was firm, as if she were ordering him around. But she knew that was the only way Su Chen could enjoy himself.

Theme: The little sun will melt the ice eventually.