Doting on My Frail Childhood Friend

At the age of ten, Sang Chen survived a natural disaster, was separated from his family, and ended up far from home.

He was rescued by Wen Lin, a truant boy who happened to be passing by. Thanks to all the help Wen Lin gave him, he was spared many hardships later on.

Just as Sang Chen was worrying over how to repay him,

Wen Lin's older brother came to see him and politely asked:

"Would you be willing to stay and be my little brother's study companion? You only need to supervise his studies, make sure he gets to class on time, and keep him from skipping school."

Sang Chen nodded almost without hesitation.

That was easy. Surely no one could fail at something so simple?

Only later did he learn that Wen Lin could skip more than twenty days of class in a month.

He'd thought it would be quite a challenge,

but once he became Wen Lin's study companion, he barely had to do anything. Wen Lin really did start going to school obediently and never skipped a day.

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At the age of ten, Wen Lin found a young boy.

He was sickly, pale, and beautiful, but had no one to rely on.

He would face plenty of dangers if left on his own,

so Wen Lin took him home and cared for him tenderly.

He was a precious, one-of-a-kind moon, the boy Wen Lin had found.

The boy had a remarkable memory. He could memorize lots of characters at once and recite long poems.

At first:

Wen Lin: With a clever brain like yours, it would be a shame not to have you do my homework.

Later:

Wen Lin: Keep your hands still. I'll do your homework. What if you get sick again?

Sang Chen: ?

Do normal people get sick just from writing two characters?

Reader's Guide:

1. Sickly, clever, naturally spacey shou and a powerful, chuunibyou, goofy, school-hating gong.

2. A slice-of-life story told in a straightforward way, about two childhood friends growing up together. Not much drama.

3. The gong spoils the shou. A super-sweet story.

Coming soon: The Wolf King's Little Birdie. Chirp chirp chirp, please add it to your collection~

Zhuang Mingqiu was a beautiful little bird with rainbow-colored feathers. After an old scholar surnamed Zhuang found him, he gave him a name and cared for him like his own child for over a decade.

After Master Zhuang passed away, his descendants didn't want to look after the delicate, high-maintenance bird, so they abandoned him in the mountains.

The pampered little bird had forgotten how to hunt. When he fell into a pile of bugs, he looked at the food just within reach with disgust.

And then he fainted from hunger.

When he woke, he was locked in an exquisite, luxurious cage. He heard someone say they would present him to the King of Beijiang as a birthday gift.

The little bird chirped in confusion: What is a... river beast gift?

He only knew that the River God gave people golden axes.

Would river beasts do that too?

After enjoying a few days without any worries about food or drink, Zhuang Mingqiu caught sight of the legendary King of Beijiang and went pale with terror. He flapped his little wings and tried to escape.

Th-this, this King of Beijiang... He's a giant snow-wolf demon!

He'll eat birds!!!

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The King of Beijiang, Duan Lang, had recently acquired a beautiful, chubby little bird with rainbow feathers. A faint aura of demonic energy surrounded it, a sign that it was about to cultivate a human form.

Since cultivating was difficult for demons, the wolf king kept the little bird by his side every day, never leaving it alone. He cared for it attentively, trying to imbue it with demonic energy and teach it how to cultivate.

But in the helpless little bird's eyes, the whole thing was a plot to fatten him up so the wolf king could slaughter and eat him.

After several failed escape attempts, Zhuang Mingqiu could only act meek and submissive in front of the wolf king, chirping meekly while trying to starve himself thin and reduce the wolf king's appetite.

When he finally took human form, his first words were, "Could you please not eat me?"

"I've barely got any meat. I won't even fill the gap between your teeth QAQ"

The wolf king, usually silent and imposing, looked at him with a meaningful gaze.

He might not eat him, but he still wanted to eat him.

Reader's Guide:

1. Beautiful, timid, pampered little bird demon x cold, domineering, but devoted wolf king gong.

2. Set in the human world, where demons are very, very rare.

3. The shou is an innocent little bird who knows nothing about the ways of the world, not a complete fool. He can think for himself.

Theme: Young people should keep learning and strive to become better.