The Strange Tale Boyfriend

[A dog with an owner wears a collar. A dog without one is a stray or a wild dog.] This was the first rule Lu Qi saw after entering the uncanny realm. She was about to ask her boyfriend what he thought when she turned and caught sight of half a choker peeking out from beneath his collar. The gentle, handsome young man tilted his head and asked softly, “What’s wrong?” [Story One: The Mad Golden Retriever Who Came Back to His Owner] Wen Ting had always kept her debut creation. Almost no one played that low-budget, shoddy little otome game anymore, but it was still the first project she’d helped design. She had long since left that shady little studio and now worked for a major game company. Over the years, Wen Ting had designed more and more characters, and her reputation had grown. That day, as usual, she sent a daily gift to her forgotten debut character. The ancient beauty who received it didn’t thank her shyly. He stared at her as the screen stuttered and froze for more than ten seconds. [They have more clothes than me] [They have more clothes than me] [They have more items than me] [They have more items than me] [They have more animations than me] [They have more animations than me] [They have more dialogue than me] [They have more dialogue than me] [They have more voice lines than me] [They have more voice lines than me] Dialogue bubbles piled up across the screen. At last, a line of bold, blood-red text appeared on her burning-hot phone: [You like them more than me] [Story Two: The Jealous Phone Boyfriend] After her boyfriend’s competition, he dragged Li Yufei along to a celebration at a manor. The jerk kept flirting with other women and only paying attention to his buddies, without the slightest concern for her feelings. Furious, Li Yufei dumped him in the middle of the night and booked a room of her own. The next morning, Li Yufei opened the door and saw her boyfriend, who had been standing there all night. “Feifei, I’m sorry.” Her usually smooth-talking boyfriend suddenly apologized with urgent sincerity. “I know I was wrong. I really am sorry. I’ll never act that way again.” “Can we start over, Feifei? I’ll treat you very, very well from now on.” It was clearly her boyfriend’s familiar face, yet Li Yufei felt inexplicably that something was off. As the days went by, the feeling only grew stronger. “Are you really my boyfriend?” she blurted out, confronting him. “You’re not him. You’re…” “I am.” He cut her off gently. “Of course I’m your boyfriend.” Their eyes met, and a strange attraction left Li Yufei dazed. The young man’s clear, mellow voice echoed in her mind. “Feifei, stop imagining things. I’m your lover.” [Story Three: The Manor Owner Who Brainwashed His Lover] Updates every night at 9 p.m. Not scary or suspenseful. A light read focused on romance. The rules are there to serve the love story. For readers with varied tastes. If you have any dealbreakers, don’t read! If even one thing bothers you, don’t read! Theme: What suits you best is what’s best.