The Dragon King Insists I Raise Him

[Main story complete] After working himself into the hospital, Tao Qingguan decided to use up all his accumulated leave and take a proper break. As it happened, his grandfather in the countryside had to go away for a while. Not wanting to leave the ancestral home empty, he asked Tao Qingguan if he wanted to stay there. Tao Qingguan readily agreed, packed his bags, and headed to the countryside for a happy holiday. Country life was great in every way except that the neighbors were far too warm-hearted. They often dropped by with gifts, not just for him but also food for the fish in his house. No matter how Tao Qingguan tried to refuse, it was no use. The fish, a calamity in the making, didn't seem all that special to him. Maybe it was just unusually fond of people. Even after he scared it off countless times, it would still come right back. Its tail fin swished as it swam, and it was quite pretty. Best of all, it wasn't restless, making it the perfect pet. Tao Qingguan spent a pleasant stretch of time in the countryside with his pet fish. When his vacation ended, he packed his bags and returned to the city, throwing himself back into his busy work schedule. He felt more than a little reluctant to leave. One day, after a grueling day at work, he got home and collapsed onto his bed, completely exhausted. Then someone started pounding on the door as if they meant to tear it down. Tao Qingguan dragged himself up to answer, resentment written all over his face. When he saw who was outside, he froze. In the cramped stairwell, his grandfather looked utterly devastated. Four or five burly men stood behind him. Grandpa Tao let out a long sigh and said, exasperated, “You’re the only one in our Tao family without the gift for summoning rain. Why did the Dragon King have to take a liking to you? Pack your things and come with me.” Tao Qingguan: “!?” Yan Jiu is the new Dragon King. Under the regulations established after the founding of the country, he has to choose a human as his contractual partner to maintain balance between the two sides. But not a single one of the candidates provided by the human government was to his liking. Just as Yan Jiu was about to resign himself to his fate, along came a handsome young man with a great figure. He was not only good-looking, but had a pleasant voice, and he kept wandering around right in front of Yan Jiu every day. Other than liking to pester him for no reason, often wandering around without a shirt, occasionally teasing him with a finger, and sometimes trying to be his dad, he was pretty great. Yan Jiu had only come out half-heartedly looking for a bit of fun. Now there was no need to look: he was the entertainment. Yan Jiu: :) But the rules kept him from doing anything to the young man. The day for choosing his contractual partner was fast approaching, and Yan Jiu waited for the people from the Special Administration Bureau to come and finalize the choice. Then the young man suddenly disappeared, and the bureau told him that the man wasn't among the candidates. How could Yan Jiu accept that? He'd waited for over a month, only to be told the man had merely been passing through!? The Dragon King refused to cooperate, throwing the entire Special Administration Bureau into chaos. The higher-ups were losing hair by the handful. With the whole mess on his conscience, Grandpa Tao stepped forward with a bitter smile. After much soul-searching, he sold out his beloved grandson. Bonus scene: When Tao Qingguan heard that someone had stolen Yan Jiu's reverse scale, he was outraged. Whenever Yan Jiu mentioned it, Tao Qingguan would help condemn the thief. Until one day, he discovered the reverse scale was actually on him... Tao Qingguan: It was just, so unexpected. * The male lead has only just become Dragon King, but he's lived for a very long time. * The other lead is powerful too! * They only have eyes for each other. A goofy, sweet little story, updated daily. Highly recommended. * Neither lead has a romantic history or past flirtations with anyone else, and no supporting characters will flirt with either of them later on. Read with confidence. * Reader comments are enabled. Coming soon: My Ex-Boyfriend Just Won't Believe I'm Still Alive Just as Yu Xiaoyan was about to graduate from college and had found a nine-to-five job with weekends off, he went out and ran into a stroke of bad luck: the kind delivered by a large freight truck. He lost consciousness on the spot. When he opened his eyes again, Yu Xiaoyan discovered he had become an earthbound spirit. That was bad enough, but why was he trapped inside his ex-boyfriend Gu Shengci's body, while other spirits were stuck at the places where they died? And why did they share all five senses? Yu Xiaoyan: What rotten luck! Forced to be a spectator, Yu Xiaoyan watched Gu Shengci work in the lab, watched him shower, and watched him ma... Ahem, watched that too. Just watching was too boring, and Yu Xiaoyan couldn't stand the loneliness. He tried chatting with his ex, hoping to scare him, but Gu Shengci was surprisingly calm. He just spent the whole night reading psychology books. The next day, Gu Shengci had dark circles under his eyes. His voice was hoarse, but a smile played on his lips. “Dissociative identity disorder, huh...” Yu Xiaoyan: “...Huh?” They chatted now and then, but Yu Xiaoyan never gave up trying to escape Gu Shengci. He prayed to the Buddha, Guanyin, and Jesus, one after another, and finally concluded that none of them were any use. One day, while Gu Shengci was working in the lab, Yu Xiaoyan tried again without much hope. To his surprise, it worked. Before he could celebrate, a force sucked him in, and he was swept into the body of the person beside him. Using Gu Shengci's junior colleague's body, Yu Xiaoyan gave Gu Shengci a “deeply meaningful gaze.” He saw Gu Shengci's pupils contract and his thin lips tremble, as if he'd seen something terrifying. The next second, Gu Shengci crashed to the floor right in front of him. Yu Xiaoyan: “!?” What the heck, faking a fall!? Gu Shengci knew perfectly well that he was ill. He also knew that becoming attached to his alternate personality was like drinking poison to quench his thirst. But every frown and smile of the “Yu Xiaoyan” in his mind was an uncanny match for the person who had died, making it almost impossible to tell reality from illusion. He closed his eyes and let himself drown in it. Gu Shengci used his demanding research to numb his mind. He squeezed every moment from his schedule, leaving himself no energy to think too deeply about it. Then, during one experiment, Gu Shengci heard a disturbance and instinctively turned around. He saw his junior colleague's face transform into Yu Xiaoyan's, as clear as day. His blood rushed to his head and his vision went dark, but he stubbornly kept his eyes open. Before he passed out, only one thought remained in Gu Shengci's mind. He was probably beyond help. When he woke up again, Gu Shengci discovered that his illness had reached a new level. The people around him would periodically take on Yu Xiaoyan's face, and even their words and actions became strikingly similar to Yu Xiaoyan's. Gu Shengci tried to probe the others indirectly, but they all said nothing was wrong. Nothing was wrong The “Yu Xiaoyan” beside him looked up innocently. Gu Shengci felt a throbbing pain in his temples. He wasn't ill. He was crazy. * Both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending. * Their breakup was caused by a misunderstanding, which will be explained. * The blurb has been revised. Theme: People should repay kindness with gratitude.