The Puppy Came Right to My Door

A story about an unrequited crush turning into an open pursuit

Sophisticated, scheming top * aloof, gentle, disabled, insecure bottom who gets played, takes the bait, and then crashes and burns like a lovesick puppy

Yu Shi returns to his hometown, where his career hits a roadblock. Suddenly, someone offers him a cooperation agreement that will solve his problems, on the condition that he enter into a marriage of convenience.

It's only a contract, and Yu Shi puts profit first, so of course he accepts. He fulfills the contract and his responsibilities with the utmost professionalism.

But Yu Shi notices that this distant beauty seems a little strange. At first, he's polite but reserved. Not long after, they barely see each other at all, as if the other man is deliberately avoiding him.

Then, after they accidentally sleep together while drunk, Yu Shi can tell that despite his clumsy efforts, the other man is secretly trying to seduce him.

Yu Shi never turns down a beauty who comes to him.

*

There is someone Li Yishen has kept in his heart for many years.

He wants to be with him, but ever since the stage accident five years ago, that has become impossible.

At least he can still help him with his career, and he's right there in front of him, close enough to look at.

It was easy to keep himself in check when he hadn't experienced it, but after having a taste, how could he possibly hold back...

Content warnings, read before starting:

1. Top's POV

2. The bottom pursues the top; they dote on each other. Readers who are uncomfortable with extreme gksk should proceed with caution.

3. Sweet story, no angst

New upcoming story: "I Just Want to Retire, Why Is It So Hard?"

Apocalypse powerhouse, does whatever he wants, morally gray, leash-wielding top * dark, twisted, crazy-dog bottom

When He Sui died alongside the Mutant Zombie King, he thought he could finally escape the grind of waking up every day just to work himself to the bone. But in the blink of an eye, he transmigrated into a book.

He Sui realizes that he still has his own body, but his identity has changed. He's now a disposable prince in a political scheming novel, one who spends the early chapters opposing the protagonist and the crown prince. After the protagonist exposes his crimes, including an attempt to assassinate the crown prince, he's sentenced to lifelong confinement in the Imperial Clan Court, and the protagonist takes over his faction.

He Sui: There's no way I'm being a disposable character. I won't be one in this life, either. Whoever wants to be a tool can do it themselves.

He transmigrates right into the thrilling scene where the crown prince is about to be assassinated, and immediately makes a series of moves to clear himself of suspicion.

He Sui successfully shifts the blame. The plot deviates a little, but mostly proceeds as before: the crown prince is badly wounded in the assassination attempt and nearly dies, all of the Third Prince's past crimes come to light, and Emperor Min furiously sentences him to lifelong confinement in the Imperial Clan Court.

While "recovering," He Sui discovers that as long as he doesn't stir up trouble, it's easy to change his original disposable-character fate. But compared with the crown prince, who cares for his brothers, the Sixth Prince, the protagonist who kills all the other princes in the end, seems more like a villain.

To survive, he has to make trouble for the protagonist.

He Sui won't get involved in the struggle for the throne or political schemes, and he definitely won't work himself to the bone again. His original body's impotence had already disqualified him from succession early on, giving him the perfect excuse to slack off. If he doesn't spend this life as a carefree, wealthy, idle First Prince, enjoying the life of a lazy fish, then he wouldn't deserve the reputation he's inherited from the original owner.

Then He Sui sets his sights on the crown prince. In the original story, only he, the villain, fought the protagonist all the way to the end.

The crown prince's position is a little shaky, and just as he's starting to worry, He Sui receives the useless human-machine System's first gossip mission and learns about things that aren't in the plot.

Good grief! The Third Prince is an even bigger victim than He Sui's original character. Not only did he take the blame for this assassination attempt, but his past clashes with the crown prince were also the result of the protagonist's mother consort stirring up trouble.

He Sui strokes his chin and decides that while he's getting the gossip, he'll clear up the misunderstanding between the two of them as well.

Then he discovers the Third Prince's groveling-after-losing-his-love story, the Fourth Prince's bickering-love story, the Fifth Prince's domineering-love story...

Gradually, more and more factions begin to stand against the protagonist.

#Of course, the best ideas come from lazy people#

#If you can't lead a team, you'll have to work yourself to death#

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The useless human-machine System is called the Ancient Leisure System. He Sui has to figure out how it works for himself. At first, he can only earn points through a daily sign-in and choose from a set list of gossip missions. The mission rewards are the only reason he keeps doing them.

Only after he accidentally spends points to upgrade the System into an intelligent one does it finally live up to its name, allowing He Sui to do whatever he wants.

Potatoes, chili peppers, corn, sweet potatoes...

Toilet paper, flush toilets, hydraulic ram pumps...

Shipbuilding blueprints, cotton, cement, rubber...

The growing number of rewards doesn't just make He Sui happier and happier. They also gradually begin to affect Emperor Min and the entire Great Min Dynasty.

He Sui lets loose, and unexpectedly wins favor with Emperor Min, who then chases after him trying to give him real power and feed him.

He won't give what He Sui wants, and gives him what he doesn't.

He Sui eventually accepts the real power, but absolutely refuses to do any work. Whenever something comes up, he pretends to be sick and dodges it faster than anyone.

But after the System is upgraded, he still has to be within a certain distance of an event to complete a mission and get the gossip.

After enough such missions, everyone knows that the First Prince loves gossip. Even though He Sui is good at staying hidden and no one ever catches him in the act, he keeps getting dragged into the plot and called on to testify.

Crown Prince: "Father, if you don't believe me, ask Eldest Brother!"

Emperor Min, expressionless: "Eldest, you tell me."

Fourth Prince: "Father, if you don't believe me, ask Eldest Imperial Brother!"

Emperor Min frowns: "Eldest, you tell me."

Fifth Prince: "Father, if you don't believe me, ask Eldest Imperial Brother!"

Emperor Min, exasperated and at a loss for words: "You... Whenever there's real work to do, you pretend to be sick. But whenever there's a commotion, how are you always right there?"

#The emperor father is always chasing after me to feed me#

#I'm never going back to work#

#If I run fast enough, I'm not the one who has to work myself to the bone#

#When it comes to running away, nobody is faster than me#

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After leaving the Imperial Clan Court, He Sui accidentally saves someone on his way back. The man is a former guard from the Third Prince's residence.

The young guard is a ruthless sort, the kind who takes revenge for the slightest slight and repays every kindness. In the original story, to repay the Third Prince for taking him in, he goes on a one-man rampage, relentlessly biting down on anyone involved. Later, he also discovers a crucial clue that helps the crown prince confirm the protagonist's mother consort is the mastermind behind everything.

Setting aside his role in the plot, He Sui really likes his personality. In his previous life, he'd raised a mutant dog, and the young guard reminds him of it. He wants to raise another one in this life.

Besides, a vicious dog without an owner is just a stray. It would be a shame to let him go.

Ning Muji huddles in a cramped, dark corner, helplessly forcing his eyes wide open. His cold, menacing gaze fixes on the person standing in the bright world outside. Holding back a sob, he grits out, "Are you going to send me away?"

He Sui's keen gaze lands on the other's reddened eyes, and he laughs in disbelief. "If I really wanted to send you away, would I have done those things to you? Can't you tell the truth from a lie?"

He Sui reaches his arm inside, grabs him, and tucks him under his arm. Ning Muji jolts in surprise and struggles in humiliation. "Put me down."

He Sui scolds him. "Don't move. If you keep struggling, I'll lock you up."

At that, Ning Muji pauses, then struggles even harder.

He Sui is speechless. He'd underestimated just how twisted this little weirdo was.

Theme: Cherish the people around you