Yan Yu (Entertainment Industry)

Coming soon: Honest People Don't Want Trouble Either. A rich heiress falls in love at first sight with a penniless man and takes him by force. Next book: That's Not How You Enjoy a Free Ride. An ambitious seme and a love-struck uke.

[Snake-fearing celebrity seme x bite-happy snake demon uke]

To retrieve his mother's last letter, Shang Yan, a celebrity infamous for being both popular and hated, was forced to take part in a livestream treasure-hunt show.

During the treasure hunt, he ran into a white-lipped bamboo viper.

Known facts: The white-lipped bamboo viper is a green, venomous, protected reptile belonging to the viper family and the bamboo viper genus.

Question: What should I do now?

Shang Yan looked calm on the outside, but his face had gone pale and his legs were trembling.

He froze in place, too scared to move.

The bamboo viper raised its body and stared right at him, flicking its tongue.

The next second, in front of thousands of viewers, it sank its fangs into his thigh.

At the same time, a voice rang out:

“This human smells so good and looks so pretty. It should be fine if I just have a little taste, right?”

Shang Yan: “?”

Did that snake become a spirit?

Shang Yan glanced down at the streak of green clinging to his leg.

The venomous snake obediently let go and fled the scene.

A familiar voice came from nearby:

“Don't worry, I'm a good snake. I won't poison you to death!”

Shang Yan's vision went black, and he fainted.

During filming, while cooking,

Shang Yan saw that familiar streak of green again.

The venomous snake stared at the prepared food, drooling.

It threatened fiercely, “Human, I saved your life, so I'm your savior. You have to give me something to eat!”

The very next moment, it lost all its bluster. “I don't ask for much. Ten ears, no, five. Just give me five ears of corn.”

“Please, human, give me something to eat.”

Its tone was so pitiful and meek, it could hardly have been more pathetic.

Shang Yan paused, resigned himself to it, and served up some cooked meat.

He watched lazily as a certain snake ate with abandon.

Suddenly, another voice ruined the moment:

“Since this human gave me food, I'll reluctantly stay and protect him for now!”

Shang Yan: “…”

And so, from that day on, Shang Yan had a pet by his side, the sort that would bite people at the slightest provocation.

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1. When an argument broke out during a group discussion,

the venomous snake was about to bite the popular young actress.

Shang Yan frowned. “Don't bite her. She's gross.”

2. When his scumbag older brother deliberately framed him,

the venomous snake angrily tried to bite him on the head.

Shang Yan's expression was cool. “Don't bite him. He's disgusting.”

3. When the show staff deliberately gave him a hard time,

the venomous snake sneaked off to bite them.

Shang Yan picked it up and carried it back. “No. You can't bite anyone today, either.”

One day, netizens noticed Shang Yan had a new assistant.

The assistant was called Jiaoyu. He had red lips, white teeth, and two little dimples when he smiled.

Shang Yan, who was usually cold and aloof, acted completely out of character. He didn't mind this rambunctious assistant at all, and even gently comforted him when he got so upset that he cried.

Netizens: Something's going on between you two!!!

[Bonus Scene]

One day, a certain star who'd retired from the industry less than a day ago suddenly posted on Weibo:

Shang Yan's Yan V: [Married! @Jiaoyu's Yu [image]]

The image showed two freshly issued marriage certificates!!!

Weibo [Trending]!!!

The whole internet erupted.

Reader's Guide:

1. This is a strictly monogamous 1v1 romance. No switching roles or pairings; both leads are virgins, and they dote on each other. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting.

2. The seme is 19 and a college freshman. He was forced into show business and will retire from the industry later.

3. The uke is a snake demon who appears as a venomous snake at first and can later take human form. Their age gap is over a thousand years. His animal form is based on the white-lipped bamboo viper. Anyone afraid of snakes should avoid this.

4. A supernatural story with all kinds of strange creatures. Lots of author-created lore and little logic.

5. The variety show content is entirely invented by the author and is not based on anything.

6. The main focus is romance, with supernatural elements and variety-show content as secondary elements. Please be aware!!!

2024.10.27, synopsis revised on 2025.3.2

Next book: Honest People Don't Want Trouble Either, synopsis

Lin Feng is an honest working man. Every month, he earns five thousand yuan and lives quietly, never having done anything outrageous in his twenty-seven years.

Even when he found out his boyfriend of a year had cheated on him, he simply broke up with him calmly, without getting angry at all.

Recently, a new general manager suddenly joined the company. His name was Yu Suixing, and he was the chairman's only son.

He's outgoing and cheerful, and a natural at handling people, the complete opposite of Lin Feng.

Lin Feng thought that, given their personalities, the two of them would never have anything to do with each other.

But then...

His mother got cancer. Just as Lin Feng was at a loss, the general manager suddenly showed up with a two-year sugar-baby contract.

He promised to pay Lin Feng's exorbitant surgery fees if Lin Feng met all his needs.

Lin Feng agreed.

Only after signing the contract did he find out...

After spending several years studying abroad, Yu Suixing had picked up an undisclosed little fetish.

He liked being spanked.

Although Yu Suixing liked it, he was too proud to let anyone else know.

He'd been searching for an honest, dependable person who could keep his secret.

And Lin Feng was the perfect candidate.

Lin Feng: “…”

He owed hundreds of thousands of yuan, and the contract's penalty for breach was several million. He couldn't repay that amount even in his next two lifetimes.

Lin Feng very meekly accepted the fact that he was nothing more than a plaything.

After that...

Countless nights, Lin Feng regretted not being more firm and running away right from the start.

The young man beneath him, his body flushed red from being spanked, pinched the man's cheek. His eyes shimmered with a thin layer of tears.

“I'm the one getting spanked. Why are you blushing?”

Next next book: That's Not How You Enjoy a Free Ride, synopsis:

As a top-tier Alpha, Yang Su was handsome and capable, but he was born into a poor family.

He'd known what he wanted since he was a child.

So he studied hard, got into the most prestigious university in the country, and went straight to work for an enviable major corporation after graduation, thinking that would set him on the road to success.

But reality slapped him hard.

A good degree alone wasn't enough.

Yang Su refused to accept a life of mediocrity. He bided his time, waiting for a chance to turn things around.

Then one day, a beautiful Omega made a scene, threatening to jump off the roof of their company.

Yang Su asked around and learned that the Omega was their chairman's only child, Zhou Jinyi.

His crush was getting married to someone else the next day, and he was threatening to jump to pressure them.

The young master could have lived a perfectly good life, but instead he wanted to be a lovesick fool, ready to die over an Alpha.

Yang Su looked down on him for it.

He was about to leave when the Omega shouted, “...If you agree to be with me, I'll give you my dad's company!”

Yang Su stopped in his tracks, a smile slowly curving his lips.

He knew his chance had come.

From that day on, Yang Su pursued Zhou Jinyi with everything he had. He brought him flowers every day, picked him up after school, and took care of him in every way, leaving the young master completely lovestruck.

It wasn't long before Zhou Jinyi agreed to date him.

Later...

The chairman discovered that Zhou Jinyi was dating a poor Alpha and flew into a rage, forcing them to break up.

Zhou Jinyi refused. He made the snap decision to run away from home and move in with Yang Su.

Yang Su: “???”

Only after they moved in together did Yang Su find out...

Zhou Jinyi had been spoiled rotten by his family since childhood and was absurdly high-maintenance.

If the food didn't suit him, he'd smack Yang Su. If he couldn't sleep at night, he'd smack Yang Su. Even if Yang Su was too rough in bed, he'd smack him...

Yang Su: I'll put up with it!

Yang Su rubbed his aching chest and secretly swore:

Once he got his hands on the company, he'd dump Zhou Jinyi.

Just then, the Omega came rushing over with a crying baby in his arms, his eyes red as he tugged at Yang Su's clothes. “Hubby... what do I do? The baby won't stop crying...”

Yang Su: “…”

Yang Su sighed. “Give him to me. I'll soothe him.”

Yang Su: Heh... another day of failing to get my wife's family fortune. (Rolls eyes)

Theme: We must never let courage down.