A Puppy-Taming Handbook

[Proud, irresistible heartthrob x teary-eyed puppy]

[Highly controlling, famous female screenwriter x honest male art student studying sculpture]

The blurb starts right away.

The story of an honest college guy slowly being trained by the heroine into a little schemer.

Yun Ji, a famous screenwriter known for making multiple entertainers famous, was photographed at a police station. The story shot to the top of the trending charts with the headline: [Award-Winning Screenwriter Exposed for Keeping Boyfriend Who Tested Positive for Drugs]

Police: Your boyfriend's ID is fake.

Yun Ji: ...Impossible. He's an honest guy!

As it turned out, her boyfriend tested positive for drugs. She drove her luxury car worth tens of millions, carrying a 1.2-million-yuan handbag, to get tested herself, furious and convinced she was having the worst luck ever.

That night, Yun Ji got drunk, and her girlfriends signed her up for a social app. She matched with a guy whose profile picture was a puppy.

"Hi, I'm Yu Yi. I'm not great at chatting, but you look really impressive in your photos. I work out too, just not as hard as you."

Then he sent her a few photos of himself working out.

Yun Ji glanced at them without much interest, opened their chat, and used him as an emotional trash can, ranting about her ex all night.

She'd only been trying to kill time, but the puppy was unexpectedly obedient and good at comforting her, and he answered every message earnestly.

By the end of their conversation, he asked tentatively, "If I ever get the chance to meet you, could I treat you to dinner?"

Yun Ji gave him a noncommittal answer. "Maybe when I visit your city."

She'd said it without a second thought, never expecting Yu Yi to take her words to heart.

He started waiting for her, keeping up a daily record of his moods on the social app and sending her invitations to exhibitions at his art college.

"Teacher Yun, I really hope you can come."

-

Yun Ji was so busy she was constantly on the go, and had long since forgotten about it.

Until one day, a friend took her to an exhibition hall, where she caught sight of a familiar poster by the entrance.

She opened an unread voice message from several weeks earlier. Through her headphones came a young man's low, clear voice, tinged with the shyness unique to a boy his age.

She listened to it several times, and felt a strange tingle in her chest.

Yun Ji had a sharp ear, and even she thought that voice was born to soothe women.

-

In a corner of the exhibition hall, she ran into an ex-boyfriend she'd dated in college.

The man grabbed the hem of her clothes, and she responded by slapping him across the face.

Yun Ji narrowed her eyes. "Did I give you permission to touch me?"

The man's expression shifted, and he put on a pitiful look. "Baby, didn't you go abroad? I thought I'd never see you again."

Yun Ji gave a cold snort, suddenly thinking of Yu Yi's voice message again.

The next second, she ordered the man, "Stop talking. Open your mouth. I want to kiss someone right now."

After a passionate kiss,

the man asked, "Can you take me off your blacklist now?"

Yun Ji: "We'll see how I feel."

As she turned around, Yu Yi was standing not far away, watching everything.

The young man stood frozen, nervously tugging at the hem of his clothes, the tips of his ears turning uncontrollably red.

Yun Ji licked her lips and smiled at him. "What, scared?"

Yu Yi lowered his eyes and said softly, "No..."

Then Yun Ji crooked a finger at him. "Come on, let's get dinner. Didn't you say you really wanted to meet me?"

-

That night, Yun Ji met him for the first time.

Yu Yi followed her nervously, carrying her red-soled heels in one hand and walking barefoot with cautious, tiny steps.

When they finally said goodbye, Yu Yi said nothing. He simply wiped away the lipstick left on her lips by the passionate kiss.

Looking down at the sneakers on her feet, Yun Ji sighed to herself: What a good puppy.

Written on 2024.12.18

*Female-centered story

*The heroine is not chaste, the men are

*The heroine only loves herself from beginning to end

*The hero's body, heart, and soul belong to the heroine alone

*The hero is a tool character | hopeless romantic | born only to love the heroine

Content warning:

Male lead suffering in a love triangle | competition between men

Theme: Be the main character of your own life