Cats Are Always Drawn to Butterflies

Because of his health, Shi Qi’s family hopes he’ll fall in love with a highly compatible Alpha and, preferably, get married as soon as possible. Shi Qi ignores them completely, thinking all Alphas are terribly boring. That is, until he recently meets an interesting Alpha and starts to change his mind. The other man’s pheromones smell wonderful, he’s good-looking, and because he moonlights in a certain unusual line of work, he’s great at soothing people. To deal with his family’s nagging, and also for a little selfish reason of his own, Shi Qi decides to ask the Alpha to pretend to be his boyfriend. - Shang Sui runs into an Omega he once met briefly as a child. Back then, Shi Qi had leaned on his windowsill and said he’d marry him when they grew up. Then he disappeared without a trace and promptly forgot all about him. When they meet again, Shi Qi seems to mistake him for a companion hired to provide pheromones and keep him happy. For reasons he can’t explain, Shang Sui plays along, and the two complete a paid session together. Perhaps Shi Qi is very satisfied with his “service.” They grow closer and closer, until Shi Qi even asks whether he’d pretend to be his boyfriend. “Fine, but don’t forget me again this time.” Shang Sui smiles as Shi Qi looks at him, slightly confused. - Set at university, mutually unrequited crushes (?). - A butterfly who dresses to impress every day just to catch the eye of his chosen one X a cat who seems a little domineering but is actually very innocent Theme: Freedom, courage, and being someone’s favorite.