My Flirty Ex Has Turned Carnivorous!

* Mutual pining | Misunderstanding | Pretend coercive romance | Reconciliation after a breakup

* Insecure, reserved, gentle girl with long straight black hair & sickly rich heiress, scheming fox behind her glasses

Also known as The Things Roommates Must Never Do and Let Me Hold Your Thigh, Miss. I Didn't Mean Your Actual Thigh!

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Before the school year began, Meng Zhihai learned that her soon-to-be roommate was the youngest daughter of the prestigious Shen family: Shen Feihuai, rumored to be aloof and withdrawn, refined and proud.

Knowing she couldn't afford to cross the Shen heiress, Meng Zhihai kept her distance and treaded carefully, making sure never to offend her.

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Their long-delayed first meeting in the dormitory confirmed that the Shen heiress was truly breathtaking, with an extraordinary bearing.

Shen Feihuai's mother approached Meng Zhihai privately and explained that Shen Feihuai had heart disease. She hoped Meng Zhihai would look after her in their daily life,

and, ideally, keep a quiet eye on her condition as well.

Meng Zhihai was surprised. Such a stunning beauty, yet fate had treated her so unfairly.

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The Meng family was in decline and relied on the Shen family to survive.

With no choice, Meng Zhihai accepted Shen Feihuai's mother's request and began carefully interacting with Shen Feihuai, only to discover that she wasn't quite like the rumors said.

The eldest Miss Shen had a haughty, icy face that seemed to keep everyone at a distance, but her personality was the complete opposite.

She was capable, proper, and outstanding, yet also fragile, spoiled, and fond of acting cute.

When her slender, misty eyes narrowed behind her glasses, she looked like a seductive nine-tailed fox from an old storybook, all enchanting tenderness and affection.

Meng Zhihai, who had liked girls since childhood, could barely resist her. Yet she knew how far apart they stood, so she kept herself in check and continued dutifully reporting on their daily life to Shen Feihuai's mother.

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Fate turned against them, and the Meng family suffered a heavy blow, leaving its company on the brink of collapse.

Worried every day, Meng Zhihai was invited to Shen Feihuai's home for a meal to lift her spirits. In truth, Shen Feihuai wanted to introduce her to her mother.

What Shen Feihuai didn't know was that, while she was away from the table, her mother took out a secret diary.

It held all the fox's innermost thoughts: her crush on Meng Zhihai, and the question of when her own death would come.

On the table lay a proposal designed specifically for the Meng family.

Shen Feihuai's mother said, "I hope you'll fulfill her wish. Pretend to date her until the day her life ends."

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Remembering her mother's weary eyes, Meng Zhihai hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

Using the lie to grow closer to Shen Feihuai, she saved the Meng family from disaster, but gradually became unable to face her own despicable self.

As Shen Feihuai's heart transplant surgery drew near, Meng Zhihai stayed with her until it was over. Once she knew Shen Feihuai was safe, she quietly left without a word.

Later, she found a job in another city and settled into an ordinary nine-to-five life.

Every now and then, when the news reported that Shen Feihuai had taken over the Shen family, she would echo her coworkers' admiring comments.

Yes, Shen Feihuai was decisive, dazzling, and accomplished for her age.

But in her heart, she would quietly think: She's actually very cute.

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She thought life would continue on this uneventful path, until she heard that the Shen family had acquired her company.

And then a message arrived from an account that had been silent for years, its words chilling her to the core.

[So you do bow to power after all?]

[Then come and please me, just like you promised my mother you would back then.]

They say people change after major surgery.

Meng Zhihai believed it.

After all, the clingy little soft fox had even learned to act out a coercive romance.

Note:

1. This story is very unrealistic, very melodramatic, and super Mary Sue.

2. Blurb posted on May 30, 2025. It may change before the story begins.

Theme: Stay true to yourself