Little lover
In a single apartment, a young man with black-framed glasses sat in front of his computer. He finished typing the last word of his document and uploaded the update to the drafts folder of Jinjiang Literature City’s author backstage.
He reorganized the outline.
The ongoing novel by He Ruge depicted a female protagonist being abducted by aliens to be kept as a pet. Such stories where Earthlings are treated as alien pets were currently popular on Jinjiang. As a full-time writer who depended on this trend for a living, he diligently followed suit and wrote this commercially viable work. The response was quite positive.
After reviewing the previous chapters and tidying up the outline, He Ruge casually opened a game and was immediately captivated by the character on the start screen.
【A silver-haired man dressed in a perfectly tailored black military uniform, adorned with a magnificent and dignified star badge on his shoulder. His hands, wrapped in black gloves, gripped a staff studded with gold.
The man’s shiny straight boots echoed as he walked forward, his cape fluttering around with each step. His piercing cold blue eyes were as unstoppable as unsheathed blades.】
『My exclusive lover is destined to be you』
【Continue the game?】
The overwhelming handsomeness overflowing from the screen suddenly excited He Ruge. He forcefully pushed up his glasses, trying to remain calm, and asked himself inwardly:
Aren’t you not a girl?
Would you be attracted to a cool guy in military attire?
——Yes, I would!!!
He Ruge couldn’t wait to continue, and suddenly his world began spinning wildly—literally spinning, as he glimpsed both his computer and himself being sucked into a vortex!
When he opened his eyes again, He Ruge found himself in an orphanage surrounded by a group of noisy little kids with radish-like heads. That wasn’t the point. The point was that the orphanage was named “Jinjiang Orphanage.”
This reminded He Ruge of his ongoing serialization. To participate in the “My Date with Jinjiang” writing contest, he had forcibly set the orphanage where the female protagonist resides to be called “Jinjiang Orphanage.”
As a humble full-time writer trying to make ends meet, he just wanted another exposure channel. Getting onto the contest leaderboard would give him decent visibility.
He Ruge remembered how readers had chuckled at the orphanage’s name, joking about the “Qidian Parenting Class.”
It was widely known that being a parent in Qidian novels was a high-risk occupation, often leading to an early demise after the protagonist’s appearance.
“Children, there’s a gentleman coming over later. Remember to smile, okay?”
The familiar line echoed, and He Ruge stiffly turned his head to look at the teacher.
…Wasn’t this the exact line spoken by a teacher in the first chapter of his serialization, at the orphanage where the female protagonist was?
He Ruge remembered it clearly because he had just reviewed the previous chapters while tidying up the outline.
The female protagonist was a reincarnator who had returned to her seven or eight-year-old self. In a typical reincarnation story, this would be the time for revenge and grievances, or for diligent study leading to enrollment at Tsinghua University or Peking University.
But He Ruge’s commercial work was different. He needed to make a living. Its core selling point was that the female protagonist was kept as a pet by aliens without having to do anything. Therefore, the only goal of the reincarnated female protagonist was to be chosen and adopted by a mysterious gentleman.
This mysterious gentleman liked cheerful children. In her previous life, the mysterious gentleman had chosen the female protagonist at first sight and wanted to adopt her.
The female protagonist was happily preparing to leave with this mysterious gentleman when she suddenly discovered several tentacles hidden in his sleeves… moving!
Terrifying gray-purple tentacles!
The female protagonist was so frightened that she burst into tears and flatly refused to go with the gentleman. The mysterious gentleman had no choice but to choose another child.
Later, the other girl adopted by the mysterious gentleman inherited his multi-billion-dollar estate. It was said that the mysterious gentleman passed away early, leaving all his inheritance to his adopted daughter.
As she grew up, the female protagonist realized what she had missed out on: “…”
Dad, love me again QAQ
So, what did this mysterious gentleman signify?
Was he a monster?
No!
He meant a multi-billion-dollar inheritance!!!
The female protagonist reincarnated with the sole wish of being adopted by a mysterious gentleman, who would then pass away early, leaving her to inherit his billions in assets.
That mysterious gentleman was set by He Ruge as the male lead, an alien whose lifelong dream was to raise an Earthling as a pet. Upon seeing the female protagonist at first sight, he was charmed by her three-headed appearance, revealing some aspects of her original prototype. Unfortunately, he inadvertently scared her to tears, and due to her strong resistance, regretfully ended up adopting another Earthling.
While raising this Earthling infant, he couldn’t help but think of the cute female protagonist. The alien male lead found keeping a pet Earthling boring after a while, so he compensated the other Earthling infant with a huge inheritance and quietly returned to his home planet.
After reincarnation, the female protagonist no longer resisted the alien male lead, thus beginning a new sweet and affectionate story.
Recalling the overall plot, He Ruge lowered his head to see his shrunken hands and feet, feeling as if struck by lightning.
His first thought was, “Could it be that I’ve turned into the female lead?”
If not for the people around him, He Ruge would have immediately dropped his pants to check his gender.
The focus isn’t on transmigrating through books but on gender transformation.
As a straight male who hadn’t dated a cute girl in over twenty years, if he became a girl, would his future partners be boys or girls?
“Little handsome guy, why do you look so unhappy?” The teacher approached He Ruge with a smile.
The boy with doll-like beauty widened his eyes in surprise, “Am I a boy?”
His shocked expression was incredibly cute, prompting the older teacher to pinch his cheeks.
“You’re so pretty, you could even pass as a girl.”
Caught off guard by the cheek pinch, He Ruge covered his face uncomfortably.
The sight melted the female teacher’s heart, who whispered, “Little Ruge, smile more later. That gentleman said he likes cheerful children, okay?”
Hearing his name from the teacher, He Ruge breathed a sigh of relief. He feared the teacher would mention the female protagonist’s name.
Now he could confirm one thing: he might have transmigrated, but not into the female lead’s body. Perhaps his current body was still his childhood self.
To verify his speculation, He Ruge needed a mirror.
He borrowed one from the teacher and, under her teasing gaze, “reluctantly made himself look good.”
In the mirror was the appearance of He Ruge as a child, with rosy lips and a lively demeanor.
“Teacher, where’s Bai Yueyue?” Bai Yueyue was the name of his novel’s female lead.
The teacher frowned, “Who’s Bai Yueyue?”
Her expression seemed genuine; she had no reason to lie to He Ruge.
Did my female lead disappear because of me?
Or did I not transmigrate?
He Ruge was utterly bewildered.
Just then, he saw a cane appear on the distant cobblestone path. A jet-black cane adorned with jewels and gold, its bright boots thudded on the ground with a heavy sound. Each step exuded a strong sense of oppression.
The chattering children fell silent, and even the teacher’s eyes showed a hint of fear.
It was fear caused by a great figure.
Seeing the familiar cane, He Ruge was momentarily stunned, recalling the game’s opening screen he had seen before crossing over.
Damn, could it really be what he was thinking?!
Had he transmigrated into that unknown dating game?
Or had the game and his novel combined to create a strange world?
If so, wouldn’t he lose the “knowledge of plot development,” the greatest cheat of transmigration?
He Ruge stiffly raised his head and met a pair of blue eyes, deep and sharp like those of a fierce beast. The pressure of being stared at by a natural enemy made young He Ruge so nervous he couldn’t breathe.
In that moment of eye contact, He Ruge’s legs gave out with a slap as he collapsed to the ground. This might be the most embarrassing moment of his life—he was scared weak-kneed by a man’s gaze.
Though he fell neatly, He Ruge’s head hadn’t even lowered before he saw those blue eyes filled with regret and concern, as if the man wanted to rush over and pick him up.
The teacher promptly helped He Ruge up, rubbing his small hand with concern.
Seeing the terrifying man stop in his tracks, his handsome face once again covered in frost, his blue eyes were like icy glaciers. It seemed that his previous concern was just a misconception.
It must have been a mistake…
He Ruge dared not meet the terrifying mysterious man’s gaze, looking down at his own toes.
Though handsome, that gaze was terrifying. If the world he transmigrated into was a combination of novels and games, could this man’s prototype be a tentacle monster?!
Ahhh… That’s terrifying!
It had been a month since He Ruge’s accident at the parade. On that day, Xi Guican used the code left by Mao Zhengqi to destroy all the instruments of good and evil. With no negative emotions from the instruments, the array of the Taotie’s Organization fell apart on its own.
In a rage, Xi Guican killed all the carriers of Taotie, except one who wasn’t present, becoming the only one on the killing list.
To make sure to cure He Ruge, Xi Guican didn’t care about the last carrier of Taotie.
Taotie’s devouring left He Ruge seriously wounded, and the doctor has found out that He Ruge was suffering from Vortex Mental Devouring Syndrome, and He Ruge’s condition was even more serious than Xi Guican at the time.
Mao Zixie said that if there was anyone in this world who could save He Ruge, then that person would be Xi Guican.
As Xi Guican’s former attending physician, Mao Zixie knew better than anyone else that Xi Guican’s healing had nothing to do with him. Since Xi Guican could cure himself in the first place, there is now hope to cure He Ruge.
And Xi Guican also knew very well that it was the mysterious game that cured him, and he pinned all his hopes on the game.
The task given to him by the game was to brush He Ruge’s favorability to 100!
Xi Guican was originally confident in this task, but now——
He saw the smaller lover lowering his head and twisting his clothes nervously with his little hands.
At the same time, a “favorability -30” popped out of the other’s head.
Seeing the lovely little He Ruge’s good mood was instantly destroyed by the “favorability-30”, Xi Guican opened the character attribute panel with difficulty and saw He Ruge’s current favorability for him：
【Fear】: He Ruge is a little afraid of you, favorability 10
【Unawakened】: He Ruge hasn’t become the little mermaid yet
Xi Guican:???
Why are you afraid of me, QAQ?
Didn’t you like me the most before?！
