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Witty FL x Adorkable ML + a cute bun + a talking crochet fox
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September: Update every other day
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After the sudden death of her boyfriend, Leslie Song has been single-handedly raising her precious little daughter Calliope. It’s a difficult life, but it’s a happy one. A freak accident puts an end to that.

As Leslie lies dying on the road, watching Calliope breathe her last, she curses her helplessness. Calliope’s crochet fox seems to hear her. It opens its mouth and asks, “Do you want to see your daughter again? If so, follow me. Her soul has already left for another world.”

Leslie agrees. That’s the last thing she remembers before losing consciousness. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself—or rather, her soul—standing beside her unconscious body on a hospital bed.

“How is this supposed to help me find Calliope!” she exclaims.

“This is not your body. Your body is dead. This is my original host, Charlene Li,” explains the toy fox. “You can possess her body to find Calliope, but if you do, you must finish her uncompleted mission for her.”

“And what mission is that?”

“To marry the second most eligible CEO in the city.” 

‘This,’ Leslie concludes, ‘is a scam.’ But she has no other choice.

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Meanwhile, the second most eligible bachelor in the city, Calix Xu, is patting himself on the back for thwarting his grandmother’s attempts to marry him off. After exhausting all of his tricks and excuses, he has resorted to marrying the comatose daughter of the Li family. 

Calix smiles, pleased with himself, "Aren't I smart? Grandmother can do nothing now."

But… why is he seeing his newly-wedded wife hovering beside her own body?

Before he can react, his wife—the moving one—floats towards him.

"Husband! Help me find my child!"

“Your child?” Calix asks weakly before doing the only reasonable thing he can do in such a situation. 

He faints. 

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WSA 2024 entry!

Commissioned cover and character images by yuuri_e (Instagram)

Win My Husband Over to Find My Child

Leslie heard a few interesting things while lingering in the dining hall. The relatives gossiped among themselves while some of the older ones dared ask Calix about his choice of marrying the neglected young lady of the Li family.

"If you didn't favor any of the blind dates, you should tell your aunt here. I have a good candidate for you."

"Why did you pick her? Isn't she still in a coma? What if she stays like that forever?"

"If you want someone from the Li family, shouldn't you pick their second young miss? If I'm not mistaken, her name is Gladys."

More and more questions were thrown at Calix. Leslie wanted to laugh out loud but, she didn't want to hear him nagging at her later. Even now, he subtly glared in her direction whenever he could.

CEO Xu's defense skills were exemplary. He successfully dodged every question about his sudden marriage but, it didn't mean he enjoyed prolonging it.

Talking Bad About the Dead