I Let Go of My Childhood Friend and White Moonlight, and Choose the Edgy Black Lotus

"Lin Yu, you're wonderful, but you can't give me the life I want!"

In his previous life, Lin Yu spent eighteen years pursuing his childhood friend, Shen Jiayao. He treated her like the apple of his eye, giving her the stars when she asked and never the moon, always at her beck and call. He was the model sidekick.

Who could have guessed that a childhood friend could never compete with someone who appeared out of nowhere?

"Lin Yu, I can't give up on the person I love just because you're good to me. You want me to be happy, don't you?"

Eighteen years of knowing each other, beaten by eighteen days with someone who appeared out of nowhere!

Later, when Lin Yu was in a life-threatening accident, he called Shen Jiayao and heard a man's voice answer. Only then did he wake up to the truth: to Shen Jiayao, he was nothing more than an optional backup.

"You idiot, I've been waiting for you all this time. How could you just leave?"

"You've only ever had eyes for her. Turn around and look at me! I've been right here beside you!"

"Don't leave me behind. Please..."

At death's door, he watched a girl clutch his shattered body and sob.

Only then did Lin Yu realize that he, too, had once been the person someone longed to come home to.

Given another chance, Lin Yu decisively gave up on his unattainable dream girl and chose the edgy, chuunibyou black lotus instead.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.