She Said Our Friendship Wasn't Strong Enough, So We Started Dating to Keep It Alive

[Sweet Romance] + [No Angst] + [Comedy] + [Daily Life] + [One Female Lead]

No matter how beautiful a dream may be, it’s still a dream. What matters is cherishing what’s right in front of you.

Jiang Yizhou gets dumped by his first love, who secretly mocks him as a pathetic simp and a broke loser.

Just as he’s ready to let go and move on, Chengzi, a good friend he met on a voice-acting app, sends him a message asking when he’ll update.

[Chengzi: Hey, old man, when are you updating?]

Jiang Yizhou: “I’m in a bad mood. I don’t feel like updating.”

Chengzi: “Did something happen? Come on, tell me all about it.”

[Yizhou: I got dumped. I don’t feel like updating.]

[Chengzi: Well, that works out great. Now you can focus on writing.]

Jiang Yizhou replies helplessly, “Can’t you show your buddy a little concern?”

Chengzi: “If you’re my buddy, come chop me up!”

Jiang Yizhou: “Smooth.”

Chengzi seems to turn into a gossip, peppering him with questions about what happened.

Unable to withstand her pressure, Jiang Yizhou replies, “Because I’m a simp.”

Chengzi answers, “A simp? Great. Come simp for me.”

“Don’t mess around.”

[Chengzi: She doesn’t cherish you, but I do. How about being my boyfriend?]

[Chengzi: I’m not joking.]

Jiang Yizhou stares at the message, eyes wide, thinking she must be kidding.

He immediately sends another “Don’t mess around.”

Chengzi giggles. Though she says she’s only joking,

she already has a plan all ready in her heart.

Years later.

The two sit hand in hand in the pavilion at the center of the Wind and Rain Lake at Qianzhou University.

“Why did you fall for me?”

“Because I’m a sunflower, born to turn toward the sun.”