[Dual male leads + school life + secret crush + childhood friends becoming a couple + bittersweet romance]
Gentle, scheming top student × pure-hearted, slow-to-catch-on cool guy
Everyone loves Duan Xiao, while I’m just his “best bro.”
My childhood friend Duan Xiao is the ultimate cool guy on campus.
He’s 184 cm tall, the basketball team’s star player, and so handsome his icy expression could make the gods jealous.
As his “best friend” since childhood, I, Jiang Lie, have had the honor of taking on the following duties:
✅ Organizing his notes and planning his revision
✅ Turning down love letters and dealing with his admirers
✅ Handing him lemon water at just the right temperature after practice
✅ And quietly hiding my ten-year-long secret crush.
I know all his habits by heart:
A furrowed brow means he’s annoyed, looking away means he’s shy, and red ears mean… I’ve accidentally flirted with him.
I thought this one-sided love would go on forever, until graduation, separation, and an ending that never came.
But then things started to get strange.
Duan Xiao began asking what kind of person I liked;
He threw away the Valentine’s chocolate someone gave me;
And on a rainy night in the equipment room, he silenced all my confessions with an awkward kiss.
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Mutual pining, bittersweet and delicious
On the surface: gentle, scheming top student × pure-hearted, slow-to-catch-on cool guy
In reality: a hunter pretending to be prey × a big dog walking right into the trap
