At seventeen, you stand beneath the banyan tree, the school's famous confession spot, ready to confess your feelings to your secret crush.
But you accidentally bind to a secret-crush reward System.
The System simulates your future...
At twenty-five, you date three girlfriends at once. The three of them join forces, strip you naked, and toss you onto the winter streets.
At thirty, you fail at seventeen matchmaking dates. The matchmaker says, "He's been a player since high school."
At forty, you sit alone in a hospital receiving an IV drip. When the nurse asks where your family is, you say you don't have any.
To avoid this ending, the core rule is: Never confirm a romantic relationship in any way.
Current mission: Have an honest conversation with Xie Zhiruo without confessing your feelings. Reward: 100 RMB + a boost to your writing ability, "Words Flow Like a God."
Seventeen-year-old Lin Zhao looks at the System's mission, then at the school beauty standing before him, waiting for him to speak.
He can't help falling into deep thought.
Hmm... Is this System broken?
I'm only seventeen and have never even dated, and the System is already telling me I'll be a player in the future.
System: Because once you make things official, you'll think, "This is serious," and then start looking for the next one. You're always chasing, never satisfied. If you don't make things official, you'll take every relationship seriously.
Lin Zhao: So?
System: So in this life, you can flirt, but you can't confess. Let them make the first move.
Lin Zhao: ...Are you trying to use me as bait to catch fish?
System: No, I'm using them as bait to catch fish. You're the bait.
