Oh No! I Can't Hide My Crush on My Childhood Friend Anymore

Two male leads | Childhood friends | One-on-one romance | Both are each other's first and only | Mutual devotion

[Alluring, deceptively innocent, scheming top vs. youthful, handsome, dependable bottom]

Jiang Chi realizes that Shen Xianqing has been acting a little strange lately.

Whenever Jiang Chi reaches for something, he somehow touches Shen Xianqing's hand: when passing him a glass of water, when grabbing the remote, even when pulling a tissue off the table.

But every time, Shen Xianqing calmly pulls his hand back as though nothing happened.

At first, Jiang Chi thinks he's imagining it.

Then one day, he happens to see a post while scrolling on a friend's phone. The poster's profile picture looks exactly like Shen Xianqing's. He taps it and takes a look.

Sure enough, it's Shen Xianqing himself, and the post says:

"I think I've fallen for my childhood friend."

One comment reads: "Lure him in. Lure him in good and proper."

Shen Xianqing replies with five characters: "Okay, I'll give it a try."

Jiang Chi stares at the screen for three seconds, then slowly looks up at Shen Xianqing, who is standing not far away.

Noticing his gaze, Shen Xianqing smiles and asks, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Chi puts down the phone and smiles too. "Nothing."

From that day on, things change.

When Shen Xianqing touches his hand, Jiang Chi simply laces their fingers together.

When Shen Xianqing sits beside him, Jiang Chi takes the opportunity to pull him into his arms.

Shen Xianqing, who had been flirting with effortless ease, loses his composure. He can't understand why his plans to seduce Jiang Chi keep getting turned back on him.

Until one night, Jiang Chi leans against the headboard and looks at Shen Xianqing beside him. Suddenly, he speaks.

"Shen Xianqing."

"Hm?"

"I saw that post you made."