My Archrival Is Behind the Campus Gossip Page

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Song Zhen is just like his name: cool and beautiful, with grades that leave everyone else in the dust. Frail as a child, he had to wear protective jewelry. A gold-set jade bracelet on his left hand, a platinum chain around his ankle: he looked every inch a young master.

After transferring to Lanjiang High School, he unexpectedly ran into his sworn enemy, Lu Jia.

His childhood friend had become the school bully, violent-tempered and feared by everyone.

Song Zhen maintained his aloof heartthrob persona in public, then privately messaged the school’s anonymous message board: [I want to submit a post. Lu Jia is a complete asshole.]

Board: [? No profanity]

Song Zhen: [Lu Jia is a dumbass. Anonymous, please.]

Board: [...]

After that, he kept venting to the board: [Lu Jia just rolled his eyes at me again. I want to kick him.][Every time I walk past Lu Jia’s desk to fill my water bottle, I feel like punching him.][Lu Jia got fifteen on the physics test. My dog could get more by pressing its paw on the paper.]

Later, they made up, but never truly resolved their differences. One day, Song Zhen got drunk and poured his heart out to the board.

The board asked: [So why did you two fall out?]

Song Zhen slurred: [He thought I was asleep. He was jerking off to porn beside me, then kissed me when he was done... I thought of him as a brother, but he treated me like a stand-in for an actor. Damn straight guy.]

Admin 2 witnessed the chat and trembled with fear: ...Isn’t this guy gay?!

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Lu Jia is the illegitimate son of a wealthy family. He was cast out and bullied as a child. After Song Zhen saved him, he began a long, secret one-sided love.

The Lanjiang High School anonymous message board was built by Lu Jia as a confession board for Song Zhen, a place to keep a record of his secret affection.

He watches the person he secretly loves complain about him, furious but unable to say a word.

In Lu Jia’s eyes: When Song Zhen ran into some thugs at eight, Lu Jia secretly protected him for days. When Song Zhen’s mother died at ten, Lu Jia quietly climbed through his window to keep watch. When someone slandered Song Zhen at fifteen, Lu Jia beat the guy until he shut up.

That day, he wasn’t watching porn. He was watching the birthday video Song Zhen had recorded.

In Song Zhen’s eyes: At eight, Lu Jia often followed him around. At ten, a thief staked out his house. At fifteen, Lu Jia became the school bully everyone feared. He’d been obsessed with outdoing other boys since childhood, copied other people, and was secretly watching Song Zhen. When he realized he might get caught, he thought fast and rolled his eyes.

Song Zhen: You should’ve just said you had a crush on me! What a mess... Wait, he’s gay?

He scratched his head and, feeling troubled, submitted a post: [This is bad, Board. I think my friend has a crush on me.]

Board: [That’s serious.]

Song Zhen: [Right? What should I do?]

Board: [An eye for an eye. If he has a crush on you, have a crush on him back. If he kisses you, kiss him back. You won’t lose out.]

Song Zhen: ?

Written on 2025.8.28

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