#Competitive, lively childhood friend x two-faced, flirtatious childhood friend
[Blurb]
Xu Xinluo and her childhood friend Su Yuze have been competing for over a decade, trading wins and losses without either gaining the upper hand.
That is, until a batch of "private photos" and a highly suspicious video mysteriously appear on her phone.
Clearly defined abs, an alluring collarbone, and Su Yuze's face.
Worst of all, the tattoo at his waist is in exactly the right place.
Clutching this heaven-sent leverage, Xu Xinluo probes him in secret: "Have you... started dating someone lately?"
Su Yuze looks down and chuckles. "Didn't you say no one would want a guy like me?"
The moment she opens the blurry video and hears her own voice, she realizes the truth:
These images are from the future?!
And they show her and Su Yuze!
So this is leverage they both share?
#So this is what our relationship will be like?!#
#My childhood friend is my husband#
#Our future selves are pretty wild#
#Let's see what our future selves get up to#
[Male Lead's Perspective]
Su Yuze realizes that Xu Xinluo has been acting very strangely lately.
She no longer banters with him or makes wild claims. Instead, she seems to be avoiding him.
Then one day, he accidentally catches sight of a photo on her phone.
It is unmistakably him, but not the him he is now.
The man in the photo has sharper features, but the tattoo on his waist is in exactly the same place.
Even more damning is the hand resting on his abs. The wrist is tied with the red cord Xu Xinluo never takes off.
Su Yuze's gaze darkens as he corners the childhood friend who has been avoiding him for a week in the stairwell.
"Explain," he says in a low voice, his presence completely enveloping her.
"Why do you have photos of my... future self?"
"And another thing..." His fingertip gently brushes her trembling wrist bone. "Is that red cord there because you're practicing taking it off in advance?"
What looks like disliking everything about you is just my awkward way of showing that I want to treat you differently from everyone else.
[Content Notes]
1. A light, sweet romance. The male lead isn't a delinquent, and there's more to his tattoo than meets the eye.
2. They're not traditional enemies. Their feelings are mutual, and neither can stand anyone else. It's just childhood friends flirting with each other.
3. Includes some kinks. They don't date in high school.
Theme: Persistence is the best gift.
