The Hacker and the Scatterbrained Artist

A Guide to Fishing with Your Scheming Childhood Friend

A Record of How a Dull Childhood Friend Finally Caught On

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Hacker Extraordinaire x Rookie Artist | Childhood Friend's Secret Crush | Slow and Steady | Slow Burn

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A hacker steals Lin Zhaoxi's comics account.*

But instead of deleting her work, the hacker helps her revise the panels, organize the outline, and even... sets up a firewall for her account?

Hacker: Your account and password were way too easy to guess. Don't go clicking links on your phone from now on, or you'll get hacked again, dummy.

Staring at the overseas IP address, she can't help thinking that the disdainful tone sounds familiar.

Just then, her childhood friend Pei Yi, whom she hasn't seen in four years, suddenly returns to the country and becomes both her teaching assistant and her roommate.

At first, she thinks he just likes bossing her around.

But gradually, she realizes his "bullying" has taken on a different flavor:

He interrupts her late-night discussions about art with a male artist by knocking on her door.

When she asks her muscular male roommate to pose as a model, he "politely" watches.

Lin Zhaoxi finally loses her patience and corners him at the door. "Why are you always going against me?!"

Pei Yi leans against the doorframe, arms folded. He lazily raises his eyelids and says expressionlessly, "Because I like you."

Her ears grow hot. "I-Is that for real?!"

He reaches over and ruffles her hair, then strolls past her, leaving a faintly amused remark hanging in the air: "Figure it out for yourself, dummy."

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Lin Zhaoxi has been acting strangely lately. She actually asks Pei Yi how to dress to attract men.

Alarm bells ring in Pei Yi's head, but he keeps his face calm. "Got someone in mind?"

She nods shyly, her eyes shining. "Well... that amazing hacker online who helped me fix my drawings. He's so talented and so kind."

Pei Yi: "..."

His mouth quirks as if he's thought of something amusing. "Sure. How about... I teach you how to win him over?"

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#About the childhood friend who's secretly loved her for years, made a side account to teach her how to draw, and used it to win her over#

Reader's Note:

*The hacked-account premise is inspired by something online.

Mutual first love, both inexperienced, happy ending, pure and wholesome romance.

Theme: Companionship is the longest-lasting declaration of love.