When Yi Er first met Shen Ming, she thought he was the silent, reserved, loyal-dog type of male lead.
Then she saw the school grade bulletin board, where Shen Ming's motto was just two words: "Pretty average."
Yi Er: ...A bit of a show-off.
Later, Yi Er watched Shen Ming play a game with his buddies.
After they won, his best friend praised him for how cool his counter-engage had been. Shen Ming calmly said, "Just the basics."
Yi Er: ...Maybe he's secretly cocky.
Later still, Yi Er created an anonymous account to threaten Shen Ming into sending a steamy photo, all to complete a System task.
She was certain Shen Ming would refuse.
Who knew that ten minutes later, he would send a photo of his abs, with his shirt hem between his teeth?
Feeling guilty, Yi Er immediately covered her eyes...
Then peeked through her fingers.
Mesmerized by his looks, she forgot to reply.
Shen Ming prompted her: "Are you not satisfied? Is there anything I should change, or what kind of photo would you prefer?"
Yi Er read the message ten times before finally accepting one fact.
So Shen Ming was openly flirtatious.
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At first, Shen Ming thought he was imagining it. But after testing it, he realized he could hear the inner thoughts of a certain young lady.
Whenever he looked directly into her eyes, her endless internal rambling came through loud and clear.
And so he discovered:
The young lady was always doing things to "bully" him, then quietly feeling guilty about it in her head.
Eventually, Shen Ming stopped caring about those "acts of bullying."
All he knew was that the young lady had a pair of beautiful eyes.
Until one day, the young lady shouted excitedly in her head: "Hehehe, once I've drugged you, they'll send me abroad and I can lie flat in comfort!"
How could he allow that?
This game couldn't end with only one of them calling it quits.
Shen Ming played along, drank the drug, then pulled her into his arms.
Meeting those wide almond eyes, he chuckled softly. "Now, you're going to follow my lead."
After all, counter-engaging was what he did best.
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[Definition from Baidu]
Counter-engage: A tactical term in MOBA games. It refers to launching a counterattack after the enemy initiates a team fight, using the opening created by their abilities being on cooldown or their formation being exposed. Crowd control and movement abilities can turn the fight around.
*Purpose: Turn a passive defense into an active offense.
[Please note]
1. School bullying is unacceptable!!!
2. The logic is all over the place. This is a school story dressed up as a rich-family drama about fake and real daughters.
3. This blurb was written on January 22, 2026, and has been screenshotted.
Theme: All forms of bullying are unacceptable
I'm kidding you, it's not just the original novel 🐶 that has no progress in its emotional line.
When will the update be updated? [Purple Sugar] kswl
Very sincere. "[It's different. Your treatment of the supporting characters..." This really bugs the author~
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""They are all freshmen, right? ..."Catch a big bug for the author~ Freshman?
Keep him? "Perhaps I think his eyes are too..." This is a big bug for the author~
Inexplicably a little sweet?? [Pink heart]
My sister is so sweet, just like me [pink heart]