What's Wrong with Being a Homebody!

Childhood friends | Unrequited love from the male lead | Friends to lovers | Probably a medium-length novel

Blurb:

After puberty, Chen Man, who had always lived up to the expectations of her elders, suddenly changed.

She became a homebody who, according to everyone else, didn't like socializing or going out.

Chen Man didn't understand.

She was a well-adjusted, self-sufficient person who loved manga and novels. She had social anxiety, so she tried to avoid going out and socializing. What was wrong with staying home more?

Everyone thought that after her confession failed and she was devastated, Chen Man would become even more of a homebody.

Wen Fengyu didn't see it that way. To him, she'd just stopped pretending and let her true self show.

But...

Wen Fengyu couldn't stand Chen Man using his iCloud as her "stash" anymore.

One day, while looking for a file for a classmate, he accidentally clicked the wrong thing. An explicit image popped up, and his face instantly darkened.

He reined in his anger and called her. When she answered, he demanded irritably, "Chen Man, can you stop putting your raunchy manga in my cloud storage?!"

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To his surprise, Chen Man really did reflect on herself, and even thought about pursuing him again.

Because she wanted to experience the sweet romance she read about in manga and novels, too.

After hearing Chen Man share her plans to win someone over for the Nth time, Wen Fengyu looked up from his book. "If you just want to date someone, why not consider me?"

For the first time, she took a serious look at him.

He was 188 centimeters tall, handsome, wealthy, and had six-pack abs. Most importantly, his mother was her favorite manga artist. She didn't have to hide who she was around him or try to act cheerful and outgoing.

He was exactly the kind of person she wanted to date.

Then, they had to date!

A dark, fatherly guy x a manga-loving homebody with an overwhelming aura of gloom

| Happy ending, light comedy

| Idea: January 2, 2026

Theme: Love transcends dimensions!