A straight-shooting, wonderfully contradictory office drone x a would-be playboy who only knows romance from books
Wen Tianran, a BL novelist whose readers are always complaining that his romance plots aren't compelling enough, signs up for the beta test of the full-dive dating game Love 100%.
A lifelong bachelor at twenty, he resolves to win over all kinds of characters in the game, gain some dating experience, and collect material for his novels.
Certain of victory, Wen Tianran climbs into the game pod, imagining himself putting the romantic techniques he's learned from years of reading novels to use, charming all sorts of handsome men and enjoying a little flirtatious back-and-forth. But in the very first second after entering the game, someone confesses to him outright.
A young man in black-rimmed glasses and office-worker clothes stands nervously before him. He says, "I like you," with the solemn resolve of someone marching to his death.
Wen Tianran freezes, startled into blurting out, "How can you just confess to me right away? That's not how gal games work!!!"
Aren't you supposed to talk to me first, raise my affection level, give me a gift now and then, and then have a special interaction with me on some special holiday, before confessing at the right moment? How can you confess the second we meet? Sure, you look exactly like my type, but you can't just ignore the rules of the game...
Besides, whether I like you or not is beside the point. The important thing is that...
To test the multi-route conquest System, the game requires beta players to pursue romantic interactions with multiple characters. Once a player confirms a relationship with any one character, they can't continue on other routes.
If he accepts this man's confession, his grand plans will never get off the ground...
Wen Tianran turns and runs, but the straight-shooting office drone keeps chasing him. From the school festival to the amusement park to the summer fireworks festival, Nan Zhiyin appears at every romantic event. He even shows up on Wen Tianran's dates with other people. Wherever they are, the first thing he says when he sees him is:
"I like you. Please accept my confession and go out with me!"
Wen Tianran is at his wits' end. Where did this glitchy NPC come from, and why does he keep trying to stop me from playing a dating game?!
Nan Zhiyin was strong-armed by his company into joining the beta test of Love 100% as a last-minute player.
He hurriedly skimmed the game guide, which said that players could leave the game early as soon as they successfully paired up with a conquest target.
Hoping to earn himself a few extra vacation days by finishing the game early, the hapless office drone Nan Zhiyin decides to throw caution to the wind and confess to someone right away. But the blond boy he's supposed to pursue runs the moment he sees Nan Zhiyin. Worse, Nan Zhiyin keeps catching his target acting like a master of time management, going on dates with multiple people at once...
He's totally a playboy in the making!
Out of a sense of justice, Nan Zhiyin decides that even if he has to sacrifice himself, he'll do his best to lead this playboy out of the game.
Nan Zhiyin throws himself into the game, determined to win Wen Tianran over, only to discover that the other man isn't quite what he expected. He talks a big game, but the moment things get serious, he blushes and gets shy. He's a pure-hearted novelist who only knows romance from books!
And wait... Are they even using the same game guide?
Never mind. What's done is done. They might as well fall in love!
Later on, Wen Tianran publishes a new novel to rave reviews. Readers write in asking if he's really been in love.
Wen Tianran glances at the person sitting at the computer and replies: The source of my inspiration is confidential.
Nan Zhiyin looks up slightly. "Just make sure you write me as handsome."
Theme: Long live love!
