Su Lianzhou's soul left his body the instant he hit send.
He'd meant to complain to his roommate about the cafeteria food, which was as bland as boiled grass, but his fingertip accidentally tapped the pinned contact.
Even more absurdly, the input method he'd used for three years suddenly went haywire and stopped obeying him entirely.
His fingertip was still on the delete key, but a line of clingy, cutesy words had already shot into the chat at lightning speed:
[Baby, the cafeteria food is so bad. I want to eat your cooking!]
Su Lianzhou froze on the spot, so embarrassed he could dig a castle out of the floor with his toes. He frantically tried to unsend it, but the screen said it was too late.
His phone buzzed. The other person replied with just a question mark.
Su Lianzhou's mind went blank, then dissolved into a complete mess as he hurriedly started typing an apology.
But the input method seemed to have gone completely mad.
The moment he touched the keyboard, it automatically flooded the screen with pink hearts and cutesy stickers, sending them all to Wen Yanshan in a flurry.
It's over.
It's really over.
My crush is going to think I'm a creep and hate me. Sob, sob.
Wen Yanshan was a well-known campus star, excelling in both academics and conduct. He was distant and aloof, with an innate air that warned people to stay away.
Others assumed he was pure-hearted and had no interest in romance.
But only he knew the truth: he'd been harboring secret feelings and quietly keeping an eye on Su Lianzhou for a long time.
He really liked him, both physically and emotionally.
To put it plainly, he wanted to *make Su Lianzhou cry.
Whenever their eyes met, Su Lianzhou would hurriedly lower his head, his ears turning bright red as he awkwardly scurried away.
Wen Yanshan had always deliberately held himself back, afraid of scaring off this sensitive, timid little rabbit.
He never expected this mix-up to give him the perfect chance to get closer.
He deliberately sent a question mark, then called him a moment later.
The phone carried the sound of a boy's panicked, trembling voice, his words tinged with a tearful grievance: "The input method went haywire. I sent that by mistake..."
He kept his voice level and pretended to reassure him. "I understand. It's not your fault."
After that mortifying incident, the flustered Su Lianzhou wanted to disappear on the spot. He started deliberately avoiding Wen Yanshan, going out of his way to keep his distance.
But Wen Yanshan always managed to show up right in front of him, as if he'd installed a personal tracker on Su Lianzhou.
At a gathering with friends, Su Lianzhou was egged on by everyone and made to drink. After a few glasses, he was already dizzy.
In a daze, he walked into the wrong private room and unexpectedly heard Wen Yanshan's low, husky voice:
"His skin is so fair. Just a light pinch makes it turn red, and if you speak a little sternly, he'll get all upset and cry."
Su Lianzhou stiffened. A chill crept down his spine. Not daring to stay any longer, he turned to flee in a panic.
A cool voice rang out behind him, calling him back firmly: "Zhouzhou."
His feet froze in place. He didn't dare turn around.
Wen Yanshan strode forward, grabbed his wrist, and forcefully pinned him into a dim corner of the wall.
How could he let such a godsend opportunity slip away? His well-defined hand gripped the boy's supple waist, slowly devouring him until the other man's eyes reddened and his body trembled helplessly.
"Zhouzhou, didn't you say you liked me best?"
After they got together as naturally as could be, Su Lianzhou couldn't stop thinking that something was off.
One day, he leaned over to Wen Yanshan, who was using his computer, and asked softly, "What are you doing?"
His gaze accidentally fell on the screen, and Su Lianzhou abruptly froze.
The page displayed the backend of the input method that had suddenly gone haywire back then.
Wen Yanshan looked perfectly calm as he said, "You finally found out."
An innocent, shy, sweet little rich boy bottom × a cool, cunning science and engineering prodigy top
2026/5/8 (third revision)
[Reading tips:]
* Both leads have only ever loved each other, body and soul.
* The bottom is innocent, and was pampered as he grew up. He has never seen how cruel the world can be.
* The top is truly devious and has been plotting for a long time. They fall for each other.
* The top studies computer application technology, and the bottom studies visual communication design. The author hasn't studied either major, so the relevant information was researched and isn't a large part of the story.
Theme: Grow toward the sun.