Flirts without realizing it × aloof on the outside, sensitive on the inside
I thought of him as the seme in a danmei novel, but he thought I was in love with him.
Xu Yi had hit such a terrible writing block that she was ready to give up, until she met Jiang Yousheng, a veterinarian.
The man was distant and composed, quiet and restrained (or so it seemed), a perfect real-life model for the mature older seme she wrote about. She could even ask him for career advice.
She went to the veterinary clinic every day, got close to observe him, praised him to his face, and asked him about everything. Whenever he glanced at her, the tips of her ears would turn red.
Her mind was full of writing material, and she never once thought of it as romance. She had no idea she had already left him completely flustered.
Jiang Yousheng was usually distant and cold toward others, but he made an exception for her.
Seeing her approach him of her own accord and act shy and bashful, he was certain she had fallen for him. He fancied himself the hero of her romance novel, and secretly nurtured hopes that their feelings were mutual.
Then one day, he happened to catch sight of her sketches.
Every page was filled with a story about two male leads, and his face was merely the model for the seme in her comic.
All that love had been nothing but wishful thinking.
The man, who never let his emotions show, neither confronted nor pursued her. He simply withdrew all his tenderness and became Dr. Jiang again: composed, distant, and unapproachable.
Only when the closeness they had once shared had completely vanished did Xu Yi finally panic.
Those unconscious approaches, blushes, and moments of concern had never been for her sketches.
She had truly fallen for this man who seemed cold on the outside but was sensitive within.
Theme: Look beneath the surface and reveal what lies within
