I'll Never Fall for Gojo!

Ruiji hates someone. Unfortunately, that person is her boyfriend Xiayou's best friend.

That guy named Wutiao may have a dazzling face, but his personality is completely incompatible with hers: arrogant, conceited, frivolous, and unreliable...

And he can't stand her either. He needles her, keeps butting into her dates with Jie, and she's heard that in private he even told Jie, "You're not even from the same world. You'd be better off breaking up now."

For Jie's sake, Ruiji decided to put up with it

But now she doesn't have to.

Because Jie decided to go abroad for research, and they... broke up.

Ruiji was still drowning in the shadow of her breakup when a monster straight out of a nightmare suddenly attacked her. Just as she was about to die, the white-haired cat she hated most blasted the monster to pieces with one finger and saved her.

Ruiji was ready to thank him sincerely, but the guy wore a face like thunder and launched into a nonstop scolding:

"Why are you running around in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?!"

"It's only a low-level cursed spirit, but it still wasted the precious private time of the strongest sorcerer!"

"Do you know how much people pay me when I take a mission?"

His attitude and rapid-fire tirade left Ruiji furious. "I'll pay you back, okay? Once I've paid you off, let's never see each other again! H-how much is it?!"

Wutiao raised an eyebrow, pulled out his phone's calculator, typed in an astronomical figure, and showed it to her.

Ruiji stared at the endless row of zeroes, completely stunned.

"Forget it... For Jie's sake, I'll give you the friends-and-family rate."

He turned his face away. "...I'm leaving. If you want to pay off your debt sooner, look for more chances to treat me to dessert."

With his research bearing fruit and his return home approaching, Jie called. "Wu, is Ruiji doing okay?"

On the other end of the call, Wutiao was at a dessert shop with Ruiji, "paying off her debt." He reached over and shamelessly snatched the cream puff from her hand, grinning arrogantly. "Huh? Don't worry, Jie. I'm keeping a very close eye on her."

#I asked my best friend to look after my ex and keep her out of danger, but he drove a tractor right into my corner of the wall#

#My best friend's girlfriend is great, but he's an idiot for accepting the breakup, so I'll make her my legitimate wife#

#I only want to pay off my debt. My life is precious, after all. There's no way I'd fall for Mr. Wutiao!#

*Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the heroine isn't strong. She's an ordinary, delicate girl who loves to cry. Mary Sue, adored by everyone, not perfect and has plenty of flaws.

*The girl likes both taking the initiative and being pursued. There are some unusual kinks, including non-consensual scenarios. Wu and Jie are jerks.

*Girl-chases-boy, puppy-love style. Not much substance or logic, not pure romance. If you want to see the couple being sweet all the time, this isn't for you. It's not just a love triangle; there may also be unrequited feelings. Writing purely to indulge my kinks, so anything goes.

*OOC x3! A mountain of headcanon. No summer of sorrow, everyone is alive, and Jie has only temporarily gone abroad to do research with Jiujiu. The author wants to fulfill a dream of having all three of them pose together for a graduation photo.

*If you don't like it, drop it. No suggestions or advice, please. Don't come in with expectations. Uncomfortable comments will be deleted.

Theme: Youth is precious, so spend it happily