My Cold-Faced Childhood Friend Turned into a Plush Toy

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Bright, straightforward childhood sweetheart x reserved, indulgent childhood friend

On the first day after the college entrance exams, Ji Qing discovers that she's turned into a plush toy.

Wen Yi excitedly goes to find her childhood friend to claim their graduation trip, only to find a strange cat plushie on his bed.

Its fur is long, its face is round, and its mouth is shaped like "^". It looks very unhappy.

She carries the cat around, searching for him, while a familiar, cool voice appears in her mind.

Ji Qing, her childhood friend who always keeps people at a distance with a cold face and silently cleans up her messes, speaks with a rare note of helplessness.

"Wen Yi... I'm in your arms."

After ten chaotic days, Ji Qing finally turns back into a person.

He corners Wen Yi by the bed, and only then does she belatedly feel her ears grow hot.

"Wen Yi," he says slowly. "Was it fun teasing me?"

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Tang Ci and Shen Yi grew up living next door to each other, then moved to opposite doors as they got older. They were classmates from kindergarten through elementary and middle school, always close and inseparable.

Until their high school homeroom teacher suspected they were dating and called their parents. Shen Yi confirmed it even faster than Tang Ci denied it.

"Sorry, Teacher. It won't affect our studies."

Tang Ci: "...?"

When did we start dating? Nobody told me!

The boy lowered his eyes, discreetly traced her palm with his finger, and said softly, "Didn't you say yes when I confessed to you?"

So Tang Ci started thinking back.

On New Year's Eve, she did tell Shen Yi, "I like you most," but that was to comfort him after he lost a game. She did kiss his cheek in front of the ancient tree at the temple, but wasn't that a prayer for good luck? And hugging was an everyday thing...

Wait.

When he held her hand and said, word by word, "I like you," he seemed serious.

Slow-to-catch-on, sunny, straightforward childhood sweetheart x gentle, understanding childhood friend with a long-standing crush

Theme: A healing journey with a person and a skilled mechanical cat.