Can a Coward Cry Their Way to a Husband?

A stunningly beautiful, brave-but-timid nightmare System host × an upright, restrained, action-oriented inspector

Love that grows over time vs. love at first sight

[The romance takes up a large portion of the story. Not quick transmigration or a System story, just pure romance. The slow-burn, ambiguous stage lasts an unknown amount of time, but it isn't short.]

Nightmare System host Mi Man is carrying out a mission when he meets Cong Ke, an inspector sent by Central Command. Cong Ke notices that Mi Man's data is abnormal due to a change in his own emotions, and puts the mission's progress on hold.

Mi Man joined the company intending to transfer to the Sweet Dreams Department. In a moment of desperation, he breaks the rules and enters Cong Ke's dream to hurry him along.

Everyone thinks Mi Man's outstanding performance is because he loves his job. But Cong Ke discovers that he's afraid of the dark and of ghosts, and every time he creates a dream, he scares himself first.

In the dream, Mi Man's stubborn effort to hold back his tears makes Cong Ke's heart flutter despite himself.

Cong Ke quietly protects him, covers up his rule-breaking entry into the dream, and works overtime to investigate.

During the investigation, Cong Ke uncovers a deeper secret hidden in a tangled web of data. Mi Man's archived records have been altered, and part of his performance has been taken away.

When Mi Man finds out, his eyes turn red with hurt. "Why are they docking my performance? I'm scared out of my mind and still working this hard. That's just too much."

Mi Man and Cong Ke meet in dreams again and again, but each time, Mi Man feels that something is off.

He touches the new little deer antlers growing on his head and speaks in a soft, coaxing voice.

"Honestly, what's wrong with you? Why do you keep putting me in clothes like this?"

Things to know before reading:

1. The love interest falls at first sight. His considerate behavior early on is all an unconscious attempt to pursue the protagonist.

2. The protagonist really is a scaredy-cat and a crybaby. Early on, he cries many times out of hurt and fear, so proceed with caution if that bothers you.

3. The love interest changes the protagonist's clothes in his dreams. So far, he's dressed him as a little zombie, a deer, and a little angel.

4. They are each other's first love and only partner, in a one-on-one, purely sweet romance.

5. [Important] Everything in the story is there to serve the romance. There won't be side-character plotlines or ensemble storylines, and there are no secondary couples.

6. The focus is entirely on Mi Man and Cong Ke falling in love.

7. Very reliable author.

Theme: Even if your work doesn't match your expertise, you still have to do it