Don't Like Me

[Sweet Romance + Mutual Healing]

[Bad Boy & Good Girl]

"Wen Tang, would it kill you to like me just a little?"

Shen Qinian is a strange one. He looks down on anyone who likes him, yet relentlessly pursues girls who have no interest in him, only to dump them without hesitation once he wins their hearts.

People often describe him as both flirtatious and heartless.

When Wen Tang was sixteen, he set his sights on her.

"I'm just curious what it feels like to be liked by a good girl."

He never imagined she would be so hard to win over. Shen Qinian pursued her for three years and still got nowhere.

*

At seventeen, by a twist of fate, Shen Qinian entered the KPL and became a professional gamer.

A prodigy who could save the day, he rescued the struggling YG as soon as he made his debut, ending the WAG dynasty after a whole year of consecutive championships. He snatched the title from right under their noses and became an overnight sensation.

Arrogant and conceited, on championship night he faced the audience, his ambition impossible to conceal.

He said:

"There's no such thing as an even match, only total domination!"

"There's only one winner, and it has to be me!"

"Either win alongside me, or watch me win."

Eight championships and eight FMVP awards in two years. He was so cocky he thought himself invincible.

But he forgot: he was a prodigy, but wasn't everyone on that stage one?

Soon, he hit rock bottom. Benched, forced to transfer, and with nowhere to call home, he became a wanderer.

And just then, his love was finally returned.

*

The moment Shen Qinian realized Wen Tang liked him, his first feeling wasn't excitement, but fear.

"My parents don't love me. Have you ever considered that maybe I'm the reason?"

He lashed out and tried to force her to break up with him, but she gently accepted every bit of his pain.

"Shen Qinian, will you marry me?"

*

"Wen Tang, don't like me."

Yet every night, he begged her to love him.

*

-- My world can't be without paintbrushes and music.

-- And it can't be without Shen Qinian, either.

*

Reader's Guide:

1. The game is set in the KPL, but esports may not get much focus. The romance is the main storyline.

2. There are no real-life inspirations. Please don't read anything into it.

3. More details will be added if I think of any.

Theme: A warm story of healing