The Man Next Door

[Reader advisory: Turning a gay man straight, niche preferences, not for general audiences] A shameless flirt and a manipulative flirt. Don't use “green tea” as an insult. Don't put yourself in a box. No chaste, pure, flawless characters, and no moral paragons. This story is a work from my past, an old novel from 2019. Many of its ideas seem completely wrong to me now, but revising it would ruin the story, so I'll leave it as it is, a reminder to my future self. [Blurb] What if the green tea girl's target were you? She once ran into a beauty in the stairwell. Tall and slender, with flirtatious eyes and a bewitching expression. The beauty was holding a huge bouquet of roses, more than anyone could count, each one fresh and radiant. The beauty walked over to the big trash can in the stairwell, then let go. Every rose fell into the bin, quickly and without the slightest hesitation. Qiao Bai stared, dumbfounded. The beauty turned to her and asked, “Do you want them?” Her voice was sweet and seductive, seemingly full of tender affection. She meant the roses, but pointed at the trash can. The moment the other person spoke, Qiao Bai knew she'd met an expert. It sounded like a gentle, well-meaning question, but it was really a way of mocking her for being unsophisticated: Did she want to pick up something they'd thrown away? Qiao Bai smiled and gently shook her head. Yeah, right. I'm not taking them! They seem to be at each other's throats, but they're actually flirting. Male green tea VS white lotus Keywords: #green tea #cross-dressing master #rivals to lovers #turning a gay man straight# One-on-one, both are inexperienced, happy ending ● The male lead only cares about looks at first and has no real feelings for anyone / until he meets the heroine A parallel world, unrelated to the main story. The two characters' convention costumes inspired this spinoff. Please purchase with caution. All characters have their flaws. Not for readers who absolutely insist on morally correct characters. Premise: If you like someone, you need to make the first move instead of sitting around and waiting.