A Devious Crush

[Preorder: Please give Dare to Dye some love!] Guan Li went to the cafeteria with his roommate and ran into the Chinese department's campus beauty, who had come to confess to him. She had a slim waist and long legs, skin as white as milk, and an indescribably pure, beautiful look. The problem was... he already had a girlfriend, who checked up on him constantly, so he couldn't add her on WeChat. Guan Li's womanizer instincts kicked in, and he decided to keep her on the hook. Without batting an eye, he gave her his roommate's WeChat ID. “Bro, do me a favor,” he pleaded with Pei Kanxun. “Just help me deal with this for a few days! We can talk after I sort things out with the others.” Pei Kanxun lowered his eyes to the friend request on WeChat and gave a quiet “Mm.” Encouraged by her roommate, Jian Wu finally worked up the courage to confess to the senior she'd had a crush on for more than half a year. She even managed to add him on WeChat. To her delight, she discovered that Guan Li, who seemed so sunny and outgoing, had a surprisingly adorable side on WeChat! On WeChat, Senior Guan seemed more like a traditional engineering student. He wasn't romantic and refused to meet her in person, suggesting they try dating online for a while first. He was knowledgeable and helped answer her questions every day on WeChat. He even gave her guidance on her thesis, making Jian Wu feel as if she had acquired a “robot teacher.” Aside from never being able to see him, everything was pretty good. After a while, Jian Wu suggested meeting for a date. To her surprise, the usually aloof “Senior Guan” agreed and arranged to meet her in the school's back garden. Jian Wu excitedly arrived at the time and place they'd agreed on, only to see Guan Li embracing and kissing a curvaceous girl. What was going on? Just as Jian Wu stood rooted to the spot, stunned as if struck by lightning, a low, cool voice came from behind her: “See that?” “He has a girlfriend, and he never even added you on WeChat.” Jian Wu spun around in a panic. There stood Senior Guan's roommate, the top student Pei Kanxun, who was always quiet and reserved, and cold toward everyone. Now, he gave a soft laugh and leaned close to the girl's ear. “The ‘senior’ you've been dating all this time was me.” #A sweet, slice-of-life college romance, slow burn, with a bit of an ensemble cast #Genius oddball male lead with slight communication difficulties × bright, energetic, sunny-girl top student female lead #The male lead has a crush on the female lead; the female lead briefly likes the second male lead Preorder: Dare to Dye *Mutual pining, marriage first and love later, male lead becomes the other man for love (not really) *Brilliant teacher × playboy pilot In high school, Ji Fei was notorious for being a troublemaker. He never studied and did whatever he wanted. When he was seventeen, his father sent him away for reform with a wave of his hand. He then vanished without a trace for years. Cheng Jianyan wrote him quite a few letters, but they all sank without a trace. She never got a reply. Thinking about it, that wasn't surprising. After all, she was just one of countless high school classmates who had a crush on this delinquent. Aside from explaining a few problems to him in her capacity as class study representative, she had nothing special about her. It was only natural that Ji Fei wouldn't remember her. Eight years passed in a flash. Cheng Jianyan had begun discussing marriage with a blind date and was preparing to step into the grave of matrimony when the delinquent who had made her hormones stir during adolescence made a forceful return. Soon after coming back, he cornered Cheng Jianyan at a class reunion. After all these years, seeing Ji Fei in action again still made her feel as if she were basking in the perfect sunshine. In the dim, ambiguous light, Cheng Jianyan was trapped between his arm and the wall. Their breaths mingled, and the air, tinged with the scent of alcohol, was thick with tension. Ji Fei asked hoarsely, “You're really going to marry someone else?” Cheng Jianyan: “...I've already bought a house.” “Cheng Jianyan!” Ji Fei's amber eyes turned red. He'd struggled and clawed his way through life for years to finally make something of himself! Was it all so he could watch her marry someone else? Fuming, Ji Fei decided to kick her blind date out of the way and take his place. For no apparent reason, Cheng Jianyan received a breakup call from her boyfriend. His voice was indistinct, but his meaning was clear. “Jianyan, I'm sorry, but I don't dare offend that young master from the Ji family.” Fine. Now she understood what was going on. Cheng Jianyan went to confront him, only to find that he had already prepared his household registration booklet and was waiting for her. “Isn't your family pressuring you to find someone to marry?” Ji Fei said, biting a cigarette, his smile carefree and entirely self-assured. “I'm well-built, unmarried, and own ten homes in Jingbei.” “Do I meet your standards?” #The male lead is a dog type, an actual human puppy #Both leads are each other's first love and have only been with each other Theme: Persistence brings victory