The Whole World Is Trying to Win Me Over

She, Jiang Mingyue, is a Mary Sue.

Her biggest worry every day is how to balance everyone's love for her.

Gentle, sickly senior disciple: "Junior Sister, just seeing you makes me feel so much better."

Clever, adorable junior disciple: "Senior Sister, you've been spending all your time with Senior Brother lately, and you don't even teach me swordsmanship anymore. Don't you love me now?"

A genius young swordsman who admires her: "Miss Mingyue, are you going to the secret realm? I'll go with you."

Her best friend, who's always on her side: "Hmph, those stinking men are just after your looks. Don't worry, Mingyue, I'll protect you!"

They're all her good friends. She doesn't want to hurt any of them.

Then one day, she gained the ability to read minds:

Gentle senior brother: This woman is way too hard to win over. If all else fails, I'll just have to make the sacrifice and use my looks!

Adorable junior brother: Idiot. I just have to act cute and she loses her head over me. She must have some disgusting fetish.

Genius young swordsman: My cultivation's hit another bottleneck. I need to go leech off Jiang Mingyue's fortune again.

Best friend: Hah. You really think I see you as a sister? I'm just after your protagonist halo. I hate having to sneak around to meet Senior Brother Su because of you.

Jiang Mingyue: ?! So I'm the clown here.

There's only one person who's different.

Ye Lisheng: Jiang Mingyue, I hate you.

Ye Lisheng's thoughts: She's so stupid. She has no idea there's a pack of wolves and tigers around her. It's infuriating.

Jiang Mingyue was exasperated. The whole world was playing tricks on her, and only this person was exactly as he seemed. She decided to secretly be kind to him and protect this rare, precious sincerity!

But in the end

Ye Lisheng: Jiang Mingyue, I hate you.

Ye Lisheng's thoughts: Jiang Mingyue, I love you so much.

Jiang Mingyue: ??? Hey, how did you end up with two faces too?!

There was someone who shone brilliantly, admired by everyone, a light in life that was forever out of reach.

Ye Lisheng watched her from afar, keeping his longing in check so he wouldn't be scorched by her radiance.

But he didn't know that love can be restrained, but never hidden.

Blurb written on January 15

Theme: Sincerity is precious.