Hello, How Long Has This Been Going On?

[Both the mainland simplified edition and the uncensored overseas edition are now available. For details, see Weibo @Wenquan Bendan]

Programmer Tao Zhiyue transmigrates into a melodramatic CEO novel as a disposable side character. In the story, he is the first love who leaves the male lead, Huo Ran, disabled and heartbroken. In the end, the male leads take revenge on him and kill him. It’s a particularly tragic fate.

Tao Zhiyue doesn’t hesitate for a second. He makes a run for it on the spot.

As a hardcore homebody, he resolutely stays in, keeping his computer company and immersing himself in the entertaining, ridiculous world of the internet. Life couldn’t be better.

As if the plot could make him meet some guy surnamed Huo when he never leaves the house. No chance!

One day, while browsing a forum, he comes across this delusional bait post:

[Title] Four guys are pursuing me at the same time, but I’m straight. How do I turn them down tactfully and politely?

Tao Zhiyue, a gay man who’s never been in a relationship, replies with a cold laugh:

[Director Tao, Seventh Jinbei City Psychiatric Hospital: Hi. How long has this been going on?]

A few minutes later.

[OP: Hello, Dr. Tao. It’s been over a month, and I’m really struggling. Is this the kind of thing your hospital handles? Can you help me?]

Tao Zhiyue: ?

And just like that, he somehow ends up with an old-fashioned online friend.

Tao Zhiyue tries teaching his straight online friend some unconventional ways to turn down people’s advances. To his surprise, they work like a charm, successfully nipping his friend’s romantic prospects in the bud!

Later, as their relationship grows increasingly ambiguous, his online friend invites him to meet in person. Tao Zhiyue goes, his heart fluttering.

A tall, handsome man nervously holds out his hand, his face turning red. “Hello, my name is Huo Ran.”

Tao Zhiyue: !!!!!!!!

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A decisive programmer who loves life and refuses to work overtime, the receiver × a pure-hearted, forthright rich second-generation who sometimes acts like a kid, the pursuer. Each is the other’s first love.

[Before You Read]

1. A healing, sweet romance with occasional silliness, alternating perspectives, and plenty of inner monologue.

2. A slow-paced, slice-of-life story about two novices falling in love. It takes its time and focuses on the details: everyday life, without much drama or excitement.

3. The style and genre are clearly stated. Read for fun, and don’t force yourself if it isn’t to your taste.

4. A city fairy tale where romance comes first. Please don’t take it too seriously~

Blurb for the New Novel Below

"Fake Daddy"

Qiao Yu is a rather unusual actor whose range is remarkably broad. He can play the perfect boyfriend brought home for the New Year, or a cold-blooded thug accompanying his boss to collect a debt. There’s nothing he can’t handle.

One day, he lands a big job. A prominent bachelor is being hounded by a persistent suitor and has had enough. He needs an actor to help him deal with the problem.

Qiao Yu: “Mr. Shang, what kind of character do you need? Sweet and innocent? Elegant? Seductive?”

Shang Mujun: “One that puts an end to this for good.”

Qiao Yu catches on. “Understood. I’ll do my best to play your bold and formidable boyfri, ”

Shang Mujun pauses to think. “No. You’re going to play the little hellion son I had with someone when I was fifteen.”

Qiao Yu: ?

Is this really right?

Shang Mujun: “Two hundred thousand a day, paid daily. Benefits and bonuses are extra.”

Qiao Yu: “Yes, Daddy! I’m great at causing trouble, Daddy!”

Sorry, dear biological father I’ve never met!

Life as the son of a powerful tycoon is pretty fun, though the wealthy really do have a lot of drama.

The tycoon’s hellion of a son is already causing enough trouble, yet someone still drugs the tycoon’s drink, hoping to get pregnant and marry into the family.

The good news: The tycoon doesn’t take a single sip, so there’s no chance of an actual son being conceived.

The bad news: His hardworking, troublemaking fake son snatches the glass with a cold snort and downs it in one gulp.

When the job ends, Qiao Yu is happy, but also a little wistful.

He’s happy because of all those lovely zeroes in his bank account.

He’s wistful because the fake father-son relationship between him and the tycoon didn’t get to end on a happy note. Instead, it got tainted with…

just a little bit of something decidedly adult, entirely by accident.

One day, Qiao Yu gets another call from a wealthy family.

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Recently, the Fu family of Nancheng found their missing young master, who had been lost to them for many years. The entire circle of wealthy families is abuzz.

Those with only a distant connection to the Fu family secretly wait to see a spectacle. Rumor has it that the young master grew up in an orphanage and supported himself by working eight jobs a day. He’s a poor country bumpkin who could never fit in with the upper crust.

Yet at the banquet the Fu family throws especially for him, the young man makes his appearance in the spotlight, bright-eyed and handsome, bold and carefree. He looks every bit like a spoiled young nobleman raised in the lap of luxury.

What’s more, a powerful figure from Beicheng attends in person to offer his congratulations, leaving countless guests stunned.

Qiao Yu is cornered on the terrace by a man who has rushed over.

The imposing shadow of the tall man falls over him, trapping him in a corner with nowhere to run. “Xiao Yu, what kind of son are you pretending to be this time?”

Shang Mujun’s gaze is dark. “When you’re caught up in the heat of the moment, will you throw yourself into his arms and call him ‘Daddy’ too?”

Qiao Yu suddenly freezes.

He glances nervously behind Shang Mujun. “Uh, well…”

“This time, I’m not pretending.”

Shang Mujun freezes too.

He slowly turns around and sees a middle-aged man with a thunderous expression: Qiao Yu’s father.

His real father.

Shang Mujun: ?!

Wait.

Shang Mujun: …

Shang Mujun: That’s not what I meant.

Shang Mujun: Dad! Let me explain.

[A chameleon-like Xiao Yu × a two-faced Daddy. Nine-year age gap between the pursuer and receiver. Check it out in my author’s profile ^3^]

Message: Care for mental health and protect the home of the heart.