He's Secretly in Love With Me

For the bonus chapters, see the collection titled "Bonus Chapter Collection". Xu Chen has had everything go his way for as long as he can remember, living like a spoiled young master. One day, he comes home to find a familiar stranger standing before him: Qi He, his younger brother through neither parent. Xu Chen met Qi He once when he was a child, and he disliked him from that moment on. Worse, Qi He is better than him at everything, bringing Xu Chen's charmed life as a young master to an end. Xu Chen: I'm the strongest, damn it! Xu Chen throws every trick in the book at Qi He, attacking him from every angle, until Qi He finally can't take it anymore. "There's no need to make this so complicated. Getting me to give in is easy." Xu Chen is a tiny bit tempted, but still doubtful. "Go on!" Qi He: "Other than my mom, the only person I listen to is my partner." Xu Chen thinks: Where the hell am I supposed to find you a partner? Could I be your partner? Qi He: "That's exactly what I had in mind." The leads are not related by blood, and when they get together, they have no legal or familial relationship whatsoever!!! - School life - Younger love interest - A tsundere young master who acts tough but is softhearted X a cold, godlike boy with a screw loose - Xu Chen X Qi He Coming soon: "After Online Dating, I Turned the School Heartthrob Gay" Xu Fanyi has had everything go his way his whole life. He never has to worry about food or clothes, ranks first in the entire school, and is the school's unanimously recognized heartthrob... The young master hits his first snag over the girl of his dreams. After confessing, the slightly bashful Xu Fanyi thinks he'll finally get to hold her hand, only for her to politely say, "Thank you for liking me, Xu Fanyi, but I'm sorry. I can't say yes." After saying this, she leaves with Chen Gu, the transfer student. From the first time Xu Fanyi sees Chen Gu, a seed of hostility takes root in his heart. Over time, his resentment toward Chen Gu only grows. Chen Gu doesn't just take over the heartthrob title Xu Fanyi "never cared about"; he also becomes the school's top student. Xu Fanyi is grinding his teeth with rage!!! By chance, Xu Fanyi gets Chen Gu's game ID, so he creates a female character and sets out to seduce him. Guys understand how guys think. Although Chen Gu usually acts like a cold, unapproachable jerk, Xu Fanyi quickly gets very close to him online. At six in the morning, Xu Fanyi gets a message from Chen Gu: Baby, get up. You'll be late if you don't. At noon, Xu Fanyi receives the lunch Chen Gu ordered for him, with a note: Mildly spicy, no cilantro. My baby doesn't like it. At nine in the evening, Chen Gu messages him: Baby, I ranked up your account for you. Send me your homework and I'll do it for you. Xu Fanyi hides under the covers, reading Chen Gu's messages with flushed cheeks, but still stubbornly says, "Chen Gu deserves this!" The house across from the Xu family had been empty for a long time. One evening, Xu Fanyi wakes up and opens the curtains to see the lights on across the street. He shuffles downstairs, rubbing his eyes, and asks, "Mom, the lights are on in the house across the street. Is it haunted?" Xu's mom smiles. "We've got new neighbors. Take a look. Who do you think it is?" Xu Fanyi jumps, turns, and runs upstairs. Then he gets a message from Chen Gu: "Baby, why did you run away?" Xu Fanyi sits on the floor with his back against his bedroom door, trembling as he replies: You knew? Aren't you a straight guy? Chen Gu: I wasn't straight anymore just now, baby. After all the effort I put in, I can't let it go to waste, baby. Xu Fanyi: I can pay you back, can't I? Chen Gu: I don't want that. Xu Fanyi: Then what do you want? Chen Gu: I want you, baby. When the exam results come out, the teacher asks Chen Gu, "Chen Gu, how could you get such an easy question wrong?" Chen Gu says, "Sorry, teacher. The view in the exam hall was so beautiful that I got distracted." The teacher asks, "What could there possibly be to look at in an exam hall?" Chen Gu's gaze shifts to Xu Fanyi, who has his head bowed low and the tips of his ears bright red. "I can't help it. I'm in love, teacher." Xu Fanyi gets first place again, but he wants to shove his head under the desk. He thinks to himself, "What a disaster I've made!" A seemingly cold but actually clingy seme (Chen Gu) X a seemingly clever but always giving himself away uke (Xu Fanyi) Theme: Work hard together, grow together, and reach for a more distant horizon.