My Good Buddy Actually Wants to Be My Boyfriend

[Coming soon: After Becoming Number One Through Whaling, I Unlocked Hard Mode! Please add it to your library! Smooch!]

Luo You realized that something had been off with him lately.

He had been dreaming about Chu Qiao a lot. He couldn't quite remember what happened in those dreams, but he'd definitely been washing his underwear much more often in the mornings.

He and Chu Qiao had been brothers for eight years. Chu Qiao was handsome, kind, smart, and good to him. They were the best brothers in the world.

Luo You felt he had desecrated the greatest friendship in the world. After some deep soul-searching, he decided it was probably because he had been single for too long.

Luo You decided to start dating.

After some research, he set his sights on the campus heartthrob in the department next door.

The guy was tall, handsome, and gentle. Most importantly, from certain angles, he looked a tiny bit like Chu Qiao.

Overjoyed, Luo You made up his mind at once. To win the heartthrob over as quickly as possible, he prepared a grand, elaborate confession.

Chu Qiao realized that something had been off with Luo You lately.

Specifically, Luo You no longer clung to him all day. He was spacing out more and more, and rumors that he was seeing another man had even reached Chu Qiao's ears.

Well, isn't that great.

Chu Qiao, who had waited patiently for Luo You for eight years, laughed in fury. To hell with holding back.

He tore away the refined, considerate mask and revealed a side of himself Luo You had never seen.

It wasn't until one day, when Chu Qiao's scorching presence completely enveloped him, that Luo You realized what a mind-numbingly stupid decision he'd made.

Luo You trembled. "Wait! Listen to me. The person I've always liked is you!"

Chu Qiao smiled. "Is that so?"

He leisurely stripped the prey in his arms, piece by piece, and said with a tender smile, "Then prove it with your actions."

Luo You: "..."

Sarcastic, scheming gong & silly, talkative shou with money to burn

Blurb for the upcoming novel:

After Becoming Number One Through Whaling, I Unlocked Hard Mode!

Blurb:

Chun Yi got transmigrated into a game he'd just quit. Its four male leads each had their own appeal and their own problems.

Male Lead Number One was his boss. He was a ruthless, cold, domineering young man who controlled a business empire and could sway the world with a turn of his hand. He lived by the principle that anything he wanted had to belong to him, making him a classic predator.

Male Lead Number Two was his childhood friend. He had a handsome face and a melancholy air, but underneath he was a bona fide obsessive beauty. He collected Chun Yi's personal belongings, covered his room with Chun Yi's photos, and secretly stalked him.

Male Lead Number Three was his younger brother. He clung to Chun Yi like a climbing vine, seeming weak, innocent, and sheltered on the outside, but inside he was utterly twisted, with an intense possessiveness toward Chun Yi.

Male Lead Number Four was his teacher. He was learned, eloquent, gentle, reserved, and obsessively clean, seemingly perfect in every way. Unfortunately, at heart, he was a hopeless goofball.

And Chun Yi was the game's beloved shou. With money on his side, he stuck to his usual even-handed approach and raised all four male leads' affection levels to exactly the same height.

Before entering the game, Chun Yi thought this didn't count as being unfaithful. He simply had a loving heart and wanted every male lead to feel his overflowing affection.

After entering the game, Chun Yi thought he was doomed.

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Chun Yi diligently played through the story, carefully managing the affection levels and eagerly looking forward to returning to reality once he cleared the game.

But later, his younger brother knelt before him and confessed his love; his teacher knocked on the door outside; his childhood friend messaged him that he'd made some pastries and was on his way over; and his boss called to tell him they were having dinner together that night.

Chun Yi knew he was truly doomed.

Theme: Face life with optimism, dare to surpass yourself, and push through setbacks. The future will be brighter.