I Can Hear My Straight Roommate’s Thoughts

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Xie Ning was troubled.

It seemed... he could hear one of his roommates' thoughts.

Xie Ning was widely regarded as an aloof beauty, and kept a certain distance even from his roommates.

He had a severe need for skin contact. Fortunately, he had strong willpower and was a germaphobe, so he'd always managed to endure it.

His roommate Pei Zhi was the handsome star of the sports college, a straight-as-an-arrow, homophobic, and solitary guy who kept everyone at arm's length.

They barely interacted.

Until one day, during a torrential downpour, Xie Ning pushed open the dormitory door, drenched from head to toe, his wet shirt clinging to his body as water dripped off him.

Pei Zhi, usually taciturn and uncomfortable around people, unexpectedly stood up. Just as Xie Ning was about to fall, he reached out and caught him.

Xie Ning was about to thank him when he heard Pei Zhi say, "So cute. I like him."

Xie Ning froze. "What did you say?"

Pei Zhi looked even more confused with his cold expression. "I didn't say anything."

Then what had Xie Ning heard?

*

To figure out what was going on, Xie Ning and Pei Zhi became friends.

Pei Zhi seemed cold on the outside, but his inner thoughts were lively.

"He's so focused when he draws. Cute."

"His hands are so pretty, too."

"He's so well-behaved when he sleeps..."

Xie Ning's face flushed. He got up and hurried out, saying, "Something came up. I have to go."

Behind him, Pei Zhi's thoughts followed.

"...Did he figure out I like him?"

Xie Ning fled in a panic.

*

Later, Xie Ning's need for skin contact grew more and more severe.

On another rainy day, he returned to the dorm and heard the door lock behind him.

Pei Zhi cornered him, looking hurt. "Are you avoiding me?"

In the struggle, Xie Ning raised a hand to push Pei Zhi away, but Pei Zhi caught his wrist.

The instant their skin touched, Xie Ning's strength vanished. He could only lean against the other man's chest, struggling to catch his breath.

Xie Ning, usually so cool and distant, had a beautiful face flushed red.

At last, his secret had been discovered.

To help him, Pei Zhi offered himself, putting an arm around him, hugging him, and even washing up and getting into bed beside him at night.

Later, after Pei Zhi learned that Xie Ning could hear his thoughts, he pinned Xie Ning's wrists above his head and asked in a hoarse voice, "What am I thinking right now?"

Xie Ning pressed his lips together and said nothing.

He couldn't say it out loud...

But that was all right. Pei Zhi would coax him into saying it.

He had all the patience in the world for Xie Ning.

*A beautiful, oblivious recipient who knows how to tease x a possessive, cool guy with a wolfdog streak

*Everyday campus life

*Coming soon 1: He Woke Up as the Black Moonlight

[Beautiful man trains his dogs]

[Pretty, aloof social butterfly recipient x all kinds of mad dogs]

After his mother married into a wealthy family, Yu Wei finally escaped poverty and entered high society.

In the car, the recipient looked out at the splendid city lights.

But a voice in his mind told him that he was the protagonist of an old-school, melodramatic Mary Sue novel.

Next, he would be sent to an elite school full of powerful families. After saving an ordinary student from bullying, he would attract the attention of the main characters.

Every one of them was a trust-fund heir, born into powerful families, idolized by everyone, and at the top of the school's food chain.

A series of misunderstandings and melodramatic schemes would make Yu Wei the target of the entire school. A group of rich heirs would take turns tormenting him, body and soul, until he became their tragic, beloved memory.

The car entered an exclusive neighborhood where every inch of land was worth a fortune. The story was about to begin.

What awaited Yu Wei was...

The cutthroat world of high society, where malice lurked everywhere. A short-tempered, sharp-tongued stepbrother, a cold and ascetic older stepbrother...

An elite school with a rigid hierarchy and bullying around every corner. A nasty, arrogant school bully, a student council president who wasn't what he seemed, a seemingly sweet but secretly sinister senior...

Yu Wei meant to avoid the plot and become invisible.

But reality had other plans. He found himself in one dangerous situation after another, and those people began looking at him differently.

Because all of it was a plot prepared for him in advance.

*

The whole school thought Yu Wei would eventually crack under the pressure and drop out.

Then, suddenly, they realized he'd changed.

Yu Wei no longer hid his talents. He moved with ease through the world of wealth and power, deftly handling the different people around him.

His courteous smile beneath the crystal chandeliers, striking looks, and easy confidence made him the most talked-about topic on the school forum, where he was constantly ranked TOP 1.

Yu Wei didn't miss the covert photographs, the people following him, or the prying eyes everywhere.

Ignoring the faint, flickering red light, he took off his school uniform and turned his back, revealing a flawless back.

A strange sight appeared at the academy.

The few people at the top of the food chain suddenly became close to Yu Wei. Though they'd always kept out of one another's way, a subtle tension now passed between them.

Until one day, a violent pounding sounded outside a private lounge.

The door opened from the inside, and Yu Wei walked out calmly. His face was flushed and he was slightly short of breath, but his clothes were intact and nothing else seemed amiss.

Someone took off their jacket, wanting to drape it over Yu Wei. The next second, they met a cold, warning gaze. "Don't touch him."

Inside the lounge, the vicious, doglike school bully lounged on the sofa, looking thoroughly satisfied.

Noticing the stares and prying eyes outside, he turned his head provocatively, revealing a vivid red bite mark on his neck.

The academy's false balance had finally been shattered.

*

Fortunately, Yu Wei had a pretty face.

He'd seen the world's cruelty firsthand in the slums. His beauty was nothing more than a tool for getting what he wanted.

If he couldn't escape his fate, then he'd go along with it.

He would make that bunch of scum kneel at his feet and use them as stepping-stones to climb higher.

*Pretty, aloof social butterfly recipient x attacker

Coming soon 2: Chronic Dependence

1. Yu Wei, who had an angelic face, loved flirting and playing the field. But he got bored easily, and his interest came and went in no time.

On the day new students arrived, a handsome junior with a cool demeanor captured countless hearts.

Including Yu Wei's.

Yu Wei put on a sweet, innocent mask and fussed over the junior every day.

Only to hear him say, "I'm straight."

What a coincidence.

Every one of Yu Wei's ex-boyfriends had once been "straight."

2. This was the hardest straight guy Yu Wei had ever tried to win over.

The more setbacks he faced, the more determined he became. He pursued him relentlessly, pretending to be innocent and confessing his true feelings every day, but the progress bar never moved from zero.

For the first time in his life, he felt so defeated that he went to a bar and drank himself senseless.

As he swayed, barely aware of his surroundings, someone put a hand on his shoulder.

The next second, he was pulled into someone else's arms.

A cold warning came from above him. "Don't touch him."

3. After they got together, Yu Wei completely revealed his spoiled and troublesome nature.

He was nothing like the little angel he pretended to be. He was unreasonable, loved making a fuss, and got angry all the time.

The aloof beauty didn't get annoyed. Instead, he gently coaxed him.

After a while, Yu Wei lost interest and broke up with him by text.

That night, he was enjoying himself at a bar when his glass was suddenly taken away.

He turned and met a pair of dark, shadowed eyes. "It's late. We should go home."

4. Yu Wei's game had backfired.

He was being kept prisoner.

All he wanted was to escape. He made promises again and again while secretly planning his getaway.

"I only said that because I lost a dare."

"I love you most. Why would I ever break up with you?"

"Honey, we'll be together for the rest of our lives..."

The next day.

While his boyfriend let his guard down, Yu Wei stole the villa's key and hurried to escape.

Before he could even reach the doorknob, he was caught and dragged back.

His wrists were bound with a tie. His boyfriend looked down at his frightened, helpless face and said calmly, "Still being disobedient."

Then I'll just keep you locked up. :)

At night.

His face streaked with tears, he lay motionless in his boyfriend's arms like a broken doll. He couldn't even go to the bathroom without his boyfriend helping him.

Yu Wei bitterly regretted ever provoking him.

He'd thought he was a sweet, innocent puppy. He hadn't realized that when pushed too far, he was a vicious wolf that wouldn't let go once he had his teeth in you.

*A flirtatious, manipulative beauty recipient x a formerly straight, aloof beauty who eventually gives in, then turns dark

Theme: Stay true to yourself and respect what you feel.