Huh? My Crush and I Have Fallen for Each Other!

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Shen Zhiyi, who had been single since birth for over twenty years, had recently, for once, developed a crush on someone.

As someone with a complicated mix of fetishes for hands, voices, and glasses, Shen Zhiyi's new crush, Duan Huaijing, was practically a perfect match for all her tastes and aesthetic preferences.

So, after confirming that he was still single and had no one he was pursuing, Shen Zhiyi decided to make the first move, encouraged by her roommates.

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[Tips for girls pursuing guys, point one: Learn to take the initiative]

So Shen Zhiyi learned to actively like and comment on every one of Duan Huaijing's Moments posts.

[Tips for girls pursuing guys, point two: Don't reveal your intentions too early]

So while liking and commenting on Duan Huaijing's Moments posts, Shen Zhiyi also gave everyone on her own Moments the exact same treatment.

[Tips for girls pursuing guys, point three: Learn to create chances for chance encounters and subtly show your interest]

So every night at eight, Shen Zhiyi would log in right around the time Duan Huaijing logged in to Honor of Kings.

And, while sticking to the first two tips, after sending one-tap gold to everyone on her recommended list, she would then make a show of casually giving Duan Huaijing five gold as well, a little display of affection.

Recently, some strange searches had started appearing in Duan Huaijing's browser history:

[What does it mean when your crush always likes and comments on your Moments posts?]

[How do you pursue a girl who always likes and comments on other people's Moments posts?]

[What does it mean when your crush keeps sending you gold in Honor of Kings?]

[How can you tell if someone sent you gold with the one-tap option or sent it to you individually in Honor of Kings?]

[High-quality guide to guys pursuing girls: Ten little tricks for chatting with girls...]

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A few things to know before reading:

1. Mutual crushes pursuing each other (debatable) kind of story.

2. The writing style might be a little awkward (?), with some internet memes and a small amount of gaming content mixed in.

3. This might be a little story where the author lets loose and writes whatever comes to mind. Hope you enjoy reading it w If anything bothers you, feel free to stop reading ovo.

4. Here are three more upcoming stories!

If you're interested, feel free to add them to your favorites, mwah!

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1- "Let Me Tell You a Secret"

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In high school, Cheng Shijin had a secret crush on Yu Qin.

Back then, he was the class's universally recognized good student with great social skills, while she was just an invisible nobody who drifted through every day in a daze.

Even though they sat one in front of the other, their interactions mostly amounted to him saying:

"Hey, Cheng Shijin, could you pick up my pen for me? Thanks!"

"Sure."

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He was a spirited young man, always sincere with others, and as warm as a little sun.

Cheng Shijin always felt that it would be hard for anyone not to like him.

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[2]

It wasn't until a class reunion some time after graduation that someone saw the usually gentle and refined Yu Qin lose his composure for once.

The man's face was flushed. He was curled up on the private room's sofa.

He held his phone in one hand, dejectedly staring at the few chat messages between them from before they had fallen out.

In his other hand was a glass of wine that was already more than half empty. He let out a sad little burp.

By the time he was done drinking, Yu Qin simply gave in to the effects of the alcohol and made a phone call.

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As soon as the call connected, the man sounded instantly aggrieved:

"A Jin! You haven't reached out to me first in two whole days!"

"I'm so sad!"

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[3]

Recently, fans of AJING, a Bilibili creator in the gaming and animation sections, had noticed that their favorite streamer seemed a little off.

1. This person used to love streaming late at night and taunting the viewers with, "Anyone who goes to bed before midnight is a dog." Lately, though, he always ended his streams right at ten.

2. This person had always liked playing solo, but recently, while streaming games, he seemed to keep getting messages and in-game invites from someone saved as "An Unimportant High School Classmate."

3. At some point, a lover label had appeared in the streamer's in-game close relationships. It was probably that "Unimportant High School Classmate."

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2- "So, My Boyfriend Is a Romance Storywriting Superstar"

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A few years ago, Ruan Yuan happened to meet a guy online, A, while playing a game.

After unexpectedly learning that he also wrote fiction on the side, she got curious:

[A, where do you post your writing? Somewhere like Qidian?]

After a long silence, A replied: [DA.]

As a longtime reader of DA Literature City, Ruan Yuan couldn't help asking: [What kind of stories do you write? Would you mind telling me your pen name? Hehe, maybe I could give you the full treatment: favorite, comment, subscribe, and send a tip!]

A politely declined: [I just write for fun. I'm not signed with anyone, and there's nothing worth reading.]

Seeing that, Ruan Yuan didn't press him. She just encouraged him: [That's okay! Keep at it! Maybe you'll get signed one day!]

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Among the many beloved authors on DA, Ruan Yuan's favorite was the hugely popular romance author Axce, whose sweet stories were about love between men.

So when she first learned that she had been appointed the exclusive artist for a comic adaptation of one of Axce's recent stories, Ruan Yuan, a good-for-nothing when it came to exercise, had been so excited that she'd gone out and run three laps.

As for Axce, plenty of readers had privately speculated:

Author A must be an incredibly cute girl in real life!

I bet Author A has been in lots of relationships, or else is in a very stable and happy one! How else could she write stories that feel so natural and girlish?

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Until one day, Ruan Yuan was invited to attend DA Literature City's anniversary gala.

When the host announced "Axce," Ruan Yuan stared in shock at her boyfriend, who had been beside her just a moment ago but had somehow vanished and appeared on the stage...?

Huh, huh???

Wait...

What happened to the incredibly cute girl?!

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Girlish sweet-romance writer x popular shoujo manga artist (?)

#I Raised My Favorite Author# #So It Turns Out My Boyfriend Is a Romance Storywriting Superstar#

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[Bonus Scene]

Ruan Yuan: So, have you really been in lots of relationships?

Gu Xu: ...No. I've only ever liked you.

Ruan Yuan: Then, how did you come up with... all those scenes?

Gu Xu: I just... wrote them like that.

Gu Xu would never tell Ruan Yuan that, just to write a kissing scene, he'd once spent late nights before a deadline repeatedly watching compilations of kissing scenes from romance dramas, trying to learn their secrets and true meaning (.)

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3- "A Summer Romance"

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Xu Mingran considered herself a total homebody.

She didn't like going out or socializing. If she didn't have to earn a living and find a job, she would even want to stay home for the rest of her life.

Just imagine a rainy, gloomy day: lying in bed with a tablet, watching anime, playing games, or reading novels, with the nightstand beside you piled high with snacks...

It's hard to imagine a more wonderful day.

More than once, Xu Mingran had thought that she, her bed, and her tablet could live happily together as a trio, and that was all that mattered.

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Until one day, during a work handover, Xu Mingran saw the desktop of Gu Qi, a new hire in the art department next door. It seemed to have an animated Live2D image of her waifu, Ilena...

The word "waifu" slipped out before she could stop herself.

Realizing what she'd said, Xu Mingran quickly covered her mouth.

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At the same moment, the new hire looked up at her, his expression slightly stunned, and met her somewhat evasive gaze.

A few seconds later.

The man, who had been looking quite serious as he started to discuss work with her, seemed to finally realize what was going on.

He casually grabbed a fountain pen from his desk, struck an elementary-school-style attack pose at Xu Mingran, and said solemnly, "Rival in love, prepare to fight!"

Xu Mingran: "...?"

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But a few months later.

Xu Mingran never imagined that this "rival in love" of hers would become her...

boyfriend.

And the "three of us" she'd been dreaming of became...

the "four of us" (x)

Theme: The world needs more interesting souls ovo