After Being Dumped, I Realized My Love Rival Was My Online Date

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- Blurb

Gu is the pursuer!!,,ò v ó,,

For twenty years, Gu Yuanzheng has had everything go his way. He's an excellent student, handsome and charming, and has been voted the School of Mathematics' campus heartthrob at H University for three years in a row.

His one annoyance is that, during his senior year, he met Shen Mochi. The first time they met, this guy tried to put a green hat on him, and afterward he acted as cold and aloof as a flower on a mountaintop.

Shen Mochi is just as hostile toward Gu Yuanzheng. They clash like needle and flint, sparks flying everywhere. The whole school knows that the two campus heartthrobs from the School of Mathematics don't get along.

This state of mutual hostility lasts until the two of them show up at the police station together.

They weren't brought in for a fight. They were victims in a romance scam.

The two of them are both unlucky victims in the case of "a woman dating several people at once, leaving two lovesick male college students heartbroken and broke."

Even worse, Gu Yuanzheng discovers that the scammer stole Shen Mochi's identity. In other words, the person he'd been getting along with so well online was none other than the dimwitted "rival" standing right in front of him.

And thanks to the scammer's efforts, they both thought the other was a scumbag trying to cheat on him.

They'd gotten into a fight just before coming to the police station. The moment they look at each other, sparks fly.

Now, looking at their old chat history, they both fall silent.

The police officer points at the screen. "The tech team can't be wrong. The 'Good night' message was sent by Gu, and the cat-face stickers were sent by Shen."

"..."

Gu Yuanzheng falls silent for a moment, then slaps the table.

"Impossible! If I ever feel even the slightest thing for this pretty boy, I'll stand on my head and copy out all four of the great classics!"

Later

Gu Yuanzheng decides that this pretty boy is actually quite cute. The more he looks, the more he likes him.

"Shen Mochi, be my boyfriend!"

The other man raises his eyes and gives him a cold look. "Ask me again after you've finished copying them."

Shen Mochi never told Gu Yuanzheng how precious those days online had been to him.

Gu Yuanzheng was a star over the ocean, while he was a survivor who had drifted through countless nights.

A little extra:

One day, Gu Yuanzheng unusually posts a message to his social media: Spring comes late.

A string of comments follows:

Brother Zheng is so literary.

Brother Zheng is so refined.

Brother Zheng is so excellent.

At the very bottom, Shen Mochi's comment stands out: Screw you.

Everyone suddenly understands: So that's where Mochi's been.

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Upcoming: President Cen's Magical Chubby Bird. Check it out in my author profile if you're interested~

Cen Shang is from a family that's been rich for generations. He inherited his father's company and radiates the contentment of a wealthy man.

This man, featured in a rich-list magazine, has only one hobby: keeping birds.

Every evening, after dinner, he goes to the park to play chess with the old men and walk his bird. He lives a carefree, comfortable life.

The only flaw is that he has a dimwitted little assistant who causes trouble all day long.

"Can you even do your job? If you can't, I'll fire you tomorrow!" Cen Shang, normally good-tempered, yells at his assistant for the nth time.

The little assistant, getting scolded for the nth time, spots photos of birds on his phone and tilts his head, staring blankly for a moment.

The next day, a chubby little bird flies into Cen Shang's window. With round eyes, a tiny beak, and a plump, round body, it's so adorable that his heart melts at first sight.

From then on, the carefree CEO has something to care about.

"Brother Cen, want to go out for a drink?"

"I'm feeding my bird."

"Xiao Cen, come back and fight for the family inheritance."

"I'm playing with my bird."

"President Cen, it's time for the meeting."

"I'm taking my bird for a walk."

His parents never imagined that, after spending decades guarding against gambling, drugs, and prostitution, their precious son would end up ruined by a bird.

Until one day, Cen Shang finds a familiar feather on a document his assistant has delivered.

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Song Jiu has just arrived in human society and landed a job as a CEO's assistant.

He works hard every day, exhausts himself, and still gets scolded, while the CEO's bird lives in comfort and carefree happiness.

His true form is the cutest bird in the world. He'll definitely be able to handle this bad-tempered human.

[Draft completed 2022.07]

Theme: Love may arrive late, but it will not be absent.