Capturing My Secret Crush

In Ye Bai’s life, his biggest obstacle was Chi Yun.

From childhood onward, all of Ye Bai’s efforts paled beside Chi Yun’s brilliance, leaving him forever in second place.

As children, they competed in grades. As adults, they competed in achievements. From natural talent to luck, from ability and competence to social skills.

Ye Bai had to admit: Chi Yun was almost perfect.

After being compared with Chi Yun by everyone around him for years, Ye Bai had unconsciously made him his goal.

Though in Chi Yun’s eyes, Ye Bai had probably always been just some nobody.

That was what Ye Bai thought until the car accident.

After the accident, Ye Bai opened his eyes once more and saw the person he had always been compared to.

Chi Yun’s home was neat and tidy, with stacks of exercise books and old textbooks in the corners.

Ye Bai’s opinion of Chi Yun shifted. “So even geniuses have to work hard!”

Boxes of clearly labeled competition materials were tucked beneath the bed.

Ye Bai: “So Chi Yun isn’t all-knowing after all. He prepares ahead of time.”

Stacks of draft paper sat on the desk.

Ye Bai: “He’s so serious! I shouldn’t pry into his privacy... Hmm?”

Why were the draft pages covered in his name?

Why were there all kinds of photos of him in the open drawer?

And why was the exercise book he’d lost in high school covered with a book jacket and kept so carefully on the shelf?

Ye Bai: “...”

For a second, he even thought Chi Yun was his fan.

At that moment, this fan was lying in bed, calling out his name in his sleep.

P.S. The exercise book wasn’t stolen.

==Bonus Scene==

Chi Yun, a rising star in the entertainment industry, disappeared from the scene after appearing in just one movie. Then one day, everyone suddenly saw that he’d started a livestream on Weibo.

The young man on screen was handsome and fresh-faced. Put him in a white shirt with a book in his hands, and he’d fit right in with words like “youthful” and “innocent.”

If not for the pair of fluffy ears and tail.

Viewers: “This... is definitely Chi Yun’s account, right?”

The next second, the young man turned seriously toward the camera and pulled out an exam paper.

“Don’t mind the special effects. Today we’re going over competition math problems. You have twenty minutes to finish this one. Hmm?”

As the young man raised his head, he suddenly realized something.

The camera was hurriedly flipped facedown onto the desk. The screen went dark for the viewers. After a short while, there was a rustle, followed by the familiar voice they’d been waiting to hear.

Chi Yun: “Do you want a kiss today too?”

(Struck through) A story of mutual gratitude (Struck through)

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“The Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Older Brother of the Protagonist Has Caught My Eye” (What do you do when you mistake your beautiful, strong, tragic childhood friend for a pitiful protagonist?)

Rong Qing knew from childhood that he lived in a novel. A rather chaotic one, at that.

There was only one protagonist, but he had love interests all over the world.

As the gentle male lead, Rong Qing reached the first major plot point.

Looking at the little one, helpless and alone, he couldn’t bear to leave him there, so he took him in.

“I’ll protect him!”

Rong Qing stepped in front of the tiny protagonist and shielded him.

He kept protecting him until they were both adults.

Rong Qing decided he couldn’t let all those messy love interests affect his little guy. He had to find him the very best partner.

The difficulty was that, according to the novel, his childhood friend’s love interests were both handsome and powerful.

Finding someone he could protect was going to be tough.

His little childhood friend: “Can’t you protect me?”

Rong Qing slapped his forehead. That was a good idea.

They’d get married first, and when the little guy met his true love, they could switch partners!

Rong Qing kept protecting him until it was time for Rong Qing’s own plot point.

His childhood friend pinned him to the bed and called his name in a clingy voice.

His childhood friend had taken control, and in the end, Rong Qing was the one who became clingy.

He read through that novel again.

Jing Cong: the protagonist’s older brother, his financial support, plagued by illness and misfortune, constantly caught in accidents that pushed the protagonist’s romance forward.

Then Rong Qing looked again at the person beside him.

The six-foot-tall CEO had gotten his wish. His eyes and brows were full of smiles. He’d been healthy and safe for over twenty years, with only a slightly bumpy love life.

Rong Qing: “Actually, I did a pretty good job protecting him...?”

Jing Cong: “You’re so dense, it’s driving me crazy.”

Other upcoming stories:

“Garbage Picking in a Cyber Game” (If you can clear the game with it, it’s not reckless! You can trade ashtrays for game currency, so I’m picking them up!)

“The Beloved Darling of the Whole Fandom After the Finale” (I’m done being a little ray of sunshine. Time to return to my main account and show everyone who’s boss.)

Completed: “The Movie Emperor Doesn’t Want to Keep His Marriage a Secret” / Series story, not yet released: “Idols Aren’t Allowed to Date” (Watch the boss and the manager fall in love.)

Theme: Discovering inner beauty