I Think My Neighbor Likes Me

This story will enter VIP beginning with Chapter 21 on October 15, 2022. New story: The System Won't Let Me Act Human in Front of the Protagonist is updating at full speed. If you're interested, give it a follow! The synopsis is at the bottom... * Jing Huai filled in for a friend on a matchmaking date, only to meet a total hottie. Even more unexpectedly, the hottie turned out to be his new next-door neighbor. Jing Huai's little heart began to flutter. But the guy was tall, long-legged, had eight-pack abs, could cook and take care of cats, and was gentle too. Jing Huai knew he was out of his league. Gradually, though, he realized the hottie seemed to have a little interest in him too... Little did he know that every coincidence he believed in had been carefully engineered by someone, a trap waiting for a docile little lamb like him to jump into. · Fake gentle, genuinely scheming, obsessive and possessive top x laid-back beauty bottom who is exactly the same inside as out *The System Won't Let Me Act Human in Front of the Protagonist* Goofy beauty bottom x dark, obsessive, world-weary top Ji Huai was a nobody in the entertainment industry, blessed with a top-tier face but second-rate acting skills. He survived in show business on looks alone. One day, he woke up to find he had transmigrated into the hit novel The Immortal Path. System: Our goal is to give the beautiful, strong, tragic protagonist love and warmth. Ji Huai: What happens if I don't? System: Nothing much, just death. Ji Huai: ... So he was the immortal herb the male lead took when establishing his foundation, the jade pendant that protected him when he was injured, and the divine sword that fought by his side as he slaughtered his way through the world... Ji Huai: If possible, I'd like to be a person. System: Sorry, dear, that's not possible. Gu Bozhou felt his life had been worse than that of a stray dog on the street. In the end, even the senior brother he trusted most betrayed him. On the Cliff of Reflection, sixteen spikes were driven into him, like a pillar of shame marking his life, trampling every last bit of his dignity. Then he was reborn, back in the year he had first joined the sect. His seething hatred kept him awake night after night. He hated the injustice of Heaven, the fickleness of people's hearts, and most of all his own weakness and incompetence... This time, he would make everyone who had bullied him pay! By chance, he discovered that he could hear the thoughts of anyone connected to the red cord his mother had left him in his previous life. He had no interest in the ugly, two-faced people of the world. But there was one exception... Sometimes it was a blade of grass, sometimes a jade pendant, sometimes a sword... It always appeared when he was at his most troubled and helpless, accompanied by a so-called System. It thought he couldn't hear a thing, and plotted loudly right in front of him. It was innocent and clueless, thinking its plans were flawless when they were full of holes. Though it had an ulterior motive, it sincerely wanted him to be happy. It was like a gambler staking everything on a single bet, placing all its feelings in someone who might not even exist. Every time the object changed, he tied the red cord around it. At last, the voice that had been echoing in his mind for ages couldn't help complaining. "He's such a flirt." Gu Bozhou reverently kissed the red cord. "But the only one I've ever wanted is you." Theme: Bright flowers cannot bloom from lies