Are You For Real?

[Published under the same title, now available] The most ridiculous rumor about Cheng Wan started in high school. Back then, everyone around her seemed possessed by the same idea: She had a crush on Zhou Beiluo... and she was crazy about him. Cheng Wan herself: ...Sure, sure. Everyone's imagination is amazing. She and Zhou Beiluo couldn't stand the sight of each other. Later on, they even grew to loathe one another. Where did this rumor even come from?? Even if she starved to death or jumped off the high school rooftop, Cheng Wan would never date a bking like Zhou Beiluo! - The face-slapping came five years later. With both sets of parents openly and covertly pushing them together, Cheng Wan put on a calm front and suggested, "Since both our parents are so determined, why don't we pretend to be a couple?" "Let's show them what people mean when they say..." "Made for each other in all the wrong ways." Zhou Beiluo's dark eyes narrowed as he stared at her, then he casually agreed. "Sure." - The deal was sealed. At the start of their fake relationship, Cheng Wan and Zhou Beiluo acted shy. In front of everyone, they blushed scarlet and hesitated for ten minutes before finally holding hands in the most innocent, romantic way. Their fingers fit together, then quickly parted. Their friends' jaws dropped. They exclaimed over how sweet and innocent the couple seemed, while the two of them scrubbed their fingers with disinfectant for ten minutes at the washbasin. During their so-called passionate phase, they acted so intimate that they were inseparable. On Valentine's Day, Zhou Beiluo managed to book a table at the hardest-to-book couples' restaurant in Shangjing. After basking in their friends' envious looks, he leaned close and whispered to Cheng Wan, "Tonight, your job is to get tied up outside the door and bark at passersby." Cheng Wan: ...Go to hell. When they finally dragged themselves to the breakup phase, Cheng Wan decided to put on an extra show of cheating to make sure no one could talk them into getting back together. When she was "caught in bed," Cheng Wan covered her face guiltily. "I'm the one who wronged you. If you can't accept this, then I think we should..." Zhou Beiluo: "I choose to forgive you." Cheng Wan: ??? Excuse me? ...Why are you taking this seriously! Coming next: "Trapped in an Escape Room with a Handsome Ghost NPC" is now available to preorder. Please add it to your reading list! Jiang Shuze was under a mountain of pressure at his day job. To unwind, and for his own amusement, he moonlighted as an escape-room NPC. Every day, he dressed up as a male ghost and scared the customers out of their wits. Xia Zhi was the biggest scaredy-cat he'd ever met. He chased her so badly that her arms and legs flailed everywhere. But what he hadn't expected was that, after the room was accidentally locked, she began inching toward him, one tiny step at a time, until she was close enough to touch him just by turning her head. Jiang Shuze raised an eyebrow and looked at her speechlessly. Xia Zhi fidgeted with her fingers. "Um... can I touch you?" ? Not even pretending anymore? Which one of us is the ghost here? - There are hundreds of pores in every square centimeter of skin. When Xia Zhi's touch-starved condition flared up, every single one of them clamored for contact. To make it easier to find someone to touch, Xia Zhi practically never stayed home, going out to socialize instead. She'd find a pretty older sister to hold hands with or press her cheek against, but it was never enough. Then one day, she got trapped in the same room as a handsome ghost NPC. A male ghost. He seemed short on money too, if he'd taken a job like this. At first, he wasn't willing. Xia Zhi immediately pulled out two hundred-yuan bills and shoved them into his hand. "Surely that's enough!" Then she latched onto him like a koala. His warm, sturdy body wrapped around her, and Xia Zhi's eyes lit up. Such a perfect fit. This is amazing. This is my favorite body. / nuzzle nuzzle nuzzle nuzzle nuzzle nuzzle / A flash went off overhead. Jiang Shuze took a photo as evidence of the harassment. Before sending it to his lawyer, he glared at the girl in his arms. "Do you have anything to say for yourself?" Xia Zhi, thrilled: "Can I book you by the month?" Jiang Shuze: "..." Instant-photo camera photographer vs. partner at a startup law firm Touch-starved, sunny sweetheart × cold, aloof, fierce hottie Heroine: My camera never lies. Hero: ...Get down. My lawyer won't go easy on you. Theme: Be brave