The Puppy Keeps Pretending to Be Innocent

A freshman who acts innocent and blushes at a touch but is actually a scheming, obsessive yandere x a sunny, outgoing upperclasswoman who works part-time

Zhu Zhaozhao had a crush.

Yan Yunsheng was an outstanding freshman who had just started college. Handsome and fresh-faced, with a gentle disposition, he effortlessly drew countless eyes as soon as he arrived.

They first met at the school sports meet. She had just finished running when the young man, passing by by chance, casually helped her unscrew a bottle cap.

Perhaps that was the beginning of their connection. In the days that followed, she kept running into Yan Yunsheng.

And feelings began to blossom.

On Christmas Day, Zhu Zhaozhao gathered her courage and confessed to him outright.

She waited anxiously for his answer, trying to reassure herself the whole time.

It would be all right if he turned her down. Everyone at school knew Yan Yunsheng was so gentle and polite when rejecting confessions that he never hurt anyone’s feelings.

But as the snow began to fall, she saw the young man nod.

The next moment, she heard his heart-stirring reply.

"Actually, I’ve liked you for a long time, Senior."

The young man pressed his lips together and smiled softly. His misty eyes gazed at her, and the tips of his ears were already bright red. In a quiet, gentle voice, he asked,

"May I... hug you, Senior?"

Zhu Zhaozhao’s eyes sparkled. Blushing, she let him draw her gently into his arms.

Holding her close, the young man leaned beside her ear and repeated,

"I really like you, Senior."

On the surface, he was still the pure-hearted boy with a flushed face. But his lowered voice trembled faintly, betraying an excitement that was slipping out of control.

At last, the young man raised his eyes, revealing a sickly gaze utterly unlike before.

*

Yes, Yan Yunsheng was nothing like the clean-cut, gentle, flawless, harmless young man everyone thought he was.

Obsessive, twisted, and cold: that was his truly vile nature.

He had simply gone to great lengths to disguise himself as the kind of man she liked: gentle and innocent, obedient and well-behaved. Like a normal person, he slowly drew closer to her, carefully laying his plans, deceiving and tempting her.

Once she fell into the web he had spun and he had slowly devoured her, he would claim her completely for himself.

*

Senior, don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid of the real Yan Yunsheng.

Because Yunsheng can keep pretending for the rest of his life.

Content warnings:

1. A story about an obsessive puppy who has been plotting for a long time, pretending to be innocent as he carefully lures in his prey.

2. Older woman-younger man romance, three-year age gap, both leads have only been with each other.

3. The male lead is possessive, obsessive, and genuinely yandere. Not for everyone, but the female lead is not abused.

4. The female lead has had a previous relationship that meant little to her.

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