The Big Shot Downstairs Seems to Have a Crush on Me

A high fever helped Qiao Yu see things clearly.

His parents despise him, his scheming younger brother gets the entire internet to hate on him, and even his former friends pretend not to know him.

Giving in to keep the peace only earns him blame and the assumption that he deserves it.

He's done putting up with this.

Qiao Yu rents himself a little place of his own.

Every now and then, he livestreams games and carries his less-skilled teammates to the top of the rankings. Occasionally, he takes commissions and delivers work to his amazing clients. He also has a downstairs neighbor who often looks after him, even though they've never met.

One day, with some free time, Qiao Qiao makes a little cake as a gift for an exchange and heads downstairs, only to run into a face he hasn't seen in fifteen years.

His angelic neighbor coughs softly. “Sorry, I didn't know... how to tell you.”

As the current CEO before him flusteredly shuts the door, Qiao Yu struggles to suppress a laugh at having guessed who the handwriting belonged to.

Finally caught you in the act!

The Bai Group has just established a new research and development team.

Everyone is more interested in the adorable new guy than the parachuted-in team leader who never shows his face.

He's gentle, considerate, easy to get along with, sweet, well-behaved, and polite. Most importantly, he's a genuine all-rounder at work.

He can write music and paint, and he can program and do research. Best of all, just his expressions can change the company's atmosphere and the snacks provided at breaks.

That's right, the General Affairs Office has recently developed a particular fondness for picking out afternoon tea.

They were just chatting about it in the morning, and by noon everyone had milk tea in hand. They all grinned. “Something's going on!”

After everyone had tried again and again to get the General Affairs Office to pass along news about Qiao Qiao, they gathered for a meeting.

Topic: How has Young Master Bai still not won him over!?

Bai Ran thought he'd hidden it well.

Until one time, Qiao Qiao was queueing for a ranked match with his teammate, who had just won a championship, when a deep, magnetic voice came through the channel: “Qiao Qiao, I've got your bath ready.”

The shot-caller, who was in the middle of a fight, lost a chunk of health after being distracted.

His god-tier teammate said in a low voice, “Qiao, didn't you say the guy who has a crush on you was still downstairs, and that nothing was happening?”

Qiao Yu looked away. “Ahem... The first floor of a villa counts as downstairs, doesn't it?”

How is a relationship that hasn't been made official not a secret crush!

[Reading Guide]: Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting

1. One-on-one, happy ending, sweet and cozy everyday life, a brainless little sugar bomb

2. The recipient is everyone's darling. He occasionally helps out at the gong's company, but has a career of his own.

3. The gong used to be a top star and everyone's unattainable ideal. Now he's a CEO. After reaching the top, he went home to inherit the family business.

4. The author isn't a celebrity fan. Everything is for the romance, and there are no real-life inspirations.

Theme: Those who show kindness will eventually be favored with kindness