All My Roommates Are Internet Big Shots

The author's notes include bonus scenes. A case of school bullying left Chen Yu with severe social anxiety. Once lively and cheerful, he became gloomy and withdrawn, afraid of other people's gazes. After finally overcoming his psychological scars, he missed the start of the semester and was assigned to a certain mixed dormitory. His new dorm was notorious. The residents often disturbed the neighbors in the middle of the night and got complaints, and his roommates' mental states were even more shocking: A shut-in, a noise-and-weird-smell generator, and a cross-dressing gay guy. Chen Yu: Living with them alone is genuinely terrifying. But in reality: Every morning, breakfast was delivered right to his mouth while he was still dreaming. In a month of thirty days, he got to devour more than a hundred different delicacies. He could use expensive skincare products for free, and all he had to do was take photos to get this season's newest accessories and clothes. He'd open a game to find several 648-yuan top-ups waiting for him, and could pick any useless character to idle with and still win. Chen Yu: I admit I was a little loud when I said that, Daddies. His new roommates treated him like their son, and simply by documenting their lives, he became an internet influencer with tens of millions of followers. Little by little, Chen Yu emerged from the shadows of his past. The person who helped him most was the younger boy next door, whom he'd lived with for sixteen years, but who had grown distant after the two years they spent apart. When he saw Chu Ziyu again, the other boy had already reached a place that seemed utterly beyond his grasp. The little clingy mochi who once needed him to unwrap every piece of candy and feed it to him had grown so outstanding that he felt like a stranger. But the distance he'd imagined didn't exist. The dignified student council president and A University's campus heartthrob wore a pink apron at home! Though he was half a head taller, he still clung to Chen Yu and called him big brother. Chen Yu could never resist Chu Ziyu's coquettish pleas. "Everyone knows childhood friends can't beat the new arrival." Chu Ziyu lowered his lashes and rubbed the small callus on Chen Yu's finger, seeming once more like the little crybaby who needed comforting back then. "Ge, could you take my side a little more? Please?" A devious, flirtatious, clingy childhood-friend seme with a green-tea act x a softhearted, socially anxious uke with a serious case of everyone's-beloved genes This novel will go VIP on June 23, 2023. The author's notes include bonus scenes. Thanks for subscribing! 030 ★ Next novel ★ Every Time I Transmigrate into a Book, I'm the Fall Guy "You'll have enviable good looks, a wealthy family, and open-minded parents." "Even if you barely study, your grades will be at the top of the class. Toss a little money into a venture and you'll make a fortune. 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