My Childhood Friend Doesn't Like Me

P.S. This story is split into two short parts. The second part is in my collection, "My Childhood Friend Says He Loves Me So Much." Please add it to your reading list!

[Possessive Top VS Cheerful Bottom, Childhood Friends, 1v1, Happy Ending]

Synopsis:

Cao Xici has had a crush on He Yu for many years.

They grew up together.

At first, he looked down on He Yu. Later, he raised him like a delicate flower.

But He Yu wanted to climb over the wall and give his heart to someone else.

Cao Xici simply couldn't accept it.

An ungrateful wretch who would never learn to appreciate what he had.

Until one day.

He Yu complained to him, "How can a man like another man? That's so gross."

"..."

Cao Xici thought: So what if he's straight? I'll just turn him. As long as He Yu doesn't belong to someone else, one day he'll belong to me.

-

Later on.

After being straight for all these years, He Yu suddenly turned gay.

Cao Xici said calmly, "It's not sudden at all. You were never that straight to begin with."

He Yu instantly bristled. "I'm going back to find my goddess right now and prove to you just how straight I am."

Cao Xici tossed him his phone and kept making the bed. "Your goddess wishes you a happy wedding."

He Yu was so angry he paced in circles, trying to get the upper hand back.

"Which side are you sleeping on tonight?"

He Yu answered loudly, "The side without you."

Cao Xici raised an eyebrow. "I'm afraid there is no such side. I'll be with you for the rest of your life. I suggest you sleep on top of me, or I sleep on top of you."

He Yu: "..."

-

During their school years, Cao Xici took meticulous care of He Yu.

Yet he insisted on interfering in He Yu's love life.

He wouldn't let him date, and couldn't stand him talking to girls.

For a while, He Yu thought Cao Xici had intermittent fits of madness, sticking his nose into everything from across the Pacific.

Until Cao Xici told him, "Men like women. You like me, and I like you."

He Yu's expression darkened. "You must have misunderstood something. I don't like you. I've always thought of you as a brother."

&A brother can be your wife too&

What do I do if my childhood friend doesn't like me???

Answer: Just make a move.

Reading guide: 1. Dual perspectives, a slow-burn story grounded in reality. Both are virgins. The bottom is turned gay, but he doesn't realize that the top's feelings are romantic.

2. Both characters have flaws and aren't perfect. No real-life inspirations; please don't overanalyze. No need to notify me if you drop the story. Thank you.

Theme: Keep looking toward the sun in your heart, and the clouds will eventually part.