I Take Jokes Seriously Too, You Know

After her ex kept harassing her, Liang Yue announced on her social media that she had a fake boyfriend.

To make it look convincing, she set the post to be visible to only some people, and her one-woman show began.

Ten minutes later, a red notification dot appeared on WeChat.

--[Old classmate, your boyfriend looks kind of familiar.]

Liang Yue froze. Oh no, she'd forgotten to block him!

She smoothly rattled off an explanation.

At last, Xu Yu replied:

[It's fine. That's a male model I photographed. You have my permission to use his picture.]

Liang Yue was a little surprised. True, as far as she remembered, Xu Yu had been a short, skinny, dark-skinned kid in middle school. How could he possibly look like that now?

-

She went on a business trip at the end of the year.

Liang Yue had a bit too much to drink and was dizzy, dazed, and muddleheaded.

All she remembered was boldly tossing down a stack of cash and teasing the handsome pretty boy: "Once I've made five million, I'm definitely keeping a guy like you! Such smooth, tender skin, and so nice to touch!"

Xu Yu's mouth twitched.

-

Once her business was up and running, she often worked late and spent the night at the workshop.

At midnight, her phone pushed a message: "A suspected criminal is being sought in Sanyuan Alley. Residents, please lock your doors and windows." The man's entire face in the picture was covered by a scarf, leaving only a deep, long scar at his temple visible. The corpse in his suitcase had been pixelated for privacy.

Right after that, Liang Yue heard a rapid knock at the door.

She looked through the peephole... and saw the "wanted criminal himself."

"The five million came through, right?"

"I've already called the police!"

The two of them spoke at the same time, one outside the door and one inside.

Xu Yu looked innocent. "What are you talking about?" He pulled off his scarf, revealing delicate features more beautiful than a girl's, dazzling in the backlight.

After a moment, he took out his phone, found a photo album picture of the two of them asleep under the same blanket, and held it up to the peephole.

"Sis, I'm here to collect on your promise."

"I take jokes seriously too, you know~"

Faced with this ridiculous misunderstanding, Liang Yue stood there dumbfounded.

The pretty boy she'd slept with...

Had actually come looking for her!!!

Reader's Note:

1. The pretty boy is actually a big shot.

2. The five million Liang Yue received came from an order placed by the male lead.

3. The blurb fakes a sleeping together scenario. Older woman/younger man romance, with a five-year age gap.

4. The male lead was clever from a young age and skipped grades at school.

4. One of them sees it as a chance encounter, while the other has been plotting it for a long time.

Theme: Bravely making your way toward one another.