After Being Led to My High School Classmate's House by a Sadistic GPS

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On Mid-Autumn Festival night, Ye Shao'an got lost in a small, out-of-the-way ancient village while traveling. Her useless navigation app led her into someone else's courtyard.

A group of people enjoying the moon watched her, making her want to curl her toes into the ground from embarrassment. Even more awkwardly, this was the home of Xie Yichen, her high school classmate whom she hadn't seen in years!

Even more awkwardly, when she tried to escape, several of his friends recognized her.

That night, gossip spread through the class chat.

- [What? Ye Shao'an chased Xie Yichen all the way to his hometown?]

- [She's just as down-to-earth and confident as she was back then.]

Ye Shao'an: ...

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Her pet cat caused trouble, and Ye Shao'an was forced to pay for her child's misdeeds. Faced with a choice between her dignity and her bank balance, she decisively chose the latter.

Behind the cramped bar counter, Ye Shao'an tilted her head back and approached Xie Yichen with a coy smile. One more step, and their bodies would be pressed together completely.

But instead of yielding to her adoring gaze, he calmly turned the tables on her.

His dark eyes gleamed, his smile lazy. "Oh, so you like me again now?"

The boomerang from nine years ago hit her squarely in the head.

Back then, after rejecting a suitor with the three words "Xie Yichen," she had turned around and crushed the hope and uncertainty in his eyes beneath her heel.

She had to admit...

With his charming good looks, playboy bearing, and people skills, he seemed like he should be a proud and unruly rake.

Ye Shao'an had always thought Xie Yichen wouldn't get hung up on her.

When they met again, she realized that he really had changed since then.

He was more mature and more attractive to her, but also harder to read.

Ye Shao'an was driven back step by step, her face red.

But after Xie Yichen dodged her sugar-coated attacks, he even suggested that she make her ever-changing state of mind a topic for the show.

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In a fit of pique, Ye Shao'an turned her complaints about Xie Yichen into material for her show.

Unexpectedly, the show became a hit, and its subscriber count soared.

The two of them also gained a whole crowd of fans shipping them as a couple.

One day, someone looking for trouble stirred things up.

A classmate who knew the story revealed their past in the comments, saying the two of them had no chance together.

The troublemaker seized the opportunity: I knew he wasn't interested in that sour face of hers. Does she dare make up stories and let the person involved find out?

A longtime fan weighed in: Anyone who knows the story knows that the only person An'an has ever liked is Sayan, from the insomnia-curing playlist on the show!!!

That day, a certain [person involved] suddenly appeared in the comments: I know.

Ye Shao'an, who had accidentally discovered the Sayan account on someone's phone: ???

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Later, in an episode of her show called Going with You to Love This World, Ye Shao'an said:

"Back then, I didn't believe that anyone in this world could love me purely and forever. My bland, day-in-day-out life was like a stagnant pool, too. Because of that sudden decision, ripples appeared in my peaceful life, and my hopes and dreams came true."

And this was what Xie Yichen wrote in his psychological self-assessment:

"I had already made peace with reality and was calmly accepting the countdown. But that day, she walked through that door."

Her blue, watercolor-dyed dress was as cool and clear as the moon, yet in the dark world, it cast a glimmer of light for him.

[Podcaster and psychology expert]

Tips:

SC / Imperfect leads / Slice of life / Occasional typo fixes / The main story includes the blurb but goes beyond it, with foreshadowing. Some plot points use misleading narration because of the protagonist's point of view / It may look like the male lead has a secret crush, but it's actually mutual, for complicated reasons. The male lead isn't just sitting around doing nothing / Mainly urban, with school days appearing in memories / The male lead has a secret identity / Blurb is provisional. Original version dated 2023.11.15, minor revision dated 2025.06.23 and screenshotted / The cat is a mix of several breeds.

Look for the related upcoming novel next door, This Is a Mystery Box of Upcoming Novels (title may change).

Theme: Life is a blazing fire, and love and freedom are its fuel