I Pretended to Be an AI and Lured the Obsessive Campus Heartthrob

Lu Yu has a secret: he's been in love for ages with the guy from the college next door, the "six-foot-three, domineering scum-faced campus heartthrob who codes."

Lu Yu had planned to keep this secret buried forever, until one day he had to help a friend by working a phone-sales job.

Only halfway through the call did Lu Yu recognize Sheng Yao's voice.

With a 4.5-plus GPA in his major, he was stumbling over his script for the first time.

"...I'll send the link to your phone shortly. Would that be all right... with you..."

On the other end, the man's voice was languid and teasing. "So... should we add each other on WeChat?"

Flustered, Lu Yu's mind raced, and he suddenly had the bright idea to pretend to be an AI.

In a mechanical voice, he repeated what he'd just said. "I'll send the link to your phone shortly. Would that be all right with you?"

Before Sheng Yao could reply, Lu Yu hung up.

On the other end, Sheng Yao looked at the number saved as "LuY" and raised an eyebrow.

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Lu Yu never expected that he would really fall in love with Sheng Yao.

He'd always thought he was the one with a hopeless crush, and that he'd finally managed to win Sheng Yao over.

Until one day, he accidentally wandered into a locked room in Sheng Yao's home.

It was filled with photos of him, recordings from his middle school's radio station, and even CDs of every hosting competition he'd ever taken part in, all carefully numbered and labeled with dates.

Lu Yu suddenly felt like a foolish little prey animal that had fallen into a trap.

He turned around in a panic and crashed into the hunter's arms.

A low voice, tinged with a sigh, sounded beside his ear.

"Ah, you've found out..."

Sheng Yao held him close, half his face hidden in shadow, a faint glimmer in his eyes.

"But if you want to run now, it might be a little too late."

[1] Mutual pining, 1v1, both each other's first love, happy ending

[2] A sweet little love story about healing each other

[3] Sheng Yao (top) x Lu Yu (bottom)

[Next book, please add it to your want-to-read list: Put Some Clothes On]

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Tan Mo, the cold beauty of Qing University’s sculpture department, is famously cold-hearted and emotionally detached, playing with people's feelings without taking responsibility.

Every guy who models for him, straight or gay, confesses within three months. Tan Mo rejects every one of them and cuts off contact.

Everyone says that at this rate, all the handsome guys at Qing University will end up as casualties.

Fortunately, campus heartthrob Jing Hao is famous for being a total straight arrow and uninterested in beauty, so he may be the only one to escape unscathed.

But the very next day, someone sees Jing Hao knocking on Tan Mo's door in the art building, holding his medical checkup report.

"Hello, I'm here to apply to be your model."

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Tan Mo knows about the rumors, but he never explains himself.

Because gossip and rumors can also become a blade in his hands.

Jing Hao has known Tan Mo since childhood. He can't believe the rumors, and he can't stand by while Tan Mo gets caught up in one "scandalous romance" after another.

So he decides to model for Tan Mo. He's completely straight, after all, and his friendship with Tan Mo is purely platonic.

But later, he realizes he's wrong.

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To complete his work, Tan Mo studies his model with his eyes, then measures and feels the lines of his muscles inch by inch with his fingers, all to create the finest sculpture.

"Do you do this with other people, too?"

"Does it bother you?"

After Jing Hao became Tan Mo's model, they had this conversation countless times.

At first, Jing Hao would only say, "No, it doesn't bother me."

Later, all he could manage was silence, his lips pressed tight.

And eventually, Jing Hao stared at Tan Mo with reddened eyes. "Yeah, it bothers me."

Until one day, Tan Mo was locked in an embrace so tight it felt like it might snap his bones. He realized Jing Hao was trembling.

"Don't treat anyone else like that."

"Only treat me that way, okay?"

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The once-steady German shepherd, unruffled by anything, turns into an obsessive, frenzied attack dog.

Tan Mo is held by the throat like prey, the young man's sharp canine teeth ready to bite through his neck at any moment.

Yet Tan Mo smiles and pulls him close in return.

"All right. I'll only treat you that way."

Looking in the mirror, Tan Mo sees his own eyes, full of unrestrained joy and satisfaction at getting exactly what he wanted.

[1] A short, sweet story, 1v1, both each other's first time and first love; the bottom has never been with another man

[2] Big dog top who charges into battle for love x seemingly flirtatious but actually icy beauty bottom

[3] Mutual pining: the top holds it in until he explodes, and the bottom keeps teasing until he gets what he wants

Theme: Move forward bravely, and you'll eventually embrace life's beauty