I Thought You All Said You Didn't Like Me

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Ning Huai is beautiful and sweet-tempered, but unfortunately, he's a cannon-fodder character with no protagonist aura whatsoever.

His childhood friend thinks he's delicate, clingy, and a bit annoying;

His cool, edgy roommate thinks he's affected, timid, and no fun at all;

His aloof "little uncle" calls him a crybaby, a coward, and unfit for responsibility.

In response, Ning Huai decides to break free of fate and focus on himself!

So...

With his childhood friend, he stops pestering him;

With his roommate, he stops acting timid;

With his "little uncle," he... holds back his tears!

At last! Fate takes a turn!

The [Austere Childhood Friend] promised to protect Ning Huai forever, but after falling for someone else, he both enjoyed Ning Huai's kindness and complained that he was clingy. After pursuing Ning Huai to no avail, he realizes that Ning Huai is the one who deserves his care the most and begs, "Huaihuai, love me one more time!"

The [Cool, Edgy Roommate], who shared a room with Ning Huai for over two years without even remembering his name, is completely won over after Ning Huai saves him, rescues him, and warms his heart. Tears streaming down his face, he cries, "He's not a coward! He's a ray of light, a ray of light that illuminates every darkness in my life!"

The [Aloof Little Uncle], always called an untouchable flower on a high peak, thinks he has shut his heart away. He judges people only by whether they are useful or not, and long ago put Ning Huai in the useless category. On a night of thunder and lightning, drenched from head to toe, he confesses with deep feeling: "Ten years ago, when you cried, I was helpless. All these years, whenever you cried, I could only stand by and watch. But for the next ten, twenty, or even several decades, I don't want to let you shed another tear!"

Ning Huai: "...What?"

[Weren't you all supposed to dislike me?]

Theme: Love yourself before loving others.