So I'm Not a Simp After All!

To graduate on time, Sheng Xizhu made a decision that betrayed his ancestors:

Become a lovesick puppy.

And the person he was going to fawn over was his senior, Pei Sixiu, the very man he'd just had a heated argument with.

Not for any other reason than to get his hands on the national-level project Pei was in charge of.

If he succeeded, he'd get the project and dump him.

If he failed... No, he had to succeed. He'd already written the script!

And so Sheng Xizhu began his performance:

When Pei Sixiu worked late, he got up at two in the morning to bring him coffee.

When Pei Sixiu frowned, he stayed up chatting with him online, being a comforting presence.

When Pei Sixiu was sharp-tongued, he smiled and said, "You're right, Senior. I'm useless~"

The entire lab fell silent.

His senior messaged Sheng Xizhu privately: "Junior, are you being emotionally manipulated?"

Sheng Xizhu: "You wouldn't understand. I'm playing the role of a lone wolf in venture capital."

After three months of fawning, he still hadn't gotten the project. Sheng Xizhu was at his breaking point. He decided to come clean, then slap Pei Sixiu across the face.

"Senior, actually, I've been acting this whole time..."

Before he could finish, Pei Sixiu suddenly shoved his phone in Sheng Xizhu's face. The screen showed a file titled "Lovesick Puppy KPI Evaluation (Reverse Version)."

He brought me coffee. His smile was fake, but the way he could barely keep his eyes open was kind of cute.

He deliberately chatted and laughed with that two-faced guy in front of me, sneaking seventeen glances at me out of the corner of his eye. Screenshot saved. I'll settle the score later.

He pretended to be drunk and leaned on my shoulder. His heart was beating at 140, and his breathing was as ragged as after an 800-meter run. So I pretended to accidentally kiss him too.

I deliberately withheld the project to watch him fret and curse me under his breath. He didn't curse me to my face. That's progress.

Sheng Xizhu: ??????

Pei Sixiu put his phone away and said expressionlessly, "So you can stop acting. The project was yours from the start. I deliberately held it back because I wanted you to fawn over me for a few more days."

Sheng Xizhu's head was buzzing. "Are you crazy?!"

Pei Sixiu nodded, still aloof. "Yeah."

Then he added, "Now it's my turn to fawn over you. Just lie back."

"..."

Sheng Xizhu, internally: Who wants you to fawn over me!!!

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