After Moving in with My Cool and Distant Rival

Blurb:

Life is full of surprises.

Qin Huan never imagined she'd someday end up sharing an apartment with Cheng Qingzi, her former romantic rival.

It's fine, Qin Huan reassures herself. They may live under the same roof, but if they try, they can still keep out of each other's way.

But the biggest surprise is yet to come. On the very first day of sharing the apartment, Qin Huan walks in on her rival masturbating.

She bolts out the door in fright.

Ha ha.

I must have had too much to drink.

Wait, what? Is Cheng Qingzi out of her mind?

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Qin Huan asks for advice on a certain social media app. The top comment says: If she doesn't ask, don't tell her. If she does ask, act surprised.

It works, and the two of them get along peacefully for a while.

One night, Cheng Qingzi suddenly brings up the past. “You broke my door that day. I had to pay to get it fixed.”

What? Is she trying to scam me?

Warm breath brushes Qin Huan's neck, and she hears Cheng Qingzi's cool voice:

“By the way, you scared me that day so badly that I developed arousal disorder. You're responsible.”

Qin Huan: …

Later.

Cheng Qingzi trembles beneath her. Qin Huan raises a hand, smearing the dampness over Cheng Qingzi's pretty face.

The evidence is clear: Cheng Qingzi really was trying to scam her.

Reader's guide: Happy ending, both leads are sexually inexperienced, and they really were rivals: they both liked the same girl.

Shi Yu realizes that her icy nemesis, Si Mingyi, might be dating someone.

Who is Si Mingyi? The top student, a well-behaved student, and the teachers' favorite. She's the model child Shi Yu's mother has been nagging her about since childhood: “Why can't you be more like Si Mingyi?”

The evidence that she's dating someone is undeniable. Shi Yu is ecstatic and confronts Si Mingyi in a fury.

Si Mingyi doesn't look the least bit flustered. She glances up at Shi Yu.

Then she suddenly steps forward and presses a soft kiss to Shi Yu's lips.

The world freezes for three seconds.

“Si Mingyi, what are you doing?!”

Shi Yu covers her burning lips and backs away, stammering, “I… I'm telling you, I'm not going to be the other woman!”

Si Mingyi leisurely wipes the corner of her mouth. “Go tell the teacher.”

Shi Yu: …

Damn Si Mingyi, trying to drag her into this with all her tricks!

Later…

Shi Yu really does get dragged in.

Shi Yu: ╥﹏╥ Si Mingyi, I really can't be the other woman, sob…

Theme: A world where everyone lives as one