After This Gold Digger's Online Romance Went Off the Rails

[Pretty, foolish rich-hater who loves the rich x rich guy who's good at pretending, twisted, and obsessive]

[Turning a straight guy gay / cross-dressing / online romance gone wrong / confinement]

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Bian Yu was born in a poor, remote mountain village. His family had no money or connections, and on his first day at university, people mocked him as a bumpkin from the middle of nowhere.

Touching the frayed hem of his white T-shirt, Bian Yu flushed red.

He was the smartest kid in his village. Sooner or later, he'd make a name for himself in the big city. These blind fools... They'd see what he was capable of one day!

But Bian Yu, who only knew how to study by rote, had an empty head and a pitiful bank balance.

After being swindled out of his savings, he had no choice but to take his friend's shady advice: go online and hook a rich heiress.

He had barely shaken his phone twice when a user named "X" popped up. Their profile was full of luxury cars and mansions, and their location bounced all over the world, making his head spin.

The one drawback was that X seemed to be a guy.

After much hesitation, Bian Yu, a straight guy, gritted his teeth and messaged X.

Fishy: [Big brother, are you still looking for a partner?]

After sending it, Bian Yu felt sick all night. X didn't even reply, despite having read the message.

It went on like that for days.

Bian Yu gave up and was just about to block him when he accidentally sent X a photo of himself trying on clothes.

Only half of the young man's chin appeared in the shot. His plain white T-shirt framed a slender, toned waist, giving him a hazy, youthful look.

Bian Yu blushed and hurriedly recalled the photo.

But his phone suddenly chimed.

X: [Send that photo again.]

X: [Transfer: 10,000 yuan]

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After the straight guy pretended to be gay and started dating X, Bian Yu couldn't have had it better.

X never asked to meet. All it took was a few pictures showing off Bian Yu's waist, and X would shower him with money. Whether it was luxury goods he'd once thought beyond his reach or all kinds of educational opportunities, X would provide them all.

Everything was perfect, except... Bian Yu noticed that his roommate, whose family background was unfathomably deep, had lately been looking at him strangely and kept finding excuses to come near him. It made Bian Yu uncomfortable.

He immediately turned to X to complain.

Fishy: [Big brother, my roommate is such a try-hard TvT... I don't like him.]

It took X a long time to reply. [Then who do you like?]

Fishy: [You, of course, big brother ovo]

After that day, whenever Bian Yu woke up, his thighs would ache, and inexplicable red marks would appear on his neck and waist.

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When Bian Yu accidentally learned that X and the roommate he hated were the same person, he panicked, deleted X, uninstalled the app, and tried to escape reality.

But as soon as he stepped out of his apartment, everything went black and he lost consciousness.

Afterward, every night,

just a light touch from Xing Zimu was enough to make Bian Yu tremble all over and sob uncontrollably.

On a lavish, luxurious bed, Xing Zimu encircled his slender ankle with one hand and massaged his cramped calf. For the umpteenth time, he asked, "Fishy, what should you say to me?"

Bian Yu opened his sore, tear-filled eyes and whimpered in confusion. "B-Big brother... I'll love you forever..."

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At first, Bian Yu was oblivious, enjoying the happiness that wealth brought him.

It took a long time for his slow-witted self to realize that someone had already put a price tag on everything he'd been given.

Reader's notes:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, and each other's first love.

2. The confinement scenes involve no physical harm; they only satisfy the author's dark preferences ().

3. Handsome seme x pretty uke. The couple stays together, with no switching or breaking up.

4. Read with caution if you have strong moral scruples.

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