The romance game Lin Xi played became real.
Put another way, her romance target appeared in the real world and scared off the guy who was confessing his feelings to her.
Meeting her online boyfriend in person should have been something to celebrate, but Lin Xi had quit the game three years ago.
Completely caught off guard, she stared at the strange man in front of her and blurted out, "Who are you?"
That night, a snow-white fluffball curled up on her sofa, eyes red-rimmed. "Sis, you don't remember me..."
The moment the fluffball spoke, Lin Xi's worldview shattered.
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The world had changed. At night, the streets were full of things that weren't human.
Lin Xi suddenly remembered that the game she'd played was a horror-apocalypse dating sim.
When she returned home and saw her neighbor's head rolling down the stairs, greeting her excitedly, Lin Xi realized that the changes were spiraling out of control.
And the source of it all was her special romance target.
Bai Jin, all pitiful: "Sis, you don't want me anymore?"
Lin Xi, who'd started it and left him in the lurch: "No, I didn't. Don't make things up. Put the knife down."
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At first, Lin Xi thought Bai Jin was a harmless little animal who needed her special care. Only later did she learn that
Every casual touch between them had been carefully calculated by Bai Jin in advance.
Every heart-melting bit of coquettish clinginess was a scene he'd rehearsed countless times.
Even his supposed innocence and harmlessness were nothing but layers of disguise.
"You were the one who picked me up in the first place, Sis." Bai Jin curled up beside her and gently rubbed his cheek against the side of her neck. "Once you've picked me up, you'll never get rid of me."
Reader's guide:
1. Short story.
2. The male lead isn't human. His way of thinking is very different from a human's, and he doesn't view things through a human lens.
3. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.
4. To be continued.
Theme: Love and redemption.
