When Ning Zhuo hears that Wen Qiao has a new little sweetheart who cares for her, his good-for-nothing friends all gloat and offer insincere consolation: "Some green-tea guy whose family and looks can't hold a candle to yours isn't worth guarding against so fiercely."
Ning Zhuo gives a faint smile and says nothing.
How could he not care?
Acting sweet and pitiful, pretending to be sick and fragile, showing concern, and brewing a pot of green tea on the side. Weren't those the tricks he used to climb into her heart in the first place?
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Wen Qiao notices that Ning Zhuo has been acting strangely lately.
He's been messaging her much more often. Whenever she lets go of his hand, he looks at her with wounded eyes. "You used to hold my hand whenever you went out. I guess everything gets old eventually."
If she isn't careful, she'll find him sprawled on the sofa, brushing his instep against her. "Stop playing on your phone. Play with me."
At first, Wen Qiao thinks Ning Zhuo has been poisoned by wild mushrooms.
After asking around, she learns that someone mocked him to his face for being clueless about romance and said she'd dump him sooner or later.
She hugs him with sympathy. "Aw, you're just too softhearted. That's why people bully you like this."
A ridiculously oblivious, stoic woman x a green-tea guy who is always trying to show off
Climate researcher x rich young master | Both virgins | Happy ending | Lighthearted, sweet romance
("Timid" sounds like "stealing": a story about a thief who gets love by any means necessary, then lives in constant fear.)
Synopsis written on 2026.7.11
Theme: Be brave and pursue love
