Neighbor, Have You Eaten?

*An airheaded, quirky homebody novelist who loves to talk big x a proactive, seductive, aloof and handsome food creator with a refined charm

A new neighbor moved in next door. He had black hair, pale skin, and a handsome, aristocratic air. He looked like he had walked straight out of a comic.

Jiang Jianwei had just taken out the trash. In her pajamas, with unwashed hair, she was dazzled by him and greeted him while holding her cat.

The comic-book heartthrob froze for a moment, then, to Jiang Jianwei's surprise, smiled at her.

He even invited her to come over for meals whenever she liked.

What was going on? How could a guy who looked so cool and handsome, like a total badass, actually be so warm and welcoming? TV shows and comics really had been lying to me.

Jiang Jianwei thought in a daze, then nodded, feeling deeply honored.

To return the favor, she told him to come to her if he ever needed anything.

They were neighbors, after all. It was only right to help each other out.

Later, Lin Xing really did keep sharing his cooking with Jiang Jianwei, from steak and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to pudding and macarons.

And that wasn't all. He was always bringing things over to Jiang Jianwei's place, claiming they were on sale at the supermarket downstairs.

Jiang Jianwei, who used to be a shut-in who wrote novels for a living and waited to die, saw her quality of life soar.

Jiang Jianwei happily took a bite of the coconut chicken Lin Xing had just made and said sincerely, "After eating your cooking, I feel like nothing else will ever taste good again. Sob."

Lin Xing sat across from her. At her words, he smiled faintly, his eyes gentle, with an inscrutable glint beneath the surface.

"Then I can cook for you forever."

*

Lin Xing was handsome and had a great presence. He'd had countless admirers since childhood, but his cold expression made people too intimidated to approach him, and no one had ever managed to win him over.

When they learned he was dating someone, his friends were curious to know what kind of girl could have pulled it off. At last, one day, Lin Xing brought his girlfriend along to dinner.

After a few drinks, someone plucked up the courage to ask Jiang Jianwei how she'd won Lin Xing over.

Jiang Jianwei: ?

An aloof beauty on a high peak? A man of few words and a cold demeanor?

Was that really Lin Xing?

# My new neighbor is so handsome

# The male lead acts proper in public, but in private he'll seduce you and throw himself at you, anything goes ()

# My neighbor seems to be seducing me with food

# I fell for it

# This is going to be adorable

Coming soon: Want to Date?

Zhao Yi, who had been single her whole life, was enthusiastically recommended a romance game called Whisper by a friend.

Her friend messaged her: "The romance vibes are so strong. It'll make you want to fall in love!"

"And this game is perfect for you! It's chatroom-based, and the male lead has no face, so it's super immersive!"

Zhao Yi searched for the name on social media and found that the game had received rave reviews.

So she downloaded an installer from an attachment on some random post.

But she didn't notice that she'd downloaded Whisper Chat instead of Whisper.

She was busy with midterms, and it was a month before she opened the app again.

Zhao Yi vaguely remembered her friend saying it was a chatroom-style romance game.

Looking at the contact list in the game, which had only one name, "Developer," Zhao Yi thought it really was a different kind of romance game.

There weren't even any options. Did she just have to type whatever she wanted?

Was the male lead really this smart?

Zhao Yi mused. Zhao Yi tested the waters. Zhao Yi opened the chat with "Developer."

If this really was a romance game, then...

Zhao Yi took a deep breath and carefully typed.

Zhao Yi: Hello?

Zhao Yi: Would you like to date me? (=^▽^=)?

*

Yu Su and his friend were beta-testing the chat app they'd developed together. His friend had posted about it on social media, hoping people would download the installer and help test it.

There was a lot to do and not enough people, so Yu Su, one of the developers, had to help handle bug reports.

Then one day, he received an unusual message.

The person on the other end, whose avatar was a cat, had asked him out.

Yu Su sneered.

But as he raised his hand to type, his roommate accidentally bumped into him, and he sent a message by mistake:

Developer: Meow

*

Yu Su and Zhao Yi had a history. Yu Su thought Zhao Yi was a shameless pursuer, while Zhao Yi thought Yu Su was an irritable narcissist.

They couldn't stand each other.

After they started "dating online," Yu Su noticed that he was running into Zhao Yi much more often, to the point where it was hard to call it a coincidence.

Yu Su sneered. "I knew she was into me."

Zhao Yi covered her face. "Why have I been so unlucky lately?"

As his relationship with his "online girlfriend" grew closer, Yu Su decided he needed to clear things up with Zhao Yi.

The next time they ran into each other, Zhao Yi kept her eyes down and pretended not to see him as she walked by. Yu Su stopped her, his expression cold. "I know you like me."

Zhao Yi: "?"

"But I already have a girlfriend." Yu Su lifted his chin, unable to hide his pride, and showed Zhao Yi his phone. "You don't need to keep pining for me."

Zhao Yi was speechless for a moment.

She looked at the familiar Whisper screen and avatar, then nodded with a complicated expression.

"Sure."

A female lead who thinks she's playing a game and stays totally calm x a sharp-tongued, tsundere male lead who thinks he's dating her online

*He's so in love~

Theme: Be brave and pursue love