My Cold-Faced Childhood Friend Can’t Help Stealing a Kiss

[Next up: Please add my upcoming novel, “Hurry Up and Turn Back Into a Kitten!” to your favorites!] Protective childhood friend × gorgeous, pampered sweetheart Jiang Ningyun had a childhood friend who indulged him in everything. In front of other people, Lu Shiyan was cold and aloof, giving off a do-not-approach vibe. Everyone thought he was distant and detached. But when it came to Jiang Ningyun He was picky about food but still had a big appetite, so Lu Shiyan learned to cook all kinds of dishes for him. He didn’t want to live in the dorms, so Lu Shiyan immediately helped him move off campus. At this rate... even if he wanted the moon, Lu Shiyan would go pluck it for him without a second thought. Jiang Ningyun thought the two of them would always keep things this way. Until one day, he was surprised to discover that Lu Shiyan had fallen for someone. He would suddenly start smiling at his phone, sneak out behind Jiang Ningyun’s back, And even deliberately conceal where he was going. Jiang Ningyun was a little annoyed. Why hide it from him if Lu Shiyan had someone he liked? He hated being kept in the dark, even feeling as though he’d been deceived. - So Jiang Ningyun began to sound him out. He tried all sorts of things: joining Lu Shiyan’s circle of friends, paying attention to his private life, and learning about his hobbies. After all that investigating, he reached two conclusions. First, Lu Shiyan was actually quite an interesting person. Second, nothing seemed unusual about any of the things mentioned above, at least for now. They even all had something to do with him. Jiang Ningyun decided he must have misunderstood. Lu Shiyan hadn’t deceived him, so he finally put his mind at ease. Perhaps Lu Shiyan just needed some personal space? Then, on a quiet night, he checked the home security cameras as usual to keep an eye on the kitten. As the footage changed, his finger suddenly froze. On the screen was a clip from the previous night, when Lu Shiyan had walked him back to his room to rest. Jiang Ningyun was about to swipe past it when he noticed that after tucking him in, Lu Shiyan hadn’t left. His usually composed and self-controlled childhood friend, who always kept to his place, stood silently by his bed for a long time. At last, he bent down and pressed a trembling, restrained kiss beside Jiang Ningyun’s sleeping face. Jiang Ningyun’s mind went completely blank. - Lu Shiyan did indeed have someone he liked. But that person was no one else. It was Jiang Ningyun himself. Jiang Ningyun was so beautiful and eye-catching that he had plenty of admirers. Once, frowning, he told Lu Shiyan that he hated all the confessions he kept getting. Lu Shiyan felt both sorry for him and secretly relieved. So Jiang Ningyun didn’t want to date anyone right now. ...His plan to confess would have to be put on hold for the time being. But Jiang Ningyun still acted just as he always had, pouting and throwing little tantrums with him, unconsciously drawing close to him again and again... Lu Shiyan felt he was close to losing control. Fortunately, his chance came soon. That day, Lu Shiyan discovered that Jiang Ningyun had seen the footage of him kissing him on the security cameras. The taut string inside him snapped all at once. But he realized he wasn’t as panicked as he’d imagined he would be. If anything, he even felt a little relieved. Since Jiang Ningyun had already found out, there was no choice but to share the secret... “Can you see clearly?” Lu Shiyan walked in slowly, his tone gentle. “...I can...” Jiang Ningyun nodded instinctively, then suddenly recognized that familiar, deep voice. He jumped and nearly fell to the floor. Lu Shiyan steadied him, smiled, and leaned close to whisper in his ear: “Xiao Ning, if you like it, I can show you in person.” Coming soon: “Hurry Up and Turn Back Into a Kitten!” Scheming, protective older-man type × spoiled, teary-eyed sweetheart Wen Yinuo was a devoted cat lover. Just thinking about the Maine Coon at home, with its graceful, athletic build, aloof expression, and impossibly cool demeanor, gave him the energy to keep working like a corporate drone! One night, he worked overtime until late and dragged his worn-out body home. But when he turned on the lights There was a man sitting on the sofa. He was taller and broader than Wen Yinuo, his face cold and his gaze chilling enough to freeze someone solid. Wen Yinuo’s legs went weak, and even his voice trembled. “W-who are you?” The man answered in a deep voice that he was Huhu. ...What? Wen Yinuo blinked, wondering if working overtime had made him hallucinate. The man cast him a dark, somber look and repeated, “Your cat.” Wen Yinuo looked as if he’d seen a ghost. His cat??? His super cool, aloof little cat who clung to him every day? And this man in front of him, who could lift him with one hand, was claiming to be his cat? His brain completely shut down. - Wen Yinuo was furious. The image he presented to others was that of a mature adult. But now, this man had seen every immature side of him. Worse still, he used to be the only one who got to kiss Huhu. Since when was he the one getting kissed until he was drooling? It was as if the man wanted to make him pay back every kiss he’d ever given. Wen Yinuo’s eyes reddened as he desperately shoved at the man’s rock-hard chest. His voice broke into a sob. “Waaah... hurry up and turn back into a kitten!” The man rubbed Wen Yinuo’s burning earlobe, his deep voice tinged with laughter. “I can’t turn back.” Wen Yinuo was so sensitive that he trembled. He had just tried to duck away when the man followed unhurriedly, gripping the back of his neck. His voice dropped, low and husky “Baby, be good.” Theme: True love above all