Yes, Yes, the Whales Are Always Right

[A slow-burn, slice-of-life story with plenty of romantic tension. Updated daily at 9:00 p.m.]

Game planner Jiang Cha's biggest headache was players who left bad reviews, filed complaints, and protested with banners day after day.

But Yu Xuesheng was different. He was not only handsome, but also a top spender, a brilliant artist, and a hugely popular content creator.

The catch was, Jiang Cha only found all this out after offending him.

And so Jiang Cha began a long road to atone:

Yu Xuesheng said, "Team Leader Jiang, your taste is terrible." Jiang Cha said, "You're right, you're right."

Yu Xuesheng said, "Team Leader Jiang, I want the limited-edition merch." Jiang Cha said, "Sure, sure."

At one in the morning, Yu Xuesheng called him. "Jiang, can you come keep me company and chat for a while?" Jiang Cha said, "No problem. I'm on my way..."

Yu Xuesheng: You're a pretty decent guy. Let's be friends.

He looked at Yu Xuesheng's beautiful, punchable face, his heart rising and sinking.

Jiang Cha: ...Maybe not.

Yu Xuesheng: Are you afraid you'll fall for me?

Jiang Cha: I'm afraid I'll beat up a player.

The first time Yu Xuesheng met Jiang Cha, rain was pouring down. Soaked through, Yu Xuesheng was stopped by security at the entrance to the game company.

The planner who came to meet him looked impatient. "A player? What do you want? Compensation?"

Yu Xuesheng laughed to himself. He had never seen an official representative so arrogant.

Later, when Yu Xuesheng partnered with Fear Tracker, he discovered that Jiang Cha was a workaholic idiot. Too blunt, too rigid, clueless about social graces and leisure. He seemed to be living inside a shell.

Even when he agreed to be Yu Xuesheng's "friend," it was only because he needed to "maintain a good relationship with an important player."

Fine, then. Friends it was.

So Yu Xuesheng made Jiang Cha talk with him, cook for him, and go out with him. The two of them drank, raced cars, and watched the stars together...

One day, Yu Xuesheng noticed that Jiang Cha always avoided his gaze.

The next time Yu Xuesheng "tricked" him into bed, he pinned down his legs and held his waist in place.

He chuckled.

Jiang Cha, why are you feeling guilty if we're just friends?

Jiang Cha, your heart's beating faster than it does in the game.

Jiang Cha, what are you really afraid of: me, or the world after you fall in love with me?

[Reading guide]

1. Both leads are strong. Younger, flirtatious beauty top x older, secretly seductive office-worker bottom. Player top x game planner bottom.

2. Both are virgins. They are close in age, and their romance can be thought of as a college student and office worker falling in love.

3. The top is not disabled, but does have a battle-worn quality. The wheelchair is a piece of equipment he uses early on.

4. The bottom is deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply in the closet.

Theme: Learn to love others, and learn to love yourself.