A cocky, tsundere peacock man with a romance-addled brain × a low-energy, game-addicted office worker ground down by overtime
He struts in and fans his feathers right away. Also known as throwing flirtatious glances at someone who can't see them.
She only wanted his body. Why did he have to offer up his heart, too?
Lin Shengyun was going out of her mind. What should have been a perfectly straightforward one-night stand had turned into a relationship mess because of him.
She really didn't want to date, okay?
All she wanted was to eat, sleep, and play games in peace.
You say dating? No thanks, I don't have time. I've got overtime.
You say gaming? Sure, let's log in right now.
The adult world is cold. Only games can soothe a wounded heart.
Xie Cheng had a real headache. His life had gone smoothly from childhood: at fourteen, he was recommended for an accelerated program that would take him from high school through his master's and doctorate. After graduation, he joined a research institute to pursue the work he loved. With a happy family and a successful career, he could have anything he wanted. Then one night, he encountered the biggest hurdle of his life.
So, can someone explain why anyone would look at this face and this body and choose overtime or some mind-numbingly boring game?!
(You don't understand the suffering of an office worker.)
But that's life. You win some, you lose some. Life can go smoothly for you, then make you suffer somewhere else.
What goes around comes around.
Serious blurb
The mechanism inside the watch ticked and clicked.
Xie Cheng looked at Lin Shengyun with a smile in his eyes.
"This is the heartbeat of a mechanical watch."
He gave Lin Shengyun a mechanical watch.
I give you my heart.
Unfortunately, Lin Shengyun didn't want it.
So this is what liking someone feels like: impossible to resist, impossible to let go.
What is an instinctive attraction? It's when, no matter what she does, the moment you see her, she's all you can see and think about. You can't find a single fault in her.
Your lips say you don't love her anymore, but your heart still beats for her.
Theme: Every gain comes with a loss.
