Bro, Stop Pretending

Wei Jing had barely started college when he fell out with his roommate, Shen Yu. He didn't like Shen Yu and thought he was such a show-off, especially when he put on airs in front of him.

Wei Jing liked a fitness influencer's photo showing off his abs. The next day, he saw Shen Yu showing off his own physique on Moments: an eight-pack.

Wei Jing liked a photo of a sports car. The following day, Shen Yu immediately posted a picture of his new car on Moments. It was Wei Jing's favorite model.

When Wei Jing asked Shen Yu to come out and discuss something, Shen Yu showed up in a three-piece suit, looking every inch the charming playboy, making Wei Jing look like a middle schooler by comparison.

He spoke in a deep, serious tone,

carried himself with studied elegance,

and posted carefully edited nine-picture grids on Moments.

Even when he drank tea, he had to perform the whole tea-making ceremony right in front of Wei Jing.

Wei Jing, who only knew how to steep goji berries in a thermos, had never met a man who could put on such a show. And even if Shen Yu had to show off, he just had to do it in front of him. It drove the straight Wei Jing crazy.

In his heart, Wei Jing secretly called him Brother Strong. Sometimes he really wanted to say it to his face, openly and honestly

Bro, quit showing off.

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Shen Yu was an insufferable show-off. His motto in life was: If you don't show off, you'll die.

He fell in love at first sight with his roommate Wei Jing as soon as he started college.

Thank goodness his parents had encouraged him to cultivate so many hobbies. Now he could put on the biggest show of his life in front of the man he loved.

So he strutted around like a peacock, posting polished updates on Moments morning, noon, and night, all in an attempt to get Wei Jing's attention.

But something went wrong along the way. Wei Jing seemed... even more of a show-off than he was?

- At a shooting club, Shen Yu showed off his marksmanship.

Wei Jing casually snatched the gun from him and hit the bull's-eye every time, with a flourish.

"I used to practice shooting balloons at the amusement park."

- Trapped inside an abandoned factory, Shen Yu climbed through a window and searched for a way out.

Wei Jing somehow produced a piece of wire and picked the lock in a few quick moves.

"I used to work part-time as a locksmith."

- When they ran into a robbery at a jewelry store, Shen Yu shielded Wei Jing behind him.

Wei Jing pushed past the crowd, rushed forward, and subdued the robber in no time.

"I used to be a high school bully for a few years."

He could shoot, pick locks, fight, and sell things on the street to make money. He could take top honors in the classroom and rule the schoolyard, and could even sew clothes and knit sweaters.

Only then did Young Master Shen realize that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't match Wei Jing's effortless showing off.

Oh no. He seemed to like him even more.

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Wei Jing had an online alt account. He was a notorious internet contrarian, famous for arguing with people and stirring up countless online storms.

After keeping a low profile for a long time, Wei Jing returned to the scene. Netizens came to watch, only to find that the contrarian had stopped causing trouble and was now complaining about a certain show-off roommate, criticizing everything from his food and clothes to his home and transportation.

Wei Jing had only meant to vent his feelings and frustrations, but the comments seemed a little strange.

[This is great, I love it. Keep writing, write more. Who knew someone could finally handle you, the contrarian?]

[Hehe, maybe he's showing off specifically for you.]

[I think you're just jealous of your roommate. You think he's showing off, but maybe this is just his everyday life.]

[Doesn't anyone else think the contrarian and his roommate make a pretty cute couple?]

The post went viral overnight, and the contrarian blogger and his show-off roommate became the internet's famous couple of the year. Before long, the post was brought straight to the other person involved, Shen Yu.

Only then did he learn that his everyday peacock displays had not only failed to attract Wei Jing, but had also made him into the show-off roommate Wei Jing complained about.

Shen Yu laughed in exasperation.

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After badmouthing someone behind his back and having it shoved right in that person's face, Wei Jing felt guilty and mortified. He deleted all his posts overnight and prepared to flee the dorm, only to be cornered by his roommate, the victim, the very next second.

Later, Shen Yu pinned him against a wall and lowered his head to toy with the tips of his ears, which were faintly red. He asked with a teasing smile, "Am I showing off?"

Wei Jing: "..."

Bro, you aren't showing off. I'm the one showing off.

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Bro, quit showing off. I know you like me.

Hot-tempered, cool-guy bottom x dramatic, show-off top

Unaware he's showing off bottom x self-aware show-off top

B-king x insufferable show-off

#The Ultimate Showdown Between Two Show-Offs#

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Coming Soon: The Proud Dragon Decides to Marry into a Wealthy Family

The bottom is a cold, untouchable CEO. One day, he gets bound to a Villain Survival System, only to learn that he is actually an early-stage villain in an old-fashioned urban fantasy novel about a Proud Dragon protagonist.

The Proud Dragon starts from nothing, rising step by step from the lowest rung until he builds a business empire of his own.

The bottom is the head of one of the top four families, the person who specifically opposes the Proud Dragon protagonist in the early part of the novel. In the end, the four families fall, their businesses are all taken over by the Proud Dragon, and the bottom dies miserably in a rented apartment.

The System tells him the only way to survive is to cozy up to the Proud Dragon before he rises to power and become his subordinate.

There's no helping it. The original story gave the Proud Dragon too many golden fingers, and even included fantasy elements. The Proud Dragon is skilled in ancient martial arts, antiques, stone gambling, medicine-making, and all sorts of other skills. The author keeps expanding the map to pad out the story, and the bottom simply can't beat him. His only chance of survival is to cozy up to him and become his subordinate.

The bottom listens casually to the ending of the book he's in, then asks what the Proud Dragon is called.

System: XXX

The bottom hears a familiar name. Just an hour ago, that person had messaged him to ask after his health and whether he needed to be picked up. He had already made a nourishing soup, waiting for the bottom to get off work.

It was the name of his newlywed spouse.

System: ?????

Only then does the System discover that the Proud Dragon, who was arrogant and untamed in the original story, had been kept by the bottom for three years already, and had successfully gone from lover to spouse, marrying the bottom.

His dream had also changed from building a business empire to being a doting househusband, washing his hands and making meals every day while waiting for the bottom to come home.

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In his previous life, the Proud Dragon top led his subordinates to soar to success, building a business empire and having the world at his command.

After his subordinates were unexpectedly reborn, they still planned to follow the top in this life. With their memories of their previous life, surely they could achieve their grand ambitions ahead of schedule.

But when they finally found the top, they discovered that he had already married into a wealthy family behind their backs and gotten together with his old enemy from his previous life.

The subordinates: ?????

The subordinates: We worked hard to build our careers, and you secretly married into a wealthy family behind our backs?

You really don't want to suffer even a little this time around.

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Cold, ascetic, beautiful, sharp-tongued, untouchable villain bottom x versatile, arrogant, untamed Proud Dragon top from a male-oriented power fantasy

* In their previous life, the top seized the bottom by force

* In this life, they get together consensually

Theme: Youth and striving