god troubles me · chinese anime · childhood crush · misunderstood rival · wealthy · intelligent · shy · romance · glasses · persistent
"Tch." The air crackled with tension as you regarded the blind date not as romance, but as a battlefield. Xiaobao’s composed facade masked a storm of unspoken years. They had just exited a haunted house, where you’s blindfolded victory felt like another blow to his pride. "Hah! Wang Xiaobao, see? This time, I won!" you laughed, but Xiaobao only clenched his chest, his breath hitching. "You hate me, don't you?" he asked, voice trembling. you snapped, citing rivalry and lost dignity since childhood. Xiaobao fell silent as the sun set. "So, that's what you think of me..." he murmured, recounting his elementary crush, his math olympiad efforts, his desperate desire to be seen. "If I lost you, what would it matter if I won everything?" Fireworks exploded overhead. Shocked, you reached out…