I Stumbled Upon My Childhood Friend Confessing His Love for Me During a Late-Night Livestream

Lin Yi was confessed to by the birthday boy at his teammate’s birthday party. Facing his tall, broad-shouldered teammate, whose face had turned bright red as he looked at him, Lin Yi was completely dumbfounded. His mind went blank, and his head buzzed. In the end, he made it clear that he was straight and had no interest in men, turning his teammate down. After the winter break, the team resumed training. His teammate continued treating Lin Yi exactly as he had before, and their relationship remained unchanged. That confession hadn’t made things awkward between them at all. Lin Yi was genuinely relieved, thinking the incident at the birthday party was finally behind them. Until one night, when he couldn’t sleep, Lin Yi was scrolling through short videos and stumbled upon a livestream. The streamer was a well-groomed man, and a sign behind him read: [Helping Gay Men Solve Their Relationship Problems — ¥66 per Call-In] “…All right, I understand. Let me summarize your situation, young man. You have a crush on your straight childhood friend, whom you’ve known since you were little. A while ago, your childhood friend attended a teammate’s birthday party and got confessed to. Afterward, he and the teammate he rejected didn’t fall out. They’re still friends and continue getting along as usual. Is that right?” Lin Yi, who had been about to scroll past the livestream, immediately froze when he heard this. “?” Come on, there are so many gay people out there. It must just be a coincidence… “Yes.” “So, in this situation, can I try pursuing him?” Lin Yi recognized that voice as his good buddy’s from the very first syllable. “…………?” — Chen Yanchuan felt that Lin Yi had been acting strangely lately. After showering, Lin Yi no longer walked around in front of him bare-chested, as though he had suddenly become aware of the difference between men and women. Every so often, he would emphasize that they were good buddies, and that no matter what happened, they would always be good buddies. He even went out of his way to show Chen Yanchuan a video account he followed, where every liked and followed video featured suggestively dressed female streamers. Chen Yanchuan suspected that Lin Yi had already discovered his secret. Lin Yi hadn’t exposed him or cut ties with him. That was Lin Yi’s kindness toward him. He shouldn’t entertain any more wishful thinking. Until that night, in the changing room of a private hot spring bathhouse. Their chests pressed against each other as they hid behind a cramped row of lockers, waiting for the unexpected gay reality show unfolding nearby to come to an end. When Chen Yanchuan felt that Lin Yi was reacting the same way he was, he looked at the person in his arms. Lin Yi’s face was so red that it seemed to burn. Chen Yanchuan’s heart raced, and his palm trembled slightly. There was only one thought in his mind— [With you acting like this, who could possibly be content with being just your buddy?] — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: I Stumbled Upon My Childhood Friend Confessing His Love for Me During a Late-Night Livestream — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠