Never Date a Possessive Guy Online

Bookworm Xu Song suddenly caught up with the trend and decided to give online dating a try, recommended by a friend.His online boyfriend lived in the capital—though a bit too controlling, getting upset if Xu Song didn’t reply within an hour, and showing an almost obsessive devotion toward him. Used to being invisible, Xu Song actually enjoyed the intense attention, even overlooking the other’s somewhat unhealthy tendencies.He never truly believed in a relationship built over a fleeting internet connection; he just liked the feeling of receiving emotional validation from the other end without much effort. So when friends later warned him to cut ties, he didn’t take it too seriously.But soon, his online boyfriend started planning his college applications and repeatedly asked for his home address. Faced with such scorching intensity, Xu Song began to sense danger.Too timid to break up directly, he first gave his boyfriend the cold shoulder, then prepared to end things for good.After all, he’d only started online dating for fun—meeting in real life was out of the question.On the day the college entrance exam ended, Xu Song stepped out of the school gates clutching his stationery pouch, only to spot his boyfriend—who should have been busy with finals week—standing outside the barricade among a crowd of waiting parents.Holding a dazzling bouquet of roses, the boy fixed his dark eyes straight on Xu Song, curling his lips into a smile as he silently mouthed:“Songsong, I found you.”