Chapter 3The Comment Section is My Wingman

Kai stood out. He was 6'2", walking at the back of the group. His hair was long, tied back in a messy bun.

His bangs were damp with sweat. He raked a hand through them, revealing sharp, stunning features.

But his eyes were cold. "Don't come near me" cold.

Nobody walked with him except during practice.

I weaved through the sweaty giants and stopped right in front of him.

He almost ran into me.

He looked down, surprised. "What do you want?"

I shoved the letter into his hand.

"Just wanted to confess."

Kai looked at the crumpled pink envelope in his palm, then back at me.

...

I wasn't technically lying to Xavier.

I did know Kai. Or at least, I thought I did.

I have a problem. I have too much empathy. I want to give every sad boy a home.

So, Xavier wasn't my only pen pal.

Xavier needed the most validation. He whined about losing games and begged me to sing him to sleep.

Kai was the opposite. He was an ice block. I’d send ten messages, and he’d reply to one.

But I didn't care. He was hot.

I looked him in the eye. "Hi, I'm Jane from the Statistics department. Kai, you don't have to accept my confession, but let's at least meet properly."

Kai ignored me, shouldered his racket bag, and walked away.

I didn't mind. I happily headed to the cafeteria.

On the way, my phone pinged.

It was one of my other chat buddies, "SaltySnack."

[Jane, didn't your therapist say you should get a boyfriend to help with your excessive emotional attachment? How's that going?]

I typed back:

[Had a target, but I decided to switch.]

[What about you? You said you added your crush. How's that going?]

SaltySnack replied: [Meh. Now that we're talking, I don't feel like chatting with him. It's not as fun as talking to you.]

Suddenly, the floating text in the air went crazy.

[Wait, why are the Side Chick and the Female Lead friends?!]

[Is Xavier just another fish in Jane's pond?]

[Lily, baby, what are you doing! Xavier is waiting for your text, why are you talking to the side chick?!]

[Jane, turn around! The creepy guy is following you!]

[This plot is a mess.]

I texted SaltySnack back while watching the comments.

So the comments were useful after all.

SaltySnack is Lily, the Female Lead.

And Kai is following me!

I whipped around. Kai froze.

He was ten meters away. He didn't seem embarrassed at all.

He walked past me expressionlessly, like nothing happened.

That level of chill... he's not normal.

I marveled at him and went to get food.

That night, I was exhausted. I said goodnight to all my chat buddies. When I got to Xavier's chat, I paused.

Oh, right. He's off the list.

Just as I was about to exit, the "Typing..." indicator appeared at the top of the screen.

It flashed for a while, but nothing came through.

I was too tired to care. I turned off my phone and slept.