Chapter 22: Dog Brother and the Tsundere
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【LookAgainVIsGou: The way my deskmate looks at me… I always sense killing intent. Just sitting in class, a cold glare would suddenly hit me out of nowhere. It’s… kinda scary. But I truly don’t recall wronging her. Feels like I’m hated for no reason at all.】

After reading Gao Liang’s barrage, Lin Lin tilted her head, puzzled.

“How did I even offend that little loli?”

Hmm…

She pinched her chin, seriously pondering.

How could hatred come from nothing? Maybe she just dislikes his vibe?

But that wouldn’t explain the *killing intent* in her eyes… Is Bro Gou overimagining?

Ahem…

Though… the look of someone wanting to stab you? Hard to hide. Real hostility *is* noticeable.

Those random cold glares? Probably just the little loli’s death stare.

Why though?

Lin Lin shook her head. He must’ve skipped key details.

“Hey, I had a deskmate I disliked too—ahem—a total handsome Gou. But *my* dislike had reasons! Complicated ones! Bro Gou… think harder? No deep hatred comes from nowhere.”

【Streamer’s analysis is pro-level!】

【Tell us why you hated your handsome deskmate!】

【Lizi, sure *you’re* not the one he disliked?】

【Don’t spill the tea! Spare Lizi’s dignity!】

【LOL, classic unrequited love → hatred arc.】

“What the heck!” Lin Lin slammed the desk. “Since when did *I* like Gao Liang?! Unrequited?! Hatred from love?!”

Nonsense! *I* got heartbroken by a love rival—boo-hoo!

My little loli! Boo—

Wait… isn’t this *also* hatred from love?

…Just not for that handsome dog.

Trash. Trash. Trash!

Lin Lin pouted, flustered. “Stop twisting things! I *genuinely* hated him! Reasons are messy—he’s 100% the culprit! I’ll explain later!”

Hmm…

Why’s cold sweat trickling down her back now?

Ahem. Truth is, she *did* explain why.

Just… too embarrassed to admit she’s desk partners with her arch-nemesis.

Hmm…

As she hesitated, Gao Liang sent another barrage.

He racked his brain but found nothing. Helpless, he typed:

【LookAgainVIsGou: Nothing major happened. Weird, right? Maybe just desk-partner friction? But… she’s hot and cold sometimes…】

“Hot and cold?”

Lin Lin stroked her chin, frowning. Tiny thing sparks killing intent… yet *hot and cold*?

Could it be…

A tsundere?!

Hmm…

Suddenly plausible. Too odd for random hatred.

“Maybe it’s childish? ‘Dislike’ is just her way to grab attention? Arch-nemesis dynamics… kinda cute, no?”

Ahem! *She* and Gao Liang? Pure, dump-truck-tomorrow-level arch-nemeses. No ambiguity.

【Tsundere confirmed! I’m in love~】

【Wait… yandere? Those killing-intent glares~】

【Wooo~ Tsundere + scheming loli? Streamer gets it!】

【Don’t project. Streamer’s the mirror.】

…

“Ahem! I’m a *popular* streamer! Tsundere’s not meta anymore! I’m *not* one!”

Lin Lin struck a pose—hands on hips, finger jabbing the screen. Barrages exploded:

【Vibe check passed! Streamer’s iconic!】

【Sigh~ Tsundere white-haired vampire girl, YES~】

【Insult me please!】

【Pervert alert! …Count me in.】

Uh…

Hit a weird kink? But this little vampire girl ain’t playing sadist. Lin Lin pivoted fast:

“Hey Bro Gou—what *exactly* counts as ‘hot’? Spill the warm parts!”

Gao Liang blinked at the awkward ask… but typed carefully:

【LookAgainVIsGou: She’d randomly chat me up, super enthusiastic…】

【LookAgainVIsGou: If I hesitated or seemed lukewarm? She’d ghost me again.】

【LookAgainVIsGou: Glared daggers at girls approaching me… but gets all flustered sitting beside me.】

Uh…

Lin Lin’s frown deepened.

*Total* tsundere.

Wants connection, likes him, too shy to say it—warms up to grab attention, then hides behind coldness.

Or mad ’cause “Bro Gou’s a blockhead! Notice me!”

*That’s* the hot-cold cycle~

And jealousy?! Textbook tsundere!

The awkwardness isn’t *his*—it’s *hers*. Too introverted to express herself.

How’s such a clumsy, cute little loli even real?

Tsk tsk… so *moe*~

Whoa. Bro Gou’s lucky—anime-tier girl IRL.

Nope. Must save her. At least help her befriend the deskmate she likes~

“Hehe, trust me, Bro Gou. She’s *definitely* a tsundere! Don’t rush friendship. Start slow… tease her playfully? Light bullying? Build the vibe~”