Chapter 1

During the pandemic, my crush lost his job.

After hanging up the phone, I rushed to his apartment complex that night. The power was out in his unit, and he was drinking alone in the dark living room.

I hugged him tightly in the darkness and said, "Don't worry, I'll always be here for you!"

That night, we crossed a line.

The next morning, I snuggled up to my crush and called out his name affectionately: "Ethan."

A deep male voice breathed into my ear and asked, "Who's Ethan?"

My heart skipped a beat as I realized the voice sounded different!

I opened my eyes to a face completely unlike Ethan's. Frightened, I quickly covered myself with the blanket and exclaimed, "Who are you?!"

He gave me a meaningful look, smiling like a mischievous devil, and asked while playing with my hair: "Last night, you snuck into my place while I was drunk, hugging and kissing me, and now you're asking who I am, hmm?"

I stared into those dangerous fox-like eyes, trying hard to control my emotions as I recalled everything that happened last night.

During the peak of the pandemic, Ethan's company had layoffs, and he lost his job.

He lived in a high-risk area. To comfort him, I took a cab to his apartment complex that night.

Even if it meant being quarantined together, I wanted to be there for him during this difficult time.

When I reached his door, the power was out, and he was drinking alone in the dark. He hugged me tightly in the darkness.

I thought my crush of seven years had finally reciprocated my feelings, so I boldly kissed him. He hesitated for a moment but didn't pull away, so I assumed he had accepted me.

Now that I think about it, did I get the wrong apartment number?

"Who are you?" I asked again.

Hearing this, the man suddenly flipped me over, pinning me beneath him. He bit my lip lightly and said, "Remember this: my name is Adrian."