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Self-Discipline Trap: I Just Wanted to Excel, Not Be Swarmed by Beauties!

share time: 2026-01-23 02:31:14

Socially awkward coder Lin Xiaoman starts a strict self-discipline plan for a promotion—morning gym, no late gaming, precise meal preps. But instead of a raise, he gets unexpected attention: a fitness coach who flirts with “couple stretches,” a novelist neighbor who brings daily cakes for “inspiration,” and a new colleague who asks him out “for coding tips.” The more he hides, the messier it gets—accidentally grabbing the neighbor’s silk robe, the coach showing up at his office with a protein shake. Now drowning in unwanted attention, can he get back to his quiet self-improvement… without breaking too many hearts?

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