Does a clingy chatty puppy get annoying too?

Xiao Ye is a chatterbox—affectionate, relentlessly talkative, and a sunshine-bright helper to everyone. He’s grown up alongside his childhood best friend, his bamboo horse companion. But after college, everything changes. His best friend comes out, starts dating a boyfriend, and suddenly drifts away—growing cold and distant. When Xiao Ye asks why, the reply cuts deep: “Listening to you yap all day is exhausting. Following me around, ‘Big Brother this, Big Brother that’… You’re so clingy. Don’t you realize how annoying you are?” Xiao Ye’s world shatters. All this time… he hated me. That day, the rain poured relentlessly. Xiao Ye transforms—into a quiet, withdrawn loner, a shadow of his ...