I secretly lost weight for her, but she didn't recognize me and was kissing her lover.#260923nxB2

Summary

Ning Chuan secretly spends a year losing weight, hoping his childhood friend and girlfriend, Qiao Qin, will feel comfortable making their relationship public when she returns from abroad. He goes from about 250 pounds to 140, but Qiao doesn’t recognize him at the airport. She arrives kissing Meng Xiao and admits that she had found Ning clingy and embarrassing.

Ning then discovers that the affectionate messages he received all year weren’t from Qiao. She had given him a teammate’s account to keep him at a distance, and someone else had been replying in her place. Feeling deceived, Ning decides to find out who was behind the messages. At a welcome dinner, he meets Lu Qingjiao, a confident basketball player who treats him with genuine warmth. She remembers the little things he likes and tells him she would still like him even if he gained weight. Their teasing over food and basketball soon grows into a connection.

When Qiao tries to claim Ning as hers again, he ends their relationship in public. Qiao and Meng Xiao mock his former weight and accuse him of pursuing other women. Ning and Lu stand up to them, and the argument turns physical. The school reviews video evidence and investigates the confrontation and the harassment around it. Ning refuses to let his past body become an excuse for shaming him, while Lu makes clear that she supports him without trying to dictate his choices.

Qiao later apologizes, admitting that she hid Ning because she feared people would laugh at his weight. Ning doesn’t forgive her right away, though he agrees they might eventually become normal classmates. He tells her that, even if they might have stayed together under different circumstances, he’s glad the breakup forced him to stop living for her approval. A campus post intended to discredit him instead leads people to uncover evidence of their past relationship and Qiao’s deception. Ning asks the student newspaper to focus on bullying and how quickly people condemn someone without proof.

Meanwhile, Ning and Lu grow closer through basketball, shared breakfasts, and playful arguments. Their romance develops slowly. Ning makes clear that neither an apology nor a new attraction can erase the lies, and Lu accepts that he needs time.

The final reveal explains that Lu recognized Ning from his childhood teddy-bear avatar and knew he was writing to Qiao. She initially meant to reply only a few times, but couldn’t stand by while he blamed himself for being “annoying.” Their exchanges became a year of genuine conversation and care, though Lu admits she should have told him the truth sooner. She apologizes, and Ning agrees they can start over honestly. When Lu asks him to be her boyfriend, he says yes, finally confident that he doesn’t need to change himself to deserve love.

Characters

• Ning Chuan — The protagonist. After losing weight for Qiao, he learns to stand up for himself and accept love without needing to prove his worth.
• Qiao Qin — Ning’s childhood friend and former girlfriend, who hides their relationship and misleads him before eventually regretting it.
• Lu Qingjiao — A basketball player who becomes Ning’s genuine confidante and romantic partner.
• Meng Xiao — Qiao’s lover, who joins in humiliating Ning and confronts him publicly.
• Ning Chuan’s mother — Supports her son as he learns to accept his past and present self.