[Esports + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Story] A genius, sharp-tongued esports goddess × a sunny, straightforward top-tier player
“She scolds me because she cares!”
Xia Zhuo is known throughout the esports scene as the “Blazing Queen.” Her gameplay is legendary, and her comebacks are even fiercer. She’s made pro players cry on livestream and frozen the whole room with a single “We’re not close” in a post-match interview.
Then she meets Cheng Yao, the league’s top-tier jungler. He’s handsome and talks nonstop, and for some reason he loves walking right into her line of fire.
“Scrub, stay away from me.”
“But you were just watching my livestream.”
“...My finger slipped.”
Iconic moments
· She scores a triple kill against Cheng Yao in a match, then mocks him afterward: “Maybe you should retire.”
He responds on livestream: “Getting solo-killed by my wife is an honor.”
· She tries out for the team, and a male player makes a snide remark: “What’s a woman doing trying to go pro?”
Cheng Yao immediately crushes him in a solo match and spawn-camps him. “Call me Dad.”
· At the World Championship, she pulls off an impossible comeback. He drops to one knee in front of everyone. “Can I make it official now?”
She grabs his collar with a cold expression and kisses him. “...You’re so annoying, boyfriend.”
High-energy highlights
✓ [She runs, he chases]“Run again, and the whole internet will know you’re my wife.”
✓ [Two powerhouses, doting on each other]“I’ll win you the championship, and you can curse out my haters.”
✓ [Satisfying comeuppance]“Sexism? Sorry, I specialize in shutting that down.”
✓ [A crush comes true]“His computer has every recording of her matches from the past twelve years.”
“Esports and romance don’t mix? He’s the exception for me.”
