Trending Soon: My Younger Companion Is a Jealous Type

[The original male lead was Xiao Yan, but has now been changed to Fu Yanci] Yun Zhao never imagined that a disastrous encounter that began with “dying as soon as you land” would grow into a love that left an indelible mark on her heart. A voice actor who pours her emotions into the microphone, she’s an absolute novice in the virtual world of gaming. That is, until “Derive,” a cool-voiced player with formidable skills, drops into her life, saving her from one desperate situation after another and quietly stirring her heart. Nineteen-year-old Xiao Yan is a rising star in esports, attracting attention as a trainee, and a mysterious, expensive gaming companion on a play-for-hire platform. Used to carrying matches alone, he unexpectedly falls for “Bright Moon Zhao,” whose voice is gentle but whose gameplay is clumsy. He doesn’t know how to express himself, so he resorts to the most straightforward gestures: giving her all the best gear, wiping out entire enemy teams for her, waiting every day for her to log on, and awkwardly but stubbornly claiming her as his own. “Yunbao,” he says clingily, “you can only play with me.” Connected by the internet, the two, three years apart in age, stumble into a relationship, drawn together by their voices and bound by the game. But as the initial passion fades, Yun Zhao begins to grow tired. His world seems to contain nothing but games. Her life, her work, and her anxieties are all brushed aside with a casual “I’ll wait for you to log on.” Fierce arguments and heartbreaking misunderstandings eventually drain her of all strength, and she firmly tells him it’s over. Only then does Xiao Yan realize that he almost lost the person he cherished above all. This time, the gifted young man sets aside all his pride and, in the clumsiest yet most sincere way, begins to learn how to...