Wen Zhiyou is a laid-back gaming companion with sweet voice chat but mediocre skills. She has long duo-queued with a player whose ID is “X,” a gentle-voiced gamer with incredible game sense who always quietly takes hits for her, gives her the resources, and keeps her company on voice chat late into the night. She thinks he’s an ordinary college student, unaware that “X” is Pei Ji, the icy captain of the StarWave team. Using an alt account, Pei Ji gets close to her, going from accompanying her in the Rift to meeting offline, from online friends to strangers who pass each other in real life. When Wen Zhiyou is invited to watch a KPL match, she sees the ruthless “god” onstage with her own eyes. Then she compares him to the gentle voice in her headset, soothing her with, “Don’t be scared. Stick with me,” and everything she thought she knew is turned upside down. The moment his identity is revealed, their mutual secret crush finally blooms. Once they become a couple, the aloof gaming god turns into a devoted boyfriend, holding her hand in private, hugging her after matches, and sneaking sweet gestures into interviews. He gives her both the glory of the arena and all the tenderness he keeps offstage. The second couple, her best friend Su Wanxing and teammate Jiang Xuyang, go from bickering to falling for each other, and everyone gets a happy ending. At last, beneath a shower of golden confetti, Pei Ji lifts the championship trophy, then turns and hangs his medal around Wen Zhiyou’s neck.
