Haha, So He’s a Straight-As-a-Ruler Guy After All

[Liu Chenjun (Top) × Nie Zixuan (Bottom)] Liu Chenjun writes web novels and is famously immune to romantic tension. He knows nothing about love and is firmly committed to writing romance-free stories. Ever since he was born, his years spent single have risen in lockstep with his age. His troublemaking friends tease him: “Even after the fire burns through the lock and an iron pillar gets ground down to a needle, Brother Liu will still be a hopeless straight guy who can’t find a date.” His editor sneers: “Times have changed. These days, romance-free novels can’t rely on plot alone. If you won’t write female characters, you’d better learn how to sell bromance.” Liu Chenjun tossed and turned for days, sitting motionless in front of his computer as he searched in vain for brotherly affection to write about. Then, one night, he woke up hungry and ordered food delivery. The masked delivery guy handed him a bag of food with half the soup spilled, his eyes full of apology. In a voice as clear and pleasant as a spring, he said, “Sorry, man. Add me as a friend. I’ll pay you back for the food.” How could he let the guy pay for it? Riding an electric scooter to deliver food at dawn was dangerous enough. The road was bumpy, and soup spilling was perfectly normal. It wasn’t his fault! Liu Chenjun instinctively refused the reimbursement. But after the delivery guy thanked him and closed the door, he stood there in a daze for ten minutes before finally coming to his senses. Forget the money. Why had he refused to add him as a friend?! Nie Zixuan’s life plan was to work a day job and a part-time job at night, buy a car in three years and a house in ten, and become a golden bachelor. But life had other plans. Before he’d even completed half of his plan, two unexpected events threw it off course. First, the company he worked for went bankrupt. Clutching his severance pay and fighting back tears, Nie Zixuan turned one part-time job into two. Second, he ran into the same man at both part-time jobs, and suddenly Nie Zixuan didn’t want to be single anymore. Web-novel author Top × Working-machine Bottom The above is the blurb for this novel. The following is the blurb for the serialized story. My Idol Bro, I’m Really Not Gay! [Li Cheng (Top) × Zhou Jiaxing (Bottom)] Obsessive male fanfiction writer Top × esports mercenary Bottom [Shocking! Ink’s obsessive male fan is gay! The world’s number-one mage might one day become the world’s number-one bottom!] Li Cheng has two social media accounts he uses regularly: His main account is a devoted fan of esports superstar ink. He follows every match and writes match reports, with spot-on analysis and witty prose. But his unquestioning devotion to his idol has sparked countless online flame wars on both the red and yellow forums. His side account belongs to a hardworking fanfic writer. He has produced a mountain of assassin × mage BL fanfiction for the globally popular MMORPG God’s Revelation. He’s a mysterious treasure trove who has published several collections but has never once appeared at a fan convention. In his third year of college, Li Cheng finally got the chance to meet his idol, shake his hand, and get his autograph. In a fit of excitement, he pulled a book from his bag and eagerly handed it to ink, Zhou Jiaxing. When his idol lowered his head and silently looked at the book, Li Cheng followed his gaze and finally realized he’d pulled out the new BL fanfic collection he was planning to sell at next month’s convention. The good news: It wasn’t fanfiction about his idol himself. The bad news: It was about an assassin Top and a mage Bottom, and his idol was the world’s number-one mage, while Li Cheng played an assassin! - In the second year of the professional league, ink, the number-one array mage on the Chinese server of God’s Revelation, made his professional debut. In just one season, he managed to ensure the niche array mage class was banned in every match ink played. Mocked as both a “one-trick” and “all looks, no skill,” Zhou Jiaxing, known as ink, spent his second professional season warming the bench. Once the season ended, he promptly transferred teams, rose to become the number-one summoner on the Chinese server, and then won the first championship of his career. From the age of eighteen to twenty-four, Zhou Jiaxing spent six years as a professional player. He mastered all five mage classes, played for four different teams, won three championships, and became the mage universally recognized by God’s Revelation players around the world as the best in the world. As far as his team was concerned, both his affectionate and unflattering nicknames were “the final piece of the championship puzzle.” Zhou Jiaxing knew that people online had mixed opinions about him. On the night of a lost final, he’d browsed the barrage of comments flooding his account. He’d also read the in-depth match reports his devoted fan wrote for him, full of meticulously compiled data. But he’d never imagined that this fan would be so dazzling in real life. He’d never imagined that Li Cheng loved not only the characters he played, but him as a person too. - Premise: If you miss your chance, try again.