[An insecure, conflicted, gentle, independent older sister x a scheming, calculating, lively, clingy younger brother]
[Avoidant attachment vs. anxious attachment]
[Online romance, older woman/younger man romance, childhood friends, Honor of Kings, with a touch of esports]
People from the countryside shouldn't be trying online dating, okay?
"Babe, what's that noise on your end? Is that a rooster...?"
"Oh, babe, you heard wrong. That's my little brother practicing singing."
At eleven, Chi Zinian won over a "dummy disciple" with her amazing gaming skills.
Dummy disciple, dummy disciple... The name said it all: this disciple really was a "dummy."
He not only sent her skins, but also dropped money on her from time to time. He was basically a walking lamb for the slaughter!
At first, Chi Zinian thought his skills were awful and he talked too much...
But then again... he gave her so much!!! No one can say no to money.
Getting paid to play games with him was a sweet deal.
Time passed, and the two grew closer and closer.
The "dummy disciple" became more and more generous. He not only sent her red envelopes, but also offered to order her takeout.
Chi Zinian, however, was troubled by this...
How was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, supposed to get used to takeout?!
There was no home delivery in the village. She had to cross a mountain and two stretches of farmland just to reach the town's takeout pickup point!
When the delivery driver set off, she had to set off, too. By the time she got there, the calories she'd burned had canceled out the calories in the food.
She thought things would go on like this forever. Then one day, the "dummy disciple's" profile picture went gray and stayed that way.
Chi Zinian searched every gaming account and social media account she could find, but there was no trace of the "dummy disciple." It was as if he had vanished off the face of the earth...
During this time, Chi Zinian's account gained all sorts of online friends: a "soulmate bestie," a "younger sister," a "single mother"...
A few years later, an unfamiliar gaming account sent her a friend request: Looking for a partner, I'm super sweet, big sis.
For some inexplicable reason, Chi Zinian accepted. She looked at the familiar pool of heroes the other person played and fell into deep thought...
This person's hero pool was almost identical to the "dummy disciple's."
Could it really be a coincidence?
He said he was a rich second-generation heir and spent money lavishly. Under the fierce onslaught of sweet talk and cash, Chi Zinian pretended to accept his online dating offer, thinking, "There's no harm in it when all we have is a screen between us."
She thought online dating just meant playing games together, but the other person seemed intent on becoming part of her real life.
"Babe, I ordered you some takeout. Remember to pick it up."
"Babe, you haven't replied to me in 21 minutes."
"Babe, do you not love me anymore?"
"Babe, can I see some pictures of your home?"
"Babe, let's meet in person!"
"Babe, is this your photo? You're so pretty."
Wait... How did he have a picture of her?!
Chi Zinian was so startled that she dropped her phone on the floor...
He replied with a sulking-face sticker. "But you sent it to me yourself. Don't you remember, my 'soulmate bestie'...?"
Theme: Don't give in to fate. Hard work will pay off
