Winter Solstice When You Arrive

Blurb: 1. When Ji Li was very young, Grandma Xu from next door took a special liking to her and wanted her to become her grandson Xu Ye's wife.

Everyone around them thought Ji Li had liked Xu Ye since childhood. She followed him around, copied his homework, went to his house to play, and even filled her scratch paper with the character "Xu."

Xu Ye also figured that once he settled down, he would marry Ji Li. After all, she was a good girl and liked him so much.

Until one day, when he got into a fight with his cousin Xu Chuyan at a bar, Ji Li hurried over, flustered, and felt his cousin's face as she asked if he was all right.

His cousin Xu Chuyan immediately complained to Ji Li, putting on a wounded look: "Honey, he hit me!"

Only then did Xu Ye realize something was off. He was the fool all along.

The "Xu" filling her scratch paper wasn't his surname. It was Xu Chuyan's.

2. Ever since she was little, Ji Li knew the person you should never mess with on Baima Street was Xu Chuyan. He was a delinquent, did poorly in school, and wasted his time and money instead of getting a proper job.

Once, she ran into a few boys who weren't wearing their school uniforms properly at the street corner. Xu Chuyan stood to one side and called out to her, "Kid, buy your big brother a pack of cigarettes. You can use the change to buy candy."

Ji Li knew he never smoked. He just wanted to buy her candy. Seeing the tough guys trailing behind her, he was also making sure she had someone to back her up.

From then on, Ji Li had a secret named Xu Chuyan.

Xu Chuyan used to tell his friends, "What's the point of dating? A race car doesn't need a girlfriend."

Later, his friends watched him trail after a girl, begging and pestering her to say yes. Wasn't he the one who said he didn't need a girlfriend?

Xu Chuyan: Dating is the best.

[You came on the winter solstice, and I saw the brightest light of that day, illuminating every long night of my life. -- Xu Chuyan]

Note: Five-year age gap, a partly-grown-up romance, childhood friends who aren't exactly proper.

Big brother x young girl

Please add my upcoming novel to your collection: I'll Pamper You, Okay? An esports romance between an older woman and a younger man.

Blurb: 1. Four years ago, Xu Jingyu got involved with a cute younger guy, had her way with him, then accidentally broke his heart.

She never managed to find him afterward, so she thought of it as a beautiful encounter.

Then, four years later, she runs into him at the parcel pickup station downstairs. The cute younger guy glares at her with wide eyes, baring his teeth as he holds her package hostage, clearly still holding a grudge over what happened.

Shen Qingrang is a gaming streamer on a popular livestreaming platform. He's famous for being handsome enough to get by on his looks, but choosing to rely on his skill instead. Plenty of teams have tried to recruit him, only to be turned down. Girls who've supported him in the rankings have also asked him to team up with them, but he always refuses.

No one knows that on the night he turned eighteen, he gave Xu Jingyu everything, only to get his heart thoroughly broken by her.

Until one evening, he finds a package at the parcel pickup station.

2. After damaging her vocal cords, Xu Jingyu retired from the front lines as a voice actor. Four years later, she starts over, signing on to host game commentary livestreams on a platform. Her fairy-like image is transformed into that of a fiery, foul-mouthed queen of commentary.

[This red blob of an Angela already looked bad, but I didn't expect her to actually be this bad.]

[Yang Jian on the top lane looks so distinctive with that pole. Stop getting lost in the jungle and go home to take care of your Sky Hound.]

[If I were that river crab in the bottom lane, and I saw this invisible Baili dancing down there, I'd jump up and smash him with one hit.]

Yet her beautiful face and lovely voice make her impossible to resist, drawing in plenty of fans.

Xu Jingyu has cursed out everyone, from pro players to gaming streamers. Her biggest target is the very handsome Shen Qingrang, making her his number-one hater.

Then one day, she starts her stream half an hour late. When she finally goes live, Xu Jingyu's face is red. Usually so arrogant, she is now timid beyond belief.

Shen Qingrang's cocky face appears beside her. "Sis, which match are you going to roast me for today?"

Xu Jingyu laughs ingratiatingly. "No more roasting, no more roasting. Today I'm doing a whole special to pamper you."

The fans all laugh: It's over, the God of Let is here to confront her. The queen of rage is soothing someone live on stream.

Xu Jingyu: Every insult you dish out, you have to make up for later.

Note: Amateur streamer and jungler student younger brother x former voice actor turned dubbing actress older sister (voice actors and dubbing actresses are different jobs.)

Probably a story about an older woman reluctantly pampering a younger pro-gamer and paying off her debt, with a six-year age gap (don't take it too seriously).

Game: Honor of Kings

Theme: Faith will surpass courage. Only the fearless can prevail.