An Unconventional Online Romance

[This story will begin wrapping up with Chapter 16 on October 31. Thank you for your support.] [Short, sweet treat. The whole story is complete.] # Cool, sharp-tongued esports god x adorable, beloved actress # # Two mutual fans unexpectedly end up with their idols # Jiang Yu entered the esports scene at eighteen, but hit a professional slump for a while and was widely mocked as the beginning of esports' downfall. Then he saw a video of Tang Yiyang, an actress who had just become famous, smiling sincerely as she said: "No matter what, I will always be moved by young people who pursue their dreams with all their hearts." Because of those words, he followed her for five years. Five years later, the name Ripple had become an esports legend. After winning the fourth world championship of his career, Jiang Yu suddenly announced his retirement during the finals because of a hand injury. After that, he disappeared from the public eye. Nobody knew that, in order to support himself, Jiang Yu had turned to livestreaming, keeping his identity secret as a gaming streamer. Though he had flashy moves and impressive skills, he never showed his face, and the former esports legend now earned very little. Until one day, he was matched with a random teammate who claimed to be his fan. Jiang Yu was unmoved. How could an unknown streamer have fans? Only when the other person spoke did he realize... their voice sounded a little like Tang Yiyang's? Tang Yiyang, long famous in the entertainment industry, actually had an esports dream. During the darkest period of her life, she watched the Ripple team gradually rise under his leadership. She secretly followed this esports god for four years, admiring his skills, looks, character, and personality. The day he announced his retirement, she watched the livestream under her covers and cried until her eyes were red. After that, she never heard anything about Ripple again. Until one day, while gaming, she ran into a streamer on her team. Relying on her seasoned fan's instincts, she quickly recognized from his gameplay that this was her esports idol, who had already announced his retirement! She immediately found his livestream, excitedly sent several gifts worth one hundred thousand each, and boldly wrote: "Hey, handsome, would you do me the honor of adding me as a friend?" Unexpectedly, her idol replied: "Sure." *You don't need to know I exist. *Just standing there, you are the brightest light for me as I walk alone through the darkness. /1v1, happy ending /No real-life models, very sweet /The game is Identity V. The mechanics and background include original elements, so don't compare them to reality. There's an entertainment-industry plot, but it's not really an esports novel; it's mostly about livestreaming. /Plot idea saved on May 21, 2022. The next book, God Descends, is open for advance reservations. Here's the blurb: A thousand years ago, Gu Lin'an failed his tribulation, and his soul split in two. One half remained in his body, suffering the torment of being haunted by evil spirits; the other sank into the mortal world, enduring the trials of reincarnation. A thousand years later, he awoke in an immortal coffin to find that skyscrapers had risen across the mortal world, the heavenly immortals had changed generation after generation, and everything had grown into something he no longer recognized. And the half of his soul that had split off a thousand years ago to undergo the trials of reincarnation was, in this life, a seventeen-year-old high school girl. Cold, gloomy, cruel, and quiet. This was the final one of Xu Jin's hundred reincarnations. She had three trials to overcome. If she failed, both she and Gu Lin'an would perish. Gu Lin'an had awoken because he heard her sincere prayer from deep within her soul. A long time ago, someone told Gu Lin'an that every person was born with three souls and seven spirits, carrying the seven emotions and six desires. If the soul split, the emotions and desires would split along with it. Gu Lin'an understood as soon as he saw Xu Jin. Xu Jin's existence was the embodiment of the most pronounced sorrow, fear, and loathing among the seven emotions. "On my seventeenth birthday, I made a wish." "I wished to end the life I'd spent my first seventeen years leading, crawling through the world like a rat, an ant, and a maggot. I wished for someone to tell me: Your existence has meaning, and it means more than just that." "Perhaps the gods heard my prayer." "So the next day, I witnessed their descent with my own eyes." Reading guide: ● Narcissistic romance, episodic story ● 1v1, happy ending ● Lots of original settings; my take on the supernatural, so don't overthink it ● Saved on January 1, 2022 Theme: You who pursue your dreams will always shine brightly.