In Esports, Hard Work Is the Path to Success

[Younger top, goofy sweet romance, one-sided crush turns mutual]

Straight-laced bookworm You Ye transmigrates into a book overnight.

You Ye: This is no big deal. Nothing can stop me from studying!

But when he gets to school, he's dumbfounded. What's an esports university? Why do all his classmates call him the heavenly support? Has he transmigrated into an unremarkable gaming prodigy?!

The new season is about to begin, with team practice starting at four hours every morning, five hours of lectures and match reviews every afternoon, and four hours of mandatory livestreaming every day...

Good student You Ye, who's never played a game before, gets the urge to skip class for the first time. In the end, his lack of experience gets him caught at the door by the team manager.

Manager: How about an 8-million-yuan breach-of-contract fee?

You Ye: ...

Luckily, his desk mate, a poor student who loves gaming, has become his team captain and can secretly tutor him one-on-one.

His desk mate Ji Yao, wearing a deadpan expression: The rate is 34.75 per minute, and we need to agree on three rules.

You Ye picks at his fingers, then takes a fifty-yuan note from his pocket: Rule one, here's fifty as a deposit. If we don't win the match, you don't get the rest.

Ji Yao grits his teeth: ...I'm the one setting the terms.

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Once the chaotic esports training starts, You Ye discovers that this world doesn't just love games, it loves BL too!

Not only do his classmates look at him strangely, his viewers also ship him with people in the livestream comments every day!

Help! He's straight!

After three terrifying experiences of being cornered by gay guys, You Ye is exhausted. His hapless desk mate is still the safest one of all.

One day, You Ye has a sudden idea: Hey, teacher desk mate, work overtime and pretend to be my boyfriend, okay?

Ji Yao, near death from being driven half-mad by his crush's gaming skills and half-mad with jealousy: Pay me extra first!

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Fatherly fake deadpan, genuine jinx top x Pure-hearted, penny-pinching little scholar bottom

The bottom will come around, win matches through theory and talent, and pay the top the rest of his fee (?). The game is a battle royale, with all sorts of made-up details and wild, freewheeling imagination. (The blurb may be revised.)

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"Transmigrated into the Top-Tier Star Hero's Moonlight [Chasing Your Ex]" by Misu

[Chasing your ex, pseudo-double substitutes*, 1v1 happy ending, no real-life inspirations; please don't speculate]

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He Shi transmigrates into the role of the male lead's cherished moonlight.

According to the plot, He Shi should leave for overseas when he's at the height of his youthful glory, leaving the male lead pining for him for ten years.

But the moment he sees Ji Yuxiao, He Shi falls for him completely and chooses to stay by his side until they hit the seven-year itch.

Only after imitating the old character's every word and action still fails to win Ji Yuxiao's heart does He Shi realize that he's worn away the layer of "moonlight" around himself.

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Ji Yuxiao is a born superstar, seemingly above all others.

Even the "moonlight" he fell for at first sight when he was young can only be his invisible lover, someone he can take or leave.

When he receives his lover's breakup text, Ji Yuxiao only lowers his eyes halfway and gives a lazy smile. "The kitten's just being moody. Don't take it to heart."

While the kitten is out getting rained on and drunk, he takes him home.

As soon as they enter, He Shi eagerly embraces Ji Yuxiao. Before Ji Yuxiao can respond, He Shi rubs hard at the two small moles on his cheek, as if trying to erase some stain.

He hears He Shi sigh, "You look so much alike. Why was he the one who had to die?"

Only later does Ji Yuxiao learn that He Shi had a true love who died ten years ago. Apart from the two small moles on his face, that person looked exactly like him.

Their seven years of love vanish in an instant. Ji Yuxiao clutches He Shi's wrist, unwilling to accept it, and says hoarsely, "...Then what am I? Tell me, what do you think I am to you?!"

But He Shi's expression turns cold in a way it never has before. "You're just a character in a book. How could you compare to him?"

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[Behind the scenes of an interview with a top fashion magazine]

"Mr. Ji, many directors have praised the two beauty marks on your cheeks as 'an angel's gentle kiss.' Why did you choose to have them removed?"

A glimmer passes through Ji Yuxiao's eyes, and warmth blooms in his heart.

He calmly says, "So that... I can look more like the person he loved."

The industry is in an uproar, and the fan community is shaken.

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[Before you start reading]

Ji Yuxiao x He Shi

1. An unconventional transmigration-into-a-book story. Top and bottom remain physically and emotionally devoted to each other throughout, with a melodramatic happy-ending chase-your-ex plot. Younger top, no changing partners.

2. [Pseudo] double substitutes*: For various reasons, both of them think they're substitutes, but it's all a misunderstanding (it'll take some time to clear up). The bottom puts more into the relationship, so the top will have to chase him through the fire.

3. Both leads have career storylines. The bottom is somewhat of a heartthrob, and after the breakup someone pursues him one-sidedly.

4. No real-life inspirations. Please don't mention any real people's names. This isn't a story about celebrities; it's a fantasy version of the entertainment industry. Fans will criticize them if they make their relationship public.

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