What?! My Moonlight Crush Has a Secret Crush on Me?!

Blurb: [This story will be added to V this Friday (January 19), starting with Chapter 19. Thank you all for your support! I hope you'll keep supporting it, mwah!] Esports player X top-tier star 1. Yu Cheng, a legendary star in the esports scene. Ruan Qinglin, a top-tier celebrity currently in the spotlight. These two seemed to have nothing to do with each other, yet their names appeared together on the same trending topic. It all started with an interview on a variety show. Host: "Qinglin, is there anyone you like?" Ruan Qinglin smiled and replied, "Yu Cheng." That night, Weibo crashed. Just as everyone was speculating about the relationship between Ruan Qinglin and Yu Cheng, one of the people involved responded. Faced with a top-tier star's confession, Yu Cheng said, "I've liked someone for many years. I hope everyone won't speculate too much, as it could cause trouble for both Mr. Ruan and me." Just like that, everyone learned that Yu Cheng had a moonlight in his heart, while the celebrity Ruan Qinglin had a one-sided crush on Yu Cheng, loving him without hope of being loved back. 2. Yu Cheng had loved someone for many years. In the bleak days of his youth, that person had been a rare and precious source of warmth. He'd planned to tell him he liked him the moment they graduated from high school. But before he could say the words, that person disappeared without a sound, leaving not a trace behind. He became the moonlight Yu Cheng could never erase from his heart, someone he never let go of and planned to love for the rest of his life. Yu Cheng thought he would never see him again, until he met Ruan Qinglin while filming an esports variety show. Ruan Qinglin was the top-tier star who had once confessed his feelings for him during a live stream. Yu Cheng had kept his distance, but as they spent more time together, he discovered that Ruan Qinglin was astonishingly similar to the person he'd loved for years. Ruan Qinglin liked the same foods as his moonlight, and the same singer, too. Even the little gestures that had once been unique to his moonlight were things Ruan Qinglin did... Every clue pointed to the same answer. Ruan Qinglin was the person he'd been secretly in love with for years! And Yu Cheng had rejected his own moonlight! 3. Later, Ruan Qinglin found out that he was the person Yu Cheng had loved for years. He asked Yu Cheng, "How did you recognize me?" Yu Cheng chuckled at the question. "Ruan Qinglin, I know you better than you think." Even if time passed and your appearance changed, as long as you stood before me again, I would recognize you. Yu Cheng was lucky to know Ruan Qinglin so well. Fortunately, he really did know Ruan Qinglin very well. PS: Mutual pining. At first, the gong doesn't know who the shou is. There's an identity-reveal plot. The person I loved when I was young happened to love me, too. We made it through our youth and met each other at the best time in our lives. [Preview of the next book:] Outwardly reserved, inwardly possessive gong (Yan Ze) X carefree-looking but thoughtful shou (Xun Ke) 1. Seven years ago, an accident took Xun Ke's life. Xun Ke thought he was going to die for good, but instead he became a lonely ghost in this world. During the time he spent as a ghost, Xun Ke learned by chance that his death had actually been a premeditated murder. And the murderer was the person who had once shared his bed day and night. As a ghost, Xun Ke watched the scumbag get promoted, get rich, and replace his spouse, living better with each passing day. Xun Ke was so furious, he could hardly keep the lid on his coffin. Then one day, seven years later, Xun Ke came back to life. 2. Back from the dead, Xun Ke punched the scumbag, kicked his ex-husband, and even bit back any dog that crossed his path. Xun Ke's rule for life after resurrection: Since he couldn't die, and he'd already died once, then nobody else deserved to live either! He'd ruin anyone who got in his way, no exceptions. In the dead of night, he appeared at his ex-husband's bedside like a vengeful ghost, demanding his life. His ex-husband was so terrified, he moved out that very night. He haunted his ex-husband's dreams, playing out a midnight horror show. When his ex-husband finally couldn't take it anymore and held a ritual, Xun Ke kicked over the altar, threw his head back, and cackled through gritted teeth. "You little bastard, bet you didn't expect me to come back to life!" This time, he was going to take back everything that belonged to him. 3. After his resurrection, an old Taoist priest who could communicate with the gods told Xun Ke that if he wanted to stay alive for the long haul, he had to make the first person he saw after coming back to life fall in love with him. Looking at the first love he'd dumped, standing beside him, Xun Ke kept a calm face, raised his hand awkwardly, and slowly waved. "Hi!" Inside, he was falling apart. Damn priest! Who the hell comes back to life straight into a love triangle?! PS: * New love interest. No scumbag begging his ex to take him back, just straight into the incinerator. * Mostly feel-good with a little angst. The shou is cheerful and excels at unhinged rambling. * The shou is genuinely nuts. If a dog on the roadside bites him, he'll bite it back, because he's already died once. Blurb screenshot: 2023.3.25 Theme: Let your youth live up to the passing years.