Teaming Up with My Childhood Rival [Esports]

[Updates at 11 p.m. See below for upcoming works: My Ex and I Went on a Dating Show and Got Our HE [ABO] and The Drama Queen Omega Marries into a Wealthy Family. Please add them to your favorites!]

[Check out my friend Sen Jiu's upcoming novel, The Scorned One Goes Viral on a Dating Show After Divorce: a huge love rivalry, an HZC failed pairing that switches love interests, and tons of sweetness.]

Arrogant, sincere bottom x gentle, scheming top

As a rising star sniper, Ji Sinian has attracted a huge following of fans for his striking looks since his debut.

But before the image of a sweet, pretty boy can even take shape, his constant stream of abrasive online comments shatters everyone's illusions.

Hot-tempered and sharp-tongued have practically become his calling cards, and so begins his history of love and hatred with the top player Xu Che.

Everyone knows that Ji Sinian and Xu Che have been at odds for as many years as they've known each other. Whenever they meet, sparks are sure to fly.

But who could have guessed that at the start of the new season, VK would make a high-profile announcement: Ji Sinian is joining as their starting sniper, and the captain of VK is none other than Xu Che.

The news sets the whole internet ablaze.

Every day, netizens nervously wait, afraid that the next headline will announce that VK's sniper duo have come to blows.

"Play nice, and keep your hands to yourselves!"

"God Ji, safety first, the match second!"

"God Xu, take a step back and live to see another day!"

Yet while netizens are fretting over them, the two players' behavior gradually becomes baffling.

"Come closer. Stand beside me."

"Put your legs down, and fix your clothes and hair."

"Come here. Let me hold you for a while."

Backstage, a camera accidentally catches the two of them just after an interview, and the footage shocks the entire internet.

Xu Che pins Ji Sinian against the wall and grips the back of his neck, his expression both commanding and gentle. "Say that again."

Ji Sinian, who should be throwing a fit, simply curls obediently into Xu Che's arms, his ears red as if they might bleed. "Big brother, I was wrong..."

Netizens: ??? You call this not getting along?

Please make them official already!!

Upcoming novel: My Ex and I Went on a Dating Show and Got Our HE [ABO]

Everyone knows that the entertainment industry currently has two top-tier stars.

Omega Zhu Yao can punch scumbags and kick trash to the curb, making him the industry's number-one menace.

Alpha Qi Xuan is courteous and polite, never overstepping, and is hailed as the industry's gold standard for good behavior.

The two are as different as can be, yet everyone knows they are sworn enemies.

They release songs on the same day, perform at galas in the same time slot, and even manage to mock each other during livestreamed interviews from opposite ends of the country.

From the stars themselves to their fans, both sides have been locked in a brutal, bloody war. No one knows they used to be lovers, closer than anyone.

Seeking buzz, a dating show invites them both to appear. Zhu Yao looks over the contract's list of intimate games and blurts out, "How could I possibly do a show like this..."

"You don't dare?"

"...How could I possibly turn it down?"

Zhu Yao slaps the table and stares straight into Qi Xuan's eyes. "Whoever backs out is a dog."

Qi Xuan sneers. "Deal."

The announcement sends the whole internet into shock. Everyone wonders how long it'll take them to start fighting, but the show takes a bizarre turn instead.

Should you two really be this perfectly in sync?

Is it really a good idea to know each other's every secret?

Wait, why are you coming out of the same room?!

In the middle of the night, Zhu Yao feels his swollen neck and the marks all over his body, then grits his teeth and declares, "It doesn't mean anything! It'll never mean anything in this lifetime!"

A few seconds later, Qi Xuan reposts: "The cat at home is all riled up and needs soothing. Please excuse us."

Netizens: !!! The year's least likely couple actually got together!

Upcoming novel: The Drama Queen Omega Marries into a Wealthy Family

As a brilliant beta problem-solver, Jiang Shaoyan takes on all kinds of guises every day. From high society to underworld thugs, you can find traces of his disguises everywhere.

People in the business know his twelve-word rule: one-off service, paid in full, strangers afterward. But that rule is broken the day he meets Shi Jing.

At his studio, Jiang Shaoyan smiles as he returns a two-year contract to the elite alpha sitting across from him, politely declining. "Sir, I don't take long-term contracts. I'm afraid..."

"Twenty million."

"It's not about the money..."

"Forty million."

"Sir, you..."

"Eighty million."

"Deal."

With a fortune practically delivered to his doorstep, Jiang Shaoyan becomes the legal partner of Shi Jing, head of the Shi'an Group.

After all... the offer was just too good to refuse.

To play his role convincingly, Jiang Shaoyan is diligent every day, holding hands, wrapping his arms around Shi Jing's waist, feeding him, and effortlessly pulling off all kinds of intimate gestures. He thought all he had to do was be a pretty little canary, but things start to go further and further off script.

When his stepmother provokes him, Shi Jing stands up for him. When a rival frames him, Shi Jing sorts it out. Even when his hidden identity as an omega is discovered, Shi Jing doesn't show the slightest anger. Instead, the look in his eyes grows increasingly strange...

In the middle of the night, Jiang Shaoyan can't stop sobbing. He wants to escape, but can't get away.

"Enough... It's... it's almost morning..."

But Shi Jing ignores him and pulls him back into his arms. "Baby, it's still early..."

Theme: Don't be afraid of setbacks. They will take you further.