My Gaming Nemesis Has Been Unmasked

Divine Oracle, a globally popular phenomenon-level online game, has claimed the number one spot on the gaming charts thanks to its high degree of freedom and flexible combat system.

Yan Chi was once a legendary player who made a name for himself in a single battle and reached number one on the entire server. He vanished for two whole years, but recently returned to the game out of the blue.

On his very first day back, a lone wolf player whose name he’d never even heard of killed him with a single slash and stole the divine gear dropped by the boss.

Yan Chi: ...

Just then, a nearby message popped up:

I stole the boss: Thanks for the treat. I’ll be back next time Y(^_^)Y

*

Three days later, a one-on-one match caused a sensation across the entire server at the Divine Oracle tournament arena.

Former server champion vs. the infamous new loot-stealing king

Within minutes, hundreds of thousands of onlookers flooded into the System to spectate.

How could anyone miss a show like this!!!

On the screen, blades flashed and blood flew. Outside the screen, Yan Chi controlled his character, his fingers flying over the controls.

He curled his lips lazily, his eyes brimming with confidence that victory was his.

But before he could even unleash his full strength, the fierce battle abruptly came to a halt.

His opponent had suddenly disconnected.

And right there before the eyes of hundreds of thousands, his opponent hurriedly left behind a single message.

I stole the boss: Something came up. I’m off to chase my wife.

Yan Chi: ???

The watching players: ???

What the hell is wrong with you?!

The next second, the phone beside his mouse began to buzz.

Yan Chi picked it up and glanced at the screen. A new club member had sent him a WeChat friend request.

[Note: Senior Yan Chi! The club president gave me your WeChat! May I add you as a friend? I definitely won’t bother you for no reason, Senior. I’m very obedient QAQ]

*

Yan Chi is a stunningly beautiful guy with a stellar reputation at C University. Though he’s male, he’s miles ahead of everyone else in the campus beauty rankings.

He’s also famously hard to win over, an unattainable flower on a high mountain.

Though he treats people with warmth and courtesy, all gentle and refined, he has no mercy when rejecting them.

Everyone thinks no one can enter his heart. Yan Chi thinks so too.

Until one day, he meets a puppy holding a rose in its mouth and wagging its tail at him.

The boy stands before him, gazing at him with eager, anxious eyes, and calls out shyly, “Senior.”

Yan Chi falls into thought: Well, maybe dating isn’t such a bad idea after all.

*

Later, Divine Oracle holds an in-person awards ceremony for its cross-server competition. The two in-game rivals, who turn red-eyed the moment they meet and fight to the death, are both invited.

Before a crowd of onlookers, they take the stage and meet face-to-face. The moment they recognize each other, they fall silent.

Yan Chi: ...

Lu Yaoqian: Shit, why does this guy look exactly like my wife?

Yan Chi: “Lu Yaoqian?”

Lu Yaoqian: Shit, even his voice is the same.

Lu Yaoqian nervously swallows. “H-hey, wife?”

A lone wolf to everyone else but a devoted, lovesick puppy to his wife × a beautiful, black-bellied temptress

P.S. The game content makes up a relatively small part of the story.

The bottom is a long-haired beauty!

No love at first sight, only a long-planned scheme.

Also known as: The couple unmask each other and get married (not really).

The game in this story serves the plot and the leads’ relationship. It isn’t meant to be rigorous; it’s purely the author letting their imagination run wild. Thanks!

[The blurb may still be revised, but the general content will remain the same.]

Theme: Love you openly and honorably.