After Quitting Idol Life, I Became a Virtual Streamer

[The new extra chapter has been updated in the author's collection, Love's Sixteenth Night.] [Inline comments are open] [New novel, Daily Entanglements with Twin Brothers, now underway] 1. After his old group disbanded, Pei Ke, a former idol, debuted as the independent virtual streamer Cocolia. He'd always been a nobody in the entertainment industry, but unexpectedly became the next breakout star among virtual streamers. One day, Pei Ke was checking out other streams while broadcasting and clicked into the Capital University livestream. Jiang Zhi, a software engineering student at Capital University, was in charge of running the school's official account. With the college entrance exams over for the year, Jiang Zhi happened to be livestreaming an explanation of the exam papers. At that moment, a viewer with an anime avatar entered the stream. 2. Due to problems with his apartment, Pei Ke needed to stay temporarily at the home of the son of one of his parents' friends. On the day he met his future roommate, Pei Ke discovered that the guy was none other than Jiang Zhi from the Capital University livestream. 3. Pei Ke found a love letter in Jiang Zhi's room, addressed to Pei Ke. He checked the signature and was stunned to find Jiang Zhi's name on it. Pei Ke was horrified. When he turned around, Jiang Zhi was standing right behind him. Jiang Zhi: Pei-ge, I can explain. Pei Ke: Go ahead. Pointing to the line, “I've had a crush on you for a long time,” Jiang Zhi said, “My Chinese isn't very good. I wrote it wrong.” Pei Ke: That's a relief... Jiang Zhi: I just asked someone about it. They told me to change it to, “I've liked you for a long time.” Pei Ke: ? TIPS: 1. Jiang Zhi (top) and Pei Ke (bottom). A mixed-race top with a green tea vibe and a wooden-headed virtual streamer bottom. A steady younger man, three years younger. 2. The bottom is terrible at video games. Besides his male avatar, he also has a female one. Since he used to be an idol, the story includes some entertainment-industry content. 3. The top and bottom may both have unlikable traits or flaws. If you don't like their personalities, please stop reading. See the notes below for specific content warnings. 4. The story has a high concentration of anime and gaming references. 5. You can follow the main story even if you skip the forum posts. 6. Chapters that have undergone major revisions will have descriptive titles instead of “Chapter X.” [Content warnings] 1. First love for both, and a sweet romance. 2. The top acts cheerful and sunny most of the time, but that's not his real personality. In truth, he's somewhat moody and unpredictable. He's generally a steady younger man, but he can't always keep his cool and sometimes gets angry over things the bottom does. 3. The bottom became a virtual streamer because of psychological issues. Though he has a bit of a universal crush appeal, he's actually somewhat insecure. He originally became an idol because he wanted other people's approval. He's not good at saying no and has a fairly soft personality. He'll gradually change later in the story. If you find characters who “aren't good at saying no” or “agreeing to do something even though they don't want to” hard to read, please proceed with caution. 4. The author's preference is “the top earns money and supports the family, while the bottom is beautiful and carefree.” 5. With the setup of a former idol turned virtual streamer, whether the bottom's secret identity is revealed will depend on how the story develops. If you're strongly concerned about whether his secret identity will be exposed, please proceed with caution. 6. The top is one-quarter German, with an aristocratic family background. He's very much a wish-fulfillment character, so please proceed with caution if that bothers you. Blurb for Daily Entanglements with Twin Brothers: After debuting, popular idol Yu Chu worked diligently. His most controversial moment was the debate over whether he or another male idol should count as the sixth member of their six-man group. In truth, Yu Chu had a secret that wasn't exactly professional. He was in a relationship. His boyfriend was Xie Zhixing, the eldest son of the head of his company. Yu Chu liked his boyfriend best when he was rich. Pinned against the wall, Yu Chu heard Xie Zhixing ask, “Does it hurt?” He said, “I love you.” The two words he didn't say were “your money.” He noticed Xie Zhixing clearly froze for a moment when he heard “I love you.” - Yu Chu always smiled in front of Xie Zhixing. Xie Zhixing was delighted, so he gave Yu Chu a supplementary card. Every month, when the spending limit reset, he'd see the notification that Yu Chu had transferred the money out on schedule. He knew Yu Chu liked money. That was fine. Yu Chu was cute even when he was being greedy. Then, one day, Yu Chu didn't transfer the money from the supplementary card. Xie Zhixing waited from morning until late at night, but the only thing he received was a message from Yu Chu. Yu Chu: Let's break up. Xie Zhixing changed the subject: Where are you? Yu Chu: I want to break up. Xie Zhixing changed the subject again: Are you alone? Yu Chu: I'm alone by the sea. I want to break up. - One day after they broke up, Xie Zhixing saw a trending topic. Yu Chu holding hands by the sea. Yu Chu had been spotted walking hand in hand by the sea with Xie Zhixing, the eldest son of the Xie Group, on the very day Yu Chu said he wanted to break up. Xie Zhixing stopped Yu Chu in the practice room as he was about to leave. “Were you with Xie Zhiyuan that day?” The entertainment blogs said Yu Chu had gone for a walk holding hands with him, but Xie Zhixing hadn't seen Yu Chu at all that day. How could he be the one holding Yu Chu's hand? The person was his twin brother, Xie Zhiyuan. “I lied to you,” Yu Chu answered coolly. “I don't care which of the two of you I spend time with anyway. It's all the same to me.” Yu Chu stood before him without a smile. TIPS: 1. A beautiful, deceitful idol bottom. Yu Chu loves money, but he's just too gorgeous.jpg A traditional, old-school idol setup. He won't act in dramas. 2. Although the younger twin has only a small part in the blurb, he's expected to get as much page time as his brother in the main story. 3. The older brother is the endgame. Both twins are virgins. Theme: Everyone has their own talents. Don't give up because of a temporary setback.