The Captain's Had His Eye on Me for Ages [Esports]

[Extras will be posted in the free bonus-story collection and added at irregular intervals.]

The next book is He's Really So Hard to Pursue

An Bai is livestreaming a ranked match.

His ex-boyfriend, whom he dated online for a month before they broke up amicably without ever meeting, is back, sending him Deep Sea Torpedoes and messages.

[We're missing a mid-laner. Want to go pro? Interested?]

An Bai: [Not interested. I'm going to follow my idol and join his team.]

The other guy sends another string of messages: [Which team? Who?]

An Bai turns off the livestream and makes up an excuse: [POD. Jing Tingyu.]

The other guy stops replying. An Bai doesn't give it another thought. Both of them cut off contact completely.

For the new season, POD brings in An Bai, a mid-laner with no professional experience but ranked No. 1 on the national server.

Sweet and obedient, with a full pool of mid-lane champions.

Always roaming at the right time, dealing ridiculous damage, and delivering perfectly polished insults without using a single curse word.

The team's youngest member? No, he's the tyrant of the Rift, stealing the enemy's jungle camps every day despite being a mid-laner.

Mid-jungle synergy: Rift raiders.

Mid-top synergy: Dive the tower, secure the kill, and get away unscathed.

Mid-bot synergy: Come on, let's go for a four-man dive and pick up a double kill!

Not long after his debut, An Bai becomes a fan favorite among the moms, girlfriends, and even male fans, thanks to his skill.

"Pentakill!"

"Two consecutive MVPs!"

"Most damage!"

"Unstoppable!"

"Top kills in a single game!"

Until someone calls him, "The captain's little husband!"

An Bai: "...???"

*

An Bai has never hidden the fact that he has an ex-boyfriend, and that they met online.

He likes men.

So when "The captain's little husband" appears, his solo fans are having none of it!

They sharpen their knives, ready to attack An Bai, but five minutes later they back down.

Because the captain from "The captain's little husband" has posted on Weibo.

[Jing TingyuMeat: My ex-boyfriend. I've warmed the bed for you. Satisfied?]

Jing Tingyu's solo fans fall silent, pack their bags, and rush into the arms of the ship fans overnight.

They even prove that An Bai was already an adult when they were together.

An Bai's solo fans immediately rise up and spend the night planning the next chapter of their fanfiction with the ship fans.

At that moment, An Bai is frozen in Jing Tingyu's arms.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally comes to his senses. "You're my ex-boyfriend?"

Jing Tingyu: "Doesn't it seem like it?"

An Bai sits up in a flash and snaps, "I had just turned eighteen! How could you make a move on me?"

Jing Tingyu: "..."

An Bai's waist is pinned beneath the covers. "You knew all along???"

Jing Tingyu bites the corner of his lip. "Mm. I've wanted you for ages, and now you're finally in my hands."

[The cover character has been authorized for use. It is not the only source of the image, so similarities are normal and there are no copyright concerns.]

1. The characters are not based on real people. The game is inspired by MOBA games, and the competition format is based on the schedules of several major tournaments, primarily League of Legends.

2. An Bai's hair on the cover is his hairstyle later in the story. It's a different color early on.

3. Both male leads have sound values. They aren't just messing around by deceiving someone they meet online. They break up normally and amicably, and they never met or shared real identifying information while dating online.

4. Their feelings develop over time. They don't fall for everyone they meet.

5. Don't scrutinize the logic too much. The game mechanics are written so readers who don't play games can follow along. The author's own logic isn't great.

6. If you come across anything you dislike, you can leave. There are countless good stories on Jinjiang. I hope every reader who leaves finds a story they love.

7. An Bai (bottom) x Jing Tingyu (top), both virgins, happy ending.

8. Blurb dated: November 10, 2022.

==Upcoming book: He's Really So Hard to Pursue==

Former champion support, straightforward, keeps getting back up after every failure, bottom who won't stop until he wins the guy over

Gentlemanly and tender, but secretly possessive, top who's genuinely hard to charm

Blurb:

Jiang Yanci, support player for SUG, wins the world championship. Just when everyone expects him to keep bringing glory to his country, he chooses to retire.

Reason for retirement: an irreversible hand injury.

After retiring, he vanishes without a trace, leaving the entire internet with no news of him overnight.

What no one knows is that he'd bought a lot of real estate while playing professionally. After retiring, he happily becomes a landlord.

Collecting rent, hanging out at bars, traveling all over. He's living the good life.

There's an old, elegant two-story building on Xiejie Street, and it belongs to Jiang Yanci, too.

He rents it out to someone who runs a studio there.

Ten-year lease.

Jiang Yanci is lazy and never meets his tenants in person, leaving everything to the property agent.

He only remembers that the person renting the building is a man about his age.

As for his appearance, height, and build,

he has no idea.

In the fifth year of the lease, on a day of torrential rain, Jiang Yanci runs into the old building to shelter from the storm.

That's when he meets his tenant for the first time: Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi is incredibly handsome, and Jiang Yanci falls for him at first sight.

Damn, he's good-looking.

Over 190 centimeters tall.

His body's amazing. He must have an eight-pack!

Jiang Yanci comes on strong. After borrowing the man's bathroom, he corners him outside his bedroom. "Hey, handsome. Want to date?"

Jiang Yi remains utterly unruffled, barely lifting an eyelid. "Thanks for the compliment. There's a bar at the second intersection on your left. If you're single, you could go hang out there."

Jiang Yanci: "..."

If he understands correctly, is this guy telling him to go to a bar and hire a gigolo?!

*

Jiang Yi loves to paint. The first floor of the little building is an art studio, while the second floor is a tattoo parlor.

Jiang Yanci's appearance throws all his plans into disarray.

The first time they meet, Jiang Yanci is soaked through, borrows his bathroom, then blocks the bedroom doorway in his bathrobe, entirely at ease.

Jiang Yi: "Thanks for the compliment."

But he thinks this guy is strange, far too familiar and much too forward. He's a bit of a flirt.

Gradually, though, he realizes that his landlord keeps showing up wherever he goes.

They run into each other at meals.

They run into each other when drinking.

Even when he goes home to spend New Year with his family, his landlord somehow turns up there "on vacation."

Then one day, the landlord suddenly disappears.

He still collects rent, ignores Jiang Yi's WeChat messages, and even blocks him from seeing his Moments!

Jiang Yi panics...

Scene 1

Jiang Yanci: "The first time we met, you told me to go to a bar and hire a gigolo."

Jiang Yi, wronged: "I didn't."

Jiang Yanci: "You said single people could go hang out there."

Jiang Yi: "...You misunderstood me."

Jiang Yanci: "That's not important. Did you know that bar belongs to me, too?!!! I run a quiet bar! A quiet bar! We don't sell gigolos!!!"

Jiang Yi: "..."

Upcoming book: Come Lure Me In, I'll Carry [Esports]

A story about a bot-lane duo.

A seductive beauty support bottom x an AD carry top who never runs out of dirty jokes

The transfer window closes, and the two people least likely to ever be on the same team in the league end up as teammates.

#Xu Ting and Song Lan reunite after a breakup# trends online.

Random viewers: What the hell do you mean, "reunite after a breakup"?

Solo fans: Stay away from our Tingting (God Lan).

Ship fans: No interruptions, we're furiously typing fanfiction.

The internet is in an uproar, but they don't know that on the day Xu Ting is announced as a new member of WOW, he visits the WOW team base for the first time.

That very night, he sleeps with Song Lan.

Xu Ting (support, bottom) x Song Lan (AD, top)

Xu Ting deliberately lures him in, but the more he does, the more he becomes the fish.

Song Lan keeps making it obvious that Xu Ting sleeping with him means Xu Ting loves him. Xu Ting is just too stubborn to admit it.

Theme: In esports, skill speaks for itself. Through your own hard work, claim the crown of glory!