Enemies Become Lovers

My next book: "A Contract Marriage" Blurb: Jiang Cheng is a notorious menace in the game. He ambushes people in faction wars, camps at quest locations to kill players with red names, and gets into arguments in world chat. Countless players hate him to the point of grinding their teeth. Jiang Cheng has rarely met his match. There's only one person who can always catch him in the act when he's causing trouble, then send him back to the respawn point with a smooth combo. Xuanyin is a renowned top player on the server. Skilled and good-natured, they have consistently ranked among the top three on the players' Like list. They show no mercy only when dealing with Jiang Cheng. After being sent to prison by Xuanyin yet again, Jiang Cheng promptly added them to his kill-on-sight list and left a message: "A gentleman's revenge is never too late!" One day, Jiang Cheng accidentally logged into an alt account he hadn't used in years. The System's default chibi girl avatar was standing beside a daily boss, and the moment he logged in, someone attacked him. Nearby, a familiar ID was watching him. As Jiang Cheng wondered what chance his outdated gear gave him of taking down his enemy, a private message popped up. Xuanyin: Need a hand? - Players felt like something had been off lately. No one was causing trouble in faction wars. There were no red names at quest locations. Even world chat had gone quiet. It was unusually peaceful. Just as everyone began speculating that the top player had killed Jiang Cheng so many times he'd quit, they suddenly noticed a hot-tempered chibi girl by Xuanyin's side, killing anyone who crossed her, no matter who they were. With nothing to lose, she just went for it. After chasing away the menace of a guild that had been bullying new players, the low-health chibi girl hurried back to Xuanyin and obediently waited for them to restore her health bar. All the while, the map chat was flooded with her mocking emotes, one after another. Her style was exactly like that of a certain menace. Players: ... They had a bold theory, but didn't dare say it out loud. [Trash-Talking Champion / Picks Fights with Anyone / Menace Bottom] x [A Natural Counter / Puts Brats in Their Place / Gentle Top] 1. The top and bottom are genuine enemies. They fight the moment they meet. 2. A keyboard-based online game, with plenty of references and plenty of original worldbuilding. - My next book: "A Contract Marriage" Synopsis: Lin Jian is infamous among the rich second-generation crowd for being a delinquent. He skips class, gets into fights, and stays out all night. People say the young master has been raised to be a lost cause. When Grandpa Lin fell gravely ill, he worried that after his death no one would look after his youngest grandson. Only by finding him a powerful protector could he close his eyes in peace. After much thought, he turned to Yi Shensi and proposed a marriage between their families. "You've watched him grow up. I wouldn't trust anyone else." · Yi Shensi is the head of the Yi family, a stern, cold man who keeps others at a distance. Everyone in their circle knows that Yi Shensi is close to the Lin family. Lin Jian grew up under his shadow and was as afraid of him as a mouse is of a cat. When Lin Jian found out he was supposed to marry Yi Shensi, he packed his bags and fled that very night. The man caught him at the airport by the scruff of his neck and dragged him home. Looking at the marriage agreement on the table, Lin Jian asked him to confirm, "We'll get divorced once Grandpa gets better. You promise?" He didn't notice the darkness in Yi Shensi's eyes. "As long as you behave." Lin Jian's friends felt that something had been off about him lately. The usually carefree young master had stopped staying out late and getting into trouble. He was so well-behaved it seemed absurd. Every day, before night had even fallen, he'd turn down all his invitations and hurry home, as if someone were waiting for him there. Later, someone saw the unsmiling man drape his suit jacket over the sour-faced young master outdoors in the dead of winter. · There was someone in Yi Shensi's heart. When Yi Shensi had been driven out of the Yi family and forced to study alone in a foreign country, that person had traveled thousands of miles to see him, just to say, "Yi Shensi, happy birthday." But later, that person grew afraid of him and stopped getting close. Until one day, the Lin family proposed a marriage alliance. No one knew how his feelings surged beneath his calm, composed exterior. He lowered his eyes and said, "Fine." - Little Scene: One day, Lin Jian came home late and got caught. The moment he entered, he saw the ruler in Yi Shensi's hand glinting coldly. Lin Jian's knees went weak. He shouted indignantly, "Yi Shensi, you can't hit me! You're my husband, not my dad. This is domestic abuse... Wait, why are you taking off your tie?" Yi Shensi looked at him calmly. "I'm disciplining you as your husband." Lin Jian: "...?" The next morning, Lin Jian woke up clutching his lower back and grimacing. "Yi Shensi, damn it, you might as well be my dad." [Strict and Abstinent / Like the Five-Finger Mountain / Daddy-Type Top] x [Bad at School and Undisciplined / Righteous Little Sun / Young Master Bottom] 1. Marriage first, love later. Eight-year age gap. 2. The bottom is a delinquent, not a scoundrel. Theme: Life is full of surprises.