| Marry Me, I'm Super Well-Behaved [Esports] (MARRY ME) |
Ning Nanzhou closed the screen with the fastest reflexes of his life and spoke with feigned calm, "Sorry, my phone died. Can I add you when I get back?"
Chi Yu rarely chatted online. Adding WeChat was just to avoid communication inconveniences, so it didn’t matter whether they added each other now or later.
He glanced at the boy in the cat-patterned sweater and gave a quiet "Mm."
Ning Nanzhou thought Chi Yu was incredibly considerate—how could someone like him be voted the least likely to marry?
The first thing he did upon returning to his dorm was change his WeChat name!
"Chi Shen Cao | I'm So Obedient!!!" was definitely no longer usable, but what should he change it to?
Staring at his pitifully short friends list, he decided to seek help from the playboy Xu Ye.
[Chi Shen Cao | I'm So Obedient!!!] I want to change to a more studious-sounding ID. Any ideas?
Xu Ye, likely in a romantic cooldown period, replied quickly.
[Xu Ye] Study hard, get laid every day?
Ning Nanzhou: "..."
He regretted asking his promiscuous roommate. As the saying goes, "Stay near ink and you’ll be stained black; stay near yellow and you’ll be stained yellow." To maintain his well-behaved image, he’d have to limit interactions with Xu Ye for a while.
In the end, he changed his ID to "DidYouStudyToday."
It sounded so scholarly!
Ning Nanzhou, who skipped classes and left early every day, was very satisfied with the name. He even changed his profile picture to a little white bird holding a book.
After the rebranding, he finally sent Chi Yu a friend request.
The other man might still be on the road, as the request hadn’t been accepted yet. He absentmindedly opened the bag containing his student ID.
He hadn’t noticed earlier, but when he picked it up again, something felt off.
Why… was it so heavy?
The silver-haired boy frowned and opened the bag. It turned out there wasn’t just a campus card inside—there was also an exquisite box.
The bottom of the box was lined with soft wood shavings, atop which rested a finely carved white jade long-tailed tit. The bird’s feathers were lifelike, and it held a handwritten card in its beak that read, "Happy Marriage."
So… he’d prepared a wedding gift?
Ning Nanzhou had always assumed theirs was a marriage of convenience. He hadn’t expected Chi Yu to take it so seriously.
Though he knew it was probably just politeness, he couldn’t quite describe the feeling in his chest. Just then, his phone buzzed.
[Chi Yu] Sorry, I was driving earlier.
He snapped out of his thoughts—or perhaps it was simply that Chi Yu was a meticulous person by nature, even explaining a two-minute delay in accepting a friend request because he’d been driving.
He really wanted to flirt with something like "Hubby, wreck me," but staring at his studious avatar, he instead typed out a long, heartfelt message about the gift.
Then he reconsidered—it was too obvious. He restrained himself and replied simply.
[DidYouStudyToday] No worries, thank you.
When Chi Yu received the message, he had just gotten home. Seeing the other’s terse reply, as if afraid to type even one extra word, he lowered his gaze.
He wasn’t used to forming close relationships, but it seemed the other was even more reluctant?
Meanwhile, Ning Nanzhou was about to put his phone away when, moments later, he opened it again—this was his first-ever chat with Chi Yu!
He took a screenshot to treasure it, then couldn’t resist opening the forum.
[OP] My crush gave me the cutest gift two days ago. He’s usually so serious online—I never expected this. My health bar disappeared! What should I give him in return?
Soon, replies poured in.
[1L] OP from the marriage post! Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for an update?!
[2L] Did your crush find out your identity? I’m so worried you’ll get exposed.
【3L】Everyone's asking about gift ideas, so I guess it hasn't been discovered yet?
【4L】Be careful. Actually, buying gifts for guys is pretty simple—game consoles, headphones, mechanical keyboards... just pick from these.
【5L】Not everyone plays games though. Clothes, ties, and such would be better.
Ning Nanzhou felt a stir at the mention of ties.
Many of FKW's sponsors were major peripheral manufacturers, so they definitely wouldn't lack headphones or keyboards. A tie would suit Chi Yu's temperament perfectly.
Imagining the other man meticulously adjusting his tie while looking at him with that trash-gazing expression made his throat feel dry.
He set aside the forum post to take his medicine, then immediately started browsing for ties.
He spotted a dark gray tie he liked, but it cost 7,000...
Even if he skipped meals, it would take over two months to save up. Thinking about giving a wedding gift two months later, he privately messaged Little Dragon Girl.
【South】Has Little Yellow Bird had any prize events recently?
Little Dragon Girl was a streamer he'd met on Starry Sky TV. Despite the name, he was actually a burly guy from Shandong—the name came from his skill at playing the Dragon Girl character.
【Little Dragon Girl】Haven't heard of any events lately. Listen to me, bro, if you want to earn money, rely on tips. Look at Chu Yuan—he makes 100k a month from PK battles, and he used to be worse than you.
Chu Yuan?
Ning Nanzhou's memory of the name was fuzzy. He vaguely remembered playing ranked matches together when they first signed contracts, but they hadn't kept in touch.
The older brother suddenly sent another message.
【Little Dragon Girl】The platform just launched an event, but don't get your hopes up.
Ning Nanzhou raised an eyebrow and clicked the event link.
—To celebrate the launch of Advent's new version, Starry Sky TV presents the Magic Season event! Offer Magic Potions to your favorite streamer—the one who receives the most potions this week wins an 8,000 yuan prize, plus a surprise guest appearance in their livestream!
【Little Dragon Girl】This just comes down to who has more fans. And with only 8,000 in prizes, big streamers can't be bothered to sign up.
The white-haired boy scrolled to the fine print at the bottom.
【South】Not necessarily.
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Chu Yuan signed up for the event right after ending his stream. After submitting, he glanced at the comments below.
【Little Dragon Girl】8,000 yuan? Little Yellow Bird is getting stingier.
【Fierce Tiger Woof Woof】No idea what the planners were thinking. Small streamers won't get votes, big streamers don't care.
【Never Seen a Crossdressing Stream?】What a questionable new season event. Did they send all their staff to the beauty section?
Chu Yuan didn't comment. The small prize was meant to limit participants.
Before the event started, the organizer had hinted to him—they were trying to get pro players as guests, and he should seize this opportunity.
Not many knew about this. He was confident he could stand out in this event.
As Chu Yuan was about to close the page, a familiar name caught his eye in the sign-up list.
South.
He and South had signed around the same time. Back then, South was a rising star. Chu Yuan had tried everything to duo queue with him, but South refused to show his face or join any guild, gradually fading into obscurity.
Chu Yuan joined the biggest guild and became a popular streamer.
About this former... well, you could barely call them friends... he felt nothing now. Maybe there'd been some jealousy before, but the vast gap between them had erased even that. He was simply puzzled.
A streamer with 7,000 followers wants to join this event?
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