| Marry Me, I'm Super Well-Behaved [Esports] (MARRY ME) |
To be honest, Ning Nanzhou didn't overthink the statement. He also disliked having people watch him while gaming. As long as it wasn't because Chi Yu disliked him, it was fine.
Yang Ji, however, looked exasperated. "I can't stand you gays. Ask one simple question and you shove dog food down my throat."
His heart pounded in his chest as he struggled to control his burning cheeks.
"Aren't you getting married at the end of the year?" Chi Yu stood up and turned to the silver-haired boy. "Let's go. I'll walk you back to campus."
Ning Nanzhou wanted to say he could take the bus by himself, but the other seemed to anticipate his refusal and directly hauled him into the elevator.
The elevator was lined with mirrors on all sides, brightly illuminated by fluorescent lights, clearly reflecting their figures. He was nearly half a head shorter than Chi Yu.
He stared straight ahead without glancing sideways when Chi Yu suddenly asked, "How tall are you?"
Ning Nanzhou hadn't grown since his third year of high school. His height during the college entrance exam physical was 177.8 cm—a lifelong sore spot for him.
He quietly tiptoed a little before speaking without a hint of embarrassment: "180."
Chi Yu had only asked casually, but when he noticed the boy secretly rising on his toes, he thought to himself—this kid sure knows how to lie.
The elevator dinged as it arrived. Ning Nanzhou, believing he had fooled everyone, stepped out and boarded the bus back to school.
The school wasn’t too far from the club—less than 10KM in a straight line—but thanks to rush hour traffic, they were stuck for a solid hour.
After getting off, Chi Yu walked him to the north gate. A group of art and media girls recognized Chi Yu and excitedly ran over for autographs.
He really wanted an autograph too!!!
But he could only stand calmly to the side, pretending he wasn’t interested.
When Chi Yu finished signing, he walked over to him: "Did you wait long?"
"Not at all." Just a little sour, that’s all.
As the two were talking, the last girl who had asked for an autograph suddenly turned back, her face glowing with excitement: "Do you have a girlfriend, handsome?"
Ning Nanzhou thought she was asking Chi Yu, but the girl was staring intently at him. It took him a second to shake his head.
For some reason, the girl’s expression brightened even more, but before she could say anything, Chi Yu interrupted: "Sorry, we have to go."
Reluctantly, the girl left but didn't forget to snap a photo of their retreating figures and posting it on Weibo.
[White Fungus Loquat Pear Soup] Guys! I ran into Chi Shen at school—can you believe it?! He was so patient with signatures! And I even saw him with a white-haired cutie. I know it’s not cool, but I’m shipping it a little!
The replies poured in the moment she posted.
[Rock Sugar Strawberries] OP, you’ve got taste—that height difference is everything!
[Braised Shrimp] Look closely—Chi Shen’s arm is practically around the other guy’s waist. AHHHHHH! How does a single back view have me shipping them already?!
[Sweet and Sour Ribs] Calm down, guys. Since when does Chi Shen seem like the type to date? They’re probably just friends.
[Iced Tangyuan] Agreed. Chi Shen has never shown interest in anything outside gaming. Let’s not bother them.
...
Meanwhile, Ning Nanzhou kept walking. Chi Yu remarked casually, "The wedding rings are still being custom-made. They won’t be ready for another month."
"That’s fine," he replied without thinking. "Things like that are better for keepsakes anyway. No need to wear them all the time."
"No need to wear them?" Chi Yu repeated, enunciating each word.
Ning Nanzhou nodded. He’d have to take the ring off in the lab—what if he lost it?
Back in his dorm, Ning Nanzhou turned on his stream. His online friends were practically rioting in the chat.
[Two days! Two whole days! Did you get banned for indecency???!]
[At first, I thought he got arrested, but he doesn’t do clickbait or fanservice. If anyone’s getting arrested, it’s those dance streamers. Then I remembered yesterday’s news…]
[Same here… Was it that story about the crossdresser who almost got bleeped by their top donor?]
[Good news: South’s in danger. Bad news: We don’t have a top donor.]
Ning Nanzhou turned on his mic with a deadpan expression: "Who the hell can bleep your dad?"
The lively chat froze for two seconds—then exploded.
[???? Son, you finally remember to come home???!]
[Do you know how I’ve suffered these past two days?????]
[You’d better have a damn good explanation!!]
[The moment someone mentions bleeping, he comes back to life. South really got bleeped, huh?]
[If it’s fake, I hope it’s real. If it’s real, I really hope it’s real!]
He felt a bit embarrassed about not streaming for two days, but seeing the barrage comments on Bilibili made him consider whether to adopt a five-days-on, two-days-off schedule.
The audience immediately became wary.
[You unfilial son, are you actually thinking about working five days a week?]
[Big streamers can afford five-days-on, two-days-off. Are you famous yet? Don’t you want your full attendance bonus?]
[Don’t get cocky just because you got promoted to V2 streamer. Do you know how much a V4 streamer makes in a month? 100,000! Think of all the things you could buy with that!]
Perhaps fearing he might actually go through with it, his online friends sent him the latest Little Yellow Bird event announcement.
――Starting today until next month, streamers who rank in the top 100 on the national server will receive homepage recommendations. The highest-ranked streamer will get a site-wide recommendation, a custom live room avatar, and S13 championship team signed merchandise.
He hadn’t planned to participate in Little Yellow Bird’s event, but he let out a surprised sound when he reached the end: “There’s Chi Shen’s signed merchandise?”
The live chat was exasperated.
[Is the signed poster the main point here? The site-wide recommendation is what matters!]
[It took you three years to barely reach 10,000 followers. A site-wide recommendation could get you 100,000 overnight!]
[You don’t do openings or join guilds, so gaming is your only way up.]
The boy continued reading: “And it’s limited-edition merchandise?”
[……]
[You’re such a love-struck fool, son!]
[Love-struck boys are easy prey for bad men!]
[At least you’re obsessed with Chi Shen. Imagine if it were someone else!]
The more Ning Nanzhou looked at the merchandise, the more tempted he became. Not only was there a Champion Commemorative Keycap, but also the Cotton Doll he hadn’t been able to buy before, and even an out-of-print signed poster from S7!
He made up his mind on the spot: “I’m taking first place.”
[I’m not used to seeing our son so motivated.]
[Newcomers, he’s only doing it for the merch!]
[As a devoted fan, I’ll take what I can get. Same destination, different path.]
[Suddenly, I have a bad feeling… Was the last event like this too?]
Of course, the last event wasn’t like this. Last time, it was to earn money to buy Chi Yu a tie.
He denied it righteously and queued up for a ranked match.
Advent’s ranked system has nine tiers: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster, and King. To reach the top 100 on the national server, you’d need to hit at least King.
As everyone knows, the national server environment is terrible. Cheaters are rare, but griefers are rampant—deliberately losing and feeding kills to the enemy team, especially in higher ranks. As for lower ranks―
He was placed in Platinum and started his first ranked match.
In low-tier matches, you don’t need to overthink champion selection. He casually picked Arthas.
The Mid Laner and Jungler chose standard picks, but the real concern was the bot lane duo, who had matching couple names—clearly a pair sweetly duo-queuing.
In Advent ranked, there are several types of undesirable players: toxic players who flame at the slightest provocation, AFKers, and kill stealers.
But none are as devastating as duo-queuing couples.
[Seeing those IDs already spells trouble.]
[Buttcheeks clenched.]
[Already thinking about how to dodge this.]
Sure enough, the two were practically conjoined twins, sticking together everywhere. Worse, the girl had probably been boosted to Platinum, as she clearly didn’t understand the game mechanics—even managing to heal the enemy team.
He took a deep breath, feeling a headache coming on for the first time while gaming.
[……Hard to judge. First time seeing a Support heal the enemy.]
[You must be new here (Dog Head smoking).]
[Losing this will cost you 30 points. My heart aches for your LP.]
The girl apologized in a gentle voice, sounding genuinely remorseful.
Her boyfriend had just gained an advantage in the bottom lane, but because of the girl's misplay, he instantly died. Seeing this, he couldn't help but curse: "Are you brain-dead or what?! Even your heals land on the enemy, goddammit! How the hell did I end up with someone like you?!"
[??? The girl's plays were suffocating, but this guy has zero manners.]
[It's just a game, no need to be so harsh. How does a jerk like this even have a girlfriend???]
[Sis, maybe consider me instead (I'm a girl!), I'm a Diamond on the national server and super gentle.]
Although Ning Nanzhou found the girl's plays headache-inducing, she was simply bad at the game. He was lenient toward bad players—they could still win even with one less.
But what he couldn't stand was guys like this. With utmost politeness, he retorted, "You played well in the bottom lane? You fed three kills to the enemy. A dog tied to the lane would've defended better than you. Look at yourself before you criticize others."
The guy laughed mockingly. "I'm stuck with a Bronze Support, and only being three kills behind is already decent, okay? If you're so damn good, why don't you take over? If you win, I'll lick your boots!"
[Yikes! That's taking it too far.]
[Saying that in front of his girlfriend... if they lose, oof.]
[He dares to call her brain-dead? If they break up, I'm setting off fireworks to celebrate.]
Ning Nanzhou had picked a mage hero, which could theoretically be played in both top and bottom lanes, but his synergy with Support Lami wasn't great—he rarely got her heals.
Not that he needed Support coordination anyway.
After swapping positions with the guy, the girl awkwardly admitted, "I'm really bad at this."
"No big deal."
"Are you sure...?"
Although the Support girl wasn't skilled at the game, she could tell the enemy duo were friends playing together, with coordination far beyond random matchups.
Moreover, Advent had been running for twelve years, with new content updates every year. Mastering one role was already tough—let alone switching from top to bottom lane?
But since this whole thing started because he stood up for her, she didn't say anything more. She straightened her back and focused on the game with unprecedented intensity.
[What if they lose? I'm scared the girl might heal the wrong target again.]
[Then he'll have to lick boots (evil grin). A brat with such a sharp tongue deserves to be humiliated.]
[As much as I'd love to see the son get owned, I'd rather see that jerk's face slapped.]
Unaware that the young man was a streamer, the girl had no idea about the chat's content and was still trembling with nerves.
The enemy AD was the fastest-moving hero, the Faceless One. The original hero, the Demon Hunter, had a revealing crowd-control skill that perfectly countered the elusive Faceless One.
After the lane swap, the AD Carry changed from the Demon Hunter to Arthas, who has weaker crowd control, significantly reducing the laning pressure. The Faceless One, who occasionally came under the tower before, was now pushed all the way back to their own tower.
The enemy Support, Skeleton Cat, quickly followed up, shielding their teammate.
The health of the bottom lane’s first Defense Tower was already low. Under the assault of the enemy heroes and Minions, the white tower crumbled with a loud crash!
The Faceless One soloed the experience from the tower, instantly leveling up from 9 to 10 and unlocking the second-tier ultimate, Arcane Light Slash.
A fierce storm of sword light spiraled out, cutting down all life within its range. The girl was momentarily stunned and forgot to dodge, losing two-thirds of her health in an instant!
At that moment, the boy stepped in front of her, charging forward to restrain the enemy. The Faceless One was forced to retreat, but the enemy Support swiftly shielded them and unleashed their ultimate, Hell's Breath.
[This coordination is insane!]
[Probably roommates playing together—this level of synergy takes at least two or three years to develop.]
[Too bad Arthas’s crowd control is still too weak. They couldn’t lock down the Faceless One, and losing a tower this early is a huge loss.]
The Faceless One’s mobility was too high—once they broke free, there was almost no chance of catching them. Just as everyone thought the fight would end in the enemy’s victory—
South, controlling Arthas, activated his ultimate, Hades' Lament, predicting the Faceless One’s escape route and instantly draining half their health!
[Holy shit holy shit holy shit! How did he do that?!]
[He talks too much flirty talk—I almost forgot South is actually a skilled streamer.]
[Time to dig up that comment from a viewer the other day: “With skills like this, why isn’t he playing professionally?”]
The girl was stunned by the boy’s play, especially when the enemy Support rushed in to cover the Faceless One—only to get double-killed by him alone!
The boy calmly said, “Heal me.”
The girl blinked, then softly replied, “Oh,” carefully healing the nearly-dead boy. This time, she didn’t heal the other guy.
Meanwhile, the guy in the top lane wasn’t feeling too calm either.
He prided himself on being above average, having carried his clueless girlfriend to Platinum in Advent—not to brag, but the ranked difficulty of Advent was well-known.
Who knew South was just built different? Even at a disadvantage, he could 1v2!
…Would the guy actually take his words seriously?
He started to feel uneasy, comforting himself that South wasn’t some shameless veteran—surely he wouldn’t cling to this issue?
Ning Nanzhou, however, calmly secured the victory. His hands were slightly fatigued from the long session, and fine beads of sweat dotted his forehead—he hadn’t rested well the night before.
He set down his mouse and leaned back, arching a beautiful brow.
“Come on, lick your daddy’s boots.”
Normally, everyone would leave the room after a ranked match, but when the victory screen appeared, no one moved.
The guy, now cornered with no way out, slunk away in disgrace.
[Tch! Can’t handle the L.]
[Good riddance. Guys like that probably have STDs—no idea what that girl saw in him.]
[Looks like they’re not together anymore… She changed her couple ID.]
[HAHAHAHAHAHA SO SATISFYING]
[My son’s so cool—start the stream already!]
[I! WANT! TO! SEE! YOU! IN! A! DRESS!]
Faced with the growing demands to show his face, he took a sip of water and delivered his verdict:
“Shallow.”
[??? YOU UNGRATEFUL BRAT!]
[How can you say we’re shallow? You’re the one who keeps shouting about Chi Shen being a "navel orange," isn’t that shallow??? It’s just that Chi Shen is emotionally distant; if it were someone else, you’d have trouble getting out of bed!]
[Streamer, you’ve gotten too full of yourself. We won’t help you connect with Chi Shen anymore; just wait to grow old alone!]
Connect what?
It was better that the online friends didn’t mention this; as soon as they did, he recalled the last trending topic and expressionlessly banned anyone who brought up cross-dressing.
On the other side at the FKW Base, the team manager Song Mingjie wasn’t feeling so cheerful.
After finishing a game, Ning Nanzhou took a sip of water. If he wanted to rank first, he still needed a stable team. Suddenly, he received a message.
【Chi Yu】 bought you something; remember to sign for it.
Ning Nanzhou had somewhat figured out Chi Yu’s private personality. Most of the time, he would ask for others' opinions, but his statements were generally non-negotiable.
So he obediently replied.
【Did You Study Today?】 Okay!
The next day, Ning Nanzhou received a call from the courier.
After picking up the package and going upstairs, he used a package cutter to open it, revealing a set of neatly packaged clothes.
Did the other party actually buy him clothes?
Ning Nanzhou was puzzled as he opened the packaging, and his confusion deepened when he saw the clothes.
Why are there knee-high socks?
He thought the seller had sent the wrong item, but upon picking up the clothes, he realized it wasn’t a mistake.
Because this was clearly a set of women’s clothing!!!
Just then, Chi Yu sent a message.
【Chi Yu】 Can you send me a picture of it?
This...
He stared at the short skirt that barely reached mid-thigh and the white knee-high socks in silence. Not to mention sending a picture to Chi Yu, even wearing it felt shameful!
If the online friends in the livestream saw this scene, they would definitely scold South for being so ruthless with the bans!
His fingers furiously typed out “No” and hovered over the keyboard, ready to send.
But looking at Chi Yu’s expectant message, as if the other person was asking him how it looked right next to him, he impulsively changed into the women’s clothing, closed his eyes, and sent the photo.
After sending it, his phone was silent. Was he not satisfied?
He took another picture of his legs, and finally, his phone rang.
However, it wasn’t a message from Chi Yu; it was a call from his childhood friend Chen Dongdong: “Baby, did you receive the little skirt I bought you? Isn’t it super cute!”
His mind was spinning!
??? It wasn’t from Chi Yu?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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