At night, Jing Mian turned on his computer.
He logged into Glory and simultaneously started his live stream.
The provincial competition was approaching.
This naturally became a hot topic in the chat.
After all, this was Jing Mian’s second major tournament representing the club.
Compared to the small camera on the live stream, the audience was more eager to see Sheep, the real-life team member, on the competition stage.
Moreover, Jing Mian’s performance last time was indeed surprising and highly entertaining.
Although Li Shengwen had ambushed Sheep with stealth water, it unexpectedly caused the live stream’s viewership to skyrocket, making it the top-ranked broadcast in the Cross-Server Competition.
Therefore, the pragmatic organizers not only didn’t disqualify Li Shengwen but also tacitly allowed him and his team to continue participating in the provincial and even national competitions without any punishment or warning.
In addition, what had been widely discussed on the forums recently was the perennial top donor in Jing Mian’s live stream room.
Not only had he defeated mobo, but he had also followed Jing Mian in joining the Me. Club, with the code name Sleepy. It was said that he had even traveled with the team to M City to participate in the provincial competition.
It was so dramatic, like a die-hard fan infiltrating the inner circle.
Thus, the provincial competition had gained another highly anticipated highlight.
Jing Mian suddenly remembered that Xuan Cheng had already informed him.
He had heard that this provincial competition would be held in M City. Although it wasn’t far—just a two-hour high-speed train ride—due to the competition schedule, he would be away for at least four or five days.
So before leaving, he needed to inform Mr. Ren.
But at the moment, after finishing a game, Jing Mian suddenly noticed a private message.
What caught his attention was the sender’s profile picture… it seemed familiar.
In the lower right corner of the profile picture was the official Glory verification badge.
Only players or streamers with a substantial fan base could obtain such a badge, like an official seal.
Jing Mian suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, as his gaze moved down,
He saw the sender’s ID—
Li Shengwen.
Jing Mian’s fingers paused.
It was unexpected, and he couldn’t help but feel that this was not a friendly visit.
After all, it was right before the provincial competition was about to begin, and their last encounter had been intense and not exactly pleasant.
He clicked the mouse, and the chat box popped up from the left.
There were only two lines, with just a few words:
【Are you participating in the provincial competition?】
【You’ll regret it.】
……
Jing Mian stared at these two lines.
Even though this was their first private conversation—albeit not in person—they weren’t exactly familiar with each other. Yet, Li Shengwen didn’t use any polite language; instead, his tone was almost arrogant and mocking.
Jing Mian was momentarily at a loss, unsure how to respond.
So, he closed the chat box and returned to Glory’s main interface to continue his live stream.
Just a few seconds later, the chat box buzzed again with a new message:
This time, the tone seemed annoyed:
【What do you mean?】
【Read but didn’t reply?】
Jing Mian’s gaze froze, faintly sensing the other party’s frustration.
Seemingly influenced by this oppressive mood, Jing Mian’s eyelashes trembled slightly. He opened the message and hesitated before typing: [I didn’t know what to say.]
After a moment of thought, he added: [Is there something you need?]
A few seconds later.
Li Shengwen: [Last time you won was just a fluke.]
Li Shengwen: [The provincial competition will limit your use of Ash, and you’ll lose your only advantage.]
Li Shengwen: [I advise you not to participate in the provincial competition.]
Jing Mian’s gaze paused.
He hesitated for a few seconds, then slowly typed: [I’ve already booked the train tickets.]
After that, he re-entered the game.
On Li Shengwen’s end, a prompt quickly popped up—
The opponent is currently in the game.
He wasn’t paying much attention to him at all.
Li Shengwen: “…”
Li Shengwen bit the tip of his thumb, veins bulging at his temples, his breathing heavy with anxiety.
The three-day provincial competition would also see Greek in attendance.
At that time, he would cross paths with Jing Mian, who was about to head to M City.
…
No.
He had to stop this.
When Jing Mian ended his livestream, he noticed that the comment section on his backend was unusually active.
Thinking back, today’s gameplay and strategies were quite routine, nothing particularly noteworthy to spark such a discussion, but the number of comments was clearly skyrocketing, far exceeding the usual volume.
Jing Mian entered the homepage comment section.
He suddenly noticed that many people were tagging him in the comments, each sentence ending with a flurry of exclamation marks.
Jing Mian: “?”
Upon closer inspection, Jing Mian’s heart skipped a beat.
…Because he saw Ren Congmian’s name.
?!
This was his private Glory homepage, yet his Husband’s name appeared in the comments. Jing Mian was shocked, his first thought being… had the news of his marriage to Mr. Ren been leaked?
And then, he couldn’t help but panic.
Because Jing Mian really saw the word “marriage” in the comments.
“!!”
He held his breath slightly, scrolling the mouse, as more and more comments flooded into view:
[@Sheep, have you seen the video? It’s amazing!]
[Although it’s a bit weird, can you two just get married already, ahhhhhhh!]
[I never dreamed that the two circles I’m in would overlap, and it’s my favorite celebrity and streamer. Although Brother Ren is the god-tier in looks, MianMian somehow matches him perfectly, not losing at all!!]
[I’ll ship it first, the weirder it is, the better it tastes.]
[Bring the civil affairs bureau here!!!! I’ll chip in 9.9 yuan, wuwu]
[What are you all talking about? What did I miss??]
[You two are so perfect together, wuwuwu]
…
From the initial chill in his blood, to his gaze slowly freezing, and finally falling into a state of utter confusion.
Who were they talking about?
…What weirdness?
And they mentioned the civil affairs bureau, 9.9 yuan, 0.5 yuan, marriage, shipping hard, and a series of high-frequency words.
Having barely paid attention to online trends in the past two days, Jing Mian was bewildered for several seconds, even feeling like he couldn’t keep up with the times.
Baffled, he scrolled down, and finally, on the second page of comments, he saw a comment that could help him catch up, something like a public service announcement:
[MianMian, hurry to X Station!]
[There’s a YouTuber who edited a video of you and Ren Congmian, and it’s gone viral in the CP fan edit section!!]
Jing Mian: “??”
X Station?
After over a year of streaming, Jing Mian’s only impression of X Station was that some fans had suggested he create an account there.
Because on Glory’s homepage, Sheep’s fan base was growing rapidly. Few streamers like Jing Mian insisted on not showing their face, and coupled with his unique style, if he could update on both Glory and X Station, not only would he gain fans quickly, but he could also rapidly expand his fame.
This piece of advice was actually quite practical.
However, Jing Mian’s original intention for live streaming wasn’t about this, and at that time, he didn’t have the energy to manage it, so this plan was indefinitely shelved.
Unexpectedly, after so long, the first time he registered an account and logged into X Station was to… go and watch the CP video of him and his husband.
Although the comment section was extremely excited,
Jing Mian breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it wasn’t as he initially thought; the news of his marriage to Mr. Ren hadn’t been leaked.
After all, Mr. Ren was at the peak of his career, and whether it was announcing a relationship or marriage, it would inevitably affect Ren Xingwan. Moreover, whether it was a routine family marriage arrangement or a mutual love affair, at this time, there was really no difference.
Even putting aside career considerations, choosing the right time to announce a relationship is also a form of respect for fans.
Jing Mian thought that his relationship with Mr. Ren wasn’t what fans imagined, so it wasn’t worth announcing, let alone affecting Mr. Ren’s career.
So, Jing Mian pursed his lips and clicked on the search box.
That video wasn’t hard to find.
He didn’t even need to type anything,
“#UnlikelyCP” was already in the top 3 of the hot searches.
Jing Mian’s breath hitched.
Without hesitation, he clicked, and the interface immediately jumped to the activity section.
The UnlikelyCP event was nearing its end, so the video’s popularity and ranking were pretty much settled.
Jing Mian’s gaze froze because, almost instantly, he saw the video that fans were talking about.
The title was—【Top Entertainment Industry Tycoon × Beautiful Esports Streamer】
Jing Mian: “…”
His Adam’s apple rolled in embarrassment.
Jing Mian felt he needed to calm down for a while.
How could anyone… think of him and Ren Xingwan?
After all, they were from two completely different worlds, and if it weren’t for the family marriage arrangement or the few years they intersected in childhood, no matter where they were, the two would never be associated together.
Could it be an insider?
The more Jing Mian thought about it, the more likely this possibility seemed, but he couldn’t think of who could have edited the video, as the editing technique was professional, smooth, and exquisite, and he didn’t know anyone like that around him.
In fact, the video’s view count was astonishing, already reaching 620,000, with 200,000 collections.
The cover was beautifully edited, giving off a vibe of breaking boundaries and sharing the same frame.
Although it ranked third overall, the first place was a pair of seemingly mismatched celebrities from the entertainment industry, and shortly after this video was released, the two actually announced their relationship, causing the hot search to explode that night.
The second place was a CP mashup from two anime, and after the video went viral, a well-known artist in the circle posted a divine piece of fan art online.
So, in such an extremely competitive environment, two people from completely different circles were unexpectedly edited together, and it still managed to create quite a wave, breaking through the competition.
The strength was truly explosive.
Scrolling down, the video’s comment section was already boiling:
【Up is awesome!!】
【Who understands, I’ve looped it over twenty times, can’t get out.】
【Ahhhhhhh the eyes are pulling threads, so when are these two getting married?】
【Not getting married is fine, I want to see them do it】
【Obsessed, how did the up think of this? So unlikely yet so addictive】
【Get it trending, make it viral, let the original creator see it!】
【Wuwu, is there a follow-up? More, please!】
【From now on, my niche ship has another pair…】
…
Driven by curiosity, Jing Mian inexplicably clicked on it.
As the video automatically loaded, within just a few seconds, a flood of comments overwhelmed the screen. Struggling with the mouse, Jing Mian managed to find the button to turn off the comments, and then the video began to play.
It wasn’t long, only three and a half minutes.
However.
Halfway through, Jing Mian silently reached out and quickly closed the video.
Jing Mian: “…”
His ears grew hot.
Do edits nowadays… come with their own storylines?
Childhood friends, marriage before love, long-planned, older partner… all the major elements were basically there.
Except for the long-planned part, the rest actually matched.