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Xiao Ting is China’s reigning queen of esports, a goddess both on the battlefield and in beauty, with millions of fans worshipping her every move. But behind her flawless avatar is a thirty-year-old heiress who hasn’t stepped outside her room in years. She doesn’t need the real world, gaming is her empire.

Her parents, however, have other plans. Desperate to see her step away from her screen and into their corporate empire, they hire a professional boyfriend to pull Xiao Ting out of her shell.

Chase Chen is the best in the business, smooth, charming, and dangerously handsome. With his Cha Eun-woo-level looks and a flawless track record, this job should be a breeze. But Xiao Ting is unlike anyone he’s ever met. Unimpressed by his charm and utterly immune to his games, she throws Chase into a world he never expected: hers.

Now, with his contract running out and Xiao Ting proving impossible to win over, Chase must do the unthinkable, beat her at her own game and, maybe, lose his heart in the process.

The Gamer and the game

As Xiao Ting stomped back into the house, she froze.

There he was, Chase Chen, lounging comfortably on her couch like he owned the place.

The moment he spotted her, he sprang to his feet with an easy grin. "Hi, I'm Chase Chen."

She bored holes into him with a glare sharp enough to cut steel. "I don't remember asking," she snapped.

His grin only widened, and with a little shrug, he dropped his outstretched hand. "Well, no need to be hostile. We'll be living together for a while."

"Do I look like I want to live with you?" Her tone was icy as she pointed toward the door. "If you don't get out of my house this instant, I'll call the cops. You're making me uncomfortable."

Chase straightened his posture, slipping his hands into his pockets as he took slow, deliberate steps toward her. "How so?"

Her eyes narrowed, but her feet instinctively stepped back.

"Does your stomach flip as I take these tentative steps closer?" he asked, his voice low and teasing.

Her back hit the wall, and he leaned in slightly, his dark eyes locking onto hers. "Does your heart flutter when I get this close?"

Her pulse quickened, but not in the way he imagined.

"What's making you uncomfortable, Xiao Ting?"

She didn't answer with words. Instead, her knee shot up, landing squarely in his most vulnerable area.

Chase let out a strangled cry, doubling over and clutching his stomach. "Oh my God."

She stood over him, arms crossed and eyes blazing. "You. You're what's making me uncomfortable. Stay the hell away from me."

Chapter 8: Where the sun doesn't shine