Uriel_Love

In the neon-lit world of Chinese esports, victory is king, but sometimes, it’s love that pulls the trigger.

Shen Wanqing is a rising PUBG streamer with nothing but talent and dreams. Lu Zeyan is the cold, calculating heir to a billion-dollar tech empire and the secret identity behind “Reign,” China’s most feared professional PUBG sniper. When Wanqing defeats Reign in a viral match with a legendary headshot, she doesn’t just win the crowd. She captures the attention of the man behind the mask.

Their paths cross again when Zeyan's company sponsors a national-level esports competition, and he recruits Wanqing into his elite training team, unaware that the girl he’s recruiting is the same one who humiliated his alter ego. What begins as a tactical partnership soon spirals into a clash of hearts.

But love on the battlefield comes with no easy wins:

Shen Wanqing must fight societal bias, toxic fan culture, and hidden sabotage within the team.

Zeyan must break free from his cold-blooded upbringing and challenge his family's dynastic plans.

Together, they’ll uncover the corruption threatening the esports world and rewrite the rules of both love and the game.

From steamy late-night training sessions to televised tournaments, jealous rivals, family drama, and heartbreaking choices. This is a love story built on bullets, betrayal, and undeniable chemistry.

Crosshairs of the Heart

Ji Corporation – Offsite AI Research Facility, Location: Unknown

The room was pure white. No windows. No warmth.

Rows of high-performance machines hummed in sync, glowing with silent calculation.

On the central monitor, a simulation was running.

A slim, female wearing QingQingSnipes' signature red hoodie... crouched behind cover in a rendered PUBG arena. Every movement was identical to Shen Wanqing's real-life tactics. Every choice was hers.

It was Q-Model_943, an AI combat avatar running off a synthetic neural network, trained solely on Shen Wanqing's historical gameplay, biometric reaction data, and comms behavior.

"Model sync: 94.3%"

A voice rang out from the speaker, flat, robotic, yet disturbingly familiar.

0xMAYHEM stared at the decrypted footage he'd pulled.

He leaned back in his chair, fingers pressed together.

"They're not just watching her. They're cloning her."

He clicked through to a secondary script... one he wasn't supposed to see.

"Simulated QingQingSnipes will debut in the upcoming 'Shadow Match' as a closed beta."

He hit the screen record and pulled up an encrypted chat.

"To: RealSnipes | They're going to replace you. Soon. And not just in-game."

Wanqing sat across from Reign, silent.

She had just seen the footage Mayhem sent.

Her clone flawless aim, perfect positioning, synthetic voice — was eerily convincing.

Reign was the first to speak. "This isn't about just winning tournaments."

She nodded slowly. "It's about making the perfect player."

He clenched his jaw. "And erasing the real ones along the way."

Then, Reign looked up. "If they deploy her, and no one notices the difference... you'll be gone."

Wanqing stared at her reflection in the dark screen.

"Then I'll make sure the difference is impossible to ignore."

Flashback: Reign's Past – Ji Corporation Offer, Two Years Ago

After KNG-Strike's collapse, Lu Zeyan (Reign) was called to a private boardroom. Ji Corporation offered him a position — not as a player, but as a contributor to their AI Combat Learning Division.

"Imagine this," they'd said. "A version of you that never burns out. Never fails. Always wins."

And overnight, every article, every algorithm, every sponsor — turned against him.

Reign & Wanqing – Late Night Strategy Session

With Mayhem in their ear via a secure line, the three formed a risky plan.

Step 1: Infiltrate the Shadow Match codebase.Step 2: Replace the clone's voice file with an exposed truth.Step 3: Force the public to see what Ji Corp was hiding.

"We've got 48 hours before Shadow Match launches. You two ready to hijack a billion-dollar conspiracy?"

Reign smirked.Wanqing loaded her custom keyboard.

Final Scene – Ji Corporation Control Room

Inside a sealed control pod, Madam Ji observed the QingQing simulation complete a flawless victory.

Her assistant leaned in. "Approval to deploy, Madam?"

Madam Ji smiled faintly. "Make sure the real one is scheduled for removal post-launch. Quietly."

Chapter 14 – Simulation.exe