especially all those really needless chapters before they get together

He has the perfect amount of masculine charm (unlike the feminized shous of certain novels). He pursued the ML in the beginning as a catfisher to get revenge but eventually pursued the ML a second time after the misunderstandings cleared up.

The only real drama starts at ch 93 and ends by ch 101. But it did make me cry ???. If you like, I'll give you people some more spoilers.

Go to ch 67 and later, ch 108. There are some cute parts like the MC & ML getting married online and people in livestream finding out that MC is actually a man. :P

The friends of the main pairing are OK in terms of depth, but both JH and XHZ brush them aside so often, especially after they get together, that it gets annoying. They never let their friends in on anything, and always either lie or not correct a misunderstanding their friends end up formulating on their own. Whenever they get bombarded with messages by their friends, usually out of concern or surprise bc of some revelation, they either curtly reply vaguely or ignore the messages. I know that we're probably supposed to assume that main pair hang out with their friends as usual in the days not written in the novel, but I kinda wish the author added at least a few scenes where JH and XHZ relies on or opens up to their friends properly.

There's also the thing with how some side characters drop interesting tidbits about themselves that never gets touched upon again. Like how Chichi was feeling down at the hotel internet café, whatever happened to her after? Who even is she?? Why did we get that whole segment with Xianxian where she said her real life was crap so her game life should at least be better? Just casually dropped to somewhat explain why she's a green tea I guess??? There was also that thing with the wlw guild leaders who've met in real life like the main pair, but there's barely any details given. Oh and there's also the cousin who was catfished, who didn't play that big of a role as I expected in the story. She didn't even find out about XHZ, which would've been a fun read I bet. I just think it would've been interesting if the author developed JH's relationships with the other game users, but I think I get why they didn't, as it would have made the catfishing reveal probably not as lighthearted as it was.

Oh and the whole game thing... I think it was set on the backburner a little too early lol. There was all this worldbuilding in the beginning, but then after that guild instance update where JH got stuck in the sea, there never really was anymore exciting things involving NCH. There was that server fusion, but it was lowkey after the dramatic first day battle. Though the novel does give some funny and interesting details about the game, like the whole child system and the random reveal of hey uh the players actually have houses. Oh, JH and XHZ also always play it in their free time even after they get together lol, kind of got sick of reading the word instances and dailies by the 100s.

Speaking of JH and XHZ, I think I liked their dynamic better as senior and junior before either of them realized the connection to NCH. I just found JH to be cuter always seeking out and greeting XHZ, always trying to spend more time with this cool senior. I probably would have been sold on their relationship by the end more if we got more date chapters or them just getting to know the other more alone in settings other than basketball, NCH, the dorm, or at home. But they are still pretty cute, so it's not that big of a deal. I'm satisfied with how their story ends.