You’re Beautiful When You Smile

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[Yao Yao, if it’s you, how would you go about dating a professional gamer?] Tong Yao thought for a moment, before earnestly responding — —

If it was me, I wouldn’t date a professional gamer. If I had that kind of patience, then I might as well use it to get into Tsinghua University or Beijing University.

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(รัก)ยิ้มของเธอ
Falling into your smile
Ni Wei Xiao Shi hen Mei
你微笑时很美
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11/03/21 DHH Translations c191 part5
11/01/21 DHH Translations c191 part4
10/30/21 DHH Translations c191 part3
10/29/21 DHH Translations c191 part2
10/27/21 DHH Translations c191 part1
10/25/21 DHH Translations c190 part2
10/23/21 DHH Translations c190 part1
10/22/21 DHH Translations c189 part3
10/20/21 DHH Translations c189 part2
10/18/21 DHH Translations c189 part1
10/16/21 DHH Translations c188 part3
10/15/21 DHH Translations c188 part2
10/13/21 DHH Translations c188 part1
10/11/21 DHH Translations c187 part3
10/09/21 DHH Translations c187 part2
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Aisha._.
Aisha._.
November 10, 2020
Status: c126 part3
I really like this book it’s so cute at first I thought lu sicheng was an a**hole but when I hit ch 50 I started to like his character I think tong yao and lu sicheng fit together perfectly and I would like to give my biggest thx to the person who is translating the chapters because I know it must be a lot to translate yet you still do it so thankyou.
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Also lu sicheng is such a naughty person like damn tong yao watch your man.
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potatosince1992
potatosince1992 rated it
December 18, 2019
Status: Completed
I love it!

I even started playing online games cause of this novel because I can feel the characters love for the game, and I think that's good writing, right there.

I like that FL has her shortcomings. She's not perfect. ML can be s*upid, stubborn and make bad decisions sometimes too.

... more>> Not too cheesy dialogues and not too much drama or unrealistic events etc.

Lu Si Cheng is very straightforward with anything, from his professional to love life, and I like his leadership skills. People might find him an a**hole, but compared to overbearing CEO's in other novels? I'd take a hundred Lu Sicheng anytime.

I like that both of them talk. They have great camaraderie as teammates, and even more as lovers because THEY TALK, solve problems by discussing it. And they came at that part slowly, because they both had character development.

Tong Yao taught Sicheng to be more 'aware' of other people's feelings, she calls out his bad behavior, and he taught Tong Yao how to take chances and be braver.

Above anything else, the best part of this novel is hands down, the dialogues, they are simply THE BEST. <<less
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fltstrt
fltstrt rated it
March 6, 2019
Status: c80
Story: 5/5, Trans 5/5

We're only a quarter into the story but I am enjoying it immensely! DHH is doing a fantastic job (albeit, rather slowly) with the TL. I recommend reading their other projects too! The cast of characters features a group of passionate young adults striving to make it in the world of professional E-sports. There's a focus on team spirit, fair play and self improvement. Overall there's a great mix of E-sports and romance! The pro-gaming aspect is written very well and I can tell the author did... more>> extensive research!

Personally I do not play League of Legends but being a 21st century internet savy young adult, I can follow the rules of the game well enough to understand their matches.

I am also a sucker for Tsundere MLs and our ML here is a high quality, pure breed Tsundere!

update:

Using Text to speech (TTS) app I caught up to c80. The young MC is experiencing a lot of character development. I can see why some ppl may be turn off by her rash and childish reactions to certain events. But honestly that's growing up, and first hand experiencing the uglies of life can be shocking to anyone.

Fortunately she has the ever so strict and impartial team leader ML guiding/mentoring her. <<less
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Kala
Kala rated it
July 18, 2018
Status: c32 part2
A really funny and we written novel. The story is pretty slow but because of this development of characters is steady and not rushed.

I just can't get enough of interactions between male and female lead... Too funny and too cute!

I just have one minor complain... maybe it's not even a complain it's just that after first few chapters I was expecting MC to be smart, cool, down to the ground and keeping your word girl (along with being funny and cute)... But is the end it's just the opposite.. She's... more>> silly and childish, cute and laughable... Sometimes just too embarrassing...
So I am unsure if male god will fall in love... for what reason exactly??

I just thought she will be more of a hard to get and "I was hurt once by professional esport player so I don't want this to happen again".... but she is just a soft cotton ball... and she is mostly all over the place... <<less
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tornberry
tornberry rated it
February 8, 2022
Status: c191 part5
I will copy paste my comment at the last chapter here since it is basically half review half rants :

Finally finished binge reading this. Thank you for the translator and his/her group for bringing this to us. Anyway, I was quite dissatisfied with how the author did not bring a proper closure for their romance aka wedding scene. Not even mother in law scene is written and I was looking forwad to that so much : (.

This is written in 50:50 between gaming aspect and drama/romance but the extras are... more>> mostly gaming (and even then they are written quite rushed) so don't go expect them getting a marriage scene or hold their baby together.

But the gaming aspect being written here isn't bad. There are few inconsistencies compared to the actual League of legends game, but it is mostly accurate. You guys don't know how hard I laughed at the comedy because I can accurately imagine the scene happening there, due to my full understanding of League of legends game itself.

And coincidentally, few months ago (should be around the timing of this final chapter's translations release) a Chinese team from LPL called 'Edward Gaming' ACTUALLY won League of legends' 2021 world championship (should be season 11/S11 now..? compared to S6 worlds in this novel) in real life... congratulations for them as well.

edit : adding extra sentence. <<less
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mana-sama
mana-sama rated it
January 23, 2022
Status: Completed
Better than the drama!! Loved this!
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Seshiru99
Seshiru99 rated it
July 9, 2021
Status: --
I was reluctant to read this at first because of the low stars and reviews, but wow, I'm so glad my curiosity got the best of me. I so love Smiling and Cheng Ge, really. Never mind the bad reviews, because there's so much more to this story than their perspective. I've read so many c-novels and I can say for sure that Lu Sicheng is so much better than any other male leads.

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He's just a tsundere and perv when it comes to his girlfriend, which Tong Yao enjoys. Also it's unfair to say that Cheng Ge rap*d Tong Yao when she obviously didn't protest, or say no to him—when she has power over him. There are times when she will stop him and he will listen to her and there are times that she obviously likes what they're doing

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Although I love reading Tong Yao kicking asses, I really couldn't understand some parts, especially the game. So I started playing Mobile Legends (tho ML and LoL are different games but they're almost the same) and then I came back here to finish the story. (ML is addicting btw and I sometimes play as mm, mage or support. Unlike Tong Yao who's only good at mid lane :P

Anyways, I'm gonna give it 4.5/5.0 stars, I will just take that 0.5 points because of the ending. I'm not satisfied with it. Hope the author decides to write an epilogue. <<less
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peachtoplease
peachtoplease rated it
June 21, 2021
Status: Completed
My country has purchased the copyright to translate into the books so I have a chance to finish the whole story.

The story itself I gave 4/5 mainly because the detail of esport industry. Competition scenes are awesome. The love story is not that exciting. It’s fluffy but kinda normal. I’d love to see the struggle of FL since she’s the first female esport player, which normally will face with many obstacles and discrimination but the writer just added too few of it. I don’t like Lsc character too like isn’t... more>> this some kind of immature kids wil lact when they like someone.

Finally I decrease a star because of the thing that I came across when I searched for review in original site. For summary, this writer wrote this whole story based on the real person (esport players) and many real incident in competition scenes (basically all of it) without any permission. It could be said that this is lack of creative thought if this claimed to be the original. The esport fans question the writer and she onced said ‘the id (smile) will not be famous like this if it’s not bc of her novel’. It’s disrespectful af. You used their identities and their gaming experiences as inspiration to find money but still say this. <<less
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xxBlackRabbitxx
xxBlackRabbitxx rated it
July 16, 2020
Status: --
The ML in the early chapters is just a plain d*ck to the MC. It got to the point that his words and action got really hurtful rather that teasing. Its was good until to the point where he embarrassed her in front of many people. before that, the MC just wants to cheer up ML. (tsk, taking it out on her when its not even her fault)

Not great man.....

I'll try to read it more but damn.. It went from 5 star to 2 star... Almost 1 honestly
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Anikarp
Anikarp rated it
March 3, 2019
Status: c50
This is a really endearing story that I can't wait to read more of.

The FL is this awkward, silly funny girl who just kinda slips into the e-sports world after having her talent recognized by a pro team that needed a new member. From then on it's about her life at the base with her team, who have real personalities. Their jokes keep cracking me up but it also gets serious at times. When it comes to the competitions they're always very detailed, even if you don't understand LoL there... more>> are people explaining it in comments and it's also described by the translator.

Anyway, the FL isn't someone who only has love on her brain, she has the game on her brain and the love interest is just there on the side Their bantering is great though, I very much enjoy them trolling each other.

ML comes off more arrogant at first, but he just seems afraid of people finding out he's not so tough. He's one of those characters that grow on you over time.

I really like this story, really like the characters and think the translator has done a great work with all the jargon and summaries and overall makes it an easy read. <<less
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machumechu
machumechu rated it
November 9, 2018
Status: c140
One of my favorite romcom novels omg. It legit focuses around gaming too, it's not just a random setting where they talk about it briefly. I went ahead and MTLed most of the story cuz it was too good and I didn't wanna put it down. The romance is decent-paced to slowburn-ish and in my opinion not too cliche at all? There are obviously the cliche cheesy moments but (maybe it's just a bad google translation) things turn out unexpected?? This is spoilery so: ... more>>
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The ML in the beginning is your typical cold and handsome dude who's rich af and makes snide comments all the time but very gradually you can see that he changes. And when I say gradual I mean gradual. Totally natural manner like how you think about/talk to ppl in real life. He starts to see how FL is about gaming. In his words she's "serious and cute" about the profession and he actually respects her for it and you can totally see it in their interactions. He actually teaches her and cares about her. And he totally doesn't really let on that he likes her or thinks she's cute until right about when they're together and dating. And then when they start dating he does a big flip where he's really sweet to her (but not ooc!! which I think is amazing) and he even reflects on how his actions affect her.

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I really like how LoL is featured in this. I'm not big on LoL but I played briefly and things are always explained about the game even if you've never played so it's pretty easy to understand. The translation's pretty high quality but then again it ain't like this is a wuxia novel so there isn't a lot of description. The story is actually inspiring me to get into LoL ngl... overall it's a super fun story and all the characters are great. Plot isn't s*upid and love triangles are there but insignificant cuz each lead literally dismisses both of them on their own. 5/5 would recommend. <<less
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maimai05
maimai05 rated it
October 23, 2018
Status: c38 part4
I’m hooked! The interactions bw the leads are surprising and laugh-out-loud funny without being embarassing and cringeworthy. Definitely a must read. My problem now though is how to wait until the next translated chapters come out! ??? Any leads on how I can read this novel in English?
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Shinygold13
Shinygold13 rated it
September 19, 2018
Status: Completed
I mtled this months ago and never got around to leaving a review, until now that is. First, let me warn you about the ending... yes, a reviewer from above already spoiled it and it is true. It’s almost a downer ending because there’s no extra chapters or even an epilogue.

Aside from that, it is an amazing novel. The romance is subtle, no outright love at first sight kind of thing. But there is what you call as chemistry between the two leads which is why their interactions are so... more>> funny that it sucks you in, make you crave for more. Fortunately, the eSports didn’t take a backseat, in truth, it served as another form of development in the two leads’ relationship. From respect to trust and, the end game, to love; a healthy foundation, if I may say so myself.

The first part is full of laughter while the second part is full of sugar so any shippers out there will definitely be satisfied with how our ML finds ways to be with the FL in secret and before that is his “courtship”.

Remembering it today still gives me the tickles! Definitely one of my faves. <<less
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velleneo
velleneo rated it
August 3, 2018
Status: c34 part1
Probably one of the funniest online novels and i've read a lot. I binge read the other night and my face ached from laughing/smiling so much. The pace doesnt feel too slow and the translation quality is quite good! Definitely give this a try. Personally I dont think you need to play LoL to enjoy the novel as i've never played and I still love it, but I can see ppl liking this novel even more if they did.
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Arie Sun
Arie Sun rated it
September 17, 2021
Status: c191
I really enjoyed this story until the finale, they're really lacking. Fyi, r****rd is a slur. If you drink every time they use that word, you'll be drunk in 30mins lol. I feel uncomfortable but I just went with it because I'm curious. I do agree that ML coerced her first time. Although I give the first time a free pass because they're both virg*n, the 2nd time and the following days are unforgivable.

Another fun fact to the men &women out there, if the vajay hurts or tight, you're not... more>> doing it right. Women get "looser" when they're aroused. ML is a genius. He knows about birth control and the positions. I'm sure he can study that.

I want to compliment the plot, but nvm. They use real life events. At least it is entertaining? I can't believe there are so many issues for a shoujo. <<less
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Misunderst0_od
Misunderst0_od rated it
July 31, 2021
Status: Completed
It took me 3 1/5 days to read it. I could not put it down. It was quite entertaining. I do love myself a good e-sports romance. This was quite a fun one. I loved the fact that the main character is the first female pro e-sports player in her league. The dynamic between her and her teammates is fantastic. I loved seeing these characters grow and improve on their way to chase after the world cup.
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Adi_66
Adi_66 rated it
July 9, 2021
Status: c122
I love the novel, the bickering between the ML & FL was so fun hahaha.
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Achilles heel
Achilles heel rated it
February 11, 2021
Status: c144 part2
!! 5/5 !!

"I suggest you to read it"

I don't know how to describe this novel, for me it's far better than any normal love story. Both the leads have there own power and weaknesses, sometimes u will feel that the male lead is not good towards the female lead but trust me the intention of that man isn't wrong.

... more>> There interactions make me crave for relationship, they are sometimes romantic and at the same time they are funny too. You can't help but laugh aloud.

I love the way he shows his coldness and at the same time care for her and that man really acts like a hungry wolf he never misses a chance but the girl is just like a silly teenage girl but sometimes acts mature.

This novel doesn't just have romance but it also focuses on esports, I'm think those who like esports will love it.

!! MUST READ IT !! <<less
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Bluestar83
Bluestar83 rated it
August 29, 2020
Status: c100
Guyssss he's a TSUNDERE! I saw a comment saying his words are borderline verbal abuse. BTW I love this story thank you very much for translating, I have been looking for something like LOVE02 and I finally found it. It's even better! Thank you (・・) σ❤️
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Justpassingthrough
Justpassingthrough rated it
December 16, 2019
Status: c73
It's an ok novel in the e-sports genre. Not one of the best but isn't the worst either. I would have liked it more if the author didn't thrown in the extra unnecessary drama around ch66. The MC Tong Yao is a the first female professional e-sports player in china. She is not a strong intelligent type MC that I usually prefer but is a cutesy type MC. This is fine for the most part until ch66. The drama does not contribute to character development and the whole story could... more>> do without it. Its honestly just annoying.

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The team attends an anime convention at the behest of the sponsors. Its at an inconvenient time since they have matches on the days both before and after, and everyone is annoyed. Understandable. Then Tong Yao apparently looses her sh*t just cus this annoying girl mouths off at her and TY tries to beat her up with a chair. Now the thing is, people don't generally resort to violence when they're irritated unless they are drunk. They might think about it or even fantasize about pushing someone but few actually do it. The author expects people to believe that the MC who up until that point was presented as a cutesy, clingy timid kind of person will just loose it and start beating people up? Right after her captain specifically warned her not to cause trouble? It breaks character for her to just loose her temper and beat people up esp since she cares a lot about her team and they already have a black mark in their record for fighting and she's completely aware of it. The worst part is the she doesn't believe she's in the wrong even after dragging her team down and creating a mess. Zero character development. The whole drama is just plain unnecessary

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On the other hand I greatly appreciate that the ML doesn't throw everything to the wind in the name of love. He's professional, sensible and not too overpowered.

It's entertaining but the details tend to fall short. The main focus is the romance btw the MC and ML and esports is kinda like a side dish served with it. Read it if your bored. <<less
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