After The Web Novel Great God Transmigrated As A Scummy Online Dating Top - Chapter 9

Chapter 9

After streamlining her workload and managing the “breakup” process with her surplus of virtual girlfriends, Lin Muxue finally caught a breath. She managed the emotional fallout with a methodical, almost detached politeness that bordered on the absurd, eventually whittling her list down to just one remaining contact: “Number 1.”

The Calm Before the Storm

While other “exes” demanded exorbitant compensation, “Number 1″—otherwise known as Chu Meng, the star esports player for DM Team—stood out as an anomaly. To Lin Muxue, she seemed like an endangered species of “silly-sweet” innocence.

Lin Muxue sent a candid apology:

“I’m doing fine. I just had too many online dating partners, and things crashed. Please accept the transfer. I’m sorry for deceiving you.”

Lin’s blunt honesty left Chu Meng staring at her screen in disbelief. As a wild-output pro gamer used to aggressive competition, she was floored by this “scumbag’s” utter lack of excuses.

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The Esports Reality

As Chu Meng prepared for her livestream to meet her quota, the weight of her career loomed. In the world of esports, twenty-year-olds are considered “veterans.” With DM Team consistently stalling in the top four and retirement looming in a few years, the pressure to maintain commercial value and fan engagement was immense. Yet, even while carrying her team in a match, she couldn’t stop thinking about the “scumbag” who was so refreshingly honest about her own infamy.

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The “Green Dog” Literature Site Phenomenon

Unbeknownst to Lin Muxue, who had returned to her manuscript with low expectations, her new novel was already causing an earthquake on the Green Dog Literature forums.

The catalyst was a “professional” influencer-author who had jumped from another site. This “Great Talent” had brought a professional boosting team and a derivative, high-trend story to conquer the Newcomer Charts. She spent money and effort to secure the #1 spot, expecting an easy win.

However, a “King Bomb” was lurking at #2: Lin Muxue’s novel.

Aspect	The “Influencer” (#1)	Lin Muxue (#2)
Strategy	Heavy marketing and “click-farming.”	Zero promotion, pure quality.
Prose	Functional and concise.	Masterful; prose so refined readers wanted to transcribe it into notebooks.
Result	Paid for traffic that benefited her rival.	Became the talk of the site overnight.

The gap in literary quality was so vast—roughly the distance of the atmosphere—that the influencer’s paid traffic inadvertently acted as a beacon for Lin Muxue. Readers who came for the hype stayed for the art, leaving the #1 author buried under accusations of being a “fraud” compared to the genius at #2.

The Editorial Feeding Frenzy

Even though it was past working hours, the editors at Green Dog were frantically “volunteering” for overtime.

The Mission: Identify if this was a god-tier author’s secret alt account or a massive talent from a rival site.
The Goal: Send a contract offer before anyone else.

In their eyes, Lin Muxue wasn’t just a writer; she was a “hen that lays golden eggs.” While Lin sat at her desk worrying if her world-building was too slow, the literary world was already preparing a throne for her.