Lin Xuhuan

Biodata

Background / History

Lin Xuhuan dropped out of middle school to pursue esports and joined TZG before his fifteenth birthday. Having grown up with the organization, he considers its players and coaches—including Yan Zhun—his family 17 37.

He and Yan Zhun entered youth training together during a summer break. Lin Xuhuan witnessed Yan Zhun develop severe stomach problems after repeatedly eating only one meal a day to avoid becoming sleepy during practice. Yan Zhun eventually required an ambulance, and his parents subsequently stopped him from pursuing esports 18.

After youth training, Lin Xuhuan initially served as a substitute. By the main story, he is an established TZG player; a teammate refers to him as a world champion, and commentators use him as a benchmark when discussing another promising all-rounder 19 20 23.

Appearance

• Build: Normally does not look fat, but has soft, pale flesh rather than Yan Zhun’s athletic definition 22.
• Height: Shorter than Yan Zhun; resting an elbow on his shoulder requires Lin Xuhuan to raise his arm awkwardly 22.
• Hair: Wore his hair very short in photographs from his early career 19 20.
• Public attire: Goes out wearing a mask and cap because of his public profile 18.

Personality

Lin Xuhuan is loud, sociable, and almost constantly talking. Streaming suits him because his audience gives him people to converse with; his fans complain about his chatter while continuing to send gifts. His coach also criticizes his habit of running his mouth on stream 16 29 32.

He is boastful and competitive, whether defending his AK skills, demanding equal access to loot, or challenging a teammate to a tile-matching duel. Despite making plenty of noise about losing, he accepts the agreed penalty after being defeated three rounds in a row 19 32.

His loyalty is more practical than his banter might suggest. He intervenes when a shop tries to overcharge Pei Ran, arranges a trustworthy repair, and rushes to the hospital after Yan Zhun is injured. However, he is slow to recognize romantic signals: he repeatedly assumes Yan Zhun is pursuing a woman, even after Yan Zhun explicitly says he likes men 13 17 18 22 28 29.

Abilities & Skills

Competitive PUBG

An accomplished professional whose ability is acknowledged even by Yan Zhun, who rates a highly praised rival below him 23.

• Terrain preparation: Practices a particular area over several nights before successfully fighting there in competition 23.
• AK recoil control: Claims that only Yan Zhun surpasses him with the AK and offers to teach Pei Ran recoil control using a 4× scope. His viewers tease him about the claim, but he later wins a match using the weapon 31 32 35.
• Combat communication: Gives teammates enemy positions and status information, including an opponent’s location behind a tree and likely healing activity 40.
• Limitations against Yan Zhun: Is repeatedly eliminated by him during custom scrims, including encounters in which Lin Xuhuan has numerical support 20.

Streaming and Fan Engagement

Lin Xuhuan combines professional play with frequent audience interaction 12 32.

• Thanks viewers for gifts, answers questions, and promotes Yan Zhun’s gameplay to his audience 12.
• Defends Yan Zhun against cheating accusations, citing their extensive experience playing together in person 12.
• Has a Weibo following ranked among the top three in esports, making him attractive to advertisers 27.
• Receives birthday messages, cash gifts, and commissioned fan art from supporters 27.
• Can fall behind on required streaming hours, prompting lectures from his coach 14.

Relationships

• Yan Zhun — Longtime friend, former fellow youth trainee, and eventual TZG teammate. Lin Xuhuan calls him “bro,” repeatedly tries to draw him back into professional play, and openly praises his skill. Their friendship includes frequent insults and teasing, but Lin Xuhuan becomes genuinely anxious about his health and injuries 10 12 18 26 29 40.
• Pei Ran — Gaming friend whom he affectionately calls “Ran Baby,” borrowing from Pei Ran’s gaming ID. He helps repair Pei Ran’s computer, regularly invites him to the base and meals, and offers to teach him recoil control. Pei Ran also draws a commissioned portrait of him for a fan 17 18 19 20 31.
• TZG’s assaulter — Close teammate and frequent sparring partner in arguments and games. They exchange insults, make wagers, and discuss Lin Xuhuan’s discovery that Yan Zhun and Pei Ran are dating 19 27 37.
• Coach Yong — Coach and part of Lin Xuhuan’s chosen family at TZG. He monitors Lin Xuhuan’s streaming obligations, enforces smoking fines, and brings Yan Zhun into practice to curb the players’ overconfidence 14 16 18 19 37.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Bringing Yan Zhun Back to TZG

• Tells Yan Zhun that footage of his gaming-companion session has gone viral and asks why he chose that work over professional esports 10.
• Invites him to scrims and repeatedly encourages him to spend time at the base 10 13 16.
• Initially estimates that Yan Zhun could charge two hundred yuan an hour, then is astonished to learn that Pei Ran pays only twenty despite receiving unusually attentive treatment 16 18.

Befriending Pei Ran

• Recognizes Pei Ran’s voice at a computer shop and angrily removes his laptop after hearing a quotation of three or four thousand yuan for a keyboard replacement 17.
• Takes the computer to TZG’s technician and invites Pei Ran to collect it at the team house 18 19.
• Mistakes old reference photographs on Pei Ran’s phone for evidence of devoted fandom. Pei Ran later explains that a fan commissioned a drawing of Lin Xuhuan for eight hundred yuan 19 20.
• Helps Yan Zhun invite Pei Ran to basketball and backs up Yan Zhun’s dinner invitation when Luo Qingshan tries to get Pei Ran alone 21 22.

Birthday Celebration and Hospital Visit

Lin Xuhuan celebrates his birthday at the team house during competition season. While browsing birthday messages, he discovers the fan-commissioned portrait of himself, follows the artist’s account, and finds Pei Ran’s drawing of Yan Zhun. He and the team discuss the resemblance without realizing the artist is sitting with them 27.

After Yan Zhun fights Luo Qingshan, Lin Xuhuan accompanies the coach to the hospital and travels there with Pei Ran. Worried that Pei Ran has come for his ex-boyfriend, he tries to prevent an awkward confrontation. His concern repeatedly interrupts Yan Zhun’s attempts to speak privately with Pei Ran 28 29.

Discovering Yan Zhun and Pei Ran’s Relationship

• Dismisses viewers’ suggestions that Yan Zhun and Pei Ran are romantically involved, then begins reconsidering after Yan Zhun ignores his offered attachment to collect the same item from Pei Ran 32.
• Tries to investigate Yan Zhun’s new partner through Pei Ran’s messages, unaware that Yan Zhun is answering from Pei Ran’s phone 34.
• Finally catches them kissing on neighboring balconies while he is hanging up underwear 36.
• Tells the assaulter what he witnessed, allowing the news to spread through TZG. Although shocked that Yan Zhun likes men, he admits that Pei Ran being his partner is not particularly surprising 37.

Notable Quotes

“Aside from my bro, I've never seen anyone better with an AK than me.” 32

“Fuck you, my dynamic vision is number one in the world! And they were just standing there, not moving at all!!!”
— Insisting that he clearly saw Yan Zhun and Pei Ran kissing 37

Trivia

• Usually wakes at two or three in the afternoon and stays awake until dawn 26.
• Uses an alternate Weibo account to follow female idols 19.
• Does not order a birthday cake during the story because the previous year’s cake was smeared on his face before he could eat any 27.