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I Can Do It #1
I Can Do It Vol. 1
At just seventeen, blue-haired streamer Jian Rong, alias Soft, had already built a name for himself with his amazing mechanics and even sharper tongue. He's roasted nearly every pro in the scene... exept for one, and if someone so much as says one bad word about them in his stream, he made sure to drop down the ban hammer without hesitation.
That person was Road, the legendary jungler and calm-faced ace of China's top LoL team, as well as Jian Rong's longtime secret idol.
One day, a random email flipped Jian Rong's world upside down, and he suddenly found himself standing on the center stage, shoulder to shoulder with Road.
And while he remained that, trash-talking gaming prodigy who wowed esports fans everywhere, another side of him came out just in front of his idol. That swagger melted away, replaced with flustered cheeks. He said, "I won't run my mouth again. I promise..."
That person was Road, the legendary jungler and calm-faced ace of China's top LoL team, as well as Jian Rong's longtime secret idol.
One day, a random email flipped Jian Rong's world upside down, and he suddenly found himself standing on the center stage, shoulder to shoulder with Road.
And while he remained that, trash-talking gaming prodigy who wowed esports fans everywhere, another side of him came out just in front of his idol. That swagger melted away, replaced with flustered cheeks. He said, "I won't run my mouth again. I promise..."
- GenresLGBT
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Published March 26, 2026
About the author
Jiang Zi Bei
49 books92 followersAssociated Names:
* Jiang Zi Bei (English)
* 酱子贝 / 醬子貝 (Chinese)
* เจี้ยงจื่อเป้ย (Thai)
* Jiang Zi Bei (English)
* 酱子贝 / 醬子貝 (Chinese)
* เจี้ยงจื่อเป้ย (Thai)
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May 18, 2026
“Beat the ones who doubt you, then walk over and shake their hands.”
I went into this only knowing it was an esports danmei, and somehow I ended up swallowing the whole thing up in one sitting. I didn’t take notes while reading, so now everything I want to say is just stuck in my head, which is probably a sign of how much fun I had with it. What surprised me most was how much this book actually dives into the game. It is very League of Legends heavy, and personally, I think having at least some experience with the game makes a huge difference. For me, that was a big part of why I enjoyed it so much. I used to play LoL years ago on Garena when I was still in college, and reading this brought back such a specific kind of nostalgia. I played for years, then life happened, and I stopped. Recently, I downloaded LoL again after getting my old Lenovo laptop back, and I realized I still remembered how everything worked, but I also very clearly suck now. So reading this volume felt weirdly personal and comforting because it was so focused on something I used to love.
Jian Rong was such a fun main character for me. He is rude, arrogant, sharp-tongued, and honestly kind of a menace, but I loved that the story lets him be flawed without trying to soften him too much. He reminded me a little of Ling Meng, so now I’m wondering if this kind of chaotic esports protagonist is a common trope. I also loved how consistent he was. He really cannot help himself, and that made him even funnier to me. Every time he opened his mouth, I felt like I should be annoyed, but I was mostly entertained because his attitude felt so committed. Lu Boyuan was another big reason this worked. I expected him to be the calm person who controls or corrects Jian Rong, but he mostly just tolerates him and spoils him, which I enjoyed so much. The romance is barely there in this volume, but Road indulges Soft in a way that made me raise my eyebrows a few times. It may not be meant to feel that way yet, but it still worked for me. Their dynamic already has such a fun pull because Soft is so loud everywhere else and then suddenly becomes painfully obvious around Road.
The only thing I felt mixed about was the physical presentation. When I first saw the cover, I honestly thought it looked like IvanTill fanfic art. The cover is okay, and I don’t hate it, but I don’t really like the internal illustrations. This is my second Haitang series, and I still haven’t liked the internal illustrations in either one. With the price of their books, I do expect better, especially because illustrated editions naturally make me look forward to the art as part of the reading experience. It didn’t ruin the book for me, but it did make me wish the presentation matched my enjoyment of the actual story more. Still, I’m grateful this was licensed because I had such a good time reading it. It was funny, nostalgic, very game heavy, and carried by a main character who is annoying in the exact way I enjoy. I can see this being less fun for readers who have no interest in LoL, but for me, it hit a very specific soft spot.
Date Read: 2026.05.18
I went into this only knowing it was an esports danmei, and somehow I ended up swallowing the whole thing up in one sitting. I didn’t take notes while reading, so now everything I want to say is just stuck in my head, which is probably a sign of how much fun I had with it. What surprised me most was how much this book actually dives into the game. It is very League of Legends heavy, and personally, I think having at least some experience with the game makes a huge difference. For me, that was a big part of why I enjoyed it so much. I used to play LoL years ago on Garena when I was still in college, and reading this brought back such a specific kind of nostalgia. I played for years, then life happened, and I stopped. Recently, I downloaded LoL again after getting my old Lenovo laptop back, and I realized I still remembered how everything worked, but I also very clearly suck now. So reading this volume felt weirdly personal and comforting because it was so focused on something I used to love.
Jian Rong was such a fun main character for me. He is rude, arrogant, sharp-tongued, and honestly kind of a menace, but I loved that the story lets him be flawed without trying to soften him too much. He reminded me a little of Ling Meng, so now I’m wondering if this kind of chaotic esports protagonist is a common trope. I also loved how consistent he was. He really cannot help himself, and that made him even funnier to me. Every time he opened his mouth, I felt like I should be annoyed, but I was mostly entertained because his attitude felt so committed. Lu Boyuan was another big reason this worked. I expected him to be the calm person who controls or corrects Jian Rong, but he mostly just tolerates him and spoils him, which I enjoyed so much. The romance is barely there in this volume, but Road indulges Soft in a way that made me raise my eyebrows a few times. It may not be meant to feel that way yet, but it still worked for me. Their dynamic already has such a fun pull because Soft is so loud everywhere else and then suddenly becomes painfully obvious around Road.
The only thing I felt mixed about was the physical presentation. When I first saw the cover, I honestly thought it looked like IvanTill fanfic art. The cover is okay, and I don’t hate it, but I don’t really like the internal illustrations. This is my second Haitang series, and I still haven’t liked the internal illustrations in either one. With the price of their books, I do expect better, especially because illustrated editions naturally make me look forward to the art as part of the reading experience. It didn’t ruin the book for me, but it did make me wish the presentation matched my enjoyment of the actual story more. Still, I’m grateful this was licensed because I had such a good time reading it. It was funny, nostalgic, very game heavy, and carried by a main character who is annoying in the exact way I enjoy. I can see this being less fun for readers who have no interest in LoL, but for me, it hit a very specific soft spot.
Date Read: 2026.05.18
October 5, 2026
I love sports anime and esports danmei. Who even am I anymore? But seriously, at this point I will read anything this author writes. I loooooove the way they handle a slow burn. This is a 5 book series and I bet the two MC's won't even consider kissing as an option until book 3 or 4. And I know what you're thinking...how boring, right? It's not!!! I can't put my finger on why the structure works so well for me. Maybe it's because I'm watching Lu Boyuan start to truly care for Jian Rong in a realistic amount of time? There's nothing insta-love about it. It feels gradual and genuine, like you can see Lu Boyuan slowly discover all the things he'll eventually love about Jian Rong. I don't know if I'm explaining it right. It's just so good and I hate that I have to wait for the volumes to come out and then pony up a trillion dollars for each one. For real, though, these books are super expensive but I have to say that Hai Tang Books tries really hard to make the money worth it with cute little stickers and postcards, nice book jackets and metallic edges. So in addition to getting a great story, they look very pretty on my bookshelf.
June 3, 2026
if only this was written a few years later bc i'd pay good money to read soft playing and/or going up against my main 😔
October 12, 2026
If someone had advertised this book to me as "that blue haired little twink on the cover is the biggest shithead alive" I would have picked this book up a lot sooner, and also have book 2 so I could read it next. But alas. Anyways, Soft is hilarious and the cockiest asshole in town, and for good reason. He's an incredible player and shows that he knows his stuff and isn't all talk. I also love Road so much. He kind of gives Lan Zhan energy to me, just with the kind of calm and poised hot and quietly confident thing he has going on. Also there is no way Road doesn't know the rizz and charm he has. Surely he notices how powerfully sexy he is. Effortless swag. God Lu please notice how you are affecting your little blue haired twink fan. Anyhow, overall this book was very fun. It is a modern and a very tame romance so there isn't a ton to talk about on the romance front besides Soft has a huge crush and I hope Road knows. There is a LOT of LOL stuff in this. I mean, that's what the whole book is about. If you aren't at least a general gamer this might be tough for you, and if you don't play LOL or know anything about MOBAs then it will be a lot of new words but it's mostly understandable. I could follow along pretty much fine, but I have a friend who plays MOBAs so I got to talk to him about it to clarify a few things. It also helped to watch a bit of LOL and look up the characters to get an idea of what the boys were playing. I also loved the rest of the team. They're all such fun characters and I love their friends. Genuinely everybody felt interesting and fun to me. Overall this was a super surprise for me and I'm so bummed I don't have my hands on book 2. As soon as it comes back in stock I'm pouncing on it.
June 10, 2026
I liked it. It's funny, while reading it I was getting deja vu. I think I read a fanfic based off it or something because I for sure know I haven't read it before.
June 24, 2026
forever one of my favorite esport danmeis 🤍 Softroad have my heart
May 8, 2026
I had fun with this one! Slow on the relationship progress but I'm used to that and given the age gap I'm fine w it. My biggest struggle with any sports/e-sports books is always how long and convoluted the gameplay can get but this one was a pretty nice middle ground imo.
One thing I SUPER appreciated about the Hai Tang print of this was the glossary at the back of all the LoL terms, lil cultural references, and game maps. SUPER SUPER HELPFUL. Every gaming novel should have to do this, I've play a lot of games but as someone who has never even watched someone play League let alone tried it myself, this was incredibly helpful and nice.
A few typing errors here and there but far less than I'd seen in some of this press's earlier translations so I was happy to see that. A fun read if you're into the e-sports/gaming/livestreaming danmei niche like I am.
One thing I SUPER appreciated about the Hai Tang print of this was the glossary at the back of all the LoL terms, lil cultural references, and game maps. SUPER SUPER HELPFUL. Every gaming novel should have to do this, I've play a lot of games but as someone who has never even watched someone play League let alone tried it myself, this was incredibly helpful and nice.
A few typing errors here and there but far less than I'd seen in some of this press's earlier translations so I was happy to see that. A fun read if you're into the e-sports/gaming/livestreaming danmei niche like I am.
June 5, 2026
4 stars for the story: it's cute, it's fluffy, it's entertaining
but 2 stars for the translation: two proofreaders and an editor are credited but it honestly feels like no one actually did their job when you look at the amount of typos and grammatical errors??
but 2 stars for the translation: two proofreaders and an editor are credited but it honestly feels like no one actually did their job when you look at the amount of typos and grammatical errors??
June 26, 2026
4.5 stars
So happy to read about my pookies again, loving the re-read, this time in the official translation.
The editing could have been better though, there were a fair number of typos and incorrect capitalisations in the book.
So happy to read about my pookies again, loving the re-read, this time in the official translation.
The editing could have been better though, there were a fair number of typos and incorrect capitalisations in the book.
May 12, 2026
Went very different from my expectations. Also there wasn't that much romance
September 17, 2026
4.5 out of 5 stars
April 7, 2026
I went into this not expecting much at all, especially since I’ve never read an esports danmei before but I actually really enjoyed it.
This is a great starting point if you’ve never read anything esports-related. It introduces the gaming world in a way that’s easy to follow, and I even picked up some terminology along the way. I do recommend checking out the glossary before or during reading it really helps you understand the gameplay and team dynamics. Don’t be afraid to go back to it, because it definitely makes the experience smoother.
One thing I liked is that this first volume is very light on romance. You can tell there are hints of a crush, but it’s not the focus yet. Because of that, I feel like even readers who aren’t really into BL could still enjoy this.
The story follows Jian Rong (Soft), a 17-year-old streamer who honestly feels very real for his age. He can be a bit of a troll, but it didn’t bother me because he actually has the skills to back it up, and it fits his personality. He doesn’t come off as fame-driven either it feels more like he genuinely loves gaming and is doing what he can to support himself.
We’re also introduced to Road, the captain of a top team, who clearly has his own backstory that hasn’t been fully explored yet. This first volume feels more like setup, introducing the game, the characters, and the overall environment, so I’m expecting more depth in future volumes.
As for the publishing, I didn’t have any major issues with the reading experience. It was smooth and easy to get through. The art was decent, not my favorite compared to some other releases but honestly, the story carried it enough that I didn’t mind.
Overall, this was a really easy and enjoyable read. If you like gaming or want something modern and character-focused, I’d definitely recommend giving this a try.
I decided to round up to a 5 stars.
This is a great starting point if you’ve never read anything esports-related. It introduces the gaming world in a way that’s easy to follow, and I even picked up some terminology along the way. I do recommend checking out the glossary before or during reading it really helps you understand the gameplay and team dynamics. Don’t be afraid to go back to it, because it definitely makes the experience smoother.
One thing I liked is that this first volume is very light on romance. You can tell there are hints of a crush, but it’s not the focus yet. Because of that, I feel like even readers who aren’t really into BL could still enjoy this.
The story follows Jian Rong (Soft), a 17-year-old streamer who honestly feels very real for his age. He can be a bit of a troll, but it didn’t bother me because he actually has the skills to back it up, and it fits his personality. He doesn’t come off as fame-driven either it feels more like he genuinely loves gaming and is doing what he can to support himself.
We’re also introduced to Road, the captain of a top team, who clearly has his own backstory that hasn’t been fully explored yet. This first volume feels more like setup, introducing the game, the characters, and the overall environment, so I’m expecting more depth in future volumes.
As for the publishing, I didn’t have any major issues with the reading experience. It was smooth and easy to get through. The art was decent, not my favorite compared to some other releases but honestly, the story carried it enough that I didn’t mind.
Overall, this was a really easy and enjoyable read. If you like gaming or want something modern and character-focused, I’d definitely recommend giving this a try.
I decided to round up to a 5 stars.
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