Splitting the Rent: My Cheapskate Roommate Is a Secret CEO

Lan Fengqing is a workplace ace with both intelligence and emotional intelligence to spare. Driven by rent prices into a shared apartment, she ends up living with Wen Jiaxing, a meticulously put-together, stingy, razor-sharp, sharp-tongued yet thoughtful male colleague from her company. Both are “bottom-rung employees,” saving money by splitting orders, keeping tabs on utilities, and competing fiercely at work. They get along so well they hardly seem like roommates who just met. She thinks they’re all just office workers struggling to get by, until she discovers that when someone hijacks a project, he turns the tables with a casual move; when a rival plays dirty, he quietly wipes them out; and when a manager gives her a hard time, one calm remark from him is enough to make the manager apologize of their own accord. Lan Fengqing gives a cool, amused smile. “There’s a limit to how long you can pretend to be poor, Mr. Wen. How long are you planning to keep it up?” The man leans toward her, unmistakable affection and confidence in his eyes. “Until you’re willing to come home with me.”