My Archrival Pays 500 an Hour

※ My next book is Don’t Rush, I’ll Pursue My Crush at My Own Pace. Please add it to your favorites! Young Master Chi Yun was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. A spoiled rich kid through and through, he had money, was pampered, and had a nasty temper. His family sent him overseas to study at an early age. Even abroad, he could have anything he wanted. His life was so good that one word, “great,” barely did it justice. The only thing that bothered him was how much he hated Lu Xiao. Chi Yun couldn’t help picking a fight with Lu Xiao, and they got into a brawl. Chi Yun lost badly. The next day, he saw Lu Xiao working at a bar. He heard Lu Xiao’s family had cut him off ages ago, and now he had to work ten jobs a day. Chi Yun scoffed, thinking, Why would a broke loser come overseas to study? Intent on humiliating Lu Xiao, Chi Yun told the manager, “I want to hire him!” The manager looked troubled. This was a respectable bar. Chi Yun slipped the manager a few big bills, then taunted Lu Xiao. “Five hundred an hour.” “...Dollars.” Lu Xiao was good at swallowing his pride when he had to. For the money, he agreed. “Fine.” - Chi Yun had meant to get even and humiliate Lu Xiao good and proper, but once again, he was the one who got bullied. Damn Lu Xiao, he made him hurt all over, even worse than after their fight! The most infuriating part was that the next day, Lu Xiao actually had the nerve to ask him for money. Chi Yun gritted his teeth, pulled out a few green bills, and threw them in Lu Xiao’s face. “That’s all you’re worth.” The money scattered across the floor. Lu Xiao picked it up, counted it, and said there wasn’t enough. “Five hundred an hour,” Lu Xiao said. “You owe me three thousand.” Chi Yun had never met anyone so shameless. He couldn’t help cursing, “What, are you made of gold?” Lu Xiao grabbed him. “Trying to stiff me?” “...” Unable to save face, Chi Yun threw his wallet at Lu Xiao’s chest and snapped, “Keep the change!” - After Chi Yun went home, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He decided to regroup and try again. This time, he was determined to teach Lu Xiao a lesson. He tried again, failed, and tried again. He tried over and over, and still hadn’t won once. In the end... Chi Yun lay on Lu Xiao’s shabby bed, staring blankly at a bracelet worth three thousand dollars. It was a cheap thing Lu Xiao had bought him by scrimping and saving, saying it was a token of their love. It finally dawned on Chi Yun: Fuck, how did I end up dating this broke-ass guy?! 1. It really is a respectable bar. The gong works there, while the shou just talks big. Neither of them actually has any experience. ( 2. The gong is genuinely broke early on and will do anything to make money. 3. This story is set in a fictional world, and all place names are made up. My next book, Don’t Rush, I’ll Pursue My Crush at My Own Pace. Please add it to your favorites! Blurb: Wen Jue excitedly told his friend that he’d made major progress in pursuing his crush. His friend didn’t believe him. He knew Wen Jue was shy and slow to warm up. After “pursuing” Wen Yue for a month, he was still at the stage of deliberately walking by and sneaking a couple of glances. Wen Jue: “I went to the basketball court and watched him play, out in the open.” Wen Jue: “And I asked for his WeChat myself.” His friend was impressed. “You got his WeChat?! Wen Yue’s?!” Wen Jue: “His friend’s.” His friend: “.” - Wen Jue added Wen Yue’s roommate on WeChat, hoping to fish for information about Wen Yue indirectly. The roommate was great in every way, except that he said some strange things. The first message he sent after they added each other was: [Sorry, I already like someone] Wen Jue: [Uh, don’t get the wrong idea. I like someone too] Roommate: [Who do you like?] Wen Jue: [Wen Yue] Ten minutes later, the roommate replied: [Easy. I’ll help you] - With Wen Yue’s roommate’s help, Wen Jue made lightning-fast progress pursuing his crush. Wen Jue wanted to thank the roommate, but kept hitting a wall. Wen Jue: [I’m bringing Wen Yue a drink tomorrow. I can bring one for you too. What do you like?] Roommate: [No need. I don’t like drinking water] Roommate: [Just bring one for him] Wen Jue: [I made too many cookies for Wen Yue. Want some?] Roommate: [No need, he can eat them all] Roommate: [Didn’t you say you made them for him?] Roommate: [How can anyone else have them besides him?] Wen Jue: [I’m going hiking with Wen Yue today. I also bought you a lucky charm. It’s supposed to be really effective] Roommate: [No need] Roommate: [You’re going out with him and picking out a lucky charm for another man?] - Persistence paid off, and Wen Jue and Wen Yue finally got together. Wen Jue went to find Wen Yue’s roommate and thank him in person. But Wen Yue’s roommate said strangely, “You didn’t know? Wen Yue took my alt account from me ages ago.” Wen Jue: “!” Then the person who’d been helping him pursue his crush all this time was...? Aaaaaah, how could this happen! Theme: A gentleman earns his wealth the proper way