Shi Mian used to be a proud young master, but now he's a broke man with a terrible personality.
His own father killed his mother, then took Shi Mian's gland to give to the son of his mistress. Shi Mian retaliated by getting him a life sentence in prison.
The Shi family fell into ruin overnight. People he'd wronged and people he hadn't all kicked him while he was down, or eyed the family fortune with ambition.
From a life of ease to shouldering enormous debts, a defective Alpha with a missing gland and an out-of-control heat seems easy to hold in the palm of one's hand.
*
In high school, Shi Mian had a sworn enemy. They could barely be in the same room without glaring at each other and picking a fight.
Because his family was rich, Shi Mian liked to humiliate his rival with money. The more anger and resentment he saw in his rival's eyes, the better he felt.
Years later, however, the Shi family was bankrupt and buried in debt, while Qin Yuyuan returned to S City with a degree from a prestigious university and a career as a corporate executive.
When they meet again, the once-proud young master is forced by financial need to apply for a job with a stack of resumes, only to find an unexpected face among the interviewers.
His old enemy, whom he'd once tormented, finally breaks into a devilish smile. “Your assignment is to use everything you've learned in your life to praise me and make me feel your sincerity.”
Shi Mian: “…”
*
When Qin Yuyuan learns that Shi Mian's family has fallen on hard times, he arranges a transfer from the head office in the capital to the S City branch.
He personally interviews Shi Mian and hires him as his personal assistant, making him tie his ties and choose his clothes for formal events.
He wants Shi Mian to honor the promise he once made to “marry” him.
[Highlights]
1. Alpha x Alpha romance, a proud young master fallen on hard times x an elite former rival who has risen to success.
2. The leads receive a reasonable amount of special treatment, but the author is wary of either one-sided love or love that isn't equally returned, so either possibility could be a warning. QAQ
*2025.9.2
Theme: What is the meaning of life?
The Dutiful Husband Forced into a Restriction Novel
Lingering Warmth [Marriage Before Love]
A Relationship of Favoritism
The Broken Beauty of the Beautiful, Strong, and Wretched
The Overbearing CEO Lost His Memory Before Our Divorce by Agreement
The Sweet Boy 1 and the Cool Guy 0
The Beauty Top Who Takes What He Wants