Bai Jin woke up to find himself transmigrated to the underworld.
Other people who transmigrate become princes and nobles, heroes of troubled times, geniuses blessed by heaven... At the very least, they have some complicated and extraordinary backstory.
But Bai Jin was a lonely ghost from the start.
It was bad enough that he died as soon as he got here, but why did he still have to work after becoming a ghost and arriving in the underworld?!
Under the System's guidance, Bai Jin became a deeply resentful wage-slave ghost working for the Ghost King. Every day, he had to deal with his boss's intense, capitalist air of evil, while secretly working as a spy to complete the System's missions.
Having to work for a capitalist after turning into a ghost was bad enough. His coworkers weren't any good either!
Especially Xie Lin!
Bai Jin really hated Xie Lin.
In Bai Jin's opinion, it took real talent for a ghost to be so annoying even though he was rarely seen, like a dragon that shows its head but not its tail.
According to Bai Jin's record of grievances, Xie Lin was guilty of the following:
When Bai Jin was assigned a job, he unexpectedly showed up and fought him for the already meager pay. Unforgivable.
During Ghost Festival, when Bai Jin had planned to rest and recuperate, he hauled him off to patrol a peaceful, boring human world and keep doing this pointless job. A heinous crime.
And so on. Every one of these offenses was an ill-fated bond.
Bai Jin had spent every day and night hoping his boss would fall and the underworld would go under, but got no such wish. Instead, news arrived that he'd been exposed as a spy.
As Bai Jin packed his bags and ran for his life, he wondered how furiously the Ghost King would hunt him down.
So when he saw the ghost standing before him, Bai Jin was a little dazed.
A missing ghost had returned.
Xie Lin stood in front of Bai Jin, as expressionless as ever. He simply said, "Come with me."
So I've been caught after all, Bai Jin thought.
Bai Jin had assumed Xie Lin was acting on Shen Yunkai's orders to arrest him. But after bringing him back, Xie Lin secretly held him prisoner and told the Ghost King that he'd already dealt with him.
What was Xie Lin planning?
Was he taking revenge for personal reasons?
Bai Jin scolded him inwardly: What a petty ghost! I haven't even done anything to him!
"The reason I brought you here..." Xie Lin began.
Bai Jin thought: See? Now he's showing his true colors. He's about to get revenge on me...
"...is because I'm in love with you."
Bai Jin froze. After a long moment, he slowly managed one word: "Huh?"
A story about two men secretly falling in love while dealing with their unhinged boss.
A handsome, stoic, emotionally steady man who hides his feelings × an adorable, slow-on-the-uptake, sarcastic beauty
Theme: Love life, love the workplace.
