Office Workers Aren't Allowed to Write CEO Romances

Li Fubai is an ordinary corporate drone.

He starts work at eight and finishes at nine, commuting by subway. His monthly salary is four thousand, and all his overtime is unpaid. Once he takes on a mortgage, half a lifetime of savings disappears in an instant.

"I can't just live on my salary," Li Fubai said, patting his head. He figured writing brainless wish-fulfillment novels might work.

After surveying the lower-end market, Li Fubai turned around and started writing CEO romance.

He wrote 300,000 words, earned three cents a day, and had a comment section so dead it could freeze you to death.

No matter. Even a mosquito is meat.

A newcomer starting out with no readers was normal. He was still hoping his novel would take off once it was finished.

Li Fubai was very optimistic.

*

Lu Guanfu is an ordinary domineering CEO.

He comes from a wealthy family and has succeeded in business. He can set his own hours, has countless savings, attends high-society gatherings, and has a thriving business empire. Everything goes smoothly.

But lately, something about his life has been off.

For example, at seven in the morning, after finishing his workout and shower, he was about to sit down elegantly at the dining table and enjoy a balanced breakfast.

The next second, he inexplicably rushed downstairs to buy soy milk and fried dough sticks from a roadside stall, then squeezed into a sardine-can subway car to clock in at the office.

Lu Guanfu: "?"

For example, at noon, he had just finished work and was about to enjoy a comfortable thirty-minute nap to recharge.

The next second, he was pedaling a shared bike so hard sparks seemed to fly, rushing to the market to snatch up discounted vegetables.

Lu Guanfu: "..."

For example, at eleven at night, he finished reading a classic and was preparing to turn off the lights and rest.

The next second, he sprang out of bed like a carp and turned on his computer to check the data.

As he stayed up late tapping away at the keyboard, Lu Guanfu gritted his teeth. "Who on earth is controlling my life?!"

They'd better not let him catch them!

*

It wasn't until Lu Guanfu happened to read a godawful novel that he figured it out.

The author was writing about the life of a domineering CEO.

Lu Guanfu casually flipped through it, and his eyes started to hurt.

What kind of garbage was this?

Whose idea of a CEO's commute was taking the subway and riding a fancy shared bike?

? Wait, something wasn't right.

*

Li Fubai had been in a great mood lately. His ignored novel finally had a real, live reader leaving comments.

Even if the comments were insulting him.

The reader followed the serial, cursing him in every single chapter.

But who cared? Hahahahahaha! After being on his own for so long, even getting cursed at in the comments felt great!

Li Fubai humbly asked for advice and eagerly made revisions.

So CEOs didn't have to clock in on time. That meant they could drive without worrying about rush-hour traffic.

The next day, Lu Guanfu finally didn't have to cram onto the subway. He was getting ready to attend a pleasant evening banquet.

Then he looked down at the BYD car keys in his hand. "..."

Bonus Scene:

At last, Lu Guanfu caught the little author. At the end of his patience, he pinned him against the floor-to-ceiling window in the CEO's office, gripping his pale, slender neck.

"Look carefully. This is what a CEO's office looks like. We're on the thirtieth floor. I can't hear anyone downstairs yelling, 'Don't bully a poor young man.'"

Li Fubai muttered under his breath, "Then how's the story supposed to be satisfying..."

Lu Guanfu narrowed his eyes dangerously. "What did you say?"

"Nothing, nothing!"

He was going to write it anyway!

He'd finally started earning three yuan a day!

Nothing could wear down an author's iron will!

[Stubbornly optimistic, weedy corporate drone bottom x perpetually unlucky CEO top]

Reader's Guide:

0. The author is very poor, just like Fubai. Inflation left the author behind. The CEO's lifestyle is all based on research, and the author can't even understand a bunch of English brand names. Feel free to point out any mistakes.

1. One-on-one romance, both characters' first times, happy ending.

2. A brainless, cheerful, unhinged, absurd story. The author is a beginner, and so is the writing. Read for fun, don't worry about whether the logic makes sense. Leave your brain here: [Brain Storage Area].

3. The source of the bottom's name: "One who does not drain his cup shall be given a large white cup."

Theme: Break free from hardship and grow toward the light.