Why Is Secretary He So Clueless?

[Ultra-unflappable bottom vs. carefree, teary-eyed young CEO] Both are sexually inexperienced

[Younger top / melodrama / love rivals / flamboyant rich second-generation]

He Xu had put in three years at the Xie Group headquarters and hoped to work another two before becoming the chairman's secretary. Instead, he was transferred to work for the new Young Master Xie.

He was instantly drained of all energy, as if the world had gone back to square one. If the Xie Group didn't offer such good benefits, he would have quit.

Quite a few colleagues looked at He Xu with pity, thinking he should buy some pomelo leaves to ward off bad luck.

Everyone knew Xie Yuhuai was President Xie's youngest son, spoiled without limits and beyond anyone's control. He had even wanted to break into show business and become an actor, but was dragged into the Xie Group instead. As long as he stayed, they could stick him in a flowerpot for all they cared.

It couldn't be helped. He was paying He Xu, so He Xu had to do what he said.

He Xu had to teach him everything bit by bit. Young Master Xie knew nothing, and was utterly clueless about managing a company. The Xie Group didn't want him to remain an ignorant wastrel, either.

A lot of things had to be explained to him over and over again.

As Xie Yuhuai listened to He Xu explain the company's business plan, he couldn't take in a word. Every so often, he would glance at He Xu's mouth and wonder how it would feel to kiss him.

That was all he could think about. Who had time to listen to a business plan? He'd heard this stuff to death already.

Besides, none of these plans had anything new to offer.

He Xu sometimes found Xie Yuhuai rather strange.

Xie Yuhuai would occasionally touch his own lips for no apparent reason. He Xu didn't know what he was up to. Was he mocking him for having a canker sore?

When He Xu was reading documents, Xie Yuhuai would silently stand behind him, point out what he thought was wrong right by his ear, and then blow on it, making it itch. Was he just picking a fight for no reason?

During meetings, he was always trying to brush He Xu's lower leg with his own. His leather shoe would graze He Xu's trouser leg, leaving dust on it. If anyone noticed, he would immediately say, "Sorry. It's a bit cramped here."

He Xu got promoted from secretary to personal secretary.

He really wanted to know: did being a personal secretary mean he had to live at his boss's house? And in the same bed?

When Xie Yuhuai heard the question, he replied seriously, his tone laced with displeasure. "Isn't that what a personal secretary does? Otherwise, why call it personal? Secretary He, you've been doing this for so long. You don't even know something this basic? You're very unprofessional."

"Put more effort into your work instead of your boyfriend." His tone could only be called cutting. As he turned away, his eyes were already red.

Knowing the person he liked had a boyfriend made him want to cry.

He Xu: "..."

They'd been broken up for ages! Ages!

He had even been the one to make the breakup happen. Why was Xie Yuhuai acting like the tragic lead in a romance drama?

Later, Xie Yuhuai took the words "personal secretary" to heart. He pulled He Xu close and bit his ear, tightening his grip the more wronged he felt. "Secretary He, has your ex-boyfriend ever been here?"

"Am I the only one who gets to come here? Am I a hundred times better than your ex? Can I make you happier?"

He Xu: ...So annoying. He's jealous again for no reason.

After his family arranged for him to join the Xie Group, Xie Yuhuai saw He Xu and his eyes lit up. Damn it! How had he not known He Xu worked at the Xie Group?

Every day, he thought about how he could kiss He Xu, sleep with him, and make him fall in love.

He realized He Xu was a block of wood, and it drove him crazy.

Wait, could he really not tell that Xie Yuhuai liked him?

Then he found out He Xu had a boyfriend, and went completely berserk at home. The whole Xie family watched him raging helplessly and thought he'd given up on acting to become a rapper. They were already used to it.

Xie Yuhuai: "My beloved belongs by my side. I think nobody else loves him enough. He was meant to fall in love with me. He's just been led astray by some bastard. I'm helping him see what a piece of trash that guy really is."

Reading guide: Old-school melodrama, with plenty of angst and romantic tension. Younger green-tea top, secretly in love, pretending to be a fool while hiding his cunning. The top cries a lot around his family.

Coming next: [Everyone's Favorite Cool, Cute Beta vs. Arrogant, Godlike Alpha]

Glitchy NPC vs. stubborn guy

Everyone knows that Betas are ordinary people. They have no pheromones and a weak perception of the world, making them easy to overlook on the planet of Karlkai.

Li Zhuo's self-awareness awakened. He was a background Beta in an old-school restricted novel, with barely any information about him.

The book was about a group of top-tier, godlike Alphas at an elite academy who toyed with a delicate, soft Omega in every way, before forcing him into a super-melodramatic 1VN relationship.

Li Zhuo didn't really understand the premise. He had no idea what Alpha, Beta, and Omega meant.

He didn't know anything about those terms. All he knew were sin, cos, and tan.

Every day, he treated the melodramatic drama between these godlike Alphas and the poor Omega like a trashy prime-time TV show.

He was so inconspicuous that hardly anyone noticed him.

Life was dull, and the only thing that livened it up was watching the drama.

He didn't know if it was because he laughed too much, but something in his life started to feel off.

"Li Zhuo, I like you. I know you're a Beta, but you always smile when you see me. Doesn't that prove you like me?" A bashful Omega stood before Li Zhuo, speaking with a blissful expression, as if already imagining their beautiful future together.

Li Zhuo took a long moment to react, then gave a bitter smile. "Actually, I don't like Omegas."

Two days after turning him down, another confession came.

"Li Zhuo, I like you. I know you don't like Omegas. Good thing I'm an Alpha, so I can make you feel safe."

Then that didn't seem right either...

After a long pause, Li Zhuo said, "Actually... I don't think I like Alphas either." This time, his smile was even more rueful.

More and more people started liking Li Zhuo. They all wanted to get close to him, to stand by his side, no matter what their status was.

But he didn't want any of this. Couldn't he just live quietly as a Beta?

The commotion around Li Zhuo caught the attention of a number of top-tier, godlike Alphas. This sort of trivial love drama was beneath their notice.

But one man at the head of the group saw Li Zhuo, his eyes shifted, and a smile unconsciously curled his lips.

Li Zhuo had no interest in any of these confessions. He didn't expect a top-tier Alpha to approach him, looking down at him with an arrogant tone. "I can cover for you and get rid of these annoying ants."

Li Zhuo asked, "What's the payment?" Dealing with these godlike Alphas couldn't be that simple. This guy seemed to be a main character in the central plot.

Refusing him would be the same as offending the entire group of godlike Alphas. He wouldn't have a good ending either.

The top-tier Alpha gave Li Zhuo a cold look. "Your payment is to please me." In his usual arrogant tone, he added, "Don't worry. I would never fall for an ordinary-looking Beta."

Li Zhuo didn't really understand this guy's way of thinking, but he knew it wouldn't hurt him. His life really did become much more peaceful.

Later, Li Zhuo got out of the soft silk bed and threw a pillow at the top-tier Alpha's face. "Were you after me from the beginning?" His neck was covered in kiss marks, and his waist hurt so badly he could barely sit up.

"Of course. From the moment I first saw you, I was already thinking about today." He picked up the pillow from the floor. "Looks like you still have energy. I didn't satisfy you, did I?"

He shook his head and walked over to Li Zhuo, speaking in a lazy, nonchalant tone. "I knew you couldn't stay away from me for even a moment."

Quan Rongqing was used to being above everyone else. He regarded Betas, Omegas, and even low-ranking Alphas as inferior.

But the instant he saw Li Zhuo, he smelled the pheromones other people had talked about: an unfamiliar fragrance that seemed to seduce him whenever Li Zhuo was near.

But how could someone as haughty as him fall for a Beta? The very thought was laughable.

As more and more nobodies crowded around Li Zhuo, honestly, he was only a little (one hundred million percent) jealous. But it was fine.

He had seen Li Zhuo long, long ago. As a background character, Li Zhuo would sometimes glitch and drop frames. He had no awareness of his own and repeated the same things over and over in an endless loop.

He didn't like this world either. They were all characters with predetermined roles.

But when he saw Li Zhuo's clear, bright eyes and smelled that intoxicating scent, his glitches became less frequent. It felt as if something had changed.

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