He's a Professional Lackey

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[Greedy, stingy, bootlicking bottom vs. moody benefactor top]

As a professional bootlicker, Fang Yuan followed one principle to the letter: he went wherever the money was.

Whoever paid the most got his complete devotion, sweet words, and eager service. That was how he thrived in the circle of rich young heirs.

Until the eldest young master of the Lu family came looking for him.

Facing the handsome and wealthy Lu Heng, Fang Yuan smiled ingratiatingly. "What can I do for you, Young Master Lu?"

Lu Heng: "I hear you're good at being a simp?"

Fang Yuan politely corrected him. "A lackey."

Lu Heng opened a box full of cash. "Same thing."

Fang Yuan immediately rubbed his hands together like a fly. "Same thing, same thing. You're absolutely right."

Lu Heng was generous, but his moods were unpredictable, like a lunatic.

Fortunately, Fang Yuan was a lackey with professional integrity. He went to great lengths to figure out Lu Heng's moods, and got better and better at serving him.

Just as he was thinking that serving only Young Master Lu might not be so bad, he overheard those rich heirs treating his old crush, Song Jingran, as a topic of conversation.

It turned out Lu Heng had sought him out because of a bet: who could make Fang Yuan fall for someone else?

Fang Yuan hid in a corner, rubbing his chin. He wondered how everyone knew about his secret crush, while silently cursing those losers. Even if they threw themselves at him, he wouldn't want them!

Then his gaze shifted to the person in the middle, and he tamped down the strange feeling in his heart. After all, he was paid to do a job. The biggest taboo in their line of work was catching real feelings.

The next second, Lu Heng's thin lips parted. "Did I ever say I'd make a bet with you?"

Fang Yuan barely stopped himself from stepping forward, his heart pounding wildly.

Lu Heng added, "If you kick a dog, you should look at its owner. I don't want to hear you talking about him again."

Hearing that, Fang Yuan clenched the fist he'd just relaxed.

He knew it! There was no way he could fall for Lu Heng!

Bonus scene:

Fang Yuan, thinking of running away, was blocked at the door.

Lu Heng gave him a faintly amused look. "Take off your clothes."

Fang Yuan covered his chest. "Boss, just because I'm greedy for money doesn't mean I'll take every kind of offer!"

Lu Heng snorted and pulled open Fang Yuan's school uniform jacket. Diamonds, jewelry, and luxury car keys tumbled out. "If you don't want to do the job, you should give all the money back, Fang."

Looking at the little stash he'd had confiscated, Fang Yuan shed two broad, noodle-like streams of tears. "I'll do it, I'll do it! Isn't that enough?"

[Reading Guide]

1. The bottom likes the second male lead at first. The top has no past relationships, and the bottom is a virgin. Bickering enemies-to-lovers.

2. The bottom has no limits or shame, is cheeky and shameless, and doesn't take things seriously. The top will rap him on the head or kick him (with controlled force). Don't read if that bothers you.

3. Set in a private school. Please don't confuse it with real life!

--Pre-release: Slap the Main Cast Silly After Transmigrating into an Angsty Novel--

[Hot-tempered, never-takes-abuse bottom vs. cold outside, warm inside, stern fatherly top]

Jian Yiyang died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into a melodramatic novel, becoming a villainous cannon-fodder character who shared his name.

The novel featured a bunch of popular tropes: the real and fake young masters, one bottom with multiple tops, physical and emotional torment, and the groveling chase after a breakup.

As the real young master who had only been brought home after years away, Jian Yiyang served as a foil to the fake young master, the protagonist bottom. He was ignored at home and ostracized at school.

His family's longtime friend was the restrained top number one, his gentle upperclassman was the scheming top number two, and his arranged-marriage partner was the cheerful top number three.

While the protagonists were caught up in a tangled love-hate relationship, Jian Yiyang played the scapegoat, fall guy, and catalyst.

In the end, he was forced to turn evil and met a tragic death.

After finishing the original novel, Jian Yiyang slammed the book down in fury. What kind of angsty story was this? Was he the only one who got tormented?

This was too much!

He'd already died once. He swore he'd vent all the anger he'd bottled up while being treated like a workhorse in his previous life.

System: "Host, don't do anything reckless!"

Jian Yiyang: "You have two choices: send me off to be reborn, or get out of my way."

System: "..."

*

Jian Yiyang forcefully reclaimed the room that belonged to him, immediately sent a breakup text to the upperclassman who'd been using him as a cover, and happily went to the engagement banquet when he learned his arranged-marriage partner planned to publicly call off the engagement.

His longtime friend: "Yiyang, if you don't want to stay in your current room, you can switch to another one. Why do you have to take Ningning's? I didn't know you were so selfish. I'm so disappointed in you."

Jian Yiyang slapped him with his right hand. "Disappointed, my ass. Don't act generous with someone else's things. What makes you think you get to decide what happens to mine?"

Gentle upperclassman: "Yangyang, there's nothing going on between me and Ningning. I don't mind that you're engaged to someone else either. Can you stop making a scene? You're making yourself look awful."

Jian Yiyang slapped him with his left hand. "You shameless bastard. You knew I was engaged and still tried to seduce me. Do me a favor and take a good look at yourself in the mirror. Who's the one making himself look awful?"

Arranged-marriage partner: "Jian Yiyang, this has nothing to do with Ningning. I'm the one who doesn't like you. You can't force a melon to be sweet, so stop clinging to me."

Jian Yiyang swung his arm and slapped him. "You've got some nerve. What makes you think I'm clinging to you? Narcissism is an illness. Go get treated."

After dealing with the several top leads one by one, Jian Yiyang felt refreshed. Turning around, he saw a distinguished-looking man frowning at him.

Jian Yiyang recognized him: his former fiance's maternal uncle, the head of the Qi family, a character only mentioned in passing in the book. He immediately snapped, "What are you looking at? Keep staring and I'll hit you too!"

But the man said disapprovingly, "Doesn't your hand hurt? You should use a tool."

Before long, word spread that the young master of the Jian family had undergone a dramatic change in temperament and might be possessed.

The explosive news that the Qi and Jian families were joining together in marriage spread along with it.

The System, basking in the glory of its new Host: "Before I met you, I was choosing Hosts completely blind!"

Theme: Live life on your own terms