Crossing the Line

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Black-bellied top x flirtatious bottom | Workplace power games + mutual scheming | He really did become the bottom for love, and he really does train his dog | The ex's pursuit after heartbreak | Faux taboo

"You taught me how to love, but not how to keep you."

"Then learn," Jiang Yubai said with a soft laugh. "Spend a lifetime learning."

Important, important‼️ Jiang Yubai isn't married. It was an excuse to fend off sexual harassment at work, but eventually the story spread too widely for him to explain it away‼️

A melodramatic story with a warm emotional tone, full of grown-ups playing push and pull. Some angst, so come on in if you can handle it❗️

Blurb:

At a class reunion, a former classmate raised his glass and mocked him. "Director Jiang, how did you end up like this? Where's that mysterious husband of yours overseas?"

Jiang Yubai smiled and downed a glass as punishment.

Outside the private room, Liang Xuyue had heard everything from the crack in the door. He beckoned a waiter over. "Bring the most expensive bottle. Put it on Mr. Wang's tab."

He thought Liang was standing up for him.

It wasn't until he saw the draft of the marketing plan that had ruined his career on Liang Xuyue's computer that he understood.

"Liang Xuyue." Jiang Yubai flung the evidence at him, his voice so soft it seemed about to break. "How long have you been deceiving me?"

Liang Xuyue grabbed his wrist and kissed him. "Since the day you said, 'What a coincidence.'"

You thought you were making careful moves, but you'd been caught in his trap from the start.

A flirtatious director becomes the bottom for love? Sorry, in this game, you don't get to decide who is the hunter and who is the prey.

Little Scene

One night, Jiang Yubai worked overtime until the early hours. When the elevator doors opened, he ran into Liang Xuyue.

The other man's shirt was unbuttoned, his tie hung loose, and he smelled of alcohol.

"Teacher Jiang." Liang Xuyue cornered him against the wall, his breath hot. "Li Wei said you have a husband."

Jiang Yubai looked up, hooked a finger in his tie, and tugged him closer, his breath brushing Liang's ear. "So are you... trying to seduce a married man right now?"

Liang Xuyue's gaze darkened. He lowered his head and kissed him, his voice so hoarse it was barely recognizable. "So are we just having an affair now?"

"Yes."

Only later did Jiang Yubai find out that Liang Xuyue hadn't been drunk that night at all.

The loss of control he'd acted out for him was the most skillful kind of hunt.

This game is a wager on the heart.

And I'm going all in.

Reading Guide:

1. Be sure to read the official version on Jinjiang.

2. The full story is already written, so read with confidence.

3. Melodrama, old-school style, and the top is a virgin.

Theme: Live positively and work hard!