Undercover lackey 1 x haughty young lady 0: Tan Yun x Luo Qing
Just after graduating from university, Tan Yun's parents found her a job.
The boss their parents worked for needed an assistant, and they had thought of her.
Her parents introduced her to the second young lady, who then passed her along to the eldest.
The second young lady told her to go undercover and report on the eldest at every opportunity.
Tan Yun: "...?"
It was her first time going undercover, and she was nervous.
Could she refuse?
The second young lady held her whole family's livelihood (their jobs) in her hands and said no.
*
At their first meeting, the eldest young lady, Luo Qing, was nothing like her name suggested. She had no mercy at all.
Right in front of Tan Yun, she chewed out the person across from her, then told them to get lost.
But she was so beautiful: her red lips gleamed, and her slightly upturned fox eyes brimmed with a chill no one dared meet. The tilt of her eyes could make anyone who fell for her looks swoon.
But even someone that beautiful couldn't be a courage tonic!
Tan Yun could tell her chances of staying were slim. She didn't dare breathe too loudly, and quietly turned around, ready to leave.
She had to make a clean, graceful exit in front of the eldest young lady, so she could tell the second young lady how badly she'd been rejected and shift the blame.
But the eldest young lady still noticed her. "Tan Yun? Come here."
When you're under someone else's roof, you have to bow your head. Tan Yun stood obediently in front of Miss Luo, keeping her head down.
She knew she wasn't Luo Qing's type.
Miss Luo gave her a few strange looks. Her gaze swept over Tan Yun's waist beneath her white shirt, then she hired her.
Luo Qing: "You don't need to go back. I'm efficient, so you'll start work right now."
Tan Yun: ?!
Wait, what was wrong with this picture?
That night, Tan Yun wrote the first line in her assistant's handbook: Miss Luo has a terrible temper (crossed out). She just has high standards.
*
Later, Tan Yun's handbook grew thicker and thicker, shifting from work to Miss Luo herself.
It filled with notes about her:
Miss has a terrible temper (crossed out). She just has high standards.
Miss is sensitive to both cold and heat, and hard to please (crossed out). It seems to be the result of some past trauma.
Miss likes to give me presents after she gets angry.
When Miss gets drunk, she likes to demand hugs. She's as strong as an octopus (crossed out). I'm no pushover either.
Miss's lips are so soft...
Bonus scene:
Seeing that the time was right, the second young lady rubbed her hands together, ready to claim victory.
She called Tan Yun. "How's the plan going?"
Tan Yun looked down at Miss Luo, whose eyes were flushed and whose shoulders were covered in kiss marks. "..."
Miss Luo whispered in her ear, "Go on, tell her. How far have we gotten?"
Tan Yun said nothing and kept her head down, working hard.
Furious, Luo Qing nibbled her ear. "Don't try to avoid reality. You still haven't remembered who I am?"
#SecondYoungLady, don't save me a meal. I'm not coming back#
*Cover art courtesy of my friend Feng Yue Wu Zhu.
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