Why Did You Confess to Me Right When I Went Bankrupt?

My new novel, [Sweetheart, Don't Make Things Too Hard for an Overworked Office Worker], is now out. The blurb is at the very bottom. Feel free to check it out if you're interested.

Wen Jin's family went bankrupt, but how come he looks even better cared for than before, when he was supposed to be left adrift and destitute?!

Chu Fengqin: Thanks for asking. I personally think taking good care of your boyfriend is every man's duty.

Wen Jin's family went bankrupt overnight, and his parents fled overseas with all their money. Faced with astronomical debts, what will become of him?

Chu Fengqin: I bought the debt this afternoon. It's my fault for letting you worry about it.

His childhood friend confesses to him, leaving him in turmoil. They embrace in the rain at night. What should he do?

Chu Fengqin: How about giving me a chance to pursue you?

Ahem, here's the serious blurb:

Wen Jin's family went bankrupt, and he only found out four days later, from the financial news. By then, his parents had already fled overseas, leaving him a chaotic house about to be auctioned off to repay the debt, along with the trophies that lined his walls.

The debt collectors even tracked him down at home. With nowhere left to run, he... ran away!

Seriously, why should he pay back money he never borrowed?

What a bunch of lunatics.

While Wen Jin was wandering around the park, a black car pulled up in front of him.

Men in black: Please come with us.

Wen Jin: ?

The men in black took him to a villa in the suburbs. Wen Jin recognized it as his childhood friend's house at a glance, and sat down without a care in the world.

That is, until his childhood friend came out wearing nothing but a bathrobe, showing off his excellent physique.

Chu Fengqin: I wanted to see you.

Wen Jin: ?

Chu Fengqin bought up all the debt, then tried both seduction and temptation.

Chu Fengqin: Give me a chance to pursue you.

Wen Jin: ?

So by day, they treated each other with polite respect (?), while at night, his childhood friend would sneak kisses. Wen Jin could barely get a word of refusal out before his brain agreed.

Kissing day and night, clinging to each other like a couple, they gradually grew inseparable. Before they knew it, they were already together!

With the team backing him, sponsors had his back; work got postponed, and hotels awaited him. The best equipment recorded his victories, while the crowd cheered, "Wen Jin, you're awesome!"

Chu Fengqin: Will you marry me?

Wen Jin: ?

Sure, why not?

P.S. The fencing information comes from the internet. Don't take it too seriously.

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[Sweetheart, Don't Make Things Too Hard for an Overworked Office Worker]

[Younger man / height difference / mixed-race sweetheart x overworked office worker who looks like he has no sex drive]

Shen Yue is an ordinary, unlucky PR office worker. Every day, all he does is work overtime. Beneath his dark circles, which hang almost down to his chin, and his sexless appearance, is a heart that wants to see the whole world destroyed.

Celebrities with no regard for their personal conduct? Destroy them.

Managers who get too big for their boots? Destroy them.

And anyone who makes him work overtime can go to hell.

Then one day, he started dating a younger, 193-centimeter-tall, broad-shouldered, mixed-race French sweetheart.

World, hold off on ending for a moment. Let him enjoy being in love first.

His sweetheart is Meng He, a nineteen-year-old college student, and the perfect younger boyfriend.

Younger men are great. He's sweet-talking and affectionate, always ready to kiss and cuddle whenever he has a spare moment. He can cook and clean, and his body is incredible. He's the charging station for Shen Yue's miserable life.

The only downside is that Meng He has far too much energy, and he's clingy and childish.

Shen Yue just can't take being worn out every night until his back aches, then having to answer again and again, "Yes, I'll always love you the most."

Especially when he has to get up early for a meeting the next morning.

At last, Shen Yue snaps: Grow up a little, or I won't like you anymore.

He was joking, but Meng He took him seriously. From then on, he wore a slicked-back hairstyle and a suit every day, and drove to pick Shen Yue up after work.

He only chose upscale restaurants for dates, leaving amusement parks and the like behind entirely.

When rain made it impossible to get home, he booked the kind of hotel adults were supposed to book.

Meng He: Ge, am I mature now?

Shen Yue: Good boy. Put me down off the balcony first. I have work tomorrow.

Meng He: No.

As a college student with no financial worries, Meng He probably couldn't understand how important work was to Shen Yue. He took out his bank card and said, "Spend as much as you like. Can't you take today off, Ge?"

Shen Yue didn't take him seriously. He thought, How much money could a college student have?

That was until Shen Yue was caught in the fallout from a celebrity's private actions, and the company was about to fire him and demand astronomical compensation.

Meng He: Ge, my friend's company is hiring. Want to work there?

Shen Yue: Yes! Why wouldn't I take a job that pays?

From then on, Shen Yue's life went as smoothly as could be:

The client approved the proposal, and he got a bonus!

Their project made a major breakthrough, and he got a bonus!

The boss's dog had puppies, and he got a bonus!

He excitedly told Meng He about it, saying how lucky he was.

Meng He smiled and nuzzled his neck. "You're so lucky, Ge. Let me rub off on you."

Just as Shen Yue started to think he could be happy like this for the rest of his life, he saw Meng He sitting at the head of the table at the company annual meeting, listening to his subordinates' reports with a cool expression.

Shen Yue was stunned. What did Meng He mean, he'd simply started a company because Shen Yue couldn't find a job?

*

The gap between their wealth was too great. After thinking it over, Shen Yue decided to break up.

Meng He shoved a black card into his hand and clutched it tightly, refusing to let him go. Choking back tears, he said:

"I'd rather die than break up with you."

Shen Yue couldn't get through to this rich kid who knew nothing about poverty. He tossed the card aside and tried to run.

Meng He: Don't go. Can I leave instead?

Shen Yue: But this is your house.

Watching Meng He walk away with determination, Shen Yue thought they were over. But two days later, when he got home, he saw Meng He's car parked at the gate.

He went inside and stared at the feast laid out on the table, and at Meng, dressed in a suit and posing like a model, lost in thought.

Shen Yue sighed. Grow up a little! I want to break up with you.

Meng He: I refuse!

Theme: Through hard work, you can change your circumstances and get what you want.