Please Don't Covet a Wage Slave

A beautiful, diligent wife who only wants to make money (bottom) x A pure-hearted, tattooed tough guy who excels at convincing himself he's loved (top)

To pay off his debts, Lin Du worked off the books as a restaurant cook by day and made money filming CB videos on his phone at night. Then life proved once and for all that things never turn around for the better; they only go from bad to worse.

At last, his shift was over, and he was about to pack up and make a run for it when someone walked into the restaurant right on the dot.

Lin Du checked the time. It was exactly midnight. "Sir, we've closed."

Yan Chunshen sat down as if it were the most natural thing in the world and rolled up his sleeves, revealing tattoos covering both arms. "It was 11:59 when I came in. You weren't closed yet."

Lin Du kept smiling. "Sir, my shift is over."

Yan Chunshen said nothing.

A few minutes later, Lin Du went to the kitchen to cook.

The customer called the boss, and the boss called to chew him out. "The customer is God. Do you understand? God!"

In the end, Lin Du was the only one still busy in the kitchen after midnight.

He fought the urge to hit someone and finally waited for God to finish eating. He took a cab home, losing fifty yuan in transportation costs. He couldn't take it anymore. He was quitting.

But, for once, he hadn't even quit his old job before a new one was offered to him.

Yan Chunshen tossed him a business card. "If you're interested, you can apply to be my private chef."

Believing that if he didn't take his enemy's money, someone else would, Lin Du applied.

His boss was demanding, but the salary was great. He could be sharp-tongued, but that was as far as it went. He even took Lin Du out for fun, held his hand, and gently embraced him...

Maybe... things really were turning around?

Yan Chunshen: Lin Du, you accept everything I do. Doesn't that mean you like me?

Lin Du: Wait, no.

[Reading Guide]

* 1v1, both leads inexperienced, each other's first love.

* The top is five years older than the bottom.

* Sweet romance and mutual healing.

Theme: A new lease on life