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"Honey!"
When Wei Yang got off work, his wife, Ruan Chuning, came to meet him outside the company.
Spotting Wei Yang from afar, he rushed over and threw his arms around him. "You worked so hard today, honey!"
He was practically hanging off the man. Wait, no!
His own husband was three meters away, staring at him in shock.
The suit beneath his hands felt unfamiliar. This fabric was so luxurious... He pulled back a little and saw a stern, handsome man watching him intently.
No, this wasn't his husband. This was his husband's boss, Zhou Yaojing, president of Shiyao Group.
"I'm so sorry..."
Ruan Chuning quickly let go and apologized. His skin was fair, and the soft ends of his hair fell around his face. Wei Yang took Ruan Chuning's hand, bowed slightly to his boss, and left.
Zhou Yaojing watched them walk away, the lingering fragrance from the man in his arms still at the tip of his nose.
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One day, Zhou Yaojing was inspecting a floor of the company when he passed the employee performance board. Wei Yang was at the very bottom, along with a notice about a work blunder. According to company policy, Zhou Yaojing worked out that his salary was in trouble, and he might even have to pay the company damages.
He casually asked the secretary beside him what was going on.
The secretary hesitated, unsure what to say.
"Tell me."
"He's a relative of Director Lu's, placed here through connections. He doesn't have much experience and doesn't take his work seriously. Sometimes he causes a bit of trouble..."
Zhou Yaojing nodded and walked away.
He didn't expect to hear more gossip about him in the break room.
Employee 1 stirred their coffee. "Do you know who that beauty is who picks Wei Yang up after work every day?"
Employee 2: "His wife."
Clatter. The coffee spoon fell to the floor.
Employee 2 sighed. "Wei Yang is useless. But he has a wonderful wife."
Employee 1 looked puzzled.
Employee 2 continued, "They were neighbors and grew up together. In their second year of college, their families told them to get married, and they did. His wife did his college assignments, found him an internship, and used connections to get him into our company. His clothes, food, home, and everything else are all paid for by his wife. She even pays the utilities every month."
"Wow, is his wife rich?"
The other person shook their head. "His wife supports him by working at a bubble tea shop."
Zhou Yaojing's grip tightened around his cup.
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At the company year-end party, Wei Yang got completely drunk. Ruan Chuning waited outside the venue for two hours, his scarf wrapped around him and his bright eyes showing above it. At last, a colleague helped Wei Yang out.
Ruan Chuning couldn't hold him up.
Zhou Yaojing stubbed out his cigarette and took Wei Yang from him, offering to drive them home.
Once they got there, Zhou Yaojing set Wei Yang down. Ruan Chuning sat at the bedside, worriedly wiping Wei Yang's face with a warm towel. A photo sat on the nightstand: Ruan Chuning and Wei Yang embracing and laughing at their middle school's sports day.
Zhou Yaojing loosened his tie with one finger and gazed at Ruan Chuning beneath the warm light, his eyes darkening.
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Ruan Chuning didn't know why Wei Yang's company outings kept becoming more frequent, or why family members were sometimes invited. He had to go along. Everyone else brought their wives, so Wei Yang couldn't be the only one alone.
The party was in full swing when Ruan Chuning stepped into the hallway to sober up and ran into Zhou Yaojing.
Not knowing what to call him, he said, "Hello."
Reeking of alcohol, Zhou Yaojing pressed him against the wall and lowered his head. "What? Not calling me honey this time?"
Ruan Chuning panicked. "You've had too much to drink. I have a husband..."
Zhou Yaojing gripped his chin and kissed him, cutting off his words.
He swore he would steal Ruan Chuning away.
"Little bonus scene"
One day, Zhou Yaojing went to Ruan Chuning's home. They made love until half the bedsheets were soaked, and he accidentally knocked the picture frame off the nightstand.
Lying on his stomach, Ruan Chuning saw that the photo of him and Wei Yang had shattered. The part that had been hidden by the frame turned out to be Zhou Yaojing.
"Gentle, sweet, naturally submissive uke x scheming, restrained, dominant seme"
Notes:
1. Ruan Chuning and Wei Yang married because their neighboring families had arranged their marriage when they were children. Ruan Chuning mistook his childhood affection for love, but he never loved Wei Yang.
2. Ruan Chuning has never had sex with Wei Yang. He has mild cleanliness issues, and whenever Wei Yang tried to touch him, he felt strange about doing that with someone he'd grown up with and avoided him. But early on, Zhou Yaojing mistakenly believes they have slept together and often loses his mind over it. You know what I mean.
3. The photo frame comes from a story about Zhou Yaojing and Ruan Chuning in middle school.
4. The three of them tug each other back and forth, and in the end, Zhou Yaojing successfully steals the wife. The author writes whatever is fun, so there may be some melodrama.
5. One-on-one romance, both inexperienced, happy ending.
(Text recording archived on 2026.5.5, also documented on Weibo.)
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Theme: Fight and grab until you get everything.