A Down-on-His-Luck Office Worker Falls in Love with His Pixiu Boss After a Contract Marriage

[Composed, dignified CEO Pixiu with an eating disorder x Down-on-his-luck genius overworked demon hunter]

Straight-laced Jiang Jinyuan was born with a knack for losing money.

Even working two jobs, slaving away by day and catching minor demons for extra cash at night, his money came and went as if he had a hole in his pocket. Money simply didn't like him.

Then the young, distinguished CEO Zhu Heng came to see him. He claimed to be a great demon, a Pixiu, and proposed a mutually beneficial life-bond contract.

The contract was sealed with a kiss.

Jiang Jinyuan: This has to be some scam targeting straight men. Remember to stay alert for fraud!

Zhu Heng whispered like a devil: Enter a contract with me, and your luck will improve, your wealth will grow, and nothing related to money will ever stand in your way again.

Jiang Jinyuan lunged at him on the spot: What does being straight have to do with anything? If your heart is straight, you're straight.

Since the contract was made, Zhu Heng had helped him get promoted, moved in with him at his villa, and taken care of all his food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

He even spent lavishly, learned to cook, and stood up for him against other great demons.

Coworkers: You two are definitely sleeping together.

Old demon-hunter friends: You're dating a demon?

All kinds of demons: The little Pixiu's finally blossomed. A human's selling himself for money...

Jiang Jinyuan denied it three times: I didn't, I haven't, there's nothing going on between us!

Later, someone caught Zhu Heng kissing Jiang Jinyuan in a corner, leaving him so dazed he couldn't focus his eyes. Jiang Jinyuan still reflexively waved his hands and protested, "Don't get the wrong idea, I'm straight. We..."

But Zhu Heng drew him into his embrace and chuckled softly in his ear. "Have you forgotten? You've already made me, a demon, your official partner."

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Zhu Heng came from the Pixiu clan and was the most gifted member of the clan in thousands of years.

Unfortunately, he was born with an eating disorder and suffered from malnutrition, unable even to maintain his adult beast form.

No medicine or doctor could help. All the demons lamented that Heaven had cursed him, but he fought against fate and struggled to survive until now.

Then one day, he couldn't hold on any longer and reverted to his original form. A passing young demon hunter took him home. When Zhu Heng looked into those beautiful eyes, he caught a scent unlike anything he had ever known, intoxicating and soul-stirring. For the first time, he felt hunger and desire.

But the scent was too faint. First, he had to raise it properly.

As it happened, the young demon hunter worked for him and was short on money.

And as a Pixiu, Zhu Heng had never been short of money.

He approached Jiang Jinyuan in human form and lured him into making a life-bond contract.

The auspicious beast brings wealth and nourishes its aura of fortune. That fortune nourishes it in return, over and over.

Gradually, the human's cheeks filled out, his spirits lifted, and the scent surrounding him grew ever richer, as if the hardships of his past had never touched him.

He had also grown used to feeding the Pixiu. He would bare his skin without a hint of wariness, letting his contract partner embrace him intimately and draw in his scent.

But Jiang Jinyuan didn't know.

When Zhu Heng leaned close, his eyes held more than the weight of hunger.

He wanted to relive that kiss.

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Welcome to the Grade A Jellyfish Sanctuary. Please note:

1. This is a monogamous romance with mutual devotion, clean relationships, mutual salvation, and a couple who feed each other.

2. No breakups or role reversals, and they get a happy ending. This couple is the best in the world.

3. Both leads are exceptionally talented. Xiao Jiang is a human genius, and CEO Zhu is a genius among Pixiu.

4. The demons in this story are based on the author's own interpretations.

Below is the blurb for my upcoming novel, Please Treat Your Cat-Owl Like a Bird of Prey.

Yin Xiao was an owl ability user with fox-red feathers. This tiny bird of prey took to the skies, the only bright spot in the nightless apocalypse.

But when the endless day arrived, he became half blind and died.

When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn before the apocalypse.

For some reason, he was stuck in owl form. His beak couldn't speak, only chatter, and his claws couldn't hold a pen, only scratch.

He turned his head, spread his wings, and decided to lie flat and enjoy the rest of his bird life.

But the food at the estate next door smelled so good...!

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Simon, the mixed-race young master who lived at the estate, was said to be the heir to a major conglomerate. Pale and sickly, with a gloomy, strange disposition, he only went out at night.

Some people said Simon wouldn't live past twenty-five.

Knowing he was a bird of prey, Yin Xiao brazenly invaded the estate, ate Simon's food, slept in Simon's bed, and barged right into his daily life.

Simon looked up to see an owl fluffing up its feathers and winking at him. "Where did this adorable bird come from?"

Later, the young heir lowered his lake-green eyes and gently stroked the owl's pointed ear feathers, his voice tender.

"I thought I could accept the end without fear, until I met you."

"Please stay with me, inherit what I leave behind, and remember me."

Yin Xiao was too busy enjoying the pets to notice the palpable possessiveness in Simon's eyes.

When the owl packed up and ran away from home, he thought it would be a long time before they met again.

Then one day, Simon emerged from the shadows, holding the note Yin Xiao had left behind. He read it aloud, smiling at every word. "Dear Simon, I'm going to save the world and save you. Eat well and sleep well while I'm gone. Wait for me to create a medical miracle."

"...Don't miss me?"

Yin Xiao stared at his blood-red eyes. ...You never said you were a biological miracle too!

[Gloomy, ghostly young master who is secretly a vampire big shot x Cheerful, lively little owl who is a master assassin]

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Another upcoming novel with an unusual kink: The Cool and Aloof Imperial Crown Prince Omega Can't Resist Tentacles.

A scheming, pure-hearted, smiling-tiger commoner major-general Alpha x A dignified, non-abstinent, cold-faced, lewd Omega crown prince pretending to be an Alpha.

Click to read about childhood classmates, sworn enemies becoming lovers, and rekindled romance with the younger one on top!

Plus 108 wonderful uses for octopus tentacles!

Both upcoming novels can be found through the announcement in the comments, or by visiting my author page. ❤️

May everyone who has made it this far come into great fortune!

Theme: Even if you fall again and again, believe that one day a turning point will come