A Haven in This World: The Stiff Boss Becomes My Wife

Xu Baiye was suddenly laid off. Unwilling to end up homeless, he panicked and took a job at a company called "Humanity's Shelter" as a temporary measure.

The company boss was a handsome man who wore glasses and did everything by the book. The employees, meanwhile, were a bunch of gangsters with full-sleeve tattoos who would whip out knives at the drop of a hat.

Xu Baiye always thought their company was a security firm that worked both sides of the law, chasing down debtors, dealing with domestic violence, and taking care of stalkers and the like.

That is, until one day he saw a ghost carrying its own head, sobbing as it walked into the boss's office, while everyone else acted like it was perfectly normal.

Boss: "You're handling this case."

Ghost literally crying with its head in its hands: "Waaah..."

Xu Baiye: "Ah!"

Xu Baiye: "???"

Xu Baiye: "...Sis, wait a second. I might have to quit first."

Boss: "Two days off each week, meals and accommodation included, no fixed start or finish time, and you can go home whenever you like. Five types of social insurance and a housing fund. One free physical every month, with the company covering all expenses if they find anything wrong. At least five company-paid trips a year, plus an annual bonus. If you quit, you'll have to pay a penalty of eight figures."

Xu Baiye: "...I love this company."

Employees bullied to death, wives murdered by their husbands, children hunted by evil spirits...

With brute strength and a burning desire to win the eight-figure Best Employee Award, Xu Baiye went from rookie to veteran through sheer grit.

But even the best horse sometimes stumbles, and even the surest person sometimes slips. One day, after getting drunk at a celebration banquet, Xu Baiye went back to his room and walked into the wrong one...

The next day, Xu Baiye's door was knocked open, and the boss stood outside with all his belongings.

Boss: "What's happened has happened. You have to take responsibility."

Xu Baiye: "...Is it possible that I just saw you taking a shower?"

Boss: "You still have to take responsibility."

Xu Baiye: "...What era are you from, you old-fashioned fossil?"

Boss: "Three thousand years ago."

Boss, adjusting his glasses: "Problem?"

Forced to give up half his bed, Xu Baiye lay awake for half the night, unable to make sense of it.

Looking at the man sleeping soundly beside him, he gave in to a wicked impulse and rolled on top of him. "Take responsibility, right? Get married, right? How about we consummate the marriage first?"

Old-fashioned fossil, surprised, blushing, and obedient: "...Okay."

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