Yu Shu is twenty-four, rich, and not quite right in the head. His family sticks him in a company as an assistant.
His boss, He Zhilan, is a cold-faced tyrant and a workaholic, and the person who hates nepotism most in the entire company.
In his first week on the job, Yu Shu deletes three months' worth of the department's bidding proposals, mails the employee handbook to a client, and schedules an online meeting for the middle of the night.
He Zhilan calls him into his office. “If you can't even understand the basic logic behind a spreadsheet, I won't hesitate to recommend that HR reassess your probation.”
Yu Shu: “...Whoever wants this job can have it.”
A coworker leans over. “Shu, Director He doesn't like women. Why not try seducing him?”
Yu Shu: “?”
And so Yu Shu begins his campaign of self-destruction:
He brings He Zhilan coffee. He Zhilan doesn't drink it.
He brings him hot porridge. He Zhilan doesn't eat it.
He bumps into him at the gym. He Zhilan walks around him.
Yu Shu: This man has no heart.
Until one day, Yu Shu overhears He Zhilan on the phone: “There is someone who's been popping up in front of me a lot lately...”
Yu Shu's eyes widen in shock. He has a secret crush on me!
From that day on, Yu Shu has only one thought: He Zhilan loves me, but he's holding himself back. I have to rescue him from his suffering.
He Zhilan frowns = love that can never be returned.
He Zhilan sighs = restrained and repressed feelings.
He Zhilan's ears turn red = he's completely fallen for me.
Yu Shu: I've got him figured out.
Only later does Yu Shu learn the truth:
He Zhilan isn't cold. He's afraid.
He isn't secretly in love with Yu Shu. He's trying to avoid him.
Back then, someone called Yu Shu the son of a mistress. Yu Shu remembered that person's face and asked two friends to teach him a lesson.
“Find this guy for me and embarrass him.”
He gave them a photo. His friends got hold of a key, opened a door, and took a picture.
They'd only meant to beat the guy up.
They didn't know that the guy had brought He Zhilan back to the dorm that night.
They didn't know that photo would ruin someone's life.
Yu Shu didn't know either.
Years later, he falls in love with He Zhilan.
He takes the drinks for him, beats people up for him, and stands up for him.
He thinks he's protecting him.
He doesn't know that he's the one who started it all.
For more than a decade, he's made He Zhilan's life miserable.
Now it's his turn to make his own life miserable.
Early story: pretending to be devoted × falling in love for real
Later story: secret identity revealed × chasing his wife
1. Scheming playboy top × cold, abstinent bottom
2. One-on-one, happy ending. The top's campaign of self-destruction is only just beginning.
Theme: Face life bravely and become your true self.
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