My Boss Keeps Trying to Turn Me Gay

Lu Xiangran was exceptionally talented, warm, and polite, a golden boy in everyone's eyes. Whether in school or after entering the workforce, he was always like a star in the sky: meant to be admired from afar, never touched.

People were always approaching his friend, Mo Yuan, to ask about the little details of his life.

The question they asked most often was, "What type does he like?"

Mo Yuan shook his head. "I... don't know."

Indeed, no one knew. Not until, in a dim corner, Lu Xiangran's long, elegant fingers gripped his chin. He leaned in close, their breaths mingling.

The man's voice was low and husky. "Why don't you tell them what... type I like?"

Everyone said Lu Xiangran was detached from desire, restrained and self-possessed.

Little did they know how wild he was once the door was closed...

After that night, Mo Yuan began avoiding him.

Whenever their eyes met, he looked down. Whenever they were alone in a room, he made an excuse to leave. Even when they approached each other head-on, he took a detour.

Lu Xiangran said nothing. He simply appeared, every single time, at the end of every escape route Mo Yuan tried to take.

Until one day, Mo Yuan was cornered in a dead end of the break room.

Lu Xiangran braced one hand beside him and bent down to meet his gaze. His voice was low. "Why are you running? Are you planning to pretend that night never happened?"

Footsteps of other colleagues sounded outside. He tilted his head, then looked back at Mo Yuan. "Or... do you not want to take responsibility?"

[Scheming, calculating top dog seme VS gentle, timid uke]

[Devoted love / rekindled romance / first love / groveling pursuit after a breakup / happy ending]

Blurb 2:

The whole company envied Mo Yuan for earning the boss's special favor.

Not only did he get promoted and receive a raise, the boss even accompanied him on blind dates. The boss personally vetted the people he dated, too.

Only Mo Yuan knew that although his boss seemed eager to set him up on dates, none of the candidates made it to a second meeting.

"We'll settle the score from back then, slowly."

"Boss, I..."

"Call me by my name."

He took off his glasses and leaned closer, his gaze settling on Mo Yuan's lips. "Now I'll let you choose. Me, or them?"

Only then did Mo Yuan remember that he had been the one to let go first all those years ago.

At university, Mo Yuan and Lu Xiangran had been close friends.

That was until Mo Yuan discovered Lu Xiangran's secret.

From that day on, Mo Yuan began avoiding him. He stopped answering his calls and replying to his messages.

Lu Xiangran understood that Mo Yuan was running away and chose to go abroad.

Seven years later, they met again, and Lu Xiangran had transformed into the new boss with the power to make or break Mo Yuan's career.

To keep his job, Mo Yuan steeled himself and apologized. "What happened back then was my fault..."

Lu Xiangran regarded him with interest and asked softly, "Oh? What did you do wrong?"

Theme: Stop waiting for someone to shelter you from the storm. Become a towering tree yourself.