Online Dating a Sly Boss Means Getting Bullied

[A short, sweet story. Please check out my upcoming novel next door, The Cool, Wild, and Alluring Butler! I hope you'll add it to your reading list!] Xu Shuyan started an online relationship. He guessed the other person was an older man. Older men were great: mature, restrained, and full of charm. Xu Shuyan fell for the older man. The trouble was, he also fell for the manager of the shop where he worked part-time. Xu Shuyan: I'm such a jerk. I must be a player. Then one day, he saw the manager's chat screen. Xu Shuyan: The older man I met online is actually my boss?! * On the very first day Sheng Yan opened his shop, he hired the person he'd been chatting with online, his virtual sweetheart. The young man was obedient, neat, and good-looking. Sheng Yan was drawn to him. So he walked up to the counter and asked lazily, his peach-blossom eyes half-lidded, "Here to apply?" The young man seemed shy and nodded nervously. Sheng Yan raised an eyebrow and looked straight at him. "Are you shy around people?" The young man shook his head, but his whole body had gone red, as if he were about to cook through. Sheng Yan's mischievous streak stirred. Unable to resist, he gave a wicked little command. "Then lift your head and look at me." Later, Sheng Yan pretended to accidentally leave his phone behind, then hid in the back to watch. Sheng Yan, the boss, deliberately revealed his identity. When he saw Xu Shuyan panic, he smiled, pleased with himself. But he never expected that the scare would send Xu Shuyan running off for good. Sheng Yan was a mess: You didn't act like this when you flirted with me online. So this is how it ends.jpg For the first time, he knew what it was like to be eaten up with longing. At last, he got the chance to corner Xu Shuyan in the storeroom. "How long are you going to keep up the act?" But Xu Shuyan, who was usually so timid he seemed to have no courage at all, looked up at him, his face bright red and his eyes shining with a hint of pride. "Y-you're done for. You've fallen for me." The sight made Sheng Yan's head spin. Sheng Yan pulled him into his arms and smiled tenderly. "Yeah, I'm done for." Warnings: A sweet little story about two people flirting back and forth until they're both driven crazy with longing. Both are each other's first, and both are virgins. The top is occasionally scheming, but always gentle. Upcoming novel: The Cool, Wild, and Alluring Butler Xie Jiubai transmigrates into a book as a cool, sickly beauty of a butler. An immaculate suit, an eternally cool expression, gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, and a beauty mark at the corner of his eye, the signature mark of a cool beauty. After reading the original character's diary, he realizes he's been handed the role of a spy: a psychologist disguised as a butler. Xie Jiubai spreads his hands. Well, what do I do when the protagonist has a mental illness? But he never expected Yan Ci to be more normal than he'd imagined. Aside from having a split personality, with one side a little unhinged, everything was fine. Looking at this walking mass of hormones, a top-tier top, Xie Jiubai felt his desire stir. He couldn't help narrowing his eyes. It'd be a waste to let him go. Better tame him. So Xie Jiubai tailored his approach to each personality. When Yan Ci's white persona was pure and carefree, Xie Jiubai dressed impeccably and played the role of a mature, older mentor. He took thoughtful care of his daily needs, helped him work through his emotions, and even bathed him, making him rely on Xie Jiubai in every way, like a puppy being trained. When Yan Ci's black persona was gloomy and wild, Xie Jiubai took off his glasses at night, undid his buttons, and seductively hooked an arm around the man who roused his desire. Yan Ci teased, "Mr. Xie, you're not like this around my other self." Xie Jiubai straddled his stomach and pinned him down, his eyes brimming with allure. "Shh. I know you like it." The man's emotionless eyes held a teasing glint. He was incredibly alluring. Xie Jiubai was quite satisfied. This was definitely the most exciting man he'd ever seduced, even if he did have a mental illness. * Yan Ci had a butler named Xie Jiubai. He was his enemy. When Yan Ci was still a minor, Xie Jiubai liked to play a game with him. Xie Jiubai: I'll give you a command, and you'll act like someone else. Young Yan Ci thought it was fun, and they played the split-personality game for years. But as an adult, he got tired of it and started thinking about how to kill the man. Then one night, Xie Jiubai climbed into his bed, clothes rumpled and bearing a wanton, seductive look. Yan Ci thought things had just gotten fun again. Theme: Live in the sunlight and in the present. Keep looking ahead.