After I Got Into the Car of a Frail, Pampered Tycoon by Mistake

An outwardly delicate but actually devoted and stoic gong, and a shou who thinks he's straight but has already fallen for him

(The gong really is in poor health, he's not pretending. He's sick, not stupid, and both his wits and tactics are sharp. If you like this type, dive right in. I promise you'll get your fill.)

Zhao Xun was being hunted by everyone after uncovering information about a cross-border drug trafficking operation. Driven into a corner, he hid in a car at the last moment and met the gaze of the person inside. The person before him was pale and thin, as if a gust of wind could knock him over. He kept coughing, his eyes red at the corners. Zhao Xun glanced at the blood on his own clothes. It really did look like a crime scene, so he hurriedly explained:

"Don't be afraid. I'm not a bad guy. I'll leave as soon as we get out of Yun Alley."

But his pursuers were right on his heels, so Zhao Xun could only keep hiding in the car until it stopped at a beautiful courtyard. The beautiful man before him seemed kindhearted.

"My name is Jiang Chuyin. You can stay here for now. The people outside won't search this place."

And so Zhao Xun hid there for a whole week. To keep up appearances, he became the personal bodyguard of the sickly young master Jiang.

"Is there really no chance of curing your condition?"

"I've had surgery. Otherwise, I might not even be able to walk now. I'm content with that."

The person before him looked as though even the wind could sweep him away. Zhao Xun saw him cough up blood after sending Zhao Xun away, yet still use him to achieve his aims. Later, Zhao Xun decided to stop pretending not to notice.

"Why do you trust me?"

"I just wanted to try. To try trusting you, to see if I could earn your sincerity. Maybe I don't have much time left to try."

He believed what Jiang Chuyin said and tried to trust him, only to discover that Jiang Chuyin had sent someone to steal his computer. The feeling of betrayal chilled him to the bone in an instant.

"I guess I was blind."

A gunshot rang through the dark room, but no pain came. The moonlight outside the window illuminated Jiang Chuyin's deathly pale face. His bloodstained, pale fingers touched Zhao Xun's face, and his nearly colorless lips trembled.

"I... never lied to you."

Reading guide:

1. Two strong characters, no melodramatic misunderstandings. Both are smart, and any small misunderstandings are quickly cleared up.

2. There will be some mystery and criminal investigation, with the two working together to pursue their goals.

3. The gong is sickly and physically weak, but powerful in his methods and schemes.

Here's a recommendation for a coming-soon story next door: The Rich Family Is Out, I'll Just Be a Forensic Pathologist

Ye Ming never thought that being switched at birth could happen to him, too. Overnight, he became the real young master of a wealthy family.

Although the two boys shared the same birthday, the entire Ye family gathered around Ye An on the day to celebrate, all to accommodate the sickly fake young master.

"An An isn't well. You need to be understanding."

He hadn't done anything at all, yet his family thought he was competing with Ye An at every turn.

"Ye Ming, An An gives way to you all the time, so why are you always so unreasonable? It's just a stupid model. Why are you making such a fuss? Did you really have to shove him? What's the point of this?"

Ye Ming looked at the hand-bone model that Ye An had just "accidentally" knocked over. He finally decided that they were fundamentally different kinds of people. He picked up the bones one by one, his gaze cold and fixed, as if he were looking at a corpse. After a moment, he smiled.

"There's no point. I don't argue with the living. Don't make up a whole drama for yourselves."

That day, Ye Ming left the Ye family.

Chu Yihan, head of the top-tier Chu family, was hospitalized after a car accident. A friend introduced him to a caregiver.

"Ye Ming is a student at our school. He's working part-time to support himself, and caring for you is right up his alley."

Chu Yihan had no objections. The young caregiver was attentive and knew everything from planning nutritious meals to massage and rehabilitation. Most importantly, he was eager to learn. Whenever he had free time, he didn't play games or scroll through videos. He just worked on practice questions. At last, Chu Yihan couldn't help asking:

"Xiao Ye, what are you studying? Clinical medicine?"

The young man looked up.

"Forensic medicine."

Chu Yihan... Was that really relevant?

"Does that bother you?"

Under the gaze of those dark eyes, he replied:

"Of course not. Forensic medicine is a technical profession. You're a talent."

The Ye family was just waiting for Ye Ming to come back and admit he was wrong. Ye An, meanwhile, was bent on entering the upper class and had set his sights on Chu Yihan. The Ye family even resorted to underhanded tactics to get Ye An into bed with him. But at the last moment, Ye Ming burst in and grabbed Ye An somewhere indescribable. The man nearby chuckled as he woke up.

"Kid, you didn't hold back."

"It wasn't serious. Sexual assault and abrasions are minor injuries and don't carry criminal liability."

Well, he'd certainly gotten the hang of what counted as a minor injury.

Theme: A beautiful relationship can help both people heal.