I Became the Underworld King's Roommate Because I Was Broke

[The next book, College Student, Part-Time Job in the Underworld, is being written ahead of time. Blurb below!]

Blurb:

As an ordinary wage slave, Jiang Xian’s defining characteristic was being broke. He only bought clothes from street stalls, so naturally he rented the cheapest place he could find, too.

The landlord pocketed his 200-yuan deposit and tossed him a key to the room.

Room 414. What a lovely number...

Only after moving in did he discover that a handsome roommate lived next door.

With his looks and bearing, there was no way he should be living in a place that cost just 200 yuan.

Still, looking on the bright side, perhaps the guy had simply gone bankrupt?

At first, Jiang Xian and his beautiful roommate got along well enough. But as time went on, he increasingly felt that something was off about the guy.

For example, he kept seeing his roommate standing by the window in the middle of the night, talking to himself...

Or the time his roommate was washing his face, but there was no one in the mirror...

And when it got hot, the guy even hauled an ice coffin into the living room and lay down inside...

Jiang Xian: What a great roommate, so considerate about saving electricity!

[A lazy bottom who lives only to await death vs. a workaholic top who still makes me work even after he’s dead]

One-on-one, pure sweetness, no angst.

This story focuses on everyday life, so give it a try if it sounds like your thing!

Blurb for the upcoming book:

Not long after starting his freshman year, Shi Yan found a part-time job that seemed perfect for him.

On the surface, the company conducted research into folk customs. Behind the scenes, its services covered a wide range of fields: counseling for resentful spirits, repairing damaged souls, matchmaking in the underworld...

Shi Yan thought he’d finally found a group of like-minded people at the company. Only later did he realize that his coworkers might not even be human.

His coworkers were just as slow to catch on: their boss had hired a part-timer, and the new hire was actually alive?!

With the modern population booming, the number of spirits had surged. The barrier between yin and yang was thinning, leaving the human world clogged with spirits unable to reincarnate.

So Ci Jin simply moved his office to the human world.

The abundant yang energy made his employees feel out of place. They hid in the office every day, afraid to venture outside, and some of their work was difficult to carry out.

Then a human college student showed up looking for a part-time job.

Ci Jin sat in his office chair, lazily resting his fingers against his chin.

“Secretary Shi, how are you so capable? Unlike those freeloaders I call employees.”

The employees: “?”

At the hotel during a business trip, Ci Jin lounged on the sofa.

“Secretary Shi, I’m so bored. How about telling me a story?”

Shi Yan, busy sorting through documents, didn’t even look up.

“Boss, I’m busy. I really don’t have time to play along.”

At a villa in the mountains, Ci Jin carried the man who was working to the bed, his gaze tender.

“Secretary Shi, stop working. How about we have a more intimate conversation?”

Currently serializing: After Kicking My Romance-Brained Self to the Curb, the Young Master Quits Playing Childhood Sweetheart

1.

Ji Yan accidentally transmigrated into a melodramatic novel written by his cousin, becoming a scheming supporting character who relentlessly pursued the male lead.

Taking advantage of living next door to Shen Que, the original character made a big show of claiming everywhere that the two of them were made for each other.

But Shen Que was paired with someone in the novel: a spoiled, teary-eyed bottom who still had a baby’s milk breath.

To break them up, the original character repeatedly crossed moral lines, driving himself toward the ruin of his family and his own life.

Standing before a luxurious mansion, Ji Yan counted the money in his bank account on his fingers, then stood there stunned for a good while.

He swore he would change the original character’s fate.

2.

Recently, a big shot had appeared on a social media platform.

The sculptures he posted drew crowds of admirers. Sometimes, when he got tired of livestreaming, he would even take a moment to help people with their math problems.

His fans had originally consisted of people who loved his voice, his hands, or his talents. Now a new group had joined them: miserable high school students cramming for exams.

Watching his income and popularity climb, Ji Yan couldn’t stop the corners of his mouth from turning up.

At the same time, he grew more and more curious about the identity of the top donor, who threw around money but never said a word.

Until one day, he saw Shen Que’s account name on the platform...

3.

At a family dinner after the college entrance exams, Shen Que’s mother couldn’t help exclaiming when she saw Ji Yan’s total score.

Ji Yan’s mother smiled happily, too. “Now he can finally go to the same university as Xiao Que, just like he wanted.”

Just then, Ji Yan, who had been quietly focused on his food, spoke up in an unhurried voice.

“The university I want to attend doesn’t offer the major I’m interested in.”

Everyone was confused, and Shen Que tightened his grip on his chopsticks.

On the first day at the university he had his heart set on, Ji Yan was glad he’d finally escaped the plot of the novel and was living his own life.

He breathed in the fresh air and spread his arms to embrace his freedom, only to spot a familiar figure not far away.

Shen Que strolled toward him beneath the trees, looking relaxed as he pulled his suitcase along with his long legs.

When he stopped, he raised an eyebrow.

“Hello, fellow student.”

Theme: Make your own way in life. The poorer you are, the stronger your resolve should be.