The Pretty Little Devil Wants a Promotion and a Raise Too

Blurb: Nian Nian is a little ghost, a newly hired management trainee with a signed employment contract. He has to rotate through different positions before he can be promoted to middle management in the Ghost Bureau. The senior ghost training him is a veteran employee with thirty years of experience. On Nian Nian's first day, the senior ghost speaks to him earnestly: "Humans are cunning. They'll do anything to get in the way of our work, so you need to use tricks to deal with them." Nian Nian nods, looking like a model student! * Tonight is Nian Nian's first night on the job. He's nervous, excited, and just a little scared. His first assignment is to be a bed-pressing ghost. To get the job done, he arrives at his target's room early. At three in the morning, he huddles in a corner of the dim room, staring blankly at the person lying on the bed and watching videos on their phone. He thinks miserably: When is this person going to sleep? Don't stay up, don't stay up! If I don't finish tonight's work, my performance bonus will get docked. Boohoo. Later, Nian Nian can't take humans staying up all night anymore. With tears in his eyes, he asks the ghost leaders to transfer him, so they assign him to make people walk in circles. At four in the morning, Nian Nian squats by the side of a main road, resting his chin in his hands as he gazes sadly at the street's bustling open-air food stalls. He hugs his knees, on the verge of tears, thinking that he might fail to finish his work again. Boohoo. * At last, Nian Nian catches someone on a deserted path. He rubs his hands together, ready to show off his skills, only to realize something is wrong with this person! Hao Qian spots the small, skinny figure peeking nervously from beside a little tree. The corner of his mouth lifts as he pretends not to notice and walks straight into the little ghost's trap. With a clatter, Nian Nian gets caught in a shabby little bottle. Nian Nian: ? A timid bottom who works hard to meet his KPIs x a ghost-catching exorcist top who secretly lets him off the hook #Ox-Head and Horse-Face: "Oh, yeah, for sure. Once I close this deal, I'll bring you home a sister-in-law!" Note: 1. A one-on-one romance. 2. Not scary. All ghost and supernatural content is fictional, so please don't take it seriously or overanalyze it. 3. Sweet romance. Blurb written on August 18, 2022. Theme: Live earnestly and strive to improve.