The Short-Lived Boss Clings to Life in Tears After Death

Shortly before He Xi died, he bound himself to a System. He thought he could quietly follow the plot to the end, but the System assigned him a role as a cannon-fodder character who had to endure humiliation. The System studied the mission panel with a grave expression. “Let’s see what your mission is.” He Xi blinked nervously along with him. “What’s my mission?” The System breathed a sigh of relief. “It’s pretty simple. You just have to play a beautiful, bad-tempered man who’s afraid of death and hangs around all kinds of men.” He Xi sucked in a breath. “?!” When the apocalypse arrived, He Xi did everything he could to seduce someone powerful so he could survive. He became one of a certain boss’s people, following him around and throwing tantrums whenever he pleased, secure in the boss’s favor. His usual pose was to drape himself bonelessly across the boss’s chest, lips bright red, expression spoiled and imperious. He would toss the half-eaten cherry in his hand to a lackey nearby and say, “Eat it.” Back then, he didn’t notice the covetous looks cast his way as he deliberately bullied the others, again and again. He had no idea that a few months later, after the boss died unexpectedly and he had no one left to rely on, the lackeys he had tormented and insulted would do whatever they wanted to him. A beautiful, bad-tempered uke who’s occasionally dazed and clueless x a steady, fatherly seme who has to keep watch every day to stop his wife from attracting other men Coming Soon "The Unlucky Socially Anxious Guy Crashes and Burns After Transmigrating [Quick Transmigration]" Yu Du is so socially anxious that he can barely manage more than a few words with anyone. To avoid socializing, he deliberately keeps himself busy, burying his head in work. He never imagined he’d overdo it one day and die from overwork. The System spots this pretty Host who looks as if even his bones are soft, and binds him without a second thought. It says he can go back after completing missions in several worlds. Yu Du agrees, of course, but after two worlds, he gradually realizes how strange these missions are. - World One: Yu Du is a gold-digging beta who’s short on money, so he finds a sucker online to date. Every night, he sends cute stickers and suggestive close-up photos until the guy is so hooked he can’t live without him. Later, Yu Du gets busy with his studies and comes clean to the sucker that he’s a man and doesn’t want to deceive him anymore. He says goodbye, but the sucker goes berserk and tells him, “Even if you’re a guy, you damn well still have to date me.” Yu Du promptly blocks him everywhere. World Two: In a time of war, after Master Song dies, several adopted sons eye the frail Yu Du, who was raised in seclusion at home. World Three: After his family falls on hard times, Yu Du becomes a little eunuch and follows the emperor around every day. He never waits on the emperor and always speaks to him with a cold expression. Even so, the emperor has never punished him. He hates these royals who’ve always had it easy. He really does. One day, he goes to the woodshed to fetch something and overhears a young woman plotting to drug the emperor. He not only keeps quiet, but secretly increases the dose, eager to see an upper-class person make a fool of himself. But once the drug is administered, the woman who should have ended up in the emperor’s bed is replaced by him. World Four: Yu Du is Little Red Riding Hood. His grandmother asks him to take a basket of fruit to his uncle’s family, who live in the forest and whom he has never met, to strengthen their family ties. Yu Du happily agrees. But his uncle’s family has already been eaten by wolves. The three people he meets when he knocks on the door are actually werewolves who can transform into animal forms terrifying enough to make him cry. World Five: The little secretary is short on cash and can barely afford to eat. He may be pretty, but he’s a bad person. He sneaks into the office to steal something, only to be caught red-handed by his boss, who comes in right after him. Yu Du arrives just as he’s caught in the act. He swallows nervously, looks at the wolfish man before him, and hears the System say, “What you need to do is…” Yu Du anxiously finishes for it: “Apologize and admit I was wrong?” The System says, “No. Sit in his lap and seduce him. Make him keep quiet, and tell him you’ll do anything!” Yu Du: “?” Coming Soon "The Supporting Character’s Escape Log" [Hypnosis] Min Xi has spent several nights awake because of his sister’s illness. He holds the full bill for her surgery, given to him by the doctor. His face is deathly pale, and his eyes are swollen from crying. A man catches Min Xi just as he is about to fall. The man is dressed in a suit and stands casually, yet his presence sets him apart from everyone else. There is smoldering desire in his gaze as he looks at Min Xi. His first words are, “Your sister has a chronic illness. You can’t shoulder the costs on your own.” His second words are, “If you agree to be with me, I’ll pay all the expenses.” Min Xi presses his lips together and gently shakes his head, surrounded by the man’s black-clad bodyguards. He will find some other way to raise the money for the surgery, but he will never sell himself without dignity to this powerful man standing before him. After closing his sister’s hospital-room door, Min Xi is about to leave when the man suddenly taps the pocket watch in his hand. As the sound fades, Min Xi’s eyelashes tremble, and a struggle and confusion flicker in his eyes. After a long moment, he murmurs, “I…I’m willing.” Two weeks later, the rich young master Min Xi met while working finally finds him. Min Xi stands beside an elegant man, looking healthy and well cared for. He clings to him and acts spoiled, showing a tender, gentle side the young master has never seen before. The rich young master tries to approach him, but the man’s bodyguards stop him every time. “He must have used some kind of trick! You’ll regret it if you stay with him.” His warning comes true. Min Xi has forgotten everything from the time he was hypnotized. Worse still, he is pregnant. Helpless, Min Xi can only find the rich young master and confide in him. “I’m scared. I don’t know who the baby’s father is. I…” In the dimness of a rainy night, the rich young master says softly, “It’s mine…” “The baby is mine.” [The NPC Wife in a Horror Game] Min Xi works as a property manager in an upscale residential complex. He is a character in a high-freedom horror story game. As the only character in the game with no background or weapons, he has unexpectedly become a player favorite. The people who live in Min Xi’s complex are all rich or powerful, but every one of them is stranger than the last. The residents of Building One have to visit a nearby park where someone has died every day. The residents of Building Two have to open their refrigerators at exactly nine every night and drink two bags of mysterious red liquid from inside. The residents of Building Three… Min Xi originally wanted to stay away from them, but his paying players always control him, claiming they’re looking for clues as they force him into unspeakable encounters with these people. During his usual nighttime inspection of the lights, he deliberately wears a revealing nightgown and wanders in front of a resident from Building One, then makes a pitiful excuse to get the man’s contact information. After getting home, he pulls up the number of a resident from another building and sweet-talks him into joining him in the game as a tool for climbing the ranks. He gives him loot and has him play ranked matches all night. Before long, he has added more than half the people in the complex to his contact list. Then one rainy night, Min Xi suddenly goes missing and cuts off contact with everyone. The only man who knows where Min Xi lives goes upstairs and knocks on his door. When Min Xi opens it, the man immediately notices something. Besides Min Xi, there is a useless husband with disabled legs, cowering in the room. The air falls silent for a long while. The silent man at the door steps closer. He grips Min Xi’s chin, feels his skin, soft and delicate as cream, and says quietly: “You answer my messages when you feel like it and ignore them when you don’t. You disappear without a word, treating me like some fool you can amuse yourself with. So that’s why: you’re already married and have to look after your husband.” “What’s so great about him?” “Look, I’m practically kissing you, and he’s still too scared to come out of the room.” Theme: Even in the desert, keep a Peach Blossom Spring in your heart. With no fear or hesitation, you can find your way to safety.