After Mistaking My Subordinate for My Trash Ex

Sharp-tongued, handsome CEO shou VS loyal, broad-backed, self-deluding puppy gong

The gong makes his first proper appearance in Chapter 8. If you don't want to read about the ex, feel free to skip ahead.

Qin Jixiu is a brilliant young man. After graduating from a top university in China, he was parachuted straight into the family conglomerate as CEO. The only thing he can't get right is love, and he's had a hell of a time with it.

He dated an online match for over two years, but the other person kept making excuses to avoid meeting in person, while asking him for money, cars, and gifts. Only later did he learn that his partner had been seeing someone else all along.

A month later, an intern joins the company with a face identical to the one in his ex's chat profile.

Qin Jixiu's face twists. He'd been fooled by that handsome college-boy face, and now this scumbag has the nerve to apply for a job at his company?

He usually treats all his employees equally, but to get revenge, he makes an exception and transfers the intern to the CEO's office so he can torment him himself.

Under the pretense of showing concern, Qin Jixiu orders the intern around and mocks him at will, completely oblivious to the increasingly strange looks from the other employees.

"CEO Qin won't let the female employees talk to the intern. He's so possessive. He really loves him!"

"The intern's going on another business trip with CEO Qin. How is that any different from a romantic getaway for two?"

"CEO Qin always closes the blinds when he calls the intern into his office. They must be sneaking kisses behind our backs!"

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Because of an agreement with his parents, Shi Rui applies to a renowned company in the industry. Half a day after starting work, he finds himself promoted to CEO's assistant.

His coworkers gossip behind his back, saying that he's in the CEO's office because CEO Qin has a thing for his face.

Shi Rui thinks so too.

When CEO Qin goes out, he makes Shi Rui drive him around;

when CEO Qin has business dinners or trips, he insists Shi Rui accompany him alone;

when CEO Qin suddenly falls ill, he asks Shi Rui to bring him medicine in the middle of the night.

It's hard to explain why CEO Qin keeps going out of his way to get them alone together if he's not interested in him.

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Later, Qin Jixiu discovers that his scummy ex used a fake photo, and he's completely stunned. He calls Shi Rui over, looking guilty. "You've worked hard lately. Ask for whatever you want."

Shi Rui's gaze darkens. He answers crisply, "You."

Qin Jixiu assumes he's after his position and looks approving. "With that kind of ambition, you'll succeed at anything. But young people need to be patient and take it one step at a time."

Shi Rui walks around the desk and stops in front of him, leaning down to say hoarsely, "Everyone says you're interested in me. Don't you have anything to say?"

Qin Jixiu isn't used to being towered over, especially by someone taller than him with a spectacular ass. He tries to push him away, but Shi Rui catches both his hands and pins them above his head. Leaning close to his ear, he laughs softly. "Aren't you always trying to sleep with me, CEO Qin? Well, I'm here, offering myself to you."

"A good lover will help you explore your desires, and not just your sexual ones."

#YoungerGong

#TheGongComesFromMoneyToo

Synopsis of After the White Moonlight CEO Slapped Me by Mistake:

Everyone in their circle has heard that Song Yanqiao was the white moonlight of a big shot in Jiangcheng, who dated him for only three months before coldly breaking up with him and moving abroad.

On the day Song returned to China, the big shot threw a banquet to welcome him home.

They'd parted on good terms and had no unfinished business, so Song Yanqiao thought it was just a casual dinner and gladly accepted the invitation. He never expected it to be a trap.

The ex's replacement was there too, backed by a whole crowd of loyal friends.

Only then did Song Yanqiao learn that the bastard had found someone new long ago.

The room was thick with melodrama. Song Yanqiao pinched his nose and ignored it all. The big shot mistook it for a cold and leaned over to check on him, making the replacement's eyes instantly turn red.

The replacement's friends couldn't stand it. They pointed at Song Yanqiao and called him a "scheming little angel."

Song Yanqiao had always been hot-tempered. In a fit of rage, he tore the place apart, yelling at anyone who insulted him and hitting anyone who came at him.

Song Yanqiao was having a great time until someone covered his face and crouched down...

The room fell silent. Song Yanqiao looked down and met a pair of darting eyes.

What the hell, is he faking an injury?

Standing in the middle of the room, Song Yanqiao first tore into his ex for inviting him to dinner despite having a new boyfriend, then criticized him for copying the cheesy replacement-lover trope and acting so irresponsibly. Next he scolded the replacement for being so good-looking yet putting up with this treatment instead of dumping the scumbag, then berated the replacement's friends for attacking him without knowing the facts. Finally, he lifted his chin at the person on the floor and said, "So, how much do I owe you?"

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Wu Che used to really dislike Song Yanqiao. Rumor had it that he used that face of his to seduce everyone, dumped his boyfriend to pursue opportunities abroad, but kept stringing along his friend's current boyfriend. As soon as he returned home, he couldn't wait to invite the man to dinner, seemingly planning to steal him from his friend and become the other man.

It wasn't until that slap landed across half his face...

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Later, Wu Che doggedly pursues Song Yanqiao until he finally wins him over. Song gives Wu Che the pet name "Doudou."

Wu Che asks curiously, "Why Doudou?"

Song Yanqiao replies offhandedly, "That's the name of the dog my family used to have."

"Okay," Wu Che says after a moment. "But you don't have a dog."

That's right. From now on, you're my puppy.

#AnUnconventionalWinBackStory

#CoolOnTheOutsideButFullOfInnerMonologueCEOShouVSClumsyPuppyGongWhoseEveryThoughtShowsOnHisFace

Theme: Keep your sense of self, even when you're in love