A Contract Romance: The Spoiled Sweetheart Is Doted on by Daddy

Jiang Yan is so broke he can barely scrape by. His life motto: The cure for all worries is getting rich.

He never dreamed that his path to riches would involve being cornered in an alley by the cold-faced CEO of the Lu Group and signing a dating contract.

Name your own monthly salary, with room and board included. Job description: Be Lu Shishen's boyfriend.

Clutching the contract and looking at the ridiculously handsome man in front of him, Jiang Yan thought: This kind of deal exists?!

Later, he realized Lu Shishen seemed to be raising him like a son. He didn't need to lift a finger or use his brain. As long as Lu Shishen was around, he didn't even have to put on his own socks. The CEO could pamper him until he was a level-nine invalid in everyday life.

And Jiang Yan's only task each day was to think of an excuse to ask for money.

Everyone thought Jiang Yan was spoiled rotten.

Only Lu Shishen knew that he loved every minute of it.

He loved the sparkle in Jiang Yan's eyes when he brazenly asked for money, loved the smug little look he got after receiving a transfer, and loved spoiling him until he was utterly unruly, until no one but Lu Shishen could afford to support this little money pit.

Until one day, Jiang Yan stared at the balance on his phone, now too large to count the digits, and suddenly panicked.

He grabbed Lu Shishen's shirt and asked quietly, "Lu Shishen, what are you getting out of this?"

The man leaned down and kissed him.

"You. For the rest of my life."

"And the way you look so adorable every time you ask me for money."

Bonus scene:

Jiang Yan's love of money was bone-deep.

One time, afterward, he lay sprawled in Lu Shishen's arms, catching his breath, then suddenly reached out. "That position just now... was way too difficult..."

Lu Shishen held him close, his voice still hoarse. "How much?"

Jiang Yan blinked. "Do you charge by the second?"

Lu Shishen immediately rolled over and pinned him down, holding his wrists against the pillow.

"Sure."

"Let's book another hour."

Jiang Yan: "Wait! I haven't named my price yet!"

"Your price?" Lu Shishen murmured with a low laugh against his lips. "Everything I have is yours, including me."

"Take your time figuring it out. You've got the rest of your life."

Theme: Stay strong through setbacks and keep moving forward through adversity.