The Whole Company Sent Me to Seduce the Beautiful, Strong, and Miserable

Intern Yin Muchen hadn't sent her resignation email yet when she transmigrated.

The good news: she wasn't the only one who transmigrated.

The bad news: the entire company came along...

Late at night, the Beidi Mountain Sect gathered by lamplight to plot together.

The CEO, who was also the sect leader, held up the proposal Yin Muchen had just put together and excitedly painted everyone a rosy picture.

“To save the company, no, to bring glory to our sect, I've decided to create a hit cultivator and make the Beidi Mountain brand famous!”

Marketing Department: Boss, you're brilliant! Then we'll run a whole series of event marketing campaigns and make sure it goes viral!

Public Relations Department: We've updated the KOL list. It includes teahouse storytellers, street vendors, and the girls at Chunfeng Court.

Finance Department: The promotional budget is ready, too.

The more they talked, the more excited everyone became. The plan seemed flawless.

Only Yin Muchen timidly asked, “But here's the question: who is going to be the hit?”

At the crucial moment, HR waved a hand grandly. “According to reliable information from the Personnel Department, there's a talented young man at a rival sect. Maybe we can try poaching him.”

Later, Yin Muchen couldn't understand how a nobody at the company like her had become the most promising newcomer... and his devoted fan.

In order to poach him, Yin Muchen tried every possible way to win over Zhai Su. Instead, she awakened the “Enrage” skill, which let her gain spiritual power from Zhai Su's anger!

Well, then! Winning Zhai Su's favor wasn't easy, but making him angry was something she was good at!

So Yin Muchen tried every kind of threat and temptation, and fawned over him, all to make Zhai Su annoyed and sick of her.

But... why was Zhai Su's gaze growing stranger by the day?

Not only did he accept her clingy advances, he even coldly turned away every cultivator who tried to chat her up.

Yin Muchen: Huh? Am I not giving him enough love? Is it not enough to make Zhai Su hate me?

HR: ...Could it be that you're giving him too much?

Later, Yin Muchen angrily flung down her resignation letter. “I can't keep doing this damn job anymore!”

The entire company tried to keep her: “We've decided to make you a hit and help you ascend!”

Yin Muchen: ???

Zhai Su had always been used to going it alone. Who knew a female cultivator would suddenly show up and cling to him all day, talking about things like “company benefits” and “five social insurances and a housing fund” that he couldn't understand?

Unable to take it anymore, Zhai Su coldly snapped, “Get lost!”

The female cultivator looked delighted. “You insulted me? Go on! Say a few more things!”

Zhai Su: ...

At some point, the female cultivator suddenly turned and left. After that, she never appeared again.

Until one day, the Beidi Mountain Sect rose to prominence.

Its leader's first disciple slayed demons, broke through illusions, and became a rising star among the immortal sects.

At a gathering, that familiar figure laughed and chatted with others. When her gaze passed over Zhai Su, she acted as if he weren't there.

Zhai Su didn't understand. He used to hate her noisy clinginess more than anything. So why did her cold eyes now leave an empty space in his heart?

[Two-faced corporate drone x aloof, abstinent, gorgeous tragic hero]

Reading guide:

1. One-on-one romance; happy ending.

2. A story about the female lead's growth, sometimes goofy and sometimes mysterious (a corporate drone's meltdown fantasy; please don't relate it to real life).

3. There will be love rivals and a groveling arc later on, because I'm a sucker for that stuff!!!

4. The male lead may fade into the background later, but his one-sided love is incredibly strong!!!

See also: my upcoming novel next door, “Has the Princess Struck Back Today?”

As the most esteemed Sixth Princess of Dazhao, Jiang Zhi was destined for a life of wealth and comfort. But all she could see was that hostage prince from a small kingdom.

The first time she met Cheng Ziqiu, he was being bullied by palace servants. Though he was shivering from the cold, he still smiled at her and said, “It's cold, Your Highness. Please take care not to catch a chill.”

That seemingly gentle smile became the obsession Jiang Zhi held onto for years.

For Cheng Ziqiu, she gave up her good name and fell out with her family, becoming a laughingstock in the palace.

Only when the palace gates were breached and enemy troops poured in as if the palace were undefended did Jiang Zhi finally understand. Her devoted love had been nothing more than a pawn in the other party's game for power.

The once-helpless hostage, whom anyone could bully, had transformed into the crown prince of Yiguo. All he left her was his cold retreating figure and a cup of poisoned wine.

Reborn at fifteen, Jiang Zhi looked down at Cheng Ziqiu in the snow and turned away in disdain.

She thought, “Cold? Hah. Good. I hope you freeze to death!”

Cheng Ziqiu considered himself a man with a heart of stone. He would turn anyone into a corpse beneath his feet if it helped him achieve his goals. Only after reaching the highest position and living out his life in loneliness did years of guilt and grief finally catch up with him.

So when he returned to Jiang Zhi's side as a hostage once more, he hesitated.

Perhaps this time, he didn't need to drag her into it.

At the time, Cheng Ziqiu didn't know that one day he would find himself in the imperial prison, truly experiencing the despair and pain she had suffered back then.

Nor did he know that he would humble himself to the dust, begging her just to spare him another glance.

“Qiqi, hate me all you want. Take revenge on me. But please... don't agree to the marriage arranged by your father.”

Theme: Better to rely on yourself than on others