Young Master, Please Don't Do That!

Blurb:

As chief secretary of Hanling Group, Xu Shujing had always felt like he was living in a melodramatic novel.

On the surface, he was the chairman's secretary. Behind the scenes, he was a tool for bringing the chairman and his wife together.

He had to choose where they celebrated their anniversaries, pick out their gifts, and pass messages between them. He even had to look after their child, despite being a weak, helpless, and pitiful wage slave!

Xu Shujing was troubled.

So when he found out he'd won fifty million, he made his choice without hesitation: "I'm retiring!!"

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The day he resigned happened to be the young master's graduation ceremony.

Xu Shujing felt quite proud of the young master, whom he'd watched grow up.

Although his parents were always at each other's throats, he himself was an exceptionally easy child to raise. He excelled in school, was cultured and well-mannered, and had the best features of both the Mary Sue heroine and the male lead. A true child of destiny!

Xu Shujing had even planned out his life as the protagonist of a domineering hero story.

Maybe it was his imagination, but when Xu Shujing said goodbye, the young master's usually calm and composed expression seemed to falter.

After a long pause, he finally smiled and said, "Then I can't call you Uncle Jing anymore... Can I call you Brother Jing?"

The young master was sentimental, so Xu Shujing didn't tell him yet that he planned to go lie flat in the Maldives.

What he called him didn't matter.

There was no telling whether they'd ever see each other again.

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Their relationship didn't seem to grow distant after Xu Shujing's "retirement."

On the contrary, sparks began to fly between them again.

Their conversations were mostly about things like:

The young master shared that he'd made the annual list of the top ten businesspeople (in parentheses: the most handsome one), or sent an article praising him as "An Outstanding Young Talent in the Industry: Leading the Company Through the Largest IPO in the Sector"; or a news story titled "The Huo Heir Establishes a Philanthropic Fund Worth Tens of Billions."

Looking over the screen full of achievements, Xu Shujing couldn't help thinking that the young master he'd watched grow up really had become a domineering hero.

He sent a thumbs-up emoji with the message, "That's my young master. You've grown up to be amazing."

But the young master replied, "It's your birthday in a few weeks. Can I come see you in the Maldives?"

After all, he'd raised the boy himself. Xu Shujing didn't hesitate before replying, "Come by if you're free."

So on the first day of his twenty-ninth year, Xu Shujing woke up after a drunken night in the young master's arms, and his first thought was that he was a scumbag.

But the young master, future head of a group worth tens of billions and a domineering hero in his own right, said, "I want to take responsibility for you."

Xu Shujing: "..."

Young master, please don't do this!

#The Story of a Wealthy Young Master and the Chairman's Secretary Getting Together#

◆ A wealthy, easygoing secretary who bottoms x a gentle, steady young master who tops. Eight-year age gap, with the younger man as the top.

◆ The main story will weave in memories of the two leads' time together in the past.

◆ The bottom watched the top grow up. An unconventional uncle-and-nephew romance :) More details in the story.

◆ The cover character designs were specially commissioned. If you like them, I'll give away free merchandise in a later raffle~~

Theme: Overcome adversity with perseverance, and pursue love and hope.