Can an Assistant in a Tycoon Novel Get Caught in a Love Rival Showdown Too?

After waking up, Cen Ji discovered that he was living inside a wealthy-family novel.

In the story, the real young master, the protagonist bottom, was brought back to his wealthy family. But because of his gloomy, withdrawn personality and his uncouth manners, the He family refused to accept him.

Everyone adored the frail but beautiful and well-behaved fake young master.

His dignified, steady fiancée tore up the childhood engagement she had made with the protagonist bottom, swearing to be with the fake young master instead.

The rebellious younger brother refused to listen to anyone, but when the fake young master pressed a hand to his chest and gave a delicate cough, the little wolf would retract his sharp claws and turn into an obedient puppy.

Even the eldest brother, the He family's aloof and noble head, who seemed untouched by worldly desires, harbored unusual feelings for the fake young master.

All this changed after the protagonist bottom, despised by everyone, lost hope and left the wealthy family to throw himself into the protagonist top's arms, then built a career for himself in the entertainment industry.

Everyone watched the protagonist bottom shining brilliantly onstage and regretted everything.

Cen Ji: "..."

Got it. This was a melodramatic groveling-after-the-breakup novel.

But what did any of that have to do with him?

"I'm just a nameless little assistant to the He family's cannon-fodder eldest brother."

*

Skirting the edge of a messy love triangle, Cen Ji decided to focus on doing his job like a good wage slave.

After all, the rich and famous were always a mess. He just had to be a good background character.

But somehow, the flames of the love triangle spread to him.

The fake young master held his hand, tracing his slender fingers over the back of it. His exquisite, bewitching face was touched with a faint blush from coughing, his beauty peerless and alluring. "Brother Xiao Cen, your hands are so beautiful, and you make such delicious soup. Whoever marries, cough, marries you would be so happy, right?"

The little wolf pinned him against the cold sink, reaching to tug at his shirt hem, his eyes dark and fierce. "Everyone says you're Big Brother's secret lover. Is it true? Does Big Brother grab you by the waist at night, like a butterfly?"

Behind the protagonist bottom, on a stage shimmering with starlight, someone drew the curtain to block the view of others. His voice was hoarse and restrained. "Leave the He family and come be my assistant, okay? I'll pay you triple."

Then the cold and desireless eldest brother, who was also Cen Ji's direct supervisor, shed his aloof mask and pulled him into his arms. His eyes were as cold and still as snow, but brimming with possessiveness. "He's my personal assistant. And you are not allowed to covet your sister-in-law."

Cen Ji: "???"

Could someone explain why even a little assistant like him, a cannon fodder among cannon fodder, had ended up in a love triangle?

CP: A beautiful, versatile assistant bottom who charms people without realizing it x an aloof CEO top, a big bad wolf who patiently plots his way forward

[Reader's Guide]

1. This isn't a choose-your-ship story. The CP is the eldest brother, He Chonglin.

2. One-on-one, both virgins, happy ending.

3. A lighthearted, everyday love-triangle story with a slow burn, mainly about the entanglements with the four brothers. Each character has both strengths and flaws; nobody is perfect.

4. The bottom is a beloved-by-everyone type and very beautiful. Many people in the story like him, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing.

5. Please read calmly and leave thoughtful, levelheaded comments. Don't get overly invested or emotional, and don't let yourself get worked up or develop nodules.

◆Coming next: Bound to My Archrival by a System That Makes Us Unlucky Unless We Kiss

With a click, Qi Tingxue and Lu Zhuoyang were locked inside a secluded room.

The sea reflected the yacht party's dazzling lights into the room. For the first time, Lu Zhuoyang saw a captivating blush on his childhood friend, usually so cool and unfeeling.

Qi Tingxue also heard his archrival panting. His hot breath brushed his neck, sweat rolled down his forehead, and his usually composed face showed a rare hint of disarray.

"Did you drink the wrong wine too?"

They spoke in unison, then immediately pulled out their phones to call for help.

At that moment, a System voice rang out:

[Complete the grand union of life with the person next to you and you can leave the room ╰(￣▽￣)╭]

In other words: do it.

Qi Tingxue: "With him? I'd rather let a knife stab me than let him do it."

Lu Zhuoyang: "Thanks, but I'm straight."

They hurriedly shoved each other away.

But there was no phone signal.

The people on the yacht had also gone "deaf and blind," immersed in the party and unable to hear them calling for help.

System: [If you really can't do it, a kiss will work too. Just one second, please! Otherwise, no one will find you two until tomorrow morning, and by then, ummm...]

"Smack!"

They quickly planted a kiss on each other's lips.

The next second, the door opened.

Their mutual friends stared in bewilderment, drinks in hand, as Qi Tingxue and Lu Zhuoyang, who had been at odds since childhood, hurried off the island. Why were their faces so red... as if something scandalous had happened?

*

At first, Qi Tingxue thought that bizarre experience with his archrival on the yacht was over.

He didn't expect the broken-window effect.

After that one-second lip-to-lip kiss came the System's increasingly outrageous (erotic) demands.

[French kiss for ten minutes. Yes, stick your tongues out, and try to make a string of saliva.]

[Help each other out. If you can't bring yourself to kiss, you can use your hands~]

[Don't you think this black lace-trimmed mininightdress goes perfectly with a bell collar?]

Qi Tingxue: "..."

He tore up the minidress, then turned and saw his archrival hurriedly putting a dog collar around his neck.

"Lu Zhuoyang, where's your dignity?!!!"

Lu Zhuoyang: "Can't help it, baby. If we don't listen, we'll both have bad luck."

*

Qi Tingxue had recently been thinking about secretly killing his archrival.

If he couldn't get rid of the System, he could only get rid of the person the System had bound him to.

On a damp, rainy night, a breeze stirred the white mist.

Qi Tingxue braced both hands against the car window, resisting the vibration somewhere on his body. His long lashes were damp with moisture and quivered lightly, like a bird's feathers in the rain.

Lu Zhuoyang kissed away the tear tracks at the corners of his eyes, then silenced the curses spilling from his cool lips with another kiss.

"Baby, when you said you'd secretly kill me, did you mean curse me to death or step on me to death?"

If that's the case, give me more, more, more (*￣∇￣*).

CP: A fiery, stunning beauty bottom who seems cool on the outside but has a rich inner monologue and a sharp tongue x a performative top who's a perfect gentleman around others but shamelessly horny around his wife

[Reader's Guide]

1. A silly, sweet, steamy little story without much logic, written purely to indulge the author's personal preferences.

2. Childhood friends, both virgins, each other's first love.

3. Anything else will be added if it comes to mind.

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