I Fell in Love with My Less-Than-Ideal Boss

1. Fu Jinchi, the CEO, is stunned when his most capable assistant, Jiang Tezhu, suddenly resigns. His reason is that he wants to date, and being Fu Jinchi’s assistant leaves him no time for romance. Fu Jinchi suspects Jiang Tezhu has lost his mind. Unwilling to watch his trusted aide sink into the vulgar swamp of romance, Fu Jinchi decides to date Jiang Zesui. He’ll give Jiang Zesui the most extravagant romance possible, so Jiang Zesui will realize that even the most extravagant romance is unbearably boring! Candlelit dinner. Fu Jinchi: “How is this any different from a business banquet?” Jiang Zesui simply scoots his chair over beside him and gives him a shy smile. Fu Jinchi: “The food’s better than at a business banquet.” Private movie screening. Fu Jinchi: “How is this any different from watching a movie at home?” Then, in the dark, his fingers intertwine with Jiang Zesui’s. Fu Jinchi: “Why is my heart beating faster and my body warmer than when I watch movies at home?” Kissing at an amusement park. Fu Jinchi: “It’s just swapping saliva. What’s so great about kissing? It’s unsanitary.” Ten minutes later, Jiang Zesui can barely catch his breath from the kissing and tries to pull away, only for his boss to hold him in place. Hot spring hotel. Fu Jinchi: “How is this any different from staying at a hotel on a business trip?” Then Jiang Zesui, fresh from the hot springs and wearing a yukata, sits on the bed looking at him with his handsome, refined face. Fu Jinchi: “…” (swallows) 2. Jiang Zesui has been Fu Jinchi’s assistant for eight years, and he’s been single for eight years too. If he doesn’t start dating soon, he’ll be pushing forty, so Jiang Zesui promptly hands in his resignation. What he never expected was for Fu Jinchi to say he wanted to date him. Jiang Zesui has an epiphany: So the boss likes me! But Fu Jinchi isn’t his type. To make Fu Jinchi give up on him, he starts dating him and devises a customized breakup plan based on Fu Jinchi’s germophobia, aversion to physical intimacy, and workaholic nature. Fu Jinchi hates sharing food, so at their candlelit dinner, Jiang Zesui deliberately sits close and feeds him sweet soup from his own bowl. Just as expected, Fu Jinchi looks grave. Plan accomplished. Fu Jinchi hates physical contact with others, so Jiang Zesui holds his hand at the cinema. Just as expected, Fu Jinchi goes rigid. Plan accomplished. Fu Jinchi is a germaphobe and looks down on kissing, so at the amusement park Jiang Zesui deliberately asks him for a kiss. Just as expected, Fu Jinchi… Huh? Why isn’t the boss pushing him away?! 3. Short scene Jiang Zesui rubs his aching lower back and looks at his boss, declaring with conviction, “I’ve suddenly become career-minded. Let’s put this relationship on hold for now.” Fu Jinchi carries him into the bedroom. “What nonsense are you talking about? Move in with me tomorrow.” Reader’s notes: 1. One-on-one, happy ending, both leads are each other’s first and only. 2. Extra sweet. - Coming soon: Do We Have to Fulfill Our Marital Duties in a Marriage of Convenience? Li Can is a beta with a D-rank citizen status and a stubborn, aloof personality. Aside from his gorgeous face, neither his personality nor his family background is particularly appealing. He lives with relatives in dire circumstances, so when the powerful alpha Zhou Hengyu proposes a marriage of convenience, Li Can readily agrees. Zhou Hengyu needs someone with no redeeming qualities, someone easy to divorce. Li Can needs Zhou Hengyu’s influence and power. He knows full well that this is a fake marriage, and diligently plays along with the agreement, going on staged dates with Zhou Hengyu. The handsome young alpha seems to need to put on a loving display for the public, and takes him out frequently. But Li Can knows it’s all fake, since the alpha hasn’t laid a finger on him in private. Fortunately, Zhou Hengyu isn’t as cold and frightening as the rumors say. He’s polite and gentle with Li Can, even downright tender. Li Can dutifully plays the loving spouse and waits for the agreement to end so they can divorce. Then, during a mission, Zhou Hengyu is injured, and his mental sea goes berserk. He needs calming. An S-rank alpha’s mental sea can only be calmed by their true partner. Li Can knows there’s no point in bringing him over. They’re in a fake marriage, Zhou Hengyu has no interest in him, and even when they’re together, Zhou Hengyu keeps his shirt buttoned all the way to the top. There’s no way he can treat Zhou Hengyu. But before he can think it through, he’s swept inside by a powerful, chaotic surge of mental energy as soon as he reaches the door. The alpha’s overpowering, terrifyingly intense mating pheromones spread over every inch of Li Can’s snow-white skin. Overwhelming desire and kisses rain down on him. Li Can pushes him away. “We’re not really partners. Kissing me won’t help.” Zhou Hengyu kisses his pale toes, like a wolf catching the scent of meat. His voice is frighteningly low. “We are.” The doors stay shut for three days, and Li Can’s voice is hoarse from crying. Three days later, facing the alpha whose mental sea has been soothed, Li Can asks in a daze, “I’d like to clarify what our marriage agreement says about marital duties.” The alpha replies, “Agreement? We’re really married, baby.” Li Can: ? * Zhou Hengyu uses their marriage of convenience as an excuse to indulge the possessiveness he’s hidden for years. But in the end, Li Can discovers this dark, secret love. In the closet are photos of Li Can from his youth to adulthood, the jersey he wore at a sports meet, the handkerchief he used… Zhou Hengyu looms over the stunned beta and kisses his slender, pale collarbone. “Let’s do it again.” Theme: Follow your heart.