My New Boss Keeps Wanting Me to Work Overtime with Him

This novel's blurb:

CP: A sincere, underestimated bottom who turns his life around x a top who seems like a carefree playboy

Jiang Lan is gay, but he has never crossed the line. He's the kind of kid adults point to as an example: he studied hard and ranked at the top in school, then worked diligently after graduation and earned tens of thousands a month. Only when people asked about his love life did he brush them off, claiming he was focused on his career.

That is, until he was diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer and told he didn't have long to live.

Jiang Lan couldn't understand it. He ate regular meals, didn't drink or smoke, and had no bad habits. How had such terrible luck landed on him?

#If you knew you were going to die soon, what would you have to do? #

Jiang Lan thought that dying a virgin would be just too stupid.

At a gay bar, beneath the swaying, empty glasses, Jiang Lan spotted a man who checked every box on his list of good looks.

In the dim, intoxicating light, the man sat nonchalantly, radiating an irresistible charm without a care in the world. His open collar revealed a sexy Adam's apple, and his long legs seemed to have nowhere to go. His face, too, practically announced that he was a walking hormone.

Jiang Lan's head heated up, and he blurted out what was on his mind.

"Want to hook up?"

This man was obviously a playboy, sure to give him a better last experience.

Cheers and whistles erupted, and Jiang Lan began to lose his nerve.

But the man gave him a once-over, stepped forward, and wrapped a strong arm around his waist. He booked a hotel room, and after that, things turned wild and intoxicating.

The next day, at the morning meeting, Jiang Lan learned the man's name: Yan Wenzhu, the company's legendary young heir, transferred from Yanjing to gain experience. He was now Jiang Lan's direct supervisor.

Jiang Lan's mind went blank as he remembered that morning.

They had been naked in each other's arms. Yan Wenzhu held him from behind with one arm, his solid abs pressed close against him. He leaned near Jiang Lan's ear and murmured, "You were so eager last night."

Reader's Guide:

1. Romance-focused, sweet story, 1v1, both are virgins (important), happy ending (important)

2. The stomach cancer diagnosis is a misunderstanding. Any plot holes involving reality are the author's creative license.

3. Modern alternate universe, where same-sex marriage is illegal

4. A short story, not very long

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Blurb:

Tan Ye (top) x Tan/He Yuchen (bottom)

Deep, fatherly older top who seems loyal but is really a wolf x cool, alluring beauty of a bottom who doesn't realize he's flirting

12-year age gap + faux uncle and nephew + forced pursuit, but still sweet + a touch of old-school melodrama

*Their identities are not exposed at the start. No romantic tension develops while they are still uncle and nephew.

Tan Ye is the youngest of the second generation in the Tan family. Born late in his father's life, he was doted on and spoiled, with every wish granted. He spent over a hundred million boosting his idol's rankings and even got a lip piercing. At last, he became so rebellious that his allowance was cut back to basic expenses and he was sent abroad to be reformed through study.

Five years later, the Tan family patriarch suddenly fell gravely ill, leaving the successor to the Tan Group undecided.

No one expected Tan Ye, the family's spoiled young master, to be in the running.

Yet he returned with the air of a successful businessman, outshone his hardworking eldest brother and his clever, scheming second brother, and stunned the shareholders by seizing power. Over the following years, he proved through his actions that he was an unquestioned authority.

Because Tan Ye showed no signs of getting married, Tan Yuchen was considered the most likely heir of the third generation.

The son of the Tan family's second son, he had been well-mannered and exceptionally bright since childhood. He skipped grades and entered the country's top university at sixteen to study finance. He was also one of the most striking people in any crowd, and those around him showered him with praise and admiration.

When Tan Yuchen was young, his father repeatedly drilled one idea into him: Tan Ye was a man who played dirty and stole what wasn't his.

The two were natural enemies.

Tan Yuchen first interacted with Tan Ye during the summer after he turned eighteen, when his father placed him in the position of his uncle's assistant.

"Uncle," he greeted him respectfully, as he did during their brief encounters.

But Tan Ye sat behind his desk, handsome face framed by low-prescription glasses, and looked him up and down. His tone was unmistakable: "At the company, address people by their job titles. All this 'uncle' business. Has our hiring policy become nepotism?"

From that day on, Tan Yuchen realized that his uncle, twelve years his senior, deeply resented his existence. Sure enough, whenever they met at the company during school breaks, Tan Ye would give him a hard time at the slightest mistake...

But unlike his parents, Tan Yuchen had no desire to seize power. The company was thriving under Tan Ye, the business kept growing, and he hadn't shortchanged Tan Yuchen's two older brothers. In fact, they were getting more in material benefits than before.

Then, one day, Tan Yuchen's identity as a fake young master was exposed.

His world turned upside down:

The parents who had once placed great hopes in him changed their attitude, accusing him of taking the place of their child and keeping their family apart.

Friends he had been close to avoided him like filthy trash.

The real young master, who had suffered in his place, pursued him relentlessly, determined to make him pay for the past twenty-odd years.

His nominal betrothed busied himself with spreading scandals about the Tan family, insisting he'd been deceived and canceling their deal.

But Tan Ye kindly took him in, giving him a comfortable room to shelter in from the rain, though he was soaked through and looked like a pitiful stray cat.

As he left, the former uncle's expression was inscrutable. "If you need help, you can come to me. But next time, there'll be a price."

So, after Tan Yuchen became He Yuchen and was left with nowhere else to turn, he knocked on Tan Ye's door in the dead of night.

The man didn't seem surprised to see him. He only asked whether He Yuchen was prepared. When He Yuchen nodded, Tan Ye took his cold hand in his warm one. Seeing the certainty in his eyes, He Yuchen's pupils contracted as he heard three words:

"I want you."

...Is he crazy?!

Everyone knew Tan Ye was the sort of man who had to get whatever he wanted, but no one could have guessed that when he took a proper look at his nominal nephew, He Yuchen, who was twelve years younger, it would awaken his sexual desires for the first time.

At eighteen, the young man stood tall as a poplar tree. The ugly black-and-white suit looked sharp on him, giving him a lively air. His brows and eyes held a hint of coolness, his neck was smooth and slender, and his lips were a vivid red. Hearing him call Tan Ye "Uncle" made Tan Ye frown.

Tan Ye wouldn't go after someone in his own family, but as it happened, they weren't related.

Then he wouldn't hold back.

Theme: Cherish every day and live without regrets.