The Boss Exploded Again Today

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If advertising creatives were ranked by their bad tempers, the list would be Dong Yan, followed by everyone else.

Dong Yan, owner and creative genius of the hot advertising agency Zero, is known in the industry as "Mad Dog."

Even after winning two Cannes Lions, his most widely circulated story is still the legend of how he "took on a hundred people."

The former business director has been plotting a move to another agency, taking half of Zero's staff and clients along with him.

After screening hundreds of resumes, a headhunter finally picks Mi Qi, an industry expert at "defusing bombs" in client relations.

Dong Yan takes one look at the resume and rejects him.

Asked why, he says, "He's too good-looking. Handsome men can't be trusted!"

The headhunter's inner voice: You're choosing an employee, not a wife!

To keep Zero's few remaining clients, Dong Yan reluctantly lets Mi Qi try out for the job.

It doesn't take long to see that Mi Qi really is a "bomb disposal expert" at work.

Defusing difficult subordinates: He turns a lazy, slippery schemer with eight hundred tricks up his sleeve into a hardworking apprentice.

Defusing difficult relatives: His rebellious younger sister holds out a diamond the size of a pigeon egg and begs to call him "Sister-in-law."

Defusing a difficult boss: Dong Yan, who used to lose his temper morning, noon, and night, turns into a clingy guy constantly asking, "Have you eaten? Have you slept? Do you miss me?"

Then one day, Dong Yan discovers that Mi Qi is actually...

The chubby little assistant who disappeared years ago.

Top: A creative genius, hot-tempered and sharp-tongued, a "mad dog" with overwhelming possessiveness.

Bottom: A client-relations expert, a "pretty boy" with a few physical and psychological issues.

Content warnings:

1. The top is seven years older than the bottom. One-on-one romance.

2. They are not each other's firsts. Both have dated before, but their relationships never lasted because of their personalities. Exes do not appear in the main story.

3. Because of his family background, the top is rather unhinged, hot-tempered, and sharp-tongued. He is a terrible boss. One more thing: he has full-sleeve tattoos and a full beard. The story explains why, so please proceed with caution if that bothers you!

4. It's about the advertising industry, but nothing too complicated.

5. There is a little Cantonese, but it won't affect your reading.

(Edited April 5, 2024; screenshot saved.)

Theme: Life changes, but convictions remain.