Xie Shibin transmigrates into a book, becoming the abused bottom in a grim romance novel.
In the original story, the protagonist is so devoted to love that he willingly becomes He Jing's substitute, selling himself into domestic service. He has endless chores to do every day and is abused, body and soul, by the lovers and one true love He Jing brings home. After enduring countless ordeals, he barely manages to defeat the one true love when he leaves the country again, and finally wins He Jing's affections.
Xie Shibin's only reaction is to curse them all out: These lunatics can go die!
He plans to quit on the spot, but that very day he finds an employment contract.
The moment he sees the salary, Xie Shibin transforms into a top-class manservant.
When He Jing comes home drunk from a business dinner, Xie Shibin serves him hangover soup in every flavor and at every temperature.
When He Jing takes his lover out for a birthday celebration and the weather suddenly turns cold, Xie Shibin rushes over with a pile of clothes to keep them both warm.
On the day the one true love returns from abroad, He Jing brings him home. Xie Shibin waves a hand and has safety precautions ready in advance, along with a family doctor on standby.
He Jing: "..."
He begins to realize that, among the countless lovers who come and go, Xie Shibin is the only one who's truly sincere with him.
At last, on Xie Shibin's birthday, He Jing prepares a grand, extravagant confession party.
The whole crowd cheers as he drops to one knee.
But Xie Shibin looks stunned and turns him down outright. "Sorry, boss. I can't accept!"
He Jing thinks he's playing hard to get and warns him with a frown. "I'm only giving you one chance."
Xie Shibin: "?"
He'd guarded against everything, but the plot still went off the rails and hit him. If he can't deal with it, he can always run!
Not long afterward, He Jing discovers that his little manservant, who never leaves early or calls in sick, has vanished. He mobilizes the whole city to search for him, only to learn that a huge industry bigwig has quietly poached him with a single employment offer!
He can no longer stand it and finds Xie Shibin to demand, "Then what am I to you?"
Xie Shibin is baffled. "The unlucky one?"
He Jing: "..."
Business tycoon Guan Qihuai is famous for his brutality. The companies he's ruined could circle the earth, and he especially despises pretty boys.
Yet he unexpectedly hires a delicate, pretty-faced manservant, supposedly snatching him away from someone else.
Everyone thinks Xie Shibin is doomed. Even He Jing rushes to Guan Qihuai's house despite the one true love trying to stop him, only to see something that fills him with envy and jealousy.
The boy who used to look at him with such affection now beams. "Is it true you'll raise my annual salary to ten million?"
Guan Qihuai chuckles. "Yes."
Xie Shibin's eyes light up. "And there won't be any ridiculous nutjobs showing up to give me trouble?"
Guan Qihuai: "You're the only one."
His tone is doting, but Xie Shibin pauses and frowns. "I'm the only one? There's so much work in this house. Are you trying to work me to death?"
He Jing: ...
March 10 save
Theme: There are countless professions, and every one can produce a top talent.
