I Want to Be Straight, but My Boss Won't Approve

The most famous company in the private security industry is called Four Seas, and its most famous figure is its owner, Ji Qingyan. Ji is ruthless in business, and in just five years he has turned Four Seas into the industry leader.

Unlike the burly owners of other martial arts gyms, Boss Ji is pale and slender, with big, almond-shaped eyes that are always smiling.

He never goes anywhere without his sketchbook. His greatest hobby is sitting by the window and drawing the half-naked men training in the yard. But he always feels that something is missing from every one of them, until he sees the new hire, Li Yuechuan...

Day One

Ji Qingyan: Xiaochuan, come to my office.

Li Yuechuan: On my way.

Ji Qingyan: A friend just sent me some pastries. Try one.

Li Yuechuan: Brother Ji, you don't have to feed me. I can eat it myself.

Day Two

Ji Qingyan: Xiaochuan, come to my office.

Li Yuechuan: I'm training. I'll be there in half an hour.

Ji Qingyan: I bought you a new pair of pants. Try them on and see if they fit.

Li Yuechuan: Brother Ji, let go of my belt. I'll try them on in my dorm.

Day Three

Ji Qingyan: Xiaochuan, come to the fourth-floor studio.

Li Yuechuan: I'm security, not a model.

Ji Qingyan: Ten thousand an hour. I'll pay you myself.

Li Yuechuan: ...Fine.

Day Five

Ji Qingyan: Xiaochuan, come to my office.

Li Yuechuan: No.

Ji Qingyan: Then I'll come to your dorm.

Li Yuechuan: I'm quitting.

Ji Qingyan: But you signed a five-year contract. If you quit now, not only will your year-end bonus take a major hit, you'll also owe a penalty.

Li Yuechuan: ...

Boss Ji pursues him relentlessly, trying every trick in the book, but Li Yuechuan won't bite. Not only does he refuse, he also plays dumb and keeps backing away. Ji Qingyan decides this isn't working, so he starts studying Li Yuechuan in earnest.

[Straitlaced + Stoic + Stubborn + Poor + Incredibly Handsome + Bad at Turning People Down] = an innocent little bunny

So Boss Ji, while feeling somewhat shameless, starts playing the part.

Ji Qingyan: Xiaochuan, it's so cold today.

Li Yuechuan: We're two hundred meters from the dorm.

Ji Qingyan: I'm a little cold...

Li Yuechuan: Then walk faster.

Ji Qingyan: Achoo!

Li Yuechuan takes off his jacket and drapes it over Ji Qingyan's shoulders, then continues toward the dorm without looking back. Ji Qingyan's slender, pale fingers poke out from the oversized sleeves. He glances at Li Yuechuan, who is wearing only a thin shirt, and mutters, "People say that when your hands are cold, it's because no one loves you."

When Li Yuechuan doesn't respond, Ji Qingyan continues, "Xiaochuan's hands must be warm, because someone likes you."

Five seconds later, a broad hand wraps around his slender wrist. First comes a low chuckle, followed by Li Yuechuan's helpless question: "Are you still cold?"

Ji Qingyan's smile curves like a crescent moon. "Not anymore, not anymore. Xiaochuan's hands are so warm!"

Ji Qingyan successfully figures out what Li Yuechuan likes. And with those big, expressive eyes, all he has to do is tear up, no matter how ridiculous his request, and Li Yuechuan gives in again and again.

But he still won't agree to date him. His reason: he's straight.

No one expects an accident to strike. At the edge of life and death, Li Yuechuan grits his teeth and promises, "Brother Ji, as long as you live, I'll say yes." Ji Qingyan's eyes light up with excitement. With a ventilator on, he gestures in sign language: "Xiaochuan, come over and give me a kiss."

But every act eventually falls apart. Ji Qingyan accidentally reveals his true nature as a sly fox. While anxiously waiting to hear Li Yuechuan's verdict, he hears him say that he fell for him ages ago, and can't stand going a day without seeing his little fox.

When he was eighteen, Li Yuechuan stood beneath the national flag and made a solemn vow. Back then, he thought he would serve in the military until the end of his life. Just five years later, he was forced to take off the olive-green uniform he loved. The moment his epaulets came off, he covered his face and wept.

Later, he met someone with snow-white skin and big eyes that turned red in an instant, like a little rabbit hopping about. The rabbit had a new trick every day. Keeping up with him was exhausting, but it also let Li Yuechuan forget his pain, if only for a little while.

And later still, the little bunny shed his snowy coat and opened a mouth full of fangs. Li Yuechuan could only think of leaning in for a kiss.

[An incredibly handsome, straight, stoic, poor gong & a fair-skinned, soft, filthy-rich, very horny shou] A sweet romance with a melodramatic plot. Seven parts sweet romance + two parts bittersweet healing + one part helpless reality.

Theme: Meeting you made my youth worthwhile