So Even The Underworld Hires Cheap Labor

Blurb: Originally titled: A Monthly Salary of 3,500 in the Underworld

Yu Dongxi died. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in the underworld, working as a contract employee earning 3,500 a month.

Beneath the pitch-black sky, devoid of warmth, she saw a tall man in a long black coat through the hazy mist. He held a red umbrella. His bearing was extraordinary, his air aristocratic and aloof, like an envoy come to claim a life.

In that instant, Yu Dongxi understood what it meant to say, “When I fell in love with him, I hadn’t even gotten a good look at his face.”

At last, she saw the man beneath the umbrella clearly.

Oh. It was her ex-boyfriend, who had been dead for many years.

And now, he was her direct superior in the underworld.

The day they reunited, the clouds and mist of the underworld turned to rain, leaving them drenched and miserable.

Qiu Sui firmly held his umbrella over Yu Dongxi, shielding her from the rain. But now, Yu Dongxi was no longer afraid of getting wet.

When Yu Dongxi and Qiu Sui broke up all those years ago, it ended far from amicably. Yu Dongxi had spent her whole life striving to maintain her dignity, but the breakup cost her every last bit of it.

But Qiu Sui behaved even worse.

The day Yu Dongxi caught him cheating, the snow was falling especially hard.

That day, Qiu Sui was holding an umbrella too, but only to shield another girl from the wind and snow.

“What do you want? I’ll make it up to you.”

“I want you dead!”

Naturally, they parted on terrible terms. Yu Dongxi became the heartbroken heroine who’d been cheated on, while Qiu Sui, like countless male leads in wish-fulfillment novels, would win the beautiful woman and go on to a successful career.

But unfortunately, Yu Dongxi’s words came true. Qiu Sui died in the prime of his life.

As for her direct superior and childhood friend, Yu Dongxi figured that even if they’d had a messy romance, now that he was dead, they could bury the hatchet and keep their distance.

But Qiu Sui clung to her like a vicious dog, refusing to let go.

“Let’s just be friends again.”

“Who wants to be friends with you?”

“If we can’t be friends, surely we can at least part on good terms?”

“Who wants to part on good terms with you?”

Yu Dongxi was speechless. She was the one who’d been wronged, so why was Qiu Sui acting like he was the victim?

“Then what do you want?”

What Yu Dongxi didn’t know was that, deep down, Qiu Sui’s love for her had always been twisted.

I’m simply crazily obsessed with you.

I’m sorry for my impossible-to-hide desire to control you and my extreme possessiveness, but I can’t help it. I’ll keep you bound to me until you accept me.

I’m always proud and haughty, but with you, all I can do is beg pitifully and miserably, like a dog.

Every gasp you make leaves me unable to control my racing heart. I’ve seen you at your worst, and I’ve seen your selfishness. I know your flaws and your dark side, but I love you anyway. You’re the only one for me.

Theme: Let go of fantasies and face reality