Handbook for Underworld Civil Servants

After studying day and night, Yuan Zhiqi finally passed the civil service exam for the Underworld. He thought his life as a ghost was secure at last and that he could make a name for himself. But his superior waved a hand and said, "The human world is short one resident ghost emissary. Go fill the position."

Yuan Zhiqi: "...&%$#&"

How is this any different from being exiled on a long-term business trip?!

Fuming with resentment, Yuan Zhiqi arrived in the human world. To get established, he went to work at a funeral supply shop.

The handsome young shop manager, Shen Daiyi, glanced up at him and said lazily, "Your resentment can't kill me. Put it away, or you'll get a major demerit when you go back."

Yuan Zhiqi: "!"

So he's a top boss!!

To keep the top boss happy, Yuan Zhiqi swallowed his resentment and became meek and harmless as a little bread-dog. He began following Shen Daiyi around to collect ghosts, and in his spare time wrote reports about his work

Yuan Zhiqi: Today I ran into an ancient mirror that steals souls. That stupid broken mirror actually looked down on my soul... I'll teach him not to judge a ghost by his appearance. I can send him to reincarnation in a second!

Shen Daiyi's sharp assessment: If we overlook that brain of yours, which would make even a goldfish shake its head, your looks are certainly a feast for the eyes.

Yuan Zhiqi: Today I nearly got skinned by a fox ghost. Ah... was he really lusting after my youthful good looks? But the Black and White Impermanence brothers looked at me strangely when they came to collect my soul.

Shen Daiyi: A stone that's been around for a thousand years finally sheds its skin. You took the fox ghost's tail to make a scarf and made him watch you do it. Even the King of Hell isn't as brutal as you.

Yuan Zhiqi: I'm so mad. My superior says my performance has been zero lately, but I've clearly been working so hard!

For once, Shen Daiyi wrote something comforting: Maybe the Underworld's System is too old and hasn't synced yet.

Having believed Shen Daiyi's nonsense, Yuan Zhiqi had just returned to the Underworld to report for duty when he saw the name highlighted at the top of the commendation ceremony's screen: Shen Daiyi.

Oh, he'd been promoted three ranks from the same position as Yuan Zhiqi, a ghost emissary.

And he was right there onstage accepting his award.

Yuan Zhiqi gritted his teeth. "T-Top b-boss??"

Just as he was seething with rage, a salary card for the Underworld landed precisely in Yuan Zhiqi's hand. At the same time, Yuan Zhiqi's full name appeared beside Shen Daiyi's on the screen.

With a beaming smile, Shen Daiyi brought the still-dazed Yuan Zhiqi onto the stage and said tenderly, "I've been waiting for you. A married couple looks best standing side by side. Forget just giving you my salary card. From now on, I'll give you my life, too."

[Pure-hearted, wonderfully spirited working stiff bottom × Sharp-tongued, professional truth-twister top]

[Reading Guide]:

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. The top did not steal the bottom's achievements. The couple splits things according to the work they each do.

3. The synopsis was finalized on 2024.9.10 and has been archived.

Theme: Work hard and strive to improve