After Crashing into a Big Shot's Car

[Ten-year age gap * dependable older CEO gong * sunny, energetic, adorable shou]

On his first day in the ancient town, Lin Zichuan gets rear-ended. The culprit, Xia Lang, has just graduated and is driving a small Jinbei van loaded with Chinese cabbage, looking so anxious that Lin assumes he's a poor kid struggling to make ends meet. But when the young man comes looking for him that evening, Lin discovers the poor little cabbage is actually the young master of the ancient town.

The young master is warm and sincere, insisting on giving him a free tour. Lin can't bear to turn him down, so he works from dawn till late at night while following the young master around, enjoying free food and drink.

After showing Lin around, Xia Lang decides that Lin Zichuan seems a little pitiful. He's a big boss, but he's never sheared a sheep, milked a goat, or even played with a drone. Xia Lang suddenly feels it's his mission to make sure Lin has an unforgettable vacation.

CEO Lin, forced to milk a goat...

Lin's assistant sees the photo and begins to question his life. The boss gets up at five in the morning to answer emails, and the little free time he manages to squeeze out is spent milking a goat?

Xia Lang also discovers that Lin Zichuan seems to have a lucky streak:

"You know what? You'd just finished drinking Zhengshan Xiaozhong tea today when a big boss ordered three hundred portions of the finest Zhengshan Xiaozhong this afternoon. He's practically the God of Wealth."

Lin's assistant, forced to keep quiet, nearly stumbles. He really wants to tell Xia Lang that the God of Wealth is standing right in front of him.

The vacation ends early. When Lin sees the young man's eyes turn red, a long-forgotten bitterness of parting wells up in his heart.

Then, two months later, a phone call comes in. The voice on the other end is as lively as ever:

"Mr. Lin, I'm in Yuncheng. I'm planning to start a business."

The young man has come to Lin's city and wants to start a business, so Lin decides to help and asks patiently:

"What kind of business are you thinking of?"

"I want to open a cafe, or maybe a bar? Or a hotpot restaurant. The people in Yuncheng are so nice. I looked online and saw so many people want to add me on WeChat and go into business with me."

Oh no, the young man seems inexperienced. Lin worries he'll get swindled as soon as he steps outside. After thinking it over, Lin decides he might as well have him intern at his company.

Xia Lang makes a grand entrance in the administrative department, full of enthusiasm. Less than two weeks later, trouble strikes. His supervisor tells him that he mishandled a crucial document and cost the company a hundred million. The best outcome is for him to resign. Xia Lang is stunned.

In the CEO's office, Lin Zichuan listens to Xia Lang, his lips trembling as he explains how he supposedly cost the company a hundred million, and is just as confused. How come he doesn't know the company lost a hundred million? And what kind of hundred-million-dollar project would Xia Lang be handling? He immediately realizes Xia Lang is being made to take the fall for someone else.

Forget it. He'll keep the young man by his side and teach him personally. And just like that, Assistant Xia is born.

Xia Lang: Great! As his assistant, I'll be close to him. Hehehe, I'm almost there.

CEO Lin: Worrying about his work and his career is like having a son ahead of time. But looking at the young man again, he's good-looking, good-natured, and eats a lot. Having a son like him wouldn't be bad.

Xia Lang: What do I do if the person I like thinks of me as his son? Asking online, it's kind of urgent.

P.S. This story is a spin-off featuring a secondary couple from an older novel. It began serialization in 2020, so the timeline follows that period. The lithography and chip technology also reflect the state of things back then.

Fatherly, gentle gong & lively, cheerful shou with a very unusual train of thought

Ten-year age gap. Gong is 32, shou is 22. The gong appears first.

Coming soon: The Gods Set Up a Stall to Heal the Sick

"I think my son might not be my son anymore."

"There are three people on the security camera at my house, but only my husband and I are home. Help, who is the other person?"

"I saw my beloved today. He's been dead for thirty years, but he still looks so young, while I've grown old."

More and more unsettling posts appear online. Something seems wrong with the world, and this is when Qi Bai is awakened by a sacrifice.

He's one of the few gods left between Heaven and Earth, in charge of health and well-being. For tens of thousands of years, whenever plague or war has ravaged the mortal world, he has been awakened to help. When there's work, he works; when there isn't, he sleeps.

Maybe he's been asleep too long. He's forgotten a lot of things. For instance, he's saved so many people, so why does he have so little merit left? And he has a vague feeling that he's forgotten someone very important.

Never mind. He's awake, so he might as well get to work. Just like he did decades ago, he sets up a fortune-telling and medical stall on the street.

"Your son's body is crowded with the souls of several girls. You've had a few abortions before, haven't you?"

"The other one is your husband's ex-girlfriend. She came back to see why he still hasn't gotten what he deserves."

"Your beloved came to take you with him. He's become a government official in the Underworld."

These people have all been tainted by baleful and yin energy. Qi Bai remembers that the Underworld's administration is quite strict, so how did all this yin energy get out? He burns a talisman to send an inquiry to the Underworld.

That night, a pale-faced patient wrapped in baleful energy comes to his stall. Qi Bai can't diagnose what's wrong, so he has no choice but to keep this man, Shang Ming, around for observation. This mortal is not only clingy, insisting Qi Bai sleep beside him, but also frail, coughing every three steps and wheezing every five.

Baleful energy continues to spill out of the Underworld, and more and more strange things happen. Evil spirits gain tremendous power from the energy. Facing a massive ghost domain, even Qi Bai, who is only good at treating illnesses, is at a disadvantage. Just as he's about to burn all his talismans and fight head-on, the sickly man behind him gives him a gentle tug.

"Move aside. I'll handle this."

You? Are you going to get yourself killed?

The next moment, a solemn image of a nine-petaled dark lotus appears behind the sickly man, as if the God of the Underworld has descended. With a sweep of his hand, the ghost domain crumbles.

Qi Bai is left gaping at what he's just seen. But wait, why does that dazzling golden light above the man's head look so familiar? Isn't that his merit? Before he can even demand an explanation, the apparition vanishes, and Shang Ming collapses limply against him.

"Hey, don't pretend to faint and try to take advantage of me! You repay kindness with betrayal and stole my merit..."

P.S. A gong who's helplessly weak in front of his beloved, but can instantly crush everything when his beloved is in danger &

A laid-back divine being who's been telling fortunes for a hundred years and can treat the ailments of both the living and the dead

Theme: Sincerity is the first step to getting along.