Fine, I Admit It: I'm the Boss's Wife

Short Story Collection

*Completed short story: "Whose Little Fox Is This Adorable?"

"Mistaken Identity (Voice Acting)" is available in the author's collection.

Blurb

[Old flames rekindled, relentless pursuit.]

After returning from studying abroad, Qiao Xi was invited to join a foreign-owned company. The benefits were great, with four workdays and three days off each week. Her coworkers and boss were easy to get along with, especially the man sitting beside her, who radiated the refreshing air of someone soaked through with money. Go for it! If you don't, you're not even human!

On Valentine's Day, with champagne, a little evening dress, a beachfront hotel, and a king-sized bed, the man hooked a finger under Qiao Xi's shoulder strap and let his cool, woody scent wash over her. "Baby, you forgot who I am so quickly?"

Qiao Xi took off his mask and sneered. Well, look who it is: her ex-boyfriend, the one who used cold violence to make her feel worthless. He'd even gotten plastic surgery just to seduce her!

Just seeing him reminded her of all those humiliating days when she'd been desperate to please him, groveling and swallowing her pride. And, right, in his eyes she was still a gold-digger, living off his generous support. Without him, she wouldn't even have graduated from college.

But no one could have imagined that a girl who had once been so utterly submissive would cheat on William on the very day he proposed to her for his birthday!

William was devastated. He drank himself into a stupor, fell headfirst on the stairs, and broke his nose. He had to get surgery.

It had all been a damn bet, but he had fallen for her for real. Fate played a cruel joke on him: just as he learned what love was, he watched her leave for good.

Qiao Xi wasn't about to work at the same company as her ex-boyfriend. She proudly sent HR her resignation notice, but her boss came looking for her. The boss who had never shown his face crossed his hands. "Have you thought this through? If you quit now, you'll owe me five million yuan, and you won't be allowed to work in this industry for ten years."

WTF? Qiao Xi put on a fake smile. "Is there a less expensive punishment?"

"Sure. Be my wife."

*No real-life inspirations. Just writing for fun.

*The blurb was screenshotted and uploaded on March 9, 2025.

Theme: Break down prejudice