My Villainous Master Is Actually My Boss

Jiang Su transmigrates into a book, right into a xianxia novel.

The System issues a mission in a chilly voice: [Your goal is to push the world-ending half-demon into fully awakening his demonic nature!]

Jiang Su: "??? You want a model young woman like me to drive the villain to madness? Why not ask me to persuade a bodhisattva to leave the monastery while you're at it!"

To get home, she decides to:

Pretend to become his disciple, then stab him in the back;

Act obedient to his face, cause trouble behind it;

Do everything she can to get herself killed and make the villain go mad as soon as possible!

But...

She poisons him, and her master drinks it without batting an eye. "Such a dutiful disciple."

She lures demonic beasts to attack him, and he turns around and cuts them down with one sword. "Having fun?"

She keeps testing him as he nears demonic transformation, and he grabs her wrist. "Jiang Su, do you think I'm blind?"

The most outrageous part is...

This villainous master is actually her sharp-tongued boss from the real world!

Lu Chenzhou is also thoroughly confused lately.

After transmigrating into a book, he lost his memory and became the ultimate villain. The System tells him to force himself on the villainess and make her fall into darkness, then kill her with a single sword.

But this villainess is like a wild monkey:

She plays the obedient disciple by day and secretly causes trouble at night;

She poisons him, then feeds him the antidote;

She even starts humming "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" when he is turning demonic!

What kind of villainess is this?

She's clearly his lazy subordinate from the real world, the one he'd been secretly in love with for ages, who was always slacking off.

A scheming, sharp-tongued boss x a lazy, drama-loving subordinate. They were supposed to fall into darkness, so how did this turn into a romance strategy guide? An office romance in the cultivation world.

New novel: Back to Before I Married My Wife

At 28, Cheng Yi is at a low point in her life when she runs into Zhou Ren'er, her old high school "rumored boyfriend," whom she once humiliated.

Now he says he used to fan his feathers like a peacock to attract her. She sees right through him: revenge! This is definitely revenge!

She smiles flirtatiously, her tone provocative. "When you get down to it, love is the same old thing over and over. It's not that interesting. How about... we start a relationship that's all physical and no feelings? What do you think?"

She has to let him know she's no longer someone he can push around. She can play along and walk away. He thinks he can get revenge on her this way? Dream on!

Later, they meet again at work. They act distant on the surface, but undercurrents swirl between them. Neither of them is willing to lose this game.

Then one day, her ex-boyfriend won't leave her alone, her parents pressure her to marry, and Zhou Ren'er is also being nagged by his mother to find a partner.

They hit it off and pretend to be a couple to fool both sets of parents, then end up being forced to move in together.

But Cheng Yi gradually starts to feel that something is off.

For example... one morning, she oversleeps, hurriedly grabs the wrong shirt from the balcony, irons it, and wears it to work.

During a meeting, his gaze keeps drifting to the obviously oversized shirt she's wearing.

After the meeting, he calls her into his office and slowly walks toward her. Nervous, she assumes she's made a mistake at work and is about to get scolded.

Instead, he reaches out and leisurely tugs at her collar, glances at the label, and says quietly, "My shirt looks better on me... or I could help you take it off."

For another example... Cheng Yi forgets her umbrella on a stormy day, and Zhou Ren'er hands her one. "Take it."

Cheng Yi: "What about you?"

Zhou Ren'er: "My car's right outside."

But when they get to the entrance, they find the car blocked in, and they'll have to walk a little way.

Zhou Ren'er grabs her by the back of her collar and pulls her under the umbrella. "Stop moving around."

Cheng Yi struggles. "It's awkward walking like this!"

Zhou Ren'er: "Then what do you want?"

Cheng Yi blurts out without thinking: "...Carry me?"

Three seconds later, Zhou Ren'er crouches down.

And then there's the annual party raffle. Cheng Yi wins "Assistant to the CEO for a Day" and stomps her feet in outrage. "What kind of lousy prize is this?"

Zhou Ren'er calmly replies, "I arranged it."

Cheng Yi: "???"

Zhou Ren'er: "Don't you always say I exploit you? This gives you a chance to exploit me back."

So the next day, Cheng Yi makes him serve tea, bring her water, massage her shoulders, and knead her back. Zhou Ren'er does it all.

Until she tells him to call her "Big Sister." Zhou Ren'er narrows his eyes. "Cheng Yi, are you sure?"

Cheng Yi immediately backs down. "...Forget it! I didn't say anything."

Could it be that... he really likes her? But he already has a longtime unrequited love, his moonlight girl!

Even more confusing, ever since they became a fake couple, she has started dreaming about Zhou Ren'er all the time.

The first time, on a summer evening, the storage room door slams shut behind them. In the cramped, sealed-off room, Zhou Ren'er kisses her lips with barely restrained fervor.

The second time, on New Year's Eve, Zhou Ren'er suddenly appears in her city and steals a kiss beneath a sky full of fireworks.

The third time, he confesses to her in front of her ex-boyfriend.

Okay, all of those can be chalked up to dreams.

But can someone tell her what's going on with this little girl who looks exactly like her and keeps calling her Mom?

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