Canary Care Guide

Chi Canning is a little wretch whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. His life has been ordinary for nearly twenty years, until one day during his sophomore year, his employer takes advantage of him while he's working part-time.

He goes from being a housekeeper for a domineering CEO to becoming the CEO's kept lover.

His employer, Pei Xuan, is a famously tough nut to crack in Shanghai. His family has never known a time without money, and every generation has ridden the tides of the times with perfect timing. He has all the hallmarks of a rich man: deep roots, warmth and courtesy, and a talent for turning on a dime.

Chi Canning has never met anyone so fickle. One moment Pei Xuan is looking at him with tender affection, and the next he's tired of him and telling him to stay away.

But this hateful man gently wipes Chi Canning's tears when he has nightmares, takes him away from trouble when others give him a hard time, and offers him a helping hand when he's short on money.

Chi Canning: If only his mouth were as kind as his heart.

Chi Canning never dared hope that someone like him could love him. A person should know their place. Someone like Pei Xuan is destined to marry a princess someday, and Chi Canning isn't one, because he's a man...

Pei Xuan has said himself that the two of them will never have a future together. They're just in a contractual relationship.

But after an accident, Chi Canning discovers that even Pei Xuan, so aloof from worldly concerns, can cook a meal, speak gently, and take meticulous care of someone.

Pei Xuan (expressionless): Don't worry about it. I have my own pace.

Chi Canning never expected to become the protagonist of a clichéd "domineering CEO falls passionately in love" story. So when Pei Xuan shows up one day with a ring and proposes to him, he's genuinely startled.

Chi Canning: "So if we sleep together from now on, does that mean you don't have to pay me anymore?"

Chi Canning: "Then I'm getting a terrible deal!"

Chi Canning makes a modest little demand: "We're not getting married anyway, so can you toss me five million and let me go?"

After his seventh failed proposal, Pei Xuan stands up and puts the ring away. "Fine, if you don't want to."

Pei Xuan: "Five million? What's that, a few pennies?"

Pei Xuan: "You only want five million as a breakup fee? That's a pretty nasty insult."

Emotionally steady, slow-witted, money-loving bottom x cold, stubborn, tsundere domineering CEO top

PS:

1. This couple is always at odds. Either the top makes the bottom mad, or the bottom makes the top mad. Either way, they both have a way with hurtful words.

2. The top has to win his wife back after treating him badly. He's not a scumbag, just a little hard-headed.

3. The bottom isn't perfect. He can be weak, get angry, soften, and be ruthless.

Theme: A strong spirit can never be crushed