My Boyfriend's Boss Is My Ex

Sensitive, clingy bottom x refined scum daddy top

When Xi Qing received an invitation from his boyfriend, He Nan, to a company gathering where guests could “bring a plus-one,” he didn't think much of it. He Nan was like a little sun, eager to keep him in his pocket around the clock and show him off. Bringing him along was only natural.

It wasn't until Xi Qing pushed open the private-room door and was met by warm yellow light and a rush of noise that his gaze unexpectedly collided with the fathomless eyes of the man at the head of the table.

Lu Xingzhou.

His ex-boyfriend of three years, and the unforgettable love of his youth.

Three years was enough to erase many traces, but not the body's instinctive reaction to one particular person.

The moment their eyes met, Xi Qing couldn't stop himself from trembling.

Xi Qing used to call himself a parasitic vine. He had clung to Lu Xingzhou like one, yearning to draw even the tiniest bit of warmth from his cold world.

All he ever got in return were icy rejections: “I'm busy” and “I have to work late.” Only in bed could he feel Lu Xingzhou lose himself for a moment.

But it lasted only an instant.

Xi Qing had exhausted himself, and their relationship ended in humiliation.

After they broke up, Xi Qing found a new boyfriend, He Nan. He was like the summer sun at noon: brilliant, blazing, and completely open. He replied to messages instantly and called constantly.

Xi Qing thought he had finally found the right person.

Until he attended this gathering.

Amid the clinking glasses and lively chatter, He Nan piled freshly peeled shrimp into Xi Qing's bowl, his eyes brimming with undisguised love and dependence. As their coworkers good-naturedly teased them, He Nan leaned in and coyly asked for a kiss.

Unable to fend him off, Xi Qing was both embarrassed and panicked. As if trying to escape, he pressed a hurried kiss to He Nan's cheek.

The instant they parted, blood rushed to Xi Qing's head, then froze to ice the very next second.

Under the table, a cold leather shoe suddenly hooked around his calf.

A familiar movement, a casual touch.

It wasn't He Nan.

It was Lu Xingzhou.

Reader's Guide:

1. Both leads are exclusive to each other. Romantic developments with the current boyfriend only happen after they break up.

2. The current relationship has lasted only a month, with no intimate contact. He's not a villain, okay? They're just incompatible.

3. The flower language of the dodder vine: clinging devotion and fearless love.

4. This might count as a content warning and spoiler: all three characters are mentally ill.

Coming soon: Don't Pick Up Your Boyfriend from the Trash (Online Game), please add it to your favorites, mwah!

Flirtatious beauty bottom x gloomy wheelchair-using top | Keyboard MMO | Revenge and face-slapping | Online romance | Don't worry, you can play from a wheelchair

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Lin Qiubai died at the hands of a young man he'd flirted with but couldn't remember the name of.

When he opened his eyes again, he'd transmigrated into a boy with autism who had the same name.

The original had a crush on his childhood friend, Shen Ji, but was mocked for being “disgusting” for liking men and cyberbullied to death by Shen Ji and his gaming buddies.

Looking at the hideous scars on his hands, Lin Qiubai smiled.

He would help them pay back every last thing they owed.

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Ye Chifei was left partially paralyzed after a car accident. Gloomy and withdrawn, he passed the time playing games.

By chance, he met Lin Qiubai in a game.

Lin Qiubai was playing on a top-tier account he'd bought for 880,000 yuan. He had a lovely voice and razor-sharp skills, yet he kept chasing after a scumbag even Ye Chifei couldn't stand.

[Whisper] A Pool of Spring Water: You like looking for boyfriends in the trash?

[Whisper] Moonlight: ?

[Whisper] Moonlight: What's it to you?

[Whisper] A Pool of Spring Water: ...

Maybe he was meddling a little too much.

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Ye Chifei didn't want to admit it, but his eyes followed Lin Qiubai everywhere. Whenever he saw Lin Qiubai clinging to someone else, darkness and jealousy rose in his heart: I want him.

I want him!

I want him!!

I want him...

I want his eyes to see no one but me.

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[Reader's Guide]

1. The top uses a wheelchair at first, but can walk later on.

2. The bottom has no feelings for the scumbag and only wants revenge. The leads are strictly 1v1. I swallowed the key.

Theme: The ability to keep climbing in the face of adversity