Gu Jinzhi, being a bit of a germaphobe, looked around his surroundings. The room held not only brooms, mops, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies, but also a utility sink. He couldn’t help but feel it was far too dirty.
However, seeing Mo Yu already soaked from the mop water, Gu Jinzhi ultimately refrained from saying anything.
He placed a hand over the button at his chest and pressed his lips together tightly.
“Mo Yu.”
“Hmm?”
Gu Jinzhi remained silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice.
“Stop whipping my chest.”
By this time, Mo Yu had already peeled off his wet uniform, exposing fair skin and a fine, toned build.
Hearing those words, he froze, his face flushing slightly.
“Don’t worry, I won’t, I really won’t! Everything before was just an accident!”
Gu Jinzhi: It wasn’t that he disbelieved Mo Yu, he simply couldn’t comprehend how someone could consistently make mistakes that missed by such a distance and hit the exact same target with uncanny precision every single time…
“I definitely won’t touch it this time!”
Mo Yu made a solemn promise and began rummaging through his backpack. In doing so, he accidentally dropped a new prop.
It was a glistening silver chest chain.
This wasn’t the kind worn around the neck, but rather the sort attached directly to…
Gu Jinzhi: “What is this?”
“Uh…”
Mo Yu, who had just been making promises, was now breaking out in a cold sweat.
Gu Jinzhi: “?”
They stared at each other for a long while. Seeing that Gu Jinzhi clearly didn’t understand, Mo Yu swallowed hard and had no choice but to hold it up against Gu Jinzhi’s chest to demonstrate.
The exquisite chest chain unfolded. Beneath it hung several sparkling pendants that swayed gently from side to side, along with delicate chains connecting the left side to the right.
Gu Jinzhi stared at it for quite a few seconds… Then, suddenly, his pupils dilated slightly, and his face turned bright red. As if he had just witnessed some terrifying beast, he took a step back and shoved the item back into Mo Yu’s hands.
“…Is there any chance this is meant for you to wear?”
How could that be? It was obviously a prop intended for Gu Jinzhi. Every time in this instance, the items would change.
It’s really something… I could cry!
Gu Jinzhi’s sharp mind could logically analyze the situation, but that didn’t mean he could accept it emotionally.
“I am never going to wear something like this!”
“Then… we just don’t wear it?”
Gu Jinzhi’s expression turned fierce.
Mo Yu didn’t dare say another word. He had long noticed that Boss Gu was quite sensitive about these things or rather, he lacked basic knowledge regarding these strange adult fetish tropes and was easily overwhelmed by the shock.
At this moment, Gu Jinzhi covered his face in frustration, his ears completely flushed red. Even when negotiating deals worth hundreds of millions, he had likely never felt this close to a breakdown. Mo Yu felt as though the man’s mental fortitude was shattering to pieces.
He actually looked… rather pitiful.
Mo Yu quietly changed his own clothes first.
Sure enough, despite his deep resistance, Gu Jinzhi sulked for a bit before eventually unbuttoning his uniform and efficiently stripping it off.
“…Give it to me.”
Even if he refused to execute this task, who knew what stranger mission the instance would arrange for him next time? Most importantly, even a workaholic like Gu Jinzhi had no desire to re-attend today’s meeting all over again. Company operations had to move forward, he didn’t want his life to be disrupted any further.
“Let me help you instead.”
By now, Mo Yu was almost done changing. (Never in his life had he imagined he would become so skilled at putting on women’s clothing…)
Gu Jinzhi glanced up at him, silently continuing to unbutton his shirt without refusing the help.
Gu Jinzhi’s physique remained impressive, though his skin still showed faint red marks and swelling.
Mo Yu felt his own face heat up.
Did I cause that??
No wonder the usually tough Boss Gu had specifically brought it up, asking him not to touch his chest again.
Unfortunately, reality had other plans…
Mo Yu looked at the chain in his hand. As he put it on, Gu Jinzhi visibly tensed up, drawing in a sharp, quiet breath.
The chain formed a stark contrast with Gu Jinzhi’s purely masculine temperament, as if twisting his healthy, straightforward body into an erotic, seductive offering.
The chain even featured two tiny bells. Every time Gu Jinzhi moved his body slightly, they would let out a light cling-clang.
Hearing the sound, Gu Jinzhi’s face turned completely red, and he froze entirely, standing stiff as a wooden board.
Mo Yu hurriedly opened the camera.
He had tried his best to think of the simplest solution, he would say a few slightly humiliating words and have Gu Jinzhi agree to them.
However, when Gu Jinzhi opened his mouth to answer, even if it was just a word or two, those tiny bells would chime softly.
Before long, Gu Jinzhi was flushed red all over, looking like he had been boiled alive.
Feeling guilty, Mo Yu thought that if he lifted the chain slightly, maybe it wouldn’t ring?
The moment his finger lightly hooked beneath the chain, however, Mo Yu realized he had made a terrible mistake.
“Ngh…” Gu Jinzhi’s entire body went rigid.
Mo Yu looked directly into Gu Jinzhi’s eyes.
Gu Jinzhi had long, straight eyelashes and dark, deep-set pupils that gave his handsome features a striking intensity. But right now, the outer corners of the tall man’s eyes were faintly red, his gaze was dazed and narrow, carrying a trace of helplessness deep within his pupils.
He was begging him…
Because his senses were currently completely controlled by a single finger of Mo Yu’s.
For reasons unknown, perhaps a momentary lapse in judgment. Mo Yu actually curled his finger and pulled the chain further toward himself.
“Ah… gh…”
Gu Jinzhi opened his mouth slightly, his eyes narrowing even more as if short of oxygen.
His expression seemed to say don’t.
Yet he never once raised his hand to push him away.
This powerful man merely used his eyes, his expression, his breath, and his subtle body language… to plead with him.
Mo Yu kept his eyes fixed on Gu Jinzhi’s, holding up the chain, listening to him silently mouth his name, watching him grow redder and redder.
Pulling closer and closer, until the beautiful silver chain pulled straight and taut, cling-clang, it snapped off under his force.
Gu Jinzhi let out a muffled groan, leaning forward like a kite with a severed string, burying his head in Mo Yu’s chest out of pain, his breathing still trembling violently.
【Congratulations to the player for completing the task!】
Ah, wait… Mo Yu only then realized what he had just done.
Holy shit! I’m sorry, I’m so sorry!
【Instance plot progress: 15/100%】
【Partner corruption level: 20/100% (Unchanged)】
【The next instance will open in ?? days.】
Before Mo Yu could say anything, he passed out. When he woke up again, he suddenly felt someone pinching his face tightly.
Opening his eyes, he saw Gu Jinzhi staring down at him through gritted teeth.
“You! What did I tell you?!”
Mo Yu jolted completely awake in terror.
The two were still inside the school storage room, which seemed to have grown even smaller.
Yet the germaphobic Gu Jinzhi couldn’t even care about leaving the utility room first; instead, he gripped Mo Yu’s jaw, looking as though he desperately wanted to beat him up.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I… I just wanted to help you take it off…”
“Is that how anyone takes something off?!”
“I’m sorry…” Mo Yu withered completely under his fierce glare. “I don’t know what came over me either.”
Looking at Mo Yu’s pitiful face with the flesh of his cheeks still pinched in his grip. Gu Jinzhi felt a surge of anger he couldn’t quite release.
Logically speaking, Mo Yu wasn’t main person to blame for this.
The entity forcing them through these strange games was completely invisible and intangible. He couldn’t take his frustration out on Mo Yu just because he was powerless against a higher-dimensional force.
Besides, Mo Yu claimed he didn’t know what happened either.
So… was it possible he was being influenced by the instance too?
Gu Jinzhi suddenly felt this was plausible. After all, his own physical sensations… even thinking about them now made his face burn, which felt unusually bizarre in itself…
If it was due to the instance’s influence, then he had even less reason to lose his temper with Mo Yu.
Meanwhile, Mo Yu was still looking at him with pitiful, puppy dog eyes.
“Sigh.” Gu Jinzhi rubbed his temples. Once he calmed down, he began to feel a bit guilty.
And his way of apologizing was…
“Forget it. I’ll drive you to work.”
“Huh…?” Hearing this, Mo Yu’s face fell even further.
Afraid of making Gu Jinzhi angry, Mo Yu remained very quiet after getting into the car, keeping his head down without speaking a word. This caused the driver to repeatedly check the rearview mirror, wondering if they had gotten into a fight.
Gu Jinzhi felt increasingly certain that he had misunderstood Mo Yu, after all, Mo Yu looked so upset after being scolded by him (?).
Gu Jinzhi wanted to say something to lighten the atmosphere, but because the drive was short, he couldn’t think of anything in time.
Before long, Mo Yu bade him farewell with a face full of grievance.
Back to work again, sob sob sob…
Time finally advanced. Today’s work was different, but just as boring.
Mo Yu spent another day doing odd jobs at the company, slacking off while working, when his phone suddenly rang.
He glanced at it, unable to believe his eyes, it was actually Manager Liu calling him.
“Hello, Manager Liu?” Mo Yu sat up straight.
“Xiao Yu, have you checked the main group chat?”
What happened to the main group chat? Mo Yu hastily opened the app.
He first checked the company’s main group, and only then noticed that in the project chat shared with Qiming Games, someone had tagged him.
【Producer – Gu Jinzhi: How is your draft coming along? @Editorial – Mo Yu.】
Mo Yu: What is going on?
Manager Liu sighed with emotion. “President Gu really appreciates you after all.”
Mo Yu: Impossible!
He had explicitly stated that my writing was terrible, uncultured, and the plot was clichéd!
So what was this?
Revenge.
Blatant, unadulterated revenge. President Gu was definitely still holding a grudge against him. QAQ
“So how is your writing going? When can you finish it? Remember to reply to President Gu.”
“Uh, Manager Liu, I… I still have quite a few other tasks on my hands.”
“Aren’t you solely responsible for the Qiming project? Why would you have other work?”
Mo Yu hesitated, finding it awkward to explain directly. Manager Liu quickly realized that Mo Yu’s assignments had been handed down by the chief editor.
“What is Editor Wu doing! I’ll go talk to him. It’s fine, you don’t need to do any of those other tasks anymore. For the next few days, just focus your energy on finishing the final draft of President Gu’s side storyline as soon as possible. This collaboration is very important to the company. I believe you’ll definitely give President Gu a satisfactory result, right?”
Hearing Manager Liu say this, Mo Yu remained silent.
Fortunately, Manager Liu didn’t mind his silence, offering a few words of encouragement before hanging up.
Mo Yu let out a soft breath, feeling as though his energy had suddenly been drained, and slumped onto his desk.
Sun Ya had already seen the tag in the main group chat!
She wanted to immediately confront Mo Yu again about whether he knew President Gu without telling her. However, because Mo Yu was on the phone with the boss, she had to hold it in.
When the call finally ended, she stepped over, ready to press him, only to notice that Mo Yu’s face looked somewhat pale.
“Mo Yu?”
“Are you okay?”
“Ah? I’m fine, I’m fine.”
Mo Yu waved his hand and reopened his document.
It was just…
【Important】
【Definitely】
【Satisfactory】
Words like these and all this pressure… please, no!
On the other side, Gu Jinzhi, who had simply wanted to check up on Mo Yu’s progress while handling group chat work, saw Mo Yu send him a private message:
【I was wrong, Daddy.】
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Gu Jinzhi: ?
【Daddy?】
Mo Yu was typing…
【Does your chest still hurt?】
Gu Jinzhi: ?
Mo Yu waited a while, checking his phone several times, before finally confirming:
President Gu had read his message and left him on seen!