“You’re actually going to work part time at the place he recommended?”
Shu Yan was shocked when he heard about his decision. “But aren’t you a guy? Are you going to dress as a woman? What are you going to do if they ask for your ID card?”
“I can edit the ID photo a little. When the time comes, I’ll just say I didn’t bring my ID and show them the picture on my phone. They won’t check that strictly for a part time job. They won’t find out.”
“Then what about your voice? The moment you open your mouth, anyone can tell you’re a man.”
Wen Moxue smiled and changed his voice. “Little brother, how does this voice sound?”
“Holy shit!”
The moment Shu Yan heard the voice that came out of Wen Moxue’s mouth, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
It was unmistakably a girl’s voice!
More precisely, it was a very nice girl’s voice.
Clear and pleasant to the ear, neither coy nor affected. It was the kind of pure, crisp, youthful voice that was incredibly comfortable to listen to.
“You can actually do voice acting! When did you learn that?” Shu Yan was so familiar with him that he had absolutely no idea Wen Moxue possessed this skill.
“Back in junior high and high school. My older cousin tricked me into doing cosplay with her and that’s where I learned.”
The daughter of one of Wen Moxue’s paternal aunts was only a year older than him and was a complete cosplay fanatic. Their city was also a major haven for the anime and otaku scene, with comic conventions and doujin events happening one after another, so his cousin practically went to one every weekend.
At first, he had been dragged along to do all the heavy lifting.
But because he was too good looking, he ended up suffering the combined torment of his cousin and all her friends and eventually he could be considered half converted into the hobby himself.
His cousin also had a particularly mischievous streak and loved making him cosplay female characters.
Especially back in junior high, when he was still growing slowly and was quite short in his first and second years, she had him cosplay little anime girls.
By then his voice had already changed, so she forced him to learn female voice acting as well.
And that was how he ended up acquiring this particular skill.
The Ahri cosplay in his profile picture was the one he had done during this year’s summer vacation.
At the time, absolutely no one had realized that he was actually a man.
………
These days, whenever there’s some large scale anime convention or doujin event being held in their city and his cousin happens to have the time to come, she will definitely drag him along with her.
So all the props needed for female character cosplays, including wigs, are already fully prepared. She usually keeps everything packed inside a suitcase and whenever she comes over, all she has to do is drag the suitcase to a hotel and she can transform him from a man into a woman on the spot.
For his interview, all he needed was a little dress suitable for everyday wear.
And the dress was already on its way.
“Then I’ll go with you,” Shu Yan said, wanting to see the excitement for himself. “At least we can look out for each other.”
They had no classes on Wednesday afternoon and coincidentally, Wen Moxue’s dress was also scheduled to arrive that day, so he decided to go then.
When Shu Yan received his message confirming the plan, he could hardly wait to see Wen Moxue dressed as a woman and immediately ran outside.
Then, at the elevator entrance, he saw a tall girl with long, curly hair, wearing a short black skirt and knee high boots.
It was already the middle of October but Hai City had yet to turn particularly cold. The girl had thrown a knitted cardigan over her skirt, making her look even more pure and beautiful, with an appearance capable of making anyone’s heart skip a beat.
If not for those familiar, lively, almond shaped peach blossom eyes, Shu Yan simply wouldn’t have dared to believe that the stunning beauty standing before him, the absolute embodiment of breathtaking beauty, was actually Wen Moxue.
He looked absolutely incredible!
The makeup had concealed the more masculine, heroic aspects of his features, leaving behind only the beautiful ones, making it increasingly difficult for anyone to look away.
“How do I look? Do you think people will recognize me easily?” Wen Moxue blinked at him and asked in a feminine voice.
“No. If I hadn’t known beforehand, I wouldn’t have been able to recognize you either. You’re way too beautiful.”
Shu Yan dramatically clutched his chest. “You’ve already turned me straight, beauty.”
Wen Moxue: “Then if you discover that I’m bigger than you when I lift my skirt, does that mean you’re just a bottom who can still stay straight, or are you going to bend?”
“…” The corners of Shu Yan’s mouth twitched for a moment before he asked sincerely, “We’re both little bottoms. Does comparing sizes even help?”
Wen Moxue: “…”
The tea house wasn’t particularly far from the university and there was a subway line that went directly there. As expected, Wen Moxue dressed like this attracted plenty of attention on the way.
Quite a few people kept looking at them and some even secretly raised their phones to take pictures.
There were even people looking at Shu Yan with envy and jealousy, probably thinking he had somehow struck gold and gotten himself such a beautiful girlfriend.
Shu Yan could only laugh helplessly.
His own appearance could also be considered quite handsome but whenever he went out with Wen Moxue, the latter’s beauty was simply too direct and overwhelming, almost aggressively striking. It always turned everyone around him into mere background decoration.
Soon, they arrived at the tea house.
Zhuolian occupied an entire building by itself. The architecture and interior were filled with an old fashioned, classical Chinese elegance. The male employees wore traditional Chinese style outfits, while all the female employees wore tea green qipaos, giving them a gentle, dignified appearance full of understated charm.
“Welcome. Just the two of you?”
Wen Moxue said, “Hello. I heard you’re hiring part time workers here. I’m here for an interview.”
The receptionist heard that he had come for an interview and couldn’t help taking another couple of glances at him.
He was far, far too beautiful.
Never mind her professional abilities. Just based on that face alone, the receptionist already knew what the outcome of his interview would be.
Skills could be learned.
The important thing was that if the tea house had such a stunning beauty working there, business would absolutely explode. The big name clients would probably be willing to swipe their cards until they were completely maxed out just for her.
After saying, “Please wait a moment,” she immediately picked up the internal phone and dialed the manager.
As soon as the manager heard that an incredibly beautiful girl had come for an interview, she hurried over.
And when she saw Wen Moxue in person, her eyes lit up exactly as expected.
She immediately led him toward the office area at the back for the interview.
Wen Moxue first introduced himself.
When he was little, he had drawn money in a traditional grab bag draw and because of that, his family had given him the childhood nickname Qianqian. He decided to simply use a version of it now and introduced himself as Wen Qianqian.
The manager was a woman in her early forties. She was also dressed in a tea green qipao, with her hair pinned up elegantly, giving her an extremely refined and graceful air.
As she washed the tea set, she elegantly brewed tea and invited them to taste it while asking, “Do you have any relevant experience working as a tea artist, or are you a complete beginner?”
Wen Moxue said, “Actually, I’m hoping to apply for the position of a server.”
The manager’s movements paused for a moment before she smiled.
“Trust me, you’re much more suited to being a tea artist. Being a server is tiring and the pay is low. Working as a tea artist is much easier and offers greater flexibility. The minimum hourly wage is five times that of a server.”
“That much?!” Shu Yan was the first to react in shock.
Back when he was a freshman, he had worked part time himself, so he knew that part time servers at high end establishments like this usually earned around twenty five yuan an hour.
Five times that…
Wouldn’t that mean…
The manager smiled faintly. “Yes. And with his exceptional appearance, that’s the treatment I can offer him from the moment he joins us. Once his professional abilities improve, his pay will definitely continue to increase.”
Shu Yan couldn’t help clearing his throat.
“This place… is a proper tea house, right?”
With such generous treatment and such a relaxed working environment, it was difficult not to become suspicious.
“Of course. Our tea artists only provide guests with tea brewing and companionship through conversation, so we have relatively high requirements for professional ability. Naturally, having no experience isn’t a problem. I’ll arrange for someone to train you and you’ll be able to start working very soon.”
The manager served them the tea she had just brewed and continued, “To be honest, I’m very optimistic about your appearance. I can give you a special privilege. Aside from Platinum and Black Gold customers who specifically request you, whom you cannot refuse, you can choose which of the other customers you want to accept. Your workload will be very light.”
Shu Yan was practically persuaded himself.
He looked toward Wen Moxue, waiting for him to make the decision.
Wen Moxue knew that, fundamentally, this job was simply selling one’s looks.
After all, he was doing this while dressed as a woman. If he accidentally exposed himself, wouldn’t all those customers who had spent money on him end up gathering outside the tea house and shouting, “Fuck you, give me my money back”?
However, he happened to have a grandfather who was obsessed with drinking tea, so Wen Moxue genuinely understood the art of tea.
When it came to this particular line of work, his professional ability was absolutely not inferior to that of a trained tea artist.
Moreover, because he had rented his current apartment, money was extremely tight. He had already been considering finding a part time job and such generous pay was incredibly tempting.
He could make money on the one hand while also staying close to Fu Cheng and waiting for an opportunity to bleed him dry on the other.
Wen Moxue admitted that he was seriously tempted.
“I’m still in school, so I may not be able to guarantee my availability for part time work.”
The moment the manager heard that he was a female university student, she became even more delighted.
“That’s not a problem. The less often you come, the more mysterious you’ll seem.”
“…”
Wen Moxue and Shu Yan exchanged a glance.
Shu Yan could tell that Wen Moxue was practically dying to accept the job, so he suggested, “Why don’t you give it a try?”
The manager also said, “Exactly. You can try it first. If you find that it isn’t suitable, you can tell us at any time. We won’t force you to stay.”
Wen Moxue made up his mind.
“Deal.”
All the female employees at Zhuolian were required to wear qipaos.
The qipaos worn by the regular service staff were standardized but tea artists could wear qipaos specially tailored by the tea house or their own qipaos.
Moreover, all of the tea artists here, regardless of whether they were men or women, were exceptionally good looking and had outstanding temperaments. There were all kinds of styles and appearances.
No wonder the business here was still so good even on a weekday afternoon.
Because Wen Moxue was tall, there wasn’t a qipao in their existing wardrobe that fit him properly. The manager took his measurements and had one specially made for him.
The two sides agreed that Wen Moxue would officially start work on Friday afternoon, the next day he had no classes.
On the way back, Shu Yan laughed.
“Putting everything else aside, this job really is pretty great. If I weren’t worried that my boyfriend would get upset, I’d want to work here part time too.”
The manager had just seen that he was handsome and refined and had invited him to join as well. Although the salary and benefits offered to him were slightly lower than Wen Moxue’s, they were still enough to make anyone seriously tempted.
“It’s just that your identity…”
“It’s fine.” Wen Moxue had already thought everything through. “I probably won’t be able to do this for very long anyway. As long as I’m careful, there’s not much chance of me getting exposed.”
If he couldn’t manage to catch Fu Cheng here, he would simply work for a while, save enough money to cover the next two years of rent and then disappear.
If he did manage to catch Fu Cheng, then after bleeding him dry, he would leave even faster, just so that Fu Cheng would know he had been deceived and die of anger.
Thinking this, Wen Moxue took out his phone and switched over to his WeChat alternate account.
A’Xiaoli: Big Brother! I passed the interview! (happily spinning in circles)
A’Xiaoli: Wuuu, Big Brother, you’re my lifesaver! I’m so happy!
…….
Inside a luxurious and spacious office.
Several senior executives filed out of Fu Cheng’s office one after another.
He picked up the coffee his assistant had just ground for him and took a sip. When he heard the phone on his desk buzzing, he casually picked it up and glanced at the screen.
When he saw who had sent the messages, he genuinely didn’t feel like replying.
Normally speaking, as the current head of the Fu family, Fu Cheng held a position of considerable power and influence. By all rights, there shouldn’t be anyone who dared to make life difficult for him.
Unfortunately, there was still a dowager empress above his head.
His mother, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, had become increasingly anxious because he was already thirty years old and still hadn’t found a partner.
In particular, he had undergone a minor operation some time ago and he had needed her to sign a consent form for him. The experience had left her psychologically traumatized by the thought of having to sign things for him.
Ever since then, she had been worrying every day that he would end up alone for the rest of his life. What if he became seriously ill in the future and there wasn’t even anyone around to sign the paperwork for him?
Because of this, she had recently begun finding increasingly creative ways to urge him to find a partner.
His mother, Jiang Peilan, was the type who easily burst into tears. She would often wipe away her tears while urging him to date someone, making her extraordinarily difficult to deal with.
What was even more difficult to deal with was that she had also brought in his older sister, who was equally prone to tears.
The two of them would urge him together while wiping away their tears together.
The effect was so dramatic that anyone who didn’t know better would have thought he was about to die.
Left with no choice, Fu Cheng finally compromised and agreed to add the girls his mother introduced to him on WeChat and get to know them.
Previously, when Mrs. Jiang introduced someone to him, they were usually intelligent, sophisticated types. Once he made it clear that he wasn’t interested in dating, they generally stopped contacting him.
Even the occasional person who refused to give up would eventually be defeated by his cold attitude.
But this particular woman was different.
No matter how cold he was, how poisonous his words became, or even whether he simply refused to reply, she acted as though she couldn’t understand any of it.
She stubbornly continued chatting with him without giving up.
She had even started playing the victim, whether her tragic stories were real or fabricated, which gave him an enormous headache.
After hesitating for a moment, he still unlocked his phone and checked the messages.
When he saw that she had passed the interview, Fu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He often went to that tea house himself, so he knew that the part time wages there were reliable. As long as someone wasn’t excessively lazy, they could earn a decent amount.
Now that she had found a job, she had no reason to keep playing the victim.
Fu: Work hard.
A’Xiaoli: Wow, Big Brother, you replied so quickly this time!
A’Xiaoli: Friday afternoon will be my first day at work. I’m so nervous. I’m scared I’ll mess up such a good job.
A’Xiaoli: I’m always so clumsy. QAQ
Fu: It’s not particularly difficult. You’ll be fine once you get familiar with it.
Wen Moxue discovered that ever since he had started playing the victim, this cold and indifferent old man was slowly becoming more human.
This was the moment to press on while the iron was hot, to take an inch and demand a mile.
A’Xiaoli: It would be so nice if Big Brother came that day too. If I mess something up, you definitely wouldn’t complain about me, right?
Fu: I would.
Wen Moxue: “？？？”
“…”
Go to hell, you piece of shit!
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ChaptersChapter 1 · You think you can get away with this?Chapter 2 · That clueless straight guyChapter 3 · It’s just women’s clothing, right?Chapter 4 · That’s clearly a girl’s voice!Chapter 5 · Fu Dog, prepare to die!Chapter 6 · I possess a masculine charmChapter 7 · This skirt makes her look like a slutChapter 8 · Fu transferred 10,000 yuan to you.Chapter 9 · Black stockings photosChapter 10 · The older man asked for the photos himself!Chapter 11 · I bumped into an old man while dressed as a manChapter 12 · An older man took the initiative to ask him out!Chapter 13 · Forums where posts were postedChapter 14 · Eating with an older manChapter 15 · Pattting HeadChapter 16 · The older man’s heart flutterChapter 17 · Don’t keep posting these kinds of photos.Chapter 18 · Exclusive private photos of an older manChapter 19 · I was kissedChapter 20 · Unique seduction methodChapter 21 · My lips are swollen from being kissed.Chapter 22 · Watching legs in a videoChapter 23 · Absence makes the heart grow fonderChapter 24 · The Older Man’s FallChapter 25 Part 1 · We broke up! We broke up!Chapter 25 Part 2 · We broke up! We broke up!Chapter 26 · Is he your dad?Chapter 27 · This man has a face that looks very similarChapter 28 · I do mind, I only like womenChapter 29 · I’m dizzyChapter 30 · Fair legs that would drive any foot fetishist crazy.Chapter 31 · Put it on and let me seeChapter 32 · Crossdressing againChapter 33 · PunishChapter 34 · Punish Fu Jiahang’s scumbag fatherChapter 35 · Massage the waistChapter 36 · HeartbeatChapter 37 · Men are no longer able to function after the age of 25Chapter 38 Part 1 · BedmatesChapter 38 Part 2 · BedmatesChapter 39 · PossessivenessChapter 40 · Little Godmother