The Childhood Friend Discovers the Inheritance of the Toy Company

Jiang Zao, a psychology graduate with no job prospects, had no particular hobbies except browsing *that* kind of website for steamy BL novels. As a well-read, colorfully imaginative virgin, on graduation day, he received a call from his parents asking him to return home and take over the family business. When he pushed open the company doors, the first things he saw were— Purple-red accessories, pearl-collared chokers, barely-there sleepwear, cat tails, fox ears, bear claw mittens… And a sign hanging proudly above: *"Nation’s Largest Adult Toy Company [Legit]"* Jiang Zao: *Oh my.* Turns out, *NSFW* was the family trade all along! No wonder he was such a freak! --- To revitalize the struggling branch, Jiang Zao decides to recruit the wildly popular BL *spicy* novelist Lu Yan for marketing copy. Lu Yan is notoriously elusive, but after some digging, Jiang Zao traces him to a gay bar. "Mr. Lu Yan, I’m Jiang, the owner of an adult toy company—" Before he can finish his polite introduction, his voice cracks. *!!! Why is his childhood nemesis here?!* Zhou Yuchi leans against the bar, raises a lazy brow, and smirks. "Well, if it isn’t Little Zao." Bathed in dim lighting, the man drawls, "Say that again—*what* kind of company owner are you?" Jiang Zao: "…" *I’m so dead.* --- With the novelist’s help, Jiang Zao’s family business thrives like never before. When his mom calls to check in, it’s Zhou Yuchi who answers. "Sorry, Auntie. Jiang Zao’s… *busy* right now." In the cramped, steamy bathroom, droplets echo, muffling frantic breaths and the *hum* of vibrating plastic. "Mhm, don’t worry. I’ll take *good* care of him~" Zhou Yuchi glances back at Jiang Zao—blindfolded, flushed, and gripping the sink—then grins. --- **# A motivational, shamelessly smutty comedy about applying psychology to ☆research☆** **# Hands-on learning, understand?** **—** **1v1 ULTRA-FLUFF!!** **Flirty, explosive tsundere freak (bottom) × teasing, laid-back scheming bastard (top)** *[Editing erased some chapter comments—check the forums if curious!]* **⚠ NOTES:** 1. *Lighthearted fluff!* Pure romance, zero logic. A *very* idealized, *very* legal smut-adjacent career AU. *Leave your brain at the door!!* (Seriously!)(Bow!) 2. *Bottom is a cute, prickly freak! Top is a smug, *foul-mouthed troll!* Both obsessive, both virgin, both *insane* for each other! Extreme antis DNI!* 3. *(Rehab fic! Practicing ✨tension✨—unapologetically trashy 💖)* ———