Bei Zijin Exploded, and His Manager Was Stunned

Bei Zijin and his manager sat trembling across from the Director. Under the Director's hawk-sharp gaze, Bei Zijin felt like a lamb awaiting slaughter. He could hardly sit still.

Even the stool beneath him seemed to have grown sharp, as if countless tiny needles were pricking his backside.

Bei Zijin had only just been through something terrifying—someone had set his sights on his ass. Now, whenever a man looked at him for more than a second, Bei Zijin grew wary and suspected him of having bad intentions. And the Director was staring at him so openly. It was torture!

Beside him, his manager gripped the Director's hand, tears in his eyes as he pleaded, his voice breaking. "Director, what happened to our Zi Jin happened on your Production Team's watch. You can't just leave him to fend for himself!"

The Production Team staff, who had been listening in, erupted. "Whoa. Are we supposed to be hearing this?!"

"Is there some unspeakable secret between the Director and Bei Zijin?"

Speculation flew. The fans of male-male pairings were practically drooling with excitement. "Wow, we can ship a real-life couple!"

The Director was a little old, though, and a little short on hair... Maybe this wasn't a pairing they had to ship.

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Director: Should I thank you for giving up on shipping me with Bei Zijin?

Director's wife: I nearly lost my husband. [○･｀Д´･ ○]

The Director had clearly noticed the strange looks around him. He shook off the manager's hand and explained helplessly, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't smear my name! I'm as straight as they come, and I have a wife! Don't say things people could misunderstand!" Inside, he groaned. There was no clearing his name now.

"And you lot, what are you looking at? Get back to