Wen Jiaxuan put a lot of effort into setting a trap for scammers and deceiving them into online dating.
The scammer was probably a very busy social worker and was very slow to reply to messages during the day, so the chat time between the two of them was basically fixed after ten o’clock in the evening.
At first, the scammer was very reserved. Usually, after Little Xuanxuan said something coquettish, he would reply coldly and look indifferent. Of course, Wen Jiaxuan later learned that it was because the scammer was playing games.
Once, on a whim, Wen Jiaxuan posted a beautiful picture of himself in women’s clothing on a small circle of friends, hoping to see the scammer’s reaction. Unexpectedly, the flower of the high mountain suddenly transformed into a licking dog, and came to see Little Xuanxuan to flirt.
After that, the status of the two people was completely reversed. Usually the scammer would say a few words and Little Xuanxuan would reply coldly. However, this hard-to-get trick only made the scammer even more devoted to Little Xuanxuan.
“Are you sure he is an employee of the game company?” Wu Zehao asked thoughtfully after listening to Wen Jiaxuan’s report on the “work” he had done during this period.
“He accidentally mentioned once that he was doing work such as operational planning.” Wen Jiaxuan said as he recalled, “I thought of the game text he asked me to translate, and after checking it on the website, I found that it was actually a Japanese game introduced by a certain game company, so it is basically certain that he works for this game company.”
“Is the game famous?”
“Not very famous, a bit niche, it’s a detective game.”
Wen Jiaxuan opened his laptop as he spoke, pointed at the game introduction page and said: “He didn’t tell me which company he is from, but we can find out by looking up the game, so he is likely an employee of OO Games Company.”
Wu Zehao reached for Wen Jiaxuan’s MacBook, scrolling up and down the pages while casually remarking, “Little brat even knows how to follow trail.”
Wen Jiaxuan said nothing, his cheeks turned red.
During the “exercise” last weekend, Wu Zehao called him “little brat” several times, so much so that now he can’t look straight at the word.
Wu Zehao didn’t notice Wen Jiaxuan’s uneasiness and continued to ask: “Then did he agree to come out to meet?”
Wen Jiaxuan quickly put away his inappropriate thoughts, nodded and said: “After three days of making an appointment, he finally agreed.”
OO Game Company was also relatively well-known in China. It was a game company owned by a large portal website, and its headquarters happened to be located in the metropolitan city H.
The day after the “exercise”, Wen Jiaxuan asked the scammer to meet him as Wu Zehao said. However, the scammer immediately refused and began not to reply to Wen Jiaxuan’s messages.
Wen Jiaxuan was not discouraged and posted another beautiful selfie on WeChat Moments, along with a lovelorn text specially sent from Baidu, showing that he attached great importance to this beautiful love. Not long after, the scammer took the initiative to contact Wen Jiaxuan, and then talked about a lot of feelings and ideals, and finally agreed to make an appointment with Wen Jiaxuan in a coffee shop this weekend.
“I’ll go with you. You have to be careful not to be fooled again.” Wu Zehao said.
“I won’t, boss. “Wen Jiaxuan proudly winked, “I’ve gotten smarter. A few days ago, I received a scam phone call, and I saw through it at a glance.”
Wen Jiaxuan received a call from the so-called “Communications Management Bureau” a few days ago, saying that Wen Jiaxuan’s mobile phone number was used to send harassing messages to others, and he had been reported by the public, and he needed to cooperate with the next operation.
If it were before, Wen Jiaxuan might still be confused and cooperate with the other party, but now he just hangs up the other party’s call without paying much attention.
Despite this, Wu Zehao accompanied him in the final “online love rush”.
The cafe Wen Jiaxuan agreed with the scammer was in the High-tech Zone of H City, which was far from the city, but quite close to OO Game Company. It was not difficult to see that the scammer was still uneasy about meeting up, so he found an environment that he is famiscammer with.
Wen Jiaxuan and Wu Zehao arrived at the cafe on time. Wu Zehao went inside first to inquire about the situation, while Wen Jiaxuan deliberately waited ten minutes before entering the cafe.
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The scammer said that he was wearing a blue and white striped t-shirt and jeans today. When Wen Jiaxuan walked into the cafe, he saw the scammer at a glance, and Wu Zehao happened to be sitting at the table next to the scammer.
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He walked over to the scammer and sat down, smiling slightly: “Hello.”
The scammer froze on the spot for a moment, and Wen Jiaxuan couldn’t help but feel a little dazed.
Almost two months ago, he came to H City alone to ask for wages, mistaking Wu Zehao for the scammer. After discovering that he had found the wrong person, he tried his best to stay with Wu Zehao and slowly integrated into his work and life. This led to the scene today where the two of them found the real scammer together.
He still remembered that when he first asked for a debt, he was afraid that Wu Zehao would not admit the debt and run away, so he went to the police station to seek justice, and then followed Wu Zehao home to go straight to his lair, but he was slapped in the face by the fact, even his butt was slapped.
However, at this moment when he was collecting debt for the second time, he felt a lot calmer, as if this matter had become a thing of the past and was not important at all.
Why did he feel this way?
Wen Jiaxuan thought for a moment and soon had the answer.
If there were no scammer, he and Wu Zehao would just be two parallel lines that would never intersect. If he were asked to go back in time and choose again, he would rather be fooled.
“You didn’t see it wrong, I am Little Xuanxuan.” Wen Jiaxuan said.
Although the selfies he posted on Moments were disguised, his facial features were still his, so scammers would not fail to recognize them.
“You… are a man?” the scammer asked in disbelief.
“I’m not only a man, I’m also the man you cheated out of royalties.” Wen Jiaxuan said unhurriedly, “You owe me 23,000 yuan. When will the payment be settled?”
“What nonsense are you talking about? When did I defraud you of royalties?” The scammer stared at Wen Jiaxuan with a wary expression.
“There’s no need to be in a rush to deny it,” Wen Jiaxuan smiled, “I still have the translation manuscript in my computer. Do you want me to send it to the person in charge of your company for confirmation?”
The scammer’s expression instantly became as ugly as a cracked gray-white cement wall. Big beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he asked: “You, you know which company I am in?”
“Why don’t I know?” Wen Jiaxuan asked, “Do you think I can’t find out if you don’t tell me the name of the game? Don’t forget, that’s the game text I translated.”
The scammer took a shaky sip of coffee, as if trying to buy time to think. Sure enough, after putting down the coffee, his words changed: “I will pay you the royalties on time every month. So don’t go out and frame people.”
“800 each month? What about the rest?” Wen Jiaxuan said expressionlessly, “Your reason for giving me 800 is to help me pay less tax. But let me ask you, have you accounted for this 800 yuan in the company’s records? If not, where does the tax deduction come from?”
The scammer didn’t speak, and the sweat beads on his forehead became more dense.
It was obvious that he had realized that the person sitting in front of him was no longer the silly college student he had known before.
“You don’t have to think of any way to evade it. The facts are here. You must pay the royalties you owe me today.” Wen Jiaxuan tapped the table twice with his index finger.
“No…” the scammer’s attitude softened unknowingly, “I don’t have that much money. My family comes from a rural area. I use my monthly salary to support my sister’s schooling. I don’t have a penny in savings. I can’t give it to you even if you ask me to.”
“Then I can only go to your boss. After all, your company’s newly launched game used my translated text, but the royalties have not been paid.”
“No, no, no, no!” The scammer quickly raised his hands, looking at a loss. “Wouldn’t you make me lose my job? Our family relies on me to support myself. Are you trying to make my family starve to death?”
Wen Jiaxuan felt a little soft-hearted after hearing this, and didn’t know what to say for a moment. However, a cough suddenly sounded from next door. He immediately pulled himself together and continued, “Regardless of your reasons, you can’t impose your misfortune on others. How do you know that my family isn’t solely dependent on me for support?”
“I really didn’t mean to do this. I also want my family to live a better life. Please understand.”
Wen Jiaxuan vaguely sensed a shift in the scammer’s attitude, as if they had discovered that playing the sympathy card was effective, suddenly becoming more confident and assertive. This change of tone made Wen Jiaxuan feel strongly repelled.
“I understand, then I won’t trouble you.” Wen Jiaxuan frowned and said, “I will go directly to your company, so be it.”
“Wait a minute!” The scammer sighed helplessly, “I’ll pay you the royalties, will you let me go?”
“Yes.” Wen Jiaxuan said.
“Okay, okay.” The scammer took out his mobile phone, asked for Wen Jiaxuan’s Alipay account, and then transferred more than 20,000 yuan in royalties to him in one lump sum.
“Is it okay now?” The scammer breathed out and pulled the tissue on the table to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
“Didn’t you say there was no money?” Wen Jiaxuan looked at the numbers on his phone and said expressionlessly.
“I’ve already given it to you, what else do you want?” the scammer said angrily.
At this time, a powerful shout suddenly rang out from the main entrance of the cafe: “Who called the police?”
Wen Jiaxuan quickly stood up and waved his hand, saying: “Here.”
The scammer suddenly panicked and cursed viciously: “You’re a bastard who doesn’t mean what you say! Didn’t you say you’d spare me if I gave you the money?”
Wen Jiaxuan said calmly: “How would I know if you haven’t deceived others too?”
After that, the police took the scammer away. The scammer kept spitting words to Wen Jiaxuan, but Wen Jiaxuan just pretended not to hear anything.
He didn’t know if the scammer would lose his job, but it has nothing to do with him. Even if the scammer’s family really loses their source of livelihood, it can only be said that this was the scammer’s own fault.
Wen Jiaxuan and Wu Zehao rode slowly back to the city. Wen Jiaxuan was happy and hummed a little tune along the way. Even after returning home, he couldn’t calm down and told Qian Wuyou the good news.
The weather in late August was extremely hot and muggy. Wen Jiaxuan didn’t sweat much, so it was fine for him to go out, but Wu Zehao’s body was hot, and when he got home, his chest was already soaked with sweat.
He went to take a shower, and when he came out of the bathroom, he had a bath towel wrapped around his waist. Comrade Wen Jiaxuan immediately couldn’t take his eyes off him.
This process of awakening was indeed quite frightening.
Originally, Wen Jiaxuan was completely clueless about matters of intimacy. However, after he had experienced its taste, unspeakable, explicit thoughts frequently crossed his mind.
But he didn’t know how to hide it, so all the thoughts in his head were written on his face.
“Little pervert, what are you looking at?” Wu Zehao glanced at Wen Jiaxuan lightly and walked towards the second floor, “Do you still want to sleep in bed tonight?”
Wen Jiaxuan blushed and quickly looked away.
Ever since the close call during the “exercise,” his employer at home had laid down three strict rules: no more indulging in ambiguous jokes, or else he would revoke his permission to use the bed.
Wen Jiaxuan didn’t dare to make a mistake. After all, sleeping with his boss in his arms at night was what he looked forward to most every day. He couldn’t ruin the enjoyment of sleeping in bed just because he wanted to die for a while.
When Wu Zehao changed his clothes and came down from the second floor, Wen Jiaxuan had already put away his thoughts. He said to Wu Zehao with a proud look on his face: “Boss, I am now a millionaire.”
“Yeah.” Wu Zehao responded casually and walked towards the workbench.
“I have money now,” Wen Jiaxuan repeated. He knelt on the sofa, hands on the backrest, eagerly watching as Wu Zehao walked past from behind the sofa.
“Then what?” Wu Zehao sat down at the workbench, “Are you going back to P City?”
Hearing this, Wen Jiaxuan couldn’t help but be stunned.
He almost forgot that the reason he came to ask for wages was to rent a house back in City P. However, now that he had received the money, he had already forgotten his original intention.
“No…” Wen Jiaxuan whispered, “I mean now that I have money, I can buy my own plane ticket. Can you take me with you next time you travel?”
Wu Zehao did not hesitate: “Okay.”
Wen Jiaxuan didn’t expect Wu Zehao to agree so readily. He asked happily: “Boss, where should we go next time?”
“Go to Singapore.” Wu Zehao said calmly.
“Are you leaving at the beginning of the month?” Wen Jiaxuan asked, “Then I need to apply for a visa as soon as possible.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll go in late September this time.” Wu Zehao paused, “When you get back from Singapore, it’s almost time for you to go back too.”
Wen Jiaxuan’s smile suddenly froze on his face, and his heart suddenly became empty and terribly uncomfortable.
So… fast?
He originally thought that October was very far away from him, but in the blink of an eye, September was coming soon.
The exam preparation was going very smoothly, and he was becoming more and more adept in writing essays. Speaking of which, this was largely thanks to Wu Zehao, who didn’t burden him with much work and occasionally helped him organize his thoughts on writing.
Now there was only one month left to stay here, which was neither short nor long.
He really couldn’t bear to leave his boss.
He liked to live with his boss, liked to work with his boss, liked the meals his boss cooks for him, and liked his boss to hold him in his arms at night.
He stared blankly at Wu Zehao who was working hard, and suddenly realized…
He really likes his boss.
T/N: Due to life circumstances, LTAFW’s updates will be reduces from 3 chapter per week to 2 chapter per week. Sorry about it, everyone! 
Hope everything is okay! 🙏
Wen Jiaxuan has realized his feelings and I am hoping for more sweet (or spicy 👀) moments to come!
2 chapters is okay too! Thank you for the translation. I hope everything is alright.
It seems Jiajia had an epiphany. But also, dang, baby boy sure has grown up. Wu Zehao has really been good for him, and good to him too.
Jiajia outgrowing his naivety from the first few chapters made me feel like a proud mom 🤧 and dw, take your time translator-san! Thank you for the wonderful translation <333