Ghost Matchmaking: Ghost Emperor Husband and Campus Queen Wife

"This is what you call being undercover?"

Huang Ting stared at the star that had materialized on Yun Zhenyue’s chest.

Her panda-like eyes were filled with doubt and shock.

Her mind just felt numb.

’Wait, what?’

’Weren’t you supposed to pretend to do the mission while secretly sabotaging everything?’

’Not only did you bring the target back in a single day, but you also reeled in a big fish!’

’The factory executives are ecstatic!’

’They probably wish they could hang your picture on the wall as a commendation!’

’If this is what being undercover looks like, then everyone else in the factory might as well just quit!’

But seriously...

Huang Ting swallowed.

She was envious of Yun Zhenyue’s meteoric rise.

’It’s only been a few days, girl, and you’re already a manager!’

"Tell me the truth, are you the CEO’s illegitimate daughter?" Huang Ting asked, lowering her voice. "Are you here to test my loyalty? I’m completely devoted to the factory!"

"..."

Yun Zhenyue looked like she wanted to say something, but held back.

She sighed. "I didn’t want this to happen. I gave the intel directly to that Field Mouse."

"She’s the one who went looking for trouble and ended up digging her own grave. And that Red Cloak Ghost? We barely exchanged a few words before it got so angry it literally exploded. Who am I supposed to complain to about this stuff?!"

"You think anyone’s going to believe that?" Huang Ting said with a look of disbelief, offering an analogy.

"That’s like a hunter dozing off under a tree, only to wake up and find a rabbit has run into the trunk and died. He looks to the side, and—whoops!—a huge truck has crashed and ’died’ there too."

"Unless you’re the Ghost World’s favorite daughter and the entire world just moves out of your way."

"But a ridiculous reason like that is even harder to believe than you being the CEO’s illegitimate daughter."

Yun Zhenyue was speechless.

’She was right!’

’She really was starting to feel like the Ghost World’s favorite daughter.’

’But no one would believe her if she said something so ridiculous out loud.’

"Why don’t you join my team? My members all really trust me now," Yun Zhenyue offered. "But I plan on slacking off next mission, so I’ll probably just end up disappointing them."

"Like you said, I’m a role model to the executives now. If you stick with me, you could probably snag a promotion after a mission or two."

"Ting, seriously. Are you content with having someone else always one step ahead of you?"

Huang Ting immediately took half a step back.

Her panda-like eyes were full of awkwardness. "Stop testing me, sis."

"Suit yourself."

Seeing that she couldn’t sway Huang Ting, Yun Zhenyue lost the desire to talk.

Still, she grabbed her and led her out of the Flesh Workshop.

"What are you doing? I’m truly loyal to the factory, I swear!" Huang Ting panicked.

"I’m not asking you to be a mole. We’re going to eat."

"Oh."

...

At that moment, Maya was clinging to a man’s side.

Her face was plastered with a sycophantic smile.

The man was gently gripping her tail in his hand.

This man was a five-star deputy manager at the factory.

Maya had expended a great deal of effort to orchestrate a "chance" encounter with him.

Just as Maya had carefully designed, the man had indeed fallen for her, captivated by her unique charm.

And as for her previous lover, the Ghost Section Chief?

He’d long since been kicked to the curb by Maya.

That Ghost Section Chief had gone mad!

The moment he saw her cheating on him, he’d tried to start a fight with the deputy manager. He was later dragged away by security, thrown into the factory’s prison, and was now rumored to be endlessly screaming her name.

"My little beauty, what do you want to eat?"

"Want to dine with me on the second floor? That piece of trash probably never took you there, did he?"

The man reeked of alcohol and weighed over two hundred pounds. His ruddy nose was covered in lumpy, fleshy tumors. In the real world, his "character model" would have likely doomed him to be a bachelor for life.

But in this factory, countless female ghosts pursued him.

That was the power of status.

As the fleshy-tumored ghost pulled Maya into an embrace, her body instantly went rigid.

An eye-watering stench of body odor made it hard for her to breathe.

But for the sake of climbing the social ladder, Maya forced herself to endure it. She managed a slightly pale smile and said obediently, "Of course. I’ve been wanting to go up for ages."

"I heard that in the fine dining restaurant on the second floor, you can order off a menu. I used to beg that old section chief to take me, but he just let me be humiliated instead. A worthless creature like him isn’t fit to be compared to a single hair on your head."

"Heh heh..."

The fleshy-tumored ghost gently rubbed the back of Maya’s head.

Lust filled his eyes.

"Serve me well tonight," he promised, "and you’ll live a life of luxury from now on."

"And let’s not mention that piece of trash again!"

"Daring to attack his superior... if it weren’t for you, I could have had him flayed alive with a single word!"

At the thought of this, the fleshy-tumored ghost’s expression soured.

’A pity I didn’t meet this little beauty sooner.’

’To think that piece of trash got to have her first.’

Just as the two were sweetly cuddling, heading up to the second floor to eat, a voice that made Maya’s heart skip a beat drifted over from nearby.

"BURP! Ahh, I’m so full!"

"I told you to eat less! Look, you’re getting a double chin!"

"Mmph... but I’m taking advantage of the system! Every extra bite I eat is another loss for the factory. I’m helping you, you know..."

"Right, right. Helping me by eating the entire cafeteria into bankruptcy."

Yun Zhenyue and Huang Ting were coming down the stairs.

The two Ghost Security Guards at the bottom were even more deferential to Yun Zhenyue.

They remembered that just a day ago, this "master" had been five-star. They had no idea what she’d done, but she’d turned around and gained another star. The speed of her promotion was simply staggering.

They could be guards here their entire lives and never even hope to catch up.

Just then, Yun Zhenyue happened to notice Maya’s stunned expression, and the fleshy-tumored ghost beside her.

A foul mixture of body odor and alcohol made Yun Zhenyue keep her distance from the pair.

’They reek!’

’Maya really isn’t a picky eater, is she?’

That was the only thought that crossed Yun Zhenyue’s mind.

She immediately pulled Huang Ting away.

She left Maya staring blankly at her retreating figure, and the fleshy-tumored ghost with a deferential look on his face.

「A few seconds later.」

"My little beauty, what are you spacing out for?"

"Do you know that manager?"

The fleshy-tumored ghost looked up, gave Maya’s tail a gentle pinch, and couldn’t resist asking.

’If my little beauty knows a manager, I’ve hit the jackpot!’

’With a connection like that... I’ll have to start treating my little beauty with some real sincerity.’

"..."

Maya bit her lip, so hard she nearly drew blood.

The whole reason she’d dragged the fleshy-tumored ghost to the second-floor restaurant was to see the look of shock on Yun Zhenyue’s face!

’So what if she had connections? She could get them too! It was just a five-star deputy manager! Who does she think she is, acting so high and mighty!?’

But Maya had never, ever expected this!

Yun Zhenyue had been promoted *again*!

In a single day, another star had appeared on her chest. She was a manager now!

Completely and utterly outranking her!

Even her fleshy-tumored ghost had worn a look of reverence, not daring to show the slightest bit of disrespect.

And after Yun Zhenyue left, he still had to refer to her respectfully as "Manager"!

Maya’s composure shattered.

’What was all that for?’

’She had put all her effort into seducing this hideous ghost, and for what? She hadn’t even earned a passing glance from Yun Zhenyue!’

’In Yun Zhenyue’s eyes, was she nothing more than a clown?’