[A prickly, obsessive, corrupted golden-eagle tyrant x a brilliant, devoted secretary who’s a beautiful secretarybird]
Lu Xingyun: His Majesty said office romances are forbidden while we’re on the job.
Jing Xuan: He doesn’t like me, but I won’t let go, even if I have to force him.
Lu Xingyun: His Majesty told me to maintain good diplomatic relations. Even if the other party is my romantic rival, I won’t let my personal feelings get in the way.
Jing Xuan: Is my little secretary abusing his power for personal gain?
Lu Xingyun: My senior has been single for years. I’ll find someone for him.
Jing Xuan: Hmph. Childhood sweethearts. Without me getting in their way, they’d probably be together already.
Lu Xingyun: His Majesty said he wants to date me. No, no, it must be a dream!
Jing Xuan: You’ll be this obedient just for the person you love?!
Lu Xingyun: I want to use my academic research to help His Majesty, and contribute to research on the Empire’s mental sea as part of my duties as the emperor’s secretary.
Jing Xuan: He’s keeping secrets. He wants to leave me. He wants to betray me.
Lu Xingyun: It’s a misunderstanding, all of it!
Jing Xuan: I know you don’t like me, but I won’t let you leave, even if I have to use imperial authority to force you, even if... you betray me.
Mutual pining with a pseudo-forced relationship. The story is serious one moment and silly the next: a sweet workplace romance (?) set in an alternate constitutional monarchy. The characters are human for most of the story. Come on in!
(The background image on the cover is commissioned artwork, and I have the copyright. The font is licensed too.)
It's so beautiful! Why aren't you watching the people? 🤭
It's really, really, really good! You won't regret buying it!