The Core Story of Burning Love: Mr. Gu's Beloved
Su Ningning first met Gu Chengmai at the cafe where she worked part-time. The man wore a custom-tailored suit and held a fountain pen between his fingers as he bent over a document. His icy presence made the customers around him instinctively lower their voices. As she carried over his latte, her heel caught on the edge of the carpet, and the whole cup of coffee spilled onto his suit trousers.
“I-I'm so sorry!” Su Ningning hurriedly fumbled for a tissue, but he stopped her with a raised hand. Gu Chengmai looked up. His dark eyes showed no emotion as he said coolly, “You'll pay for it.”
She expected an exorbitant dry-cleaning bill. Instead, the next day she got a call from Gu Group saying she'd been “specially hired” as Mr. Gu's temporary assistant, with her work to pay off the damages.
The Moment the Ice Begins to Melt
Gu Chengmai's office was on the top floor, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city skyline. Su Ningning's daily tasks were tedious and demanding: coffee had to be exactly 38 degrees Celsius, and the angle of every document had to be within five degrees of the mark. Exhausted, she secretly cried in the break room, only for him to catch her.
“If you can't do the job, then leave.” His voice was cold, but when she turned away, he quietly had his secretary leave a box of stomach medicine on her desk. He'd noticed that she often skipped breakfast when she was in a hurry.
At a cocktail party, a business partner deliberately gave Su Ningning a hard time, spilling red wine on her evening gown. Gu Chengmai suddenly walked over, took off his suit jacket, and wrapped it around her. He looked at the man and said coolly, “You dare lay a hand on someone of mine?” His voice was quiet, but carried unquestionable menace.
