The Socially Mortifying Intern, the CEO's Assistant: A Sweet Office Romance

Lin Xiao never imagined that her first day on the job would begin with “wrecking the CEO’s office.” Coffee splashed everywhere, a crystal ornament shattered, and her designer suit got stained. After this triple dose of public humiliation, she thought her internship was over before it had even begun. Instead, the icy CEO, Lu Chengyu, told her, “My assistant is taking leave. You’re filling in.” From then on, she became Shengshi Group’s most unusual temporary assistant. She had to memorize Mr. Lu’s secret milk tea recipe, “three parts sugar, no ice, double pearls”; bring him pour-over coffee at just the right temperature during meetings; and deal with the bizarre tasks he sprang on her from time to time, like tracking down an old file from three years ago marked with the character “Star.” But the longer Lin Xiao spent with him, the more she sensed something was off. Mr. Lu seemed aloof, yet he would quietly leave a light on for her when she worked late. He seemed demanding, yet whenever she made a mistake, he would cover for her without a word. Even the preferences she mentioned in passing, he silently remembered. Then one day, by chance, she found an old photograph tucked into Mr. Lu’s wallet. The girl in the photo looked exactly like her, the girl who had once helped him pick up his papers back in college. That “public humiliation” hadn’t been an accident, and “You’re filling in” hadn’t been an impulsive decision. The icy CEO’s tenderness had been quietly waiting for her for years, just until the right moment to place it gently in her hands. This is a sweet workplace romance between an “intern who died of embarrassment” and a “CEO who’d been plotting for ages.” There are no office power games, just mutual devotion, tenderness, and special treatment.