A Proposal in Hand, a Heart in Mind

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Su Zhirou has always relied on plans, procedures, and risk management. But ever since she met Fu Yu, all her rigorous logic has gone completely off the rails.

She has had a crush on him for years but hasn’t dared approach him recklessly. Instead, she painstakingly writes up a “Plan for Pursuing President Fu,” detailing everything from pacing and risk assessment to each step forward. She’s determined to win over the cool, abstinent, women-avoiding conglomerate CEO without a single mistake.

She approaches him methodically and tests the waters cautiously, sticking strictly to her plan at every step without the slightest deviation. What she doesn’t know is that Fu Yu fell for her long ago. He patiently waits, watching her earnestly draft plans, revise strategies, and assess risks, finding her both sweet and adorable.

Just as she’s following her three-week plan step by step, he throws the process out the window, confesses boldly, and pulls her into his arms.

Su Zhirou panics on the spot, her mind filled with thoughts of schedule overruns, unknown risks, and gaps in the plan. She insists on immediately drafting an “Emergency Plan for Getting Together” and refuses to accept a relationship without going through the proper process.

Fu Yu is exasperated but indulgent, letting her bury herself in revisions on her tablet. Watching her furrow her little brows over all the uncertainties makes his heart melt again and again.

Then he bends down and kisses her, and all her plans, risk controls, and milestones are instantly canceled.

Blushing, she stammers that the project has passed acceptance testing and she needs to get back to work, but he holds her close and chuckles. “The project’s just started. You’re already trying to ditch your boyfriend?”

From then on, there are no plans, no risk controls, and no preset procedures.

A romance that began with her