A Carefully Planned Seduction: She's the Big Boss's One True Love

Both are pure + long-planned scheme + secret marriage + flirtation and doting + tough yet tender

Five years ago, he said, “We're not right for each other,” and walked away without looking back.

Five years later, she found her drunk ex at a bar.

She thought: We dated for three years in college and never even slept together. What a waste. Now he's practically free for the taking.

Leaving him here would just let someone else have him. She might as well claim him herself.

The morning after, she discovered he was her client, and he handed her an agreement:

“One year of secret marriage. We both get what we want. You help me deal with my family's pressure to get married, and I'll get you every opportunity you need.”

She signed. She thought it was a good deal.

Until she found out that he had made the call that got her transferred, brought the project to her, and even planned their encounter at the bar that night.

She laughed in exasperation. “Duan Yanchen, just how much have you plotted against me?”

He looked at her, his voice soft. “Ever since the day you left, I've been planning how to bring you back.”

And she had walked right into his arms of her own free will.