Bright runaway heiress x reserved CEO uncle
Capital circle | Age gap | A mix-up over the wrong marriage | Virtual pet | The ice-cold man melts for her
She lands a job as a secretary at Shengshi Group after sending her resume on a whim. Only after starting does she learn that the president, Lu Yanzhou, is the uncle of the man she ran away from marrying. He's a business titan and an icy figure before whom even the powerful of the capital circle have to smile apologetically. He has kept women at arm's length for thirty years and is as cold as jade that will never melt.
But only Jiang Lai knows that the ice hides a sweet heart. When Lu Lian pressures her to marry him, Lu Yanzhou just happens to pass by and rescue her, then sends Lu Lian packing. When coworkers spread rumors about her, he silences the whole room with a single remark: "Your department's budget must be too generous."
What shocks her even more is that the virtual pet L her friend recommended is none other than her boss.
She complains to L about Lu Lian, and gets an instant reply: "What if your arranged-marriage partner was never him to begin with?" She messages, "I think I might be starting to like my boss," and happens to see a chat window pop up on his phone, with her name as the contact.
Jiang Lai tries to slip away, but he blocks her in the garage. Lu Yanzhou braces one hand against the car door and bends down to look at her. His cuff link brushes her burning cheek, and his voice is honey-sweet. "Running away from Lu Lian is your choice. Want to run from me? Go ahead and try."
It turns out the marriage notice from back then was never meant for Lu Lian, but for Lu Yanzhou. The elders had simply misunderstood.
Later, the capital circle is rocked by strange news:
Lu Lian is sent to the northwest for three years and forbidden from returning to the capital.
The CEO, who never brings a female companion, always has a charming young woman at his side at banquets. She dares to tug on his tie, and he even smiles as he hands her water.
"A young lady of the Lu family has to know how to behave," she says, curled up on his lap and munching on a peach.
He bites the fruit from her fingertips and wipes the corner of her mouth, smiling. "With me, you only have to be yourself."
[Both have clean romantic histories | Misaligned marriage betrothal | Boss
