Take her by force / grovel for her back / get back together / both leads are virgins / happy ending
A cold, ruthless CEO who holds grudges × a stubborn secretary who waited in vain
On her first day at work, Ye Qi is bullied by her colleagues and accidentally spills red wine on Bo Yuwen.
The rich, dark-red stain spreads across the man's chest, and the atmosphere turns tense. The room falls completely silent.
After a moment, the man's deep, husky voice comes from above her.
“It's fine.”
But that night, Ye Qi is drunk and dumped into a huge presidential suite. Only then does she learn that the man's “It's fine” was a lie.
She cries and begs, but he takes her over and over, tormenting her.
The punishment comes late but grows more brutal by the minute. Through tear-blurred eyes, she sees the man's cold, indifferent expression.
His long, bony fingers force her chin around, and when he gets a clear look at her face, he lets out a faint, scornful laugh.
“You shouldn't have provoked me.”
//
Bo Yuwen knows Ye Qi loves him, so much that she can't control herself.
Every time she loses herself in passion, every time she trembles, every time she looks at him with those damn, alluring eyes, it shows how deeply she's fallen. He finds the whole thing absurd.
To him, Ye Qi is nothing but a useful pawn.
Useful in bed and out of it.
Why bother talking about feelings?
So when she says she wants to leave, he doesn't care. He even kindly introduces her to an old friend.
He calmly waits for Ye Qi to realize she's out of her depth and come meekly back to him. Then, not long afterward, he hears that she's gotten married in a hurry and is pregnant.
Everyone praises him for bringing a happy couple together.
Only Bo Yuwen puts on a hollow smile and brushes them off, while inside he's gone mad, grinding his back teeth nearly to dust.
//
One day, Ye Qi comes home, completely unaware of what's waiting for her. Before she can switch on the light, a dark figure looms over her.
The man's voice is barely holding back his madness. He locks his arms around her waist and pins her to the wall, his fingertips lightly stroking her slightly rounded belly as he gives a cold laugh.
“You hid this well, little liar...”
“Has he been here too?”
//
“I spent half my life scrambling for fame and fortune. In the end, I, Bo Yuwen, willingly walked into this trap alone. You're the only person in this life I could never see through. I really have been hopelessly obsessed.”
[Please Note]
1. The male lead has plenty of issues, before and after marriage. Only the heroine can keep him in line. He's the kind who suffers just to save face, all mouth and no backbone, so he's in for a full-scale groveling arc.
2. The heroine gives a lot in the early stages, but eventually wakes up and walks away.
3. Both leads are faithful in body and heart. The supporting characters only fuel the romance. One-on-one, with a strong focus on the couple.
4. In a nutshell: I ran off after our friends-with-benefits arrangement failed to become official, and now he's panicking.
5. I'll add more if I think of anything.
Theme: You only learn to cherish what you've lost.
