When My Secret Spouse Is the Big Boss Client

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Yan Ningxi had been in love with Gu Boyan for a long time.

But they came from very different worlds. She was an ordinary company employee, while he was a celebrated rising star in the business world, and someone her boss had long wanted to work with.

Her colleagues said that President Gu was getting married, and that his bride was the eldest daughter of a group chairman. They were perfectly matched, a match made in heaven.

Things didn't seem to be going according to plan: he didn't get married, and instead proposed to her.

She knew he was only using her, but she still said yes. She wanted to break the illusion she had built around him through marriage and put her feelings for him behind her.

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After they married, Gu Boyan maintained his usual cold demeanor. Yan Ningxi thought it would be easy to stop liking him, but she hadn't expected that, despite his chilly expression, he would take such good care of her.

When she got drunk, he wiped her face and changed her clothes. When she couldn't sleep, he let her rest her head on his arm. When she got hungry, he got up in the middle of the night to make her noodles.

She had to leave on a last-minute business trip. After quickly packing her things, she tiptoed out of the bedroom. When she turned around, she saw the man, who should have been asleep, fully dressed and walking toward her. He asked no questions, picked up her suitcase, and headed downstairs. "I'll take you."

After several days away on her trip, she hugged him. "Gu Boyan, I missed you." He stood still and challenged her: "Does the agreement say anything about that?"

She nestled against him and blinked up at him. "Gu Boyan, do you like me?" He replied, "You're my wife."

She accompanied her boss to dinner with the client's project manager, but the person who showed up was the client's president, Gu Boyan.

Someone asked him in front of her whether he had a girlfriend. Without hesitation, he replied, "I'm married!"

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Gu Boyan returned from a two-week business trip, hoping to surprise Yan Ningxi. Instead, he walked in on someone confessing their feelings to her.

For the first time, he lost control in front of her.

He wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her lips. She pushed at him with all her strength and turned her head away.

Only when salty tears slipped into his mouth did he stop. His fingertips trembled as he caressed her face, and he realized his hand was cold and wet.

He held her tightly, the salty tang filling his throat.

Yan Ningxi avoided him and refused to see him, so he used his position to take over the project himself, organize meetings, and see her.

To get a few more minutes with her, he treated employees from both companies to dinner.

He watched her expression and ordered the dishes she liked. At long last, he managed to make up with his wife.

But the end of their agreement was drawing closer.

Yan Ningxi rummaged through every cupboard and drawer, frantic and sweating profusely.

He asked what she was looking for.

She said, "Our marriage certificate. Otherwise, how are we supposed to go take care of the paperwork tomorrow?"

"Oh, then we'd better look carefully," Gu Boyan said casually, slipping the two red booklets hidden behind his back into his bag without a word.

[Quick Notes]

1. A sweet and adorable sales engineer x a taciturn, aloof tech company founder

2. The male and female leads have only ever been with each other. Read with confidence.

3. The heroine has a crush on the hero at first. Their relationship develops after they get married, and they aren't close before the wedding.

"When the Spoiled Heiress Meets the Overbearing Tyrant" [Willful, spoiled heiress x possessive, domineering siscon; pseudo-siblings | older man | only each other]

Lin Chuyao had a handsome, charismatic, exceptionally capable older brother who doted on her with all his heart. She had been his little shadow since childhood.

If her brother said to go east, she never went west, because she knew he had a bad temper and could be terrifying when angry.

But when she grew up, her brother went too far. He even dared to meddle in her love life.

Unable to take it any longer, she chased him down to the entrance of the group headquarters to demand an explanation. All he said was, "That man isn't good enough for you."

Watching Lin Chuyao lower her head without a word, quietly eating the food in her bowl, Lin Jingxuan guiltily wondered if he'd gone too far.

His heart ached with regret. He spoke carefully: "If you're upset, you can cry. You don't have to put on a brave face around me."

"I'm not putting on a brave face." Lin Chuyao looked up, her lips glistening with oil. "Don't worry about it, Brother. It's all in the past. People who are meant to leave will leave sooner or later. You're still the best. I can change boyfriends, but I can never change my brother."

Lin Jingxuan's throat tightened. "What if I don't want to be the brother you can never change anymore? What if I want to be the boyfriend you can never change?"

[Bonus Scene]

During a break at work, Lin Jingxuan got a message saying that Lin Chuyao had shut herself in her office and hadn't even eaten lunch.

He immediately postponed his meeting and hurried over.

Inside the office, Lin Chuyao was lying facedown on her desk, her shoulders shaking as she sobbed quietly.

He came over, crouched down beside her, and gently lifted her head.

"Yao Yao, are you feeling unwell? I'll take you to the hospital."

But Lin Chuyao shoved him away and started punching and kicking him. "I hate you! I hate you!"

"I'm awful, Yao Yao. I'm sorry. Be good and let's go to the hospital first. After that, you can punish me however you like."

Lin Chuyao quieted down and pouted at him. "This is all your fault."

His dry, warm palm wiped away her tears. She sniffled miserably. "You're all I can think about now, and I can't make you go away. I need to work, but all I see in front of me is your shadow. You're so overbearing."

[Quick Notes]

1. The leads have only ever been with each other. They aren't related by blood and aren't listed on the same household register.

2. Their relationship develops only after the truth about everything has come to light. The heroine knows who they are to each other and makes her decision rationally.

3. I'll start this novel after finishing When My Secret Marriage Partner Is the Client's Big Shot.

Theme: Love someone who is already wonderful, and have the courage to become a better version of yourself.