The Desire Beneath the Hidden Robe

*CP not yet decided | One-on-one ending | Happy ending

*Slow-burn, passive, naturally clueless heroine vs. sensitive, possessive heiress / gentle, reserved mixed-race boss / seemingly sweet but scheming younger sister

[Synopsis]

Xu Zhao is slow to recognize her own feelings.

Cai Yien gives her a monitoring bracelet. Xu Zhao takes it as a friend's concern and doesn't realize that behind the gift is a possessive desire to track her whereabouts and emotions.

Chen Qinyan comes to her late at night to confide in her. Xu Zhao thinks her boss is under a lot of stress and doesn't see that she's also approaching her step by step online under a secret identity.

Zheng Tangxin is always clinging to her and acting cute. Xu Zhao thinks her younger sister is simply used to relying on her, unaware that the girl has long been plotting to keep her by her side.

Xu Zhao neatly categorizes these relationships as friendship, boss, and family.

Only after a series of little things pile up does she finally realize that some feelings go beyond that.

As she struggles with life's hardships, she's also forced to navigate the tug-of-war between three very different kinds of affection.

[Bonus Scene]

Cai Yien:

"You'd rather borrow money from someone else than ask me?" The voice of the usually restrained, gentle woman trembled as she cornered Xu Zhao.

"I want you to owe only me."

Chen Qinyan:

She waited downstairs for a long time with a bag of medicine, then ran into Cai Yien, who had arrived first, when she went upstairs.

Her expression calm, she spoke slowly. "If you can't take good care of her, I can."

Zheng Tangxin:

Xu Zhao received a large transfer and only then learned that her younger sister had become a moderately famous influencer.

"Sis, now I can take care of you. But could you look at me a little more?"

Theme: Under the weight of love, caught between advancing and retreating.