Obsession

In Huo Cheng's life, which was forever on the verge of collapse, Xi Heng was her only anchor.

Pessimistic action-taker younger woman X scheming, possessive-to-the-max older woman

All content warnings are in the author's note in Chapter One.

In the most desperate days of being utterly penniless, Huo Cheng was calculating which of her "parts" she could sell for money when Xi Heng stopped her from getting on the operating table, paid off her debts, and gave her a job that could change her fate.

From then on, Huo Cheng became the sharpest blade, eliminating enemies, pulling out the troublesome "nails," and stabilizing the situation for Xi Heng, until her beloved boss seized power.

And what about occasionally ending up in Miss Xi's bed amid all the busy work?

Huo Cheng classified it precisely as work, part of improving her efficiency, with no extraneous feelings involved. At least, that's what she thought.

Until her beloved BOSS gave her a ring. Huo Cheng was aghast. "You're actually serious?!"

"How can you be serious? This will hurt your core interests!"

"Xi Heng, you can't let yourself get confused!"

Xi Heng found a little donkey in Bincheng. It was alert, sharp, and hardworking, but had a rather bad temper.

It wouldn't follow when led, and would only back away when pushed. The only way was to stroke its fur the right way.

Theme: It's best to be a little kinder.