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◎ Identity-reveal story / Face-slapping / Workplace / Light comedy

Sheng Zhi × Han Rui

Jobs: PR and media specialist × Capitalist

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The Han family had deep roots, and every member of the previous generation was a master of capital operations who could call the shots. Their eldest son, Han Rui, was widely regarded as untouchable.

He came from a good family, was handsome, and knew how to play the game. But what was even more impressive was his taste: almost no one caught his eye. Recently, though, someone had caught his eye and become a thorn in his side.

The beautiful new hire who'd risen above the rest did excellent work, but she was always a little passive-aggressive and insincere, smiling sweetly while being the best at managing up.

Han Rui frowned and asked, "Were you sent from heaven to be my downfall?"

2.

Sheng Zhi was a mystery.

She first appeared as a charming, lively social butterfly. Barely in her twenties, she had the business elite falling at her feet. Then she'd turn into Cinderella. Rumor had it her father was mentally ill and her mother was a cleaner.

Sheng Zhi had been on his blacklist for a long time.

Han Rui had plenty of vain gold diggers on his blacklist, and he didn't even have an impression of her.

Yet this mystery gave him pause, and he couldn't stop thinking about her in secret.

Control, ease, flirtation, seduction... He tried every trick, but the mystery remained unsolved, and he was the one who fell for her.

She stole one of his white shirts from his bed. It was oversized, but she wore it with a crisp, professional look. During a meeting, she made a presentation, their secret affair hidden in plain sight, while her playful gaze landed boldly in his eyes as they shook with shock.

From then on, the nights became endlessly alluring.

3.

Only at the end did he learn she was the childhood betrothed he'd called off his engagement to.

They could have married properly, but instead they snuck around. Was she crazy?

She said she didn't want him, then fell for him anyway. Was she completely out of her mind?

Han Rui, who'd fallen flat on his face: "How about we get married?"

Sheng Zhi: "Talking about marriage ruins the mood."

Han Rui: "You're a liar!"

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"Do you seek your dignity within your heart?

How can you know enough to love someone forever?"

"Relentless Love"

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Reader's Guide:

◎ One-on-one / Happy ending / Each other's first love / Both leads are strong / No real-life inspirations / Please don't read yourself into it

◎ Workplace and business intrigue, but nobody steals the company seal

◎ Realistic setting with an industry consultant, but some artistic license

◎ The blurb and chapters have been timestamped as evidence. Infringement will be prosecuted.

◎ Main story completed and entered VIP on July 6

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#Precious records of early humans taming beagles#

Investigative reporter Jiang Jin goes undercover at a famous automaker in Jiangcheng, taking a job as head of public relations.

Before she'd even been undercover for a month, her background check was already on the desk of the company's big boss, Song Yunkai.

"No need."

Song Yunkai didn't even glance at the file.

"No one knows Jiang Jin better than I do."

"The people doing the background check haven't even interviewed me. What could they find out?"

Song Yunkai: "You can say her motives aren't pure, but she hasn't hurt anyone."

Subordinate: ...

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In the second month of her undercover assignment, major company secrets were leaked.

A subordinate discovered that Jiang Jin had attended an advanced manufacturing course under an alias at the KLLY Group. Her expertise was already at the level required of an engineer, and it was suspicious that she seemed to have come prepared.

They thought their boss would surely have no comeback this time.

"So she studied advanced manufacturing just so we'd have something to talk about..."

Song Yunkai sighed.

"At least she was willing to make an effort for me."

Subordinate: ?

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By the third month, the subordinate couldn't take it anymore.

"Boss! She can say 'Open Sesame' and knows alchemy, yet she spends all day pretending to be a layperson and slacking off in our PR department. What else could she possibly be doing this for?"

Song Yunkai rubbed his chin. What else could it be for?

Of course it's because she loves me.

But he waited three whole months and Jiang Jin still didn't throw herself into his arms. She was elusive, she played hard to get, and she forced him to be the one to make the first move.

"Let's have a serious relationship. With me. How about it?"

"No."

Jiang Jin put his shirt, which she'd just torn, back together and moved her hand away from his abs. "We're incompatible."

Song Yunkai sneered. "I've always been popular. If we're incompatible, then the problem must be yours. You can change."

Jiang Jin: ...

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Bonus Scene:

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Jiang Jin ran off, leaving behind divorce papers and company shares that had plunged below rock bottom. Song Yunkai gritted his teeth, but still couldn't help searching the world over for his wife.

Less than a week after she fled, he knocked on a door holding up a photo. The man who answered squinted at it. "I know her. That's my wife."

Song Yunkai: ?????

In the second week, he knocked on another door, showing off his biceps. The woman who answered squinted at him, then came back thirty seconds later carrying an axe and swung it at him. "You're the scumbag who abused her!"

Song Yunkai: ???????

Jiang Jin: When you're out in the world, you get to choose your own identity ^-^

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Theme: Independence, self-reliance, and freedom to marry