A Familiar Stranger

[Blurb 1] Zhou Jue's face darkened. The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly grew tense, and not a sound could be heard. Even the female employees who had always coveted their boss's good looks fell silent beneath his icy gaze. The line between worker and boss remained firmly drawn. In an unnoticed corner, a young woman walked out. A message arrived on Zhou Jue's phone. It was a signal. In the underground parking lot, inside the car, Qin Wei demanded, “Were you just signaling to me?” “Was I?” He answered gently, nothing like the man he'd been moments earlier, and pulled her chin back toward him as she tried to turn away. [Blurb 2] Qin Wei was the quietest, most low-key woman in the company. She just kept her head down and worked. One day, she suddenly became interested in the species known as men. This one was strikingly elegant and handsome, a seductive fox of a man who left her unable to think straight. The problem was, he was her boss. No matter. Reaching for the top was exactly what she enjoyed most. * Zhou Jue thought he'd cultivated a sharp blade, never realizing that the way this “blade” looked at him was gradually changing until she seemed to see him as prey. Zhou Jue thought she was dreaming. But when he was ready to take back control, he had already become her captive. CEO x luxury-brand saleswoman Trying out a new profession for the story. The blurb is still a work in progress. 2023.10.23 Theme: Follow your own path