Radiance in the Palm of My Hand

A recommendation for my friend Fang Heshan's novel, The Dictionary of Vulgarity. It's already underway, full of tension and totally addictive. If you're interested, give it a look and add it to your collection!

Sweet, coquettish temptress x arrogant, secretly sensual daddy

Administrative assistant x company big boss

Wolf-and-rabbit romance / D first, love later / office romance / height and build difference / six-year age gap / powerful man gives in, older man loses control / lower-ranking woman turns the tables

Qiao Ruoying has a soft waist and alluring curves, with skin as smooth as jade. She's a low-ranking administrative assistant at Taiheng.

Jiang Zongye, president of the Taiheng Group, is young, accomplished, and holds all the power. He reprimands subordinates without mercy, earning him a reputation as an "arrogant capitalist."

She never thought she'd have anything to do with a "superior being" like Jiang Zongye. Until, on a business trip, she walked into the wrong room and mistook President Jiang for her idol, fantasizing about him as she wrapped her arms around his neck and called him "Gege" all night.

The next morning, Jiang Zongye looked at the young woman before him, who resembled a startled deer. She was like a newly awakened crabapple blossom, cheeks flushed, eyes drowsy and tinged with a bewitching, bewildered allure even she didn't understand. She begged him not to fire her.

A written agreement defined their relationship from then on.

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Their relationship was easygoing.

Jiang Zongye was both a natural talent and a workaholic, born to take the helm. He had energy to spare and handled everything with ease.

He was also a master negotiator, sometimes sincere and sometimes as cunning as an old fox. He would also give her pointers about workplace relationships from time to time.

Only Qiao Ruoying knew that the man who seemed so chaste in public, as untouchable as a god, was secretly sensual. When desire took hold, he would grip her waist and make her call him "Gege" again and again.

He loved hearing her call him "Gege" in her soft voice.

But that first night, the "Gege" she'd called was clearly her idol.

She absolutely couldn't let Jiang Zongye find out, or she'd lose her job.

But why was the big boss giving her more and more? First-class plane tickets, Hermes bags, Sotheby's diamonds, a huge mansion...

Wait, was he going to formally ask her family for her hand in marriage?

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A year later.

The media reported that Mrs. Jiang, Qiao Ruoying, was on her way to a concert in a Maybach when President Jiang stopped her car on the spot.

The man, usually unreadable, braced an arm against the car door and caged her in his embrace. His large hand gripped her neck as he kissed her deeply. His beautiful, slanted eyes were bloodshot as he demanded in a hoarse voice:

"Ruoying, was he the one you called Gege back then?"

Qiao Ruoying's eyes were filled with bewilderment. Jiang Zongye lifted her up by the waist and carried her into the car. His large, veined hand landed on her slender waist, small enough to fit in his grasp, and clutched it tightly.

Inside the car.

Qiao Ruoying begged through tears, "Gege, I know I was wrong. You're the only one who's good to me..."

The man kissed her until her lips were swollen and crimson, his eyes filled with jealousy.

"Ruoying, promise me I'm the only Gege you have."

"Could he possibly be as good as me?"

#The heroine seems composed on the outside but is a snarky commentator inside. The hero loves to overthink. They're intensely physically attracted to each other, both are fiery, and they're a perfect match.

#The hero is very possessive and full of tricks. He often teases and plays games with the heroine. The longer he spends with her, the more he wants to snuggle up to her and kiss her.

Other:

1. A fantasy inspired by the author's overindulgence in hot pot. A brainless, sweet romance with no regard for logic, so please don't overanalyze it. See the author's note in Chapter One for detailed content warnings.

2. Both leads are virgins and each other's first love. Pure romance.

3. The heroine has her own interests in life.

Theme: Comparison is the thief of happiness.