Orchid on the Ashes

[Decisive CEO Ji Yanjun] [Gentle, Broken Chairman Tong Zhaomo]

This novel is divided into two parts. The first tells a story in the real world, and the second takes place in a parallel timeline.

[Real World]

Ink stained Ji Yanjun's white gloves. After signing the final document, she let her gaze fall on the hand-drawn lily of the valley on the transfer agreement. Tong Zhaomo had left her an entire business empire, and the forever-empty space where a body temperature of 37°C used to be.

[Parallel Timeline]

Two figures were reflected in the floor-to-ceiling windows. Tong Zhaomo's perfume grew damp in the rainy night. When Ji Yanjun's fingertips touched her trembling shoulder blade, she realized that this woman, always so elegant, could cry just like anyone else.

[Ending]

There are two versions of the rumor in business circles:

A. The cold-blooded CEO sits alone in her top-floor office, with a dried lily of the valley always pinned to her lapel.

B. Someone saw President Ji holding an umbrella in the rain, catching a figure stumbling toward her.

(This time, rumor B finally comes true.)

Reader's Guide:

1. Tong Zhaomo has depression.

2. The real-world story is angsty, but the parallel timeline is sweet.

3. Some of the medical and economic terminology in this story may be inaccurate. Please bear with me.

Theme: Gentleness is the most resilient strength.