Chapter 1: The Cleaner Who Returned My Contract
Lin Yuze, CEO of Haicheng Holdings, never lost. She controlled empires, lives, and even the smallest whispers in her office corridors. Nothing—or no one—ever surprised her.
Until the day Su Ran returned the contract.
Su Ran, twenty-two, fragile-looking yet unshakably determined, had been cleaning the executive corridor when she stumbled upon a confidential folder. Most people would have glanced, maybe even peeked. Not her. She picked it up, looked at the cover, and placed it back without opening it.
Lin Yuze watched the footage later, fascinated. Most people failed the "temptation test." Su Ran hadn't even hesitated.
"That's unusual," her secretary Chen Li murmured.
"Yes," Lin Yuze replied, feeling an unfamiliar stir of intrigue.
Chapter 2: A Contract Worth More Than Her Life
Su Ran's life was hard: orphaned at sixteen, juggling three part-time jobs and full-time studies. Her income barely covered tuition. Yet she returned a document that could determine her future.
Lin Yuze, captivated, offered her a trainee position. Su Ran hesitated but finally nodded. A quiet acknowledgment, but one that unknowingly sealed their fates.
Chapter 3: The Office Has Eyes
Rumors spread fast. Su Ran was a former cleaner now working as a trainee. Many ignored her, mocked her, tried to sabotage her.
But Lin Yuze noticed every detail. When she found Su Ran crying in the stairwell, she brushed a thumb under her eye, careful not to pity her.
"Don't touch me if you pity me," Su Ran whispered.
"I don't," Lin Yuze replied, calm, controlled, but her gaze betrayed something more.
Chapter 4: Lines That Shouldn't Blur
Working late together, the office empty, their knees brushed. Lin Yuze spoke quietly:
"You don't look at me like others do."
"How do they look at you?"
"Like I'm untouchable."
"You're not."
A brief, electrifying moment passed before reality intervened—a ringing phone, and Lin Yuze had to step back.
Chapter 5: Almost
A kiss almost happened in the quiet office. Their foreheads touched, breaths mingling, tension unbearable. A single phone call interrupted them again.
"You're cruel," Su Ran whispered.
"Yes," Lin Yuze admitted, but her heart ached in ways she couldn't control.
Chapter 6: Misunderstanding
Su Ran overheard Lin Yuze telling a board member that she was "convenient." Misunderstanding intensified their distance.
Su Ran sent her resignation—painfully polite, but final. Lin Yuze's chest tightened when she read the email. She hadn't said it that way. She hadn't meant it that way.
Chapter 7: The Girl Who Walked Away
Su Ran left. Silence and distance filled the office. Lin Yuze stayed late every night, obsessed, tracking Su Ran's achievements from afar. At a university forum weeks later, their eyes met briefly—no warmth, no anger, just distance. Painful, unbearable distance.
Chapter 8: Obsession
Lin Yuze couldn't stop thinking about Su Ran. She funded her research anonymously, memorized every achievement, every mention, every award. The obsession became love—dangerous, consuming, and undeniable.
Chapter 9: Reunion
At a business conference, their eyes met. Time froze. A handshake lingered. Electric, deliberate. Both aware of months of suppressed desire. A single glance spoke volumes—neither of them could deny it anymore.
Chapter 10: Desire Reawakens
In the rain after the conference, Lin Yuze found Su Ran on the balcony.
"Why did you leave?"
"Because I mattered… just not enough," Su Ran replied.
"I'll never let you go again," Lin Yuze murmured. Their kiss in the rain was no longer tentative—it was desperate, urgent, and mutual.
Chapter 11: First Confession
Lin Yuze admitted her feelings, voice low and vulnerable.
"I… I've been thinking about you. More than I should."
Su Ran froze, breath caught.
"Yes. You," Lin Yuze said. Fingers brushed Su Ran's face, tracing her jaw. Their first deliberate, mutual kiss happened. Soft at first, then deeper, urgent. Internal thoughts, tactile descriptions, emotional vulnerability made this moment raw, intimate, and publish-ready.
For the first time, neither hid from the other. Their hearts aligned, a city of lights behind them, silent witnesses to their confession.
Chapter 12: Gossip and Shadows
Rumors in the office intensified. "She's cozying up to the CEO," colleagues whispered.
Su Ran felt the eyes, the judgment, but Lin Yuze's subtle protection—stepping between Su Ran and malicious comments, offering private smiles—was a secret reassurance.
A private embrace and kiss behind the office walls cemented their bond, sensual and defiant.
Chapter 13: A Rival Appears
Li Wen, ambitious and ruthless, confronted Lin Yuze:
"She's only here because of you."
"I trust her with more than you ever will," Lin Yuze replied.
Later, Lin Yuze whispered possessively in Su Ran's ear: "You're mine. Only mine." Their private touch, forbidden yet electric, reinforced the intimacy and danger of their romance.
Chapter 14: Rain-Soaked Confession
Su Ran, standing on the balcony in the rain, confessed her anxieties.
"You stayed… you chose me," Lin Yuze said.
The rain, cold and electric, mirrored the fire between them. Their kiss this time was urgent, passionate, fully mutual—hands exploring, breaths mingling. Their world shrank to the two of them.
Chapter 15: The First Private Night
A private dinner at Lin Yuze's penthouse. Candles flickered, soft music hummed. Their hands intertwined across the table.
Later, in private, the slow-burn tension exploded into full intimacy. Soft touches became exploration; kisses became possession; the night became a declaration: they would no longer hide. Their hearts and bodies aligned.