(stay tuned for more)

He had many more ways to try on Hua Cheng, to make his heart speed up with his simple touch, until...

Until the HR team announced a mandatory meeting about relationships between co-workers in the office.

At that very moment, Xie Lian knew he had screwed up.

handing him some documents; giving him a cup of his favorite coffee every morning, even though it wasn't a part of Xie Lian's duties as a secretary; working overtime every time Hua Cheng stayed at the office...

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Xie Lian, however, wasn't about to give up so easily. He was very subtle in his methods to attract Hua Cheng's attention: like dropping a pen or stack of documents and picking them up from the floor with his back (ass) to Hua Cheng; "accidental" touches when he was+

Xie Lian not fall in love with him?

But the rules were the rules. Hua Cheng didn't even seem interested in Xie Lian the way the latter was in him; apart from long glances and some fond smiles here and there, Hua Cheng acted just like... his boss. That's all.

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just couldn't help but feel certain feelings for the man - his boss, the CEO - whom he had been working with for the past few months as his secretary. His right-hand man, even. Hua Cheng.

He was just so sharp, smart, intelligent, beautiful, eloquent... How could+

you are too sweet 😭😭 thank you💞

now*

i literally didn't get any feedback on this chapter for the entire day 😭😭 i was wondering if people didn't get the notification or if they just didn't like the fact that it was a short update 🤣😭
but know i wonder why that happened 😔

😁😁

plant a quick kiss there. Which he did.

Because he was allowed to do so.

"Then yes, San Lang," Xie Lian whispered between soft kisses they exchanged, smiling widely. "It was a date."

- THE END -

why /San Lang/ sounded so familiar," he admitted with a wet laugh, unable to stop the tears from falling.

"En."

Xie Lian grinned, placing his hands on Hua Cheng's that were still touching his face - he only needed to stand on his tiptoes to reach Hua Cheng's lips and+

can you believe it?" Hua Cheng said with a smile. "Gege, you may not remember me well, but I do remember everything you did for me, everything you told me - and I survived, just like you asked me to."

Xie Lian's vision became blurry. "Oh... Oh San Lang. So now I know+

eye contact with him.

"It must have been a twist of fate, gege. I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life - I still don't. But then, out of the blue, I found myself in a history class, and that's when I met my beloved again. He turned out to be my history teacher+