Things escalated from there.

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This could be a cool and short oneshot :p obviously rated 18+ 😌🤭

he couldn't help but... sniff it.

Because it had such a beautiful, floral scent!

Unfortunately for him, the thing he grabbed was Hua Cheng's pair of red boxers...

...and Hua Cheng just left his bedroom, witnessing Xie Lian holding his boxers close to his face.

I loved it!

(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+