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Qi Jiezhi fought tooth and nail to land an internship at his dream company. On his very first day, he crossed paths with a high-strung, elegant man suffering from a severe bout of hypoglycemia.
Despite being told to “get lost” the moment they met, Qi Jiezhi couldn’t just walk away. The man was collapsed amidst shards of broken porcelain, his knuckles white and veins straining against the back of his hand. Qi Jiezhi knelt down anyway and pressed two glucose tabs into his mouth.
In a daze, the man bit down on Qi Jiezhi’s fingertip. Qi Jiezhi didn’t flinch, ensuring the sugar was swallowed. As the man’s complexion finally cleared, he issued a low, frosty warning: “Don’t you dare tell a soul about this.”
***
Five hours after his shift ended, Qi Jiezhi—relying on his prestigious academic background, headed to a high-end, heavily guarded residential complex for his lucrative tutoring side gig. There, he ran into the man again: Qu Mingluo.
“Good evening, President Qu,” Qi Jiezhi said, trying to lighten the mood. “I totally followed you here.”
“That’s not funny,” Qu Mingluo replied dryly.
Later, during a late-night shift at the office, Qi Jiezhi caught Qu Mingluo just as he was about to collapse again. This time, the bite to Qi Jiezhi’s finger actually drew blood.
“How do you plan on compensating me for this, President Qu?”
Qu Mingluo looked him up and down with a calculating gaze. “How about I give myself to you? What do you think of that?”
Qi Jiezhi: Wait… is this a reward or a threat?
***
Soon after, Qi Jiezhi was officially hired as a full-time employee.
HR: “President Qu personally approved your conversion.”
Colleagues: “Is he… chasing you?”
Qi Jiezhi: “The only words he’s ever said to me are ‘Get lost.'”
Colleagues: “…”
Work seemed normal enough after that, until a high-level corporate dinner was scheduled. Why on earth was a fresh recruit like him invited? Amidst the crowd, Qu Mingluo remained as cold and distant as ever, barely offering a few words even to the CEO.
No one knew that Qu Mingluo had cleared the floor earlier. Before the guests arrived, he had pinned Qi Jiezhi against the elevator door, whispering: “When are you finally going to introduce me to your coworkers?”
