She watched him, unsettled now.
“…Is there anything else you want?” she asked.
He didn’t answer immediately.
Instead, his phone vibrated.
A name flashed briefly on the cracked screen.
Secretary Li.
He ignored it.
Then he looked back at her.
“Yes,” he said. “Actually.”
Her stomach tightened. “What?”
“Be my girlfriend.”
She choked. “What?!”
“Temporarily,” he added. “Contract-based.”
She stared like she’d misheard.
“You’re insane.”
“Probably,” he agreed. “But hear me out.”
She crossed her arms. Defensive. Smart.
“My mother,” she said slowly, “is getting remarried tomorrow. She’s been pressuring me for years to bring home a boyfriend. I don’t have one.”
“That’s unfortunate.”
“She won’t stop,” she continued, voice dropping. “If I go back alone again, she’ll never let it go.”
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