Chapter 1

Actually, I sensed something was off the instant Fu Yan added me to the chat.

The four-person group was in the middle of a lively conversation and didn’t notice my arrival at first.

I stared at their messages and sank into thought—

Sheng Jingze: 【Winter’s here. Let’s go skiing in Zermatt. I lost to Cheng Qian last year, but this year I’m definitely winning!】

Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey: 【You couldn’t beat me last year. What makes you think this year will be different?】

Song Cheng ing: 【I’m out. I’m taking my fiancée to St. Barts. (troubled)】

Sheng Jingze: 【Oof. Good luck. That fiancée of yours is no pushover.】

…

I stared at my phone, rubbing my chin.

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

Why did all these names look so familiar?

Especially Cheng Qian, whose display name was 【Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey】…

The name Cheng Qian rang a bell, and his profile picture—a photo of him skiing—looked even more familiar!

While I was racking my brain, the others finally noticed me.

Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey: 【Huh? There’s someone new in our chat!!】

Fu Yan: 【Let me introduce her. This is my girlfriend.】

He tagged me.

The chat went silent for two seconds. Then several messages appeared at once.

Sheng Jingze: 【Sis!】

Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey: 【Sis!】

Song Cheng ing: 【Sis!】

Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey: 【Finally! We’ve been nagging you forever, Brother Yan. You finally let us meet her!】

【I’m dying to know what kind of incredible woman managed to win over Brother Yan!】

I immediately felt a little shy.

Fu Yan and I had been dating online for more than two years, but this was my first contact with any of his friends.

I was about to type something when I caught sight of 【Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey】’s profile picture again. My hands stopped dead.

I suddenly remembered where I’d seen that face!

My head buzzed.

I immediately left the chat and opened my company’s website.

After digging through the site, I finally found a photograph.

It had been taken three months ago, when our company finalized a partnership with a foreign firm.

In it, a young man stood in a suit, stern and unsmiling.

Even beside the foreign executives, his presence was no less commanding.

I stared at the accompanying article for ages. The name 【Cheng Qian】 seemed to leap off the page.

Cheng Qian, president of my company.

And the only son of its founder.

Ah…

What?

New messages flashed in the chat.

【Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey: @City Wage Slave Sis, your WeChat name is hilarious, hahaha.】

【Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey: How did you and Brother Yan meet?】

【Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey: Sis, say something!】

【Fu Yan’s Loyal Little Lackey: Cute kitty.jpg】