<p>Qin Ningyu's marriage was far from an ordinary union. She became the wife of the eldest grandson of her grandfather's old friend a man destined to inherit the prestigious Xie Corporation-a figure of power and privilege. Meanwhile she was just an ordinary employee in one of its departments.</p><p>Before the wedding their encounters were fleeting yet once Xie Chiyan returned from abroad the dynamics began to shift. At a company gala Ningyu observed her boss bending over on the terrace eager to light a cigarette for him. He refused the flicker of red flame casting brief shadows on his face as his aloof gaze swept past her without pause.</p>