Chapter 1

It was a summer morning, the sun shone bright and warm. A gentle breeze in the air.

Yun Sera, wrapped in a dark blue blanket was sleeping peacefully in a huge bed. Her small body curled in a comfortable manner, her jet black hair scattered on the pillow.

Not far from the bed, Jin Jingyi stood with a small frown carved on his handsome face. He lit a cigarette in his hand and puff the smoke outside the window as his eyes lingering on his masterpiece.

The small figure of the woman who satiated his desire last night was his masterpiece. His eyes perk up when he spotted those marks that he made on her little body and those fair smooth skin. Her skin was like a glistening pearl, so fair and white and it made his mind blank after touching it for a bit.

The woman was intoxicated with alcohol last night. Heartbroken and desperate as she was, she brought this upon herself, Jin Jingyi thought to himself. But the red patch on the sheets made him change his thoughts.

Yun Sera, woke up with her whole body aching. She moves a little and feels a searing pain in the particular area of her body and her eyes widen when memories of last night start to come back to her. She felt sore all over and she was so dead tired.

She just lost her innocence to someone she shouldn't. Gritting her teeth, she struggles to get up on the bed and went to the bathroom to wash. The warm water soon relaxes her body and the pain slowly faded.

It's Dong Ze's fault. He...He. Sera couldn't think of anything. Dong ze was her fiance for almost two years, and they were getting married soon but yesterday she saw him making out with another woman in their own room. And the bastard didn't even blink an eye when she confronted him.

Was it her fault and not his? Because she wants to preserve her purity until they got married?

What happened last night was something she didn't expect. That man last night was someone she shouldn't associate with. He was Jin Jingyi, Dong Ze's rival in business. And Jin Jingyi was a beast. Or so she thinks.

After a full hour of staying in the bathroom, she grabs a white-colored robe and wraps her naked body. Walking out, she felt stunned when the man last night was sitting on the bed they shared.

"Glad you're awake." His voice is cold but clear. He waved a folder in front of him and put it on the bed.

"Sign this, after you are done. I prepared a dress for you, now get going and don't waste my time." He said, standing up, he went to the window and light a cigarette.

Sera went to the bed and grab the folder, opening it her eyes widened.

A marriage certificate? With her name and his. But why? Does he felt responsible for what happened last night?

"Mr. Jin, I think you misunderstood. This is unnecessary."

"What is unnecessary to you is necessary to me, now get dress and sign the damn paper." Though his voice was steady and calm, she can see that he was already mad and losing his cool.

Grabbing the dress, she went back to the bathroom and get dress. What will happen if she signs it? Will that man use it to ruin Dong Ze?

A tear fell from her eyes after she signed the documents. That was sealing her life away. She felt numb and helpless. Her fiance betrays her and now she got married to someone she don't love.

Jingyi watches the girl wipe a tear on her eyes and he felt something clenching inside his chest. A sense of protection waking up.

Jingyi get the folder and put it away. Then he grabs her hands and pulls her out of the hotel room.

They were in the car when Sera's phone rang. She absentmindedly answers it.

"Where are you?" She clench her fist when she heard Dong Ze's voice. It's your fault. She wants to tell him but she had no courage to do so. "I know you are still mad at me, I need you, Babe, I'm very sorry." He said. She felt her heart being crushed and a sob escaped.

"Babe, don't cry please, I will make it up to you. Let's get married, I love you." Dong ze said on the phone. He knows Yun Sera still loves him. That girl was infatuated with him and she can never live without him. "Talk to me babe, don't cry, okay."

Sera felt suffocated and she hung up the phone without uttering a single word. Turning off the phone, she leaves it on the car seat and laid her head on the backrest.

Jingyi watch the girl in the back seat and sighed.

"Where do you want to go?"

"Home, take me home." She replied and close her eyes.

The next time she woke up, she was lying on a soft bed. She roam her eyes and found the place unfamiliar. She got up and found a note on the side table.

"I brought you home, just like you told me, I already ask the maids to give you food when you wake up. I'll be in the office and will come back later, do not wait for me, eat your dinner and sleep early." Jingyi

Sera let out a heavy sigh and went back to sleep. It was already 8 pm when she wakes up. She jump out of bed and went to the bathroom.

Going back to the room, she found her phone and turn it on. After a few seconds, twenty notification pop out from her line chat and all came from Dong Ze. Asking where she is and will she be going back to work tomorrow? Thinking a little while she type "I'm not going back". And throw her phone on the bed.

A few minutes later, her phone rang and she answered it.

" Babe, where are you? Why are you not coming back. I know you are mad at me but there's nothing between me and that woman."

"Spare me with your shit, Dong Ze. I am not coming back. I am resigning."

"No, I won't accept any resignation coming from you." Dong Ze was out of choices. He can't allow Yun Sera to resign. She was a solid foundation to his company. Her ideas brings wealth to him and he can't loss her. Not now.

"Whether you accept or not. I am not coming back." She said with a cold voice and hung up. She sat on the bed and sigh painfully.

A moment later her phone rang again. This time it was only a number that she doesn't recognize. She hesitate at first but answered it after a while.

"Are you awake now? Have you seen the note?"

"I have read it."

"Un. Don't forget to rest early after you had your dinner. I'll be back late."

"Why?"

"What?"

"Why are you so kind to me? If it is what happened, i really do not wish to trouble you. You don't need to be responsible for anything."

"We will talk tomorrow. I have an urgent meeting today. Rest and we will talk."

After she heard that he already hung up. She sighed again and throw herself on the soft bed. Turning off her phone she decided to sleep all her worries.

In her sleep, she tose and turn as if she was being haunted by a nightmare. It was not long after she became peaceful and tears stained the corner of her eyes.

That night, Jingyi returned on the mansion late. A maid received him and told him that Madam has yet to eat her dinner. He frowned and walk straight to their room. He found her in deep sleep, laying comfortably on the bed. Her sweet pale skin was glistening under the moonlight coming from the window. A few tear drops glistening on her lashes and he sighed. He tucked her on the blanket properly and went to the study.

Yun Sera woke up the next morning feeling disoriented. She brush her blurry eyes and get up. But before she could step out of the bed, her feet got stuck on the blanket and she fall jard on the floor. A loud sound of crashing was heard and she let out a yelp.

Her grogginess dissipated as she felt a pain on her arm and foot. She think she sprained her foot when she fall. When she was about to get up, two strong arms help her and put her back on the bed.

"Really? Getting hurt after you wake up? How couod you be this clumsy?"

The voice made her froze. She almost forgot that this was not her house and it was not her room.

"Sorry, my foot got stuck on the blanket when I get out. Ouch." Sera yelp when Jingyi press her foot. Her reaction was so sudden that Jingyi immediately retracted his hands and pick up his phone to call someone.

"Stop. Don't. I- this injury only needs rest. You dont have to call someone over." Sera grab his arms and snatch his phone away and ended the call.

"You."

"Mr. Jin, I am very used to it. So don't trouble yourself with something so trivial. Thank you." she said and went to touch her foot. It indeed hurt a bit but this pain was too little and she can tolerate it. She was not used to someone taking care of her and she felt bad for it.

Jin Jingyi look at her with confuse eyes. Most women would wail and exclaimed about the pain. But this woman just said that it was only trivial?

"Fine." Jingyi agreed but to her surprise, he already have lifted her from the floor and put her on the tub. She yelp when she felt the water on her back and she shivered from the cold. Jingyi saw this and adjusted the temperature. He tested it with his hand before he discarded her garments one by one.

"You, what are you doing?" Sera panicked when Jingyi strip her clothes.

"With that wound, you can't possibly wash yourself properly so I am helping you, stay put and stop struggling." he push her back on the tub. Sera wanted to cry but their were no tears left for her to shed. She let the guy wash her body and she felt embarrased. Her face was so red and she felt suddenly hot.

Jingyi watch the water run on her bare back. The steam made her skin flush and it looks inviting. He had the urge to kiss it all over and leave his marks. His hands travel to her skin and his desire was kicking in. Feeling drowned by his desire, he lowered his head and kiss her back. He felt her froze and shiver. A smile curved on his face and he showered her bare back some kisses and he suck on it leaving a mark. He felt satisfied with his artwork again.

Sera couldn't believe it. What is this guy doing to her. She felt her jead fuzzy and blank with his kisses. Is this how making love felt? But she doesn't love this man. She barely know him. She felt him suck on her skin and a soft moan escape from her throat. She was shocked and cover her mouth. What was that sound?

When he heard her soft moan, he almost lost himself. But when he remember her injured foot, he suppresses her desire and wash her immediately before wrapping her with a large towel and brought her back to bed.

"Get dress, I will take a bath first."

Jingyi went back to the bathroom and Sera heard the shower running. She heave a sigh and went to look for clothes. When Jingyi came back, Sera was sitting on the bed fully dressed. She was already drying her hair with the towel.