When Serena enters a new workplace, she has one rule; stay focused- no matter what. It soon turns out to be easier said than done when she meets her new boss. Valentino is strict, the epitome of difficult and much to her dismay; unbelievably fucking hot. She's determined to ignore the attraction she feels to him for the sake of keeping her job. But what Serena doesn't know is that Valentino can't get her out of his his head. He thinks about her everywhere. He feels captivated by her. He wants her. And he hates every moment of it.

If only Chi Cheng had met me first...

Chi Cheng, is a cold CEO feared in boardrooms-at day but at night, he drowns in liquor and meaningless sex. Emotionally numb and haunted by trauma, nothing ever lingers. Until one night changes everything. Wu Suowei, 22, is barely making ends meet, juggling exhausting late-night jobs. While working a late night shift, his best friend shuai offers him a high-paying opportunity-twice from his other jobs combined. Desperate, Wu agrees without question. Only to realize-too late-that it's a gay bar. But the pay is too good. And he's too desperate to walk away. Later, during a particularly difficult evening, a persistent customer pressures him to drink. Wu hesitates-remembering what happened the last time he said no. Swallowing his pride-and the liquor. One drink turns into several. Unsteady and disoriented, he stumbles down a hallway, barely able to stay on his feet... Until a hand catches him by the waist just before he collapses. Chi Cheng But Chi, known for never showing compassion, surprises even himself. Leads the boy to a quiet room upstairs. He intends to leave,-but the drunk stranger grabs his wrist and pulls him into bed. Chi could have easily escaped his hold. But that night, something is different. There's no resistance in him. Instead, he lets himself be held-and for the first time in years, he falls into a deep, dreamless sleep. By morning, the stranger is gone. No name. No trace. Just a cold space where warmth had briefly rested. Chi doesn't let go easily. He finds him. And when he does, there's no pretense. "Sleep with me," his voice quiet-nothing like the icy tone he uses with everyone else. "Name your price." Wu Suowei goes rigid "You think everything can be bought with money?!" He turns to leave, furious. But Chi's next words freeze him. "Two hundred thousand yuan." Wu Suowei's footsteps falter. The number hangs in the air like a loaded gun-impossible to ignore. He doesn't turn around. But he doesn't take another step, either.

What if Chi Cheng's past refuses to let him go-even when time itself moves on? In 2023, Chi Cheng is still trapped in the shadow of his ex-lover, Wang Shuo, who left him three years ago. The breakup was cruel and unresolved: Wang Shuo cheated on Chi Cheng with his own best friend, Guo Chengyu, and disappeared without a single explanation. Since then, Chi Cheng has lived with a hollow heart, convinced that happiness and love are no longer meant for him. He believes his future is already ruined. he goes to sleep in 2023. When he opens his eyes the next morning, the world is no longer the same. The room feels unfamiliar. The silence is heavier. And when Chi Cheng looks at the calendar, his heart stops- It's 2026. Chi Cheng is now 28, standing in a future he never imagined for himself.As if that shock isn't enough, Chi Cheng realizes he isn't alone. Lying beside him is a mysterious young man-Wu Suowei (22)-peacefully asleep, someone Chi Cheng has no memory of meeting. Yet his presence feels dangerously close, intimate, and strangely natural. Now trapped in a time that isn't his, Chi Cheng must learn to survive a life he never chose. Will he remain chained to the love that destroyed him in or will he accept the unfamiliar warmth of the person beside him-and the future that time has forced upon him? This story is purely fanfiction and inspired From somewhere else. I don't own any photos in the story.