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Deliberate Proximity: Healing the "Bitter Melon" CEO

share time: 2025-11-27 12:30:23

Zhang Jinyi deliberately becomes the assistant of Zhao Zhendong, a conglomerate CEO, to investigate her father's accidental death—Zhao was the last person her father contacted. Labeled as a "cold and ruthless" man by the world, Zhao hides a soft heart under his bitter exterior: he leaves cat food for strays, prepares warm milk for her overtime nights, and protects her from threats without hesitation. Jinyi warms his icy stomach with porridge, shields him from forced drinks, and even "forgets" her umbrella in rain to get close—only to panic when she realizes she's falling for him, her mission overshadowed by the pain of seeing him hurt. Meanwhile, Zhao, who thought he couldn't love, doesn't know her smile has become his life's sweetest thing. As Jinyi's investigation nears the truth, will their deliberate bond turn into a genuine redemption?

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