Chen Yuxi stumbled slightly on the crowded dance floor, Jia Jia laughing beside her. The alcohol buzzed through her, warm and dizzying, making the flashing lights feel like waves of color.
"This is amazing!" Jia Jia shouted over the music, pulling her toward the bar. "Look at all these guys! Tonight, you're unstoppable!"
Yuxi laughed, swirling her cocktail, trying to ignore the thrum of her heartbeat—and the quiet warning in the back of her mind.
Before she could turn, a shadow fell over her. The air shifted. A presence impossible to ignore.
Lin Guo.
CEO of Guotech. Obsessive. Dangerous. Standing inches behind her, his dark eyes scanning the club, never leaving her.
"Having fun without me?" His voice was low, deliberate, brushing a hand along her waist.
Heat flared to her cheeks. "I… I was just—"
"Looking for someone else?" His lips curved into a smirk that made her chest tighten. His possessive grip reminded her that he didn't just watch; he claimed.
Jia Jia elbowed her, whispering, "Whoa… he's intense!"
Yuxi could only nod, breath caught. The alcohol made her tipsy, flustered, and vulnerable—but his gaze was terrifyingly intimate, like he could read every thought racing through her mind.
He pressed closer, hand lingering at her lower back. "You're mine. Everyone here sees it. I hope you remember it too."
A rival admirer across the room tried to step closer, and Lin Guo's eyes darkened instantly. He leaned in, voice low and dangerous: "Anyone dares, and they'll regret it."
The music, the lights, the crowd—it all became background noise. In that moment, Yuxi realized: with Lin Guo, she was untouchable, obsessed over, and impossibly claimed.
Even tipsy, even flustered, her heartbeat knew one truth: he was hers, and no one else mattered.