The Bodyguard and the Plot Twist Chapter 1

I transmigrated into a CEO romance novel, becoming the CEO's secretary—and a minor female villain.

My name is Sarah Shen. Honestly, it's not exactly transmigration; I just suddenly realized I'm living inside a book.

It's a melodramatic angst-fest called After His Wife Left, Mr. Li Begged for Forgiveness in the Crematorium.

The male lead is my boss, Lucas Li. As a child, he was saved by the female lead, Sophia Song, but he mistakenly thought it was her sister, Sunny Song. Later, Sunny died in a car accident, and all evidence pointed to Sophia. Lucas sent her to prison. Years later, she gets out, they have a tumultuous entanglement, Lucas discovers the truth, regrets everything, and successfully wins her back.

Why do I believe this ridiculous story?

Because my boss, Lucas Li, really doesn't like his wife, Sophia Song. He really did love her sister, Sunny.

And Lucas really did send Sophia to prison.

But none of this has anything to do with me, a minor character who appears in the first few chapters to mock the female lead and pine for the male lead.

The problem is, this book has a bug. I never mocked the female lead, and I don't love the male lead. I'm in love with the male lead's 24/7, on-call, all-powerful assistant and bodyguard—Ethan York.

Yes, the man behind every CEO.

Why him? Don't let his cold, "don't come near me" exterior fool you. He acts just like his boss, ruthless in business.

But actually, he is incredibly cute!

If he says one sentence to me, his ears turn red. Accidental physical contact makes him freeze up, eyes glazed, stuttering.

This... is a certified pure boy!

I seriously suspect he likes me too!

Although the book describes him as emotionless and cold as a machine, to me, Sarah Shen, that's nothing. Sisters, I'm going to chase my love!

Okay, maybe I'm too naive.

The plot has reached the point where Sophia Song is released from prison and escapes. Lucas Li, furious upon hearing the news, declares: "Damn woman, how dare you run?"

He immediately sends Ethan York to catch her. Now I can't even see Ethan's shadow, while Lucas handles business alone in the office. I don't see any hidden love for the heroine here.

Pah, scumbag.

I'm sitting in my office chair, typing a word occasionally, humming a tune.

I'm bored because no one dares to provoke Lucas right now; anyone who goes in comes out crying.

Sigh, he cares about the heroine but doesn't realize it.

Ah, I miss my little Ethan. Is he hungry? Did he eat? Did he catch the heroine...

Looking at my phone, I suddenly have a bold idea.

I open WeChat and find Ethan's contact. Our last interaction was still "I accepted your friend request, now we can chat."

What should I send?

"Hi!"

...Too stupid.

"Assistant York, did you eat?"

Eat, eat, all I know is eat!

Help, what can I send that isn't awkward but still polite?

I typed and deleted, typed and deleted. Unbeknownst to me, on the other end, Ethan was staring at the "Typing..." status, so nervous he could cry.

"Tsk, why is my phone lagging?"

I started tapping randomly on the screen. Nothing happened until I tapped the video call button. Suddenly, as if possessed, it started dialing...

It... dialed.

I froze, stunned by this sudden "inspiration." Before I could hang up, the video connected.

!!!

"A... Assistant York, good morning."

I gave an awkward smile and a stiff wave.

Good morning? It's noon! I want to strangle myself.

On the screen, he looked at me. He was wearing a black suit, his narrow eyes cold, lips pressed into a thin line. I noticed his eyes were slightly red. That damn Lucas Li must be overworking him. Lucas deserves his "crematorium" chasing arc.

At that moment, Lucas Li sneezed in his office.

Ethan looked at me, then glanced away. If you looked closely, he seemed a bit flustered.

"Secretary Shen, g... good morning."