"I don't feel so good..."

The lights in the room were dimmed down, but it was still easy to see the girl's slender figure. She laid on the sheets in a lazy and dreamy manner, instantly grabbing Ken Chu's attention.

"What! Who let you inside here?!"

He could not clearly see what the girl looked like, but it was easy to discern that she was a beauty. Approaching the bed, Ken lifted up her chin to get a better look at who was this mysterious woman on his bed. In the next second, the woman suddenly jumped up and threw her arms around his neck, panting heavily as if she was gasping for life.

"Please... Help me..."

The way she clung on to him and breathed heavily beside his ear made Ken loose it. He couldn't tolerate it any longer!

Ken grew up in a rich family, and had seen and done a lot of bad and dark things. It wasn't a big deal for him to take advantage of this poor and seemingly drugged girl.

'Anyone who is able to enter my room must have been instructed to get this woman for me. I'm guessing this is something to cheer me up?' he thought with a devious smile on his lips.

At the thought of this, Ken leaned in and kissed the girl without hesitation.

Ring... ring!

Aurora Ning's eyes fluttered open, awakening from the alarm on her phone that rang every morning. Rubbing her eyes, she tried to sit up and turn off the alarm, but she suddenly felt that there was something wrong...

'W...why am I *****? And, what... Who's this man sleeping beside me?!' Aurora's hand went to her mouth as she tried to suppress her scream.

Rubbing her temples, she tried to recall the series of events that happened to her yesterday.

'Okay... I remember Gregory telling me that he had a surprise for me, and told me to wait for him at the hotel. Then Nina poured me a glass of water.... and I drank that... Then... that's when I started to get dizzy and was taken to this room!'

Aurora's eyes widened in shock. She had long suspected that there was something going on between her boyfriend and her best friend -- Gregory Song and Nina Zhao. Even so, she never thought that they would plot against her like this!

Aurora got out of bed and dressed quickly, intent on finding Gregory and Nina. Just when she was about to leave, she remembered the sleeping man on the bed. Even though she was drugged, he was still asking her many times last night if what he was doing was okay. For Aurora, he was fairly innocent.

'He's quite good-looking!' Aurora thought to herself as she looked at his sharp features. 'Well... since he's so handsome, I guess I'm not totally at loss here, ' Aurora shrugged. Then, she took out some money from her bag and put it by the bed. Afterwards, she quietly left.

With no time to waste, Aurora got on a taxi and headed straight to Gregory's home. During the car ride, she imagined countless possibilities of what awaited her there. But when she finally got there, it was still a great blow for her.

There were clothes scattered all across the floor, leading into the bedroom. Aurora even saw the dark blue tie she had given to him as gift. Now it was strewn haphazardly like garbage.

Slowly, Aurora went to the bedroom and tried to eavesdrop on what was happening on the other side. The door was left slightly ajar, and it was so easy for her to hear their voices and moans. Not being able to take it anymore, Aurora grabbed the high heels on the floor and threw them towards the man and woman on the bed.

"Maybe next time you should close the door so no one can see how shameless you two are. But I don't know if you have half the brain to remember that."

As soon as Gregory saw Aurora's angry face, he grabbed the blanket and tried to cover up. Meanwhile, Nina grabbed Gregory's shirt from the foot of the bed and put it on. Then, she stood up and approached Aurora. "Aurora, let me just be straight with you. Since you've seen it, there's no pointing in hiding. Gregory and I have already--"

"Please put on your your clothes first!" Aurora sneered, looking away from her as if the sight of Nina hurt her eyes. "Have you no respect for yourself?"

"You...!" Nina was ashamed and angry, so she couldn't speak for a while. Aurora glanced back at her, her eyes narrowed and a delicate brow was raised.

"So this is what you want, Gregory? Is Nina your type?" She looked at the livid Gregory with a mocking smile on her face.

"Nina, I know I used to be your best friend and all... but it looks like that time has passed!" Aurora said with a sarcastic cheerfulness. "You see, I was just afraid to say this to you because it might hurt your feelings, but ever since we were kids, the clothes you wore were my old clothes and the things you used were my old stuff. Even up to our adulthood! Isn't that funny?" Aurora let out an ironic laugh. "Now, it looks like you're getting second-handed men as well from me! You're really an expert on picking up things that I don't want anymore!"

These words obviously caused pain for Nina. Her father used to be the driver for the Ning Family. Because of this, she felt very self-conscious and felt inferior all the time. Gregory who was still lying on the bed, obviously wasn't happy to be described as "trash". He pointed accusingly at Aurora and shouted at her, "That's what I hate about you the most, Aurora! You're so full of yourself! Do you still think you are the noble lady of the Ning family? Don't forget that your father died and your family went bankrupt! Now, you are just a poor and helpless woman. It's so ironic that a person like you would speak so lowly of Nina and me. Why don't you tell me what you did last night?"

It turned out that they planned the whole thing.

'I remember Gregory told me that he lost a big sum of money in Macau some time ago. He didn't want his family to find out. Did he sell me out to pay his debt? But Nina had unknowingly put me in the wrong room!'

The thought sent a chill down Aurora's spine. She looked at the man and woman in front of her and gave a sarcastic smile.

"I'll tell you all about it! I spent a wonderful night with a very good man in the hotel last night. His body looks good and he's so handsome! Much more that you do actually. It was such a great experience for me!"

Knowing that Gregory was a very conceited man, Aurora guessed that he would be provoked by her words. As expected, Gregory's face turned red and he glared at her, gnashing his teeth in anger.

"You bitch!"

"Sure, sure. I'm sure you two enjoy your pathetic attempt in having some decent sex," Aurora rebutted. With a scoff, she turned around and walked away, her heels clicking crispy against the floor like an arrogant queen.

Aurora stopped midway, and turned around slowly. "I've received the notice from the Manhattan University. I got into Business Management. I was thinking about how I to break the news to you, but now you've made it so much easier! And, before I leave, I have one other thing to tell you..."

Aurora paused, amused at how Nina looked so jealous at that moment. "I stayed in Room 1101 last night."

Meanwhile, in Room 1101, Ken was sitting on the bedside and looked at the money in front of him with a sullen face.

He even counted the money twice. It was 2462. 'Did that woman shell out all the money she had on me?' Ken thought incredulously.

He had lived for more than 20 years, but he had never seen such a woman who was so audacious. She left money and ran away!

Anger rose in his heart. With a cold face, he called his assistant.

"Ask the hotel manager to get the surveillance video. I want to find someone who was in my room last night."

The assistant's obsequious voice on the other end of the phone rambled on as Ken's eyes narrowed at something small glinting on one of the pillows. It was a small studded earring. A foreboding look flashed in his eyes.

'When I find that unscrupulous woman, I'm going to teach her a lesson!'

At an airport several years later...

A flight delayed more than half an hour because of the weather. The people in the hall were starting to get somewhat impatient. There was a man in a light gray shirt, however, who looked especially calm. He wore gold rimmed glasses, and looked gentle and handsome, attracting most people's attention.

'Is that Baron Fang?' Several girls around had recognized that this handsome gentleman was the heir of the Fang Group, which ranked second in A city. In all of the city, the Fang family was only considered inferior against the Chu family. But even so, it didn't really matter since they were still incredibly rich. "Aaah! He's so handsome!" a girl squealed in a hushed voice.

It was no doubt that Baron Fang was much more amiable than the ice man, Ken Chu!

It wasn't every day that anyone could just meet Baron. A woman strode over to him to seize this opportunity. The woman hesitated for a while. She was beautiful, and was wearing a gorgeous Valentino dress. Gathering up her courage, she smiled at Baron and cautiously introduced herself.

"Hello there, Mr. Baron. I was wondering if you would do me the honor of having a cup of coffee with me."

"Well, I'm lucky to receive such a beautiful lady's invitation,"

Baron said as he smiled mildly. "But I'm sorry. The person I'm waiting for has already come."

When they looked in the direction he pointed, a beautiful girl in her mid-twenties was walking up to him. She had long hair hanging over her shoulders, and had no makeup on her face. Even her clothes were clean and simple -- a simple white shirt and faded, blue jeans. Despite her simplicity, she stood out in the crowd. It was none other than Aurora.

Strangely enough, she only carried her bag on one hand... Beside her, a cute and innocent boy tottered after her, dragging a small suitcase.

As soon as Aurora came out, she noticed that that young woman was looking at her enviously and hatefully. 'That guy is a dead man for using me as his stupid shield again!'

She was cursing in her heart how Baron made her so angry, but she still pretended to be a sweet wife and good mother and smiled sweetly. She quickly walked forward, held Baron's hand and called him in a soft voice.

"Honey, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Baron put his arms around her naturally and called her "honey", of course. The little boy beside him also put his arms around Baron's legs and called him in a sweet voice.

"Dad, Jay missed you so much! Why are you waiting for us here? Your body smells so stinky!"

The girl around him coughed awkwardly and fled away in dejection. With a broad smile, Baron asked Jay to sit on the suitcase, dragging it with one hand and holding Nicole with the other. As soon as they got on the car, Aurora pinched hard on his cheek.

"I swear this will be the last time you can use me as a shield from your fan club!"

Come on, Aurora! Let's be like good old friends like before in Manhattan. Besides, who else can help me aside from you?"

He looked at the suitcase behind Jay with a raised eyebrow. "Really? You and your son haven't come back for six years and that's all you brought with you?"

"Mom said that we can just buy the things we need here. I think this is the most efficient way," Jay said.

"Yes. We can save too much energy and space by getting rid of something unnecessary. That's what efficiency is."

Aurora agreed with her son. But Baron didn't look too pleased.

"Hey, Jay is only six years old. Even if he is a genius, you don't have to teach him in such a cold way! In my eyes silly babies are the cutest." Baron then reached out to tickle Jay's legs.

The little boy shook his two short legs and shook away Baron's hand in disgust looking at him coldly.

"This is a safe zone and there are no other women to come and bother you. I don't have to pretend to be your son, Uncle Fang."

"Jeez, Aurora Ning! What kind of boy are you raising here?"

With a smug smile, Aurora shrugged and looked out the window at the familiar scenery.

She was barely 18 years old when she left for Manhattan seven years ago. Living alone, Aurora was in low spirits. And then, her whole life took a turn. Because of one crazy night she had seven years ago, Jay was brought into her life. Luckily, she was good friends with Baron and he did help her a lot then.

Sometimes, she wondered how that man was doing today...

Although she couldn't remember clearly what he looked like, she was sure that he was a handsome man. If he knew that a stranger had his son, he would be shocked!

Before coming back home, Aurora worried about Jay. Jay was smart and mature for his age, and he had long accepted the reality that he didn't really have a father. Even still, it was uneasy for a child without the love of having a father around. 'There's nothing to worry about if I can find that man and he accepts Jay as his son. But if I can't find him, or he's already married to someone, what should I do?'

When she thought about this, she frowned with worry. Jay had already seen through her, so he patted her shoulder with comfort.

"Don't be upset, silly mother. I know it's good to have a father. But either way, it doesn't matter that much if I don't have one!"

During the car ride, Baron laughed and joked constantly, which made Aurora feel more at ease. The company she was going to work at here had found her a place to stay. Baron came over to the airport to pick Aurora and Jay up. On top of that, he even accompanied them to the supermarket so that they could buy some necessities. Afterwards, Baron gave Aurora a meaningful look.

"You know what? I remember telling you that as long as I was in the Fang Group, I could easily get you a job. I don't understand why you'd go to the Chu Group. Don't you know what a terrible person Ken Chu is?" he remarked, half serious and half teasing.

"Come on! If I did that, you'd constantly use me as your fake girlfriend."

Aurora teased with a smile as she pushed the shopping cart along the aisles.

"Besides, isn't it time that you found yourself a girlfriend? Filling in those shoes is getting a bit tedious for me already," she added.

'Well, if you're getting tired, maybe you'd like to act as my real girlfriend instead...'

Baron thought in his heart. There was not enough courage inside of him to tell Aurora how he truly felt. He hated himself for his cowardice. With a bitter smile, he quickly caught up with Aurora.

After getting to their new home, Aurora and Jay felt tired, and so they went straight to bed. The next morning, she contacted the headmaster of Jay's new school to let them know that they had arrived. With a pleased tone, the headmaster said that one of their best teachers would drop by her house to come pick Jay up. When they found out that such a talented child was going to enroll at their school, they laughed so happily.

Aurora was a little worried about how her son was going to do in a new place, but he was so mature for his age! He was even helping Aurora do a little tidying up.

"Mom, you'd better worry about yourself rather than me. Today is your first day to work. You should do your job well. I don't want to starve to death!"

"You naughty boy!"

Aurora laughed as she stared down at the little boy. When Jay got picked up for school, Aurora took a taxi to the Chu Group. Upon arriving, Aurora couldn't help but think that the infamous president of this company had good taste. The whole floor was made out of glass, making it look so simple yet elegant. There was only one problem...

'How am I going to walk on this!?'

Aurora looked at her 8 cm high heels helplessly. She secretly admired those women in front of her who were walking over the floor as fast as flying. She gritted her teeth and took a determined step forward. Just as she made her first step, she slipped on the slick floor.

'Damn it! This really had to happen to me on my first day of work!?'

There was no helping it now. Aurora tightly closed her eyes and braced for the fall. But the next second, a pair of powerful arms held onto her.

Peering open her eyes slightly, Aurora felt that the man looked slightly familiar...

As soon as she raised her head, she saw his deep and cold face. It was like he was perfect sculpture carved by an adept craftsman. As she tried to think about where she saw this man before, the man carefully released her. He saw the way she was staring at his face, and raised an eyebrow at her.

"Have you done staring?"

'Shit! What am I doing!' Aurora fumbled. Standing straight up, she straightened out her clothes and put on an elegant smile. "Thank you, sir."

'Huh... This woman was able to compose herself so quickly.'

Squinting his eyes, he had a feeling that he had seen this woman before. With a frown, he turned around to his assistant.

"Who is she?"

he asked in a low voice.

"Mr. Chu, this is Miss Aurora. She just graduated from Manhattan University last month. She is the director hired from abroad."

The assistant's words obviously surprised both of them. Ken just raised his eyebrows slightly, and Aurora almost opened her mouth in shock.

No way. It was her first day at work and she got embarrassed like this in front of the legendary Ken Chu!

Thinking of what her son said to her, she was so sad that she almost cried out. 'Jay, it seems that your mother could not keep her job for more than a minute!'

As expected, Ken looked at her up and down with a mocking expression.

"The director?" he scoffed indifferently. There was a trace of disdain in the man's words. Aurora gritted her teeth.

"I can prove to you I'm worthy of the job, Mr. Chu. Everyone has two sides. I acknowledge that my clumsiness must have left a bad first impression on you. But I believe you are a sensible enough person who can distinguish talent when he sees one. I don't think the way I entered this building on my first day says a lot about my work ethics."

This woman, was actually quite eloquent! Ken shrugged.

"I hope you can live up to your words, Miss Aurora."

After leaving these words, Ken strode into the company without looking back. Aurora was surprised. With another careful step, Aurora was able to walk smoothly on the floor and headed inside with confidence.

She didn't know why, but the moment she saw Ken, her heart started to beat faster. There was a strange, nostalgic feeling inside of her. But, since she was the director, she had a lot of work to do and was occupied by all kinds of reports and contracts. There wasn't any time to think about anything else for the moment.

Although Aurora was a person with a big personality, she had a way of getting things done unequivocally. In a single morning, she had a clear understanding of all the business of the Market Department she was in charge of. She held a meeting with all the staff, and left a deep impression on them. Very soon, the whole Chu group knew all about the beautiful and tenacious Market Department's director.

In this way, Aurora had gained respect and a firm foothold in the Chu group. She was so lucky that she met a big cooperation plan, not long after she took office. She was decisive in business and successfully won a good deal in her first month, which made everyone in the company admire her. Even Ken was impressed. For the first time ever, Ken booked a hotel to hold a company party in her honor.

Amidst all the extravagance and success and words of praise, Aurora felt a bit depressed.

Long time ago, when her father was still alive, their company was prosperous. At that time, as the eldest daughter of Ning family, Aurora often engaged with a lot of people during social events with a smile, much like what she was doing now. But instead of having her father beside her, there was Ken.

After dinner, the band in the hotel played the music, and the company's senior executives were dancing in the dance floor. Seeing this, Aurora rubbed her sore temples and sighed.

Everyone was so excited for this party. Aurora had to keep her enthusiasm up, especially since this party was held in her honor. Aside from her, Ken couldn't maintain a high level of energy. She secretly glanced at Ken who stood beside her with a gloomy face. With a deep breath, she took the initiative and held out her hand.

"Would you like to dance?"