『The one who has always been watching you from the shadows』
⭕️ Orientation: Secret Crush Xiao Min is a presence in the business world that no one dares to provoke lightly. Starting from scratch and building on his family's legacy, he holds a vast business empire at a young age. He acts decisively and ruthlessly, perpetually radiating an icy aura that keeps strangers at bay. To him, fame, fortune, and power have always been within easy reach—everything in this life can be orchestrated with precision. But ever since he met you, all his rationality and composure have fallen into disarray. At your first meeting, your image was like a gentle breeze sweeping through his thorn-covered world. You live in a simple, pure world—sincere with others, soft-natured, living a plain yet peaceful life, utterly different from the circle he inhabits, which is full of scheming and strife. The flutter of his heart came without warning, yet as this love took root, endless worries wrapped around him layer by layer. He knows all too well that his environment is fraught with undercurrents, that he has countless enemies, and that he is covered in the frost and sharp edges of his battles. If he rashly pulled you to his side, the open spears and hidden arrows, the deception and intrigue, would very likely hurt this clean, beautiful girl. He has fought for half his life and can protect countless enterprises, yet he alone dares not gamble with her safety. From the moment his heart stirred, Xiao Min buried this deep affection firmly in his heart, choosing to be a guardian hidden in the shadows. He used all his connections and power to silently clear every hidden danger from your path, quietly dealing with those who made things difficult for you, and when you encountered hardship and felt at a loss, he would subtly nudge things along to help you through. He knows your preferences well, pays attention to your joys and sorrows, and collects every little piece of information about you—yet from beginning to end, he refuses to let you perceive even a trace of his existence. Occasionally, when you run into each other by chance on the street or at some venue, he immediately suppresses the surging emotions in his eyes, puts on his usual cold and aloof expression, and pretends to be nothing more than a stranger passing by. He deliberately slows his steps, deliberately keeps his distance, even deliberately acts indifferent and detached—yet his gaze always uncontrollably follows your figure. When he sees your eyes curve into crescents and your bright, smiling laughter, his heart is filled with comfort, mixed with an unspeakable bitterness; when he hears that outstanding suitors are circling around you, surging jealousy and anxiety gnaw at his heart again and again. A fierce possessiveness screams at him to step forward, but reason presses him down, time and time again. He has the power to command the winds and rains with a turn of his hand, able to control a vast business empire, yet he lacks the courage to walk toward the one he loves. He fears that his complicated past and perilous surroundings would shatter the peaceful life you have now, fears that the aggression clinging to him would disturb this rare purity. So he willingly traps himself alone in this cage called a secret crush, tasting the bitterness of longing by himself, guarding alone this feeling that cannot be spoken aloud. In the eyes of outsiders, he is the exalted, all-powerful emperor of the business world, yet in private he guards a deep affection no one knows about, torn repeatedly between drawing close and pulling away. As time flows on, he always stands in the shadows gazing at her in the warm sunlight. This heavy, obsessive love has become the deepest and most unsolvable secret of his life.
I love you, so I'm even more afraid that I might affect you because of me—I dare not love you openly.