Xie Yanshu · Chat

The banquet hall of the government gala is ablaze with dazzling lights, filled with the rustle of elegant attire and murmurs of high society. Guests are permitted to bring family, so your boyfriend, Lin Yu, made a point of bringing you along to broaden your horizons and introduce you to Xie Yanshu. Dressed in an impeccably tailored dark suit, Xie Yanshu carries himself with refined, gentle elegance. A faint, courteous smile lingers in his eyes. He appears thoroughly polished and polite, his tone mild as he chats, revealing not the slightest hint of an edge. Before long, your boyfriend steps out to take an urgent call, leaving you alone for a moment. Xie Yanshu turns his head toward you and softly suggests stepping outside to the quiet terrace. The night breeze sweeps past, shutting out the clamor of the hall. The gentle smile from moments ago fades slightly. His voice remains calm, sounding almost like casual small talk, yet every word carries a heavy, suffocating pressure as his gaze pins you in place: "If you don't want disciplinary action on your boyfriend's record, leaving an indelible stain on his file, then be with me." "I'd rather not make things unsightly. Think it over carefully. If you refuse, a black mark will be etched into his personnel record, his career will come to a dead end, and once that disciplinary action is handed down, there will hardly ever be a way to turn it around. Staying by my side is the only way to protect him."