Chapter 1: Domineering CEO’s Fierce Love

Inside the private bar booth, the lights were disorienting, the noise was raucous, and the pungent stench of alcohol saturated every corner.

A group of rich second-generation heirs, drunk and rowdy, were howling at the top of their lungs, embracing beautiful women left and right. The scene was nothing short of a devil’s dance.

Sitting in the middle of the sofa was a young man in a suit. His face was slightly flushed with tipsiness as he lazily crossed his legs. He narrowed his eyes at the woman trembling on the floor and said, “So, are you going to strip or not?”

The escort dress the woman wore outlined her exquisite figure, but her delicate features still held a hint of youthful immaturity—she looked young, like a college student just entering society.

She bit her lip gently, her eyes brimming with tears of humiliation.

Ji Yao had never expected something like this to happen on her very first day of work.

This man had gotten drunk and initially mistook her for someone else, trying to embrace and kiss her. She had fought back desperately, explaining that he had the wrong person before he finally let her go.

She thought she was safe, but just as she tried to leave, the man pulled her back and demanded she strip in front of everyone.

“Sir, please, don’t do this.” Ji Yao pleaded through her tears. The crystalline droplets streaking down her fair cheeks made her look even more pitiable and delicate.

The men in the booth watched, their breaths quickening.

“Brother Yan, this chick looks really fine—so tender you could squeeze water out of her.”

“Haha, Brother Yan always has the best taste.”

“Little chick, you heard him clearly—strip, now!”

The rich heirs leered with vulgar expressions, their obscene jeers turning Ji Yao’s face deathly pale. She swayed, on the verge of collapse, and immediately bolted toward the exit.

But before she could even touch the door, the man behind her caught up. He grabbed her by the shoulders and slammed her against the wall.

Si Nanyan breathed the stench of alcohol right next to her ear, his evil voice drawling, “Woman, you’ve successfully provoked me.”

As he spoke, one of his hands reached forward and brutally tore open the buttons on Ji Yao’s shirt.

“Ah— No, please, spare me.” Ji Yao struggled with all her might, but her strength was far too feeble. She simply couldn’t break free from the man’s restraint.

The lights flickered madly, the sounds of revelry surrounded her, and despair flooded her heart.

At that precise moment, the booth door burst open with a loud Bang! A blinding white light shot in from outside, making everyone inside uncomfortable.

Si Nanyan’s handsome brows furrowed, his face frosting over with ice. He turned his head, about to erupt in a thunderous rage, but the moment he saw the woman standing in the doorway, he froze.

“Xiao Luo?” he murmured, thinking his eyes were playing tricks on him. The woman he had loved since childhood had actually appeared here.

The woman in the doorway wore a long blue dress. Her features were exquisite, the skin exposed on her body glowed fair, and an aura of intellect and elegance radiated from her entire being.

Only her hair was slightly disheveled, as if she had rushed here in a hurry.

Xiao Luo quickly swept her gaze across the room, her eyes fixating on the woman pressed against the wall. Ji Yao’s upper body was partially exposed at the shoulder, her clothes in disarray as she wept with tears streaking her face like rain on a pear blossom.

This must be the female lead.

“Let her go,” Xiao Luo said.

Only then did Si Nanyan snap back to his senses. He released Ji Yao immediately, his mind clearing considerably as he instinctively explained, “Xiao Luo, don’t misunderstand. In my heart, there is only you…”

The man moved closer to Xiao Luo, his magnetic voice filled with deep affection.

But Xiao Luo had no intention of entertaining him. She sidestepped him and walked over to Ji Yao, helping her up. “Miss, are you alright?”

Ji Yao was still somewhat dazed. She lost her footing and leaned against the woman’s arm involuntarily. A faint, delicate fragrance wafted from her.

She looked up at Xiao Luo, deeply grateful. “I… I’m fine. Thank you.”

Noticing Ji Yao’s clothes had been torn somewhat, Xiao Luo reached out to straighten them for her.

Ji Yao had wanted to say she could do it herself, but the woman’s movements were too gentle. She said nothing, but her face gradually flushed red.

Standing off to the side, Si Nanyan found this scene unbearably grating.

Xiao Luo hadn’t even spared him a single glance. Was it because she had seen him fooling around with another woman? She must be jealous. Yes, that had to be it, right?

As he was racking his brain for how to placate a jealous woman, Xiao Luo was already leading Ji Yao toward the door, seemingly ready to leave.

“Wait,” Si Nanyan’s sharp brows knitted together. He crossed over with his long legs and blocked their path.

“Xiao Luo, listen to me. It was all her—this cheap woman seduced me…”

Hearing Si Nanyan slander her, Ji Yao’s face flushed with urgency. Wronged to the point of nearly crying again, she quickly clutched Xiao Luo’s arm and said in a small voice, “No, I didn’t…”

She looked cautiously at Xiao Luo, deathly afraid the woman would despise her and abandon her here.

Xiao Luo patted her hand. “It’s alright. I believe you.”

She then glanced coldly at Si Nanyan. “Move.”

Si Nanyan stood rooted to the spot, watching as Xiao Luo led Ji Yao out the door.

The booth erupted in a chorus of murmurs, everyone speculating about the identity of the woman who had just burst in—the one who had made Si Nanyan lose his composure so utterly.

Si Nanyan swept his sharp gaze over the crowd, issuing a warning. “You’d do well to bury what just happened in your guts.”

The rich heirs all hastily indicated they hadn’t seen a thing. This master was an untouchable big shot in the Capital City, and none of them would dare cross him.

Xiao Luo led Ji Yao out of the bar. She hailed a taxi, then turned and asked, “Where do you live? I’ll send you home.”

Ji Yao wanted to say it wasn’t necessary, but when she looked up, she saw the woman’s long, curled eyelashes and a pair of beautiful, dark eyes focused intently on her.

Under the gaze of such eyes, she found herself blurting out her home address without thinking.

Ji Yao sat somewhat awkwardly pressed against the window, feeling immense gratitude and a hint of curiosity toward the woman who had helped her.

The man who had tried to assault her had stopped his madness the moment he saw this Miss. What kind of relationship could they have?

Though she didn’t know for sure, it was obvious that the man cared a great deal about this Miss before her.

She felt a bit depressed, simply thinking that scumbag was utterly unworthy of this beautiful young lady.

Xiao Luo turned her head to see Ji Yao frowning, an expression of worry and sadness on her face.

She must have been terrified by Si Nanyan, that greasy, domineering CEO.

Thinking about the female lead’s original ending, Xiao Luo couldn’t help but feel a surge of pity in her heart.

She was a top-tier Executor under the Space-Time Administration. This time, she had received a mission to alter the tragic endings of female leads in various worlds of melodramatic novels.

To better complete the Quest, the System had assigned her identities that were background passersby who never appeared in the original books.

And right now, she was the greasy domineering CEO’s unattainable first love.

Because the male lead, Si Nanyan, couldn’t have his first love, he turned his attention to Ji Yao, who bore a slight resemblance to her. Just like in any other cliché doppelgänger novel, he proceeded to threaten, assault, and even imprison Ji Yao in a series of horrific events.

The most infuriating part was that the grand finale had them enjoying a happily ever after.

Seeing the female lead so restless and anxious, Xiao Luo couldn’t help but comfort her. “Don’t be afraid. He won’t come after us.”

Ji Yao nodded. “Thank you, Miss.”

“That place is a den of iniquity. Don’t go back there to work.”

Hearing this, Ji Yao’s heart inexplicably clenched. She quickly raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Luo eagerly, wanting to explain. “I… I’m not that kind of worker. It’s just… my mother… she’s sick.”

She stammered nervously, her face flushing red again.

“Mm, I understand,” Xiao Luo said with a slight smile.

She knew Ji Yao worked multiple jobs everywhere to pay for her hospitalized mother’s medical bills.

Listening to her tolerant voice, Ji Yao suddenly felt as if her heart had been struck by something, melting into a puddle of soft water.

Her face slightly flushed, she couldn’t help stealing occasional glances at Xiao Luo.

What should she do? This Miss was simply too wonderful. She found herself unable to suppress the urge to get closer, to become friends with her.

But looking at this Miss’s extraordinary temperament, and herself, just a poor girl working odd jobs, would she really be seen as worthy?

For a moment, Ji Yao’s mood fluctuated wildly. Soon enough, she deflated like a punctured ball, wilting listlessly against the car window.

The vehicle stopped at the entrance of a dilapidated old residential complex.

Both women got out of the car. Ji Yao thanked Xiao Luo once more, then said quietly, “My name is Ji Yao. I still don’t know your name. Oh, right, could I get your… contact info?”

She finished summoning her courage to ask, her fair cheeks flushing with a thin layer of red as she glanced cautiously at Xiao Luo.

So nervous. So afraid of being rejected.

Xiao Luo nodded. “Of course.”

Her mission revolved around Ji Yao; she would definitely need to contact her in the future. So the two quickly exchanged contact information.

Ji Yao was happy from the bottom of her heart. She couldn’t help but giggle foolishly, waving goodbye to Xiao Luo.

Xiao Luo waved back, and Ji Yao’s smile grew even brighter. She even nearly tripped while walking away.

Watching this, Xiao Luo couldn’t help but sigh and remark, “This female lead really is quite innocent.”

The System chimed in, “Indeed, adorably naive. Did she strike a chord in your heart?”

Xiao Luo raised an eyebrow and retorted, “Nonsense. I am straight as an arrow!”

The System let out a couple of ambiguous chuckles.

Xiao Luo ignored the System’s sarcasm and asked, “What’s the current Mission Progress?”

She had only just arrived in this world and had already successfully prevented the “Bar Fiasco” event—the first meeting between the male and female leads. As long as they had no further contact afterward, the ultimate ending could certainly be changed.

The System replied, “Mission Progress: five percent.”

Why had the progress bar only advanced such a tiny bit? Xiao Luo made her way toward her home in this world.

The identity of the first love was originally a daughter of a wealthy family, but her parents had died in a car accident, so the Original Host chose to study abroad. The original setup was for her to never return to the country, leading Si Nanyan to find a substitute.

Now that Xiao Luo had suddenly returned, Si Nanyan was clinging to her again.

Outside the villa the Xiao family had left for their daughter, a low-key, luxurious black sedan had already been parked in front of the main gate for some time. Perhaps seeing her approach, the car door opened, and the impeccably dressed Si Nanyan stood before her.

“Luo’er, I’ve finally waited for your return.” Si Nanyan looked at her with deep affection. “You have no idea how bitterly I’ve longed for you these past years.”

Xiao Luo rolled her eyes toward the sky. She indeed didn’t know much about it, but she knew this scumbag not only kept numerous underground lovers but had also proactively entered an engagement with the female antagonist from a powerful family—the malicious supporting woman who would later relentlessly torment the female lead.

Suddenly, a red Ferrari charged directly toward the spot where the two were standing.

“Be careful, Luo’er!” Si Nanyan’s eyes tightened. He wanted to pull Xiao Luo away.

Xiao Luo stepped back, avoiding his touch.

Si Nanyan’s gaze darkened, but he said nothing. Turning his head, he saw the car had come to a steady stop in front of them. Seeing the figure sitting inside, his expression fell instantly.

“Xia Lingyu! What are you doing here?” he said coldly.

“Hah~” A crisp, cold laugh sounded from inside the car. Then, the woman drawled leisurely, “You’re out here flirting with another woman, and you have the nerve to question me?”

A stunningly alluring woman stepped out of the car. Her exquisite features were covered in frost, coldness emanating from her entire body. Her beautiful eyes immediately locked onto Xiao Luo.

“So, you’re the ‘first love’ he can’t stop obsessing over.” Xia Lingyu extended a slender finger, tilting Xiao Luo’s chin up. With malicious provocation, she said, “Looking at you now, you don’t seem like much after all.”