Keina witnesses her boyfriend's affair at his place. Six months into their relationship, and with marriage in mind, she is cheated on and dumped with a single message... Furthermore, when she tries to get back the money she saved for the wedding, she is scorned as a 'disgrace'. "You have no right to call me a disgrace! I will never cry myself to sleep over such a scum!" Swearing to get revenge, she agrees to a proposal from her handsome boss, Usui: "Wanna marry me?" Her goal is to hurt her ex-boyfriend's ego by marrying a superior-ranking man in front of him, but there's a high probability that he won't be convinced that she's marrying Usui, given how little she knows about him. They start by going out on a date to get to know each other better, but the more she learns about Usui, the more she feels a growing emotion towards him...
Aoi Yagi is secretly engaged to the company's rising star, Sota. They've already met each other's parents, and she now eagerly anticipates their wedding. But out of nowhere, he tells her he wants to break off their engagement.
Hurt and betrayed, Aoi finds herself in the midst of her misery, only for the young, visionary president of their company, Haruto Kujo, to appear. Known as the "tyrant," he appoints her as the project manager of a new business venture aimed at revolutionizing the education sector and commands her to be his right-hand woman?!
"You're the one behind Sota's success, aren't you?"
How did he uncover her secret? Why does he have his eye on her? And why is he so enamored with Aoi?
Haruka Usami is a 24 year old office worker with an honest and hard-working attitude. Her boss, Tsukasa Ogami, is a serious man with eyes like a wolf. She's beginning to feel fed up with her boss's strictness, when she has to continue working after her ex-boyfriend has left her with a horrible loan to pay off! While working another job as a mascot character, she runs into her boss by chance! "I want to help my staff to work and grow together. There's someone in our office who does so much for us..." She gets to hear her boss's true thoughts!? It turns out her serious boss is a softy who's no good with talking to people. Now that she knows, she can't help but find him adorable. Now Haruka has to figure out how to express these feelings to him! What will happen in this odd office love story??
Akari is good at her job, beautiful, and her sense of style is beyond compare... but she has a secret. She's almost 30 and she's still a virgin! One fateful day, a new department chief takes over -- the handsome Shinomiya. "You're my subordinate now, which means from today, you have to do what I say." Shinomiya is a condescending bully and he and Akari clash from day one. Akari finds herself drinking her worries away at his welcome party and before she knows what hit her she's completely smashed. She wakes up the next day to find -- Shinomiya emerging from her bathroom half naked?!?! Thus begins Akari's comedic office romance with her callous new boss!
Things get icy from time to time. 3 months ago, corporate decided to restructure our department, and now our boss is a 30-year-old marvel. He's diligent, can speak multiple languages, he's handsome, and so much more. He's seemingly perfect, but there's just one thing... he can be so harsh that people say he's practically made of salt! When he gives directions on projects, he speaks in short word and lists what's needed. Nothing more, nothing less. People keep their distance, and it feels like he doesn't really fit in around here. However, for some reason, I can't help but have feelings for him... And it seems he wants to be sweet and pamper me?! Another day, another moment to hide away from everyone in the office and be doted on!
After losing her parents at a young age, Yae Sachiyama was taken in by her uncle. Since then, she's been living under his roof while he and his wife drain her of both freedom and money. The only place she can truly relax is at her workplace, Kuga Industries. There, she quietly harbors feelings for the CEO, Tomomitsu. Because of her difficult home life, however, she can't bring herself to tell him. Her feelings for Tomomitsu only grow stronger with each small act of kindness he shows her.
But one day, when Yae returns home from work, her cousin's attitude suddenly takes a strange turn and she finds herself pushed further into a corner...
The story of a sweet but complicated marriage, born from a life of mistreatment.
"I shouldn't get involved with him..." - Despite her heart's warnings, she just can't pull herself away from his sweet seduction. Mizuki, a former marathon runner with a penchant for anything sugary, has now begun working at a hotel. She has zero experience in customer service, and is clumsy and socially challenged to boot. She's been slipping up repeatedly at work, which has only made things awkward with her coworkers. But when she runs into Kaji, the handsome hotel patissier/rumored womanizer, and accidentally vents her work frustration at him, he decides to appoint her as the test taster for his new creations?! Former runner/dessert-lover meets charming pastry chef in this heart-racingly sweet romance!
"There's no other woman I want to be with but you, Kanade." Kanade entered a contract marriage with Kazuomi, the cold and calculating CEO of a real estate development company. After a year of wasted efforts and endless disappointments, she decided to file for divorce and move out without a word. Determined to start her life anew, she soon finds herself drawn back to working for her ex-husband due to a string of unexpected events. Can she uncover what lies hidden deep within Kazuomi's heart of ice?
Misa Kasuga is a 34-year-old single female office worker. As she watches the younger staff at her company quit left and right to get married, Misa discovers that her boyfriend has been cheating on her, and their relationship comes to an abrupt end. Approaching her 40s, Misa worries about being labeled as "unwanted leftovers" at the company, but she is then invited out for a drink with her handsome boss, Noguchi. Getting drunk, she ends up impulsively proposing to him, but this unexpectedly results in the two becoming close! However, there are rumors floating around that there is some reason behind why the 40 year-old Noguchi is still single...!
"You act like this is our first time together." We had only just met when my neighbor Kamiya said that to me... - Shii Hayama, 27 years old, is an office worker at an advertisement company. With the intense workload she has, taking the last train home late at night is just part of her routine. One such night, a man she doesn't know wakes Shii up after she drifted asleep on the train. She later discovers that this man was her new neighbor, Azusa Kamiya. Even though they've just met, how is it that he knows her body inside and out?! This Kamiya guy is hiding an astonishing secret...!
Sachi is 28 years old, works at a cram school where Suwa, the school's principal is handsome and charming, putting his spell on the staff to the parents and children. However, after her friend ran off with the money she lent her, she's struggling to get by. After work she's suddenly approached by a suspicious man, Suwa comes to her rescue! Will he be Sachi's prince charming after this fated encounter?
Demonically scary x secretly shy x dessert loving = heartthrob moe boss!! One day, Kasumi Mugino, a writer for a women's magazine, loses a photo of a past she wants to leave buried in the dark. After searching high and low for it, what she found was... her boss with the worst workplace rating in the company (because he's as scary as a demon), Hibiki Hasegawa, in the middle of making desserts!? Completely shocked, she shouts in surprise, and Hasegawa sees her... and though she thought he was one real demon of a boss, he's actually harshly sweet! Sweetly harsh! A super sweet boss!? Enjoy a taste of this 1000% sugar overloaded office romcom that's so sweet, it'll practically give a heart attack!
Mana's only friend during high school was a girl by the name of Himeno Takatou. They reunite as adults and Himeno has become even more stunning than before. While catching up, Himeno asks about Mana's love life and learns all about the man Mana is interested in. Then after hearing that Himeko had just gone through a divorce, Mana invites her to a barbecue with her colleagues to cheer her up. However, the Himeno who shows up dresses and acts like a totally different person! Little by little...another side of Himeno begins to surface.
"I like her... I want to take her home right now". My lewd co-worker is banging me in his thoughts. Once we're alone together, it won't end with just a fantasy...
Looking at his sweet, needy face, Aoi can't help but want to mess this man up even more. Will desire win out over propriety...? Find out in this tale of hidden office romance with a role reversal twist! Another day, another scolding from the Accounting Department ace, Aoyama, about how her paperwork is full of mistakes. It's not like he's wrong, but does he have to say it in such an infuriating way?! Still, if she makes nice with Aoyama, it might be easier to get project budgets approved... and so Aoi heads to an Accounting drinking party with nothing but ulterior motives, and that's where she discovers just how adorable Aoyama can be behind closed doors...!
Every day, Haru Inui (27) goes hard in both her personal and professional lives. And every day, her boyfriend tells her that he loves her. Those words alone give Haru the strength to work hard -- until the day she discovers that her boyfriend has been bringing other women to her house when she isn't around. How could she have believed his simple "I love you"s?! Haru feels like an idiot... when suddenly, her junior at work, Okuma, tells her that he has feelings for her! Determined to win her heart, Okuma promises to tell Haru, who doesn't believe in those three little words anymore, that loves her once a day, every day. Seemingly aloof, Okuma turns out to be unexpectedly bold! Haru doesn't know when, and she doesn't know where, but Okuma's surprising daily "I love you"s quickly turn into the office romance she didn't know she needed.
"This is my punishment - someone as hideous as me falling for someone as good-looking as you..." Yumeko had a mountain of complexes about herself. Then, a terrible accident befalls her. Though somehow saved from the brink of death, Yumeko wakes up a completely different person. "Is this...me...?! I'm SUPER cute!!" Those around her can't hide their surprise and wonderment at this 180-degree change... But Yumeko's new hyper-positive attitude starts to change her surroundings, too. Worries and complexes can affect anyone, and Yumeko will chop right through those of her various supporting characters!! In love, work, friendship... And an attempted murder case?! This frenzied romantic comedy will leave you bubbling with energy!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "Plus-sized Misadventures in Love!"
"Mrs. Monou, it's unfortunate, but you're infertile."
After her pre-marital check-up, Sui's fiance breaks up with her when she tells him the news. Despite working together, she tries to move on with her life, but rumors soon begin to spread about her infertility. To make matters worse, her ex-fiance has already started flirting with other women in the company. Fed up, Sui decides to quit and start fresh somewhere new. With her heart battered and bruised, she has a chance encounter with a handsome younger man and ends up spending the night with him...?!
After losing her parents, Mio's dream of becoming a pianist was all but taken from her. Now, she works as a house keeper at Arc en Ciel, a luxury hotel in the heart of the city. One day, a flurry of expected events introduces Mio to Taisei, the heir to Arc en Ciel. The next thing she knows, she is accompanying him to the hotel's anniversary party -- as his lover! The task? To put an end to his arranged engagement! On top of that, Mio has to continue to pretend to be Taisei's fiance even after the party is over...?! A story of the sweet adoration that grows between one brave housekeeper and the successor to a luxury hotel!