This relationship was supposed to be over, but he won't stop coming on to me!
Aya Nanakura, a former member of a high-class family, left her parents' home when she broke off her engagement and began working at a shipping company. Just when she was finally getting used to her job, she was suddenly transferred to the C-suite secretarial pool and ordered to be the vice president's secretary. When she met the vice president for the first time, she realized that he was her ex-fiance, Minato Kurosaki! He was as kind as always, and the feelings she thought she had gotten over began to come back... Aya vowed not to mix her professional and private lives, but Minato asked to get back together with her!
"I won't allow you to leave me." The CEO will show his love to his thickheaded secretary physically if he has to!
"Marry me." Ryotaro Saeki, the CEO of a famous company, suddenly proposed to his secretary, Uiko Amane. After that, Uiko's days were filled with the CEO assertively trying to woo her. She'd already been in love with him before but now she was truly having trouble holding her feelings back! But she has a secret that won't allow her to return Ryotaro's feelings...
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.
"He's the CEO?! That guy from yesterday?!!" After losing my precious puppy who'd been at my side through high school, college, and since graduation, I went to a bar to drown my sorrows by the gallon. While I was wailing with grief, the man sitting next to me cut in with a majorly nasty retort: "Why not take some pills for your dysfunctional brain and start acting your age?" Well, I don't have to take that from some stranger!! So I returned the favor by sticking my leg out to trip him with an, "Oh, sorry. That was on purpose!" (Yeah, maybe I went too far...) Then, the next day that same guy turns up at my office and apparently he's the company's CEO! What's more, he's here looking for...me...?!?!
While she was alone in the office with him, he pushed her to the ground… "Didn't you know that things like coworkers having sex while working overtime does occur?"
"You seem to be the only one who can make me hard." It was an unbelievable confession he made while crowding me up against the wall. I had lost all my confidence as a woman, but now…
Office worker Shiho, age 28, plays the go-getter career woman so well that everyone at work calls her the "Iron Lady." Feeling uneasy about her relationship with her boyfriend Ken, Shiho takes the leap and invites him to a company party, but as the party begins he's still not there... In that moment, her handsome coworker, and heir to the company, Miyagi strikes up a conversation with her. Miyagi is a big hit among the female employees, but Shiho has always treated him casually, never taking much interest in his charms. However, when she runs into him again on the way to the bathroom, the usual sweet and chipper Miyagi is nowhere to be found! His speech is rougher, and he's dropped the workplace niceties, and on top of that he backs her up against the wall, blocking her retreat with his body...?! An office romance with a high-class bachelor, at once wicked and earnest, who just might be her Mr. Right!
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!
Look, it's not like Azusa doesn't want to get married. She's a wedding planner, after all, and in spite of her boss's biting sarcasm, she actually finds a lot of comfort in her job. Her boyfriend of five years, Ayumu, just hasn't really brought up the conversation, that's all. Or at least, that's what Azusa thinks, until she catches Ayumu having an affair! Though usually extremely unpleasant, Azusa's handsome boss, Kiryu, offers her sudden and uncharacteristic kindness: "If you don't get married, then I'll step in." What's that supposed to mean?! The sudden tension between Kiryu's usual offensive nature and his sweet words has Azusa wrapped around his little finger, and she's not sure if she can get away... or even wants to?!
Asami works at her dream job as a wedding dress designer for an apparel company. But her life is completely turned on its head when her father, a company investor, sets up an arranged marriage interview for her and Takafumi, her company's CEO! Despite Takafumi's professional competence and good looks, Asami bluntly rejects the offer, refusing to have to tie the knot with such an incredibly brazen and rude man. Despite this, Takafumi, realizing he gets turned on by her rejection, devises a plan which ultimately forces Asami into marriage and moving in with him! Is this the beginning of a sweet married life between Asami and her annoying boss?!
What do you do when nothing's going right in your life?
Minori (29), who has been struggling from day to day, has become pessimistic about life as a whole. This year has been especially dreadful. Work has become a hellish experience because of her new boss. Her childhood friend and longtime crush, Asai, just told her he only sees her as a friend. When all seems hopeless, Minori is suddenly visited by a "Toshiotoko", a fairy whose job is to bring luck and happiness to their charge. With his gentle and encouraging support, she slowly learns to take control of her life by the reins. What will Minori discover as she continues her search for what happiness really means to her?
"Why do I have to be the one to 'put it in'?"Shun Mizuo has always got a smile on his face. He's popular amongst his coworkers and he's good at his job... but he's useless in the bedroom. One day, heartbroken after discovering his girlfriend cheating on him, he drinks himself into a stupor and reveals his "situation down there" to Amachi, his beautiful-yet-frosty coworker. What happens when, suddenly, Amachi says that she feels that this moment with Mizuo must be fate?! An office romance between two people both hopeless in the bedroom!
Rie Sasayama is 24 years old and 5 foot 6 inches tall. Often asked if she's angry. It's probably just her face, or the fact that she's generally expressionless. Used to being called strong. Chose her current job because it was close to her apartment. There's no other reason. Rie does not want to be considered bad at her job, so she works hard. When one task is finished, the next is waiting -- it's an endless cycle of having to give it her all, all the time. In the midst of all that, a young guy approaches her one day and asks if she's hungry, not an ounce of ill intent in his expression. Rie's not particularly lovable, neither in appearance nor personality, so what is this guy talking to her for...?
I thought I was the protagonist. I'm the CEO's daughter. I'm the one engaged to him... Plus, I'm still a v-... Ah, sorry for rambling. Let me explain...She's cheerful, honest, and friendly. He's successful at his job, considerate, and handsome to boot. (Extremely handsome. Hehe.) Anyway, sometimes, the more challenging a relationship is, the easier it is burst up in flames... I'm his fiancee, but I'm more like the rival love interest who's just in the way. Someone to create conflict and suspense. In other words, the antagonist they must defeat to get their happy ending.That's right. She's the heroine of this story. Not me.
Nanami Arakawa is the chief secretary to the CEO of a general trading company. Her boss is a quick-tempered man who's all about his work, and is feared by his employees. But he's handsome. The guy her coworker introduces her to is a cheerful guy who's extremely laid-back. But he's handsome. Will one of these guys become Nanami's first love? An exciting romantic comedy following a professional, yet awkward secretary's attempt to discover love that will keep you on your toes!
"I'm going to kiss you now, so tell me what you think?" A supposed theoretical kiss has caused a storm to brew in my heart. Even if this is just for work, I can't help but wonder...
Kokoro Kurogane is a beautiful and hard-working perfectionist known for her icy personality. Always arriving at the exact same time every morning and completely dedicating herself to her work, she is admired... no, rather feared, in the office. One day, a handsome heartthrob, called Tohno Takaomi, transfers to the office after working abroad in America. He is intrigued by Kokoro, who is secretly known as the "strict" and "impossible to read" "Ms. Ironheart" by her colleagues. He tries to get close to her, despite the barriers she's put in place, but this unexpected attention is throwing her perfect system out of whack!