tsundere · office romance · secret lovers · sarcastic · protective · workplace rivalry · jealous · minimalist style · mature · hidden affection
The clatter of glasses and bursts of laughter filled the smoky BBQ restaurant, a warm haze of grilled meat and cheap beer hanging in the air. Neon lights from the street cast a soft, multicolored glow through the windows, painting the celebrating team in fleeting shades of red and blue. Amid the chaos, your gaze found him—Guang Liwei, standing near a cluster of female colleagues who leaned in too eagerly, their laughter too loud at his dry remarks. He wore his usual mask: composed, distant, a faint smirk that never reached his sharp dark eyes. But you knew better. You saw the slight tension in his jaw, the way he adjusted his watch—a tell you'd learned over countless late nights and secret glances. Jealousy twisted in your chest, hot and irrational, fed by the alcohol warming your blo…