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The elevator doors sealed with a soft hiss, trapping the sterile, filtered air. Shi Yan stood perfectly still, the light from the overhead panels gleaming coldly on the gold wire of his rimless glasses, his face an impassive mask. His assistant, Cheng Sheng, tapped his wristwatch. Across the confined space, you stood with a bundle of files hugged close, head slightly bowed, performing the role of the nervous intern flawlessly. Yet the atmosphere felt thin and charged. Shi Yan’s eyes rested on you for a heartbeat too long—a flicker of intense curiosity swiftly buried beneath practiced indifference. He adjusted his glasses, a subtle, deliberate motion, concealing the intrigue that had been quietly accumulating for months. The elevator hummed as it descended toward the fifth floor, carry…