Protecting Her With His Life

"Tong Yi, someone's looking for you," the stage manager called from the door of the dressing room.

Tong Yi squeezed through the crowd to get to the door.

The stage manager pointed to a man in a black suit not too far away. "He's over there. Return quickly. We're about to start filming any time now."

Tong Yi nodded at the stage manager and hurried toward the guy. "Secretary Lee, you were looking for me?"

There was a polite smile on Lee Yuan's face but it did not hide his anxiety. "Miss Tong, may I ask a favor of you?"

Tong Yi frowned slightly. Lee Yuan was the personal secretary of Lu Zhanbei, the CEO of the Lu Corporation. She, on the other hand, was just an actress. What could she possibly help him with?

The other party seemed to have noticed her confusion, he explained, "CEO Lu and Hurricane Games Co. are collaborating to develop a new game. During the alpha testing phase, CEO Lu personally tested it. However, we did not expect a bug to appear in the game. Somehow, CEO Lu's consciousness ended up getting locked inside the game, and we need someone that he trusts completely to enter the game through his consciousness to clear the game and save him."

Tong Yi took quite a while to digest the shocking information from Lee Yuan. She hesitated a while before saying, " Does he really trust me completely?"

Lee Yuan did not dare say anything that he was not sure of. He only said, "CEO Lu likes you, Miss Tong. I believe you're the most suitable person for this task. Please give it a try."

Tong Yi thought of the polite and elegant man who always bore a warm smile on his face. It was no secret that he liked her.

"Miss Tong, can I pursue you?" He had once asked her personally.

She had rejected him.

Since then, he has never bothered her again.

However, the company she was working for had business dealings with the Lu Corporation, so it was inevitable that they would meet again.

Once, at a dinner event, a film investor had molested her under the table, and she had responded with a tight slap across the investor's face. The investor was pretty rich and powerful. So he used that to his advantage to twist the truth and tried to force her to apologize in front of everyone. It quickly got out of hand, but luckily, CEO Lu stepped in and helped her resolve the matter.

Well aware of Lu Zhanbei's power, the investor gave in, but he secretly bore a grudge. Not long after, on her way home from working overtime in the middle of the night, he had hired a group of people to harass her.

They tore up her clothes. Just when she was about to give up out of helplessness and despair, he had come to her rescue, like a god descending from the Heavens. However, CEO Lu was outnumbered and he was knocked unconscious. Thank goodness, Secretary Li had arrived in the nick of time with the police and saved them both.

Ever since she had rejected him, he had never done anything to overstep the boundaries between them, but when she was in deep danger, he had willingly jumped to her rescue at the risk of losing his own life.

Truth be told, she was quite surprised to find out that his feelings for her ran so deep. However, she could not bring herself to respond to his affections because of the stark differences between their status in society. They were not destined to be together.

Since their destiny had been decided from the very start, she disallowed herself any romantic sentiments toward CEO Lu.

However, she owed him her life, so she had to at least try to save him.

When she thought of this, Tong Yi nodded. "I'll give it a try."

"Thank you," Lee Yuan said sincerely.

"You're welcome." Tong Yi turned to look back at the dressing room and looked like she was about to say something else. However, before she could, Lee Yuan said, "I'll handle your current work arrangements. The longer CEO Lu remains asleep and lost in his consciousness, the more troublesome it will be. Shall we head to the game company first?"

"Alright," Tong Yi replied. 

Half an hour later, Tong Yi arrived at the gaming testing room.

Through the glass, she saw CEO Lu sleeping on the gaming chair. His eyes were covered, making him look even more gentle than usual. He wore an exquisite suit that made him look extremely noble.

Lee Yuan, who was standing next to Tong Yi, said, "When CEO Lu entered the game, his real-life memories were erased. When you enter the game, he will not be able to recognize you but your memory will remain intact of course."

"Now that the game is out of control, there's no telling what could happen in the game. You'll have to use your wits and try your best to adapt to anything that comes your way."