Well Dominated Love Episode 1 Recap
> Well Dominated Love Recap
Nie Xingchen, a remarkably capable and independent professional, was preparing for an online promotional event when an urgent call from her boss, Zhao Yuanfang, interrupted her. He informed her that the car intended to pick up a partner's boss had broken down and that she was needed to handle the airport pickup.
Despite her frustration, Nie Xingchen quickly gathered a change of clothes and precisely instructed her driver on the fastest route to Jinghai Airport's Terminal 2, Gate 6, changing into her formal attire during the drive. Meanwhile, at the airport, Yan Jingzhi, the demanding and highly intelligent president of Bojue Group, was displaying his strict nature. Upon learning his secretary could not provide the exact user data for their partner Yuanda's products—specifically, 97,875,600 users with a 67. 5% to 32.
5% male-to-female ratio—he promptly fired him, stating he never gives a second chance to those who are not "good enough." Moments later, Huang Tao, the director of Bojue's President's Office, arrived, disheveled from rushing through traffic. Nie Xingchen, also just arriving, noticed Huang Tao's untidy collar and immediately fixed it. She then introduced herself to Yan Jingzhi as Secretary Nie from Yuanda, warmly welcoming him and informing him that a banquet had been arranged in his honor.
Yan Jingzhi accepted and asked her to join him in his car to provide directions. In the car, Nie Xingchen deduced from Yan Jingzhi's discomfort that he was experiencing motion sickness due to low blood sugar. She offered him a pineapple-flavored candy and adjusted the car's air conditioning to an even number, a detail she seemed to know he preferred.
At the welcome banquet, when Zhao Yuanfang and others pressured Yan Jingzhi to drink, he politely refused, stating he did not consume alcohol. As the atmosphere grew awkward, Nie Xingchen intervened, presenting a bottle of medicine and explaining that Yan Jingzhi's doctor had instructed him to take a pill after meals and strictly avoid alcohol, diffusing the tension.
Later, Yan Jingzhi expressed his curiosity about Nie Xingchen, questioning how she knew about his low blood sugar, his preference for pineapple candy, and his aversion to alcohol. He offered her the position of his chief secretary with a significantly increased salary—first doubling, then tripling it—along with generous benefits. Nie Xingchen firmly declined, stating her loyalty to Yuanda, where she had worked for five years since graduation. Undeterred, Yan Jingzhi was confident she would change her mind.
As he left, he caught a distinct scent of rosemary from her, which startled him and prompted him to ask if they had met before. Nie Xingchen confidently denied it. That night, Yan Jingzhi dreamt of a woman and called his friend Ziyu, noting the dream was unusually vivid. Ziyu suggested that meeting Nie Xingchen might have stimulated his nerves, hinting at memory recovery. Meanwhile, a disturbed Nie Xingchen disposed of all the rosemary-scented products in her home.
The following day, at a strategic cooperation meeting, Yan Jingzhi unexpectedly proposed to acquire Yuanda entirely. After a brief show of hesitation, Zhao Yuanfang agreed to the generous terms: a 200 million price tag, a 20% salary increase for all Yuanda employees, and Zhao Yuanfang retaining 20% of Yuanda's shares. Yan Jingzhi also insisted that all current employees be retained.
Following the agreement, he requested that Nie Xingchen see him off, much to her concealed annoyance, which she vented by subtly kicking Zhao Yuanfang under the table. Yan Jingzhi then confronted Nie Xingchen again, pressing her about her intimate knowledge of his preferences, including his affinity for the color blue and his habit of sleeping on his right side. She maintained that they had only met the previous day.
Despite her denial, Yan Jingzhi remained steadfast, instructing her to report to his office the next day as his new chief secretary. At Bojue Group, Director Huang Tao informed his team that the chief secretary position had been filled by an external hire.
A new colleague, Tong Xin, warmly welcomed Nie Xingchen, but another, Ailu, was less welcoming and deliberately misled Nie Xingchen by telling her the afternoon work session started at two o'clock, hoping to make her late for the 1:30 PM start. Nie Xingchen deliberately arrived twenty-eight minutes late. She confidently apologized to Yan Jingzhi in front of her new colleagues, taking full responsibility for her "mistake" with "no excuses."
This seemingly humble act earned her the admiration of her colleagues, who were impressed by her magnanimous approach. Later, Nie Xingchen delivered Yan Jingzhi's three o'clock afternoon tea, specifying that she had prepared low-calorie oatmeal biscuits to keep the total calories within his strict 100-calorie limit. Yan Jingzhi, observing her meticulousness, correctly deduced that her earlier tardiness was a calculated move to build rapport with her colleagues.
Impressed, he assigned her another task: to clean his newly acquired home for him to move into that night. Nie Xingchen diligently cleaned the entire house, eventually falling asleep on the sofa from exhaustion. Upon returning to his impeccably clean home, Yan Jingzhi found Nie Xingchen asleep. Satisfied with her work, his curiosity about her deepened.
He called her, informing her that she would now also be responsible for his daily diet and living arrangements—requiring her to arrive at his house by 7:30 AM—and offered to double her salary again. He hung up before she could decline. The next morning, Nie Xingchen arrived on time, meticulously preparing his breakfast, selecting his outfit, and presenting his work schedule. Yan Jingzhi was clearly pleased. However, on her way back to the company, Nie Xingchen submitted her resignation.
Zhao Yuanfang later called Yan Jingzhi, praising Nie Xingchen's abilities but warning him of her stubbornness, just as Yan Jingzhi received her resignation notice. Meanwhile, as Nie Xingchen awaited approval, Director Huang Tao sent her on an urgent, two-hour errand. Shortly after she left, the celebrity Zhen Nian arrived at Bojue Group.
Director Huang dramatically announced to the office that Zhen Nian and Yan Jingzhi, who had known each other in America, were getting engaged, pointing to a custom platinum necklace she was wearing as proof. Overhearing this upon her return, Nie Xingchen showed a flicker of disappointment. She went to Yan Jingzhi's office to reiterate her resignation. Annoyed by his accusation that she was playing "hard-to-get," Nie Xingchen directly confronted him.
She listed his eccentricities: sensitivity to low blood sugar and sunlight, meticulous calorie counting, being displeased if work was not perfect yet suspicious if it was, requiring two candies, and demanding even numbers for the air conditioning. She concluded that he suffered from "obsessive-compulsive disorder" and advised him to seek treatment.
