A Chaotic Romance Between the Boss and His Secretary Begins in ‘You Are Mine’ Episodes 1–2

BL Recaps Taiwan

2023-09-19
10:21

The second BL installment of VIdol is finally here on GagaOOLala! ‘You Are Mine’ tells the story of an innocent and hardworking first-time secretary, Yao Shun Yu, and his temperamental boss, Xia Shang Zhou, who is feared by everyone in the office. What the young secretary doesn’t realize is that part of his work would surprisingly involve giving him massages, going to lunch with him, and even ruining his unwelcomed blind dates as he gradually gets to know his distant boss’s soft side. The ten episodes of the online drama, which has a twenty-minute length, star Mao Qi Sheng as Parker and Hsiao Hung. Without further ado, check out BLTai’s summary of episodes 1 and 2 of ‘You Are Mine’.

Warning: Spoiler alert! Read at your own risk.

Episode 1: Impressively Shocking Day: One

Two young men simultaneously prepare to get to work; one is Shun Yu, who is excitedly getting ready from his quaint small apartment for his first day as secretary. The other one is Shang Zhou, who is meticulously getting ready from his expensive home.

Shun Yu successfully enters the high-level building of Tien Xia Online Shopping Company, where he will be employed in the secretary’s office. He introduces himself to the group of secretaries, all of whom are women. Since he is a new employee, he is surprised to learn from Lisa, the team leader of the secretary team, that he will be directly and closely reporting to Shang Zhou, the company’s president. Everyone applauds him cheerfully as he goes about his duties, gushing about how the president treats everyone equally regardless of how long they have worked for the company.

In the middle of the welcome celebration, Shun Yu accidentally trips over as the ladies pop confetti on him but is caught by a strong pair of arms in a pristine suit that belongs to none other than Shang Zhou himself. The group quickly organizes itself out of fright and orders Shun Yu to follow Shang Zhou inside his office. In a flashback, Lisa begs Vice President Lee to assist her with Shang Zhou’s temperament. Vice President Lee offers to assist her and proposes hiring a male secretary who will be tougher than the female secretaries.

Inside the office, Shun Yu anxiously presents himself to Shang Zhou, who simply gives him the instruction to prepare coffee without saying anything. He struggles with the coffee maker but manages to make one in the end and kindly hands it to Shang Zhou. In the meantime, Shang Zhou dismisses him and informs him that since Shun Yu did not inquire about his preferred type of coffee, he will not be able to create one to his taste. He orders him to remove the coffee, and Shun Yu offers an apology before he calls him back to deliver a paper that he has just completed signing. Shun Yu stumbles and unintentionally spills the coffee on Shang Zhou’s clothes. Infuriated, Shang Zhou stands up from his table and undoes his top, revealing his muscular body, while Shun Yu nervously waits all around him. As he selects clothing from his office closet, he orders Shun Yu to put his clothes in the trash. He then begins to outline his daily schedule so that Shun Yu can take notes. When Shun Yu fails to follow, Shang Zhou questions him about his prior employers, to which the man hesitantly replies that this is his first employment. He then asks Shun Yu if he has a bad temper, as everyone who stays in his office looks like they are in hell. Just as Shang Zhou is about to continue with his harsh litany, Vice President Lee knocks and greets Shun Yu, who then goes out of the room immediately. Vice President Lee persuades Shang Zhou to give Shun Yu at least three months to prove himself, as all the secretaries have already given up on him, leaving him no choice but to agree.

Shun Yu is washing the dirty clothes as he recalls his hiring interview with Vice President Lee. He quickly responds that he will demonstrate his worth when Vice President Lee poses hypothetical questions about having a terrifying boss. Shun Yu is very sincere and feels that working hard will help him win over his fearful boss. He is hired and supported right away by Vice President Lee. Returning to the present, he now understands the purpose behind the earlier questions. He asks one of the secretaries, Sofia, for advice on how to deal with Shang Zhou during their breaks and receives a notepad that has information regarding the president. Vice President Lee asks him how his first day was as he passes by on the way back. Shun Yu informs him with pride that, despite his initial disappointment, he has learned his lesson and will now do better. Vice President Lee compares working with Shang Zhou to petting a cat and advises him to treat him like one before he cheers him on again.

Shun Yu returns to the office in good spirits and begins to ask Shang Zhou, who appears to be experiencing yet another headache, about his preferences. When Shun Yu sees Shang Zhou preparing to take another medication, he tries to stop him and informs him that taking too many medications can be harmful to one’s health, as he has learned through his mother’s illness. He invites him to sit in his chair and offers to give him a head massage. Unbelievably, Shang Zhou felt better right away. Shun Yu, meanwhile, asks him to move to the sofa so he can be more comfortable. After a few minutes of receiving a head massage, Shun Yu notices Shang Zhou nodding off.

When Shang Zhou wakes up, he discovers Shun Yu sleeping on the floor with his head resting on the sofa and finds his clothes comfortably undone. He moves closer to Shun Yu’s face to get a better look and is startled as Shun Yu wakes up and turns to face him.

Episode 2: Am I the only one who sees his soft side?

Shun Yu began cleaning the office and taking care of other secretaries’ duties while his boss rested. Before dozing out next to Shang Zhou, he unzipped his coat to create a makeshift pillow for the man and moved the room decorations to shade him from the sun.

When Shang Zhou awakens, he discovers Shun Yu sleeping next to him. He takes note of his long eyelashes and wonders if Shun Yu is bold or simply too naïve. As soon as Shun Yu awakens, he is startled to see Shang Zhou standing so close to his face. He starts to move back right away but is stopped by Shang Zhou, who orders him to stop wearing perfume going forward. Shun Yu is motioned to straighten his necktie by Shang Zhou as he stands up but shyly admits that he doesn’t know how to. Then, Shang Zhou yanks Shun Yu in front of him and warns him to pay close attention because this is the only time he’ll demonstrate how to tie a necktie to him. Shun Yu watches intently as his boss ties his necktie in front of the mirror. Shang Zhou then gives the order for him to join him for lunch at his preferred restaurant.

Shun Yu surprises Shang Zhou by bringing him to a fast food joint. Shang Zhou initially objects, but the big smile on Shun Yu’s face persuades him to eat there. Shun Yu then expresses regret for having a bad first day on the job as a secretary and vows to keep track of everything he tells him. Remembering Vice President Lee’s request for him to give Shun Yu a chance, Shang Zhou tells him that he doesn’t expect too much from a newbie. He then wants to know what other skills, besides massages, Shun Yu has. Shun Yu animatedly explains that he is good at saving money because he was poor and had to live in a dorm while he was still in school. Shang Zhou finds his secretary surprisingly fun to be with.

Even though Shang Zhou offers to take Shun Yu right to his door, he requests for them to drop him off on a road close to his house instead. For some reason, Shang Zhou finds himself secretly following Shun Yu rather than returning home and discovers him making a stop at a little bakery to buy bread. He approaches him and casually announces his presence, then offers to pay for the bread. He forces Shun Yu to agree by telling him that it’s still within their business hours and he must be followed. Shun Yu explains to Shang Zhou how he can convert the bread into a delicious sandwich since he is creative with food because of his limited resources, as the two sit peacefully with their umbrellas outside the small bakery. He eagerly agrees when Shang Zhou orders him to make him a sandwich for breakfast at the office. In the meantime, Shang Zhou pretends to be heading to a friend’s house nearby when Shun Yu notices that he is following him. Shun Yu innocently offers to help him around the area as Shang Zhou looks lost but gets dismissed instead. After realizing that he had told Shang Zhou openly to his face that he looks lost, Shun Yu feels embarrassed and reminds himself to speak to Shang Zhou with more caution in the future.

Shang Zhou wakes up from a nightmare of when he was abducted by a mysterious woman as a child. Right when he is about to take sleeping pills, he remembers Shun Yu telling him that taking too much medicine is dangerous and his advice to walk or drink warm milk to fall asleep. He then frustratingly tells himself that Shun Yu is simply his secretary and decides to take his medicines once more.

Meanwhile, Shun Yu talks to his mother on the phone and tells her about his first day, and Shang Zhou, seems to be scary at first but appears to have a good side that is not seen by everyone.

Writer’s Thoughts:

As opposed to ‘Stay By My Side‘, which has a supernatural element, Vidol’s new web drama called ‘You Are Mine’ is set in an office setting where one can encounter a terrifying boss and decide whether to accept a challenge, like Shun Yu or give up like the other secretaries. We can’t wait to watch how, as Vice President Lee hopes for, a good-hearted and diligent secretary would tame his intimidating boss. Will he succeed, or will it be the other way around? Let’s all find out in the next episode of ‘You Are Mine’, so stay tuned!

Enjoy watching ‘You Are Mine‘ on a bigger screen because GagaOOLala is now available to watch on your Smart TVs by downloading the app on Google Play, Amazon Appstore, and Roku.