Both stories are about an extremely narcissistic CEO type from a wealthy family, known to be young, handsome, efficient and ruthless. Both female leads are the assistant to the male lead, efficient, devoted and in awe of the boss. In both stories, he goes from being arrogant and even cruel towards the heroine to falling in love despite his best intentions and being clueless as to how to deal with his feelings. There are even several scenes in the novel that closely resemble scenes in the Kdrama.