He stole his best friend's photos and fell for a tycoon's heir through online dating.

Lin Wanzhi was wearing a milky white nightgown, her skin so white it was almost transparent.

Her features were delicate but not ostentatious; she was like a white rose that had not yet fully bloomed, quietly and gently blossoming in the morning light.

She genuinely considered Xia Ruo her best friend.

I've always thought of her in everything I do since she was little, and I even share half of my allowance with her.

The original owner of this body had been taking advantage of this sincerity.

Xia Ruo suddenly felt a stinging sensation in her eyes.

"It's nothing," she forced a smile, her voice a little hoarse, "It's just... I had a nightmare."

Lin Wanzhi looked at her, her clear eyes filled with worry. After hesitating for a moment, she said softly:

"Ruoruo, are you hiding something from me?"

Xia Ruo's heart tightened, as if someone had suddenly squeezed it.

But she managed to suppress her momentary panic and replied in as calm a voice as possible:

"It's nothing, go to sleep, it's still early."

Lin Wanzhi stared at her for a few seconds. Those few seconds felt like an eternity.

She didn't ask any more questions, slowly shrank back into the covers, and the bed curtains gently closed.

Xia Ruo sat alone on the bed, hugging her knees, watching the sky outside the window gradually brighten.

The phone vibrated again in my hand.

Zero: [Is the baby still angry? Then I'll forward another one.]

(Transfer: 20000 yuan)

Xia Ruo stared at the line of words and slowly, deeply exhaled.

Zhou Siyan, you really are... incredibly wealthy!!!

No wonder the original owner clung to you, sucking your blood and refusing to let go—

Not only can they admit their mistakes and comfort people, but they can also generate countless gold coins!!!

She couldn't help but start imagining:

The heir to the Zhou Group, a conglomerate in City A, doesn't check the financial reports first thing every day after the morning meeting; instead, he chases people on WeChat to transfer money as an apology...

If someone in real life treated me like that—rich, good-looking, and patient...

Xia Ruo opened her mouth slightly, revealing a lovesick expression that she herself was unaware of.

My mind has already started automatically playing some unhealthy images.

No, no, no!!!

Xia Ruo shook her head violently, almost making herself faint.

What time is it to be thinking about such trivial things!

Her life is hanging by a thread with this man's decision, and she's acting like a lovesick fool here?

Did she lose her mind while transmigrating into the book?

Thank goodness.

She still has time.

She needed to think slowly, to come up with a way to survive without dying a horrible death.

If all else fails...

She glanced down at the balance in her wallet again.

If all else fails, she'll spend all of that ten million before she dies.

I couldn't earn this much money even if I worked for the rice group for three lifetimes.

Xia Ruo chuckled softly at her own absurd thought, and her shoulders trembled slightly.

As I laughed, I felt a pang of sadness.

On her first day in the book, her life plan had been downgraded from "living well" to "spending all her money before she dies".

My phone vibrated again.

Zero: [Baby?]

(Transfer: 20000 yuan)

Xia Ruo felt that if she didn't reply soon, the money transfers from the other party would never stop.

Did he use the transfer button as a message sending button?

She took a deep breath, donned the original owner's sweet and cloying persona once more, and quickly typed out a line of text:

"Baby was just looking for a charger to charge~ My brother loves me so much, how could I be angry with him~"

After sending that message, Xia Ruo felt goosebumps all over her body and almost gagged.

Zero: [How about I pick you up from your school next week when I go back to China?]

The topic has circled back to itself.

This person is really focused on their goal; they kept going around in circles and wouldn't budge. After all that time, they finally got back to the main point.

She truly is a hunter in the business world; her gentleness is deadly.

"Baby has school to do next week, so she probably won't have time to see her brother~"

After sending it, she rummaged through the original owner's WeChat emoji collection and found a cute crying kitten emoji, along with the words "aww," and sent it over as well.

Zero: [But baby, I haven't said which day I'm coming to see you.]

Xia Ruo was stunned.

The light from the phone screen shone on her face, and her expression changed from blank to stiff, and then from stiff to a profound, soul-searching awakening.

He truly lives up to his reputation as a big shot in the business world; every word he utters is a trap.

She almost stepped in.

"Because the baby is going to a job interview next week, but the time hasn't been set yet, and we're worried about inconveniencing the older brother."

After all, the older brother needs to cherish his time to earn money to support the baby~

Zero: [Oh, I see. I thought the baby was afraid to see me.]

Xia Ruo's finger paused on the top of the screen.

The word "呢" is used wonderfully; it's light and airy, as if it were just a casual remark, or as if a knife is already at one's throat, yet one doesn't forget to stick a little flower on the blade.

"How could that be, brother? I also want to earn some money through my own efforts."

Zero: [I'll give you a company.]

Xia Ruo stared at the words, her pupils dilating in shock.

A... branch office?

When she was working at the rice company, she struggled for three years to get a team leader position, but she never got it.

Now Zhou Siyan talks about a branch company the moment he opens his mouth?

Is this the power of money?

Is this the romance of capitalists?

This is--

Calm down. Calm down.

"No! Baby needs to rely on himself!"

Xia Ruo steeled herself and typed out the most insincere sentence of her life.

After sending the message, she felt she should be recorded in history—she was the first person in the transmigration novel world to say "no" to a branch office.

Zero: [Which company is the interview with? I'll contact them to schedule a time.]

Xia Ruo looked at the message and slowly closed her eyes.

This person's obsession... is truly unfathomable.

She recalled the description of him in the novel:

Zhou Siyan never fails to get what she wants.

It wasn't because he was lucky, but because he could wait and endure more than anyone else.

He can spend three years planning a project, or he can patiently and slowly close the net before his prey shows any weakness.

And now, she is the prey.

Xia Ruo opened her eyes, licked her slightly dry lips, and hovered her finger over the screen for a long time, carefully considering each word.

"No way! If my brother contacts me, he'll definitely give me special treatment. I don't want that!"

She deliberately added a pouting emoji, trying to wrap the rejection in a sweet, coquettish way.

Zero: [Baby, this is the 8th time you've rejected my meeting request.]

The 8th time?

Xia Ruo was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously scrolled up the chat history, only to find that Zhou Siyan was actually counting.

He remembered every single time she made an excuse to refuse, every single time she said "next time," every single time she said "wait a minute."

This discovery sent a chill down her spine.

A person who keeps counting the number of rejections has never truly given up on the idea.

He simply kept a record of every rejection, waiting to settle accounts with interest someday.

"But baby really wants to rely on their own efforts~"

The baby is also afraid of being called a canary, boohoo.

She sent three crying emojis in a row, each one more pitiful than the last, trying to appeal to people's emotions.

Zero: [With me here, no one dares to say that to you.]

When she received this message, Xia Ruo stared at the screen for several seconds in a daze.

I have to say, from a purely objective point of view, that's really cool.

Domineering, protective, and brooking no argument—these are lines practically straight out of a romance novel.

Oh no, this is a romance novel, and he is the male lead.

Xia Ruo felt her heartbeat subtly quicken!

Then I immediately slapped myself in the face.

Sober!

This is Zhou Siyan!

It's Zhou Siyan, the one who would throw himself into the Huangpu River!

"How about we wait until after the baby's interview?"

Brother wouldn't even spare the baby this little bit of time, would he?

The baby also wants to leave a good impression on her older brother~

Finally, she sent several more pitiful emojis—

The kitten has droopy ears, the puppy has droopy eyes, and the little rabbit is curled up in a ball.

It was so intense it was like a barrage of emojis, trying to break down the opponent's defenses with an adorable offensive.

After sending the message, she nervously stared at the "typing..." message at the top of the screen.

It appeared briefly, then disappeared.

It appeared briefly, then disappeared again.

Xia Ruo's heart was hanging in mid-air, neither rising nor falling.