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

Xia Ruo didn't pay any attention to the noise from the central control.

The big boss, you know~

With business so busy, it's perfectly normal for my phone to ring once.

She looked away from the lit screen and lowered her head, preparing to send Zhou Siyan a few more sweet messages.

Just as my fingers touched the keyboard, a man's voice suddenly came from the driver's seat.

"You keep looking at your phone, are you treating me like your driver?"

Xia Ruo's fingers froze in mid-air.

"No, no!" She almost reflexively locked the screen and placed the phone face down on her knee.

Why is the boss upset again? He's interfering with my phone use? Are you a fascist?

She secretly glanced at Huo Sinian in the rearview mirror. His cold face was expressionless, but the temperature in the air had clearly dropped several degrees.

Forget it. If they don't want me to see it, I won't. A higher-ranking official can crush you, especially since she's countless ranks above her.

Bored, Xia Ruo could only turn her head to look out the window.

Neon lights and streetlights slid past the car window one by one, leaving blurry streaks of light.

Her gaze followed the light aimlessly, then suddenly her brows furrowed.

wrong!

This isn't the way back to school. The school is on Renmin North Road; you can see the school gate if you walk east from the company for fifteen minutes.

But now the street scene outside the window is becoming more and more unfamiliar. Shops she doesn't recognize, intersections she's never seen before, and overpasses she's never crossed before are all passing by her.

"Mr. Huo?"

She spoke tentatively, her voice tinged with uncertainty.

"Have you taken the wrong road?"

Our school is on Renmin North Road, this seems to be in the opposite direction?

"You didn't go to the wrong place." Zhou Siyan's voice came from the front seat, calm and even.

"I haven't eaten since I started working overtime, and I'm a little hungry. Have a meal with me."

"What?" Xia Ruo's voice rose half a tone, realizing she had lost her composure, and she leaned back slightly.

"Sorry, Mr. Huo, I'm on a diet and don't want to eat dinner."

"Why don't you just drop me off on the side of the road? I can just take a taxi home myself."

"Didn't you just say that your favorite thing is eating, drinking, and having fun?"

Zhou Siyan glanced at her through the rearview mirror, a very slight smile curving his lips.

"What, were you lying to me all those times?"

Xia Ruo opened her mouth, only to find that she couldn't refute it.

What's this called? Lifting a stone to drop it on one's own foot, digging a hole for oneself to jump into.

She took a deep breath, resignedly leaned back in her chair, and said in a muffled voice, "...I didn't lie to you."

"Then sit still."

Zhou Siyan withdrew his gaze, a hint of a smile playing on his lips.

"I'll take you to eat something good."

Xia Ruo let out a long sigh in her heart.

Fine. Let her eat. She's really hungry anyway.

-

The phone rang, and Xia Ruo looked down to see an unfamiliar number flashing on the screen.

She hesitated for a moment, then tentatively raised her head, her voice carrying a hint of pleading and cautiousness:

"Mr. Huo, hehe, may I take this call?"

"Okay." Zhou Siyan's voice was indifferent, his gaze still fixed on the road ahead.

Xia Ruo silently made a note of it in her mind—

I'm never riding in his car again. It's so frustrating and unfair. I have to ask permission to even answer a phone call. I can't live like this anymore.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Ruo Ruo, it's me, Lin Wanxun."

The voice on the other end of the phone was warm and deep, with a quality that gave people a sense of inexplicable peace.

Xia Ruo paused for a moment, then subconsciously pressed the phone to her ear:

"Brother Wanxun? How did you get my phone number?"

"I heard from Wanwan that you were kept at the company to work overtime, and the tasks are quite heavy."

Lin Wanxun did not answer her question.

"Do you need my help?"

"No need, no need, Brother Wanxun, it's all done, thank you."

"Is it done?" Lin Wanxun paused for a moment.

"Okay, I'll pick you up from the company. It's too late, I'll take you back to school."

Xia Ruo's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly refused:

"No, no, I'm already on my way back. Really, there's no need to trouble yourself."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

"Alright," Lin Wanxun finally said, "Be careful on the road."

"Okay, goodbye Wanxun-ge."

Lin Wanxun listened to the busy tone on her phone, leaned against the car door, and looked up at the Dingxin Media Company building—

Am I too late?

After Xia Ruo hung up the phone, she stared at the unfamiliar number for two seconds, wondering how he got her number.

A voice came from the driver's seat, as cold as if it had been pulled out of an ice cellar.

"Boy friend?"

Those three words instantly sent a chill down Xia Ruo's spine.

"No, no!"

"It's Wanwan's brother. He heard I was working overtime and said he was coming to pick me up."

"I've already declined, Mr. Huo. Don't worry, I won't take up your time."

She gave a long explanation, only to realize afterward that she probably didn't need to explain so much.

But the word "boyfriend" made her inexplicably feel that if she didn't explain it clearly, something terrible would happen.

Zhou Siyan didn't reply. He silently made a mental note of it.

The carriage fell silent again, with only the faint hum of the air conditioning vents and the rustling of the tires rolling over the road.

Xia Ruo glanced at the man in the rearview mirror. His profile was flickering in the light and shadow of the streetlights, his jawline was taut, and the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed.

Although there were no extra expressions.

But for some reason, she felt the temperature inside the car had dropped two degrees.

She silently shrank into her seat, gripping her phone even tighter, deciding from this moment on not to say a single extra word.

Soon, the car arrived at its destination.

After Zhou Siyan came to a complete stop, he got out of the car first.

Xia Ruo sat in the back seat, watching his back, and keenly sensed a low-pressure atmosphere.

She couldn't explain why, but her intuition told her that he wasn't happy right now.

As for why she was unhappy, she didn't know, nor did she dare to ask.

In short, it's best not to provoke him right now!

She quickly reached for her seatbelt, preparing to get out of the car as soon as possible.

I pressed it. It didn't turn on.

I pressed it again. Still no luck.

She changed her angle and pressed her thumb hard against the red button, but the seatbelt still gripped the buckle tightly.

She was so anxious that sweat started to bead on her forehead.

Just as she was struggling with the seatbelt to the point of almost biting her teeth, the car door was suddenly pulled open from the outside.

The night breeze carried the aroma of the restaurant in, along with the man's cool and refreshing scent.

"Waiting for me to open the door for you?" Zhou Siyan stood outside the car door, looking down at her with a hint of a half-smile in his voice.

"You really think I'm your driver?"

Honestly, she didn't!

Xia Ruo's face flushed with anxiety, her fingers still gripping the seatbelt buckle, and her voice involuntarily softened:

"Boss, no... um... I can't unbuckle my seatbelt..."

His voice trembled involuntarily towards the end.

Zhou Siyan suddenly thought of three words to describe her: spoiled brat!

"What are you afraid of? Would I eat you?" His tone carried a hint of inexplicable helplessness.