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

Xia Ruo paused for a moment, then nodded obediently:

"Okay, goodnight, Mr. Huo."

Then he quickened his pace and walked into the dormitory building without looking back.

Forehead...

What was he trying to make me think about?

Is it the phrase "It's okay to correct your mistakes," or the phrase "Come often in the future," or something else?

Her mind was a jumbled mess, and she couldn't make sense of it.

But since Mr. Huo had been looking at her like that, she couldn't very well say, "Which sentence did you say that I didn't understand?"—that would make her seem too stupid.

...Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore.

Xia Ruo shook her head.

It's not that she can't understand; she's just a simple person.

When I was working at the rice company, I was tricked several times because I couldn't understand the unspoken meanings of my colleagues.

When someone said "You've worked hard," she thought it was a genuine compliment, but the next day she was assigned double the workload.

When someone said, "Let's think about this plan again," she thought it was a serious suggestion, only to find three days later that her project had been snatched away by someone else.

She genuinely couldn't understand these roundabout ways of speaking.

Why not just say what you want to say directly? Why make others understand or guess?

Sigh, can't people be a little more innocent?

However, after that night, she felt that this Mr. Huo was quite nice, except for his cold personality.

She could sense that President Huo had noticed her emotional state and was taking care of her.

She couldn't explain why, but she just felt treated gently.

-

Upon opening the dormitory door, I saw my three roommates sitting side by side against the headboard, their faces covered in colorful face masks, engrossed in a popular TV series, snacks in hand, looking quite content.

Lin Wanzhi was the first to spot her coming in. Before she even took off her face mask, she ran over with a "whoosh" sound, gesturing as she ran.

Xia Ruo was so startled by her deathly pale face mask that she took half a step back.

"What did you say... I can't understand a single word."

"oops--"

Lin Wanzhi ripped off her face mask, revealing her fair and clean face underneath, her eyes sparkling as she looked at her.

"Did my brother bring you back?"

Xia Ruo's face darkened, and she threw her bag onto the bed:

"How dare you say that! You gave him my phone number without even asking me?"

Do you know where I was when I received his call?

Do you know how incredibly embarrassed I was...?

"Huh?" Lin Wanzhi tilted her head, her face full of genuine confusion.

"Why would it be awkward? Aren't you just working overtime at the company?"

"..." Xia Ruo took a deep breath. "It's okay. I came back by myself."

"Huh? My brother didn't go?"

"Lin Wanzhi!!!" Xia Ruo's loud voice startled the other two people in the face mask group.

"Oh, Ruoruo, don't be angry—" Lin Wanzhi quickly rushed over and hugged her arm.

"My brother asked me, and I told him the truth—you were working overtime. Then he asked for my phone number. I couldn't just refuse, could I? He's my own brother!"

After saying that, she bumped into Xia Ruo and raised an eyebrow:

"How about that? I told you he's interested in you, right? He asked for your number! What kind of signal is that? It's a sign he's interested!"

Xia Ruo looked at her expressionlessly.

"However—" Lin Wanzhi suddenly frowned.

Why didn't you ride back in his car? Didn't he go?

That's impossible, he told me he was leaving immediately...

"I was already in the car when he called me."

"Sigh... alright." Lin Wanzhi sighed, then her eyes suddenly lit up again. "Wait a minute?"

She counted on her fingers: "He asked at eight o'clock, and it's past ten now—why are you back so late?"

Xia Ruo felt a little guilty.

I dared not say that I went to dinner with President Huo, otherwise I would be in trouble if President Huo pursued Wanwan in the future.

"I was a little hungry," she made up an excuse without batting an eye. "I ate at the cafeteria as soon as I got back. There was a little accident at that place, and I waited for quite a while..."

"All right……"

Lin Wanzhi pouted in disappointment, but quickly cheered herself up and patted Xia Ruo's shoulder.

"But it's okay, there's always next time~"

Xia Ruo rubbed her forehead, feeling a throbbing sensation in her temples.

"Wanwan, why are you so determined to set me up with your brother?"

"I want to be with you forever, Ruoruo!"

"And my brother—he's good-looking, he's got a great physique, he's gentle and rich. The key is…"

She suddenly leaned close to Xia Ruo's ear, her voice so low that only the two of them could hear:

"And my brother has never been in a relationship, he's still a... virgin."

"Lin Wanzhi!!!!!!!!!"

Xia Ruo's face turned red from the base of her neck all the way to the tips of her ears.

She grabbed a pillow and started hitting Lin Wanzhi, who laughed and dodged all over the dormitory.

"I'm telling the truth—" Lin Wanzhi shouted as she dodged, "My brother guarantees it's genuine! Original and unopened!"

"You still dare to talk back!!!"

Xia Ruo chased her all over the house, her face already so red it looked like it could bleed.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore—" Lin Wanzhi buried her head in the blanket, only her bright eyes showing.

"But you can think about it."

Xia Ruo threw the pillow back onto her bed, sat down angrily, picked up the water glass on the table, and took a big gulp.

Lin Wanzhi peeked out from under the covers, looked at her, chuckled twice, and then shrank back inside.

Xia Ruo held the water glass, her ears still burning.

Tonight has been enough.

-

My phone vibrated.

She looked down and saw that it was a message from Zhou Siyan.

Zero: [Has the baby arrived at the dormitory yet?]

"Brother, you're so accurate! I just entered the dorm!"

Zero: [I was busy just now and didn't check your messages, baby. I miss you, baby, so much.]

Xia Ruo stared at the words "I really, really want to," and her eyelids twitched.

Ugh... How cheesy.

Why are you suddenly going for a sentimental look today?

But she still obediently replied, "I miss you too, baby~"

Zero: [Is there anything you want to tell me, baby?]

Xia Ruo tilted her head and read the message twice.

What? What did you say?

Downstairs, inside the McLaren sports car, the cold light from the center console screen reflected on Zhou Siyan's face.

He leaned back in the driver's seat, his fingers resting on the edge of the steering wheel.

He waited a few seconds, but the chat box remained silent.

His brow furrowed slightly.

Wasn't my request obvious enough?

"If you made a mistake, just correct it"—he's already said that, so why can't she take the opportunity to be more proactive and confess something?

Zero: [Hmm?]

Xia Ruo was completely confused. What did she mean? She racked her brains, but couldn't think of anything she had missed.

Did you forget to say goodnight?

Forget it, whatever, I'll just say something nice to get by.

"I love you the most, baby~" She added a string of pink hearts after typing, showing her sincerity.

Zhou Siyan stared at the line of text and remained silent for three seconds.

So, all his words just now were wasted.

This girl didn't even consider that possibility, or rather—she never intended to consider it.

Okay, very good.

A slow smile crept onto his lips. Since you refuse to confess, I'll play along to the end.

Zero: [Baby, call me "husband" so I can hear it.]