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

Liu Yinan looked at her.

His gaze slid from her reddened eyes to her slightly trembling fingertips, and his voice was indifferent: "It's nothing."

He paused, his gaze falling on the business card clutched in her hand, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Stay away from that company in the future. It's a shell company masquerading as a media company, specifically targeting female college students. It's been exposed online."

Lin Wanzhi tilted her head: "How do you know all this?"

"I've met some partners while working on projects, and I've heard about them." His tone remained indifferent.

Xia Ruo stood to the side, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two people, and she unconsciously swallowed.

Oh no, the second male lead is here to protect the female lead, what should she do?

Zhou Siyan was still confused. If she offended Liu Yinan again, her book would be finished.

What if this future tech tycoon finds out one day that he used the female lead's photo to scam money, and then remembers how he called him brainless...?

Run. You have to run. Run now. Run immediately.

"Um..." Xia Ruo cleared her throat and pointed in the direction of the dormitory building.

"I'm going back to pack my luggage now, Wanwan, take your time."

My things are a complete mess, clothes are piled up like a mountain. You guys chat, you have a good chat, don't worry about me.

After she finished speaking, she took two steps back, her steps small and hurried, like a cat that had just seen a cucumber.

"Hey? Ruoruo, aren't you waiting for me?" Lin Wanzhi was anxious and reached out to pull her.

"I can't wait any longer! My things are a complete mess, you know that!"

Xia Ruo waved her hands repeatedly, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Liu Yinan was staring at her with a strange look.

OMG, second male lead, please ignore me! I'm just a random passerby, just pretend I don't exist!

Liu Yinan was puzzled.

Why does she always look like she's seen a ghost whenever I see her?

Last time downstairs at the dormitory, she backed away before he could finish speaking;

This time it was even worse; they just ran away. Do they think they look that scary?

Or does it have the word "plague god" written all over its face?

He subconsciously touched his face.

Lin Wanzhi watched Xia Ruojue's departing figure, then turned to Liu Yinan and gave him an awkward smile:

"She...she's been quite busy and under a lot of pressure lately. Please don't mind."

Liu Yinan snapped out of his daze. "I heard you two went to intern at a tech company. Why? Aren't you studying dance?"

"Hmm..." Lin Wanzhi tilted her head.

"Because Ruoruo wants to try more things, I'm willing to do anything, so I'll go and give it a try."

"She wants to go?" Liu Yinan's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Yes, is there a problem?" Lin Wanzhi blinked.

"It's nothing." Liu Yinan lowered his eyes and kicked a small pebble at his feet.

"I just find it strange. Because I heard from a friend that Xia Ruo is very lazy and doesn't like to study."

Lin Wanzhi's face darkened slightly; she was displeased.

"Ruoruo just hasn't encountered anything she likes, so she can't muster any interest in anything."

Last week, the company asked Ruoruo to create a project proposal, and she did a better job than many of the company's veterans who have been with the company for over ten years.

Liu Yinan did not refute.

His gaze fell on Lin Wanzhi's face, and he slowly spoke:

"But don't you think she's changed a lot?"

Lin Wanzhi opened her mouth, about to say something, but suddenly stopped.

Has it become a lot?

She recalled the recent period—Ruoruo had started tidying up the table herself, stopped asking her to hire a cleaning lady, would buy her breakfast on her own initiative, and would comfort herself and encourage herself to improve.

besides......

Ruoruo hasn't asked herself for pocket money for a very long time.

Ruoruo used to ask her for it several times a month, but recently...

It seems like it's been two weeks since the last money transfer.

Her brows furrowed slightly.

Seeing her conflicted expression, Liu Yinan frowned slightly; there was indeed a problem.

After a few seconds, Lin Wanzhi raised her head, the hesitation on her face gone:

"You're overthinking it, Liu. I spend every day with Ruoruo, and she's not acting strangely. Maybe too many things have happened recently; people can change."

She paused, then her tone became more serious, "Please don't say things like that again."

Liu Yinan opened his mouth, as if to say something.

"It's getting late, Liu, I need to head back to my dorm now." Lin Wanzhi interrupted him, a slight smile playing on her lips, but it wasn't as genuine as before. "Goodbye."

She turned around and walked quickly towards the dormitory building.

Liu Yinan stood still, his eyes darkening.

You just don't want to admit that she's changed.

-

Lin Wanzhi walked back absentmindedly.

The shadows of the sycamore leaves slid past her, one by one.

Actually, this wasn't the first time she had heard Liu Yinan's words, and she wasn't stupid—how could she not notice when her closest person's life had changed?

She just didn't want to think about it.

She could sense that Ruoruo was treating her better now than before.

That kind of kindness wasn't just sweet talk, nor was it the occasional indulgence and perfunctory treatment of the past. It was a deep-seated, cautious concern that came from the bottom of one's being, a fear of her being wronged.

If Ruoruo in the past was still somewhat insincere, causing her to have a slight apprehension at certain times.

Now, she can completely entrust her back to her.

So no matter what the reason was for Xia Ruo's change, as long as she could stay by her side and be well, that was enough for her.

Thinking of this, the struggle on Lin Wanzhi's face vanished, and her steps became lighter; she almost ran into the dormitory building.

"Ruo Ruo, I missed you so much!" As soon as she entered the dormitory, Lin Wanzhi rushed over and hugged Xia Ruo tightly. Before Xia Ruo could react, she leaned over and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

Xia Ruo was startled by the kiss and quickly pushed Lin Wanzhi's face away, looking disgusted.

"What are you doing! We just separated ten minutes ago, okay?"

"Ruo Ruo, you despise me!" Lin Wanzhi pouted, pretending to cry as she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, her acting was extremely exaggerated.

The next second she raised her chin, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

"But I forgive you! Because I was the first person to kiss you on the cheek, hehe, so happy~"

Xia Ruo blinked as she looked at her smug expression, her face slowly turning red.

I silently thought to myself: Actually, you are the second one.

-

At seven o'clock, several bodyguards in black uniforms arrived at the dormitory entrance and quickly took their luggage off the building and loaded it into the truck following behind the black Cullinan.

"Secretary Xia, Secretary Lin, please get in the car." The driver stood beside the car.

Lin Wanzhi originally wanted to open the back door, but the driver opened the passenger door first:

"Secretary Lin, please."

"Oh, thank you." Lin Wanzhi obediently sat down.

The driver then went around to the other side, opened the back door, and bent down slightly:

"Secretary Xia, please sit in the back row."

Xia Ruo frowned – why did she have to make them sit separately?

But she didn't think much of it and bent down to get into the car.

Then she froze completely.

In the back seat by the window, Zhou Siyan was leaning back with his long legs crossed, one hand resting on the armrest, his fingertips tapping lightly.

The car was lit only by blue ambient lighting, the dim light spreading from the feet and the center console, casting half of his face in cool shadows, while the other half was outlined with sharp and cold features.

"Mr. Huo... Mr. Huo? What brings you here?" Xia Ruo's voice changed.