After being dumped by the diva, I was picked up by her arch-enemy.

The scene froze for a moment.

Four burly, tattooed men were still putting on a show on the ground.

The burly man leading the group clutched his stomach.

"Such domineering internal energy!"

"My dantian... my dantian has been shattered!"

As he shouted, he professionally rolled on the ground.

The burly man next to him, who was covering his face, was not to be outdone.

"My cheekbone is comminuted!"

"That girl has ruthless methods!"

Xu Zhiyou stiffly maintained the posture of pushing her left hand forward in a palm position.

A night breeze blew by.

Her high ponytail was disheveled in the wind.

She secretly rolled her eyes and stole a glance at Jiang Yichen standing behind her.

At this moment, Jiang Yichen's lips twitched uncontrollably.

The atrocious acting on the floor was simply unbearable to watch.

He looked at Xu Zhiyou, who was wearing a black bodysuit, and then at the robbers on the ground who seemed to have "I am an actor" written on their foreheads.

Okay, I understand everything now.

This is hardly a case of being robbed by highwaymen.

This is clearly a low-budget action film directed and starring this young lady herself.

When Xu Zhiyou saw Jiang Yichen's speechless expression that seemed to say "Do you think I'm stupid?", her heart skipped a beat.

Finished!

She realized she might have completely botched her performance.

Xu Zhiyou silently withdrew her hand, her fair cheeks visibly flushing red.

The blush spread quickly, even turning her small earlobes a lovely pink.

She lowered her head in embarrassment, her two index fingers nervously poking at each other in front of her, her toes drawing circles on the rough asphalt road.

The atmosphere was extremely awkward.

Even the four burly men rolling on the ground noticed something was wrong. Their cries grew softer and softer until they finally shut up and lay on the ground looking at each other.

"that……"

Xu Zhiyou mustered her courage and spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

She looked up, her large, watery eyes filled with unease and anxiety.

"I...I actually..."

"I just want to be your friend."

Jiang Yichen looked at the helpless girl in front of him.

This silly girl, she actually pulled off such an absurd show just to make a friend?

This thought process is truly unique.

but……

Looking at her pitiful appearance, as if she had done something wrong and was afraid of being scolded.

Jiang Yichen found it amusing.

They're actually quite cute.

He stepped forward and closed the distance between them.

Xu Zhiyou closed her eyes nervously, her long eyelashes trembling incessantly.

Jiang Yichen reached out and gently placed his large, warm palm on Xu Zhiyou's fluffy head.

I gently ruffled her hair.

"Weren't we already friends?"

Jiang Yichen spoke gently, with a hint of helpless smile.

Xu Zhiyou suddenly opened her eyes, her clear pupils reflecting Jiang Yichen's handsome face.

She could hardly believe her ears.

"Really?"

"We...are we friends already?"

She was so excited that she even took a small step forward and looked up at him.

Jiang Yichen nodded.

"Of course, we've known each other for so long, aren't we friends?"

"However," he pointed to the burly men on the ground who were still pretending to be dead, "next time you make friends, you can try a more normal way."

"These guys have worked hard putting in this for you late into the night, so settle their wages and let them go home."

Upon hearing this, the burly man with the tattooed arms who was leading the group felt as if he had been granted a pardon and immediately sprang to his feet.

His movements were so agile that they didn't seem like someone whose dantian had shattered.

He patted the dust off his bottom.

He bowed to Jiang Yichen.

"Thank you for your understanding, brother!"

"Brothers, let's retreat!"

The four burly men moved in perfect unison and disappeared into the night at the end of the alley in an instant.

Xu Zhiyou watched their retreating figures, her cheeks puffed out in anger. What an unreliable bunch!

She turned back to look at Jiang Yichen, then rubbed the corner of her clothes a little shyly.

"Then you should go back and rest. You must be very tired from recording today."

Jiang Yichen nodded.

Just as I reached the intersection, the ride-hailing car I had hailed arrived.

Xu Zhiyou stood at the entrance of the alley.

I watched the taillights of the ride-hailing car disappear from sight.

She turned around and skipped towards the Maybach parked not far away.

........

Ten minutes later, at the small villa in the western suburbs.

Jiang Yichen opened the door, but the living room was empty. Gu Ruanxing was nowhere to be seen.

He didn't think much of it and prepared to wash up and go to bed.

I unlocked my phone and found several unread messages popping up on WeChat.

Upon clicking, I found that they all came from the same contact person.

Xu Zhiyou.

In fact, the two had already added each other on WeChat.

Back in college, they exchanged contact information because of Lin Qinghe.

However, Xu Zhiyou has never taken the initiative to contact him on WeChat.

Yuzu: "Jiang Yichen, are you home yet?"

Yuzu: "I'm so sorry about what happened tonight."

Yuzu: "Um...you don't think I'm weird, do you?"

Yuzu: "I'm not usually like this."

Yuzu: "It's all Sister Yu's fault for coming up with this terrible idea."

Yuzu: "You're not angry, are you?"

Yuzu: "[Cat peeking out.jpg]"

Yuzu: "[Cat rolling around.jpg]"

Yuzu: "[Pokes finger in frustration.jpg]"

The screen is filled with emojis and text.

You could feel the anxiety of the person sending the message even through the screen.

Jiang Yichen: "Just got home."

Jiang Yichen: "Why are you sending so many messages all of a sudden?"

The message has just been sent.

The note at the top immediately changed to "The other party is typing...".

The other party replied almost instantly.

Yuzu: "Ah!"

Yuzu: "You replied to me!"

Yuzu: "That's how I usually chat with my friends."

Yuzu: "Is it not allowed?"

Immediately afterwards, another message popped up.

Yuzu: "[Poor thing.jpg]"

Jiang Yichen looked at the cartoon puppy emoji with teary eyes and shook his head helplessly.

Jiang Yichen: "Okay, sure."

Jiang Yichen: "Whatever makes you happy."

After sending this message.

He tossed his phone on the coffee table, got up, and headed to the bathroom to take a shower.

.......

the other side.

A spacious penthouse with river views in Shanghai.

Xu Zhiyou, wearing a pink silk camisole nightgown, plopped down on the large, soft bed with a "thud".

She held her phone in both hands, staring at the message "Whatever makes you happy" on the screen.

A blush instantly spread across her fair cheeks.

Even her fair neck turned pink.

"yeah!"

She shouted excitedly.

I can finally be friends with Jiang Yichen!

Although she had Jiang Yichen's contact information in the past, she couldn't find a suitable way to start a conversation with him, and she was also afraid of bothering him and making him feel disgusted, so she never chatted with him.

Now we can say that we've successfully broken the ice!

She excitedly picked up the huge plush bear next to her and rolled around wildly on the bed.

Two long, slender, fair legs kicked happily in mid-air.

She buried her face in the teddy bear's belly.

My mood was extremely pleasant.

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, Xu Zhiyou sat up abruptly.

I picked up my phone and started typing quickly.

Yuzu: "Goodnight, goodnight!"

Yuzu: "Sweet dreams!"

After sending.

She held her phone tightly against her chest.

On the bedside table.

A warm orange table lamp cast a soft glow.

It illuminated the sweet smile on the girl's lips that she couldn't suppress no matter what she did.