Quick Transmigration: Will Even a Foolishly Popular Person Be Forced to Love Him?

So much so that Su Lin couldn't help but sneer:

"Really? Are you still thinking about someone?"

"I'm not trying to be mean, Zhizhi. It's normal to be nostalgic, but sometimes you really have to look forward..."

Yun Zhi: "..."

Yunzhi listened, wanting to speak but then stopped herself.

He could only take advantage of Su Lin's inattention to quickly grab someone's hand and shake it pleadingly.

—Linlin, you might not believe it, but although the person you call "Cricket" is nominally dead, his ghost is right here beside me, smiling at you.

In short, Brother Wangjing, ignorance is bliss.

Don't harm innocent people!

……

On the other side, Xu Ruo stared blankly at her phone.

Even the busiest person has a limit.

Not wanting to reply to messages and being unable to reply at all are two completely different concepts.

Xu Ruo has indeed been very busy lately. Although the resources Zhao Wangjing promised her are generous, she still needs to spend a lot of time processing them.

Zhao Wanghuai's underhanded tactics not only caused her a lot of trouble, but also lured her with shares in the Xu family that could help her turn her life around.

Xu Ruo simply didn't have the time.

But she did manage to steal moments of leisure amidst her busy schedule, spending her afternoons staring blankly at a certain chat box.

Next to the only pinned profile picture, the last message displayed was still from a few days ago.

If you click in to look, none of the recent dozen or so messages are in a white dialog box.

The striking green faded and faded, from worry and concern to just a dry greeting.

Like a mushroom that has lost its moisture, I dare not disturb her too much.

"...So stupid." Xu Ru muttered under her breath, but her voice was a little hoarse.

Xu Ruo had always known what kind of person Yun Zhi was.

Naive. Foolish. Easily fooled.

No one could have imagined that Yun Zhi, in this state, would be the person Zhao Wangjing longed for and would stop at nothing to obtain.

The first time I heard the name "Yun Zhi" was when the eldest son of the Zhao family was mentioned.

When Zhao Wangjing is mentioned, everyone seems to speak with a tone of regret.

The sickly, yet both fortunate and unfortunate heir of the Zhao family was diagnosed as not living to adulthood from a young age.

She was clearly no less gifted than her younger brother and far more talented than the average person, but no matter how hard she tried, her fate seemed to have been predetermined from the start.

They are a pitiful, pathetic, and yet worthy of a sigh.

Yun Zhi, on the other hand, was always just an accessory to Zhao Wangjing.

Everyone said she was really lucky. Despite being the daughter of a servant, she was favored by Zhao Wangjing and raised by his side since childhood, more pampered than a rich young lady.

Her love for him only grew stronger with each passing day.

If Zhao Wangjing hadn't been destined to die young, everyone would have suspected that he was raising Yunzhi as a child bride. The way he treated her didn't seem like he was doting on someone who wasn't in the public eye; it was more like he was treating his future wife.

Some people even made particularly malicious speculations:

Perhaps Zhao Wangjing was afraid of being lonely after death, so he found someone to be buried with him early on.

That way, you won't be lonely underground.

Only a very small number of people dare to make such claims, and they might only dare to say them secretly in private.

No one dared to provoke Zhao Wangjing. In fact, everyone treated Yun Zhi even better than Zhao Wangjing. Everyone had a smile on their face, and no one would be so foolish as to provoke her.

That's the allure of power.

So when Xu Ruo entered high school, the person she initially wanted to get close to was actually Zhao Wangjing.

She didn't take Yun Zhi seriously, but this fool thought she was a good person.

With just a few sweet words, Yun Zhi could be completely fooled, and becoming her friend was incredibly easy.

If he were a little greedy and wanted to get more from Yun Zhi, this fool might hesitate and agree, right?

Therefore, when she was taken to see Zhao Wangjing, Xu Ruo didn't know what her complex emotions were at that moment.

Are you happy?

Are you happy that your initial goal has finally been achieved?

Or is it... jealousy that he can be trusted so completely by that idiot?

Zhao Wangjing is different from the sickly and gentle image in the rumors, and also different from the gentle, perfect, and easy-going older brother described by Yun Zhi.

The young man had pale skin, gentle features, and even a perfectly timed smile on his lips.

Anyone who saw him would think that he was a gentle, sickly, and elegant young man with a very good temper.

He did look somewhat sickly, but when his gaze fell on Xu Ruo, the sharp edge in his demeanor began to pierce.

Although they are all members of the Celestial Dragons, there are still barriers between them.

Sometimes, even those Celestial Dragons of lesser status are just ordinary people in the presence of those of greater status.

Zhao Wangjing didn't rush to speak; his long, narrow, dark eyes assessed her as if evaluating some kind of merchandise.

Before Zhao Wangjing spoke, Xu Ruo didn't even dare to breathe.

For a moment, Xu Ruo felt a pang of regret.

How did she have the courage to treat the other person as someone she could approach and exploit?

The other person seemed to sense her fear, and the corners of their mouth finally turned up slightly.

The curves of her eyes are clearly upturned, but her eyes still feel cold.

"You're Zhizhi's new friend?"

This was the first thing Zhao Wangjing said to Xu Ruo.

After that, every word they spoke was related to Yunzhi.

— Zhao Wangjing is a pervert, and even now, Xu Ruo still thinks so.

She still remembers what Zhao Wangjing said back then.

"I don't object to Zhizhi associating with her friends, but Zhizhi is an innocent and kind-hearted child."

The young man wrote lightly:

"Since she considers you a friend, then for the day she considers you a friend, you should be her friend for that day."

"Hide all your thoughts and don't let her realize your true intentions. Listen to her, make her happy, don't make her sad, and be a good friend to her."

"You've been in the Xu family for so long, you're best at making people happy, aren't you?"

"Otherwise, your father wouldn't have been so prepared to choose a suitable marriage partner for you, even though he had more than a dozen illegitimate children and disliked your mother."

Seeing Xu Ruo's restrained expression, Zhao Wangjing smiled softly:

"That's it. You have to be patient," he said softly. "Even if you're angry or furious, you have to grit your teeth and bear it."

"Since you dare to pretend to be sincere when you get close to Zhizhi, then you should be prepared to pretend for the rest of your life."

"If one day you hurt her..."

Zhao Wangjing paused, his dark pupils fixed on Xu Ruo:

"...You don't want to know the consequences, do you?"

Xu Ruo nodded with difficulty.

After threatening him, Zhao Wangjing began to offer bribes.

The shares of the Xu family that Xu Ruo is receiving now are one of the rewards for her obedience.

In exchange—

"I need you to do one thing," Zhao Wangjing said.

Xu Ruo asked with difficulty, "...What?"

Zhao Wangjing sighed softly:

"Although Zhizhi is a good child who likes to share her daily life with her brother, there's nothing we can do about it; people are just greedy. It's normal to want to know more about things she might not tell her brother, right?"

"Normally, we could have just put a surveillance camera on her, but she gets angry as soon as I brought it up."

"Although Zhizhi looks cute when she throws a tantrum, what can we do if she doesn't like it? We'll just have to go through the trouble."

"so--"

"Everything that happened around Zhizhi, who she met, what she said..."

He paused, and that subtle, thick, controlling desire unique to those in power floated lightly from Zhao Wangjing's eyes.

"You need everything, tell me every single word."

Looking at Zhao Wangjing's gentle, smiling face, Xu Ruo felt a chill run from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.

"You should play your role as a friend well."

"After all, she belongs only to me."