" How can you be like that? I came to visit you to make sure you were okay. " Li Wei frowned in displeasure. He has never gone out of his way, late at night, to visit a woman to make sure she was okay and this woman dares kick him out?

" We don't have any relations.h.i.+p that makes us so close that you should visit me if I am sick. " Zhi Ruo rebuked, " Our engagement is cancelled, we are mere strangers now. "

Li Wei unhappily stared at the young girl because that was the only thing he could do: she was right, without the engagement, they were mere strangers.

" See? Now please leave. " Zhi Ruo answered, ready to close the door.

" I want to be your friend. " Li Wei boldly declared as he held the door.

" Friends.h.i.+p is not one-sided. " Zhi Ruo furrowed her brows.

" Zhi Ruo, why are you so against me? What did I do to you? " Li Wei didn't understand why she was always so detestable with him.

Zhi Ruo paused for a few seconds and thought back, ' Why do I hate him so much? Cause in the book he was an arrogant, abusive and stuck-up jerk that constantly tormented the female lead... '

Zhi Ruo looked at the man that was a bit hurt and sighed, ' But, indeed, he wasn't that bad to her except the time he tried to torment her with the engagement... '

And when she clearly thought about it, isn't kind of because she was being mean to him too...?

Zhi Ruo sulked, ' Does that mean I can't hate him for a truly valid reason? Zhi Chao was described as a rich heir always spoiling his sister that tried to take revenge for her and was viewed as annoying and dumb but was he really? And the big boss was viewed as an indifferent man that was completely overpowered but seeing that he was actually a man that likes hugs and was scared of thrillers, could she just think of them of characters in a book? '

Zhi Ruo sighed and looked up to Li Wei, " Fine, give me a reason why we should become friends. "

Li Wei's eyes slightly widened: he managed to almost gain her approval.

" Humm... " Li Wei started thinking.

w.a.n.g Yong calmly stood there next to Zhi Ruo and unhappily squeezed her hand, he didn't like the idea of her being approached by another man.

" 5...4...3 " Zhi Ruo started counting down.

' Why the h.e.l.l can't I think of a good trait?! ' Li Wei scolded himself in his heart.

" 2...1... "

" I- I...I am rich! " Li Wei answered the only thing he could think of.

w.a.n.g Yong and Zhi Ruo: "... " this dude is actually a dumba.s.s huh? ಠ_ಠ

" You think people want to be your friend just because you have money? That's a really sad way of living. No wonder you have no friends. " Zhi Ruo sneered.

" I - I couldn't think on a thing on the spot. " Li Wei coldly answered.

" Either way, it doesn't make me want to be friends with you, I am also rich, so what? " Zhi Ruo smiled.

" Let me try again. " Li Wei frowned.

" No. I have a business trip tomorrow, I don't have time for your nonsense. Good night. "Zhi Ruo had enough and closed the door on him.

" Ruoruo. " w.a.n.g Yong called out.

" Hmm? " Zhi Ruo replied as they walked back.

" He has friends...I am his friend. " w.a.n.g Yong calmly said as he looked at her.

Zhi Ruo stopped in her tracks and thought about it, ' d.a.m.n I forgot... '

" I'm sorry, did that hurt you? " Zhi Ruo apologized.

" No, it's fine. I think he was the one that was hurt. " w.a.n.g Yong smiled.

Seeing his smile, Zhi Ruo thought that the big boss really deserved the t.i.tle big boss, ' So two-faced... '

" Do you want to go see him? " Zhi Ruo questioned.

" No, it's fine. Let him think alone, I also think that if he thought that I was only friends with him because of his money, I would stop talking to him. " w.a.n.g Yong explained.

Zhi Ruo happily nodded.

...

The next day, Zhi Ruo left early for her business trip to the border of the city accompanied by w.a.n.g Yong.

Arrived at the meeting point, they got out of the car to wait. The fresh breeze that seemed a lot less polluted by the cars and industrial factors gently blew on Zhi Ruo's face, her soft brown hair freely flying.

Contrary to her usual business outfits, Zhi Ruo was wearing an elegant white sundress as the place they went to was very hot and the beach was near.

w.a.n.g Yong also wore more casual clothes with a pair of navy shorts and a white T-s.h.i.+rt. He was very handsome and attracted a lot of attention.

However, he wasn't that concerned by the stares as he was entranced by Zhi Ruo's carefree look.

' She looks really cute. ' w.a.n.g Yong softly smiled at the little fairy.

This spot was ideal for a tropical resort and fortunately, Zhi Ruo managed to s.n.a.t.c.h it. As this place wasn't that developed yet, it was not quite popular. Zhi Ruo took a deep breath and exhaled, ' This place is amazing! The old Zhi Ruo is so smart! '

Zhi Ruo, Lin Xia and w.a.n.g Yong were welcomed by the landowner. He was a middle-aged man that was divorced and had no successor. He felt very lonely despite the big piece of land he had so he decided to sell it and use the money to travel the world.

They visited a lot of different places throughout the day and after they had their fill at a family restaurant near the outskirts, they finally visited the beach.

The sun was high and warmed the sand under their feet.

Zhi Ruo happily walked on the beach, closely followed by w.a.n.g Yong.

Lin Xia and the landowner had decided to take a break as they couldn't support the hot weather.

Suddenly, something caught Zhi Ruo's eye on the beach. Projectors lights, cords, tripods and many other things were sprawled out on a section of the beach with a lot of people surrounding it.

" w.a.n.g Yong, let's go see. " Zhi Ruo pointed at the scene.

" Okay. " w.a.n.g Yong agreed and they approached the scene.

Turns out it was a photo shoot for a magazine and the girl that was getting her pictures taking was very good and pretty.

Unfortunately, Zhi Ruo couldn't clearly see as she was too small compared to the crowd.

w.a.n.g Yong chuckled at the sight of Zhi Ruo jumping around to check the scene and kindly asked, " Do you want me to lift you? "

Zhi Ruo blushed and rejected his offer, " No, it's fine. "

" You sure? Don't worry I am very strong. " w.a.n.g Yong smirked.

Zhi Ruo thought about it for a few seconds. She kind of wanted to know how a photoshoot at the beach was like so after long deliberation, Zhi Ruo nodded.

" At your service. " w.a.n.g Yong happily smiled and gently raised her, propping her up with his arms.

Zhi Ruo felt a bit embarra.s.sed but soon got used to it. She was finally able to look over.

She looked for a while and felt a strange feeling of familiarity and suddenly, it dawned on her.

' It's the female lead! Xiao Ling! '