It was late at night, and the Horse Ranch was utterly silent.
In the faint moonlight spilling across the lawn, a figure stood motionless.
Only when footsteps sounded behind her did Xu Shuangrong slowly turn around and smile at the newcomer.
"Jin Che, you really came."
Yu Jinche smiled without answering and waved his phone. On its screen was the message Xu Shuangrong had just sent him.
[Xu Shuangrong]: I know you were behind what happened this afternoon.
"Since you sent me that message, you obviously wanted me to come."
Xu Shuangrong chuckled, hardly surprised by Yu Jinche's extraordinary composure.
"I'm not planning to expose you. After all, it was only a harmless prank. There's no need to make it everyone's business."
"Oh."
Yu Jinche blinked innocently, refusing to take the bait. "Then I'll be going."
He turned to leave, prompting Xu Shuangrong to hurry forward two steps and stop him.
She knew he was unflappable, but she hadn't expected him to be this unflappable.
She was pressed for time and had no patience to keep sparring with him, so she skipped the scheming and psychological games and went straight to the point.
"After spending this much time with me, you must have realized that the side of me you normally see isn't who I really am."
"I'm an extremely ambitious person. I'll do whatever it takes to achieve my goals. Everything you see is only what I want you to see."
"In private, I'm a completely different person from the one you usually see."
Knowing Yu Jinche disliked boring, innocent sweethearts, she had been deliberately letting cracks show so he would discover her true nature.
But although he had clearly seen through her, he hadn't made a move. She really didn't want to wait any longer.
Today, she would