He was dressed all in a tailored maroon suit. She could feel the pressure rising from him. Si Hongqi had a more refined appearance than Yong Liwei's wild attractiveness. His unruly thick, wayward auburn hair made some women envious right away.

Nobody could believe their eyes when they saw the man who stepped out from the backseat of the car. They were all staring at the man in front of them with greedy delight.

"Is this for real?" Someone whispered to the person next before her.

"It's Si Hongqi!" One muttered.

Unlike Yong Liwei who preferred keeping a low profile, Si Hongqi's face was rather famous on Weibo. Despite being famous for having one of the most handsome faces in the country, he preferred to keep his life private just like Yong Liwei.

What was he doing here? Tian Ruyi's heart rate kicked up. She took in a sharp breath as their eyes met. Her eyes burned just by gazing at him. He was so sensually attractive.

"Ruyi." His stride was both graceful and powerful as he began approaching her. He grabbed her hand and brought it to his lips. His gaze was smoldering, intensely concentrated on her.

Si Hongqi's eyes solely reflected her, despite the fact that he was being watched by everyone else.

Goosebumps raced up her arm as she felt his lips brush against the back of her hand. Her pulse leaped. "W-wha.." She gulped as she tried to stop herself from stuttering. "What are you doing here?

His eyes shone with amusement. He didn't appear to mind the scorching stares he was getting from everyone around him. "You look beautiful tonight, Ruyi."

She caught her breath once again.

Every time they saw each other, his effect on her grew stronger. She never thought her name could sound so beautiful. He truly was bad for her heart.

He took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders. She was so distracted by the sensation of his hands, brushing on her neck when he gently pulled her hair out underneath the coat. She barely paid attention to the crowds around. It was as if she was pulled into his own world.historical

Everyone was stupefied by what they just saw. What kind of relationship did Tian Ruyi have with Si Hongqi? Everyone was intrigued!

"Xiao Ru, mind introducing Mr. Si to us?" One of the crew brazenly asked.

Finally, Si Hongqi tore his gaze away from the woman in front of him to look at the rest of the staff that was with her. He flashed them one of his charming, grateful smiles. "My name is Si Hongqi. Thank you for taking care of my Ruyi."

In an instant, squeals were heard from the women of the group. He was so romantic!

"Xiao Ru! You're so lucky! Your boyfriend is so sweet!"

"Yeah! Yeah! He's so handsome! You should have invited him earlier to our dinner party!"

All of their words flew in Tian Ruyi's ear and went out on the other side. She couldn't hear them at all. The only words that kept replaying in her mind were..

"My Ruyi."

"My Ruyi.."

"My Ruyi~"

Si Hongqi's sweet voice kept replaying in her mind and each time it did, her heart skipped a beat. Her face heated up.

Her brows were knitted together in a frown. My Ruyi? What the hell was 'My Ruyi'? Who's 'My Ruyi'?

Only Chu Huani's honey-like voice was able to snap Tian Ruyi out of her trance. "Hello, Mr. Si. My name's Chu Huani. I've been friends with Xiao Ruyi since high school."

The audacity of this bitch!

Tian Ruyi was looking at her in disbelief. How could she even be so shameless? Just how thick was Chu Huani's face?

"Is that so?" Si Hongqi eyed Tian Ruyi whose expression went darker as each second passed by.

"It's late, come Ruyi, I'll drop you home." He held her shoulder. He soon excused himself from others before he took Tian Ruyi away.

Stepping in the backseat of the car, silence filled the enclosed space. When he sat beside her, the edgy tension emanating from him was palpable to her.

"You can drop me on the side, my manager should be nearby," she started, breaking the silence between them.

"I have already informed your manager that I'll be picking you up so she won't be coming."

She snapped her head at him. A frown knit between the space of her brows. "You met her?"

"No, I didn't. Sean did."

"Hello, Ms. Tian," Sean greeted from the passenger seat.

Tian Ruyi was not able to notice him at first but.. now that she thought of it. Sean resembled the man that Si Hongqi kissed last night.

Her eyes slowly went wide in realization. She covered her mouth with her hand to keep herself from uttering something inappropriate.

Si Hongqi was confused when he saw her reaction towards Sean. "Have you already met each other?"

"No."

"Yes."

Sean stared at her in confusion.

She blinked.

"This is my first time meeting Ms. Tian, sir." Sean declared.

Si Hongqi turned his gaze back at the woman beside him.

Tian Ruyi pursed her lips as she averted her eyes from him. "Uh.." Should she tell them?

She felt like it would be overstepping their boundaries. Even if she felt a pang in her chest, she couldn't do anything about it. She should respect their choices. She didn't want to force Si Hongqi into loving her; that was impossible now.

Guess her first love was meant to turn out this way? Was this a sign from above that she should take the path of becoming an idol instead? This was probably a sign from the fate that she was someone who was meant to grow old alone. Not that she minded it though. She was fine staying single. It was just saddening that her first love turned out to be this way.

"Well?" Si Hongqi urged her to continue.

She finally heaved out a sigh. Her shoulders slumped.. "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me."