Aren't we friends? Why are you rushing at me?

A new day begins. Lin Shi, with a relaxed pace, clocks in just before the company closes for the latest opening time, presses his fingerprint, and completes the check-in. He then leisurely walks into the office.

This morning, Liu Ruyan suddenly sent him a text message. The gist of it was:

"Yesterday's bonding session went very well, and I'm very satisfied."

"But I have a lot of things to do at the company today, so I won't be going out to build rapport. You can rest."

Lin Shi was overjoyed when he received it.

This means the engagement is not over yet, and he is still in the process of being entrusted by Liu Ruyan to "pretend to be her boyfriend".

Therefore, I am currently unable to accept any other requests.

But now the client has given themselves a break.

It means that today belongs entirely to me, and I can relax and do whatever I want.

Lin Shi hummed a little tune as he entered the office and glanced around briefly.

Ye Cheng was sitting in her seat, fiddling with her old-fashioned mobile phone. Her smartphone was tossed aside.

His subordinates, as always, were working diligently, their keyboards clattering loudly.

Without intending to disturb his subordinates, Lin Shi quietly walked up to Ye Cheng.

Normally, Ye Cheng should have spotted Lin Shi long ago and happily called out "Brother Lin".

There was no response at the moment; the person kept pressing the phone buttons, seemingly sending a message.

Lin Shi had no interest in prying into people's privacy, and softly mimicked the voice of a ghost:

"Ye Cheng~~~ What are you doing~~~"

"what!"

Ye Cheng suddenly screamed, then quickly covered the old-fashioned phone and turned to look at Lin Shi behind her:

"Brother Lin, you scared me to death!"

Lin Shi laughed and didn't ask Ye Cheng what she had just been doing. He planned to return to his seat and begin his own gaming life.

"Ta-da!"

An employee suddenly knocked on the door and peeked in:

"President Lin, President Shen has arrived."

Before Lin Shi could speak, the door was suddenly flung open completely.

Shen Zhixiao walked in wearing a rather heavy coat, with an earphone in his left ear.

"President Shen!"

Lin Shi and his subordinates stood up and greeted him at the same time.

Ye Cheng looked at the two of them and also stood up to greet them.

Shen Zhixiao nodded slightly, a friendly smile on his face.

Looking at Lin Shi and his two subordinates, a chill suddenly ran through him, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Without much thought, the subordinate rushed to Shen Zhixiao's side, waiting for her to take off her coat and hand it to him.

Shen Zhixiao smiled gently:

"No need, I can do it myself. You can go back now, subordinate."

After saying that, he took off his coat and put it on the coat hanger.

The subordinate stared wide-eyed at Shen Zhixiao's actions and looked at Lin Shi.

It's as if it's saying, "What happened?"

The world of immortals and heroes is starting to see possession?

Lin Shi was also surprised, completely unaware of the situation.

Both of their minds went blank for a moment.

Shen Zhixiao, however, was completely oblivious to her own limitations and continued to listen to the information in her earpiece, playing the role of the "girl next door."

This is the preliminary conclusion reached by the psychological experts she assembled after two sleepless nights:

"Lin Shih may prefer the image of a girl next door and secretly yearn to be cared for and warmed by others."

After reaching the conclusion, Shen Zhixiao immediately came here.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Zhixiao turned around to look at the two shocked people, still in the middle of the last sentence he had said.

"No, it's nothing."

Lin Shi was the first to react, and replied somewhat shakily.

"Uh-huh!"

Shen Zhixiao nodded.

Then he walked over to Lin Shi and gestured for him to sit down, completely ignoring his subordinate who was still standing in the center of the office.

Seeing Shen Zhixiao's awkward expression, Lin Shi slowly sat down.

Then Shen Zhixiao quietly moved closer to him and said:

"How have you been lately? Anything bothering you? If so... you can tell me about it."

"How's your appetite? Have you been eating well lately?"

Logically speaking, if a girl gets close to you and shows concern for you, even if you don't necessarily like her, you definitely wouldn't dislike her.

However, this logic doesn't quite hold true when applied to Shen Zhixiao.

after all:

A powerful and decisive female CEO who wields immense influence in Jinghai. In just a few months, she has killed or buried her uncles and other relatives, and sent the lesser ones to prison, one of whom received a life sentence.

Suddenly one day, she comes to your side like a little bird, asking you how you've been lately, if you're hungry, and if you've been eating well.

Your reaction was:

A: This CEO has fallen for me, so his personality has changed drastically and he's become very attentive to me.

B: This CEO has been possessed, so his personality has changed drastically and he cares about me.

C: This CEO wants to bury me alive, so he asked me what I wanted to eat for my last meal before I was executed.

Lin Shi looked at the three options and the system's favorability rating, his mind in a state of confusion.

I feel like neither option is quite right.

Putting everything else aside, it simply doesn't make sense for someone's personality to change drastically overnight just because they like another person.

Possession became the most reasonable option.

Yes, that makes sense!

The system's favorability rating is definitely tied to the soul. Shen Zhixiao was possessed, but the previous favorability rating did not disappear.

The person who possessed my body knew from my memories that they might have the strength to "establish a foundation," so they came to observe me and try to please me.

Or perhaps there's a "male lead" named Ye Cheng in front of her.

A demoness possesses the male protagonist's best friend's boss and kills him in front of the protagonist, thus initiating the main storyline.

Yes, that makes sense!

It's too late!

As Lin Shi thought to himself, his body unconsciously moved away from Shen Zhixiao, his eyes looking at Ye Cheng, hoping he would see his plea for help.

Shen Zhixiao froze as he watched Lin Shi's actions, a surge of anger rising within him.

What kind of expert is this? Are you kidding me?

I did what you said, but people are still drifting further and further apart!

You'd better give me an explanation later, or I'll definitely have a serious talk with you.

Ye Cheng saw Lin Shi's plea for help and nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.

She braced herself for the attack, ready to strike at the first sign of any suspicious behavior from Shen Zhixiao.

A heroine has to come to the rescue!

By a series of coincidences, all three people's bodies froze at the same time.

Everyone is waiting to see if the other person will make any new moves.

Lin Shi waited for Ye Cheng to save his life, Ye Cheng waited for Shen Zhixiao to make a move, and Shen Zhixiao waited for Lin Shi to give him some kind of response.

The atmosphere was disrupted by a knock on the door.