Shen Zhirou didn’t think that Xu Jia was just babbling due to being drunk. Instead, she focused on the fact that this was the first time Xu Jia had ever asked her for help.

She had been wanting to repay Xu Jia for a long time but had never had the opportunity.

A year ago, Shen Zhirou moved into this apartment. Until six months ago, she and Xu Jia maintained a “cold” relationship as housemates, living in their own rooms without any interaction.

Six months ago, she encountered credit card fraud and couldn’t find a job, leaving her unable to pay rent for the second half of the year.

Just when she was about to move out, Xu Jia offered to pay the rent for her so she could stay.

To Xu Jia, having a roommate who didn’t intrude too much was pleasant. Getting a new tenant might not result in someone as compatible.

To Shen Zhirou, Xu Jia’s help at that time was like saving her from dire straits. Moreover, Xu Jia didn’t ask her to sign a promissory note, didn’t press her to repay, and didn’t charge interest.

Later, when Xu Jia noticed Shen Zhirou eating a pack of instant noodles in two meals, she started inviting her to eat together…

Shen Zhirou had always remembered this enormous favor.

Although she repaid the rent and food expenses to Xu Jia, she still felt indebted to her and had been waiting for a chance to repay her.

Now, the opportunity had come.

Shen Zhirou listened to Xu Jia ranting, “Yes, you’re so beautiful. It’s no wonder men are moved when they see you. Even I can’t help but look at you more. And since that girl has fallen for someone else and has no interest in my brother, even if you pretend to be his girlfriend, it won’t work. It’s better to steal that man from her and piss her off!”

“Yeah…” Shen Zhirou dragged her words, struggling internally.

Stealing someone else’s boyfriend felt wrong.

But cheating while in a relationship was also wrong…

“Can I do it?” Shen Zhirou looked at Xu Jia, thinking she had to help her friend.

“Why can’t you? With that face and body, who wouldn’t love you?”

“I mean, how do I steal someone? I’ve never done it before and don’t know if I can.” Shen Zhirou felt troubled, as she had never been in a relationship and had no experience pursuing men.

“Of course, you can! Just take the initiative. My brother’s girlfriend, though I haven’t seen her, from what my brother describes, she made the first move. She kissed him the first time they met and charmed him, a pure and innocent guy. My brother saw her cheating because she ran to hug the other guy, who then gave her his car keys. She must have seduced him.”

“I see. Who is the guy? I don’t know him, so how can I approach him?”

“I’ll ask my brother.” Xu Jia immediately ran to the sofa to get her phone and call her brother.

Seeing Xu Jia so motivated and determined to avenge her brother, Shen Zhirou braced herself and decided to go through with it.

While Xu Jia gathered information, Shen Zhirou googled “how to flirt with a man.”

It was all about physical contact…

Feeling overwhelmed, Shen Zhirou then noticed that Xu Jia, after much effort, only managed to get a little bit of useful information from her hesitant brother.

Xu Jia’s brother had followed them by taxi after seeing his girlfriend get into a car with another man and go to a hotel. He was devastated but didn’t dare to confront them, so he returned home with a broken heart.

All he remembered was the car’s license plate and that the man’s name was Lu Fanghuai, obtained from the hotel reception. No photos were taken.

So, they only had the car’s license plate and the man’s name.

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The next afternoon.

By coincidence, Shen Zhirou received a modeling gig near that hotel.

After the photo shoot, she decided to check out the hotel’s parking lot.

She just wanted to take a casual look, thinking that if she happened to see Xu Jia’s brother’s girlfriend and the man, she would know what they looked like and be more prepared.

Unexpectedly, she spotted the car!

She walked a bit closer to verify the license plate several times to ensure she wasn’t mistaken.

She quickly took out her phone to take a photo of the license plate to show Xu Jia later.

As she aimed her camera at the car, a man appeared in the frame.

The man sat in the car, his gaze piercing through the windshield, making Shen Zhirou feel guilty as if caught.

She silently put her phone down and, maintaining eye contact from a distance, steadied herself before walking over.

Zhou Jiayu watched as the woman approached, wondering what she wanted.

He had borrowed Lu Fanghuai’s car yesterday and was here to return it today.

He had just parked and was about to call Lu Fanghuai when he saw a woman trying to take a picture of him. Now she was walking toward him.

As Shen Zhirou walked closer, she knocked on the car window.

The window rolled down, but she didn’t look at him.

“Sorry, I accidentally dropped my phone, and it slid under the car. Could you help me get it?”

Shen Zhirou tucked her long hair behind her ear, smiling sweetly.

She squatted down, trying to reach under the car.

Zhou Jiayu leaned out the window to look at her. If he remembered correctly, she was the one trying to take a picture of him from afar.

Nevertheless, he opened the car door, ready to help.

He planned to check the distance to her phone under the car and move the car if it was too far in.

Just as he was about to squat down, she pressed her hand on his thigh.

Her fair hand was positioned ambiguously, not too high or low.

It was suggestive, but just enough to make one wonder if her hand would touch a sensitive area.

“Just support me; I almost have the phone,” Shen Zhirou said as she squatted beside the car, her gaze sweeping over his waist, her hand moving from his thigh to his dangling hand, hooking his fingers.

Zhou Jiayu looked at the hand nestled in his palm, more puzzled by what this woman was trying to do.

His attention was successfully diverted by her.

Although she had already retrieved her phone from under the car, he felt reluctant to let go of the hand she had placed in his.