Tian Ruyi entered the car and sat at the backseat with Si Guanlin as Xue Lihua went to the driver seat and rode the car out of the place.

After moving to the corner of the seat, she looked at Si Guanlin who was eyeing her in amusement.

"Relax. I'm not going to eat you." He chuckled.

Xue Lihua rolled her eyes when she heard his remark. She knew best that he would take back those words. He may not eat her physically but he was sure going to eat her emotionally.

"Thank you for saving me. I really am grateful," she said before giving him a small bow. "You can just drop me on the side. I can take a cab from here."

"Now, now, it will be rude for you if I do that, especially when you are my brother's girlfriend, right? Tell me your address."

Tian Ruyi pursed her lips. She knew that she shouldn't let her guard down despite the friendly features the man beside her had. After what she witnessed earlier, something smells fishy on him.

"I'll drop you at your place, okay? Don't worry."

"Thank you…" she said with a small smile before she finally told him the address of the apartment she was living in.

Hearing the address, Xue Lihua instantly changed course, heading to her place.

"We weren't able to properly introduce ourselves earlier, my name is Si Guanlin. As you already know, I am Si Hongqi's brother." He offered his hand to her for a handshake.

"My… My name is Tian Ruyi." She landed her eyes in his hand and was a bit hesitant to accept it at first but since she didn't want to offend him at all, she held his hand and gave it a small shake. She was going to draw her hand back when she felt him tighten his grip on her, refusing to let go.

"You recognized me so easily earlier," he said. Si Guanlin's smiling eyes were locked on her.

Si Hongqi once mentioned his brother to her but he never gave her the details at all. She only remembered his conversation with Lu Mengjie about a woman named Chen Yuyan who was supposed to be Si Guanlin's lover. She should have asked for more details from them. She should have asked Si Hongqi when she had the chance.

"Did my brother mention me?"

Was he testing her? If so, she didn't have a choice but to lie. She was not sure if she was still in danger after all. "Yes, he mentioned you to me."

"Oh? What did he tell you?" His smile grew wider as he finally released her hand.

Tian Ruyi inwardly sighed in relief when he let go of her hand. "That you two are very close with each other," she replied with a smile.

A strange glint appeared in the man's eyes but before Tian Ruyi could even recognize what it was, it disappeared. "Really now?"

"Yup. He showed me photos of you that's why I was able to recognize you," she continued, lying smoothly through her teeth.

Si Guanlin became quiet as if he had lost interest in her. He had easily seen through her lies especially when what she was saying were all lies. She was going to be useless if she wasn't dating his brother. He began to reach for something under his seat.

Tian Ruyi didn't want to spout more lies since she feared that she might end up saying something that would lead him to discover her deception so she decided to switch topics. "Well, I met Hongqi through one of my close friends, Mengmeng."

When Si Guanlin heard the name, he paused from taking out the dagger under his seat. He looked at her, blinking a few times in surprise. "You know Mengjie?"

"Yup, of course, I know her!" She grinned. "And guess what? I also know that she's Hongqi's first love."

He released the dagger as he finally straightened his back. Once again, she was able to gain his interest. He took back his thoughts about finding her useless for lying, she was going to be his most useful piece. She was still going to play the part of his queen. "Are you not jealous? My brother loved Mengjie for so long. Years."

"So? It's not like he still loves her." Although she knew inside that he still did. Well, at least this time, he was able to have some closure.

Si Guanlin ended up laughing so hard as if he had heard the funniest joke in his life.

The smile on Tian Ruyi's lips disappeared upon hearing him laugh that way. "What's funny?"

He continued to laugh out loud to the point where he was holding his stomach. A tear even formed on the side of his eyes.

Tian Ruyi crossed her arms and raised a brow as she watched him be convulsed with laughter.

"Ah, sorry, sorry," Si Guanlin said after finally calming down. He wiped the tears from the side of his eyes before he looked at her, a chuckle escaping from him. "Are you sure that's the case? Don't you think it's quite impossible for him to lose his deep feelings for her?"

He was correct. At least Tian Ruyi admitted it when it came to that fact but… what's with the sudden tightness of her chest? She was lying about her relationship, it's not like it was real at all. Besides, it's impossible for her to fall for that two-faced man when she just met him a few times.

Tian Ruyi lowered her head as she began to drown herself in deep thought. She wasn't able to notice how Si Guanlin moved close towards her, leaning forward to whisper in her ear. "He will never look at you."

Her eyes went dark, his words were daggers that stabbed in her heart. She clenched her fists tightly. She had no right to have such dark feelings when she was not even in a relationship. She finally snapped. "Lucky for me, I don't have to deal with such a complicated man. I'm sorry, Mr. Si, I lied to you about being your brother's girlfriend."

Despite hearing what she said, he wasn't surprised at all, instead, Si Guanlin internally smirked upon seeing how twisted her pretty face became. He pulled away and acted surprised. "What? You're not his girlfriend?"