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Two days later, Bai Yulin moved in with Ji Haishan in Secret Sanctuary. She somehow managed to make Li Rou halt her probing questions.

She had no choice but to lie to her best friend that she and Ji Haishan were in some sort of relationship(?).

This statement made Li Rou explode with full level of fiery molten lava. How could she not know about her model's status either she was single or not?

Yet after some consideration on her part, Li Rou didn't ask anything after that. She got it. She finally realized it.

The most obvious reason for Ji Haishan to appear inside Bai Yulin apartment was because of this very reason! He was secretly worried about her and wanted to take care of her when her period came!

They were definitely a couple!

And the fact that they danced together- how could Li Rou never noticed?? Ji Haishan didn't dance with just anybody!

Yes! They must be lovers!

So.. Li Rou decided to not ask any questions. She wanted to respect Bai Yulin's personal space. As her manager and best friend, Li Rou only wanted the best for Bai Yulin. And Ji Haishan seemed like a caring(?) man. Plus with that attractive face.. he was made out of gold, definitely. Perfect for a beautiful woman like Bai Yulin.

Li Rou asked for just one thing from Bai Yulin; to not publicize their relationship.

Bai Yulin didn't understand what Li Rou was asking about very seriously. Of course she wouldn't want to publicize their strange- out of the world, and complicated relationship!

What would she say??

She really didn't want to make headlines like this one; "Model Bai Yulin and tycoon Ji Haishan were exchanging bodies: beta testers of Game of Fate."

It sounded ridiculous!

So.. Bai Yulin readily agreed with Li Rou.

"When I told you to move here, you never agreed. Not even once. Now that you finally have a man, you jump in right away." Li Rou chided with narrow eyes. She pushed the luggage inside the house and turned to face Bai Yulin (Ji Haishan).

The real Bai Yulin who was inside Ji Haishan's body was standing not far away from them. Crying internally due to not being recognized.

Author: how could others recognize you damn it.

Li Rou suddenly acted very serious like a mother and said "Yulin, remember this, I won't ask you to hold yourself back. I know you also need some love in your life rather than watching those K-dramas and fangirling over their male leads."

Ji Haishan pursed his lips and avoided making snarky remarks like 'I'm not the one you should be telling that to.' or 'Please open your eyes and see it's not me.'

He mentally rolled his eyes and then saw Bai Yulin behind him, puffing her cheeks like a sad panda. He scowled at her, telling her to not make stupid expression with his face or else Li Rou would find it strange.

"What I want to say is that.. I'm happy for you. You finally have someone to get along with." Li Rou said and Bai Yulin raised her brow, not understanding. Even Ji Haishan was confused.

Someone to get along with..?

Was she talking about the two of them?

Why did it sound like Li Rou was about to hand Bai Yulin over for marriage??

Li Rou on the other hand, coughed twice to get rid of the awkwardness. She was a strict manager but before that, she was Bai Yulin's one and only best friend. She cared about her.

Li Rou knew almost everything about Bai Yulin. She knew her schedule and her private life. She knew Bai Yulin was a very kind person. She also knew that Bai Yulin was lonely- that was the reason why she invested herself into dramas and such. To get rid of her loneliness.

So.. when Li Rou realized that Bai Yulin and Ji Haishan were together, she planned to support them. She would make sure Bai Yulin didn't receive any backlash due to dating a famous bachelor. She would protect her best friend.

In this case, Li Rou was a very compassionate person.

"Okay.. I got it?" there was a momentary pause from his answer and Ji Haishan had to force a smile.

Bai Yulin who was standing behind them, didn't understand why Li Rou was acting very understanding. She thought the woman would go berserk and cut her neck off from her body. However, things seemed to turn out well.

"This condominium complex is the best among others. I've wanted you to move here all along, so this is good." Li Rou said before she bid goodbye.

Ji Haishan was left alone in the entranceway, making a complicated look over his face. And the poor Bai Yulin didn't get to wave goodbye but her friend was already gone.

Like seriously, why would Li Rou say goodbye to the infamous young master Ji?? She better got away as fast as possible from him.

Poor Bai Yulin who was stuck inside Ji Haishan's physical body.. suddenly she thought life was a bit unfair since nobody could ever recognize her again.

Author: now you know! *harrumph!*

The two of them walked towards the living room area and sat down on the sofa. Bai Yulin faced the indifferent face of herself and she was somewhat intrigued.

'I'm pretty sure I've never made that kind of expression before in my whole life..' she stared at the 'poker face' version of herself.

Ji Haishan cleared his throat and crossed his arms around his chest. He suddenly felt self-conscious because Bai Yulin was staring at him.

Why was she staring at him?

Got any issues??

But he later scolded himself hard. Why was he getting self-conscious just because of her stares? And it wasn't exactly her! It was his own face looking at him.

Ji Haishan belatedly realized that it might be due to being stared by his own familiar, 100% handsome face that he was suddenly feeling restless.

Yep.. that must be it, he convinced himself.