A Creep Inside

' I am pretty sure that I am doing well in becoming the old Zhi Ruo... ' Zhi Ruo praised herself in her mind as she thought about what happened these few days.

' But at the same time, I don't really want to be a company's president...so much work and pressure...Working like crazy just to win more money... Maybe I should just return to hacking stuff and let someone else take care of the company... sigh...' Zhi Ruo sulked at the thought of working like a dog every day.

' I am only 25... Does that mean I need to work till I am at least 35...?! '

" Miss, we have arrived. " the driver politely said, cutting off Zhi Ruo's inward monologue.

" Hmm, thank you. Come back in two hours. " Zhi Ruo ordered as she got off the car.

" Yes. "

Zhi Ruo combed through her memories about Jiang Boxi, her childhood friend, and prepared herself to interact with him.

She prayed in her mind that she would act well.

Arrived at the restaurant, she was instantly directed to a private room where she saw her friend.

Jiang Boxi was a lawyer working under his grandfather's private office and was extremely successful.

Even though he was a bit playful, he excelled at his job and was filthy rich.

Their parents have been close since childhood and they naturally got along.

Back to the present.

" What do you want to eat? " Zhi Ruo asked as she looked at the smiling man in front of her.

" Whatever you want to eat Ruoruo! " Jiang Boxi smiled.

" You are creeping me out, stop it. " Zhi Ruo spoke from the heart as she felt awkward under his intense stare.

" Ruoruo...How could you be so mean to me? " Jiang Boxi laughed as he took the menu out of her hands and ordered a few dishes.

" So? Do you need anything? " Zhi Ruo cooly pointed out his ulterior motive.

" Huh? How did you know? " Jiang Boxi was slightly surprised.

" Because you get creepier when you need something and try to play nice. " Zhi Ruo smirked.

" As expected of my childhood sweetheart! " Jiang Boxi's eyes turned into crescents.

" What did you say? " Zhi Ruo suddenly turned cold, the temperature in the room dropping.

" Haha...nothing..." Jiang Boxi slightly sulked in front of his cold childhood friend.

' Not cute at all! ' he complained in his mind.

After the food arrived, Jiang Boxi finally approached the subject.

" Basically, I need you to take care of someone. " he got straight to the point.

" He is a close friend of mine and he works in the military. Unfortunately, he got heavily injured during his job which is the result of someone plotting against him. " Jiang Boxi quickly resumed the situation.

" What about his family members? Can't they take care of him? " Zhi Ruo calmly sipped her water.

" He has a complicated family situation but basically they are all against him and it will not be wise to put him in their charges. He does have a grandpa but he is out of the country and won't come back so soon. "

" And you can't take care of him? "

" My friend and I will be investigating the truth behind the scheme and will be on the move. We can't take the risk of putting him in the hospital with guards. Moreover, you already have guards at your home so it won't be that suspicious. "

' He just keeps on spouting random reason... '

" What am I suppose to say to my parents then? " Zhi Ruo looked at him.

" Don't worry, I already convinced them this morning! You don't need to worry, he even has a personal nurse and bodyguard! I just want him to be in security with someone I can trust. " Jiang Boxi smiled convincingly.

" ...I'll think about it. But in the future, don't take liberties talking to my parents before me if it's concerning my opinion. " Zhi Ruo coldly smiled.

" Yes, ma'am! " Jiang Boxi smiled.

" Ok, let's eat. " Zhi Ruo picked up her chopsticks and dived right in.

Yet in her mind, she was thinking if there was a certain event in the book like this. However, no matter how hard she searched in her memory she couldn't find any clue.

" What is his name? " she suddenly asked him.

" You are going to take care of him?! " Jiang Boxi excitedly lifted his head.

" Tell me his name first then I'll answer you. "

" He's called Wang Yong. The 'wang' of king and the 'yong' of courageous. "

" What did you say his name was? " Zhi Ruo confusedly asked.

" Wang Yong. What? Do you know him? " Jiang Boxi looked at her weirdly.

Zhi Ruo stopped moving for a second and a flashback appeared in her mind.

The hidden overpowered boss!!! The male lead's childhood lover!!!

...

Wait that's not right...

The male lead's childhood friend, not lover!

As she thought about this, Zhi Ruo had the sudden urge to laugh.

One of the reasons Zhi Ruo still continued to read this web novel despite feeling frustrated and emotionally abused was for this rational side character. However, Wang Yong wasn't a second male lead nor was he the villain and he even rarely appeared in the novel. Yet, he was one of the readers' favourite characters.

Why?

Firstly, his personality was very good. He used to be a great friend of the male lead in high school till they went separate ways when Wang Yong went to the military.

They lost contact for a couple of years until Wang Yong came back to take care of his sick grandpa.

They reconnected and Wang Yong became a character that Li Wei would always go see when he had a problem because Wang Yong was an overpowered hidden boss. He had a high intellect, lots of money and a lot of training skills.

He was one of those low-key side characters that were actually badass. He had a fairly good-looking appearance and the most important trait was that he would always talk some sense into the stupid male lead. Probably one of the only characters that had common sense in the novel.

The author was once asked in a Q & A: " Why was Wang Yong not a main character nor the second male lead? "

And the author simply answered: " The design of his character made him like this, I didn't know how t balance such a character without making it like a cliche so I kept him like that. He is a too great opponent for our male lead and he is too cool to fall in love with the female lead. So I made him a hidden boss to help out our male lead! "

As for the tag lover that Wang Yong got, it was because Li Wei would always come to Wang Yong after he had a misunderstanding with the female lead, making Wang Yong feel like the mistress that recomforts the poor little male lead in the book.

" Sigh...Wang Yong...he can't be perfect, I am sure he is a freaking creep inside. " Zhi Ruo gulped down as she thought about this unrealistic character.