She Says It's Just Friendship

Lin Tang never imagined she would fall for a playboy.

She decides to beat him to it and play the heartless flirt herself, leaving him nowhere to turn.

She won't make the first move, won't turn him down, and won't take responsibility.

After driving Lin Tang home, Lu Qibai returns to the bar, stays for a while, then gets ready to leave again.

His friend can't help commenting, "You've settled down. So henpecked, and you're leaving before ten?"

"We're not even together yet," he says with a smile. The cocktail gleams in the light, its colors reflected in his eyes. "She said we're just friends."

Lin Tang never thought she and Lu Qibai could belong to the same world.

She is a poor student who defied the odds to get into a top art academy in the real world, and a gifted painter admired by all in the art world. Proud, lonely, and antisocial, she has little in common with the ways of the world.

Lu Qibai, on the other hand, was born into a wealthy family and admitted to a top art academy without taking the entrance exam. Handsome and socially adept, he is loved by everyone who meets him and adored wherever he goes. By society's standards, he is the most dazzling star of all.

Yet somehow, they become friends.

Later, they become friends who can hug and kiss.

"They say dating you brings an endless supply of artistic inspiration. The winning work at last year's national competition was completed by your ex-girlfriend while she was dating you." Lin Tang keeps her composure. "I'm stuck in a creative rut. As my friend, you wouldn't refuse to help me out, would you?"

"I'd be delighted," Lu Qibai replies with a smile.

Pairing: genius artist x rich young master

Theme: The leads are soulmates who bring out the best in each other.