Chu Ge turned his head, meeting Chu Shiyao's inquisitive gaze, and smiled casually, "I can eat anything, just make it the way you usually do."

"Should I cut it into pieces then? I prefer eating with skewers." Seeing that Chu Ge was on the phone, Chu Shiyao's expression paused for a moment, and after confirming his nonchalant demeanor, she nodded and returned to the kitchen.

Just as Chu Ge was about to speak into the receiver, Qin Ruojing's voice came through, "Who are you talking to?"

Hearing Qin Ruojing's somewhat questioning tone, Chu Ge laughed, "Oh, a beautiful woman I just met."

"You seem to be living the life, having a big meal and then going out to have fun. After eating and drinking your fill, is there something else planned?"

On the other end, Qin Ruojing didn't even notice the slight tinge of jealousy in her tone when she said this.

Chu Ge laughed heartily and said, "I wish I could, but I guess I don't have the chance. By the way, Chairwoman, calling me this late, do you have any instructions? Or are you considering the request I made earlier?"

Upon hearing the first part, Qin Ruojing inexplicably felt relieved, but as soon as Chu Ge said the second part, she immediately felt irritated and said in an annoyed manner, "Don't be cheeky with me. Xiaoying called just now, I told her you were out for work, so she might call you too. If she does, don't spill the beans."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure the task is completed. By the way, our previous agreement didn't include after-sales service, and now I'm helping you act all this out; shouldn't we discuss the fees again?"

"Why don't you just dive into a pile of cash? We'll talk about it later, alright, just like that."

Qin Ruojing hung up, and Chu Ge's ears were filled with the "beep beep beep" sound. At this moment, Chu Shiyao also came out of the kitchen with a plate full of fruit chunks.

Placing the plate on the coffee table in front of Chu Ge, Chu Shiyao nervously asked, "Brother Chu, I didn't hear your phone ring just now, did I cause any trouble?"

"No, it was a call from my boss."

Hearing this, Chu Shiyao let out a sigh of relief, stuck out her tongue, and laughed, "Good thing, good thing, I was worried that it was your girlfriend calling, that would've been bad of me."

Chu Ge smiled and shook his head, grabbed a toothpick, speared a piece of dragon fruit, put it into his mouth, and stood up after eating.

"Yaoyao, I've eaten some fruit, so I won't disturb your rest any longer, I'll be heading back now."

"Brother Chu, have some more, I specially cut so much."

"Really can't, I overate at dinner, next time then."

Seeing that Chu Ge was determined to leave, Chu Shiyao didn't insist, picked up a bag of dried fruits, and stuffed it into Chu Ge's hand, saying, "In that case, Brother Chu, take these dried fruits, you mustn't refuse, it's a little token from me."

This time Chu Ge didn't refuse, took the bag and started walking. Chu Shiyao saw him to the door and sincerely said, "Brother Chu, having a neighbor like you is so nice, I'll treat you to a meal sometime, you must show up."

"Alright, with a beauty like you inviting me, how could I refuse?"

Chu Ge agreed with a smile, left Room 112, and Chu Shiyao stood at the door watching him. She closed the door only after he went inside.

Just as he entered his room, the phone rang again, and sure enough, Qin Ruojing was right; after checking on her sister, Qin Ruoying called to check on Chu Ge.

Pretending to sound drunk, Chu Ge slurred, "Hey, Xiao... Xiaoying, you're not checking up on me again, are you?"

"Brother-in-law, did you drink too much? It doesn't seem right, why is it so quiet around you?"

"I'm... I'm in the restroom, ugh... not... not talking to you anymore, I... I gotta puke..."

After saying that, without waiting for Qin Ruoying to reply, Chu Ge hung up the phone, then turned it off, shook his head helplessly, and muttered to himself, "Ah, what's this all about? I don't even know how long this act has to go on."

In the morning, Chu Ge did some simple exercises after getting up, ate a bowl of noodles for breakfast, and went out.

Walking toward the bus stop, he saw Shu Lulu waiting for him from afar. The little girl was still in her cool outfit today, saw him coming, and waved at him.

When Chu Ge reached the stop, Shu Lulu chuckled and teased, "Uncle, how was the meal at Papas Hotel yesterday?"

Chu Ge shrugged and said, "The food was so-so, flashy but not substantial, not as tasty as what I make."

Seeing Chu Ge speak so casually, Shu Lulu couldn't help but laugh and punch him in the arm, "Uncle, I haven't seen anyone bluff so fresh and refined, naturally at that, it's as if you really went there last night."

Chu Ge just smiled noncommittally, lit a cigarette, and waited for the bus.

"By the way, uncle, you said yesterday you were going to meet Zhou Zhigao, right? Did you get an autograph from him?"

"No, I didn't like him, so after I was full, I shoved his face into the food."

"Uncle, I beg you to wake up from your dreams. If you could really shove Zhou Zhigao's head into food, I'd even be your mistress, haha... Oh no, I can't, my stomach hurts."

Seeing Chu Ge with such a serious look, Shu Lulu laughed even more exaggeratedly, clutching her stomach and almost bursting into laughter.

Because he knew Shu Lulu wouldn't believe it, Chu Ge told the truth, but he didn't expect Shu Lulu to say such outrageous things, which secretly made him sweat. This girl really dares to say anything.

Even after they got on the bus and off it, Shu Lulu still couldn't stop laughing, leaving Chu Ge speechless. Is it really that funny?

At the entrance of the third high school, as soon as Chu Ge parted ways with Shu Lulu, someone called out to him from behind. Turning around, he saw it was Feifei, who worked in the same office as him.

With a surprised yet teasing smile, Feifei glanced at Shu Lulu's back and quickly walked over to Chu Ge's side.

"Chu Ge, I didn't realize you're so smooth? Not even sparing high school girls? And I must say, that girl is really pretty, great figure too. She must be the school belle, right? She grows up a bit more, and she'll definitely be a national beauty!"

Chu Ge was speechless, "Feifei, your imagination is too wild, isn't it? I have nothing going on with her, we just happened to take the same bus."

Feifei clearly didn't believe him, laughing, "Come on, I saw it all. That girl was laughing so brightly, there are plenty of people going the same way, why didn't she laugh at anyone else? And after getting off the bus, why did she walk with you?"

Chu Ge was at a loss for words, feeling he needed to explain to Feifei, otherwise, with her inability to keep things to herself, who knows what kind of stories she'd make up. He didn't want to be seen as a perverted monster at the company, pointed at wherever he went.

After explaining how he met Shu Lulu, Feifei suddenly understood.

"Ah, that's what happened. I thought, at that age, girls should be into young rebellious boys and handsome guys, why would she be interested in someone like you?"

Though Chu Ge was speechless at being called a "macho uncle," he wisely chose not to say anything more.

"By the way, Chu Ge, what do you think of Xiaoran in our office? She's pretty, gentle, and works seriously, definitely the perfect model of a virtuous wife and good mother, and she's single too. Do you want to give it a try?"

"Uh… right, Feifei, I'm going to buy a pack of cigarettes, you head upstairs first, see you later."

Chu Ge really admired Feifei's spirit of gossip. It seemed like no matter what he said, she'd have plenty to respond with. He had no choice but to smile wryly and flee under the pretense of buying cigarettes.

Unbeknownst to him, in Feifei's imaginative mind, this action of his was interpreted as a kind of tacit agreement, embarrassed to directly admit it.

Escaping from Feifei, Chu Ge walked into a supermarket below the Tianjiao Group building. Just as he was about to pay for a pack of cigarettes, a delicate hand entered his view.

The hand was very fair, beautifully shaped, holding a pack of sanitary pads, obviously also there to pay.

Looking at this hand, Chu Ge thought it looked familiar somehow.

Glancing at the owner of the hand from the corner of his eye, he realized he was right to find it familiar; the person coming over to pay with the sanitary pads was actually Tong Yaqi.

Tong Yaqi obviously didn't expect to run into Chu Ge at the supermarket, especially while buying such female products, and she was slightly taken aback.

"Good morning, Director Tong," Chu Ge greeted very formally, just like a regular employee meeting the boss.

"Morning." Tong Yaqi nodded slightly, but a hint of reproach flashed in her eyes.

Before Chu Ge expressed his stance, she was quite anxious, but after Chu Ge assured her he wouldn't publicize their situation and indeed hadn't contacted her since, she found herself relieved but also feeling a sense of discrepancy.

It was precisely because of this sense of discrepancy, coupled with her frustrations and loneliness, that she called Chu Ge that night. However, Chu Ge's attitude made this discrepancy even stronger, even though she knew very well this was the best outcome, there was still a sense of discontent in her heart.

Especially after unexpectedly meeting Chu Ge again, his formal greeting made what was originally a faint sense of discrepancy suddenly much stronger.

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