Shu Lulu came back with the alcohol, and Chu Ge's last dish was also placed on the table.

As for Shu Lulu wanting to drink a bit, Chu Ge didn't have any objections. After all, she's grown up, and just finished her college entrance exams. A little drink might indeed be a form of relaxation.

Students have it tough too; it's not easy for anyone.

However, Chu Ge never imagined that at this moment, Shu Lulu's interest wasn't in the alcohol at all.

As for where her "real interest" lay... well, it was obviously on Chu Ge.

Growing up, Shu Lulu never lacked boys around her, but due to changes at home, even though she seemed to joke around all the time, she was actually much more mature than girls her age. She never had any feelings for boys of her own age group.

Sitting across from Chu Ge, Shu Lulu popped open a can of beer with a "click" and filled the glass in front of Chu Ge.

While pouring the drink for Chu Ge, Shu Lulu glanced at him from the corner of her eye. When she found that Chu Ge was observing her thoughtfully, she felt a bit nervous, a bit proud, and a bit excited.

Looks like tonight might be interesting! I wonder what Uncle is thinking now?

In a way, Shu Lulu actually guessed right this time. Chu Ge indeed had some thoughts, but they differed somewhat from her eager guesses.

If Shu Lulu knew what Chu Ge was thinking, she'd be quite upset, because Chu Ge was thinking... This little girl looks so sneaky, seems like she has some bad intentions. Maybe... I should just kick her out?

As Chu Ge inadvertently thought about this, Shu Lulu had already returned to her seat, poured herself another drink, and raised her glass.

"Uncle, a toast to you!"

Chu Ge smiled and didn't raise his glass, asking, "It's our first time having a drink together. What's the reason for your first toast?"

"For the chance meeting with you, Uncle, in this vast sea of people," Shu Lulu said sincerely.

Seeing Shu Lulu's rare serious expression, Chu Ge felt a bit unaccustomed. In his impression, this little girl was even more unreliable than him.

Well... to be fair, his unreliability was half real, half fake. Shu Lulu's was almost purely her nature; she was just like that.

Actually, in some way, Shu Lulu's character isn't really unreliable. It's a kind of straightforwardness, but this straightforwardness often makes others a bit uncomfortable.

Smiling, he nodded and clinked glasses with Shu Lulu, drinking it all in one go.

After finishing the first drink with Chu Ge, Shu Lulu immediately filled both glasses again, then raised her glass once more.

"Uncle, another toast to you!"

Chu Ge smiled and asked, "What's the reason this time?"

Shu Lulu seriously said, "For the kindness you've shown me, Uncle. Without you, I wouldn't have even been able to take the college entrance exam. Without you, I would've already been... by our damned Dean of Students."

Before Shu Lulu could finish, Chu Ge shook his head and interrupted her, "If it's for that, then I'm not drinking. That's boring."

Shu Lulu didn't insist, smiled, and drank her glass of beer in one go. Regardless of whether Chu Ge found this reason sufficient, she thought that toasting Chu Ge for this reason was justified.

After drinking this glass, Shu Lulu wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and immediately refilled her glass.

"Uncle, another toast to you!"

Chu Ge touched his nose, "I say, Lulu, are you okay? No need to take a break?"

"Don't worry, Uncle. I'm fine. After this third glass, I'll take a break. This one is because the damn college entrance exam is finally over, and I can finally enjoy a great summer!"

Chu Ge raised his glass and clinked it with Shu Lulu's, "That's indeed worth celebrating. Come on, Uncle will drink with you."

The two of them drank their beers dry, and Shu Lulu immediately filled two more glasses of beer. However, she didn't raise her glass again and instead rubbed her stomach, saying, "Uncle, I'm going to dig in. Do you want me to serve you some rice?"

"No need, I'll drink for a bit first, and then I'll get some rice. You serve yours."

Shu Lulu agreed, picked up the bowl, squatted on the ground, and, with her back to Chu Ge, began to serve rice.

Once Shu Lulu finished serving the rice, she turned around and noticed that Chu Ge wasn't watching her as she had thought he would be. Instead, he was focused on eating the food, leaving her a bit disappointed, thinking she needs to step up her game.

Unfortunately, when she wanted to continue drinking with Chu Ge, he wouldn't let her drink anymore. It felt like she had gathered all this energy with nowhere to release it.

Initially, she planned to eat and drink with Chu Ge, extend the dinner a bit, and then use the excuse of drinking too much to stay at Chu Ge's place. However, Chu Ge put down his chopsticks a little after seven.

"Take your time eating, I'll call our boss to see if I can have the day off at home tomorrow. Once you're done eating, I'll show you something."

Saying this to Shu Lulu, Chu Ge dialed Qin Ruojing's number to ask about getting time off for Saturday and Sunday.

To his surprise, Qin Ruojing agreed very readily, saying that as long as he picked her up to and from work during the weekend, that would be fine.

Eating the rice grain by grain, Shu Lulu pondered how she could stay, feeling quite frustrated as she looked at Chu Ge, "Uncle, didn't you used to be able to take weekends off directly? Why do you have to ask now?"

"I'm not working in my old department anymore; now I'm our Chairman's driver."

"What? No way, Uncle, you're that impressive? I remember it hasn't been long since you got promoted from a small staff member to deputy director, and now you've been promoted again so soon?"

After previous events, Shu Lulu thought she wouldn't be surprised by anything Chu Ge said. Yet, at this moment, she was still taken aback by his words.

Even as someone who's just graduated high school, she knew that not just anyone could be a Chairman's driver; that requires a great deal of trust.

Chu Ge grinned, "Can't help it, Uncle's just that strong."

Shu Lulu blinked, "Uncle, your Chairman is a woman, right?"

Chu Ge made a sound of acknowledgment, and Shu Lulu showed a mischievous smile, a look of realization on her face, "Uncle, could it be that your Chairman has a crush on you? Or... have you been taken advantage of?"

Chu Ge laughed, looking at Shu Lulu, "Who taught you all this? Hurry up and eat, after you finish, I'll give you something, then send you home. If you're not done by 7:30, the plan to go shopping with you tomorrow is off."

"Uncle, why are you picking on me again, it's not my fault I eat slowly."

"You eat slowly? Oh, come on, didn't we eat together before?"

Having been called out by Chu Ge, Shu Lulu had no choice but to speed up her eating while changing the topic, "Uncle, what are you going to give me?"

"Signatures of Fa Ge, Xing Ye, and some celebrities, plus a few small gifts and souvenirs."

Hearing Chu Ge say this, Shu Lulu lit up, even if Chu Ge had proved more than once that he wasn't bluffing, this time it felt too unbelievable, impossible even.

In her view, "Fa Ge" and "Xing Ye" were too big of a deal, no matter how amazing Chu Ge was, he couldn't possibly have any interaction with them.

But after she finished eating and saw that Chu Ge did pull out some small gifts and signatures of "Fa Ge" and "Xing Ye" from his bag, she still didn't take it seriously.

After all, "Fa Ge," "Xing Ye" and the likes are not B-list celebrities like Zhou Zhigao; they're true international stars.

Although the news of "Fa Ge" and other big stars coming to Lidu City was already wildly circulated, Shu Lulu had been focusing all her attention on the college entrance exam lately and had returned home right after the exam, so she had no idea about this, assuming Chu Ge was just kidding around.

Chu Ge didn't explain; after Shu Lulu finished eating, he let her wash the dishes, then, after her repeated unsuccessful pleas, took her out of the house.

Just walking Shu Lulu to the bottom of her building made Chu Ge feel quite awkward. After setting up a meeting for 9 tomorrow, he didn't even go upstairs and just went back home.

Meanwhile, inside a villa located in the top wealthy district of Lidu City.

"Dad, I'm back. You wanted to see me?" Long Kun pushed open the study's door, finding his father, Long Tao, sitting in an armchair, looking quite sullen.

"Yes, find a few reliable hands, quick and clean, to deal with someone for me."

Hearing this, Long Kun was overjoyed and nodded eagerly, "No problem, just tell me to what extent you want them dealt with? Should he know why he's being dealt with?"

Despite being father and son, Long Kun and Long Tao usually didn't live together. Long Tao neither allowed him to meddle in company affairs nor did he discuss any matters with him.

This time, since Long Tao reached out to him proactively, it was enough to indicate that his standing in Long Tao's eyes had risen considerably, which was, of course, great news for him.

"Qin Ruojing's driver, break his legs, and tell him one thing, to keep his filthy mouth shut in the future."

Lighting a cigarette, Long Tao spoke with a steely calm, today Chu Ge's recording not only embarrassed that reporter but also his own role as the mastermind. He couldn't swallow this humiliation.

"Alright! I get it! Dad, anything else?" Long Kun readily agreed and asked respectfully. Seeing Long Tao wave him off, he turned and left the room.

Due to his string of recent bad luck, Long Kun didn't immediately order anyone to act but instead, first had someone investigate who Qin Ruojing's driver was.

Before long, Long Kun received a phone call.

"Young Master Long, we found out, but... but this person is a bit tricky to handle. Uh... if you want to go against him, it's best... it's best to think twice about it."

Hearing the apprehensive voice over the phone, Long Kun dismissively snorted, "Tricky? Just how tricky can a little driver be?"

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