Tong Yaqi was very angry, but the consequences... were not serious at all.

Usually, when she called someone, they would answer quickly, afraid of offending her by being slow. But this Chu Ge? He actually hung up on her without a word?

Tong Yaqi really felt like smashing the phone on the ground, but after gritting her teeth hard, she dialed Chu Ge's number again.

This time the call wasn't hung up, but she was only greeted by the "beep beep" sound in her ear. No one answered for a long time, and just when the phone beeped over ten times and Tong Yaqi was about to lose patience, a teasing voice suddenly came through the receiver.

"Hello, beautiful? I couldn't take your call earlier, hope you didn't wait too long?"

Not in the mood for any small talk, Tong Yaqi went straight to the point, "I'm at Yixin Garden on the third floor of Shangya Pavilion, number eighteen on Huaguang Street. Can you come over?"

"Haha, just so happens I'm hungry right now, and a beauty invites me. As they say, food and sex are the essence of life. How could I refuse?"

"Alright, I'll wait for you."

Looking at the phone that had been hung up in a hurry, Chu Ge couldn't help but smile. Even though he couldn't see Tong Yaqi, he could easily imagine her expression right now, probably biting her lip in frustration yet feeling anxious.

After packing up his things quickly, Chu Ge left the company, got into a taxi, and headed to the restaurant where Tong Yaqi had made the reservation.

After more than ten minutes, Chu Ge got out of the car and walked into the restaurant, which had a very elegant interior and exterior.

However, Chu Ge didn't notice that as he entered, a man thin like a bamboo pole glanced in his direction, and his face immediately showed a look of ecstasy and malice.

Going up to the third floor, he pushed open the door to Yixin Garden and saw Tong Yaqi sitting on the sofa in the private room, looking lost and somewhat absent-minded.

Tong Yaqi pursed her lips and stood up. Although she wanted to appear calm, when she met Chu Ge's gaze, her expression immediately became very unnatural.

After Chu Ge entered the room, Tong Yaqi asked the waiter to start serving the dishes. A few minutes later, the waiter finished placing the dishes and casually closed the door.

The room only had Chu Ge and Tong Yaqi left in it.

"Director Tong, I never expected that a new employee like me would have the honor of having dinner with you. I bet even if I told someone about it, no one would believe it."

Hearing what Chu Ge said, Tong Yaqi's heart skipped a beat. She felt that Chu Ge was hinting something at her, giving her a warning. The underlying meaning was that his current status was low, and he had nothing to lose. Even if this issue between them became widely known, he wouldn't care.

In fact, ever since she decided to have a proper talk with Chu Ge, Tong Yaqi had envisioned many scenarios. Chu Ge's reaction was within her expectations, but guessing it was one thing, and resolving this problem properly was another.

Tong Yaqi originally thought Chu Ge's actions last night were premeditated, and since he didn't deny it this afternoon, she was not in the mood for idle talk now. She got straight to the point, "You don't need to use such words to insinuate. Just say it straight—what exactly do you want?"

Chu Ge smiled, "Director Tong, why so angry? Look at this table filled with delicious food, and I'm still hungry. Why don't we fill our stomachs first and then talk about other things?"

Tong Yaqi's eyes twitched with anger, but since she had something in Chu Ge's hands as leverage, she could only grit her teeth and nod, "Fine!"

Chu Ge didn't rush to sit down; instead, he first pulled out a chair for Tong Yaqi with a gesture of "please," and then sat down unhurriedly.

When Chu Ge first walked in, he seemed like a carefree wanderer. As he pulled out the chair for Tong Yaqi, he appeared to be a gentleman, polite and courteous. But as soon as he picked up the chopsticks, it was as if he turned into someone else entirely. His way of eating and drinking was so hearty; it was almost like he was a boisterous Mongolian warrior.

Although the food in this restaurant was indeed good, Tong Yaqi had no appetite. She just wished Chu Ge would finish quickly, so she could resolve the main issue. During Chu Ge's voracious feast, she only sipped a few mouthfuls of mineral water and didn't touch the dishes at all.

After thoroughly enjoying the meal, Chu Ge put down his chopsticks, leaned comfortably against the soft back of the chair, rubbed his stomach that would never get full, and let out a satisfied burp.

"Phew... Director Tong, you have to admit, this place you chose is really nice. I bet if the chef here practiced a bit more, they'd almost catch up to my level."

"Now, can we talk about what you're thinking?"

If it were another occasion or another person saying this, Tong Yaqi would definitely burst out laughing, but right now, she just wanted to address the issue between her and Chu Ge.

Lighting a post-meal cigarette, Chu Ge took a leisurely puff and finally smiled as he said, "I say, Director Tong, can't you just relax a bit? Has anyone told you that you look really good when you smile? Besides, isn't there a saying that a smile makes you look younger by ten years, right?"

"You!"

For Tong Yaqi, what Chu Ge said was exactly hitting her sore spot, utterly shameless.

"Alright, alright, I won't laugh, hmm, you're still pretty even when you're not smiling."

Chu Ge flicked his cigarette ash, and seeing that Tong Yaqi was on the verge of exploding, he finally said, "Director Tong, I actually know that for you to lower yourself to invite me to dinner is just to shut me up, so I won't publicize what happened between us last night, am I right?"

Tong Yaqi snorted, "Asking the obvious! Make your demands! But I must warn you first, you'd better not make exorbitant requests, your demands should not exceed my capacity, otherwise, I..."

Looking at Tong Yaqi gnashing her teeth, Chu Ge found it truly amusing from the bottom of his heart.

Chu Ge looked at Tong Yaqi with a teasing smile, slowly asking, "Otherwise, what are you going to do?"

"I... I... I'll..."

Tong Yaqi really didn't know what to do, struggled for a while but couldn't come up with anything, little did she know, Chu Ge was intentionally teasing her.

Between him and Tong Yaqi, there was just a fleeting romance, he hadn't intended anything really, he's actually afraid of being clung on to, however, this time, before he said anything, Tong Yaqi already acted as if she feared him like the plague, not only that, she even offered to give him benefits.

This was the first time in Chu Ge's life encountering such a situation.

Seeing that Chu Ge still didn't speak, only curving his mouth in interest looking at her, Tong Yaqi finally couldn't hold back, "Say it, how much money do you want?"

Chu Ge laughed out loud, shaking his head, "Money? Sorry, I'm not interested."

Such a reaction from Chu Ge immediately filled Tong Yaqi's heart with even deeper panic, in her view, if the problem could be solved with money, although she would feel a pinch, it would still be much better than other terms, but if he doesn't want money, then...

Furrowing her fine eyebrows tightly, suppressing the panic and anxiety inside, Tong Yaqi said word by word, "Then what exactly do you want?"

Gazing at that delicate face that's tough on the outside but soft on the inside, Chu Ge slowly stood up.

After Chu Ge left the chair, he wasn't in a hurry to speak, slowly letting a teasing smile spread on his face, raised the corners of his mouth, placed his hand on Tong Yaqi's chair, leaned over, letting their faces gradually get closer.

This posture of the two made Tong Yaqi feel indescribably uncomfortable, especially when she met Chu Ge's teasing eyes, that lewd smiling face, she just felt a strong sense of oppression filling her heart.

However, even so, she didn't make any moves, because doing so would only reduce the already tiny distance between her and Chu Ge to zero.

"Director Tong, are you really so eager to break ties with me?"

Tong Yaqi furrowed her brows, her tough exterior belied her inner feelings as she said harshly, "Cut the crap, don't you know what I'm thinking? Let me say it one last time, I just want to know, what conditions will make you keep this to yourself forever!"

Although Chu Ge was still a bit unsatisfied, he knew that teasing any more would be a bit too much, he chuckled, straightened up, and reopened the distance between him and Tong Yaqi, teasing, "Director Tong, actually my request, you've already fulfilled it."

With the space around her finally restored, Tong Yaqi's psychological pressure lessened a bit, but she still felt a sense of breathlessness, she felt like she was just rescued from drowning, gasping for air.

Immediately, Tong Yaqi heard Chu Ge's teasing voice, she couldn't help but freeze for a moment, even though she'd heard it clearly, she was still a bit incredulous.

"What... did you say?"

Knowing this was exactly how Tong Yaqi would react, Chu Ge shrugged his shoulders, smiling, "I said you don't need to worry about this anymore, you've already fulfilled my request."

Tong Yaqi stared blankly at Chu Ge, after a while tentatively asked, "What trick are you trying to pull?"

Chu Ge broke a sweat, crying and laughing said, "My dear Director Tong, I'm really not playing tricks on you, originally, I just wanted to have you treat me to a meal, but before I mentioned it, you already offered, this meal was quite enjoyable for me, thank you for your hospitality."

"This... is your request? You... you're serious? You're not tricking me?"

The happiness came too suddenly, Tong Yaqi was completely bewildered, her pretty face full of confusion, could it be? Is it real? Is this guy really so easy-going? Or did he never intend anything from the start?

Just as Chu Ge was about to nod, suddenly, someone pushed open the private room door without any warning.

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