As the door was pushed open, six young men in their twenties, all dressed neatly, appeared at the entrance.

"Second Brother, sorry, sorry, we're late. Please don't mind us!"

As the door opened, the head of the group, a tall and robust young man with a crew cut, greeted Chu Ge warmly, as if meeting an old friend from years past. The others behind him also loudly called out "Second Brother."

Tong Yaqi was waiting for Chu Ge's reply, but seeing people come in suddenly, she frowned delicately and looked at Chu Ge in surprise, "Who are they?"

Looking at these six young men, Chu Ge curled his lip without answering Tong Yaqi's question, instead standing up from his chair and moving to protect Tong Yaqi behind him.

Taking a puff of his cigarette, Chu Ge casually tossed the cigarette butt to the ground and crushed it with his foot. He laughed mockingly, "Yo, isn't this Xiao Ba? Haven't seen you in a few days, why have you gotten uglier again? Oh right, have you cured your syphilis?"

Hearing Chu Ge say this, the crew cut's face twitched twice, a trace of malice flashed in his eyes. For Chu Ge's reaction, he felt both angry and delighted, fearing Chu Ge would shout to bring over the service staff at the door.

Fortunately, until all six of them entered the private room, Chu Ge made no excessive reactions, just smilingly watching them, as if completely unaware of the impending disaster.

With a "click," the last person walking in locked the door, and at the same time, the crew cut turned on the LCD TV on the wall, turning the volume to maximum.

"Who are you? What exactly do you want?" Seeing the six of them act so strangely, Tong Yaqi furrowed her brow even more tightly, loudly questioning as she wanted to leave the private room.

Just as Tong Yaqi stood up, Chu Ge turned to the crew cut, "I say, if you're here for me, how about letting her go? Our men's matters have nothing to do with this woman."

"Hahaha! Kid, desperate times and you still want to play hero in front of a woman? You truly are a hopeless romantic, aren't you? But...do you think I would agree?"

The crew cut looked at Chu Ge with the gaze one might give an idiot, squinted his eyes, turned his gaze on Tong Yaqi, smacked his lips, caressed his chin with his right hand, and lustfully said, "Tsk tsk, this chick is really something, she's quite a surprise catch! Isn't she, guys?"

"Absolutely! This top-notch beauty, a single touch would keep you satisfied for half a year, haha!"

"Damn, I'm already hard, even thinking of jerking off now!"

All six, led by the crew cut, laughed heartily, shedding their masks of enthusiasm, replaced by unrestrained ridicule and teasing. In their eyes, Chu Ge was already a mouse under the cat's paw, while they were the cats ready to toy with this mouse.

This restaurant was high-end, with excellent soundproofing in the private room, and with the television sound as a cover, they had no worries about being heard from outside, laughing louder and becoming prouder.

Hearing this conversation, Tong Yaqi finally realized that these six people were not Chu Ge's friends at all but were here to trouble him. And what she never expected was that facing this situation, Chu Ge was first concerned about her safety?

"He... actually thinks of my well-being like this? Wait! Could it be he arranged these people deliberately to stage this scene for more benefits from me?"

Suddenly, Tong Yaqi considered another possibility, stopping her hand from taking out her phone to call the police, furrowing her brow, choosing to watch and wait.

While the crew cut and others laughed, Chu Ge also wore a faint smile, these people clearly wanting to play a trap game on him. But who is the real victim, Chu Ge believed they would soon find out.

"Alright, since you're so impolite, let's change the subject, are you Lu Gang's brother?"

Lu Bo was stunned, the laughter halted abruptly, he frowned and snorted from his nose, "Stop wasting time, brothers, go!"

Before his words finished, Lu Bo led the charge.

Unfortunately, before he saw how Chu Ge acted, he felt a pain in his chest, stumbling back several steps, nearly falling.

Chu Ge picked up a tissue from the table, wiped his leather shoes, and when Lu Bo steadied himself, lifting his head and casting a look of uncertainty, Chu Ge finished wiping his shoes, balled the tissue up, flicked it with a finger, hitting Lu Bo in the face.

"If you don't want to get beaten, leave."

Chu Ge's voice wasn't loud, his tone very calm, yet such a serene sentence seemed to overshadow the television's sound, resounding clearly in each person's ear in the room. Those who intended to join Lu Bo in the charge hesitated.

When Chu Ge's words fell, Tong Yaqi felt dizzy for a moment.

He kicked Lu Bo flying, lowered his head to wipe his shoes, and flicked the tissue away with such fluid movement that it exuded a strong masculinity. Even if Chu Ge was just standing there, she could sense a steadfast and assured stability in him as unyielding as a mountain.

"No, something's off. He kicked way too easily. There were six of them, for heaven's sake. How could he be so calm? Could it be that these people are actors he hired?"

Tong Yaqi snapped back to her senses, once again speculating with unease.

The tissue Chu Ge used to wipe his shoes hit Lu Bo's face, thoroughly infuriating him. Yet, even in his rage, he didn't completely lose his sanity.

From Chu Ge's kick, he could tell that Chu Ge had decent skills. Even if they ganged up on him, someone was bound to get hurt.

He had brought a few friends over to settle a score for his brother; they were there to gang up on Chu Ge. What he wanted was a crushing and a thrashing, but if someone got hurt, that would not be the outcome he hoped for.

Watching as Chu Ge lit a cigarette, completely ignoring the six of them, Lu Bo's mind raced. Suddenly, a vicious grin appeared on his face, and he licked his lips.

"Guys, this kid cares about that woman, right? Three of us hit him, the other three go after the woman! He's all alone; let's see how he can handle it!"

Hearing Lu Bo's words, they really fixed their eyes on Tong Yaqi. He and the two guys beside him charged over with wicked smiles, and once again Chu Ge had a smile on his face, but this time, it was a cold smile.

Chu Ge twisted his neck, thinking to himself, "Looks like that kick was a little too light."

Lu Gang was in a great mood, filled with images of his brother Lu Bo leading a gang beating of Chu Ge.

After accidentally spotting Chu Ge entering the restaurant, he immediately inquired about Chu Ge's private room from the waitress, posing as Chu Ge's friend. Upon learning there was only a woman in there, he thought it was a godsend and promptly dialed his brother Lu Bo.

"I wonder how my brother beat up Chu Ge. By now, his face must be covered in blood, kneeling and begging for mercy, right? Damn it, Chu Ge, Chu Ge, you dare to dump trash on my head! You dare to run here to eat! You're really like a moth flying into a flame, delivering your face here for a beating!"

Sitting on a long bench across from Shangya Pavilion, Lu Gang found it more and more satisfying the more he thought about it, and he had an irresistible urge to peek into the restaurant's private room.

He waited and waited; from when Lu Bo led the group into the restaurant, seven or eight minutes had passed, yet he still hadn't received a call from Lu Bo.

"What's going on here? Did my brother enjoy the beating so much that he forgot to call me? Yes, that must be it!"

Thinking this, Lu Gang dialed his brother Lu Bo.

The phone was hung up after just a few rings. Puzzled, a text message arrived on his phone, "Haha, great! Come on up!"

Overjoyed, Lu Gang's eyes lit up. He hurriedly pocketed his phone and ran into Shangya Pavilion, heading straight for the third floor's Yixin Garden.

Why his brother texted instead of calling didn't cross his mind; he was too excited to care.

At that moment, Lu Gang was consumed with thoughts on how to deal with Chu Ge once he got inside.

"Since Chu Ge dumped trash on me, I'll pour vegetable soup on him! One dish at a time! I'll teach him to show off!"

Arriving at the entrance of Yixin Garden, Lu Gang's face was already plastered with a smug, malicious grin.

The only regret was that he didn't want Chu Ge to know it was him getting revenge, so he had agreed with his brother to blindfold Chu Ge and the woman after dealing with them. This way, even if Chu Ge suspected him, there would be no proof, and he could only swallow the humiliation.

When Lu Gang cheerfully pushed open the door to Yixin Garden and saw the scene inside, the sleazy grin froze on his face. He shivered involuntarily, his knees buckled, nearly causing him to collapse on the ground.

In his mind, his capable and scheming brother and Lu Bo's five companions were now squatting in the corner of the private room, hands on their heads, trembling and hardly daring to breathe.

Just this sight left Lu Gang utterly dumbfounded, but it wasn't over. In his vision, a woman with a cold, clear demeanor was looking over at him, and that woman was none other than Tong Yaqi, the Executive Director of Tianjiao Film and Television!

When Lu Gang met Tong Yaqi's gaze, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his mouth gaping wide, his jaw almost hitting his feet.

Lu Gang felt like he was dreaming, but unfortunately, when Chu Ge casually patted his shoulder, it all pulled him back to reality.

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