"Youcheng?" Seeing Li Youcheng enter the room, Liu Li immediately called out.

Li Youcheng was in a terrible mood, irritably replying with a "Hmm," and then he turned his gaze towards Liu Dong.

"Uncle!"

At this moment, Liu Dong had his back to Li Youcheng, so he neither saw his awful expression nor heard the anger in his tone. He continued to write with his brush, full of satisfaction, and said, "Is that kid inside now? You all moved quite fast, didn't you?"

"Uncle, don't mention it. Sigh... I didn't successfully frame him; instead, he tricked me."

"Hmm?"

Liu Dong paused with the Purple Hair Brush in his right hand, not finishing writing the word "long". His brows furrowed, and Liu Li also looked at her son with a puzzled expression.

"Youcheng, what happened?"

"Uncle, Mom, this is what happened..."

Li Youcheng recounted what had just happened in detail. At the end, he clenched his fist in anger, "It's driving me mad!"

After he finished, he sighed dejectedly, with the image of Chu Ge's departing figure flashing in his mind, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

"Uncle, that Chu Ge is too formidable. My Uncle Zhou and Uncle Li both weigh nearly 200 pounds, yet he could lift them up with one hand. He even warned me not to cross him again. I think... maybe we should just let this go. I'm really quite scared."

After hearing Li Youcheng say this, Liu Dong's already gloomy face became even more sullen, and he snorted heavily through his nose.

"Let it go? Look at you, such a disappointment. Let it go, my ass! He's just a minor secretary by Qin Ruojing's side; what can he really do!"

Previously, Liu Dong simply wanted to earn some face in front of his sister and stand up for his nephew. But now, he wanted to vent his own anger!

After all, it was his idea given to Li Youcheng today. Chu Ge made a fool of Li Youcheng, which also meant he was making a fool of Liu Dong—it was as if Chu Ge was slapping him, the board director, in the face!

That night, several people couldn't sleep.

Liu Dong was too angry to sleep, brewing plans on how to settle accounts with Chu Ge and Qin Ruojing.

Tong Yaqi was contemplating whether to leave her current position and become the general manager of Tianqing Company.

Qin Ruojing had even more on her mind.

In her personal life, she lived with Chu Ge and her sister, always having to be cautious not to slip up. Recently, her mother had called several times, nagging her to get married soon.

At work, she already had many things to handle, and now Tianqing Company was added on top. She had personnel changes to manage, needed to understand online gaming companies, and had to establish policies for Tianqing Company—or more accurately, for those two unreliable guys, Chu Ge and He Junming—and recruit talent, and so on.

Besides all this, there was an upcoming board reshuffle at Tianjiao Group. These accumulated issues were making even someone as work-focused as her feel a bit overwhelmed.

As for Chu Ge, he was sleeping soundly, without a care in the world.

The sun rose above the horizon, and it was a new day.

Qin Ruojing didn't bring Chu Ge to the company with her. Instead, she asked him to research tomorrow's campus recruitment fair to ensure no problems would arise and that at least the participating university students would have a positive impression of Tianqing Company.

Shortly after arriving at the company, Qin Ruojing received a call from the film crew. The outdoor shoots scheduled for that day would be finished by morning, and barring any unexpected delays, they could return to Lidu by around 3 PM.

She paid particular attention to this call because it meant the scenes involving big names like "Brother Fat" and "Star Grand" had all been completed. After returning to rest for the night, they'd be leaving the following day.

After all, these were international megastars who couldn't afford to spend much time here. Their scenes in the movie weren't particularly extensive, and they were primarily doing friend cameos due to He Qing's connections to help launch Tianjiao Film and Television's first movie. Getting them to support the movie was already a huge favor that most film companies couldn't even dream of.

After hanging up the call, Qin Ruojing hesitated for a moment and then phoned Qin Ruoying, asking her to prepare for attending "Brother Fat" and other celebrities' farewell dinner that evening.

After all, once they parted, seeing these big stars together again might be a rare occasion. Even though Qin Ruojing found her sister's way of doing things a headache, she didn't want her to miss this rare opportunity.

More importantly, for Du Lin's sake, she believed Qin Ruoying would be very willing to formally thank these people with her.

"Mm-hmm! Sure, sis, you're the best! I absolutely love you!"

Hearing this, Qin Ruoying was elated. She hadn't expected Qin Ruojing to invite her to such an important event.

Qin Ruojing said grumpily, "Alright, stop buttering me up. Let's get that clear—tonight, no matter what, you are not to make any trouble. Keep your mouth shut—eat more and talk less, understood?"

Qin Ruoying giggled, "Yes, yes, definitely. What about brother-in-law, is he coming too?"

Qin Ruojing hesitated for a moment, "Give the phone to your brother-in-law, I want to talk to him."

Hearing Chu Ge's voice on the phone, Qin Ruojing apologized slightly, "Chu Ge, Fa-ge and the others are leaving Lidu tomorrow. I want to hold a farewell dinner for them tonight, you..."

As soon as Qin Ruojing spoke in this tone, Chu Ge guessed what she meant. To avoid her embarrassment, he smiled and said, "I've been a bit tired these days. You and Xiaoying can go, and I'll skip the excitement. I have a recruitment fair at Lidu University tomorrow, so I want to stay home and rest well."

Regarding having dinner with "Fa-ge" and the others, Chu Ge indeed didn't care much.

Although he did like a few of those celebrities, when He Qing was still here, he had already had dinner with these big names and even went on a business trip to Qinggang City with them. Whether he goes this time or not really is of little consequence.

Qin Ruojing was already a bit embarrassed, and hearing Chu Ge's words made her feel even more so. But as Chu Ge said, tomorrow's recruitment fair is indeed a big deal and she doesn't want any mistakes due to any reason.

"So, that's it. Can I hang up now?"

Without waiting for Qin Ruojing to speak, Chu Ge smiled and added another sentence.

However, before Qin Ruojing could respond, Qin Ruoying grabbed the phone.

"Sis, you can't be stopping brother-in-law from going, right? If the two of us go out to eat with them and leave brother-in-law at home alone, wouldn't that be boring for him? If brother-in-law doesn't go, then I won't go either."

Seeing Qin Ruoying's strong reaction, Chu Ge was both surprised and touched. He hadn't expected his fake sister-in-law to care so much about him.

However, the same words in Qin Ruojing's ears made her frown slightly. She said, "Do whatever you want," and then hung up the phone.

"This girl, is she closer to Chu Ge than her own sister? It's a case of good intentions being mistaken."

Looking at the phone, Qin Ruojing pinched her brow and muttered to herself.

Suddenly, Qin Ruojing had a thought that made her pause, and she was startled by the idea.

This damn girl, could it be... she has a crush on Chu Ge? Otherwise, why is her reaction so strong?

Thinking of this, Qin Ruojing recalled every interaction between Qin Ruoying and Chu Ge, and the more she thought, the more she felt it wasn't impossible, making her scalp tingle.

If it were true, it would be awful.

The younger sister having a crush on a fake brother-in-law? What kind of situation is that?

While Qin Ruojing was feeling on edge about this, Chu Ge was looking at Qin Ruoying with a face full of helplessness.

"Xiaoying, you're overthinking it. Your sister didn't say anything about not letting me go. It's just that I don't want to participate in that kind of occasion. I feel there's no common language with those celebrities, and besides, I really have something to do tomorrow. I want to stay home and rest well."

"Brother-in-law, you don't have to cover for my sister. How could you not want to go to such a great event? You're just too indulgent with her."

Seeing Qin Ruoying clearly not believing him and trying to stand up for him, Chu Ge was even more speechless and shook his head, "Xiaoying, He Qing left Tianqing Company to me, and even if I wanted to slack off, I couldn't just ignore everything, right? Don't overthink it. I really don't want to go. Just figure out what to wear tonight and make yourself look pretty."

Staring at Chu Ge suspiciously for a few seconds, seeing no grievance or dissatisfaction on his face, Qin Ruoying half-believingly said, "Really?"

Amused, Chu Ge flicked Qin Ruoying's forehead and laughed, "You silly girl, what would I lie to you for? Besides, with your brother-in-law being so handsome and dashing, I'd definitely steal your sister's spotlight. What if some actress secretly falls in love with me and refuses to leave?"

Qin Ruoying was amused by Chu Ge and, after hesitating for a moment, still really wanted to go, so she nodded seriously.

"That's true, brother-in-law is the best looking. That really could happen. In that case, I won't bother with my sister. I'll go tonight, and you wait here. I'm going to get some dresses. Help me decide which one to wear, and then I'll play the role of a mock applicant for you."

With that, Qin Ruoying ran back to her bedroom, just slightly closing the door, and began to choose clothes.

Before long, Qin Ruoying changed into a different outfit and came out of the room, spinning around in front of Chu Ge, and then asked with a smile, "Brother-in-law, how do I look in this outfit?"

Chu Ge, after looking for a dozen seconds, first complimented her, then jokingly suggested it was lively but not formal enough.

In fact, when a woman changes outfits and asks a man if it looks good, don't think she's merely indecisive. She hopes for attention and to hear some thoughts from the man.

Although the final answer should definitely be "you look good," saying only "you look good, it's okay, not bad, really pretty" can come across as perfunctory, making the woman feel the man doesn't care enough or respect her.

So, for many men who never notice this, it often leads to situations where their girlfriend is upset, and they don't know what they did wrong, feeling completely clueless.

Even though Qin Ruoying wasn't Chu Ge's girlfriend, his years of experience mingling in social circles made sure he didn't make such an elementary mistake. Smiling as he gave his opinion, Qin Ruoying happily returned to her room to continue changing clothes.

Chu Ge couldn't remember how many outfits Qin Ruoying tried on. Over an hour passed as she tirelessly moved back and forth between the bedroom and the living room like a dedicated model.

Finally, when Qin Ruoying came out in another change of clothes, Chu Ge was suddenly impressed, and his heart skipped a beat.

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