In Qin Ruojing's very anxious state, she couldn't help but bite her lower lip even tighter.

Soon, an image appeared on the screen.

Qin Ruojing breathed a sigh of relief. The video was not what she had imagined; it was just a man and a woman chatting, but she couldn't understand what they were saying.

However, as she continued watching, Qin Ruojing noticed something was off, and she finally understood why Chu Ge and Tong Yaqi had those expressions when they mentioned this person.

"Chu Ge, that bastard! Pervert! What on earth is in his head?"

Muttering angrily to herself, Qin Ruojing moved her hand to the mouse and immediately closed the video.

Luckily, she asked Tong Yaqi today. If she had asked someone else, her reputation would have been ruined. So this was what Chu Ge meant by saying this person's skills were impressive!

Having grown up this way, it was the first time Qin Ruojing ever watched something like this. Although she only saw the prelude and immediately closed the video, the visual and auditory impact was overwhelming for her, making it difficult to accept.

Even though the computer screen had changed to a desktop picture of their family of four, she felt as if the sounds and images were still playing. Her heart seemed to leap into her throat, and it felt like countless eyes were watching her. The awkwardness was indescribable.

Despite drinking a glass of cold water to calm herself, she still felt hot all over, her whole body tense, even down to the toes in her slippers.

Returning to her bedroom, Qin Ruojing yanked the external hard drive from her laptop, placed it in the innermost zippered compartment of her bag, took several deep breaths, patted her cheeks with both hands, and sat for a while until she gradually calmed down.

Yet, once calm, waves of curiosity began to rise uncontrollably inside her, spreading as if grass were growing in her heart, making her fidgety.

"Anyway... Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying aren't home. Maybe... I should just have another look?"

Under the influence of this curiosity, time seemed to move especially slowly, and an idea suddenly popped into Qin Ruojing's mind.

As soon as the thought emerged, Qin Ruojing shook her head immediately, "No way, watching this kind of thing is too embarrassing. When did I become so indecent? Disgusting!"

"Actually... maybe it's nothing, right? It's not like I'm doing anything illegal, and I'm an adult, after all."

"No, no, no, isn't this just deteriorating?"

"What do you mean by deteriorating? It's not that serious, is it? I'm in my twenties, aren't I?"

"This..."

"Maybe I should just watch a little bit more? If Chu Ge can watch it and Tong Yaqi can watch it, why can't I? No one's home anyway, and I can just keep it a secret."

"Or... maybe I shouldn't?"

Facing the laptop screen, Qin Ruojing twisted her fingers, caught in internal conflict. She didn't know how long had passed, but eventually, the 'watch' voice in her heart won out by a landslide.

She took the external hard drive out of her bag again, reconnected it to the computer, and Qin Ruojing once more clicked open the video file.

The sounds and images that made Qin Ruojing blush filled her ears and eyes again. After just a few minutes, she found the volume too loud, worrying that the neighbors might hear it, so much so that even after lowering the volume several times, she still felt uneasy.

Amidst this turmoil, Qin Ruojing decided to mute the computer.

But watching a silent movie felt lacking to Qin Ruojing, so after hesitating several times, she took out her headphones, connected them to the computer, and put them on.

"It's alright, even if Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying come back, I have enough time to close the file. Yes, no one will find out."

Comforting herself with this thought, Qin Ruojing calmed her nerves, sat up straight, and continued watching with a serious expression as if it were an educational film.

Time passed little by little, and Qin Ruoying and Chu Ge still hadn't returned. Qin Ruojing's tension relaxed a bit, and her eyes stopped darting toward the door.

After eating with He Junming, Chu Ge drove him back to his uncle's house, then drove back to the Huafu Garden District. It was time to report back to Qin Ruojing.

Entering the district, Chu Ge spotted Qin Ruoying near the square, honked twice, and when Qin Ruoying turned around, she stopped kicking the ball, smiled apologetically at the young people next to her, said "Bye-bye," and ran toward the Maserati.

Seeing Qin Ruoying leave, the group of young men on the square looked at her back and immediately noticed the Maserati, their expressions turning sour as they shook their heads in frustration.

"Brother-in-law, weren't you out for a business meeting? Why are you back so early?" Opening the passenger side door, Qin Ruoying got into the car and said with a smile.

"Just needed to report some work to the second boss of Tianqing Company, no drinking required. You've both eaten, right?"

"Finished eating. The takeout was terrible, nothing compared to your cooking. I couldn't have your food at lunch, and tonight too. I'm so pitiful."

Hearing this, Qin Ruoying felt a bit downcast, her face full of helplessness, and she pouted slightly.

Chu Ge apologized, "In the future, if your brother-in-law has anything going on, I'll cancel it all and come back in the evenings to cook for you."

Qin Ruoying smiled and shook her head, "No need. It's hard for you to have your own career now, so going out for business is inevitable. How could I be so thoughtless? Besides, I might not be able to stay with you guys for long anyway, so it's better not to get too used to your cooking. Otherwise, I really won't be able to eat anyone else's food."

"Yeah, our little Ying is the most thoughtful. By the way, you just said you're leaving?"

"I'll leave after you and my sister get married. My sister just said that she's starting to consider marriage."

Chu Ge broke into a sweat—waiting until they get married? Wouldn't that mean Qin Ruoying would never leave? He and Qin Ruojing are just pretending to be a couple, how could they even get married? Qin Ruojing must have just said that to brush things off, right?

Though speechless, Chu Ge couldn't say much more. It seemed like he could only find a chance to discuss things properly with Qin Ruojing.

They parked the car, went upstairs, and as soon as Qin Ruoying got home, she noticed Qin Ruojing's bedroom door was closed, and she blinked in surprise.

"Huh? My sister doesn't usually close the door, does she?"

She murmured to herself, then turned to Chu Ge and whispered, "Brother-in-law, be quiet. Let's sneak over and see if my sister is up to something sneaky."

Chu Ge found it amusing. He didn't think Qin Ruojing would do anything sneaky—at most, she's changing clothes or something to avoid him—but he nodded anyway.

Qin Ruoying gave a cheeky smile, quietly shut the front door, and tiptoed towards Qin Ruojing's bedroom. When she reached the door, she glanced back at Chu Ge and suddenly flung the door open.

"Sis! I'm home!"

Although Qin Ruoying's shout wasn't very loud, to Qin Ruojing at that moment, it was like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky!

Qin Ruojing's attention was all on the computer screen; she hadn't heard the door or the footsteps of Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying.

To her, Qin Ruoying seemed to have appeared out of thin air. She was already feeling guilty, and this gave her quite a scare. She shivered and even forgot to close the video file, suddenly raising her head, looking at Qin Ruoying with a dumbfounded expression.

Seeing her sister so startled, Qin Ruoying was puzzled. How could she get scared just by looking at a computer?

"Sis, what are you doing? So engrossed that you get spooked when I say hi?"

Feeling baffled, Qin Ruoying walked over to Qin Ruojing.

Qin Ruojing finally snapped back, took off her headphones with her left hand, and reached for the mouse with her right.

But, for some reason, as she tried to click the close button in the top right corner, her hand trembled and clicked the minimize button instead.

By this time, Qin Ruoying had already walked over to her side, peering at her computer screen. It was too late for her to close the file.

Qin Ruojing's heart leaped into her throat. Although the screen had minimized to the desktop, the document name was still visible in the taskbar!

If her sister saw the document name down there and knew what it meant, what if she said something in front of Chu Ge? That would be incredibly embarrassing!

But even so, Qin Ruojing wasn't a chairman for nothing; although she was flustered and embarrassed inside, she remained outwardly calm.

Just a second before Qin Ruoying's gaze fell on the computer screen, Qin Ruojing discreetly overlapped her sweaty palms and covered the file name with her arm.

"Jeez, there's nothing here! You're zoning out at your desktop, I swear I'm impressed with you."

Qin Ruoying glanced at the screen and, seeing nothing, mumbled puzzledly.

Qin Ruojing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, gave her sister a playful glare, and said, "Can't I reminisce? You were so cute when you were little, unlike now when you're mischievous, making everyone worry nonstop."

"Eh, I'm not like that. Brother-in-law just complimented me for being thoughtful!"

Qin Ruoying was unconvinced, pouted, and turned to leave.

But just as she was halfway turned around, her gaze froze on Qin Ruojing's headphones, and her body turned back.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.