Facing Chu Ge's awkward gaze, Qin Ruoying playfully giggled, "Brother-in-law, don't be nervous. I know you didn't mean it that way. I'm just teasing you."

After saying that, Qin Ruoying headed straight to the bathroom.

Watching her back, Chu Ge sighed inwardly. Although this matter was actually not a big deal, if it were any other woman, she would probably have been too embarrassed to speak. But this girl, on the contrary, dared to make such a joke with him.

Shaking his head speechlessly, Chu Ge continued to cut the shredded potatoes. Before long, Qin Ruoying returned to the kitchen, but she didn't help him anymore. Instead, she just stayed by his side, chatting and laughing.

After having lunch with Qin Ruoying, Chu Ge knew that Qin Ruojing was concerned about the matters here, so he went straight to Tianjiao Building.

Although he was the CEO of Tianqing Company, with Tong Yaqi overseeing things there, he didn't need to be there all the time. Since he had already communicated the general direction, he just needed to occasionally check on how Tianqing was implementing it. If the company encountered any issues, Tong Yaqi would naturally call him.

"So, what did my sister say to you?"

As soon as Chu Ge entered Qin Ruojing's office, she immediately stood up from behind the desk, asking anxiously.

Knowing that Qin Ruojing was anxious, Chu Ge didn't keep her in suspense and grinned, "She said, since you're not interested in being with me, she's going to pursue me. She can't let such an excellent man fall into the hands of other women."

Upon confirming this again, Qin Ruojing felt even worse. Normally, she'd probably roll her eyes at Chu Ge disdainfully and mock him with a few words. But she wasn't in the mood now, and immediately asked, "And what about you, what's your stance?"

Chu Ge sat on the sofa, crossing his legs, and pinched his chin, looking quite content as he slowly started to speak.

"Well, I think your sister is pretty nice, she's beautiful and has a good personality. We get along well, and being with her, I feel no pressure at all. Plus..."

Qin Ruojing squinted her eyes, interrupting Chu Ge's words, "So? Did you agree to be her boyfriend?"

Chu Ge touched his nose, a signature smile appearing on his face, "Well..."

As Qin Ruojing frowned deeply, her face darkening to a certain degree as if she was about to explode, Chu Ge chuckled and shook his head, "No."

Qin Ruojing felt a sense of relief as she sat back down on the leather chair. However, before she could speak, Chu Ge smiled again, "But..."

Qin Ruojing waited a few seconds but seeing that Chu Ge didn't follow up, she finally slapped the table and said through gritted teeth, "But what? Can you just say it in one go without suspense?"

"But... I think this is quite worth considering."

Qin Ruojing widened her eyes, "You dare?"

Chu Ge laughed, scratched his head, and said, "Chairman, I'm naturally bold, don't provoke me."

His words left Qin Ruojing speechless. If Chu Ge was determined to be with her sister, she really had no way to effectively stop them. But she continued to stare intently at Chu Ge, her face full of anxiety and unwillingness.

Seeing Qin Ruojing's difficult expression, Chu Ge smiled again, "Chairman, I'm just teasing you. Look how nervous you got. It's just a joke, no need for such a big reaction, right?"

Indeed, Chu Ge enjoyed teasing Qin Ruojing. Every time she got so worked up, he found it especially amusing. However, he also knew there was a limit to jokes, and it should stop there.

"You... I'll die from being angered by you sooner or later. Can you at least tell me the truth? What exactly is going on between you two?"

"I can't say for sure what your sister thinks, but at least up until now, I've never thought about being with her."

Qin Ruojing slightly sighed in relief, but immediately her expression froze, "Do you mean that in the future, you might consider being with her?"

Chu Ge smiled, "The future is unknown, who can say for certain?"

Qin Ruojing stared at Chu Ge for a few seconds before sighing softly. She had to admit that Chu Ge was right. When she hired him, she never expected this series of events that followed.

In the future, they could only take things one step at a time.

Qin Ruojing sat in frustrated silence for a moment. Just as she wanted to change the topic and discuss Tianqing Company with Chu Ge, her phone suddenly rang.

Already stressed enough, seeing that the call was from her sister annoyed her even more. After watching it ring for a while, she finally reached out to answer it.

"Sis, why did you take so long to answer? Did you see it was me calling and feel really speechless?"

Hearing her sister's teasing voice, Qin Ruojing rubbed her forehead, "And you still know, huh? Why are you calling me again?"

"It's nothing major, just wanted to ask if my brother-in-law is with you."

This time, Qin Ruojing simply didn't deny it and straightforwardly said, "Yes, we're together, what's up?"

"Oh, then can you pass the phone to him? I want to talk to him."

Qin Ruojing's face darkened, and she said irritably, "If you're looking for your brother-in-law, can't you call him directly? Why are you calling me?"

Qin Ruoying chuckled and said, "I just wanted to see if my guess was right, if my brother-in-law was reporting to you. It seems I guessed correctly. Alright, let me talk to my brother-in-law, I have something to discuss with him."

"Here, Qin Ruoying is looking for you."

Qin Ruojing said somewhat irritably and then pressed the speakerphone button, giving Chu Ge a glance.

"Xiaoying, what's up again?"

Caught between these sisters, Chu Ge was speechless. Even though he no longer had to pretend to be Qin Ruojing's boyfriend, why did it feel like there were even more issues now?

"Brother-in-law, did my sister put you on speakerphone again? Why does it sound so empty on your side? What I need to tell you, I can't let my sister hear it."

Chu Ge laughed wryly; Qin Ruoying was quite sharp. After what happened last time, she immediately caught on.

"No, it's probably because your sister's office is too big. If you have something to say, just say it, she can't hear."

While he said that, Chu Ge really hadn't done anything that Qin Ruojing shouldn't know about, but he was genuinely worried Qin Ruoying might say something inappropriate.

After all, with this girl, it seemed nothing unusual would be surprising. Yet in this situation, he couldn't turn off the speaker, or Qin Ruojing would definitely think he had a guilty conscience.

Qin Ruojing frowned again; her sister's sneaky tone suggested that whatever she was about to say couldn't be good.

"Oh, that's good. Then I'll continue. Brother-in-law, when you helped me fetch that thing earlier..."

Hearing Qin Ruoying say this, Chu Ge couldn't help rolling his eyes, feeling utterly speechless and helpless. What "thing" was she talking about? Wasn't this forcing Qin Ruojing to misunderstand?

Sure enough, Qin Ruojing's face immediately frosted over, and her cold gaze shot towards Chu Ge.

Just then, there was a knock at the door, and the previously mentioned middle-manager of the company pushed the door open and entered, "Chairman, I'm here."

"Get out!"

Initially, Qin Ruojing's anger was already flaring up after hearing what her sister said. Now, just when it was getting to the crucial part, they were interrupted again. Her icy gaze turned to the man at the door, and she completely lost control of her emotions.

"Chair...Chairman, you told me to come at two."

Baffled by Qin Ruojing's reprimand, the middle-manager at the door was initially stunned and then somewhat aggrievedly explained.

"I told you to get out, don't you understand?"

Qin Ruojing's chest heaved rapidly. Though she knew it wasn't the person at the door's fault and she really shouldn't be lashing out at him, she couldn't maintain her composure at that moment.

Chu Ge glanced at the man at the door with sympathy, thinking how unlucky he was to stumble into such a critical moment and get caught in Qin Ruojing's line of fire.

However, he himself was also in a mess, and there wasn't much he could do to help the unlucky guy at the door.

"Yes."

The middle-manager at the door felt oppressed but since she was the Chairman, he had no choice. He nodded helplessly and turned around to leave.

"I'm sorry, I'm a bit upset, I wasn't targeting you."

Watching the man leave the room, Qin Ruojing finally calmed down a little, but since he was already out of sight, she could only say this apology silently in her mind.

She pinched the bridge of her nose, shifted her gaze from the door, and then Qin Ruoying's voice once again came through the phone on the table.

"Geez, sis, brother-in-law, are you two pulling this trick on me again?"

Chu Ge looked at the phone helplessly and said, "Xiaoying, you're really causing trouble for me; who's playing who here?"

Despite being furious, Qin Ruojing hadn't misjudged Chu Ge just once or twice before, so she didn't immediately lash out. After giving Chu Ge a look, she took a deep breath and said into the phone, "Qin Ruoying, tell me, what exactly did you two do?"

"Um... sis, it's actually no big deal. I didn't want you to listen because I was afraid you'd overthink it. It's just that I went to the restroom and realized my period started, and I hadn't brought any pads, so I asked brother-in-law to grab some for me. I just wanted to ask if he saw my depiller when he entered my room."

Upon hearing Qin Ruoying's explanation, Chu Ge finally let out a sigh of relief. This girl, often playful, was surprisingly reliable at crucial moments, knowing when to stop joking around.

Hearing this, Qin Ruojing's brow gradually eased as well. Compared to what she feared, this was at least something she could accept.

However, just as Qin Ruoying finished speaking, Qin Ruojing suddenly froze, her eye twitched involuntarily, and she instinctively lowered her head.

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