Although Qin Ruojing spoke lightly and thought she was mentally prepared, when she actually started applying medicine to Chu Ge, even if it was just touching Chu Ge's forehead, she found she was somewhat unable to relax, her body a bit tense, and mentally a bit nervous.

When she noticed Chu Ge's gaze was locked with hers, looking even more playful than usual, she couldn't help but feel even more uneasy. She flicked Chu Ge's forehead, glared at him, and said in an annoyed tone, "What are you looking at? Still looking? What for? Never seen it before?"

The tone, the eyes, the action, instead of anger, it was more like the teasing between lovers.

Without holding back, Chu Ge chuckled, "Seen it, of course, I've seen it. I'm just a bit puzzled, why are you being so nice to me today?"

Qin Ruojing felt a joy in her heart, thinking that her actions today obviously worked, and Chu Ge had realized her niceness.

"What's that supposed to mean, as if I wasn't nice to you before? Alright, I've been rubbing your head for half a day, that's enough."

Qin Ruojing flicked Chu Ge's forehead again, Chu Ge rubbed his forehead with his hand and grinned widely.

"Chairman, if you really have nothing else, then I'll leave?" With another glance at Qin Ruojing, Chu Ge asked tentatively.

Qin Ruojing was originally planning to strike while the iron was hot and have lunch with Chu Ge, but on second thought, she had already puzzled him by offering to apply the medicine, and staying with him longer might not lead to more progress and could even reveal flaws. So she nodded, letting Chu Ge leave.

As soon as Chu Ge left, Qin Ruojing dialed Tong Yaqi's phone and, after making sure she was free to talk, began recounting the day's achievements.

Qin Ruojing spoke enthusiastically, with a hint of pride in her tone, while Tong Yaqi listened, utterly speechless and full of exasperation.

In a certain sense, she was quite impressed by Qin Ruojing, for finding such a bizarre excuse to apply medicine for Chu Ge that even she was dumbfounded. How could Chu Ge not be puzzled?

"Xiaojing, you...you're being too obvious. Do you really believe the excuse you came up with?"

Although Tong Yaqi wanted to encourage Qin Ruojing, she decided it would be more responsible to prevent Qin Ruojing from making more jokes.

Hearing Tong Yaqi's question, Qin Ruojing was slightly stunned, blinked, and the joy on her face gradually turned to dejection, "It seems...I can't."

After a pause, Qin Ruojing stubbornly said, "But, judging by Chu Ge's reaction, it seems he believed it?"

Tong Yaqi slapped her forehead, saying weakly, "It's strange if he does believe something that even you don't believe."

"But if he doesn't believe it, why did he still let me apply the medicine?"

"Regardless of whether he believes it or not, given the opportunity to be served by you, the chairman, he certainly wouldn't refuse. If I were a man, I'd probably make the same choice as he did."

Qin Ruojing said dejectedly, "Doesn't that mean I was particularly unsuccessful today?"

Tong Yaqi chuckled lightly and said, "Not necessarily."

Qin Ruojing perked up and quickly asked, "What do you mean?"

"At least this proves he's somewhat interested in you; if it were a woman he had no feelings for, he certainly wouldn't have accepted it. So, this is just the beginning of a long march, let's keep up the hard work."

After a few more words of comfort from Tong Yaqi, Qin Ruojing hung up, thinking that Chu Ge did it on purpose just now, feeling both shy and angry, yet also stirred up with a determination to not stop until she succeeds.

She refused to believe it. If she could achieve such heights in her career, could she not just win over a man?

"Hmph, Chu Ge, just wait and see!" She thought to herself, looking at the door of the office that Chu Ge had closed.

Suddenly, she thought of a seemingly very feasible idea, quickly dialing Tong Yaqi's number again to discuss it with her.

Meanwhile, Chu Ge had left Tianjiao Building, returned to his Maserati, and just started the car when the phone rang.

The call was from Li Wei, saying that he and his daughter wanted to invite Chu Ge for a meal to properly express their gratitude.

Even though Li Wei's words were full of genuine gratitude and enthusiasm, Chu Ge politely declined because of He Junming's connection; he really didn't want too much involvement with Li Nan.

Just two minutes after hanging up on Li Wei's call, Chu Shiyao's call came through.

"Brother Chu, do you remember the South Korean expert I told you about yesterday who was challenging everyone? He really lost today and just got sent to our hospital!"

Chu Shiyao's tone was full of excitement and delight, with a touch of schadenfreude.

Hearing what Chu Shiyao said, Chu Ge laughed, "I said so, someone would definitely take him down."

"Yes, yes! Brother Chu, you're spot on! I...Brother Chu, I can't talk anymore, I'll speak to you later."

After speaking, Chu Shiyao hung up the phone.

Before Chu Ge could take the phone away from his ear, it rang once again.

Hearing the ringtone suddenly blaring in his ear, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel a bit speechless. Calls came one after another, and his phone was becoming a hotline.

This time, the call was from Ye Li. As soon as Chu Ge answered, Ye Li's voice came through, sounding incredibly tense, as if she were about to cry.

At the very beginning, Ye Li directly asked if Chu Ge was injured, clearly having heard about the altercation with Park Sungjin from Li Nan.

After comforting Ye Li and assuring her that he was unharmed, her tone finally eased a little, although it still carried a repressed sobbing, clearly worried for Chu Ge and ultimately crying out of fear for him.

After hanging up Ye Li's call, yet another call from the Lidu City Martial Arts Association came through, requesting a meeting with Chu Ge. He politely declined, and then Liu Weijiang called, expressing his utmost admiration for Chu Ge. Following that, Li Nan called again to discuss inviting him to dinner.

After one call after another, Chu Ge was increasingly feeling overwhelmed, so he decided to turn off the iPhone 5S Liu Weijiang had given him and only kept the phone Situ Ying had gifted him years ago switched on.

Only a few people knew that phone number, and Chu Ge was finally able to temporarily escape the bombardment of calls.

After casually grabbing some lunch, Chu Ge spent the afternoon in the office. By five o'clock, he returned home, and shortly afterward, there was a knock at the door.

Opening the door, Mu Lingshan arrived as promised, not in her police uniform, but in a very crisp casual outfit.

Her jet-black, medium-length hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her white T-shirt with black English lettering, alongside tight jeans, gave her less of a heroic demeanor and more youthful vitality of a woman her age.

There's no denying, beautiful women look good in anything.

In both of Mu Lingshan's hands were large supermarket plastic bags; one was full of food while the other was filled with canned beer.

"Officer Mu, you didn't come here today just for a drink, did you?"

Looking at the items in Mu Lingshan's hands, Chu Ge greeted her with a smile.

"What? Not welcome?"

Mu Lingshan's expression was somewhat uncomfortable; her tone wasn't exactly friendly but lacked the explosive hostility of their past interactions.

Chu Ge laughed heartily, accepting the bags from Mu Lingshan's hands, "You're welcome, of course. I'm just a bit flattered."

Mu Lingshan gave Chu Ge an amused side-eye, "Come on, I can't believe a word you say about feeling flattered. If you don't tease me, I'll already be burning incense and praying. So, tonight, no other women are stopping by, right?"

Chu Ge was taken aback, surprised, "Officer Mu, you're not planning to stay here again, are you?"

Mu Lingshan's face darkened, "What do you mean 'again'? That last time was a complete accident, okay? It's not like anyone's eager to stay at your place."

Chu Ge chuckled, "Oh, so you won't be spending the night here? That's a relief. Come on in."

Watching Chu Ge heave a sigh of relief as he finally stepped aside from the doorway, Mu Lingshan's eye twitched. The way he said it was truly infuriating, as if her staying over was something that would deeply trouble him.

However, considering she still needed Chu Ge's help and he didn't seem to have such a poor character after all, Mu Lingshan let it slide.

Once inside, Mu Lingshan half-heartedly bantered with Chu Ge. Noticing she didn't wish to reveal her intentions right away, Chu Ge told her to make herself comfortable while he entered the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Most of the items Mu Lingshan brought were ready-made, such as braised beef, spicy peanuts, fried chicken legs, five-spice dried tofu, and frozen dumplings. With not much to prepare, Chu Ge boiled the dumplings, sliced some beef, and mixed a salad. In no time, dinner was on the table.

At the table, Mu Lingshan had already set out the beer. Seeing Chu Ge sit across from her, she casually opened two cans, placing one in front of him.

"How about a drink first?"

Since Mu Lingshan brought so much food, Chu Ge refrained from teasing her further. He picked up the beer can, smiled at Mu Lingshan, gave her a slight clink, and took a large gulp, feeling the pleasant coolness from his throat to his stomach.

After burping, Chu Ge grabbed his chopsticks, picked up a piece of beef, and started eating heartily.

Seeing Chu Ge drink up and dig in without a word, Mu Lingshan's mouth twitched, feeling a bit speechless inside.

Does this guy have any sense? Or is he just that carefree? He just had a fight with that South Korean guy earlier in the day — is he not worried at all?

Doesn't he want to ask why she came here in the first place?

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.