Qin Ruojing thought that even if Chu Ge didn't push Zhou Zhigao's head into the food, just splashing a glass of wine on him would still make Zhou Zhigao unwilling to let it go.

However, that's not the crucial point. The key is that after Chu Ge did this, he managed to shift the hatred onto himself, making him the target of Zhou Zhigao's revenge instead!

After all, no matter what, she is the chairman of a group company, and Zhou Zhigao is a popular celebrity. Given their statuses, even if he held a grudge, he would have to consider the consequences before taking any revenge.

But Chu Ge is different. Chu Ge is merely a low-level employee of a subsidiary of Tianjiao Group, making it much easier for Zhou Zhigao to retaliate against him.

Since Zhou Zhigao can find people to secretly investigate Chu Ge, he can also find people to secretly plot against him. And because Chu Ge is just a small figure, even if Zhou Zhigao actually did something to him, it wouldn't have significant repercussions.

Realizing this point, Qin Ruojing felt incredibly conflicted. She couldn't comprehend how Chu Ge could go to such lengths for her?

After all, hadn't she just known him for only a few days?

And wasn't their relationship purely that of an employer and employee?

While Qin Ruojing was lost in thought, the elevator continued to descend and soon reached the first floor with a "ding" sound.

"Miss Qin, we've arrived," Chu Ge had to remind her as he noticed her still in a daze.

Qin Ruojing came back to her senses, walking out of the elevator alongside Chu Ge. After some hesitation, she finally asked, "Chu Ge, did you do that to Zhou Zhigao earlier to protect me?"

Chu Ge chuckled. Although that's what he was thinking, he said aloud, "You must be kidding. I'm not as noble as you think. You know, I just find that pretty boy annoying. My dealing with him had nothing to do with you."

Even though Qin Ruojing couldn't see any signs on Chu Ge's face, she didn't believe his words at all. She frowningly stared stubbornly into Chu Ge's eyes and shook her head slowly, "No, you're not the type to act recklessly."

Chu Ge broke into a sweat, feeling creeped out by Qin Ruojing's serious gaze. He couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness, both at Qin Ruojing's persistence and his underestimation of her intelligence.

Quickly thinking, Chu Ge suddenly flashed a rather lewd smile, "Alright, since you've seen through it, there's no helping it. I admit I did it to protect you. So, for being so considerate of you, do I get some kind of reward?"

If Chu Ge hadn't admitted it, Qin Ruojing would certainly have stuck to her belief. But now that Chu Ge admitted it and even asked for favors, she couldn't help but be taken aback, feeling quite uncomfortable inside.

"What kind of reward are you thinking of?" Qin Ruojing asked with a frown.

"How about... how about you promise yourself to me?" Chu Ge rubbed his hands, licked his lips, and smiled even more indecently.

Hearing such words from Chu Ge, and seeing his cheeky demeanor, Qin Ruojing was outright furious, her usual calmness gone. She glared at him, and the word "scram" slipped out of her mouth.

"Heh heh, really can't, huh? Then bye-bye!" Chu Ge, with another sly grin, walked off briskly.

After Chu Ge had walked about ten meters, Qin Ruojing realized that Chu Ge had clearly said all that just to change the subject. Why didn't she see through it earlier?

It seemed like whenever she was with Chu Ge, she couldn't maintain her usual composure.

"Chu Ge! Get back here!" Qin Ruojing, feeling both regretful and angry, shouted toward Chu Ge's retreating figure.

Unfortunately, instead of stopping, Chu Ge only picked up his pace after hearing her shout.

Watching Chu Ge's "hasty retreat" figure, Qin Ruojing's already complicated feelings grew even more so, filled with gratitude, confusion, worry, irritation, and a bit of amusement.

Zhou Zhigao washed his face several times in the room before finally removing the sticky mixture. When he walked out of the Papas Hotel's entrance, there was no sign of Qin Ruojing and Chu Ge.

Chu Ge, you've got guts, damn you do!

I might not be able to touch Qin Ruojing, but I can damn well get to you, you bastard! Just wait, you'll see!

With eyes burning with malice and anger, Zhou Zhigao clenched his fists tightly.

While Zhou Zhigao was secretly plotting, Chu Ge had already taken a taxi back to Yipin Spring City District.

As he neared the place, Chu Ge saw a girl in her twenties wearing camouflage clothing standing under his new apartment building. Holding a pink lady's wallet, her surroundings were piled with luggage. She was glaring at a small truck driving away in the distance, shouting something, her face looking both agitated and puffed up.

"Hey! What kind of people are you? Taking the money and just leaving! How am I supposed to take these things up? I'm in a hurry to get back to playing mahjong! I curse you with bad luck in gambling! May you lose every bet, get hit with a black cannon in every mahjong game, never draw a card over ten in poker, never match any numbers in the lottery, and lose whenever you bet on a soccer match!"

As soon as Chu Ge got out of the taxi, he heard the girl's angry curses. Unfortunately, the moving company's truck had driven far away, and no matter how upset she was, it was clearly pointless.

He glanced at the luggage around her. Not a lot, but not a little either. Carrying them all up in one go would definitely be a bit of a challenge for one person.

Although Chu Ge wasn't a person who liked to meddle in others' affairs, if it was something he could help with just a little effort, he usually wouldn't ignore it.

Moreover, because this girl was wearing a dirty set of camouflage clothes, Chu Ge couldn't help but think of the past, and a few feelings of closeness arose in his heart.

"Little girl, need any help?" Approaching the girl in camouflage clothes, Chu Ge smiled and asked casually.

"What do you want?" The girl clearly hadn't noticed Chu Ge approaching, and upon hearing the voice, she was startled, suddenly turning her head, her face immediately showing a look of caution.

Chu Ge broke into a sweat, this little girl's vigilance was really strong, but with her current dirty appearance, it might be very difficult to arouse a man's interest, right?

Her body was dirty enough, and the dust on her face made her look like a little cat, no wonder none of the big guys from the moving company had any chivalrous thoughts.

"I live in this building, just saw you have a lot of stuff, wanted to help out, but if you don't need it, that's fine."

Chu Ge explained, and seeing the other party still looking at him cautiously, he just smiled and started walking.

"Big brother, big brother, wait a minute."

Just as Chu Ge was stepping into the entrance, he heard the girl's hesitant and conflicted voice from behind.

Chu Ge turned around and looked at the girl, only to see her rubbing her dirty little hands, smiling somewhat helplessly and awkwardly, "Big brother, then... sorry to trouble you."

"No problem."

Chu Ge smiled, casually picked up a few of the heavier pieces of luggage, and went into the entrance with the girl.

Once in the elevator, Chu Ge first pressed the button for the eleventh floor where he lived, then turned to the girl, "Which floor do you live on? I'll press the button for you."

The girl blinked her eyes and instead of answering, asked, "Big brother, you live on the eleventh floor?"

Hearing the hint of surprise in the girl's tone, Chu Ge couldn't help but think of his neighbor, Room 112, with that freshly cleaned door, and asked, "Do you also live on the eleventh floor? Was it you who cleaned the door of Room 112?"

The girl nodded, and upon hearing Chu Ge's words, she could confirm that Chu Ge was indeed her neighbor.

Chu Ge found himself speechless; earlier, he was hoping that next door might be someone as glamorous as Tong Yaqi, but now that hope had completely vanished.

Feeling somewhat disappointed, Chu Ge didn't say much else. When the elevator stopped on the eleventh floor, he carried the girl's things to the door of Room 112.

Seeing Chu Ge put down the things and head toward Room 111, the girl smiled gratefully, saying, "Big brother, thank you so much."

"No problem. We're neighbors now, if you ever need anything, just give me a shout." Chu Ge said politely, nodding to the girl, then went back into his room and closed the door.

After exercising and taking a shower, Chu Ge had just settled down to watch some TV when suddenly the lights went out. Looking out the window, he saw that the once brightly lit community was now plunged into darkness, clearly a power outage.

Yesterday, Chu Ge went to bed early because he was exhausted from messing around with Tong Yaqi the night before. He wasn't sleepy at all today, but there was nothing else to do.

While Chu Ge was feeling a bit frustrated, a knock came at the door.

"Who is it?"

"Big brother, it's me, from Room 112."

Opening the door, Chu Ge found the hallway pitch dark too, making it hard to see the girl standing at the door, though it was clear from her voice that she was feeling a bit anxious.

"Oh, it's you. Is there something you need?"

"Big brother, um, could you keep me company for a bit?"

Chu Ge chuckled and nodded, "No problem, wait a moment."

Though the girl next door didn't explicitly say so, Chu Ge could tell from her demeanor that she was probably afraid of the dark, which was why she had knocked on his door.

Going back in to fetch a couple of small stools, he brought them to the door. Chu Ge sat on one and handed the other to the girl.

They had just sat down and hadn't even thought of a topic to chat about when suddenly the lights in the hallway came back on.

The sudden brightness made Chu Ge squint a bit, and once he adjusted to the light and opened his eyes again, he was slightly taken aback.

When he first met this girl, Chu Ge was admittedly a bit disappointed. However, upon finally seeing her face, all of that disappointment vanished instantly, turning into surprise.

He never would have thought that his eyes could be so deceiving; the girl in front of him was not just a beauty, but an extraordinary beauty, on par with someone like Tong Yaqi!

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