As the saying goes, "beauty can be a feast," and that's probably how Chu Ge feels right now. If the pizza Tong Yaqi gave him was a main course, then Qin Ruojing now is an even more delicious dessert after the meal.

In any case, Chu Ge is in a really good mood now. Well, in this regard...joining this company wasn't a bad decision after all. At the very least, he can enjoy some eye candy while working.

Even though he used his jacket to help shield Qin Ruojing from the rain, the downpour outside was just too heavy, and her clothes were almost completely soaked through.

Once they both got into the car, Chu Ge couldn't resist joking, "I say, Chairwoman, getting caught in such heavy rain, you won't catch a cold or fever, right?"

Qin Ruojing shot Chu Ge a glare, "You jinx! Can't you say something nice? If I catch a cold or fever, would you be so happy?"

"You're the one saying it. If you catch a cold or fever, it doesn't benefit me at all. How could I be happy? I'm just concerned about your health."

"Oh, please. Concerned about my health? I'd sooner believe you're concerned about me catching a cold or fever so you can use it as an excuse to ask for money under the guise of taking care of me."

Chu Ge sweated profusely, "Am I that kind of person?"

"Aren't you?"

"Nonsense, of course I'm not."

With their playful banter, Chu Ge started the car, while Qin Ruojing quickly dealt with the parts of her clothes that had been drenched.

Although Qin Ruojing's attire at the company was typically a uniform black suit and white shirt, with her figure, looks, and aura, no matter what she wore, she could hold any man's gaze endlessly.

Humans have always pursued beauty, a truth unchanged from ancient times to today. Chu Ge was no exception. To be honest, the day he met Qin Ruojing on the boulevard, the reason he decided to help was because Qin Ruojing was gorgeous. If it had been someone less attractive, he might not have bothered to intervene.

Of course, Chu Ge didn't stare directly at Qin Ruojing, since he had to look at the road while driving. No matter how much one could feast their eyes on beauty, it's not as important as one's life.

However... even with an appreciative attitude, stealing a few glances out of the corner of his eye was still a delightful experience.

During the drive, Chu Ge navigated the car while Qin Ruojing gave directions, and before long, within ten minutes, the Audi A8 arrived at their destination.

To Chu Ge's surprise, Qin Ruojing's home in Lidu wasn't a villa, nor was it a single-standing two-story house. Instead, it was located in a relatively high-end apartment complex.

For most people, owning a place in such a prime location would be a source of pride. However, for someone like Qin Ruojing, the chairwoman of a corporation, living here seemed a bit overly modest.

Chu Ge couldn't help but feel puzzled. Hey? This is really strange. After all, Qin Ruojing is a chairwoman, so buying a villa to live in should be a trivial matter. Why... would she live in a place like this?

After parking the car in the underground lot, the two took the elevator up to the fifth floor. Qin Ruojing pulled out her keys and opened the door, releasing a pleasant scent of a lady's boudoir that immediately enveloped them. It was the first time Chu Ge had seen what Qin Ruojing's home in Lidu looked like.

Upon entering, there was a reasonably spacious living room. The floor was laid with ivory-white solid wood, and the ceiling was an integrated design matching the color of the floor. The khaki-colored walls were adorned with simple, patterned pure paper wallpaper. The layout was three bedrooms with one living room. Several room doors were open, with the faint "whoosh" of the wind rustling the curtains.

The living room's furnishings were simple—a deep khaki pure fabric sofa with a modern metallic coffee table in front. Opposite the sofa was a 52-inch LCD TV.

Overall, the room's decor was simplistic and grand, making it feel more like an office than a home. The only objects that added a touch of life were the exquisitely pristine photo frames atop the TV cabinet.

While Chu Ge took in the room, Qin Ruojing had already changed into slippers and casually grabbed a pair of light pink women's slippers from the shoe rack for Chu Ge.

"I don't have men's slippers here, so just make do. I'm going to change my clothes; you can sit on the sofa for a bit."

Placing the slippers in front of Chu Ge, Qin Ruojing tossed her bag onto the coffee table and went into a bedroom, closing the door behind her.

Upon stepping into Qin Ruojing's living room, Chu Ge didn't sit on the sofa right away. Instead, he continued to casually glance around.

After all, he was still soaking wet all over, and if he plopped down on the sofa, it would surely leave a large damp patch.

His eyes casually swept over to the TV cabinet, where several photo frames were placed. The largest frame contained a joyful picture of the Qin Family, a family of four.

In the photo, she and her sister looked about ten years old—two adorable little lolis. But even from this picture, you could clearly tell they were destined to be beauties.

"It's really nice to have a family like this..."

Chu Ge murmured to himself, and his gaze shifted to another slightly smaller frame.

The photo showed the Qin sisters with another girl. Judging by the looks, it must have been taken when they were about fifteen or sixteen. The other girl had side-swept bangs and was also a pretty girl with an oval face and big eyes. The Qin sisters flanked her in the middle, all three girls holding hands and smiling with a pure and radiant joy like sunlight.

Next to this photo, a piece of paper was pressed under glass, with a line of neat handwriting: "Linlin, I promise I will make lots and lots of money, I will definitely help you achieve your dreams, definitely!"

Judging by the handwriting, this note should have been written by Qin Ruojing.

Chu Ge was looking at it when Qin Ruojing, now changed into pajamas, pushed the door open and walked out of the bedroom. Seeing Chu Ge looking at the photo, a hint of sadness flashed across her face.

Without saying anything, Qin Ruojing went straight to the sofa, unzipped the leather bag on the coffee table, and reached inside.

"Hm?"

A few seconds passed, Qin Ruojing unconsciously let out a puzzled sound, her pretty eyebrows furrowed. She carefully rummaged through the bag again, her brows furrowing deeper, and her look of confusion turning into anxiety.

"It's missing, how could it be missing?"

"What's wrong? What's missing?"

Chu Ge turned his head and looked at Qin Ruojing.

"The USB drive, it's gone." Qin Ruojing replied without raising her head, then lifted the bag and dumped everything out onto the sofa with a rustle.

Even though there were some personal items a woman might not want others to see, she didn't care that Chu Ge was watching and continued searching with tightly knit eyebrows.

"It's just a USB drive, look how anxious you are." Seeing the things toppled out of Qin Ruojing's bag, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel a bit speechless.

"My laptop got a virus today, I had to reinstall the system, and all the data is gone. The script on the USB drive is the last backup, I can't lose it."

Seeing Qin Ruojing so worked up, her voice even trembling a bit, Chu Ge stopped teasing her and comforted, "Isn't there a printed script in the safe at my office? It's okay."

While they exchanged these few words, Qin Ruojing had already searched through the bag and the sofa several times, but she still couldn't find the USB drive that was extraordinarily important to her.

"It must be that the bag's zipper wasn't secured earlier, and it fell out while I was running. It must be, damn it, why am I so careless!"

As if very angry with herself, after mumbling a self-reproachful sentence, Qin Ruojing suddenly raised her fist and gave her forehead a hard knock.

This punch was clearly quite forceful, even Chu Ge watching from the side could almost feel the pain for Qin Ruojing, yet Qin Ruojing appeared oblivious, suddenly standing up from the sofa and running towards the door.

"Hey, where are you going?" Seeing Qin Ruojing's frantic appearance, Chu Ge hurriedly grabbed her hand.

"Back to Tianjiao Film and Television, to get the printed script." Qin Ruojing didn't look back, trying hard to pull her hand free, her face pale as paper, eyes full of panic, completely losing her usual composed elegance.

Chu Ge had never seen Qin Ruojing like this, not even when Hong Zude had a fit at Tianjiao Film and Television.

Clearly, the script meant more than the usual to her.

Although Chu Ge didn't know why Qin Ruojing was so flustered, he knew now wasn't the time to ask. Helplessly, he said, "You plan to run there without even taking your car keys? And it's nearly a hundred pages of script, shouldn't you find something to carry it in first?"

Qin Ruojing paused, stopped struggling, rushed into the bedroom without another word, grabbed a clothing tote, and quickly dashed out. Just as she was about to grab the car keys from the sofa, Chu Ge's voice rang out.

"Geez, with a boss like you, I'm really unlucky. Aren't you planning to change out of your pajamas before you go?"

Looking up, Chu Ge was already at the door changing his shoes, holding the house key and the Audi A8 car key along with both their phones, looking at her with an expression of exasperation.

"Go, let's go now!"

Maybe she was too flustered; Qin Ruojing couldn't get her shoes on after several tries. She eventually gave up on changing shoes, rushing out in her slippers.

Watching Qin Ruojing stumble and almost seemingly possessed in the hallway, Chu Ge touched his nose helplessly, closed the door for her, and quickly followed.

When they got to the underground parking lot after coming down the elevator, Qin Ruojing almost frantically ran towards her Audi A8, even losing one of her slippers and not bothering to go back and pick it up.

This time, Qin Ruojing directly got into the driver's seat, but just as she was about to start the car, Chu Ge grabbed her hand firmly.

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