Last night, since Sister Hua wasn't around, the three of them celebrated simply, just having dinner without any alcohol.

Since they were moving the next day, everyone needed to go home early to rest. They were especially tired from the recent competition, so they all turned in early.

As they were leaving, Chu Tian gave a red envelope to the cleaning staff. He had made quite a mess with all the confetti. Although cleanup was technically arranged with the store management, he felt for the employees who would have to do the extra work. Giving each person fifty or a hundred would at least make their effort feel appreciated.

Chu Tian wasn't strapped for cash, and it was a small kindness that cost little. Why not do it?

"Let's go, I'll take you home."

"No need. You drove here, right? Yiyi and I can go back by ourselves. You need to come over early tomorrow to help, so don't trouble yourself."

"Are you sure? I can leave my car here and drive it tomorrow."

"Really, it's fine. You aren't planning to sleep at my place tonight, are you?"

Seeing Xu Qingqiu suddenly turn, her cheeks flushed and a smile playing on her lips, Chu Tian felt his heart flutter, but he still put on a disdainful expression.

"Alright then. Go back early and be careful on the road. Yiyi, take good care of your Sister Qiu."

"Got it! Ugh, what a pain. I have to take care of her even after dinner, and she didn't even drink…"

Yiyi pouted, agreed, and then muttered as she went to get the car.

Chu Tian and Xu Qingqiu were left standing there, falling into a brief silence.

"You should head back. Be safe, and send me a message when you get home."

Gazing at her eyes, still bright in the darkness, Chu Tian nodded.

"Okay, bye. See you tomorrow."

"Yeah, see you tomorrow!"

Xu Qingqiu watched Chu Tian's departing figure, her gaze fixed on him until Yiyi drove up and called her several times. Only then did she snap back to reality, a blissful smile on her face.

Meanwhile, Chu Tian found his car, opened the door, and sat down. He watched Xu Qingqiu and Yiyi leave before starting his car and heading home.

Early the next morning, he hurriedly drove to the Garden District, which was next to his previous shabby little place.

By then, the moving truck had already arrived. It was loaded with so much stuff; Xu Qingqiu and the others had simply called for a box truck.

"This early?"

He saw Yiyi struggling with a suitcase downstairs and quickly went to help.

"Yeah, we still need to set things up there, and Sister Qiu wants to move early, before it gets too crowded around noon and inconvenient."

He looked at the increasing number of people in the residential complex and nodded in understanding.

It was the weekend, so more people were at home. Most of the residents, who were usually at work on weekdays, were around.

It was better to move while most people were still asleep. If they waited until noon and someone recognized Xu Qingqiu, it could cause trouble.

With the movers' help, along with Chu Tian and the two girls, they moved their things quickly.

The only thing slowing them down was the tight schedule, as many items weren't packed yet. Although the moving company offered packing services, it still took time.

Despite their haste, it was almost noon by the time they finished. To be safe, Chu Tian told Xu Qingqiu to rest while he and Yiyi handled the rest of the moving.

After everything was loaded, Yiyi drove ahead to lead the way. The moving company's cargo truck had to take a detour, so it had already set off.

Xu Qingqiu, seemingly casually, sat down in his car.

"Hmm? Why did you get in my car?"

Just as she fastened her seatbelt, she heard Chu Tian ask this, feeling both annoyed and speechless.

He really is dense. I'm making it so obvious, and this is his question?

"I came to give you directions. Do you even know where it is?"

"Ah? Oh, I forgot. But you could have just sent me the location…"

Chu Tian was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly felt a murderous aura from beside him. He quickly shut up, realizing he might have said something wrong.

"Let's go. Where's the new address?"

Trying to mask his nervousness, Chu Tian busied himself starting the car and quickly changed the subject.

"Hold on, let me check. I think Sister Hua sent it to me before."

"You don't even know..."

"Shut up!"

"Alrighty!"

The two bantered seamlessly. The car fell quiet for a moment, and then they both suddenly burst into laughter.

"Are you dumb?"

After laughing, Xu Qingqiu rolled her eyes at him while scrolling through her phone.

Chu Tian, grinning, leaned back in his seat while driving and said, "I don't know if I'm dumb, but if you don't give me the address soon, we'll be on the main road, and Yiyi will be long gone."

"Found it! It's on Gaobai Road. I just sent it to your phone."

"Okay, saw it. Gaobai Road, right? Why does this place sound so familiar?"

"Familiar? Have you been here before?"

"Don't know. We'll find out once we get there."

He activated the navigation, and the car swiftly followed the guided route.

Listening to the voice prompts from the navigation, Chu Tian suddenly thought of the once-popular navigation voice packs, like those by a famous female streamer and Uncle Guo, and chuckled inexplicably.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Ah? Nothing, I just remembered something."

"What's so amusing?"

"It's not what you think. I just remembered those popular custom navigation voices you see online—you know, like when people share funny ones their girlfriends recorded for them."

Xu Qingqiu felt an unexpected stir in her heart. With a slightly flustered expression, she asked, "Really? So... do you want me to record one for you too?"

"Huh?"

It took Chu Tian a moment to react, but he quickly warmed to the idea. A big star, my boss, recording a navigation voice for me? That sounds pretty fun!

It would be custom-made, a limited edition, with personality and style. Not bad at all!

"Sure! I'll be looking forward to it. I'll switch to it as soon as you're done."

"Okie dokie! I'll record a one-of-a-kind one for you!"

Hearing Chu Tian's response, Xu Qingqiu felt a surge of excitement. She sat in the passenger seat, cheerfully bobbing her head like a child.

"Want to listen to some music?"

"Sure. This car was originally yours, so you know it better than I do. Feel free to play something."

"Alright, what song do you want to hear?"

"I want to hear..."

Chu Tian almost blurted out the name of some obscure band, but he caught himself at the last moment and said something else instead.

"I want to hear you sing. Let's play one of your songs."

"Really?"

"Really. Absolutely."

"Well, alright then. I'll reluctantly choose one of my songs. Let a commoner like you experience some refined music!"

No sooner had she said this than she couldn't hold back her laughter. She covered her face in embarrassment and giggled for a long moment.

At first, Chu Tian managed to hold back, but eventually, he couldn't help laughing along. He glanced at the passenger seat with a resigned look, yet he felt an inexplicable lightness and joy he'd never experienced before.

So, this is how joyful it is to have someone to talk with in the passenger seat.

But why does this road look more and more familiar?

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