Last night, Qin Ruojing crammed romance knowledge for most of the night, both reading books and watching TV dramas. Plus, with Tong Yaqi's careful guidance before, she thought she was prepared to face Chu Ge.

Isn't it just about showing your good side and showing some care and thoughtfulness to Chu Ge? How hard can it be?

Yet, the moment she made the call, and Chu Ge's voice came through the receiver, she immediately realized a depressing fact: she didn't even know what to say.

No matter what she said, Qin Ruojing felt extremely awkward. The feeling was just like studying all night before an exam and then going blank when faced with the test paper—pure tragedy.

Frustrated, she tapped her forehead and continued, "Yaqi, since you're there, don't leave. Wait for me to come over so you can help me. Otherwise, facing Chu Ge alone, I really wouldn't know what to do."

Tong Yaqi chuckled bitterly, "Xiaojing, how can I help you with this kind of thing? If I stay here, won't that make me the third wheel between you two?"

"Let it be a third wheel, at least it will brighten up my heart. Wait for me, I'm heading over now, I'll be there soon."

After hanging up, Tong Yaqi shook her head helplessly and returned to Chu Ge's office.

About ten minutes later, the sound of the security door opening echoed through the hallway, followed by the click of high heels on the floor, as Qin Ruojing pushed the office door open, feigning composure and walked in.

Tong Yaqi stood up from the sofa and greeted, "Chairman."

Seeing Tong Yaqi, Qin Ruojing felt a bit more at ease, nodding, "General Manager Tong, you're here too. I came to report to Chu Ge. Why don't you join us?"

Tong Yaqi was speechless, and Chu Ge was puzzled too. What was Qin Ruojing doing—she'd already misspoke once, and now she hadn't corrected herself?

"Chairman, what do you want to report to me?"

Anyway, since it was just the three of them in the room, there was no need to mind what they said. So, with his signature smile, Chu Ge leaned back comfortably in the leather boss chair and teased.

Qin Ruojing didn't realize her slip of the tongue until Chu Ge pointed it out, then immediately frowned.

"Report to you? What do I have to report to you?"

Chu Ge nodded playfully, "That's what you said on the phone and just now."

Qin Ruojing thought about it and realized it was true. She immediately felt embarrassed, and couldn't help but give Chu Ge a sidelong glance, "You heard wrong. Alright, tell me about Tianqing Company."

Qin Ruojing wouldn't admit it, and naturally, Chu Ge wouldn't press her on it. Once she sat on the sofa, he grinned and started talking about the company's matters.

In fact, given Qin Ruojing's level of attention to Tianqing Company, she already knew everything Chu Ge was saying. She was just looking for an excuse to interact with Chu Ge, which made her a bit absent-minded, wondering what exactly she should do.

However, until Chu Ge finished speaking, she still couldn't figure it out. Her heart was even more anxious and conflicted than when she arrived.

"Chairman, any comments?" After waiting for about ten seconds and seeing Qin Ruojing remain silent, with her eyebrows slightly furrowed deep in thought, Chu Ge helplessly reminded her.

Suddenly snapping back to reality, Qin Ruojing tucked a strand of hair behind her ear to cover her nervousness, pretending to be calm, and nodded, "Not bad. Just keep up the momentum, and continue doing well."

Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at Tong Yaqi, showing a hint of pleading.

Although Tong Yaqi noticed Qin Ruojing's look, she really couldn't help much in this situation and had to pretend she didn't see it.

The large office suddenly became quiet. Chu Ge stared at Qin Ruojing feeling puzzled, and Qin Ruojing didn't know what to say.

"Chairman, President Chu just talked about the company's major development directions, how about I tell you more about the details?"

Seeing the atmosphere gradually becoming awkward, Tong Yaqi had to speak up.

"Um, alright."

Qin Ruojing breathed a sigh of relief and gave Tong Yaqi a grateful look. If not for Tong Yaqi helping her out of the awkwardness, she would've felt unbearably stifled.

Tong Yaqi's aim was to buy Qin Ruojing some time, allowing her to stew over her thoughts, as she deliberately extended the conversation, reporting the company's assorted major and minor matters in detail.

Judging from Qin Ruojing's expression, she still clearly didn't know what to do next, while Chu Ge, sitting at the side, looked bored to the point of nearly dozing off.

After a few more minutes, Chu Ge, feeling it was all quite inexplicable, simply stood up from his chair, stretched lazily, and said, "Chairman, you two continue talking, I'm leaving now."

Qin Ruojing immediately looked at Chu Ge, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to contact Chen Jiatong and Xu Jingyuan, didn't I just tell you?"

Qin Ruojing was taken aback. She had been lost in thought and had no recollection of it. But she quickly said, "Then why don't you do it here? Why go out of your way?"

Chu Ge rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, "I'm just afraid of interrupting Yaqi when she's reporting work to you."

Qin Ruojing was momentarily speechless. Tong Yaqi also felt speechless. She proposed this idea entirely for the company's sake, but she hadn't expected Chu Ge to use it as an excuse to leave.

If Chu Ge left just like that, wouldn't Qin Ruojing's visit be in vain today?

Actually, this wasn't really Tong Yaqi's fault either. She hadn't thought Qin Ruojing would come unprepared. It had been quite a while, yet she hadn't taken any effective steps to get closer to Chu Ge. She was completely unlike the usual decisive and resolute Chairman Qin.

However, now was clearly not the time to dwell on such matters. Since Tong Yaqi wanted to help Qin Ruojing pursue Chu Ge, she naturally would spare no effort.

Seeing Chu Ge about to leave, Tong Yaqi immediately said, "President Chu, just as I've finished reporting to the chairman, I'll head off first."

After speaking, Tong Yaqi greeted Qin Ruojing and, disregarding the slightly frantic look in Qin Ruojing's eyes, turned and left Chu Ge's office.

Tong Yaqi truly wanted to help Qin Ruojing, but under the circumstances, staying would be of no positive use. For now, she could only assist Qin Ruojing up to this point.

If Qin Ruojing had come in and addressed her as Sister Yaqi, casually chatting about some light topics, that would be fine. Tong Yaqi had plenty of ways to liven the mood.

But Qin Ruojing came under the guise of discussing work, making the atmosphere especially formal. Even their titles were addressed using company positions. Even if she wanted to change the topic, it would lack justification and be completely inappropriate. With Chu Ge's sharp eyes, he would certainly spot any inconsistencies at a glance.

After closing the door to the president's office and recalling Qin Ruojing's reactions, Tong Yaqi was especially speechless. How could Qin Ruojing be so clueless about such matters?

With Tong Yaqi gone, only Qin Ruojing and Chu Ge were left in the spacious room.

The two met each other's gaze, and Qin Ruojing felt even more nervous. Regarding matters of the heart, she was like a blank sheet of paper. And considering her purpose was to pursue Chu Ge, she felt indescribably awkward all over.

Nonetheless, keeping silent wasn't an option, so Qin Ruojing forced herself and said, "Weren't you about to contact Chen Jiatong and Xu Jingyuan? Now that General Manager Tong has left, why are you looking at me? Make a call?"

Chu Ge shook his head speechlessly, "Not calling anymore."

"What now? Is there something you can't let me hear?"

Chu Ge didn't want to explain anything about this matter, looking at Qin Ruojing's somewhat evasive eyes, he said, "Chairman, why do I feel you've been acting weird these past few days?"

With Chu Ge staring at her, Qin Ruojing felt a pang of guilt, but still puffed out her chest, stubbornly saying, "I... What's weird about me?"

"You really are acting strange. Did something upset you or do you have a fever?"

Chu Ge confidently stated as he reached out to feel Qin Ruojing's forehead.

Qin Ruojing swatted Chu Ge's hand aside, rolling her eyes at him, "You're the one with the fever; I'm perfectly healthy."

"Then you have something to ask me. Stop beating around the bush. It's totally not like you. Just say it out straight. What difficult problem are you facing?"

Listening to Chu Ge's dead-on tone, Qin Ruojing felt an incomprehensible frustration.

Even Tong Yaqi couldn't understand it, and neither could Qin Ruojing herself. Dealing with people in business and politics, she was always calm and composed. Why did she become such a mess in front of Chu Ge?

She came here intending to strengthen her relationship with Chu Ge. How did it turn into this awkward situation?

Now that Chu Ge mentioned it, no matter what, she had to give him an answer.

"I... I want..."

Qin Ruojing bit her lip, hesitating. At this moment, she realized this was even harder to say than she had imagined.

Chu Ge rolled his eyes, "When did you start learning to hold your breath? What on earth do you want? Are you going to ask me to commit some crime for you?"

Seeing Chu Ge's amused face, Qin Ruojing was both angry at him and at herself for feeling utterly useless.

Finally, Qin Ruojing decided to go all out, secretly thinking, "It's just that small thing. What's the big deal?"

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