"Alright, even if everything you said is true and there's really someone protecting you in the shadows, have you thought about if you really meet him again and ask for his help, and he agrees to go investigate the Long Family with you, but with your limited abilities, you'd just be a burden? You might even end up getting him killed?"

Mu Lingshan's expression froze, and she finally realized that she had been too simplistic and optimistic earlier. Her face quickly showed the disappointment and dejection that Chu Ge had been expecting.

"That's all I'll say, think it over yourself. I'm going back to sleep."

Having said that, Chu Ge closed his eyes. Mu Lingshan frowned, sighed, bit her lip, forgot to take the clothes off the balcony, and left the room looking somewhat lost.

Sensing Mu Lingshan's disappointment, Chu Ge also felt a bit guilty. Surely, his words earlier must have been a huge blow to her.

However, rather than allowing Mu Lingshan to fall into a potentially life-threatening danger, he'd rather give her a slight wake-up call.

Once Mu Lingshan left, Chu Ge returned to his bedroom and continued sleeping soundly on the bed where several women had slept before.

At seven-thirty, Chu Ge was awoken by a phone ring. He glanced at the screen flashing Qin Ruojing's name and casually answered the call, greeting with a yawn, "Good morning, Chairwoman."

"Why do you sound so lazy? Don't tell me you're still in bed?"

"I really haven't gotten up yet; I was planning to sleep in today."

"Well, I apologize for disturbing your sweet dreams. You won't blame me, will you?"

"Is there something I can do for you, Chairwoman?"

"Yes, there is. Once you're up, come over to my place. Oh, I've prepared breakfast, so you can come straight over to eat."

"Uh… alright."

After hanging up the phone, Chu Ge stared blankly at his phone for a while, recalling Qin Ruojing's words, scratched his head, and felt something was odd. Isn't Qin Ruojing being a bit too polite with him? And there was even a hint of warmth in her voice?

On the other end, Qin Ruojing hung up the call, turned to Qin Ruoying, and smiled triumphantly, "See that? I've learned to change now. I'm actively pursuing your brother-in-law. He must be very touched right now, so you'd better not try to make a move on him."

Initially, Qin Ruojing intended to keep her pursuit of Chu Ge a secret from both him and her sister. However, after some thought, she had changed her mind. Today, she had already come clean with her sister, and later she planned to do the same with Chu Ge.

As a career woman, she thrived under pressure and competition. She found it hard to believe that with her longer history with Chu Ge, she wouldn't have an edge over her sister.

Facing her sister's gaze, Qin Ruoying sneered, "Come off it. My brother-in-law wouldn't think that way. He's probably staring blankly at the phone right now, scratching his head, wondering what on earth has gotten into the workaholic Qin Ruojing today."

Saying this, Qin Ruoying even picked up her phone and mimicked Chu Ge's expression with a weird face, as if she were imitating him.

To be honest, Qin Ruoying was quite spot-on with her act. On the other end, Chu Ge was indeed doing exactly that.

Qin Ruojing rolled her eyes at her sister, snatched the phone, and said, "Oh, shut up. Just wait and see; your brother-in-law will definitely... like me."

Qin Ruoying shrugged, shook her head indifferently at Qin Ruojing, then continued leisurely trimming her nails on the sofa, chuckling, "Sis, if you can't even say the word 'love,' you're not really trying to pursue brother-in-law."

Hearing her sister say that, Qin Ruojing felt a bit guilty but raised her chest and snorted, "You little girl who's never been in love, what do you know? Love is a sacred word. If it's always on your lips, it becomes cheap."

"Ha, I haven't had a relationship, I don't understand, but have you been in love, are you that knowledgeable? If you admit love is such a sacred word, how can you also say it becomes cheap? Do you think love can be measured by money? Aren't you a bit vulgar?"

Qin Ruoying flicked her nails, looked up at Qin Ruojing with amusement.

Seeing Qin Ruojing snort and turn her face aside, Qin Ruoying giggled, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You're just putting on a show for me, pretending to really be pursuing brother-in-law, so when I can't bear to compete with you, you'll achieve your goal."

Qin Ruoying's every word hit the mark, pinpointing Qin Ruojing's feelings, making her even more troubled and somewhat doubtful if the path she chose was right.

But since she had decided to do it, she was determined to stick with it no matter what and simply rolled her eyes at her sister again, "You've got quite the imagination. Think whatever you want."

"Oh, feeling guilty? Sis, I suggest you give up. You're not really in love with brother-in-law, and he definitely won't accept you. I'm the one who's truly suited for him. Let's wait and see whether he chooses you, who's just pretending, or me, who's genuinely in love with him."

Qin Ruoying smiled smugly, leaning back on the soft sofa cushion, lazily fiddling with the slippers on her white feet.

However, Qin Ruojing hadn't noticed that beneath her sister's smile, there was a hint of cunning.

The two sisters debated over this topic for more than ten minutes when the sound of knocking came from the door.

They exchanged a glance and stood up from the sofa at the same time.

When Qin Ruojing opened the door, she saw Chu Ge standing there with a somewhat peculiar expression.

"Chu Ge, don't you have a key? Just use it to come in when you get home; why knock? It feels so distant."

Chu Ge's expression became even more peculiar as he looked Qin Ruojing up and down, scratching his head.

Chu Ge's reaction left Qin Ruojing a bit frustrated, wishing she could kick him. How could he be so uncooperative!

Qin Ruoying chuckled, shaking her head in amusement, "Sis, look how you scared him. Are you rehearsing lines or something? Do you know it looks like you have two big words written on your face right now? Want to know what they say?"

Qin Ruojing's face darkened, ignoring her sister. Qin Ruoying giggled and whispered in her sister's ear, "Pretentious."

After speaking, Qin Ruoying fetched slippers for Chu Ge from the shoe rack and placed them at his feet.

"Brother-in-law, come in quickly. We're both waiting for you to have breakfast. My sister bought it herself. Remember those dumplings you said were really good? Isn't she thoughtful? Aren't you touched?"

Chu Ge put on the slippers Qin Ruoying gave him, casting a puzzled glance at Qin Ruojing, only to find Qin Ruojing looking back at Qin Ruoying with a similarly puzzled expression.

Qin Ruojing was genuinely confused by her sister, who had just been dousing her with cold water, and suddenly began speaking up for her once Chu Ge arrived.

At this moment, Chu Ge was also full of confusion, but since he was here, he decided to just go with it, smiled, and walked into the room.

It had been a few days since he'd been here, yet everything remained the same. Rather than feeling strange, Chu Ge felt a warm familiarity and sat down by the dining table.

"Sis, I'm going to heat up the dumplings. You and brother-in-law can chat first."

With that, Qin Ruoying giggled and headed for the kitchen, leaving Chu Ge and Qin Ruojing sitting across from each other. Chu Ge appeared calm, while Qin Ruojing looked slightly awkward.

"Chairman, you asked me over so early. Surely it's not just to have dumplings with you, right?"

Although Qin Ruojing knew Chu Ge would ask this, and thought she was mentally prepared, facing him still felt awkward.

"Well, there is something else. There's a workshop for company executives in the provincial city the day after tomorrow. I want you to attend, spend a few days there, and learn some management skills."

Chu Ge chuckled, "Is it one of those mind-boosting seminars that cost a fortune, and end up brainwashing people like a pyramid scheme?"

Qin Ruojing rubbed her forehead in exasperation, "Why do you sound so dismissive? I've attended many of these courses, and they are actually quite useful. Are you really not interested at all?"

"No interest. You business owners just have more money than sense. That's why these courses for executives are so popular. It's too easy to make money off you guys."

Qin Ruojing, as usual, sat in the chair to Chu Ge's right and continued her persuasion.

"Haven't you always said you're not cut out to be a CEO and don't understand a lot of things? It could be useful to learn something. Plus, the attendees are all outstanding in their fields. Making some friends wouldn't be bad. Besides, you've been really busy lately; why not treat it as a relaxing trip?"

Seeing Qin Ruojing's earnest attempt, Chu Ge laughed, "Chairman, you're suggesting this, because you're worried that the trouble I caused by hitting that South Korean guy yesterday might get serious. So you're finding a reason to send me away, aren't you?"

Qin Ruojing's expression froze, yet she was secretly pleased. It was a trick taught to her by Tong Yaqi, and it seemed to work brilliantly. Clearly, she had chosen the right person to learn from.

According to Tong Yaqi, when showing concern for Chu Ge, Qin Ruojing should also respect his dignity as a man.

Even if Chu Ge didn't understand at the time, doing such things more often would eventually make him feel the care imbued in them, and he would be moved.

In fact, the idea to send Chu Ge away to avoid trouble was Qin Ruojing's own. It wasn't an act; she was genuinely worried about his safety.

However, by herself, she wouldn't have thought to present it this way and would have said it directly. It was with Tong Yaqi's guidance that she finally understood.

Judging by how Chu Ge immediately figured out her true intentions, the approach seemed to be quite effective.

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