Seeing her sister laughing so brightly, Qin Ruojing felt more and more that something was off. She furrowed her delicate eyebrows and asked, a little embarrassed and angry, "What are you laughing at?"

Even as she asked, Qin Ruojing felt very apprehensive inside. Could it be that Chu Ge had told her sister the truth about that time? They say business doesn't ruin friendship; even if Chu Ge doesn't need to play her fake boyfriend anymore, he wouldn't go so far as to sabotage her, would he?

Qin Ruoying stood up from the stool, walked over to Qin Ruojing, and shook her head with a smirk.

"Sis, stop fooling me. Before you came back, brother-in-law told me everything. While Mom was here those few days, you two didn't do anything at all. You just made those noises to keep up appearances."

"What!"

Qin Ruojing screamed, full of resentment in her heart!

Chu Ge knew very well that as the conversation went on, it would inevitably lead to this point, so he didn't bother to play dumb. Facing Qin Ruojing's embarrassed and angry gaze, he shrugged and gave her an innocent look.

"Chu Ge, you jerk! How dare you say you didn't do anything to me?"

Qin Ruojing's voice paused for a moment. Seeing that Chu Ge had no intention of speaking and just gave an unwilling smile, she gritted her teeth and continued, "If it weren't for you... pinching my foot, how could I have made those noises?"

"Well, you can't really blame me for that, can you? After all, I was helping you, right? Do you know how exhausting it was for me those nights?"

Chu Ge thought this to himself, but seeing Qin Ruojing looking extremely frustrated, he felt a bit soft-hearted and didn't say these words out loud. Instead, he tactfully changed the subject.

"Chairwoman, you've had a tiring day. Come inside and rest for a bit. The smell of oil and smoke in the kitchen is too strong. I'm about to start cooking."

Chu Ge gave Qin Ruojing an out, and Qin Ruojing intended to take it. But upon seeing her sister's giggling, her grievances and frustration immediately swelled up again.

"Chu Ge, don't think you can change the subject. Today, we have to make this clear in front of my sister. We didn't actually have anything going on, but dare you say you've never taken advantage of me?"

Chu Ge scratched his head in speechlessness, asserting matter-of-factly, "Sometimes... the situation called for it, right? Other times, it was completely accidental, right? I never intended to take advantage of you, did I?"

Qin Ruojing felt increasingly uncomfortable, but there was nothing wrong with what Chu Ge said, and she couldn't refute him.

Seeing her sister at a loss for words, Qin Ruoying chuckled again. Although she meant no harm, in Qin Ruojing's eyes, it looked somewhat like she was gloating.

Just sensing Chu Ge's helpless look made Qin Ruojing feel extremely annoyed, and hearing Qin Ruoying's laughter, she immediately realized the problem had clearly escalated.

Her sister was determined to be with Chu Ge. Otherwise, why would she be so happy to know that nothing happened between her and Chu Ge?

No way! This absolutely cannot happen!

Qin Ruojing thought to herself, squinting slightly, she said to Chu Ge, "The situation called for it? Not intentionally taking advantage of me? Can you say you never had any other thoughts about me?"

Although denying Qin Ruojing's words wasn't difficult, hearing her question, Chu Ge let out an awkward laugh and refrained from responding. After all, this concerned a girl's dignity, and he had to be considerate to some extent.

Chu Ge's awkward laugh inexplicably made Qin Ruojing feel a bit less angry.

Unable to help herself, Qin Ruojing slightly raised her chin, lifted her right hand, gently fiddled with a few strands of her dark hair by her ear, and with a pouty look, first glanced at her sister before turning her gaze to Chu Ge, her rosy lips parting lightly.

"Can't deny it, can you? Hah... and you dare say you don't like me? You're really not being honest, are you?"

Chu Ge broke into a sweat. Wasn't Qin Ruojing obviously twisting the truth? He was merely trying to save her face, but in her words, it became a romantic bond, you and me in love?

"No, Chairwoman, you..."

"Why call me Chairwoman, so formal, back in the provincial city you called me Xiaojing all the time."

Chu Ge had just started speaking when Qin Ruojing interrupted him with a light smile, her eyes intentionally or inadvertently glancing at Qin Ruoying.

He knew Qin Ruojing was saying this for Qin Ruoying to hear, but seeing her so gentle, Chu Ge still felt entirely uncomfortable. This was way too mushy, right?

Noticing both Qin Ruoying and Chu Ge a bit dumbfounded, Qin Ruojing felt secretly proud and continued softly, "They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Since you're here today, don't leave after dinner. Whatever you want, I'll give you."

Chu Ge was startled, and an onion he was holding in his hand dropped to the floor with a 'thud'. Staring at Qin Ruojing, speechless, he had only come here to return the money. What on earth was happening?

Qin Ruoying saw this and burst out laughing, teasingly saying, "Brother-in-law, what's with that reaction? My sister said she'd give you everything, so why do you look so scared?"

Chu Ge gave a wry smile, "Chairman, can we stop messing around? If you keep this up, I'm really out of here."

Qin Ruojing's expression froze, she looked at Chu Ge with a somewhat cold glance, suppressing her anger, "What? Do you feel wronged being with me?"

Chu Ge rubbed his nose and sighed helplessly, "Chairman, you really want to force me to leave, saying such things, what's the point?"

Seeing Chu Ge not buying it, Qin Ruoying laughed even harder, "Sis, even when you throw yourself at him, brother-in-law doesn't want you, haha, you really are a failure, aren't you? Trying to win brother-in-law from me, what chance do you have?"

This time, Qin Ruojing couldn't keep her cool, she looked at Chu Ge, then at Qin Ruoying, her face turning decidedly unpleasant, finally squeezing out three bitter "Good"s through gritted teeth, and walked out of the kitchen.

As Qin Ruojing's silhouette disappeared from the kitchen, a slam echoed from her bedroom door, and the air seemed to carry a scent of anger.

Qin Ruoying scratched her head, awkwardly sticking out her tongue as she glanced at Chu Ge, maybe... the joke went a little too far?

"You... you're just causing trouble for me. Alright, what are you standing here for, hurry and go check on your sister?"

Chu Ge said helplessly, and Qin Ruoying left the kitchen too. Until Chu Ge finished cooking dinner, neither sister showed up in front of him.

"Chairman, Xiaoying, dinner's ready."

Placing a few dishes on the table, Chu Ge called in the direction of Qin Ruojing's room.

"Hey, coming, coming."

Qin Ruoying opened the door, her face still holding a cautious and apologetic smile, and then Qin Ruojing, having changed into pajamas, also came out. Her face didn't show any particular expression, even Chu Ge couldn't tell what she was feeling now.

The three sat by the dining table, as before, Chu Ge in the middle, the Qin sisters on either side, but the atmosphere at the table was a bit tense, and despite Qin Ruoying's attempts to lighten things up, she had no success.

Qin Ruojing ate gracefully, with a thoughtful look, ignoring any topics her sister deliberately initiated, but her gaze occasionally flicked to Chu Ge, as if contemplating something.

Chu Ge felt a bit uneasy under Qin Ruojing's scrutiny, so he simply focused on eating, while Qin Ruoying sang a few solo lines. Seeing no one was cooperating, she felt quite bored.

To be honest, Qin Ruoying felt quite aggrieved. She didn't really mean to embarrass anyone, her intentions were good, so why were they acting like this?

"How about watching some TV? I remember there's a pretty good show at this time."

To keep the atmosphere from turning sour, Qin Ruoying muttered to herself and got up to turn on the TV. Since no one wanted to engage in conversation, she figured the TV might at least make some noise.

"Now, let's welcome Lidu City's police star, known as the Wonder Policewoman, Officer Mu Lingshan, onto the stage."

As soon as the TV was turned on, this voice filled the quiet room.

"Hey? This policewoman looks familiar, where have I seen her before? Oh, right, there was a time I ran into her with brother-in-law during a morning run."

Qin Ruoying looked at the TV and decided not to change the channel. Muttering to herself, she returned to the dinner table. Qin Ruojing also glanced at the TV; she had seen this policewoman before when she went to the station to get Chu Ge.

If Qin Ruojing remembered correctly, this policewoman named Mu Lingshan had cracked a couple of major cases before, and she seemed to have some issues with Chu Ge?

Chu Ge's gaze also turned to the TV screen, looking at Mu Lingshan, who had dyed her hair back to black, standing smartly in her police uniform, and he playfully curled his lips.

Indeed, the city eventually pushed Mu Lingshan to the public forefront. Unsurprisingly, it's to continue using her as a model to bring glory to the police force.

Chu Ge actually didn't want Mu Lingshan to be exposed because Jinkai Villa had operated its casino peacefully for so many years; there had to be backing behind it.

That means with Mu Lingshan now appearing on television talking about this, while most people would clap their hands in joy, there would surely be some who would be seething with hatred, perhaps even wishing to kill her.

Not only did Chu Ge not wish it, but Mu Lingshan herself also quite resisted appearing on TV. Strictly speaking, Jinkai Villa wasn't even taken down by her; she barely played a role.

However, these matters clearly couldn't be influenced by Chu Ge's or Mu Lingshan's will. Since the relevant departments made such arrangements, Mu Lingshan, being just a small officer, really had no choice.

At this moment, Mu Lingshan's mood was quite conflicted, torn about whether she should follow the script during this live interview.

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