"Curious?" Chu Ge was taken aback, blinked his eyes, and shook his head with amusement. "Why should I be curious?"

Seeing the amused look on Chu Ge's face, a couple of seconds passed, and the expression on Chen Jue's face changed subtly several times. Gradually, it was no longer a faint smile but a genuinely cheerful grin.

"Ha! Mr. Chu is right, it was unnecessary for me to ask. Since I invited Mr. Chu for a meal, of course, it's to make friends with Mr. Chu." Chen Jue cheerfully stood up. "Mr. Chu, take care."

Chu Ge smiled faintly, nodded, turned around, and started walking away.

Once Chu Ge's figure disappeared, Chen Jue rubbed his forehead, sat back down, and laughed heartily after a moment.

Even after Chen Jue left the private room, and Bao Zhanhai opened the car door for him, he sat inside a car that looked similar to a Passat, but was considerably more expensive, a low-profile luxury Phaeton. His expression remained as refreshing as a spring breeze.

Although Chen Jue always had a faint smile on his face, Bao Zhanhai hadn't seen him smile so brightly in a long time. Sitting in the driver's seat, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Third Master, did that Chu kid back down in front of you?"

"No, he's very arrogant." Chen Jue leaned back against the comfortable seatback, recalling every detail of his meeting with Chu Ge. "Even more arrogant than you described."

Bao Zhanhai was about to start the car when he was stunned by those words, and his eyes immediately showed a fierce glint. "He... he even dares to be arrogant with you? This kid must be tired of living! Third Master, I'll find an opportunity to deal with him in the next couple of days!"

"If you want to drag me down with you to death, go ahead and try."

Chen Jue's gaze slightly chilled, and his tone became somewhat sinister. However, remembering that Bao Zhanhai was indignant for him, he chuckled lightly, "Alright, let's drive."

Bao Zhanhai was taken aback by Chen Jue's previous words, completely stunned. "Third Master, I... I don't understand what you mean. What kind of thing is he?"

"You don't need to understand. As long as I do."

"Yes, Third Master."

Despite the growing number of questions in Bao Zhanhai's mind, after a brief hesitation, he ultimately didn't ask any further. He respectfully responded and started the Phaeton.

Moreover, he had complete faith in Chen Jue. After all, since following Chen Jue, he'd never seen Chen Jue make any wrong decision, yes, any wrong decision.

It's important to know that Chen Jue, in just a few short years, rose from obscurity, with nearly nothing, to develop his power to its current extent, holding assets worth billions, with considerable influence in both the official and underground worlds, earning the moniker "Third Master Chen."

Others might think he rose to prominence by leveraging his ties to the provincial Chen Family, but Bao Zhanhai knew that even though that might have played a role, the true decisive factor was still Chen Jue himself.

Even though he'd been striving to better himself since following Chen Jue, every time he thought he'd made progress, he'd immediately and helplessly realize he was still miles away from catching up to Chen Jue's thought process.

How could the shrewdness of the Third Master Chen be something someone as simplistic as him could fathom?

In the following days, the ripples caused by the downfall of Jinkai Villa gradually faded, seemingly restoring everything to a calm state. Hongxin Property indeed withdrew from Baihao Garden and was replaced by another property company, and Chu Ge's new home officially began renovation.

During these days, Mu Lingshan hadn't contacted Chu Ge either, not even a single phone call. Although they weren't always in touch before, it was different now. After all, that ridiculous night, the two of them had, indeed, shared that ridiculous episode.

Chu Ge felt a bit strange inside, several times wanting to take the initiative to call Mu Lingshan, but ultimately never dialed her number. He genuinely didn't know what he should say if Mu Lingshan answered.

However, despite the lack of contact, Chu Ge couldn't resist covertly learning about Mu Lingshan's recent developments. To his surprise, Mu Lingshan got a promotion?

And it wasn't one of those phony promotions meant for early retirement or signaling the end of one's political career. Instead, she was transferred to the city bureau's criminal investigation team, taking up a vacant deputy team leader position?

Even to Chu Ge, this seemed quite intriguing. This... doesn't quite make sense, does it?

Soon after, Chu Ge noticed something else was amiss. Someone was tailing him. Even though they were doing it discreetly and professionally, it was still far from enough to escape his keen eyes.

With this discovery, Chu Ge naturally couldn't help but do some probing. Several times he intentionally wandered alone to remote, deserted places, yet those tailing him continued to follow from a distance without taking any further actions.

Chu Ge originally intended to grab one to ask what's going on, but after confirming that these people bore no malice, he decided to play dumb for the time being and wait to see what unfolds.

Another evening came, under the watchful eyes of a few tails, Chu Ge lazily returned home, pondering what to cook for dinner and if there should be some post-dinner activities, when someone knocked on his door.

Chu Ge thought it might be Chu Shiyao or He Qing coming for dinner. But when he opened the door, there was no one outside, only a very pretty pale blue envelope taped to his doorknob.

Chu Ge was momentarily stunned, took down the envelope, and looked at it front and back. On the front was a hand-drawn smiley face, and on the back, a few colorful words were written in a very cute, childish round font.

"Do you think this is a love letter?"

Chu Ge chuckled, instantly in good spirits. Who was playing a joke on him in such a fresh and innocent way? Could it really be a love letter?

Shaking his head, Chu Ge took the envelope back to his room, sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and opened the letter. He took out a piece of pale pink stationery folded into a heart shape.

The stationery had a faint fragrance. If Chu Ge remembered correctly, this was the kind of paper popular among girls when he was in middle school.

Looking at this paper, he couldn't help but remember those carefree and rebellious years, and that girl who had remained like a brand in his heart for all these years.

Unknowingly, so many years had passed already...

After daydreaming a bit, Chu Ge unfolded the letter. It was still written in that colorful, childish round hand, "Fool, did you really guess?"

Chu Ge laughed again, flipped to the back, and saw a cute smiley-faced clock drawn on the paper. The clock's hands pointed to six o'clock sharp, and beside it, there was a line of small text: "At this time, definitely go to the balcony and look outside the window."

Chu Ge touched his nose, glanced at the time on his phone, and saw there were ten minutes to six.

With a long-lost warmth and a little anticipation, Chu Ge spent those ten minutes and went to the balcony as the letter instructed.

Before his eyes, a large bunch of glow-in-the-dark colorful balloons floated gradually upward, connected by strings and arranged to form an arrow pointing to the right. Red, yellow, blue, green, purple, they were very beautiful.

On these arrow-shaped balloons, there were also a few childish round letters written with a glow-in-the-dark pen, "Fool, drive out."

Chu Ge's interest grew even more. Not to mention that the setup by the other party theoretically shouldn't be a trap; even if it were a pit waiting for him, he wanted to jump in it.

Extinguishing the cigarette butt, Chu Ge went downstairs, got into the Maserati, and followed the arrow direction formed by those balloons, driving right down the road.

On the way, it was no different than usual; the city lights came on, the night was like water, and the streetlights emitted a soft glow.

Just as Chu Ge suspected this might be a prank that ended there, he arrived at the first intersection after leaving.

Coincidentally at that moment, a strong roar of engines came from one end of the highway far away.

Immediately afterward, dozens of superbikes of the same model, emanating a strong metallic feel, roared as they sped over. Each motorcyclist wore the same style helmet and biker outfit.

Hmm?

What made Chu Ge make that sound wasn't the bikers giving off a rebel vibe, but because those motorcycles were arranged in a very orderly manner, forming an arrow shape.

Moreover, the bikers' outfits had fluorescent lines, making the arrow appear even clearer.

Chu Ge's lips curled up again as he chose the direction indicated by the arrow formed by these motorcycles at the intersection.

A few minutes later, at another crossroads, the lead motorcycles suddenly diverged in a flamboyant manner, heading forward and to the sides of the road, their roars quickly disappearing from sight.

Was this the end?

Chu Ge tapped his fingers on the steering wheel, pondering, while noticing the few passersby on the road were all looking upward, surprised.

Following suit, Chu Ge looked up to find a large flock of white pigeons forming an arrow, flying straight ahead.

If the letter, balloons, and motorcycles earlier made Chu Ge feel curious, then at this moment, he was truly astonished.

It's known that normally, most birds don't fly at night because their vision is extremely poor then, and pigeons are a typical example of this. At night, they're nearly blind.

Just getting pigeons to fly at night requires extensive training, and here this huge flock not only flew at night but also formed an arrow shape. Although the arrow was a bit rough, it was quite remarkable.

After the surprise, Chu Ge's smile widened even more as he stepped on the gas pedal, driving straight in the direction of the arrow formed by the pigeons.

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