Although Chu Ge seemed genuinely uninterested, Qin Ruojing was still a bit uneasy. This guy looked vibrant and energetic, not a hint of exhaustion. He must be trying to give her a way out.

Qin Ruojing felt a warmth in her heart, hesitated for a moment, "How about... you go find Yaqi?"

Chu Ge was taken aback, "Find her? For what?"

Qin Ruojing blushed, "Why are you playing dumb? You know exactly what I mean. Why do you think I asked you to find her?"

Chu Ge blinked, unsure, and asked, "Do you mean... you want me to do what we just talked about with her?"

Qin Ruojing pressed her lips together, didn't answer directly but asked back, "What do you think?"

This time, Chu Ge was even more surprised. Could Qin Ruojing be so generous about such matters?

Or perhaps, was she testing him?

"Alright, stop saying silly things. I'm really tired, truly." Feeling a mix of odd emotions, Chu Ge decided to pause the topic, gently smoothing Qin Ruojing's hair.

"If there's nothing urgent at the company, why don't we both take a nap? Look, even concealer can't hide your dark circles anymore."

Qin Ruojing was stunned for a moment, raised her hand to touch the area under her eyes, "Really? Do I look ugly?"

Chu Ge chuckled and shook his head, "Not ugly, not at all. My little Jing is the most beautiful, even more so than He Qing."

Even though she knew Chu Ge was just saying nice things, Qin Ruojing still felt a sweetness in her heart, giving Chu Ge a playful glare, "You're just trying to flatter me."

"I'm telling the truth. Alright, let's sleep now, be good."

"..."

Lying on the soft big bed, the two reminisced about their journey since they met, talking casually without realizing how long they spoke until they finally drifted off to sleep.

Upon waking, Chu Ge suggested they go get their marriage license, but Qin Ruojing thought they'd better wait a bit, get through the board meeting changes, set a date for the wedding, prepare everything properly, and then get the license.

Chu Ge also felt that getting the license immediately seemed a bit rushed, as it is a lifelong matter and should be as perfect as possible, so he agreed.

A few more days passed, and the He family's crisis erupted completely. The political scene in the country was as tense as ever, with turbulent undercurrents and invisible rolling gunpowder.

Both He Qing and He Junming hurried back to Beijing, standing with the He family through shared honor and disgrace, moving forward and retreating together.

In fact, during this earthquake-like turmoil, many outside the system were also affected and shook, reacting in various ways.

For example, the board members of Tianjiao Group — those who become directors at Tianjiao Group naturally have access to information. Even if some initially did not know about the relationship between Tianqing Company and He Qing, it was no longer a secret by now.

When the He family was flourishing, these people felt quite proud of collaborating with He Qing. But in the current situation, considering Tianqing Company under Tianjiao Group, most board members felt it was like a ticking time bomb, constantly making them anxious.

Call it fickleness or adapting to the winds, in business one can't be blamed for not wanting their wealth threatened.

However, Qin Ruojing pushed through the company opposition, using Tianjiao Group's funds to fully support Tianqing Company's operations.

More than one board member felt Qin Ruojing was crazy, and the one voicing the strongest opposition was the senior and major board member, Liu Dong, of Tianjiao Group.

Liu Dong felt he couldn't let Qin Ruojing's nonsense go on any longer, he had to do something.

Perhaps, at this critical juncture of the board's changeover, Qin Ruojing's nonsense might even benefit him.

Meanwhile, Long Tao felt that after enduring so long, he no longer needed to tolerate it. That boy, Chu Ge, was just riding on the He family, wasn't he?

Now that the He family was about to collapse, it was finally time to act.

Not dealing with Chu Ge wouldn't quell Long Tao's anger. Adding up old and new grudges, that was quite a hefty account!

At the same time, another major force in Lidu City, Chen Jue, also known as Third Master Chen, was in a good mood. He had foreseen the arrival of this storm, and now he could finally sit back and watch the tigers fight, to see just how powerful this madman Chu Ge really was.

Agreeing to Chu Ge's three conditions didn't mean he had no resentment. However, through his interactions with Chu Ge, he found he couldn't really see through this person.

If the Long family's father and son could get rid of Chu Ge, he would consider it money spent for amusement, watching a thunderous yet rainless dull performance. This money meant little to him, indicating perhaps he had misjudged and overestimated Chu Ge's power.

But if the Long family played with fire and ended up burning themselves, then from then on, in the underworld of Lidu City's shadows, only his Chen Jue would remain supreme, proving just how wise his decision was back then.

On the surface, Chu Ge's life seemed no different than before, but in reality, not only Long Tao and Chen Jue, but numerous eyes had already converged on him, itching to move.

On the evening of He Qing's departure from Lidu City, the Long Family villa welcomed a visitor.

She was a tall, good-looking young woman in her twenties, a killer Long Tao had hired for a million, through connections from another province, nicknamed "Black Arrow."

Though there was an air of confidence about Black Arrow's every move, when Long Tao first saw her, he slightly frowned.

This young girl, can she really take down Chu Ge? The person he found through connections, is she reliable?

"Give me the target's information." This was the first thing Black Arrow said to Long Tao after sitting on the sofa, her tone full of arrogance.

Black Arrow was indeed not pleased, as she clearly sensed Long Tao's doubt and disdain.

Long Tao nodded, passing the prepared information to Black Arrow across from him.

Black Arrow casually looked through the information, then suddenly looked up with a faint smile, "Mr. Long, let's be straightforward; are you doubting my abilities?"

Long Tao's expression froze, hesitating for a moment, he pointed to the information in Black Arrow's hand, "Your target is quite tricky, the best fighter I have isn't a match for him."

Black Arrow smirked, casually tossing Chu Ge's information aside, unzipping her purse to pull out a small, exquisite hand crossbow.

"What are you doing?" Seeing the hand crossbow, Long Tao's butler felt a chill down his spine, bravely standing in front of Long Tao, his gaze full of vigilance.

"Since Mr. Long doubts my skills, I think, to put his mind at ease, I must do something."

"Hehe, then Mr. Long will have his eyes opened, please go ahead, Miss Black Arrow, how about we go to the yard?"

Long Tao chuckled, gesturing for the butler to step aside, watching Black Arrow with interest. He didn't think this young girl had any reason to harm him, and he indeed wanted to see what extraordinary skills she possessed.

In the yard, Long Tao had the butler paste a photo of Chu Ge on a tree, while Black Arrow stood a hundred meters away.

"Mr. Long, I'm going to shoot his left eye, watch closely."

As Black Arrow's words landed, without any visible preparation, she casually raised her right hand, firing a crossbow arrow from the small crossbow lacking a scope, hitting right in the photo's left eye.

"Good!"

"Hehe, Mr. Long, you flatter me, hitting fixed targets is quite boring, how about letting me hit something that can move?"

Black Arrow's proposal delighted Long Tao, who immediately instructed the butler to fetch some quail eggs. Still a hundred meters away, the butler threw the eggs in different directions, and Black Arrow remained as relaxed as ever, casually raising her right hand, effortlessly hitting every arrow.

When Black Arrow shot the last crossbow arrow, the butler hadn't even thrown the quail egg yet, holding it between his right thumb and forefinger.

This unpredictable shot pierced the egg between his fingers, almost scaring him out of his wits.

Long Tao was even more satisfied, this young girl indeed had something to be arrogant about!

"Good, good, no wonder Miss Black Arrow has such a nickname, truly living up to it."

Long Tao genuinely praised her and then slightly smiled, "However... if Chu Ge got close to you, would Miss Black Arrow still stand a chance?"

Black Arrow smiled proudly, "Mr. Long, feel free to call on ten or eight of your best fighters, and let us try?"

Originally, Long Tao worried if this question would anger Black Arrow. Hearing her say this, he was delighted, immediately arranging for eight burly men to circle Black Arrow.

Two minutes passed, and all eight were down, while Black Arrow remained unscathed.

This put Long Tao completely at ease, a smug smile spreading across his face. With such a skilled person on the task, Chu Ge was surely doomed!

Another day fell into twilight, and Chu Ge left Tianqing Company. Just like the past few days, he planned to visit Qin Ruojing. However, after buying some groceries in the supermarket, he realized that besides the familiar tails following him, there was a new shadow.

The reason for this assumption was that Chu Ge detected a murderous intent on this new "tail" that the others lacked.

"So, someone has finally come," he thought coldly to himself, pretending everything was normal as he left the supermarket with his groceries, re-entered the Maserati, and started it up. But he changed his route, deciding to deal with the nuisance before heading to Qin Ruojing's place.

On the busy road, Chu Ge monitored the situation behind him, found a mall's parking lot, and parked the Maserati. Inside the bustling mall, he feigned wandering while engaging in a game of cat-and-mouse with these "tails."

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