While Chu Ge spoke, he observed Qin Ruojing's reaction. Although it seemed selfish from a traditional viewpoint, he genuinely felt that his feelings for the women around him were all equally important, as if they were all flesh of his flesh, and he didn't quite want to give up on any of them.

In truth, how many men have never harbored dreams of having multiple wives and concubines?

It's just that, due to various constraints, most people simply cannot make this dream a reality.

Qin Ruojing turned to look at Chu Ge, still smiling, but Chu Ge couldn't decipher what she was thinking. Being stared at made him somewhat agitated, wondering silently, it's been several seconds, what exactly is on your mind?

"Knock knock"

Just as Qin Ruojing's mouth twitched, looking as if she was about to say something, two knocks sounded at the door. A few seconds later, Liu Dong opened the door and walked in.

Chu Ge turned his head to glance at Liu Dong and secretly rolled his eyes, feeling a strong urge to kick him out, thinking, damn it, why do you have to come now of all times? Aren't you just messing things up for me?

After entering the room, Liu Dong first respectfully addressed "Chairman" and greeted Qin Ruojing before flashing a very friendly smile at Chu Ge.

"Chairman, I hope I'm not disturbing you and President Chu? Should I... come back later?"

"You're not disturbing us, Director Liu, please have a seat." Qin Ruojing nodded slightly and smiled faintly, her demeanor full of composure and grace, sitting with poise and elegance.

After receiving Qin Ruojing's approval, Liu Dong finally sat on the sofa and began discussing business with her.

Chu Ge stayed on the side, waiting for a while, feeling that these two were unlikely to finish anytime soon. The atmosphere he and Qin Ruojing had just created had completely vanished, and he gradually became even more displeased.

At that moment, Chu Ge's phone rang. When he pulled it out, he saw Chen Jue's number displayed on the screen.

Not that Chu Ge had saved this number, but with his memory, he had paid a little attention when this guy called last time and remembered it clearly.

Chu Ge knew that although this guy seemed gentle and refined, he wasn't exactly a good person. In Lidu, Chu Ge only wanted to live a quiet life, without involving himself with him, not wanting Qin Ruojing to know about their connection and overthink it. Seeing who was calling, he directly hung up the phone.

When the call was cut, Chen Jue paused for a moment, blinked, looked at the phone in his hand, his expression indescribably strange.

In the eyes of people with some status and insight in Lidu, Chen Jue, known as Third Master Chen, was definitely someone of importance. After all, he was well-accepted in Lidu and had ties with the provincial capital's Chen Family.

It's no exaggeration to say that whoever received his call, whether they felt uneasy or delighted, whether they wanted to answer or not, would surely pick up the call immediately, choosing their words carefully while speaking. If the call were to be ended, it certainly had to be him hanging up first, fearing to provoke this smiling tiger.

Did Chu Ge really give him no face at all, hanging up so decisively?

However, Chen Jue didn't find it very unpleasant. Instead, he smiled slightly at the phone, shook his head, becoming increasingly curious about Chu Ge. People usually do things based on their identity.

On the other side, in Qin Ruojing's office, Chu Ge was browsing web pages while occasionally observing Liu Dong, gradually feeling something was off.

Today, this old guy's attitude, though not entirely subservient, was just a bit too honest.

Chu Ge remembered clearly that Qin Ruojing had mentioned before, when she expressed her full support for Tianqing Company in the board meeting, Liu Dong was the first to jump out and oppose her. Furthermore, he was vehemently against it, with an extremely resolute attitude, even banging on the table with vigorous intensity.

Moreover, aside from that incident, between Liu Dong and Qin Ruojing, there was still some grudges related to Liu Dong's nephew, Li Youcheng.

Logically, now seeing Qin Ruojing, it would be good if he didn't mentally curse her ancestors, yet he could still remain so calm and even somewhat submissive?

Even when knocking, it was done with a respectful "knock knock"?

With his status as a major director at Tianjiao Group, he didn't have to behave like that, did he?

Something unusual must be at play here! There's likely some catch!

Upon thinking of this, Chu Ge couldn't help but smirk internally. It seemed the backup plan he laid out yesterday might be useful after all?

Drumming his fingers on the table casually, Chu Ge glanced at the phone again, pondering whether to make precautions even more thoroughly and have a double insurance by contacting that Third Master Chen again?

After contemplating for a bit, Chu Ge rose from the table.

"Jingjing, take your time chatting with Director Liu. I have something and need to leave first."

Qin Ruojing blushed slightly, nodding coyly yet delightedly at Chu Ge. What was this guy doing? They were in the company, why didn't he call her Chairman but used her nickname instead?

Liu Dong was slightly taken aback, then offered a friendly smile to Chu Ge.

Chu Ge's gaze rested briefly on Liu Dong's smiling face, his lips curled into an imperceptible, meaningful arc, before he walked out of Qin Ruojing's office door.

He called Qin Ruojing that way precisely to let Liu Dong know that Qin Ruojing was not only the chairman of the Tianjiao Group but also... his, Chu Ge's woman.

If that old man truly wanted to stir up trouble, he'd better weigh the consequences and not treat him as if he were invisible.

Just because he hadn't bothered Liu Dong before didn't mean his temper was genuinely good, nor did it mean he hadn't considered that Liu Dong might have had a hand in Li Youcheng's despicable tricks.

After all, he had met that Li Youcheng before; that kid was nothing more than an idiot.

Of course, if the old man truly disregarded him or was too foolish to sense his warning and insisted on going his own way, then they'd have a little game to play.

Leaving the Tianjiao Building, Chu Ge sat in his Maserati, pinched his chin, and redialed the number Chen Jue had called him from earlier.

Even a few minutes later, Chen Jue's gaze was still on his phone. When the screen suddenly lit up showing Chu Ge's number, he was slightly stunned, even feeling a rare touch of nervousness.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Jue quickly answered the call, not realizing how swift his movements were.

"Third Master Chen, do you need something from me?"

When the call connected, Chu Ge's voice was concise and straight to the point, with not a hint of explaining why he had hung up earlier, nor any element of small talk or politeness.

"Hehe, nothing particularly important, the weather is nice today..."

"Third Master Chen, please get to the point."

Before Chen Jue could finish his gentlemanly, Western-styled opening, Chu Ge's somewhat impatient voice rudely interrupted the rest of his words.

Chen Jue's voice and facial expression froze simultaneously, feeling as if someone had suddenly grabbed his neck, indescribably uncomfortable.

"If it's convenient, I'd like to invite Mr. Chu to go fishing." However, Chen Jue quickly adjusted his emotions, maintaining his friendly tone.

"Alright, give me the address, and I'll head over now." And Chu Ge's voice was still as direct and assertive as ever.

Having given Chu Ge the address of his private fishing pond, Chen Jue wanted to say more, but unfortunately, Chu Ge didn't give him the chance. He hung up immediately, leaving only the "beep beep" busy signal in his ear.

"Third Master, do you really need to be so polite to that kid?" Bao Zhanhai, who had been standing behind Chen Jue, witnessed the humility in Chen Jue's words and finally voiced his displeasure.

"Long Tao is dead, what do you think?" Chu Ge had agreed to meet with him, and Chen Jue was in a good mood. He smiled slightly and threw the question back at Bao Zhanhai.

"Third Master, are you sure that it was done by that kid? Even if he did it, isn't he too arrogant in front of you?"

"No, perhaps he's not arrogant." Chen Jue's gaze was fixed on the spot where his fishing rod tip rested, smiling faintly, "But he thinks it's only natural."

Bao Zhanhai frowned, "Only natural?"

Chen Jue casually pointed to a few visible swimming fish in the fish keep, "Zhanhai, do you see those fish?"

"Huh?" Bao Zhanhai was even more confused. Third Master's thinking leap was quite big; how did it suddenly relate to the fish?

"Do you think when I'm fishing, I need to consider these fish's thoughts?" Turning to glance at the dazed Bao Zhanhai, he shook his head with some disappointment.

"Whether the hook breaks their mouths or they're put on the chopping board, scraped and gutted, do I need to care if it hurts them?"

"Perhaps, occasionally, I'll sentimentally sigh and think it's really pitiful how small and insignificant they are."

Chen Jue stood up from the fishing stool, casually picked up a fish spear, and with a swift motion, the sharp blade penetrated a tilapia's body, making a fleshy sound.

Chen Jue lifted the spear with a faint smile, "But that's the rule; when I need to fish, I still fish, and when I need to eat the fish, I still eat it. That bit of excess mercy, perhaps I'll forget it once I turn away."

With a casual fling, the tilapia was thrown aside on the ground, staining a few pebbles with scattered fish blood.

Watching Chen Jue's cultured and refined profile, listening to his calm voice, Bao Zhanhai glanced at the futilely struggling tilapia that would soon die, his pupils contracted, and his heart shook profoundly.

So, in Third Master Chen's mind, Chu Ge was such a powerful existence?

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