Seeing Chu Ge about to leave, Shen Yaoyao, who was curled up in the blankets, suddenly exposed her head and timidly said, "I... I feel really cold right now. Could you make me a bowl of ginger soup?"
"Feel cold? Caught a chill?" Chu Ge raised an eyebrow. He had not only helped reduce Shen Yaoyao’s swelling just now, but he had also used his inner strength to generally condition her body, so there shouldn’t be any problems in theory.
However, seeing the pitiful look on the young girl’s face, Chu Ge couldn’t help but shake his head helplessly, "Fine, wait for me. I’ll make it for you."
It’s just a bowl of ginger soup; it’s not any trouble.
After he agreed, Chu Ge suddenly strode to the door and with a strong pull on the doorknob, opened it.
The startled cries of two girls sounded at the same time. Liu Qianqian had been leaning forward with almost her entire body weight resting on the door. When Chu Ge suddenly pulled open the door, she immediately lost her balance and flopped directly onto the floor.
And Chen Fangxue, who was standing behind Liu Qianqian, also lost her footing as Liu Qianqian fell, and ended up pressing down on her. The two girls just like that performed a "stacked Arhats" act in front of Chu Ge.
"Well, what’s this little act you’re playing?" Chu Ge had actually known they were eavesdropping at the door, but hadn’t exposed them until now. Seeing the two beauties in such an awkward state, he couldn’t help but take some pleasure in their misfortune and tease them.
The two girls obviously didn’t know all of this was intentional by Chu Ge, and could only blame their own bad luck, especially Chen Fangxue, whose ears turned red with embarrassment, and she kept her head down, not daring to look at Chu Ge.
But Liu Qianqian just stood up nonchalantly: "Uh, sorry, we were just passing by..."
It was clearly a blatant lie, but Chu Ge didn’t seem to care too much and just smiled before he left the room.
After seeing Chu Ge enter the kitchen, Liu Qianqian quickly closed the room door and then pounced next to Shen Yaoyao, asking impatiently, "Hey, how did it go? What happened?"
"What... What happened?"
"About your brother-in-law!" Liu Qianqian showed a meaningful smile: "Did he... did he do anything inappropriate to you?"
"Hey, you... what nonsense are you talking about!" Shen Yaoyao didn’t know why, but suddenly remembered the scene of Chu Ge massaging her ankle just now. Her pretty face couldn’t help but redden and she stammered, "He is... my brother-in-law, how... how could anything happen?"
"Oh, still not admitting it!" Seeing the blush on Shen Yaoyao’s cheeks, Liu Qianqian suddenly laughed and clapped her hands, "Look at you, your little face is all red! Tell me Yaoyao, you haven’t really fallen for him, have you?"
When Liu Qianqian said this, Shen Yaoyao instantly got irritated, grabbed a pillow, and threw it at her, "Shut your foul mouth!"
Liu Qianqian naturally didn’t want to be outdone, so in Chu Ge’s room, a pillow fight broke out once again!
Jinxiu Group, General Manager’s Office.
Mu Bingtong signed the last document on the desk and placed it aside, then stretched a great yawn and looking out at the raindrops, she sighed with relief.
That guy should have finished cooking by now, right? Should I take a cab home, or just call him and ask for a pick-up?
For some reason, Mu Bingtong’s mind was suddenly etched with Chu Ge’s face. Propping her chin with her hands, she stared at the sofa Chu Ge had once used, lost in thought.
"President Mu, the documents have been delivered." The secretary knocked twice and then pushed the door open, but Mu Bingtong was currently distracted and didn’t notice her presence.
"President Mu, President Mu?" The secretary walked straight up to Mu Bingtong and waved her hand in front of her eyes.
"Ah—" Mu Bingtong suddenly snapped back to reality, looking at the secretary with some confusion: "Oh, Xiao Zhou, when did you get here?"
"I just came in." Xiao Zhou looked at Mu Bingtong’s expression and let out a sneaky chuckle: "I called you twice just now and you didn’t respond. What’s the matter, still thinking about Captain Chu?"
"Yeah, you think Chu Ge he..." Mu Bingtong unwarily followed Xiao Zhou’s comment and just kept talking, then suddenly remembered something mid-sentence, her face blushing red: "What are you asking about nonsense for!"
"Alright, alright, I won’t ask anymore." Xiao Zhou said this but couldn’t help snickering.
Those unfamiliar with Mu Bingtong would perceive her as an ice queen, unapproachable. But for Xiao Zhou, who was also a woman and spent days and nights working alongside her, Mu Bingtong was the most empathetic president she had met in her career.
It was already past nine o’clock at night. She told Xiao Zhou to leave first while she stayed in the office to tidy up a bit before preparing to leave.
However, just as she stood up, her phone in her bag suddenly rang.
"Chen Jun?" Mu Bingtong took out her phone, and upon seeing the caller ID, she frowned, almost without hesitation, and pressed the hang-up button immediately.
Chen Jun had been eagerly pursuing her, so naturally, he put a lot of effort into discovering Mu Bingtong’s cell phone number. Zhang Yanxia and Mu Changge had also reminded her of Chen Jun’s number multiple times. So when she saw that series of digits, she immediately recognized the owner’s identity.
Before Mu Bingtong could put the phone away, it rang once again, still Chen Jun’s number.
"Why is he as annoying as a fly?" she muttered a complaint softly and directly blocked Chen Jun’s number.
The world finally quieted down, but to Mu Bingtong’s surprise, in less than two minutes, her phone rang yet again. This time it was Zhang Yanxia’s number.
Mu Bingtong sighed and eventually pressed the answer button: "Zhang Yanxia, how many times have I told you, if you keep helping Chen Jun, I will..."
Before she could finish her words, Chen Jun’s voice came through the phone: "Oh dear Bingtong, don’t be so agitated. After all, Aunt Zhang is your stepmother, and whatever she does is for your good."
"Chen Jun?" Mu Bingtong’s brows furrowed, and she gave a cold laugh: "When you say these things, don’t you feel disgusted?"
"Ah," Chen Jun sighed, and one could not tell to what extent he was pretending to be upset: "Bingtong, you really hurt my feelings. After such a long time, even a stone would have warmed up, right? Why do you always treat me so coldly?"
"Are you finished talking?" Mu Bingtong had no intention of listening to him go on and simply said: "If you’re done, then goodbye!"
With that, she was ready to press the hang-up button.
Chen Jun’s tone suddenly shed its previous sadness: "Hey wait a minute, if you hang up now, something bad might happen!"