It turned out that no one specifically called to report the follow-up situation.
Chu Ge was woken up by his increasingly pampered eating and sleeping schedule over the past few months. He grabbed his phone, which was charging on the bedside table, and saw it was exactly noon.
No missed calls, not even a single unread text message or WeChat message…
So hungry, and no delicious food from Qiu Qiu.
Oh, Qiu Qiu is right here in my arms.
His action of taking his phone seemed to wake Qiu Wuji as well. Her beautiful eyes opened slightly, blinking.
Then, realizing their surroundings, a blush spread across her cheeks.
This was a hotel room… not two beds, but one. Yet everything happened naturally, without any of the struggle or hesitation she had imagined beforehand. He simply put his arm around her waist, said, "Sweetie, rest well," and she snuggled into his arms, sleeping soundly like a little pig.
Was she too exhausted from using her full power last night?
Even after waking up, she lingered, too lazy to move, unwilling to get out of bed… so familiar, his scent and embrace.
Chu Ge noticed she was awake and smiled, "Good afternoon."
Qiu Wuji pouted, her voice weak, "Good afternoon… I heard your stomach rumbling, are you hungry?"
"How much do you pay Ele.me? I'll pay double on Meituan."
Qiu Wuji: "…That's not funny. Want to go out for something to eat?"
"More than food, I want to eat you."
As he spoke, his head lowered, finding her lips precisely.
Qiu Wuji didn't even flinch, as if it were her duty, even closing her eyes to meet his kiss.
Because she wanted to kiss him too…
No one could imagine that this gentle, shy woman was the same person who had been as ethereal as Jian Po Cang Qiong last night.
"Okay, okay..." After kissing for what seemed like an eternity, Qiu Wuji pressed down on his probing hand, her eyes filled with seductive allure as she murmured, "You've been like a bull since you woke up this morning, huffing and puffing..." Chu Ge stroked her rosy lips, his love growing with each look, and chuckled softly, "Isn't it because my Qiuqiu is too tempting?"
Qiu Wuji bit her lower lip, "Clearly, it's Father God who seduced an ignorant ancient female cultivator, tricked her into bed... I've never seen such a shameless Father God."
"Is that so? Isn't it Father God who's hopelessly in love with the woman he created, simply..." "What do you mean?" Qiu Wuji exclaimed anxiously, "Hey, he's up to no good! He wants to corrupt you into the same way he is. Don't let him lead you astray..."
"Only a fool would listen to him." Chu Ge leaned forward again, "It's Qiu Qiu's 'ditch' that will drag me down..."
Qiu Wuji tilted his head back slightly, panting, "You... if you were an emperor, you'd definitely be a tyrant who neglects his duties due to his obsession with women."
Chu Ge muttered, "What kind of tyrant am I, with only one person in his eyes?"
"Li Longji, you're so much like him."
"Li Longji had other concubines too, didn't he?" Qiu Wuji suddenly gritted his teeth: "Fine, how many do you want?"
Chu Ge: "?" Qiu Wuji flipped him over, pinning him down, and grumbled, "Aren't Gu Ruoyan's little hands soft?"
Chu Ge was both amused and exasperated: "That's just handshake etiquette. I think you're the only one in the world who's bothered by it."
"Why didn't she shake hands with Zhong Yi, but with you?"
"...Because she's an acquaintance, after all. My mom and she are colleagues." Chu Ge held her little hand and laughed, "The aroma of pickled cabbage is practically overflowing!"
"Is it because you think I'm...?" "You're being unreasonable!"
"Hey, actually we should look at it this way... That handsome guy who drives the Ferrari likes you, right? I think it's normal. Competition creates comparison, and comparison helps us realize how good I am." Qiu Wuji almost burst out laughing: "You? I don't see anything better about you than him."
"If you don't see anything, you can take your time. Look, compare yourself to Gu Ruoyan, and I'll know what's good about you."
"Huh?" Qiu Wuji blinked: "Where?" Chu Ge pulled her hand down: "Your hand is definitely softer than hers..."
Qiu Wuji leaned against him, chuckling: "You're such a character... thinking about this kind of thing all day long, men..."
"It's called 'getting the taste,' who told Qiu Qiu not to really give it to me..."
"Give it to you my foot! I'll break it, and you'll have no more worries."
"Holy crap, no way..." While the couple were bickering, their phone rang.
Chu Ge grabbed the phone and saw it was a call from Gu Ruoyan reporting on the case's progress: "Du Qi and the other guy have gone crazy, confessing to hundreds of illegal cases involving the Tianmu Group, many of which are old cases. Hundreds of people from the entire group have been arrested, and the interrogation rooms are overflowing."
Chu Ge: "Hiss..."
Gu Ruoyan was quite puzzled: "What's so surprising about that?"
"Hiss... Huff..." Chu Ge glared at Qiu Wuji, seemingly provoked by Gu Ruoyan's voice.
So, she really wants to see who's more resistant, huh?
In other words, this kind of petty jealousy is actually harmless, right?
"Well... it's nothing, please continue." Gu Ruoyan was puzzled, but still said, "Some officials have been implicated, so there's probably going to be a minor upheaval. Strangely, it hasn't involved too many high-ranking officials. I guess the group hasn't been around for very long, so the impact hasn't been too great yet... Anyway, you don't need to worry about it, just know that." Chu Ge sighed, "It's fallen apart overnight."
"Do you know the key point?"
"Where?"
"The key point is that after the previous acquisition of Du Qi's assets, the company's nominal largest shareholder is now Mi Xiaolin, who is wanted by the police. The second largest shareholder is Lei Jiangyong, who is dead and has no heir. The other smaller shareholders are all involved in the case and have been arrested, meaning the company currently has no one in charge..." Gu Ruoyan smiled, "And why Lei Jiangyong..." "Self-immolation is now also under investigation, and it seems to be orchestrated by a foreign cult." Chu Ge: "..." The organization's leader is called Father God, right? The female protagonist he created is currently...
"Hiss..."
"What are you doing, hissing like that?"
"Uh, nothing. I'm not interested in their businesses or how many people they've arrested. Telling me that's useless." Gu Ruoyan said irritably, "Am I talking to you about their businesses? I don't need to inform you about the case. Can't you tell the key point is about Lei Jiangyong? You seem a bit dazed today."
"Cough, I... I just woke up, I'm a little groggy." Chu Ge knew this was indeed the key point of Gu Ruoyan's call. Why would she call for anything else?
She was implying, "I know you were behind Lei Jiangyong's incident, but I've covered it up for you, don't worry about it."
"Thanks." Chu Ge felt a bit complicated. This backdoor... In a sense, he was one of the biggest spoiled brats. If he really wanted to be a bad person, he could be terrifyingly bad.
Thankfully, he wasn't one of them.
Gu Ruoyan was saying, "It's alright, some things... you're just special."
Chu Ge changed his focus and asked, "What about the foreigner who fought Qiu Qiu's sound waves? Any leads?"
"No." Gu Ruoyan's tone was somewhat gloomy. "He's probably been in single-line contact with Mi Xiaolin. Now we'll see if we can get any clues out of these arrested foreign employees, but I'm not optimistic. They're very cautious."
Chu Ge fell silent for a moment.
Mi Xiaolin escaped... this isn't over; there will be more entanglements in the future.
Gu Ruoyan clearly knew what he was thinking and comforted him, "It's alright, at least Mi Xiaolin can't enter the country. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't be able to cause trouble on our land."
"Hmm."
"As for your statement that the various industries are unrelated to you, that's not entirely true. I don't know the specifics of how it works, but I guess it will be split up and auctioned off. There are some high-quality comic and animation studios among them. If you're interested, you could buy them and use them. Even if you make comics yourself, you'll need assistants and various collaborations; no one can finish a comic book all by themselves." "Li, you'll have to hire people sooner or later." Chu Ge paused, "This is Shanghai? I still need to go back to Nanjiang."
"Then see if the employees are willing to go with you. Frankly, what did the employees do wrong? If someone quickly takes over, it'll protect their jobs, right? Anyway, you don't understand this kind of thing. Let the people in the 'black room' handle it for you. If you really want to buy, it's best to have someone trustworthy co-invest and manage it with you. Otherwise, are you really going to run a business? Forget it..."
Chu Ge: "...Do you know me that well, Miss Gu? Hiss... Oh..."
Gu Ruoyan was... The woman frowned. "What's with that tone? If Aunt Wu hadn't known I met you and repeatedly told me to take care of you, how would I have known what you were doing in Shanghai?"
Uh, so it was Mom's request. No wonder Gu Ruoyan suddenly acted like a caring older sister, looking at how Qiuqiu was upset…
Gu Ruoyan continued, "I've looked into it. You're signing a cooperation agreement with Xie Wenyuan here. A member named Zhu Shenghong is negotiating on your behalf in the private room. It's basically settled. You can go directly to sign the contract this afternoon. As for the studio, for now…" "Let's sign your personal contract first. If you need to change the studio contract later, you don't need to meet in person; we can just send a new agreement remotely." Chu Ge thought for a long time, then hesitated, "So, in other words, my trip to Shanghai is completely over after signing this contract."
"Yes, you came to Shanghai to sign this contract for your own sake. It's best to avoid getting involved in other things, so Aunt Wu won't worry… After signing, you can go back if you want, or take your girlfriend on a nice trip if you don't."
"Ah~ oh…" Chu Ge shuddered, bouncing slightly on the bed.
Gu Ruoyan was puzzled: "What are you doing now?"
"N-nothing…" Chu Ge looked at the nectar flowing down the mountain stream on Yunji Mountain… his voice became ethereal: "This is called the 'wise man's time' after everything has settled…"
Qiuqiu is getting more and more playful… Is this the power of old vinegar… cough. If it's really about softness, how can hands compete with that…
Gu Ruoyan hung up the phone in annoyance.
God knows what that guy was doing; I felt like I was being molested.