If Chen Jue didn't know the nature of his cousin, he might think the other person was making a fuss and deliberately giving him a cold shoulder. But based on his understanding of Chen Yujie, Chen Yujie shouldn't be that kind of person.

Moreover, his relationship with Chen Yujie had always been good, and he didn't believe Chen Yujie had a motive to give him a cold shoulder on purpose.

Even so, Chen Jue still couldn't quite understand why playing a mobile game could lead to such a big temper. Was it really worth it?

Nonetheless, regardless of whether Chen Jue could understand, since Chen Yujie was angry, as the elder cousin, he had to console him. After all, Chen Yujie was his best link to strengthen his ties with the Chen family in the provincial capital, making his life even more splendid.

"Go over and apologize to Young Master Yujie."

Chen Jue instructed the woman on the ground with a voice, and she hurriedly stood up, disregarding the burning pain on her face and body, bowed over ninety degrees to Chen Yujie, and stammered an apology.

Chen Yujie glanced at this woman and snorted from his nose, his anger clearly not yet dissipated.

"Yujie, it's my fault for not disciplining strictly. My apologies." Chen Jue patted Chen Yujie's shoulder, turned his head to the woman who didn't dare to breathe out, and smiled slightly, "Go to the fish pond and catch a fish without using any tools."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief. Although catching a fish without any tools wasn't easy, such a punishment already made her content.

She was quite lucky. Just after getting into the water for a few minutes, she caught a fish that accidentally swam up next to her. Holding back the discomfort from the several-pound fish struggling in her hands, she approached Chen Jue.

"Third Master, I've caught the fish."

Chen Jue nodded with an elegant smile. "Well done. Now, eat it in front of Young Master Yujie."

The woman froze, her pupils sharply contracted, her eyes widened, and just thinking about it made her stomach cramp violently. She fell to her knees before Chen Jue with a plop, "Third Master, Young Master Yujie, I was wrong. Please, forgive me this once."

"Hmm? Are you bargaining with me? Or are you asking me to lend you a hand?"

Chen Jue's smile did not change, his tone calm and unruffled, but in those eyes, there was a chill that chilled the woman to the bone.

The woman's body trembled uncontrollably, not daring to say anything further. She closed her eyes and finally bit into the still-lively fish.

The fish, which was struggling out of the water, seemed to sense a greater threat to its life and suddenly flicked its tail, slapping the woman's face with a "smack," exactly where Chen Yujie had just slapped her.

The woman screamed, her hands trembling instinctively, and the fish immediately fell to the ground.

Watching the woman hurriedly grab the fish that was now struggling even more fiercely, Chen Yujie's eyes lit up, as if seeing an amusing and entertaining performance, and he laughed loudly!

After laughing for a while, Chen Yujie gave Chen Jue a thumbs-up, admiringly saying, "Cousin, your subordinates are as obedient as ever. Do you think she can finish eating such a big fish?"

Chen Yujie indeed admired this trait in Chen Jue, who could do things that completely contradicted his pleasant smile, something that he found particularly stylish but couldn't learn himself.

This was also the only reason Chen Yujie was willing to acknowledge Chen Jue as his cousin.

"Ha, I think, probably, right?" Chen Jue lightly smiled, glancing at the woman. Despite the gruesome, even a bit nauseating scene, his elegant smile remained undiminished, even offering encouragement, "No rush, take your time eating."

In his eyes, the woman and the fish were of similar standing, and her only purpose for being here today was to please Chen Yujie. Since she messed up what she was originally supposed to do, then she might as well do something else to make Chen Yujie happy.

"By the way, is that mobile game interesting?"

Chen Jue changed the subject, and Chen Yujie immediately nodded, handing the phone to Chen Jue.

"Interesting. The person who came up with it is a genius, especially the transitional CGs with the two actresses in it, which are quite tasteful. What were their names... damn, what were they called?"

Chen Jue glanced at Chen Yujie's phone screen, "Chen Jiatong, Xu Jingyuan?"

Chen Yujie was surprised, "Hmm? Cousin, you know them too?"

Chen Jue casually nodded, "They're people from Lidu. Unless something unexpected happens, they should be in Lidu now. Why, are you interested?"

"Hahaha! It seems coming to Lidu this time was really the right move! Such a pleasant surprise, huh?"

Seeing Chen Yujie's overjoyed look, Chen Jue pinched his chin, already knowing what he should do.

A day passed quickly, and before anyone realized it, evening had arrived.

During the day, Chu Ge took some time to change his clothes and now sat in the driver's seat of Qin Ruojing's Audi A8, driving toward Tianqing Company. As he neared the destination, he could see a luxury bus parked there from a distance.

The celebration dinner wasn't being held at a restaurant in the city but at a resort in the suburbs near Lidu. The location was closer to nature, with beautiful mountains and clear waters. It also had some famous exotic local dishes, which was why they rented such a bus.

Beside the bus, under the soft sunset, were familiar faces: General Manager Tong Yaqi, Financial Director Luo Suyun, Logistics Manager Xia Feifei, Deputy Manager Mo Xiaoran, and Tianqing Company's image representatives Chen Jiatong and Xu Jingyuan.

Of course, there were other employees from Tianqing Company present as well, but Chu Ge automatically ignored them.

Watching from a distance as these women gathered together, chatting and laughing, Chu Ge suddenly wondered if he had made a mistake by attending this dinner.

Especially Luo Suyun, that female troublemaker, made him uneasy. He hoped she wouldn't drink too much and say something she shouldn't. After all, today was the first day he and Qin Ruojing officially became a couple, and he didn't want anything unpleasant to happen.

Originally, when Tong Yaqi mentioned the celebration dinner in the morning, he hadn't thought too much about it. But seeing this setup now, he was indeed a bit troubled.

Involuntarily, Chu Ge slowed down his car, tapped his fingers a few times on the steering wheel, and then decided to park a few hundred meters away from Tianqing Company.

"Honey, you know I'm not a big fan of crowds, so how about... I don't go?"

"You... don't want to go? Leave me to go alone?"

Qin Ruojing was stunned for a moment and suddenly thought that Chu Ge's suggestion was actually good. As long as Chu Ge didn't go, she would be "safe" tonight and wouldn't have to deal with the headache of how to avoid sleeping with him.

While Qin Ruojing was contemplating, Chu Ge touched his nose and chuckled.

"Uh... How about you don't go either? Just tell Tong Yaqi that something came up. As the chairman, it's reasonable not to attend a subsidiary's celebration dinner. No one can fault you for it."

Qin Ruojing was taken aback again, suddenly feeling a bad premonition. Sure enough, when Chu Ge continued to speak, it confirmed her suspicion.

"Even though we haven't had a wedding yet, since we've registered, today can be considered our newlywed day. Shouldn't we go home and do something more important?"

Chu Ge had his reasons for saying this. Qin Ruojing's previous reaction made him feel particularly guilty, thinking she must have felt wronged.

As he just mentioned, how could you not sleep in the same bed as your wife on the first day of marriage? What kind of situation would that be? He was indeed a bit muddled earlier and hadn't thought it through, so he immediately made this suggestion.

Unexpectedly, before Chu Ge finished his sentence, Qin Ruojing shook her head vigorously like a rattle drum.

"No, no, no, absolutely not!"

Now it was Chu Ge's turn to be stunned. He had always known that Qin Ruojing was very composed and steady in business matters, so what was she doing now? Why was her reaction so strong?

Chu Ge looked at Qin Ruojing oddly, "Why not?"

"Um..." Qin Ruojing pursed her lips, realized her gaffe, and after deliberating, she came up with a reasonable excuse.

"As the chairman, it's indeed fine for me not to go. But you're the CEO of Tianqing Company. If you don't go, it will really dishearten everyone. Yaqi is holding this celebration to boost morale and to encourage everyone to keep up their efforts. Don't you also want Tianqing Company to reach new heights?"

"That's true, but we are..."

"Alright, there's no 'but' or 'however.'" Qin Ruojing interrupted Chu Ge without any room for objection, smiled gently, and lightly stroked the large hand Chu Ge had placed on the steering wheel, "Come on, drive, everyone's waiting."

Chu Ge scratched his head and reluctantly said, "Only a few people know I'm the CEO. But when you say it, it sounds like if I don't go, they won't eat or have fun. Am I really that important?"

"Come on, there's no secret that can be kept forever. Tianqing Company has been around for so long. Do you really think everyone doesn't know you're the CEO? It's just that, in front of you, would anyone bring it up and make things awkward? If you were in their position, would you do such a thing?"

In fact, Chu Ge knew Qin Ruojing was right, but he just didn't want to admit it. He was simply looking for an excuse to avoid going.

Since things had come to this point, and many people by the luxury bus were looking over this way, Chu Ge really couldn't find another excuse and could only shake his head reluctantly and drive toward the bus.

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