"Alright, just like you said. I'll stick with you starting tonight!"

Upon hearing Liu Ergou's agreement, He Mingxue was overjoyed and nodded happily. After a bit more small talk, the two parted ways.

He Mingxue returned to her office, while Liu Ergou went back to the private room.

Just as he returned, Han Jiajia, who had already finished ordering, suddenly spoke up. "Well, who would've thought, Er Gou! You're quite something. You have great luck with women, and you even know such a powerful female CEO!"

Hearing her words, Liu Ergou felt something was off. They sounded sarcastic, with a hint of jealousy. But he didn't say anything, simply smiling and offering a brief explanation. "Ah, it's nothing. I just saved her once, and we became friends after that."

Han Jiajia gave him a huge eye-roll. "Tsk. Did I ask how you two met? I don't care how you met."

After that, Han Jiajia fell silent, focusing her attention on the small labels on the table. Liu Ergou didn't press the matter, just sitting there and waiting patiently.

In the blink of an eye, the servers began to bring out the dishes. Han Jiajia had ordered a lot of food. In addition to the hotpot she had mentioned earlier, there were also many stir-fried dishes. In just a few minutes, the table was filled to the brim.

Looking at the feast in front of him, Liu Ergou couldn't help but protest, "Come on, Jia Jia, there was no need to order so much. Just enough to eat would've been fine. Heaven knows how much all this will cost! It's not easy for you to earn money, we should be a little more frugal!"

Hearing this, Han Jiajia replied while eating, "Why think so much? Just eat. This amount of money is no big deal for me. If you don't want to eat, you can just watch!"

Her response left Liu Ergou speechless. Rendered speechless, he could only lower his head and eat.

Although Han Jiajia had ordered a lot, the mountain of food was no challenge for Liu Ergou. Under his onslaught, the entire table of food was quickly demolished. Han Jiajia was so astonished her jaw nearly hit the floor.

"Wow, Er Gou, you can really pack it away!"

Hearing her words, Liu Ergou chuckled. "It's alright, it's alright. I do hard labor in the countryside. It's normal to eat a lot, otherwise I'd get hungry!"

Han Jiajia didn't say much more after that. The two chatted in the private room for a while longer, then settled the bill and went their separate ways.

Watching Han Jiajia leave, Liu Ergou took out his phone and called He Mingxue. He found out she was in her office upstairs. Liu Ergou went upstairs and headed straight for the office. He went up, exchanged a few pleasantries with He Mingxue, and then they left the restaurant.

Sitting in the car, Liu Ergou asked, "So, President He, where to next? Your place or somewhere else?"

He Mingxue answered without looking up from the road, "I don't have a place here. My family lives in Jingdu. I'm here on business, so I'm staying in a hotel. Let's go there together."

Hearing the word "hotel," Liu Ergou's earlier wariness returned. "Oh, I knew it! You really are after my good looks. Look at you, not even trying to hide it now, suggesting we go to a hotel!"

Seeing Liu Ergou's goofy expression, He Mingxue slapped a hand to her forehead in exasperation. "Ah, Liu Ergou! When did I ever say I wanted you? I already told you, my home is in Jingdu, so I have to stay in a hotel here. Got it?"

Seeing her exasperated look, Liu Ergou laughed out loud. "Got it!" he said, then added, "I just saw how tense and tired you looked. I thought a joke might lighten the mood a bit. Alright, let's go to the hotel then!"

He Mingxue didn't say any more and drove him to the hotel. Once they arrived and parked, the two of them went straight upstairs and into her hotel room.

Sitting on the sofa, Liu Ergou said, "President He, it's getting late. Where's my room? I'll head to my room to rest. We can talk tomorrow."

With that, Liu Ergou stood up to leave. But He Mingxue's next words nearly made him trip over the carpet.

"Your room? You don't have a room. You have to stay with me for the next few days."

Her words made Liu Ergou stumble. He immediately whipped his head around to look at her, his face a mask of shock. "No way, President He! I must have misheard you! Sharing a room with you? Isn't that... inappropriate?"

Although Liu Ergou appeared astonished, inwardly, he was ecstatic. After all, He Mingxue was gorgeous and had a top-tier figure; she was a first-rate beauty. She was in no way inferior to Lu Shuangyue and the others. What man would refuse to share a room with such a beauty?

Seeing Liu Ergou's surprised face, He Mingxue showed a rare hint of shyness. "Um... yes, we're staying together. The thing is... I'm really scared, Er Gou. If that's a problem, I can add more money!"

She looked at Liu Ergou with a pitiful expression.

Liu Ergou hesitated for a moment before agreeing. "Well... alright! But let me be clear, you can't try anything funny with me!"

As he spoke, he adopted a wary posture. He Mingxue didn't say anything to that, simply giving him her usual eye-roll. Seeing this, Liu Ergou laughed and let it go, turning his head to look around the room instead.

After surveying the room, he said, "Hey, and you booked a room with only one bed? Fine. You sleep on the bed tonight, and I'll take the sofa. Call me if you need anything!"

His words made He Mingxue feel a little embarrassed. "I was originally planning to call you in a couple of days, but I didn't expect you to come tonight. I haven't had a chance to change the room, and it's too late to switch now."

Hearing her explanation, Liu Ergou said no more and lay down on the sofa to rest. However, the sofa was too short. Liu Ergou could only just manage to lie on it by curling his body into a ball.

Seeing how uncomfortable he looked, He Mingxue felt a pang of guilt and regret. "How about this," she said to him, "the sofa looks really uncomfortable. Why don't we just share the bed?"

She pointed to the bed. "Look, this bed is huge. There's more than enough room for both of us. We just have to make sure not to cross over to the other person's side!"