"By the way, that day your wife used your phone to call me, and I thought it was you. I talked a little about those South Koreans. Did your wife ask you about it? What did you say then?"

At the mention of this, Chu Ge also smiled wryly and shook his head, "She didn't say anything, as if nothing had happened. By the way, what exactly did you say back then?"

Song Baijia was stunned, clearly finding it hard to understand, and after two seconds, he said, "I just asked if those South Koreans had given you any trouble."

"You..." Chu Ge sighed helplessly, but didn't say much more. This was purely an accident, and it wasn't really Song Baijia's fault. Who could have expected it to be such a situation at that time?

Not long after, Qin Ruojing returned, and the waiter brought a lavish breakfast. Chu Ge and Qin Ruojing had already eaten breakfast in the morning, but they just took a few bites symbolically, while Song Baijia devoured most of it by himself.

During the meal, the three of them chatted about where Song Baijia would be working. Song Baijia hesitated a little but decided to stay at Shangjian. Hearing him say this, Chu Ge nearly laughed out loud, secretly wondering if Song Baijia was afraid he wouldn't find meat at Susan?

After finishing everything on the table, Song Baijia, though far from full, was too shy to ask for more. The three of them went downstairs directly, and Song Baijia suggested he could start work now. Chu Ge thought for a moment but suggested they talk about it tomorrow and first sort out his accommodation today.

Before today, Chu Ge didn't know that Song Baijia was staying in a thirty-yuan-a-night small hotel. He felt that since he had asked him to resign from Lvyuan, and now he had come to him, he should make proper arrangements for him. The housing issue was something he had indeed neglected.

Although Shangjian Fast Food could provide accommodation for Song Baijia, Chu Ge had a better place in mind, which was the apartment he rented in Yipin Spring City.

There was still a long time before the lease expired, and since he wasn't living there now, he thought it would be better to let Song Baijia stay there. Having his own place was much better than staying in a dormitory, and it wasn't far from this Shangjian either, even if walking, ten minutes would be enough.

Chu Ge discussed this idea with Song Baijia. After a few refusals, Song Baijia couldn't resist Chu Ge and agreed.

With this settled, Qin Ruojing went to the Tianjiao Building while Chu Ge accompanied Song Baijia to the apartment he rented in Yipin Spring City.

He hadn't been back for quite a while, so it was a good chance to clean up, take some things, and see if there was anything he needed to get for Song Baijia.

Chu Ge and Song Baijia walked back to Yipin Spring City, entered Unit 1 of Building 11, and took the elevator to the eleventh floor. When Chu Ge stepped out of the elevator, he felt a genuine sense of nostalgia as he looked at the familiar corridor.

As they say, seeing things reminds one of people; as Chu Ge looked at the three doors, he couldn't help but feel a bit sentimental.

Room 112 was rented by Chu Shiyao, and Room 110 was where He Qing used to live. His own Room 111 was sandwiched between them. However, he hadn't returned for a long time, nor had he seen Chu Shiyao and He Qing for a while.

Thinking about the things that had happened here in the past, Chu Ge couldn't shake the feeling that in the next second, Chu Shiyao might come out of Room 112, exclaim excitedly "Brother Chu!" and then playfully stick out her tongue at him.

Or perhaps He Qing, hailed as "the number one beauty of China," would open the door of Room 110, greet him with a gentle smile, and say "Long time no see."

Unfortunately, Chu Ge stood there for a long time, seeing neither Chu Shiyao nor He Qing. Both doors were tightly closed, leaving him feeling somewhat empty inside.

"Chu Ge, what's wrong with you?" Song Baijia noticed something was off with Chu Ge's mood and glanced sideways at him.

"Nothing, just thinking about my two neighbors. Haven't seen them for a while. I didn't feel much before, but now I suddenly miss them a lot."

Chu Ge smiled and added, "They're both big beauties, you know. See that Room 112? A very pretty nurse lives there, always coming over to bum food off me. She has a baby face and a fantastic figure."

As Chu Ge spoke, he even gestured a "S" shape with his hand, his smile containing a hint of lewdness, warmth, and nostalgia.

Song Baijia listened, blushing a bit, and mumbled quietly, "You've got a wife already. Why are you checking out other girls' figures for no reason?"

Chu Ge chuckled and rolled his eyes, "Oh, come on. It's not like you don't like looking either, right?"

Song Baijia fell silent. Seriously, which normal guy doesn't like looking at beauties with great figures? Especially a single guy in his thirties like him.

Chu Ge turned his gaze back, just about to open the door to Room 111 when he heard Song Baijia murmur, "So, what about the girl in Room 110? What kind of beauty is she?"

Chu Ge turned to look at Song Baijia, pinched his chin, his eyes full of mischief, "Hmm?"

Feeling a bit intimidated by Chu Ge's gaze, Song Baijia said, "Never mind if you don't want to talk about it. Just consider it as if I never asked."

Chu Ge laughed heartily and stopped teasing Song Baijia. "Her... I don't quite know how to describe it. In short, she's perfect from head to toe."

Song Baijia was stunned, seemingly trying to imagine what a perfect woman should look like. After a while, he squeezed out a sentence, "Even prettier than your wife?"

"Yeah," Chu Ge nodded but didn't say much more, feeling somewhat heavy-hearted, and sighed lightly.

Since He Qing brought her brother, He Junming, back to Beijing, he had called them several times, but their phones were always off. At this turbulent time for the He Family, as a friend, he couldn't help at all and didn't know how they were doing.

Chu Ge took out his key and opened the door to apartment 111. Just as he was about to enter, he suddenly realized something, paused for a moment, and turned to look at apartment 112. There was actually a layer of dust on that door?

With Chu Shiyao's almost obsessive cleanliness, she would never tolerate such a thing. So, she hadn't been back for quite a while?

Blinking his eyes, Chu Ge decided to call Chu Shiyao after finishing helping Song Baijia settle in.

Feeling a bit puzzled, Chu Ge walked into apartment 111. After glancing around, he found the place unchanged. It was as bright and clean as before, without even a layer of dust.

If he hadn't noticed the change in Chu Shiyao's door, Chu Ge would have thought it was cleaned by her. But since she hadn't been home for a while, there was only one woman with the key and willing to do such a thing.

This woman was once seen by Chu Ge as a suitable marriage partner. After getting together with Qin Ruojing, he deliberately distanced himself, handling their relationship with a cold approach.

This woman is the gentle, kind, and simple Ye Li.

Thinking of Ye Li, Chu Ge felt a headache. He felt it necessary to find a suitable time to meet her and see what her attitude was towards him now.

Suppressing these chaotic thoughts for now, Chu Ge showed Song Baijia around the house, made a list, drove to buy some needed items with the Maserati, and half the day passed like this.

The two had lunch together in the afternoon and returned to the house in Yipin Spring City. After chatting for a while, Chu Ge packed some items he needed in a large newly bought travel bag. Just after he finished, he received a call from Chen Jue, inviting him to fish.

Judging from Chen Jue's tone, he was evidently in a good mood. Chu Ge didn't ask much, agreed straightforwardly, bid farewell to Song Baijia, and drove directly to Chen Jue's fish pond.

On the way, Chu Ge called Chu Shiyao, but her phone was also off, leaving him quite speechless.

By the time Chu Ge arrived, it was already past three o'clock. Chen Jue was leisurely fishing on a bench, greeted him with a smile but said nothing else, just invited Chu Ge to fish with him.

Seeing Chen Jue's high spirits, Chu Ge guessed there had been some progress with something the previous day, but since Chen Jue didn't say anything, Chu Ge didn't ask further. He sat on another fishing bench which had already been prepared, and began fishing with Chen Jue.

Chu Ge had agreed to meet Bao Zhanhai at four o'clock. Not long after, he saw Bao Zhanhai arriving with a total of forty or fifty people, making the previously spacious fish pond seem a bit crowded.

These people were all the elite following Chen Jue, and you could see their muscular abs even through their clothes. They exuded full vitality, with most having eyes filled with excitement, while a few had eyes showing impatience and doubt.

Apparently, Bao Zhanhai had already told them that Chu Ge would train them and teach them a few tricks. Most were delighted, but a few who hadn't seen Chu Ge in action had little interest.

Chu Ge turned to Bao Zhanhai, smiled as a greeting, but didn't stand up from the fishing bench, acting as if he hadn't noticed the forty or fifty people, refocusing his attention on the water, calmly fishing.

Chen Jue was a bit surprised by this, while Bao Zhanhai and his group looked at each other, feeling quite awkward.

However, since Chen Jue was present and some admired Chu Ge's skills, no one said much. They quietly stood behind Chu Ge, waiting hopelessly.

They waited for over ten minutes, but Chu Ge still didn't glance at them, leisurely watching the water, occasionally chatting lazily with Chen Jue.

This group came excitedly, only to find themselves dumbly standing behind Chu Ge, watching his back, slowly feeling uneasy.

Just as some faces began to show obvious displeasure, a van drove up from a distance and parked next to the fish pond.

Immediately, a young man with a hood over his head and tape over his mouth was dragged out of the car by two strong men.