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Xiao Qianxi looked at Zhao Shucheng with some surprise and asked, "Qin Chuan, are you really alright?"

"Of course, this little bit of alcohol is nothing to me. Besides, when you're out and about, you have to be careful, so it's impossible for me to drink too much with strangers."

"Then you just..."

Zhao Shucheng laughed and said, "What's there to not understand? Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills. The more you participate in such occasions in the future, the more you will know that some people look drunk, but are actually very sober. And some people look sober, but are actually already confused."

"And you don't think I'm the only one faking it, do you? Your CEO Chen is probably hiding there watching right now. So get in my car and leave with me. Don't go back to the dorm tonight. Either go back to school or find somewhere to spend the night."

"Was it necessary to do this? He's already lifted the ban on me, so everything should be fine now, right?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "That's what you think. If he had no one to rely on, being sidelined again would be a simple matter of a word. But if our relationship isn't exposed, he'll have some reservations."

"It's also because I didn't do enough before. If I'm going to pretend, I should at least pretend to be more convincing. For example, I should send flowers or gifts, or ask you out on dates, so that he would believe me."

Xiao Qianxi hesitated for a moment before saying, "But..."

"I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, I'll be careful. Besides, I won't be sending flowers and gifts often, just occasionally. You can think of it as me delivering them on behalf of Xiaochuan. If you really feel bad about it, I'll keep the receipts. You can return them to me when you're rich."

"OK then!"

But Xiao Qianxi quickly stopped hesitantly and said, "What do we do next? I can't drive, and you've had too much to drink. You can't just drive drunk, can you?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "It's alright, I'll have someone drive the car back. We still have things to do here."

"What is it?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Wang Ying just called me. She and Xie Qiao are shopping at the mall. She asked me to pick her up and meet you while I'm at it."

"Well, I guess I won't go."

Although Xiao Qianxi knew that she and Zhao Shucheng were just pretending, she still felt somewhat guilty when facing Wang Ying.

“Go ahead, Xie Qiao is here too. Call Xu Lin over in a bit, and your whole dorm will be together. Besides, Wang Ying isn’t just asking us to get together; there’s more to it than that.”

Xiao Qianxi was curious after hearing this, wondering what Zhao Shucheng and Wang Ying were up to.

When Xie Qiao saw that Wang Ying had actually called Zhao Shucheng, she became somewhat worried.

A short while later, she and Wang Ying saw a minivan parked in front of them in the mall parking lot, which surprised them.

Zhao Shucheng leaned out of the car window and said, "Wang Ying, Qiao Qiao, what are you waiting for? Get in the car!"

Xie Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that since Zhao Shucheng was in business, he might have mistaken him for someone else at the restaurant entrance.

But after she got into the car, she saw the girl sitting next to Zhao Shucheng. It was the same girl she had seen with Zhao Shucheng at the restaurant earlier. Her clothes were still the same, and she immediately became nervous.

Wang Ying also got into the car, seemingly ignoring the girl next to Zhao Shucheng, and sat directly behind him, saying:

"Why are you only arriving now?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "It's because we had to wait for the car to come over so someone could take the sports car back, which caused the delay."

Just as Xie Qiao was feeling a little uneasy, the girl spoke up: "Qiao Qiao, Wang Ying, long time no see!"

Xie Qiao recognized the voice and turned around. Upon seeing Qian Xi, she exclaimed with delight, "Qian Xi, it's you!"

However, Xie Qiao quickly realized what was going on and asked, "But why are you with Qin Chuan?"

"In order to lift Qianxi's ban, I took her to have dinner with her boss."

Zhao Shucheng then explained the situation and continued chatting with Wang Ying, asking what they had bought and if there was anything they liked.

Xie Qiao chatted with Xiao Qianxi for a while before remembering that they had indeed asked Zhao Shucheng to impersonate Xiao Qianxi's sugar daddy, but they didn't expect it to continue now.

"let's go!"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Where are you going? Weren't you shopping? Why didn't you buy anything? Come on, I'll take you to spend some money."

"No need, I need to go back and practice. The song is about to be released, and I haven't finished recording it yet."

Wang Ying said, "What's the rush? It won't happen anytime soon. Besides, your boss Chen knows you came out with Qin Chuan. If you go back so quickly, he'll become suspicious."

Xiao Qianxi hesitated for a moment. She hadn't thought so when Zhao Shucheng said it before, but now that Wang Ying said the same thing, she felt she really should wait a while before going back.

Zhao Shucheng said, "Let's go, everyone pick out an outfit."

Xiao Qianxi was pulled into the mall by Wang Ying, but seeing the prices of the clothes inside, she was immediately discouraged. She was still just a trainee, and although she was about to release a song, she only received a basic salary each month, which was far from enough to afford such clothes.

Xie Qiao was actually somewhat deterred by the price. Although she was already working, her monthly salary was barely enough to make ends meet. Her family was only of average means, and she had never shopped at a mall like this before.

When she was with Yang Cheng before, she never let him bring her to places like this, and she didn't even let him give her expensive gifts, just because she was worried that she wouldn't be able to reciprocate.

"This price is too high."

"It's alright, this little bit of money is nothing, as long as you like it."

Wang Ying nodded and said, "Yes, don't worry about it. Qin Chuan has money now; let him buy it for us."

Xiao Qianxi ultimately did not return to her dormitory. Instead, she went to Zhao Shucheng's apartment with Wang Ying.

However, she stayed in the guest room by herself, since Wang Ying was a germaphobe and didn't like sharing a bed with anyone. Zhao Shucheng was her boyfriend, and they had spent a lot of time together and had physical intimacy, which was why they slept together.

Even so, after each intimate moment, Wang Ying would always have Zhao Shucheng change the sheets, or she would go to the guest room to rest. Looking at the house Zhao Shucheng had bought, Xiao Qianxi thought to herself that after releasing her song, she must earn more money and buy her own house as soon as possible, so that when He Xiaozhou returned, they could live together there.

Wang Ying leaned against Zhao Shucheng and said, "Speaking of which, why did you suddenly decide to let Qianxi stay here?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Chen Tianhe seems to know about Xiao Qianxi and He Xiaozhou's affair. Although we didn't expect to be able to really keep it a secret, Qianxi was almost blacklisted before because she didn't put on a good enough act. So having her stay here this time should make Chen Tianhe stop suspecting things for a while."

"Sigh, I don't know if Qianxi's choice of this path is right or wrong."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Since she has chosen this path, she must have thought it through carefully. As her friends, we can only support her choice and offer our help."

"Speaking of which, the two families will be meeting in a couple of days. Aren't you nervous at all?"

Wang Ying smiled and said, "What's there to be nervous about? You said before that they all like me, so everything will proceed as normal."

Zhao Shucheng could tell that Wang Ying was just being stubborn; her body's reaction told her that Wang Ying wasn't really indifferent at all.

The next day.

Zhao Shucheng personally drove his sports car to take Xiao Qianxi to Tianhe Entertainment. Although he didn't get out of the car, it was enough for the people at Tianhe Entertainment to guess who had taken Xiao Qianxi there.

Although Xiao Qianxi disliked the way those people looked at her, she knew she had passed the test when she saw that Chen Tianhe was no longer glaring at her.

After that, Zhao Shucheng and Wang Ying's parents met to discuss the engagement.

After learning about Wang Ying's parents' identities, Qin Jianjun tried his best to curb his nouveau riche attitude and had no objection to any of the suggestions made by Wang Ying's father. As a result, the engagement between the two was decided on the spot.

After the engagement, Wang Ying's holiday was also coming to an end, and she would be returning to England to continue her studies.

As her fiancé, Zhao Shucheng naturally wanted to personally see Wang Ying off, and even planned to fly to England on the same flight as her.

Wang Ying stopped Zhao Shucheng, saying, "Oh, I'm not a child anymore, and this isn't my first time going. You don't need to come with me. Your company has a lot of things to do, and the research and development is at a critical stage. How can you, as the boss, leave? Besides, we can video chat, or even in a few days, if you miss me, you can fly over to see me anytime."

Seeing Wang Ying's resolute attitude, Zhao Shucheng said, "Alright then, but you must call me to let me know you've arrived safely. Also, you have a fiancé now, so you must keep your distance from other people."

"Okay, I know. You too, you know I'm a germaphobe, so you'd better not let me find out about any scandals you have, or you'll be in trouble."

"Okay, Miss, let's go, or we'll miss our flight."

But when they walked out of the apartment, they saw Xu Lin downstairs. He knew Wang Ying was leaving and had come to see her off.

Wang Ying still couldn't quite accept Xu Lin's enthusiasm, so when Xu Lin hugged her, she said with a hint of disdain:
"Don't rub against me. Did you even wash your hands?"

As Xu Lin withdrew his arm, he said, "Hey, wait a minute, something got caught on it."

As she spoke, she took out the necklace that Wang Ying was wearing and said, "Oh dear, it seems that you, Guanyin Bodhisattva, are reluctant to part with me. This necklace has a really nice surface. Since we are destined to be together, why not give it to me?"

"You're already the top entertainment reporter in Beijing, how come you're still stealing things?"

"I can't help it, he just loves taking advantage of the young lady."

Wang Ying said with a hint of helplessness, "It's not that we're afraid of thieves stealing from us, it's that we're afraid of thieves eyeing us."

“Oh dear, this one is mine now. I’ll have your boss, Mr. Qin, buy you an even better one later. I thought the material of that jade carving last time was quite good.”

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Reporter Xu really has a good eye. Last time, it was carved from the finest Hetian jade. But Wang Ying, now that you've given the necklace to Xu Lin, you might as well wear the gift I prepared for you."

As he spoke, Zhao Shucheng walked directly to the car, opened the trunk, took out a jewelry box, and handed it to Wang Ying.

Wang Ying opened the jewelry box and saw a diamond necklace inside. Although the diamonds weren't particularly large, their color and clarity were top-notch. The cut was perfect, no less impressive than the diamonds she'd seen at auctions, and certainly not cheap.

Wang Ying did not refuse and said directly, "Then help me put it on!"

Zhao Shucheng naturally took the necklace, walked behind Wang Ying, and put it on her head himself.

Wang Ying touched the necklace and asked Xu Lin, "How is it? Does it look good?"

"I shouldn't have come, and I shouldn't have taken your Guanyin statue, otherwise I wouldn't have been fed dog food. No wonder Xie Qiao and Qian Xi didn't come, it seems they knew this scene would happen."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "You can't say that. We're overjoyed that you came to see Wang Ying off. But as an entertainment reporter, shouldn't you be busy looking for material? You must have other things to do, right?"

Xu Lin smiled and said, "President Qin is indeed President Qin. No wonder he started his business in high school and is now worth billions. Weren't you taking Qianxi to Tianhe Entertainment earlier?"

"Yeah, you got the news so quickly?"

"I didn't receive the news myself; someone took photos of Qianxi being picked up by luxury cars and then contacted our newspaper, asking us to break the story."

As Xu Lin spoke, he took out a photo and said, "Look, if I hadn't recognized that this was Qianxi and your car, it might already be in the newspaper by now. But I can only suppress it for now. Other newspapers might have received the news as well, so I came to ask you what to do?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "A single, ambiguous photo cannot serve as evidence. I'll lend you my car for a while, and you can go find Qianxi and tell her about the sisterly bond you share with your roommates. Then the others will be more or less skeptical."

"But do you think they'd believe that a poor reporter like me would drive such a nice car?"

"So what? Your good roommate and boyfriend are sponsoring your luxury cars. What can anyone else say? Besides, this is an opportunity to boost Qianxi's popularity even further. But the topic about me will soon disappear from the internet, so there's no need to worry about it causing any negative impact on Qianxi."

"Is this okay?"

Wang Ying was also a little worried. After all, if they were really dug up, both she and Zhao Shucheng would be exposed, which would be no small matter.

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "You can rest assured about that. I am, after all, President Qin, and I don't just own this milk tea shop. In the past few years, I invested some of the money I earned in research and development, and the rest in other companies. Although I can't have absolute control over the internet, I have shares in many internet companies, and as a shareholder, I still have the right to make them set my name as a sensitive word." (End of this chapter)