Urban System: Beautiful lady, I really didn't steal your black stockings!

Zhao Ya blinked, looking completely matter-of-fact: "I secretly went home today and brought over some changes of clothes."

"I've been living here since before I found a job, so I can be with you every day," she said, proudly raising her chin.

Cheng Zhe rubbed his temples and said helplessly, "Hurry up and tidy up these clothes. What kind of mess is it to have them scattered all over the floor?"

Zhao Ya didn't care at all. She took his hand and walked to a pile of clothes, picked up a few pairs of stockings of different colors and waved them: "Look, I brought a lot of them. There are black, white and gray ones."

"You won't need to steal from others anymore. I have plenty here, use as you like."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhe's face immediately darkened, and a vein throbbed on his forehead: "I don't have that kind of fetish at all, don't overthink it."

Zhao Ya didn't believe him and leaned closer to him, whispering, "Oh, I understand. Men, they all care about their pride."

"I'd be embarrassed if I found out about this, but it's okay, I won't tell anyone."

"From now on, I'll take it off and give it to you; you can do whatever you want with it!"

Looking at her "I understand you" expression, Cheng Zhe felt both amused and helpless.

With a stern face, he said, "Hurry up and clean these clothes, or you won't be sleeping tonight."

Zhao Ya was taken aback by his serious expression and weakly replied, "Oh... I understand."

As he spoke, he reluctantly squatted down and began to slowly tidy up the clothes on the ground. However, his movements were clumsy, and he couldn't tidy up more than a few pieces in a long time.

Cheng Zhe looked at her like this, shook his head, and didn't say anything more. He turned around and walked to the dining table, where there was an unfinished takeout box with some soup spilled out.

He picked up the trash bag, put the takeout box, tissues, and other odds and ends inside, and just as he threw it into the trash can, his phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket.

He took out his phone and saw a message from Zhang Shiyi: "Cheng Zhe, how long has it been since you last visited? Have you forgotten about me?" It was followed by a wronged emoji.

Cheng Zhe then realized that he had been preoccupied with Zhao Ya and Lin Weiwei lately and had indeed neglected her, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

He went to the balcony, avoiding Zhao Ya who was tidying up her clothes.

She replied quickly, "How could I forget? I've been so busy at work lately, I'm completely overwhelmed."

After I sent the message, Zhang Shiyi replied immediately: "Really? I thought you were going to dump me for your girlfriend."

Cheng Zhe patiently chatted with her, from everyday trivia to work troubles, for a good ten minutes, his tone full of comfort.

Finally, he said, "I'm sorry, I've really neglected you lately. I'll come see you once I'm done with this busy period."

Zhang Shiyi quickly replied, "Okay, I'll wait for you. I'll cook you something delicious then."

Cheng Zhe looked at the message, a complex smile appearing on his lips. He put away his phone, turned around, and went back to the living room. Zhao Ya was still struggling with the pile of clothes, with only a small portion of the clothes on the floor missing.

He sighed, walked over and squatted down beside her, taking a shirt from her hand: "Alright, I'll help you."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ya said coquettishly, "I knew you were the best!"

As she spoke, she casually pulled a pair of black stockings from the pile of clothes, held them to Cheng Zhe's nose, and said with a hint of smugness, "Smell these, they're mine, definitely smell much better than the ones you stole before!"

Cheng Zhe subconsciously tilted his head, and the vein on his forehead throbbed again.

He opened his mouth, intending to say a few more words in his defense.

But seeing Zhao Ya's confident look that seemed to say, "I've seen through you all along, just admit it," he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Oh well, let her think what she wants.

The next day, Cheng Zhe finished washing up, ate a simple breakfast, and went to work.

As soon as I arrived at the company entrance, I saw a familiar figure loitering on the ground floor; it was Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen, with a fawning smile on his face, was circling around a stunningly beautiful woman wearing sunglasses and with a hot figure, constantly praising her.

"Don't worry, beautiful lady, there's no one in our company I don't know!"

"No matter who you contact, I have connections and I guarantee you'll be satisfied," Wang Zhen said, patting his chest with a boastful tone.

"I'm a respected figure in the company, so feel free to contact me if you need anything in the future."

"Could you please leave your contact information so I can reach you later?"

The beautiful woman frowned, clearly annoyed by Wang Zhen's persistence, but refrained from reacting out of politeness.

After listening to Wang Zhen's boastful words, she hesitated for a moment before taking out the QR code on her phone.

Wang Zhenxing quickly scanned the QR code to add him, promising that he would be happy to help him with anything in the future.

Just then, she caught a glimpse of Cheng Zhe walking towards her out of the corner of her eye, and her eyes lit up instantly.

She immediately dodged Wang Zhen's approach and strode towards Cheng Zhe, her cold expression instantly transforming into a charming smile.

"Cheng Zhe!" The woman took off her sunglasses, revealing a stunningly beautiful and mature face; it was Zhang Shiyi.

She was carrying a Starbucks bag and handed the coffee to Cheng Zhe.

Cheng Zhe paused for a moment, took the coffee, and asked with some surprise, "Why did you suddenly come over? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

Zhang Shiyi looked at him with a resentful expression: "It's been so long since you came to see me. I'm off today, so I came to see you."

After Zhang Shiyi finished speaking, her eyes inadvertently swept over Wang Zhen not far away, her tone filled with impatience.

"Who was that person just now? They were talking a lot of nonsense. Were they your boss?"

Cheng Zhe glanced at Wang Zhen and said with a smile, "He's just a colleague who likes to brag. He probably has a crush on you."

"What bad luck! I thought he was your boss because of his bragging, so I even added him on WeChat."

Wang Zhen, who was not far away, froze when he saw this scene.

The aloof goddess he had been fawning over just moments before was now being incredibly considerate to Cheng Zhe, her charming demeanor a stark contrast to her earlier coldness towards him.

The stark contrast caused Wang Zhen's face to darken instantly, turning ashen. His hands clenched into fists, his eyes filled with jealousy and embarrassment.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Wang Zhen suppressed his shock and anger, forcing an even more fawning smile onto his face than before.

He quickly stepped forward, his gaze sweeping greedily over Zhang Shiyi's charming face.

He then turned to Cheng Zhe, his tone deliberately familiar and insincere: "So, the beautiful lady came to see Cheng Zhe! You should have said so earlier."

As he spoke, he deliberately puffed out his chest, trying to show off his "status" in front of Zhang Shiyi.

His gaze remained fixed on Zhang Shiyi, and his undisguised greed made Zhang Shiyi feel uncomfortable.

"Cheng Zhe is inexperienced and often makes mistakes at work, so I have to take extra care of him."

Wang Zhen then subtly belittled Cheng Zhe, his tone full of contempt: "He almost ruined a big deal the other day, and I had to bail him out."

"And last time at the meeting, he couldn't even give a proper report, and I was the one who had to smooth things over for him."

He deliberately emphasized words like "take care of" and "help him cover up," as if Cheng Zhe were a good-for-nothing who relied entirely on his help.