The leader of the cultivation alliance has a crush on me.

This was the first time Song Ke had heard Chu Tiancheng mention this matter.

He had mostly heard about it from others before, and it seems that the fact that Gu Qing's mother saved Grandma Chu had stayed with him, which is why he treated Gu Qing so well and took such good care of her. Even if others misunderstood, he would not say a word of explanation.

Gu Qing took the wine from the aunt and placed it in front of He Yunming. She then gave Song Ke a glass last, but Gu Qing reminded her, "Just drink less, half a glass is enough. This wine smells fragrant and tastes smooth. It doesn't taste like alcohol, but it has a strong aftereffect. I'm afraid you can't hold your liquor until you finish a glass."

Song Ke clicked her tongue and took the half-glass of wine with some dissatisfaction: "You underestimate me, Sister Gu Qing."

"I'm not that easy to get drunk, okay?"

He Yunming thoughtfully replied, "It's alright, I'll take you home when you're drunk."

Song Ke pointed to his glass: "Don't drink and drive."

Chu Tiancheng frowned as he looked at the two of them, feeling that they were being unusually presumptuous, especially Song Ke. What was wrong with her? Did she treat him like he was invisible just because he was a little cold? Where did her clingy self go?

Although he felt resentful inside, he maintained the demeanor of a domineering CEO, not forgetting what he needed to do.

When they finished eating and were leaving, Gu Qing hurriedly pushed Song Ke in front of Chu Tiancheng and said with a smile, "Tiancheng, you take Song Ke home."

After saying that, she winked at Song Ke. Song Ke was surprised that Gu Qing was actually trying to match her up with Chu Tiancheng, just like she had done back then.

Or is Gu Qing afraid that if she gets too close to He Yunming, he'll steal her away?

Song Ke's face was slightly flushed. Chu Tiancheng glanced down at her and was about to say something when He Yunming smiled faintly and said, "No need, I just made an appointment with Song Ke to stop by her shop later."

"I'm sure Mr. Chu is busy, but don't worry, I'll take good care of Song Ke."

Just as Song Ke was about to say how could someone drive after drinking, Chu Tiancheng's driver and the designated driver that He Yunming had called actually appeared at the same time.

Gu Qing, who hadn't originally planned to go out, smiled and said, "Then why don't I go with you to take a look?"

Song Ke tilted her head back and asked Chu Tiancheng, "Are you going or not?"

Chu Tiancheng glanced at her, then at Gu Qing, and said casually, "I remember your shop is in Tianhui Plaza. I also recall that a new movie of yours recently came out."

"Gu Qing, let's go take a look together later."

Gu Qing was a little confused by Chu Tiancheng's sudden words. Had she made an appointment with the wrong person?

"Um, I suddenly remembered I have something else to do this afternoon, so you guys go ahead." She waved goodbye, adding, "Drive carefully on the road."

After saying that, Gu Qing slipped away.

Song Ke clicked her tongue, thinking, "Isn't this a bit too obvious about avoiding suspicion?"

Song Ke looked at Chu Tiancheng, then deliberately snorted, turned around and walked to He Yunming's side, saying loudly, "Let's go together. Some people don't like me, and I won't go looking for them."

He Yunming chuckled softly, handed the car keys to the designated driver, and then affectionately patted Song Ke on the back of the head: "Let's go then."

Actually, Song Ke had driven there herself. She didn't care about Chu Tiancheng's expression, got into He Yunming's car, took out her phone, sent a text message to Song Yan's assistant, and sent him her location, asking him to drive the car back.

Chu Tiancheng watched the car drive away, his tense expression not relaxing, but rather tightening even more. He didn't look away, but stared thoughtfully in the direction the car had gone.

Logically, He Yunming should have been trying every means to get close to Gu Qing, so why is it Song Ke now?

In the swaying car, coupled with the slight dizziness from drinking, Song Ke became drowsy.

He Yunming glanced at Song Ke's face, which was also filled with thought.

He wasn't unaware that Gu Qing liked him; she had made it too obvious. He had even heard that Chu Tiancheng was pursuing her, but after spending some time with her, he was certain that Chu Tiancheng's heart didn't belong to Gu Qing.

Thinking of Chu Tiancheng's indifferent expression just now, He Yunming's lips curled up, as if he had sensed something.

When Song Ke woke up, she found that the car was not parked at her shop, but in front of her house. Looking at He Yunming, who was staring at her, she asked in confusion, "Didn't you say you were going to my shop? Why did you take me home?"

He Yunming's voice was gentle, and his eyes were filled with pleasure: "You're sleeping so soundly, I won't bother you. I can go see you anytime anyway."

"We've arrived. You should go back and get some sleep. This liquor may look weak, but it still has a strong aftereffect."

"Okay." We're already at home, what else can we do?

Song Ke sat up straight, placed her hand on the car door handle, turned around and smiled politely: "Thank you for bringing me back."

He Yunming: "Don't be so polite with me."

No sooner had Song Ke arrived home than Chu Tiancheng received a message from Song's mother. He breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that she had returned home and told the driver, "To the hospital."

Song Ke went upstairs to sleep. When she woke up again, she looked out the window and it was already dark. She got up and opened the door to her room when she heard a lively noise downstairs, which she found strange.

Who would come to visit so late at night?

She went downstairs and saw Guan Yue sitting on the sofa. She looked surprised and then went over with a smile. Her aunt waved to her and said, "Keke is awake. Your mother said you were sleeping in your room, so she didn't want to wake you. Come on over. Miss Guan is having dinner here tonight. I thought that since your aunt knows a lot of different cuisines, I brought her over."

"Hello, Miss Song." Guan Yue greeted her politely.

Song Ke quickly waved her hand and said, "Sister Guan Yue, you're too kind. You can just call me Ke Ke like my older brother does."

"If I had known you were here, my mom wouldn't have woken me up."

After saying that, he looked around and asked, "By the way, where's my older brother?"

Aunt pointed to the garden outside: "He's taking a call outside. He's just a CEO, but look how busy he is. When your father was alive, he was never busy at home."

"But it's good that you're here. You young people have more to talk about."

"I'll go to the kitchen to see how the food is going," Auntie said, getting up and going inside.

Song Ma brought over another exquisite fruit platter and placed it in front of Guan Yue, smiling kindly: "Guan Yue, don't be shy, just stay here and make yourself at home. Come on, have some fruit, it's all fresh fruit that arrived today."

Looking at the large plate of yellow peaches, Song Ke suddenly remembered and asked, "Mom, where did these come from?"

Song Ma said matter-of-factly, "Where else could it be? Tiancheng invested in an orchard a few years ago, and now it's the season for yellow peaches to ripen. He was thoughtful; knowing you love them, he specially had them delivered."

"I like it?" Song Ke shook her head and then nodded. It's true that she likes it, but it seems that Gu Qing likes it a little more. She likes sweeter dried fruit.

Moreover, mentioning this orchard only reminded her of why Chu Tiancheng invested in it – it was all to please Gu Qing. She had heard that in the beginning, a strong wind almost broke all the trees, and he worked alongside the caretakers for over half a month to save them, which showed how much he valued it.

Thinking of this, Song Ke touched her phone and sent a message to Chu Tiancheng.

Song Ke: When did you start secretly delivering fruit to my house?