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

Song Ke didn't leave in a hurry. He waited until evening, when A Fang and a few of his close friends were having a barbecue party in the garden. When Jiang Lin came out, everyone was playing games.

He sat down next to Song Ke, looking exhausted from drinking, his hair a mess. He wiped his face and asked, "Why didn't you go down the mountain?"

"Don't say you deliberately camped out on me."

Song Ke patted his shoulder and handed him a glass of juice: "Alright, stop being so sarcastic with me. I'm on your side, okay?"

"Fine, at least you have a conscience."

Seeing that he seemed to have something to say, Song Ke stopped playing after that round and the two sat by the pool chatting.

“My grandfather has been called out. What are my parents thinking? They insisted that I leave home and become independent back then. Now that I'm out here and used to it, they want to drag me back. Do you think that makes sense?”

"They thought I was a clay doll, someone they could flatten and roll up as they pleased?"

"Your family is so much better. Your parents only have you, so they spoil you and do whatever you want."

Song Ke looked at the darkening sky. The sky on the mountain seemed purer than that in the city, with only countless stars.

"Alright, don't overthink it. They are your parents after all. No matter how much they upset you, they haven't harmed you."

"Actually, you probably guessed it already; they did ask me to persuade you."

“I’m not saying you absolutely have to go back, but on days like today, they always think of you.”

Jiang Lin retorted, "They don't care about me at all; they just want me to go back and arrange a marriage. You don't know, do you? My family company needs a large amount of capital injection recently, and my sister has always been quite ambitious."

"By the way, why was Chu Tiancheng walking around with that secretary today? Did you two have a falling out?"

Song Ke was taken aback, not expecting the topic to have jumped to her.

"He said he didn't see you when he left, and asked me to tell you that he was discussing a project at the golf course next door and would have dinner there before going back. If you want to find him, just go there."

"Come on, what time is it now? He's probably already left."

"Besides, why would I need to contact him? I don't have anything to ask him."

"If you're not going home tonight, I am. Are you sure you don't need me to give you a ride?"

Jiang Lin waved his hand: "I'm not going back. I'll stay here with A Fang for two days and wait to join the next drama crew."

Having no other choice, Song Ke could only nod and say, "Whatever you want."

"I go first."

Jiang Lin asked, "Aren't you really going to go look for Chu Tiancheng? Maybe he's waiting for you over there?"

Song Ke waved her hand dismissively: "No need, he's not stupid."

Song Ke got out of the gate and into the car. She sat there thinking for a few minutes before her love-struck mind popped into her head and reminded her.

"You really don't plan to go find him?"

"Aren't you afraid that in this desolate place, he and that secretary, a man and a woman alone together, might have something happen between them?"

"Is this task absolutely necessary?" Song Ke asked, speechless.

The love-struck man pondered for two seconds: "Theoretically, it's a must, but if you don't plan to go back, then it doesn't matter."

"Won't there be any punishment?" Song Ke asked, somewhat worried.

The love-struck girl rolled her eyes: "What are you talking about? We're very humane, okay? How could there be any punishment? That's not in accordance with regulations."

"However, if you don't complete the mission, the story will continue as it was, and Chu Tiancheng will still die in unrequited love."

Song Ke glared at her: "Isn't this a punishment?"

The love-struck girl covered her ears, looking calm and collected: "That definitely doesn't count. I'm your system, not his. Besides, if you don't do the tasks, the plot will follow the original storyline without any twists or turns. It's not a punishment; it's called restoring the facts."

Song Ke thought for a moment and asked, "Is there a way that doesn't require doing any tasks but still uses dead people?"

The lovestruck girl smiled and said coldly, "No."

Song Ke looked speechless: "Do you even know what this is called?"

"It's like many bosses these days saying, 'I didn't ask you to work overtime, but you still have to finish your work,' which is incredibly shameless."

"Then this task is still absolutely necessary."

"Oh, what a worry."

The lovestruck person asked, "What are you worried about?"

Song Ke said, "Do you think Chu Tiancheng is deliberately trying to annoy me, or does he really not want to talk to me anymore?"

The love-struck man sighed, "Are you alright? If he doesn't want to talk to you, it's not good to just stay far away. He's just trying to annoy you."

"is it?"

A person with a romantic mindset would definitely say, "Yes."

After thinking for a while, Song Ke quickly made up her mind and said, "You're right. I can't just watch Chu Tiancheng die again, can I? Anyway, I used to be so persistent, so I don't believe I can't keep him around."

"Let's go, I don't believe he wouldn't feel uncomfortable being with Qin Huan."

As Song Ke opened the car door, he was about to head to the sports field, but when he got outside, the gate was tightly closed.

Yeah, who would come here halfway up the mountain to play golf late at night? They must be crazy.

She simply took out her phone and called Chu Tiancheng directly. After being hung up on three times in a row, Song Ke stood with her hands on her hips, looking at the phone that had been hung up on again: "You're really good at hanging up. If you're so capable, then turn off your phone."

As he spoke, he dialed the number again.

beep~

Dudu~

beep~

The call was answered, and Song Ke looked at Qin Huan with a smug smile. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Qin Huan's voice coming from the other end of the line.

"Song Ke, I didn't expect you to still be so shameless. President Chu has hung up on you several times, but you still won't give up."

Song Ke was angered by Qin Huan, and in an instant, she said fiercely, "Where is Chu Tiancheng? Tell him to answer the phone."

Qin Huan seemed taken aback by Song Ke's matter-of-fact and self-righteous attitude, and laughed sarcastically: "Song Ke, you really think too highly of yourself."

"President Chu's meaning is very clear: he doesn't want to answer your calls. Don't keep pestering him; you'll only embarrass yourself later."

Song Ke was not angry after hearing this. Instead, she said in a strong and cold tone, "I said, let Chu Tiancheng answer the phone."

Qin Huan was startled by Song Ke's sudden tone, but then she remembered Chu Tiancheng who was still inside talking business. She said somewhat guiltily, "Song Ke, I told you that President Chu didn't want to answer. Otherwise, why do you think I got the phone?"

"Qin Huan, I don't know how you got Chu Tiancheng to back out of agreeing to let you return to the company, but one thing is certain: you want to marry into the Chu family. Even if Chu Tiancheng had that intention, do you think the Chu family would even look at you?"

"If you want to climb the social ladder, you should first assess your own abilities."

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you something. Did you think I wouldn't be able to find him just because he didn't answer the phone?"

“I installed a tracking device on his phone. Why don’t you tell him about it and see?”

After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Qin Huan to react.

Love-struck immediately sprang to mind: "You really installed a tracking device on Chu Tiancheng's phone?"

Song Ke skillfully opened her phone, turned on location sharing, and sure enough, she saw Chu Tiancheng's location. He was still on the mountain, but not here. As Song Ke walked back to the car, she said, "What kind of tone is that? Do I look that weird?"

"I discovered this location by accident; I guess it was something Song Keke used to do."

The love-struck person listened with an expression of utter disbelief.

So how did Chu Tiancheng tolerate Song Keke's outrageous and excessive behavior?