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

Seeing Song Ke's friendly expression, the receptionist assumed she was just gossiping and said, "Our Manager Qin has only been here for two days. I heard she's related to the boss. On her first day, our boss personally brought her over to introduce her."

Song Ke raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. Who is the boss?

If she remembered correctly, the owner of this shop was a man in his fifties, surnamed Tan, who was a local from Yuncheng. Qin Huan, on the other hand, was from out of town, and from a remote area. She had absolutely no connection with this Mr. Tan. What could they possibly have?

What Song Ke didn't know was that after she finished and left, a man who had been hiding to the side appeared only after watching her leave.

Chen Bin frowned as he went inside to ask Qin Huan for money. Qin Huan led him to the emergency exit and impatiently handed him a wad of cash, saying, "This is all I have on me right now. If you don't want it, then forget it."

Chen Bin took the money, then glanced at Qin Huan with disdain, as if he thought Qin Huan was useless. He counted the money skillfully on his fingers, then stared at Qin Huan with a displeased expression and said in a very unpleasant tone, "Qin Huan, you're just trying to fob me off with a few thousand yuan? Do you think I'm a beggar?"

"That's not enough for me to gamble twice. Give me some more, at least ten thousand." Chen Bin said matter-of-factly.

Qin Huan was very annoyed, but she could only keep it to herself: "Chen Bin, this is all the money I have left. If you think it's not enough, then there's nothing I can do."

Hearing Qin Huan's rare act of defiance, Chen Bin's face darkened: "Qin Huan, don't think that just because you've found a backer now I won't dare to touch you. You've been eating, drinking, and living in our house for so many years, and all I want is this little bit of money? You're getting off easy. Anyway, I don't care what method you use, you have to give me at least 10,000 by tomorrow, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Qin Huan glared at him, but dared not speak her anger, and could only hold back her tears, looking like she was about to cry.

Chen Bin took the money and went out, but he hadn't gone far when a car blocked his way.

He was about to start cursing when he saw two tall, burly men get out of the car. He immediately deflated and was dragged into the car.

On the day Chu Tiancheng returned from his business trip, Song Ke drove to the airport to pick him up in a good mood.

When she arrived at the airport, she sat in the car and checked the time. Since there was still a while to go, she didn't rush to get out of the car. Instead, she scrolled through her phone. After a short while, a caller ID popped up: it was Chu Tiancheng.

"You said you were coming to pick me up, where are you?"

As Song Ke opened the car door and got out, she said, "Were you out by the exit yet?"

"I'm walking outside."

Chu Tiancheng looked up and saw Song Ke walking over from outside while talking on the phone. He said, "I saw her."

"Stand there and don't move."

After Song Ke hung up the phone, she looked up and saw Chu Tiancheng walking towards her. She smiled and waved, and Chu Tiancheng was right in front of her.

"Pretty punctual."

"Why are you alone?"

Chu Tiancheng followed Song Ke to the car: "I told them to go back on their own first."

"Okay, then we'll eat out for lunch."

During the meal, Chu Tiancheng listened to Song Ke talk about the progress of the wedding preparations. Finally, Song Ke looked at Chu Tiancheng and asked, "You've been free lately, haven't you?"

Chu Tiancheng poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her: "Yes, why?"

Song Ke said, "We haven't taken the wedding photos yet, and no one else can do it for us."

Chu Tiancheng smiled and said, "I'll have Fang Cheng make the appointment first."

"By the way, what about your family's situation?"

Chu Tiancheng knew what she meant, but said calmly, "Don't worry, I'll handle it."

"By the way, I heard that He Wen sued Zhou Chu."

“She came to me before, begging me to let He Yunming go, but I didn’t agree.”

After saying that, she said with some annoyance, "I guess she said something to your aunt, and your aunt said some sarcastic things to me, probably to make me keep quiet and not implicate Zhou Chu."

“I ignored her. What they did is their business, and I have no intention of atoning for them.”

This is why Chu Qiuling seems to have a lot of objections to Chu Tiancheng and Song Ke's marriage.

"Well, if you didn't respond, you didn't respond. We can't let you suffer in this matter. Don't overthink what she says. Zhou Chu is still unconscious. If He Wen sues him again, it will probably be very troublesome. But they brought it on themselves."

"Alright, what are you talking about? Let's eat first. What are your plans for this afternoon?"

Song Ke shook her head: "Nothing's wrong. What, are you going to the company?"

Chu Tiancheng nodded: "Mm."

Song Ke looked at him, her eyes darting around, seemingly lost in thought. Chu Tiancheng, amused, asked, "What kind of expression is that?"

Song Ke looked at him and sighed, "Seriously? You didn't even bring me a gift from your business trip?"

Chu Tiancheng was taken aback when he heard her say this. He really hadn't thought of bringing a gift, mainly because he had never brought one before, and Song Ke wouldn't ask about it.

Chu Tiancheng was unusually embarrassed, and even his eating became somewhat awkward.

"What do you want?" After a long pause, he suddenly looked up and asked.

Song Ke waved her hand: "No, why are you asking me this?"

After finishing their meal and getting into the car, Chu Tiancheng said, "Shall I take you home first?"

Song Ke thought for a moment and shook her head: "No need, I'll go to the company with you."

As soon as Song Ke entered the company gate, she bumped into Gu Qing, who was rushing out. Song Ke called out to her with a worried look, "Sister Gu Qing, what's wrong...?"

Gu Qing's eyes flickered. She was stunned when she saw the two of them come in together. Then she greeted them and ran away quickly, as if some ferocious beast was chasing her.

Once inside the elevator, Song Ke still looked puzzled: "What's wrong with her?"

Chu Tiancheng shook his head and looked at the time. Although it was supposed to be lunch break, it wasn't long before work started. What was she doing running out?

"I'll call and ask later."

Song Ke nodded and followed him out of the elevator, heading towards the office.

Everyone was a little surprised to see Song Ke suddenly appear, but they quickly realized that she was their future boss.

Chu Tiancheng was about to make a phone call when he went inside, but Song Ke stopped him: "Forget it, don't ask directly. Let me inquire about it first."

She remembered the girl she had added before, found her profile picture, and sent her a message to ask her.

A short while later, they called back, saying that Manager Zhao's wife had suddenly come to the company and made a scene, mistaking Gu Qing for Manager Zhao's mistress.

Song Ke was speechless. She sat down opposite Chu Tiancheng's desk and asked him, "Chu Tiancheng, does your Manager Zhao have some kind of character problem?"

"look."

As she spoke, Song Ke handed her phone to Chu Tiancheng to show him. Chu Tiancheng glanced at it and roughly understood what it meant. He said, "I don't know anything about his private affairs. Nothing like this has ever happened before."

Song Ke thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Do you think someone is deliberately trying to frame Gu Qing?"