Guan Juer thought she was just embarrassed to disturb her and Chen Cheng, so she grabbed her arm and gave it a playful squeeze.

"Oh, stop with the 'buts.' Don't worry. Brother Cheng has a lot of business at his company, so he won't be there often."

As she spoke, she winked at Chen Cheng, signaling him to play along.

Chen Cheng gave a forced laugh; this was exactly what he wanted. "Yeah, that's right. I'm often on business trips. Little Qiu, you don't need to worry about disturbing Guan Guan and me."

"I'll only be there occasionally."

Qiu Yingying's face turned even redder. Was I really worried about disturbing you and Guan Guan?

I was worried I wouldn't be able to control myself, okay?

In a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, she said, "Then... then alright."

Fan Shengmei's mouth almost twisted in anger. After all the effort she'd put in, that little bitch Qiu Yingying was the one moving into a luxury flat.

She glared at Qiu Yingying through gritted teeth, then turned to Chen Cheng with a beaming smile. "Handsome Chen, how about I rent your place too?"

Hmm?

Before Chen Cheng could react, Guan Juer felt a surge of disgust upon hearing her words.

It was your choice to go out and climb the social ladder, and that's none of my business.

But trying to pull that on me is going a bit too far.

Even a clay man has a bit of a temper.

As the big sister, you really don't show me any respect at all.

Anger flared in Guan Juer's eyes. "No!"

Chen Cheng looked at Guan Juer with a slight smile, then shrugged at Fan Shengmei, indicating there was nothing he could do.

Fan Shengmei looked at Guan Juer, who was acting like a chick protecting its food, and said huffily, "Fine! Fine! You're all on the same side, and I'm just an outsider."

"I'll just leave, alright?"

With that, she turned and went into her small partitioned room, slamming the sliding door shut.

A loud "Bang!" echoed through the air.

Watching Fan Shengmei slam the door, Guan Juer didn't feel guilty; instead, she gave a heavy "Hmph!"

She turned to comfort Qiu Yingying. "Yingying, it's settled then."

"Tomorrow, we move out together."

Qiu Yingying's emotions were complicated right now. For some reason, she felt both expectant and a little afraid.

Guan Juer continued talking non-stop, "If we break the lease, we probably won't get the deposit or this month's rent back. You should be prepared for that."

Qiu Yingying nodded slightly. "Alright then."

Her mind was a complete mess; she had no time to worry about something like a deposit.

"I'll go back to my room then, and stop disturbing you and Brother Cheng."

With a red face, Qiu Yingying glanced at Chen Cheng, who was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, muttered something under her breath, and turned back to her room.

"Whew~"

Seeing that things had settled down, Guan Juer finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She walked back to the sofa and collapsed onto it like a deflated balloon.

She rested her head on Chen Cheng's lap, taking deep breaths to calm her emotions.

Meanwhile, Chen Cheng looked at Qiu Yingying's door with great interest.

Why did it feel like the "sweet and naive" girl was starting to turn into a "little green tea bitch"?

In today's matter, Fan Shengmei was in the wrong for breaking her promise.

After living together for so long, there should have been some sentiment between them.

But today, you, Qiu Yingying, were shouting at her, practically pointing at her nose and calling her shameless and a gold-digger.

How are you supposed to get along after this?

Are you planning to never speak to each other again?

Thinking about it, he was probably the only external factor in Qiu Yingying's transformation.

Oh, wait, it's also possible she knows Fan Shengmei took Chen Cheng's money.

And she herself had taken some, albeit with a bit of hesitation.

It just came too easily.

Qiu Yingying's worldview was likely being severely shaken.

Chen Cheng looked at Guan Juer, who was resting with her eyes closed, with a warm expression. His lips curled into a smile as he leaned down to kiss her.

They were like an old married couple.

Guan Juer naturally wrapped her arms around his neck and responded passionately.

"Mmm~"

Guan Juer let out a comfortable moan and reached up to catch Chen Cheng's mischievous hand.

"Sister Fan and Yingying are still here."

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow and whispered softly in her ear,

"Then how about we go back to 1288? We haven't seen each other for several days."

Guan Juer felt a tingling sensation in her ear and really wanted to agree, but reason triumphed over desire.

She shook her head. "Forget it, let's not bother. I have work tomorrow."

"The year-end evaluation is getting closer, so I have to work hard."

Chen Cheng pouted "reluctantly." "Alright then."

In reality...

...he hadn't been idle a single night.

He was almost too busy to keep up.

Feeling guilty, Guan Juer took the initiative to hook her arms around Chen Cheng's neck and kiss him on the lips.

They only pulled apart when they were both breathless. Chen Cheng rubbed Guan Juer's head.

"Alright, go to bed early. I'm heading back now."

Guan Juer nodded. "Mm."

She gave him a little push. "Then hurry back."

"Goodnight~"

"Goodnight~"

After saying goodnight to each other, Chen Cheng left and went back to Building 8.

Fan Shengmei sat on her bed, listening to the conversation between the two outside.

She felt more and more uncomfortable.

I was clearly the one who met him first.

How did this "sweet and naive" girl end up getting all the benefits?

The more Fan Shengmei thought about it, the angrier she became.

One wrong move leads to another.

She had given herself up too easily back then.

Fan Shengmei blinked and thought of someone.

A smile slowly began to appear on her lips. Looking at Guan Juer in the living room, she murmured faintly.

"I can't win alone, but what about two people?"

...

The next day, Guan Juer woke up early from her sleep.

Seeing Fan Shengmei returning from outside, her face immediately turned red.

"Sister Fan, morning."

Fan Shengmei gave her a sharp look and ignored her, huffing as she returned to her room.

Guan Juer looked embarrassed. She had completely forgotten the unpleasantness from last night when Fan Shengmei suggested renting 1288; all that remained was last night's guilt and bashfulness.

By the time she left for work, Qiu Yingying still hadn't come out.

Guan Juer had no choice but to send her a message.

She told her to pack her things first, and once she was done, they would call a moving company together and move to 1288.

Qiu Yingying didn't want to see Fan Shengmei all day, so she started packing her things as soon as she saw Guan Juer's message.

After finishing her own packing, she started helping Guan Juer.

They called the moving company after work that day.

Andy and Qu Xiaoxiao weren't surprised that Guan Juer was moving out.

However, they were quite puzzled that Qiu Yingying was going with her.

On Fan Shengmei's side, she spent all her money to rent a luxury flat for twenty-five thousand a month, with a one-month deposit and three months' rent upfront.

When Chen Cheng heard the news, his mouth twitched; she was certainly willing to spend.

He understood Fan Shengmei's intentions after a moment's thought; she simply wanted him to stay over occasionally.

If the rental was too poor, she was afraid Chen Cheng wouldn't like it.

Chen Cheng didn't say much, which left Fan Shengmei, who was hoping for reimbursement, feeling quite discouraged.

But the next day, Fang Sijin also said she had rented a place, which made his eyes dart around in surprise.

After asking a few questions, he found out that Fan Shengmei had dragged her into renting together, and they were across the hall from each other.