Chen Cheng smiled, "Hello, Sister Ling."

"Just call me Chen Cheng."

Sister Ling was beaming, and she waved her hand, "That won't do. If I don't call you Teacher Chen, I must at least call you Chairman Chen."

Chen Cheng shook his head with a smile; she was indeed a woman who knew how to handle social situations well.

With just a few words, she had bridged the distance while showing sufficient respect.

Chen Cheng raised the gift box in his hand, "I came in a rush and didn't have time to prepare a gift, so I grabbed a bottle from my wine cabinet. I hope Sister Ling and her husband will like it."

It was a bottle of 2005 Petrus.

After finding out what Qiao Jingjing was giving, he had specifically asked Eleven to go to Ode to Joy to pick it up.

The price was about the same as the necklace Qiao Jingjing gave, over thirty thousand.

"Oh my, that's so embarrassing. You didn't need to prepare anything; it's best enough that you came."

Despite saying she was embarrassed, Sister Ling accepted the gift with great joy.

She turned her head and gave Qiao Jingjing a reproachful look, "Jingjing was hiding you before; if I hadn't seen the magazine, I wouldn't even know what you looked like."

"I didn't expect you to be even more handsome in person than in the photos."

"Come, come, come in and sit," she said, ushering Chen Cheng into the living room.

In the living room, A Guo was holding the gift Qiao Jingjing gave him, stroking the exquisite box, feeling so happy that he couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear.

"It's been so long... this, I haven't received jewelry for my birthday in a while."

He raised an eyebrow, "Quite excited, aren't you?"

Qiao Jingjing had a mischievous smile on her face. Chen Cheng's mouth twitched; once you open it, you won't be able to laugh.

Sure enough, when A Guo opened it and saw that it was actually a pearl necklace with diamonds, he was instantly stunned.

Sister Ling looked at the necklace in the gift box, "Oh," and turned to look at Qiao Jingjing.

Qiao Jingjing blinked with a mischievous smile, as if to say, "See how good I am to you? I even think of ways to give you gifts on your husband's birthday."

A Guo looked at Qiao Jingjing, quite speechless, "Teacher Qiao, it's my birthday..."

Qiao Jingjing held back her laughter, "What kind of talk is that? It's your birthday, and I bought a gift for your wife. Isn't that helping you save money?"

"This is equivalent to giving it to you."

She tossed her head, her expression changing, "If you're not happy about it, you can just go to the store and exchange it for something you can use."

A Guo looked at his wife, his mouth twitching. Do I dare?

The smile on Sister Ling's face also faded, "That's right, you can exchange it."

A Guo still had a strong survival instinct, "What are you talking about?"

"How could I exchange this?"

"If I were to exchange it, I'd have to pay extra to get you something even more expensive."

"I have to put it on for you myself."

Saying this, he reached out to put it around Sister Ling's neck.

Seeing that he was behaving well, Sister Ling waved her hand, "Alright, alright, stop messing around."

"Hurry up and call Huihui, tell her Jingjing is here."

A Guo nodded, "Right, she'll be thrilled."

He put away the gift and got up to go to his daughter's room.

Chen Cheng watched A Guo's back with a playful expression. This A Guo was nowhere near as treacherous and cunning as Xie Zhiyuan.

It was his birthday, and Qiao Jingjing bought a women's necklace, claiming it was to help him save money.

In reality, she just didn't take A Guo to heart; she looked down on him.

He was just an accessory to Sister Ling.

And Sister Ling was accustomed to this relationship; she didn't feel there was anything wrong with Qiao Jingjing's behavior because she viewed it the same way herself.

Even if it's your birthday, it's sent because of my connections, so whatever is sent counts as mine.

It's even better if it's a women's necklace; it can be put to use immediately.

Chen Cheng glanced at A Guo.

It still came back to the same point: whether it's a man or a woman, if you aren't economically independent, you won't receive equal respect.

Qiao Jingjing was Chen Cheng's girlfriend, but Chen Cheng wouldn't interfere with how she conducted herself.

If he were to force interference, that would be imposing his own values on Qiao Jingjing.

Chen Cheng didn't like doing that, nor was it necessary.

After all, everyone has their own way of dealing with the world.

He didn't understand it, but he respected it.

Once A Guo left, Sister Ling stared at Chen Cheng without blinking.

Qiao Jingjing sensed her gaze, leaned forward to block the view between the two, and tossed her head proudly, as if asserting her territory.

"What are you looking at? What are you looking at?"

Sister Ling tugged at Qiao Jingjing, raised an eyebrow, and said to Chen Cheng, "Teacher Chen, are you interested in coming to play in our entertainment industry?"

Chen Cheng was taken aback. What's fun about the entertainment industry?

He glanced over involuntarily—Jingjing was quite fun.

But, our Jingjing is already the ceiling in your entertainment industry, right?

It seems there's nothing left to play with.

Qiao Jingjing looked at Chen Cheng while holding back laughter. You want someone who spends millions just to suppress trending topics to go play in the entertainment industry?

Do you think that's reliable?

Chen Cheng hadn't hidden his operations for suppressing trending topics from Qiao Jingjing.

From beginning to end, Qiao Jingjing knew about it.

Chen Cheng smiled, "I don't really like being watched by too many people."

Sister Ling pushed Qiao Jingjing aside and sat in her spot, "I was even thinking that within half a year, I could definitely make you a star."

Qiao Jingjing looked at Chen Cheng, her mouth twitching with suppressed laughter, and pulled at Sister Ling, "Stop trying to instigate him."

"If he wanted to, he could become a superstar at any time."

Huh?

Sister Ling turned her head, looking at Qiao Jingjing with surprise, rolling her eyes, "Is there something I don't know?"

Qiao Jingjing raised the corners of her mouth and leaned into her ear, "That Chen Jianan who is super popular online right now? That's him."

Sister Ling's eyes widened instantly, and she turned back to look at Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng nodded faintly with a smile, "Starlight Music is my company."

Sister Ling was stunned, "I thought too simply."

Qiao Jingjing smiled and smoothed things over, "Alright, alright, isn't it time to eat? I'm already hungry."

"Oh," Sister Ling slapped her forehead, "With the three of you coming, I'm afraid there isn't enough food at home."

Qiao Jingjing was stunned; she had brought Chen Cheng and Little Zhu over for a surprise visit, not expecting that there wouldn't be enough food.

This wouldn't mean there's nothing to eat, right?

A Guo came out holding his four-year-old daughter, "What's the problem? Let's just order hot pot."

Qiao Jingjing responded immediately, raising her hand, "I want to eat hot pot."

Sister Ling pursed her lips, glanced at Chen Cheng, remembered his status, and turned to Little Zhu, "Little Zhu, make a call and tell Dandan and the others to come over so we can all have a lively time."

Chen Cheng frowned slightly. Qiao Jingjing's studio was affiliated with a large entertainment company.

The studio only had Qiao Jingjing as the talent, and the rest were just a handful of staff, all serving Qiao Jingjing alone.

Of course, it was all supported by Qiao Jingjing's acting fees, endorsements, and commercial activities.

Combining what Sister Ling said about seeing the staff, he glanced at himself. Chen Cheng realized she intended for him to meet the people from the studio.

A Guo went to arrange the hot pot.

Qiao Jingjing and Little Zhu were opening the toys bought for Huihui with her.

Chen Cheng looked at Sister Ling with a smile, "Sister Ling, have you ever thought about starting an independent entertainment company?"

Sister Ling narrowed her eyes, a smile appearing on her face, "You must have seen the rumors online about Jingjing and an entertainment company, right?"

Yes, Qiao Jingjing's studio was affiliated with this an entertainment company.

Jia, a very capable, very competent media company.