They chatted while they ate, spending over an hour on the meal.

Chen Cheng called the waiter to pay the bill.

Shen Jing naturally linked her arm with Chen Cheng's, and they walked out of the restaurant with light steps.

Then they entered the elevator and went up to that long-term suite upstairs.

Once inside the room, Shen Jing shoved Chen Cheng against the door.

A bewitching smile curled at the corners of her lips as she wrapped her arms around Chen Cheng's neck. "Bad man, I missed you so much."

Chen Cheng wore a brilliant smile and said nothing.

But his hands had already started to light up her little red heart.

Shen Jing's eyes were filled with seduction; she bit her lip alluringly and kissed Chen Cheng.

Then, they journeyed south...

For a moment, fragments of a golden long dress danced in the air.

"..."

Over an hour later, Shen Jing lay panting in Chen Cheng's arms.

After calming down for a long while, Shen Jing reached out to wipe the fragrant sweat from her forehead.

She pouted coquettishly, "You wretch, you're getting more and more formidable."

"I really can't handle you on my own."

Chen Cheng chuckled, "Happy now?"

Shen Jing's cheeks flushed crimson, and like a naive young girl, she nodded obediently, "Mm~"

Chen Cheng looked at her satisfied expression, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

Shen Jing watched his upturned lips, her gaze focused, and she slowly began to speak:

"I've prepared a gift for you."

"A gift?" Chen Cheng was stunned.

Shen Jing nodded, "Yes, a gift. You'll definitely like it."

Chen Cheng chuckled, "Now you've piqued my interest, saying I'll definitely like it."

"Where is it? Let me take a look."

A smile curled on Shen Jing's lips as she raised her slender, lotus-root-like arm and pointed to the wardrobe. "There, go see for yourself."

Chen Cheng frowned, wondering what kind of stunt she was pulling.

He lifted the quilt, didn't bother putting on clothes, and walked over barefoot.

He pulled open the wardrobe in the room, and Chen Cheng felt instantly energized.

Tian Xiaohui was wearing a white camisole dress, her face flushed, sitting limply in the wardrobe.

Her hair was disheveled, and her forehead was covered in beads of sweat.

She kept her eyes closed, not daring to look at Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng turned his head to look at the mischievous-looking Shen Jing. "Is this the gift you were talking about?"

Shen Jing smiled, "Well? Do you like it?"

Chen Cheng's lips curled upward; this woman really knew how to play the game.

It was hard not to like it.

Chen Cheng said nothing, turned back, and scooped Tian Xiaohui up by her waist.

Tian Xiaohui curled up, not daring to open her eyes.

Chen Cheng chuckled and said to her, "You really are something. You didn't get enough from eavesdropping last time?"

"This time you even hid in the wardrobe."

"How unseemly..."

Tian Xiaohui's fair face looked as if it could bleed...

It felt truly shameful.

A "gulp" sound exploded in the silent air.

Tian Xiaohui's throat moved involuntarily.

Suddenly, she began to feel a bit excited...

Thrilled...

Expectant...

...

The next afternoon, Chen Cheng finally left the hotel.

Shen Jing, wearing a blue-grey silk robe, leaned lazily against the sofa, looking at the still-shy Tian Xiaohui with a faint smile.

"Now, do you understand why I'm so obsessed with this man?"

Obviously, Shen Jing wasn't talking about last night's story.

As for last night, when the dragon returned to its nest, Tian Xiaohui had already understood.

Tian Xiaohui stared at the check on the coffee table, swallowed, and nodded faintly, "Mm~ I understand a little now."

Before Chen Cheng left, he had Eleven bring a checkbook and stuffed a check into Shen Jing's arms.

He said, "You should be well-prepared financially when traveling."

It moved Shen Jing so much that she almost didn't want to leave.

There was no helping it; he gave too much.

A five-million-dollar Citibank check.

The amount on this check surprised both the worldly-wise Shen Jing and Tian Xiaohui, who was just starting out and struggling in the decadent Magic City.

Shen Jing smiled, "Xiaohui, as for men, whether they are loyal or not, it really doesn't matter at all."

"What's important is whether he has the ability to shield you from the wind and rain, and whether he can provide the life you want."

"Everything else—love, affection—is not as real as that bone-deep pleasure, or money."

"He's only 27 this year, and won't turn 28 for another month or so."

"At this age, he is already standing at a height that 99% of the people on this planet will never reach."

"In the future, it's even less something I can fathom."

"If it weren't for the fact that I'm in my late thirties, have a child, and am threatened by enemies, I really wouldn't want to leave."

Tian Xiaohui's fair face flushed, "Cousin, is he really that amazing?"

Shen Jing suddenly giggled, "You weren't even sure, yet you dared to offer yourself up."

"It seems I wasn't wrong; you really are a greedy little kitten."

Tian Xiaohui's cheeks turned bright red, "It really is very comfortable."

"After last time, I just kept thinking about it..."

"When Tao Wuji wanted it, I didn't even want to give it to him."

"It caused me to fight with Tao Wuji several times."

"Later, you asked me to go to Little Wu's company. Tao Wuji thought Little Wu wasn't a good person and didn't want me to go."

"In the end, after all the arguing, we just broke up."

As she said this, Tian Xiaohui lifted her chin and looked at Shen Jing suggestively, "I don't believe you don't have that feeling, Cousin. Last night you were..."

Being teased like this by Tian Xiaohui, Shen Jing immediately felt embarrassed. "You've grown some guts, starting to tease your cousin?"

"As if you're so capable."

"You couldn't even last half an hour; I had to carry the second half all by myself."

Tian Xiaohui was too shy to lift her head.

Shen Jing waved her hand impatiently. "Alright, let's talk business."

"Oh~" Tian Xiaohui sat up straight, looking at Shen Jing, waiting for her lecture.

Shen Jing looked at her serious demeanor, chuckled, and slowly began to speak:

"For a man like him, the women around him, the people who admire him, could probably form a line from the beginning of the Huangpu River to the end."

"Don't even think about titles or status."

"Stay by his side and honestly be a secret lover."

"You'll definitely have no problems with wealth and glory for the rest of your life."

"If you're worried, if you're afraid that one day he might fall and you'll have no security for the rest of your life..."

"Then, in the future, take the benefits you get from him, save them up, and buy some gold or property."

"Once you've saved up enough for two or three properties, no matter what happens, you won't go hungry."

"If you have the chance, giving him a child would be even better."

Tian Xiaohui fell into deep thought. After a long pause, she nodded, "Cousin, I'll remember that."

Shen Jing smiled and continued, "I'm not finished yet."

"By his side, you must remember."

"You can only take what he gives you. Never reach for what he hasn't given you."

"If you reach out recklessly, be careful, you won't even know how your hand got broken."

"Also, while you're by his side, you'll definitely come into contact with a lot, a lot of market information."

"Never be stupid enough to use that information to trade stocks."

"If you do that, it's better to just open your mouth and ask him for money."

"The tightrope-walking things we did before are things he wouldn't even look twice at."

"To follow a man, you must learn to align your values with his."

"Otherwise, you will lose his favor sooner or later."

The more Shen Jing said, the more terrified Tian Xiaohui became.

Grabbing Shen Jing's hand, she asked, "Cousin, why do you have to leave?"

"Last night, and just now when he left, I saw that he was quite happy, wasn't he?"