After forty minutes, the car stopped at the lobby of Block A in the basement of Junyue Mansion.

Chen Cheng glanced at Eleven. "You've been following me day and night these past few days, you must be tired. I'm giving you a few days off to rest."

Eleven looked at Gu Jia, hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded. "Alright, then I'll brief the Bodyguards."

Chen Cheng nodded and glanced at Gu Jia, who was already fast asleep.

He got out of the car, unbuckled her seatbelt, picked her up in his arms, and entered the elevator hall.

Stepping into the elevator, Chen Cheng was momentarily dazed.

Should he send her directly back to 1201, or take her to his place?

Sending her back would mean spending a long time explaining things to Xu the Firecracker.

If he didn't send her back, looking at Gu Jia's state, she'd probably sleep until tomorrow morning.

After thinking it over, Chen Cheng decided to take her back to his place.

If an explanation was needed, she could do it herself; what the hell did it have to do with this buddy?

This buddy hadn't 'invested' while she was vulnerable, which was already quite gentlemanly.

Mainly, Chen Cheng didn't like 'dead fish.'

He hoisted Gu Jia onto his shoulder and pressed the button for the thirteenth floor.

He didn't run into anyone on the first floor and made it back to 1301 without any obstacles.

Entering the apartment, he tossed Gu Jia's bag onto the entryway cabinet.

He kicked the door shut and walked straight into the bedroom closest to the entrance.

Just as he laid Gu Jia on the bed, he heard—

"Yue~~~~"

"Holy crap~"

Chen Cheng was so startled that he jumped back, terrified she would vomit on him.

Gu Jia sat up on the bed, clutching her chest as she vomited all over the floor.

She wasn't awake; her sitting up was just due to a bit of momentum.

Before she even finished vomiting, she collapsed sideways onto the bed.

Her mouth was still unconsciously going "ptui, ptui, ptui," spitting things out.

Chen Cheng's brow furrowed tightly, rendered speechless. "..."

If I weren't here, you'd probably have been picked up by Old Wan.

"Whew~"

Chen Cheng exhaled heavily, mentally preparing himself.

First, he crouched down and tossed the silver high heels on Gu Jia's feet aside.

Then he picked her up and carried her into the bathroom.

He placed her directly on the floor in front of the toilet, letting her hug it with both hands.

He gently patted her back. "Gu Jia, are you going to throw up anymore?"

"Yue~"

As if she had heard a command, Gu Jia immediately started retching again.

Chen Cheng held his breath, pulled out a tissue, rolled it into small sticks, and plugged his nose.

Otherwise, he was truly afraid he would 'yue' as well.

The smell was just too overwhelming.

After a long while of fussing, seeing that she really had nothing left to throw up,

Chen Cheng finally used a toothbrush cup to get some water and held it to Gu Jia's lips.

"Come on, rinse your mouth."

He also warned her, "Don't swallow it."

Gu Jia's current state was such that if someone spoke to her, she could remain somewhat conscious.

If the person and the voice disappeared for more than five seconds, she would fall asleep while hugging the toilet.

Chen Cheng gently supported Gu Jia's head and fed her some water. "Rinse your mouth."

"Ah~" Gu Jia made an 'ah' sound like a child.

A smile instantly tugged at the corner of Chen Cheng's mouth; she was actually quite charming.

He tilted the bottom of the cup and poured a little water into her mouth.

Gu Jia gurgled and rinsed her mouth.

Then, under Chen Cheng's direction, she spat it into the toilet.

After she rinsed five or six times, Chen Cheng used wet wipes to clean the remaining vomit from her chin, then wiped her neck and chin down completely.

He then removed her soiled dress and tossed it into the bathtub.

Only then was Chen Cheng temporarily satisfied.

As for a bath, she could do that herself when she woke up tomorrow.

Lest things become impossible to explain.

What Chen Cheng didn't know was that while he was washing his hands,

Gu Jia was propping up her chin, watching him with hazy eyes.

After washing his hands and arms twice, Chen Cheng was finally satisfied.

He turned around, picked up the blushing, dazed Gu Jia, and left the bathroom.

He walked straight out of the room and headed for another bedroom door.

The bed Gu Jia had been sitting on earlier was already ruined by her vomit.

He had to change rooms.

Chen Cheng adjusted his carrying position, letting her hang onto him so he could free a hand to open the door.

However, as Chen Cheng moved, the groggy Gu Jia raised her arms and tightly hugged his neck, pressing herself close against him.

Chen Cheng was speechless. "Wait, sister, you're holding me so tight. Do you even know who you're hugging?"

"..."

Seeing that she didn't speak for a long time, and only the sound of breathing came from his ear,

Chen Cheng took a deep breath, trying to suppress his restless emotions.

He wasn't holding a dead pig; he was holding the mature woman Gu Jia at her prime.

Whether it was her body temperature, her 'headlights' pressed against his chest through her clothes,

Or the hot breath huffing against his ear, everything was stimulating Chen Cheng's sensitive nerves.

He already had a high libido, and right now, Gu Jia was only wearing her underwear.

If he didn't have some kind of reaction, he really would be a Blockhead.

He walked into the room and laid Gu Jia on the bed.

Just as he was about to go get her a glass of water, Gu Jia suddenly grabbed him.

"Don't go~"

As she spoke, Gu Jia somehow found the strength to pull Chen Cheng's hand and sit up.

Chen Cheng was already leaning over; he stumbled and nearly fell onto the bed.

Gu Jia took the opportunity to raise her arms and wrap them around Chen Cheng's neck.

Instantly, Chen Cheng's breathing became ragged.

While Chen Cheng was still in a daze,

Gu Jia, with her hazy eyes, had already started nibbling on his neck.

The moment the soft sensation registered, Chen Cheng's eyes widened.

Damn, are you using this to test a cadre's resolve?

Chen Cheng froze in place, not moving for a long time.

His brow furrowed; could this woman be faking being drunk to deliberately seduce this buddy?

The hunter appearing in the form of prey?

But it didn't make sense.

If this were Shen Jing, it would be quite reasonable.

But the Gu Jia from the show was absolutely not this kind of loose character.

For a moment, Chen Cheng had ten thousand things he couldn't figure out.

At this moment, Chen Cheng's mind couldn't figure it out,

But his body had already 'figured it out.'

Note that the context for these two types of 'figuring out' is different.

While Chen Cheng was dazed, Gu Jia had already kissed his chin and was launching an assault on his lips.

Chen Cheng swallowed hard; desire finally triumphed over reason.

To hell with hunters and prey; he'd enjoy himself first.

He slid his hand behind Gu Jia's waist and scooped her up.

While responding to her passionate kiss, he walked toward the bathroom.

He still preferred things to be clean.

Before eating, one must wash up.

Of course, eating while washing was also fine.

It was only because Gu Jia had rinsed her mouth five or six times and Chen Cheng had smelled the scent for so long that he had developed some resistance.

Otherwise, even now, he wouldn't have kissed her.

...

The next day at noon.

Gu Jia rolled over in bed and gave a long stretch.

Since starting her business, she didn't know how long it had been since she'd slept so comfortably.

After a long while, Gu Jia opened her eyes and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

"Where is this?"

Gu Jia sat up in surprise and looked around.

She suddenly threw back the covers; what met her eyes was her body covered in mottled kiss marks.

Residual fragments of what happened last night began to flash through her mind.

"How did this happen?" Gu Jia clutched her hair in frustration.

"Chen Cheng?"

"It seems... I was the one who took the initiative?" Gu Jia's face was full of regret.

The more she thought about it while holding her head, the more painful it became; she nearly turned her hair into a bird's nest.

"How could I do such a thing?"

Gu Jia fell into deep self-doubt.

Could it be that deep down, I'm just a lus...

Gu Jia's face turned red; she didn't dare think any further.

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