Zhong Xiaoqin ran over and stared at Chen Cheng, suddenly stunned. "You... you haven't left yet?"

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes, immediately realizing this was Zhong Xiaoqin's cat, and smiled. "Oh, I was going to leave."

"But I got extorted by a cat."

"Is this your cat?"

"Mm~" Zhong Xiaoqin nodded with wide eyes, reached out her hand, and called out to the cat, "Pikachu~"

Pikachu glanced at her without any intention of moving, instead rubbing its head against Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng's mouth twitched, and he reached out to hand it over to Zhong Xiaoqin.

Chen Cheng acted as if he had just noticed she was still wearing that soaked dress. "You... you've already returned home, why haven't you changed your clothes?"

"You'll catch a cold..."

As he spoke, Chen Cheng seemed to have a 'sudden realization' and probed, "Did you have a fight?"

"Are you running away from home?"

"Ah?" Zhong Xiaoqin suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and nodded awkwardly.

The corners of Chen Cheng's mouth curled up involuntarily, but he restrained himself, afraid that Zhong Xiaoqin would see him gloating.

"Then where do you plan to go?"

"I..."

Zhong Xiaoqin was suddenly at a loss; yeah, it's so late, where can I go?

Go back to my parents' house?

No, I can't let my parents know that I'm going to divorce Chen Yu yet.

Go find Gu Gu?

No, it's too late; it wouldn't be good to disturb Gu Gu.

Seeing her silent, Chen Cheng shook his head.

This girl not only looks like Sun Xiang, but her personality is also very similar—so soft and gentle.

"Forget it, I'll be a good person to the end and help you all the way; I'll let you stay for the night."

"Get in the car?"

"Ah?" Zhong Xiaoqin opened her mouth wide, staring blankly at Chen Cheng.

"Ah what? Hurry up." Chen Cheng didn't pay attention to her protests and, without further ado, pushed her into the passenger seat.

Zhong Xiaoqin was just that kind of person—half-reluctant and without much of an opinion.

Chen Cheng pushed her into the car, and she didn't get angry or upset; instead, she looked at Chen Cheng with gratitude.

"Thank you, Chen Cheng." After Chen Cheng got into the car, Zhong Xiaoqin sincerely thanked him.

"We're friends, no need to be so polite." Chen Cheng smiled indifferently.

"Fasten your seatbelt." Chen Cheng reminded her.

"Oh~" Zhong Xiaoqin let out a cute "Oh."

Chen Cheng glanced at her, a doting smile appearing at the corner of his mouth involuntarily. He started the engine, shifted gears, and drove away.

"Um, is it not good for me to take the cat to your place?"

As they were driving, Zhong Xiaoqin suddenly asked.

"I have five cats and two dogs," Chen Cheng thought for a moment, suddenly clicking his tongue. He didn't usually manage them, but he did have that many.

"Ah?" Zhong Xiaoqin's eyes brightened. "You keep cats too?"

"It wasn't really me who chose to keep them," Chen Cheng said indifferently. "A stray cat gave birth to four kittens in my yard, and recently, two dogs were added to the house."

"Both cats and dogs?" Zhong Xiaoqin's eyes lit up.

Isn't this the life she longed for the most?

Coming home from work every day, eating dinner, taking the cats and dogs out for a walk to digest.

Then going home to sleep and doing things people love to do.

How wonderful that life must be.

Unfortunately, that Blockhead Chen Yu spent all day tinkering with his broken fish tank.

"Mm~" Chen Cheng nodded with a smile.

"What kind of cats are they?"

"..."

The two chatted and laughed the whole way, and Zhong Xiaoqin almost forgot about the previous unpleasantness.

Before long, they arrived at the Junyue Mansion basement parking.

Zhong Xiaoqin finally realized where they were. Her eyes widened, and she muttered softly, "Why are we here? Don't you not live here?"

Chen Cheng smiled and rolled his eyes at her. "There are many people living in my home. If I bring someone else's wife home, how would I explain it?"

"Ah?" Zhong Xiaoqin's pretty face instantly turned crimson. What did he mean by "bringing someone else's wife home"?

"Stop 'ah-ing,' let's go." Chen Cheng pushed the car door open and got out.

Zhong Xiaoqin vigilantly looked around the basement parking before pushing the door open and getting out.

She was a little afraid of running into colleagues or Gu Jia.

She was a married woman, going home with a single man late at night.

If someone saw them, it would really be hard to explain.

It was only after they arrived that she remembered this.

After getting out of the car, Zhong Xiaoqin hunched her shoulders, lowered her head, and snuck along beside Chen Cheng, acting like a thief.

Seeing her like this, Chen Cheng tried hard to hold back his laughter.

The way was smooth, and they didn't run into anyone.

As soon as they entered the room, Zhong Xiaoqin breathed a sigh of relief.

In those two minutes, she felt like her heart was in her throat.

Chen Cheng glanced around the room; it hadn't changed much.

Other than Gu Jia coming every few days, no one else came to this place.

Even Wang Manni couldn't get in.

Since Wang Manni recently came into money, she has been living quite lavishly.

She rented an apartment nearby and bought a Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

She had originally endured it for a while, but a week after Chen Cheng went to Beijing, Wang Manni couldn't help but start spending.

She first rewarded herself with some clothes and shoes, and then she rewarded herself with a bag.

Slowly, it became uncontrollable.

If you carry a 10,000-yuan bag, you need a place to live that matches the bag, right?

With a nice place to live, you need a means of transportation that matches it, right?

In the half month or so that Chen Cheng was in Beijing, Wang Manni had already spent most of the money he gave her.

"You can just put the cat on the floor," Chen Cheng smiled at Zhong Xiaoqin and turned to go to the kitchen.

"Oh~" Zhong Xiaoqin timidly looked at the room's decor and leaned down to put Pikachu on the floor.

The layout here was quite similar to Gu Gu's home downstairs.

Before long, Chen Cheng walked over. "I don't stay here often, so the water heater isn't on. Let me take you to take a bath first."

"Oh, no need to go to such trouble," Zhong Xiaoqin quickly waved her hands, looking very embarrassed.

Chen Cheng ignored her, took her hand, and walked toward the bedroom area.

Zhong Xiaoqin was completely stunned by his action, her mind going blank.

What is he going to do?

Gulp~

He wouldn't...