Xu Huanshan heard someone calling his name, and when he turned around, he was stunned.

He hurriedly reached out and brushed away Lin Youyou's hand.

Lin Youyou also had a bit of a knee-jerk reaction upon seeing Chen Cheng and quickly let go of Xu Huanshan's arm.

She had met Chen Cheng before, but she hadn't seen the woman beside him.

The one she met at the amusement park before wasn't this one; that one was a stunning beauty with flowing long hair.

Today's short-haired woman, well... had a very professional aura. As for her looks... they were just average.

"It really is you! I thought I'd mistaken you for someone else," Chen Cheng said with a laugh as he shook hands with Xu Huanshan.

Xu Huanshan forced a smile and chuckled apologetically, "What a coincidence. Are you here for a meal?"

"Yeah, just getting together with a few of my girlfriend's friends." Chen Cheng nodded.

As he spoke, he patted Qiao Xichen's shoulder, whom he was holding. "Let me introduce you. This is my good buddy, Xu Huanshan. He's a very talented fireworks designer and the owner of a large fireworks display company."

"He's a buddy, so you can call him Old Xu or President Xu, either is fine."

"Hello, President Xu. I'm Qiao Xichen." Qiao Xichen greeted him with a smile.

"Hello, hello~" Xu Huanshan quickly responded with enthusiasm.

After the two exchanged greetings, Qiao Xichen looked at Lin Youyou.

Xu Huanshan was instantly dumbfounded. How the hell was he supposed to introduce her?

At that moment, Chen Cheng spoke up, "Qiao Qiao, this is Old Xu's girlfriend."

Xu Huanshan glanced at Chen Cheng and happened to catch him nodding at him. While breathing a sigh of relief, he followed along and secretly gave Chen Cheng a big thumbs up.

"Xiao Qiao... this is my girlfriend, UU."

Hearing Xu Huanshan introduce her like that, Lin Youyou was overjoyed.

She greeted Qiao Xichen with a bright smile, "Hello, Sister Qiao."

"..."

After the two women greeted each other, Xu Huanshan looked at Chen Cheng and asked, "Are you here to pay the bill?"

Chen Cheng nodded, "Mhm~"

Xu Huanshan's eyes lit up, and he quickly took out his phone and handed it to the staff at the cashier counter. "Let me, let me~"

"Since I've met my younger brother's lady, I have to show some courtesy."

The corners of Chen Cheng's mouth curled up slightly. You know how things work, kid. I won't tell Gu Jia about this.

But Dali still couldn't be spared; there was no helping it, Gu Jia liked Dali.

"Between us brothers, I won't be polite then."

Xu Huanshan laughed loudly, "We're buddies, why be so formal?"

Scum Cheng suddenly missed the Housewife Gu a bit and followed with a laugh, "That's true."

Xu Huanshan took back his phone, and when he saw the number on the screen, the muscles on his face twitched.

What the hell did this kid eat? It cost over ten thousand.

But Xu Huanshan still didn't let it show.

At worst, he'd just tell Gu Jia he treated Chen Cheng to a meal when he got back. He wouldn't deny it, right?

Chen Cheng looked at Xu Huanshan and Lin Youyou and asked with a smile, "Any plans?"

"If not, why not come back with us for a few drinks?"

Xu Huanshan quickly waved his hand, "Not today. UU and I have plans to go to 798."

This kid's girls changed day by day; he couldn't let him get close to UU.

If UU were to be seduced away by this kid, wouldn't I be losing both my lady and my assets?

Furthermore, this kid knew Gu Jia first. If he found out too much and accidentally let something slip, he'd really be in deep trouble.

Even though they were buddies, it was better to be on guard against him.

Chen Cheng glanced at Xu Huanshan, and Xu Huanshan gave a subtle nod.

"Alright then~"

"Thanks for today. Another day, I'll bring a bottle of good wine to your place, and we'll have a proper drink together."

Xu Huanshan didn't think much of it and replied with a laugh, "Hey~ Old Chen, don't be so polite."

Chen Cheng nodded, "Then let's go, let's head downstairs together."

...

After some small talk with Xu Huanshan, Chen Cheng led the others to find the 'designated driver.'

"I seem to remember his girlfriend wasn't this girl," Lin Youyou remarked to Xu Huanshan while watching their retreating backs.

Xu Huanshan smiled and pulled Lin Youyou in another direction. "He's just a playboy. This is the fourth girl I've seen him with."

"You saw one that time at the amusement park, didn't you?"

"There are probably many more I don't know about."

"Ah?" Lin Youyou was a bit speechless upon hearing this.

She swallowed and ultimately said nothing.

Chen Cheng playing with emotions wasn't honorable, and her dating a married man wasn't exactly honorable either.

It was a case of the pot calling the kettle black; better to stay out of each other's way.

Chen Cheng didn't know yet that he had been sold out by Xu Huanshan the moment he turned around.

In reality, it was just a subconscious self-preservation move by Xu Huanshan.

He had finally welcomed a second spring in his life, hooking up with a young girl fresh out of school.

It would be a real shame if she were attracted away by a charmer like Chen Cheng.

After finding the 'designated drivers,' one car couldn't fit them all, so the five of them split up.

Ji Nanjia, Xu Yan, and Shen Zichang got into Ji Nanjia's BMW X5, with Ma Yong driving.

Chen Cheng took Qiao Xichen into the horch, with Eleven driving.

As soon as she got in the car, Qiao Xichen kept staring at Eleven in the driver's seat.

Isn't this designated driver a bit too beautiful?

Seeing her wary look, Chen Cheng chuckled helplessly and introduced them. "This is Eleven, my Bodyguard and driver."

Qiao Xichen turned back, a bit bewildered. "Your... Bodyguard?"

Chen Cheng looked at her with a smile. "Is it strange for me to have a Bodyguard?"

"Um..." Qiao Xichen was momentarily speechless. For a popular singer to have a driver and a Bodyguard was indeed quite normal.

"But she's way too pretty..." Qiao Xichen looked at Chen Cheng with a pained expression.

The jealousy was practically oozing out.

Chen Cheng was instantly amused and pulled her into his arms. "Eleven, Qiao says you're pretty."

"Thanks~" Eleven replied indifferently without even turning her head.

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes at Eleven; this girl was starting to act out a bit too.

He pinched Qiao Xichen's fair cheek. "Our classmate Xiao Qiao is also very beautiful."

If Eleven had nothing to do with him, he definitely would have said, 'What's the use of being pretty with such a cold attitude?'

After saying that, Scum Cheng lowered his head and kissed Qiao Xichen's red lips.

After a good while, Qiao Xichen felt a bit breathless and reached out to pat Chen Cheng.

Only then did the two stop.

However, this kiss actually managed to soothe Qiao Xichen.

In times like this, actions speak louder than words.

Qiao Xichen lay on Chen Cheng's lap, looking up at him with a flushed face.

This bad man doesn't even know how to avoid suspicion.

Qiao Xichen lay there for two seconds, took a breath, and hurriedly sat up, even shifting a bit to her own side.

Chen Cheng smiled without saying a word and reached out to grasp her hand in his.

Qiao Xichen's heart suddenly felt warm, filled with a sense of security.

About ten minutes later, the two cars arrived one after another at the entrance of the underground lobby of Building 6, One Sanlitun.

"Where's Xiao Shen?" Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment when he saw that only Ji Nanjia and Xu Yan got out of the car.

Ji Nanjia glanced at Xu Yan and sighed. "He's angry with her, obviously."

Xu Yan looked at Chen Cheng, so embarrassed she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. "Oh, whatever~ He can go his way, we'll have our fun."

"Why bother with him?"

Finally, trying to save face, she looked at Ji Nanjia and Qiao Xichen and said solemnly:

"The two of us have really broken up, it's not just a fight."

These words were directed at Qiao Xichen and Ji Nanjia, yet Xu Yan stole glances at Chen Cheng's reaction from time to time.

Ji Nanjia and Qiao Xichen exchanged a look and nodded together. "Mhm~ Right, we believe you."

These two had a small fight every three days and a big one every five; Qiao Xichen and Ji Nanjia were long used to it.

Xu Huanshan didn't come, fearing a disaster. Even Shen Zichang had run off.

Chen Cheng felt it had lost some of the fun.

But he didn't mind and called out to them, "Then let's go up. This humble one will definitely entertain you three beauties well tonight."