Before long, Qiu Yingying arrived with her Handsome Guy Bai.

Qiu Yingying introduced him to everyone.

Fan Shengmei smiled, "I'm so sorry to make you cook on our first meeting."

"I've already started steaming the crabs; shall I leave the rest of the work to you?"

"No problem. We bought plenty of food anyway. Should I get started now?"

Fan Shengmei was a socialite, so she immediately beamed and complimented Handsome Guy Bai, "Men who can cook are always good men."

"Little Earthworm, you help him out."

Upon hearing the compliment, Handsome Guy Bai proudly smiled at the only other male present—Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng didn't even look up at him and completely failed to notice his gaze.

Qiu Yingying agreed immediately, "Don't worry, just wait and eat."

"I'll go help too." Saying she wanted to help, Guan Juer also thought she'd go see if there was anything she could do.

Chen Cheng raised his hand and grabbed Guan Juer's arm.

Guan Juer looked at Chen Cheng in confusion, blushing slightly.

Chen Cheng smiled and shook his head, "Don't go and get in the way; let the couple show off their skills."

"Look at your Sister Fan."

Only then did Guan Juer see that Fan Shengmei was signaling for her to follow.

Fan Shengmei pulled the others into the study next to the living room.

Chen Cheng sat down in front of Andy's computer. All four screens were lit up, filled with colorful K-line charts.

"Andy, let me use your computer."

"Sure, go ahead."

Fan Shengmei pulled Andy aside and whispered, "In my opinion, this Xiao Bai really isn't much. And he calls himself a Handsome guy."

"Just like you said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Andy retorted, "You're eating his food, yet you're talking about him behind his back. Isn't that bad?"

"I'm just stating facts, okay?"

Guan Juer spoke up, "Actually, Supervisor Bai looks okay. It's just that Yingying talks about him in front of us every day. It made Sister Fan and me think he was some super Handsome guy. So, we're experiencing a bit of a psychological gap now. Hehe~"

"A huge gap," Fan Shengmei finished, then shot a flirtatious look at Chen Cheng, "Our Chen Cheng is still the most handsome. That Xiao Bai is miles and miles behind."

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes at her, "Big Beauty Fan, if you don't know how to flatter, then don't."

Comparing some bottom-feeder to me? Who are you insulting?

Uh... ( ⊙ o ⊙ ) ...

Fan Shengmei was stunned; she never expected this reaction from Chen Cheng.

"Ahahaha~" Guan Juer covered her mouth and laughed at Fan Shengmei's awkwardness.

Not only did her flattery backfire, but she was also being laughed at by Guan Juer.

Fan Shengmei rolled her eyes, grabbed Guan Juer, and started tickling her, "Laugh, go ahead and laugh, I'll show you," using this to ease her own embarrassment.

After a long while, Fan Shengmei shot a resentful look at Chen Cheng.

This bastard, how could he just pull up his pants and act like he doesn't know me?

It's infuriating.

Andy glanced at Qu Xiaoxiao, who was sprawled out on the sofa, and said, "I think we should wake Qu Xiaoxiao up; her posture is just too unsightly."

Earlier, when they were in the dining room, the sofa was facing away, so they couldn't see anything.

Now that they were in the study, the angle was different.

Qu Xiaoxiao was still lying sprawled out, and from their angle, she was practically exposing herself.

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes at Qu Xiaoxiao.

When he first noticed her lying on the sofa earlier, Chen Cheng had wanted to kick her back to her own place to sleep.

A group of people came to visit Andy, and she took up the entire sofa by herself, lying there sprawled out so indecently.

What the hell is this supposed to be?

But since it was Andy's place, Chen Cheng didn't want to make things difficult for her, and he was busy chatting with Guan Juer, so he ignored Qu Xiaoxiao.

"I'll go," Guan Juer stood up, preparing to call Qu Xiaoxiao to wake up.

"Hey, hey," Fan Shengmei stopped her, "Watch me."

She cleared her throat and shouted toward the living room, "Handsome Guy Bai is here."

"Handsome guy?" Qu Xiaoxiao jolted and sprang up from the sofa. "Where is he?"

Andy was stunned, "That effective?"

"Hahaha... heehee..." Fan Shengmei and Guan Juer laughed until they were bent over.

Chen Cheng, meanwhile, was staring blankly at the K-line chart of Company Name on the screen.

He was contemplating when to make a move on Company Name, simulating the entire process in his mind and considering every possible external factor.

Guan Juer noticed that Chen Cheng had been staring at the screen, lost in thought. She walked over cautiously and asked softly, "Brother Cheng, what's wrong?"

Chen Cheng finally woke up from his own world, looked at Guan Juer, and responded with a smile, "Oh, it's nothing, just reviewing yesterday's market trading."

This matter was still in a secret stage, known only to those involved. No matter how close they were, Chen Cheng couldn't tell her. He casually deleted his browsing history.

"Brother Cheng, are you trading stocks?"

"Yeah, just looking at it occasionally."

...

Fan Shengmei, at the doorway, watched the two chatting and laughing. She spat under her breath, 'Ugh, dog of a man.'

She turned around and stormed out of the study in a huff.

Just now, while playing the crossword puzzle at the dining table, she had realized that these two had hit it off.

The dog of a man was just one step away from holding Guan Guan's hand to read her palm.

Chen Cheng's attitude of pulling up his pants and not taking responsibility made her feel insecure, so she didn't dare to compete.

She understood these types of "playboys" like Chen Cheng; if you make him unhappy and affect his pursuit of women, he has a hundred ways to ruin you.

With money and time to burn, she wouldn't be stupid enough to offend Chen Cheng for the sake of a roommate. At most, she would warn Guan Juer if the opportunity arose.

Besides, when it came down to it, their last encounter was at most a fleeting romance.

She had originally wanted to give it a shot and rely on having a child to boost her status, but unfortunately, her period arrived right on schedule these past two days.

In this situation, she didn't dare to gamble, and she couldn't afford to lose.

But when it came to other things, she was still confident in herself. Some men just had a taste for her type.

On the other side, Qu Xiaoxiao had finally woken up and was dragged by Andy to the bathroom to wash her face.

"Is that the Handsome Guy Bai in the kitchen who has Qiu Yingying so head over heels?"

"What kind of taste is that?"

Andy rolled her eyes, "Keep your voice down, he can hear you."

"Whether someone is handsome or not is inherently subjective."

Qu Xiaoxiao looked disdainful, "But it can't be that subjective, can it?"

"Qiu Yingying is clinging to him like crazy."

"But I've been watching his gaze, and it’s never been on Qiu Yingying."

"Did you notice his eyes?"

"They're darting around everywhere."

Andy frowned and glanced at the person in the kitchen, "Is that so?"

"Yeah, nine times out of ten, he's just a sleazy guy."

Uh...

Andy was speechless at her behavior of launching personal attacks on someone she didn't even know.

She glanced at Chen Cheng in the study, suddenly remembered their previous conflict, and reminded her:

"Chen Cheng is here today too, so don't say anything inappropriate during dinner later. Just eat the crab."

"No causing trouble!"

Pfft~

Qu Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue, not directly answering Andy's words.

She glanced at the two chatting and laughing in the study and muttered, "Tch~ the playboy is rooting around the little cabbage."

She then looked at Fan Shengmei, who was playing on her phone on the sofa, and scoffed with impunity.