Looking somewhat baffled, Chu Ge glanced at Qin Ruojing, made an "oh" sound, and then sat on the sofa, waiting for Qin's father to finish washing up.
Seeing that Chu Ge seemed completely unsurprised, Qin Ruojing's eyelid twitched, and she opened her mouth, but in the end said nothing, turning around to enter Qin Ruoying's room.
By the time Chu Ge took out the newly bought toiletries, Qin's father had already exited the bathroom.
Chu Ge took a quick shower, wiped himself with the new towel he bought today, put on the newly bought underwear, and returned to Qin Ruojing's room feeling refreshed.
Just like yesterday, Chu Ge got onto Qin Ruojing's bed, with his left hand holding the freshly washed, half-dry underwear, and his right hand holding Qin Ruojing's hairdryer, starting to dry the underwear.
The only difference was that he was completely naked yesterday, but today he had an extra pair of underwear on.
Whoosh, whoosh... The hot air from the hairdryer kept blasting onto the underwear.
However, just as the underwear was about to be dried, the door was suddenly pushed open without any warning.
Maintaining his underwear drying posture, Chu Ge turned his head to look at the door and met Qin Ruojing's eyes. Both of them couldn't help but freeze.
"Ah!"
A second passed, and Qin Ruojing instinctively let out a shout. Her fair face turned red once again. Although she quickly covered her mouth, the sound still alarmed everyone in the Qin Family.
Qin Ruoying was the first to rush out, followed closely by Qin's father and mother. When they saw that Qin Ruojing was perfectly fine, they couldn't help but show a strange expression.
"Xiaojing, what... happened?" Qin's mother was the first to speak, voicing the confusion in everyone's heart.
"Uh... I... that..." Stared at by the entire family, Qin Ruojing panicked, her face flushed, unable to form a complete sentence.
Glancing at Qin Ruojing, then sneaking a peek at Chu Ge, who was only wearing underwear, Qin Ruoying had a mischievous look on her face. She squinted her eyes and deliberately lengthened her voice, saying, "Sister, could it be that you..."
Seeing that Qin Ruoying seemed to have figured something out, Qin Ruojing's heart suspended even more. Her mind went blank, and she had no idea how to explain.
"Xiaojing, your courage is really too small, isn't it just a cockroach? Look at how scared you are, waking up the whole family so late at night."
Just as Qin Ruoying was about to voice the second half of her thought, Chu Ge glanced at Qin Ruojing and said with a somewhat blaming tone.
After saying this, Chu Ge actually had no confidence in his heart. He had no idea if Qin Ruojing was afraid of cockroaches, but since Qin Ruojing was already completely bewildered and couldn't say anything, he had no choice but to improvise.
"Hey, child, you're so grown up yet still afraid of cockroaches? Okay, okay, hurry up and sleep."
Qin's mother didn't have any doubt in Chu Ge's words, shook her head a bit helplessly, looked at Chu Ge with a complex gaze, and then turned back to her room.
Chu Ge breathed a sigh of relief, luckily, he had guessed right. Even though Qin Ruojing was a company director, she was like most girls, afraid of such things.
Seeing her parents getting ready to return to their room, Qin Ruojing forced a smile. Her tense nerves and body finally relaxed a bit.
But before she could completely relax, Qin Ruoying once again opened her mouth with a face full of doubt, "Cockroach? Where? Sister, let me come in and help you find it and eliminate it for you? If you scream like that again in the middle of the night, I can't take it. I was planning to go for a spring outing tomorrow morning."
"Xiaoying, don't worry, there seemed to be just one in the whole room. I just pinched it with a piece of paper and threw it out the window. If you don't want to be unable to get up tomorrow, you better sleep now."
Even though Chu Ge spoke as if it were true, Qin Ruoying still had her doubts, staring straight at Chu Ge's eyes, as if trying to see through him.
"Qin Ruoying, don't overdo it, stop looking! Stop looking! Your brother-in-law isn't wearing clothes, aren't you afraid of getting a stye!"
Seemingly influenced by Chu Ge, Qin Ruojing wasn't so nervous anymore. She scolded her sister with a stern face, blocking her sight from peeping into the room back and forth, and slammed the door shut with a "bang".
"Tsk! Isn't he still wearing underwear?"
Looking at the closed door, Qin Ruoying mumbled discontentedly, just about to return to her room. But then her eyes twinkled as she deliberately walked in place for a few steps, making a "thud" sound with her room door. Then she quietly pressed her ear against Qin Ruojing's door to eavesdrop.
Whoo...
Finally resolving this trouble, Qin Ruojing let out a long breath, wiped the fragrant sweat from her forehead, but as she thought of Chu Ge using her hairdryer to blow-dry his underwear, she couldn't help but get angry.
But just as she turned around, prepared to confront Chu Ge about this, before she could even say a word, a strong hand covered her lips.
Seeing Chu Ge suddenly covering her mouth, Qin Ruojing's pupils suddenly shrank, her heart filled with immense fear and panic. She was truly frightened at this moment, with no time to think, she started to struggle desperately.
Unfortunately, Chu Ge's hand was very strong, and it seemed as if he knew her struggling trajectory, leaving her unable to make even the slightest sound.
Feeling Qin Ruojing's panic, Chu Ge was truly at a loss.
Though I might not be a saint, I'm not that bad, right? I'm helping you right now, why are you struggling with all your might? You're a CEO, yet you lack basic common sense!
Putting aside the basic trust between people, in this situation, you'd use your toes to think and know he wouldn't do anything, right?
"Xiao Jing, don't worry, I checked thoroughly just now, there's only one cockroach in the whole room."
Sounding as if he were speaking normally, Chu Ge continued to cover Qin Ruojing's mouth, took a step away from the door, then whispered in her ear, "Your sister is right outside, don't make a scene unless you want to be exposed."
Hearing this, Qin Ruojing was stunned. She looked up and saw no evil intent in Chu Ge's eyes, only a helpless expression on his face.
Frowning slightly, Qin Ruojing stopped struggling for now, though her eyes were still full of suspicion. She clearly heard her sister's footsteps walking away, along with the "thud" of the bedroom door next door closing.
"Don't look at me with those suspicious eyes, when did I ever lie to you?"
Chu Ge's voice returned to normal, speaking in a double entendre meant for both Qin Ruoying at the door and Qin Ruojing beside him.
After saying that, Chu Ge slowly released his hand from Qin Ruojing's mouth, made a shushing gesture, and nodded towards the door.
With doubt in her eyes, Qin Ruojing decided to verify it herself. She took a deep breath, smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes, and suddenly opened the door.
"Oh!"
Qin Ruoying, secretly delighted with her cleverness and listening intently, never expected the door to open suddenly. Caught off guard, she lost her balance and fell onto Qin Ruojing.
"Uh... Sis, hehe, where are you off to?"
Even though she was incredibly embarrassed, Qin Ruoying feigned innocence and laughed it off with a giggle.
Seeing her sister really at the door, Qin Ruojing was filled with surprise. If it weren't for Qin Ruoying being there, she would have immediately turned around to ask Chu Ge how he figured it out.
"I'm going to the bathroom! Why are you sneaking around?"
"Who's sneaking around? I was just passing by on my way to the bathroom."
Even though the lie was amateurish, Qin Ruoying delivered it confidently, with no inkling that her trick was exposed.
"Then hurry up, I'll go after you're done!"
"I don't seem to be in such a hurry anymore, you go first, sis. Good night, bro-in-law, keep it down tonight! I've got an outing tomorrow!"
Qin Ruoying giggled and waved at Chu Ge, then quickly darted back to her room like a startled rabbit when Qin Ruojing swatted her behind.
This time, when Qin Ruoying shut her door, Qin Ruojing's lips twitched involuntarily. She rubbed her temples and let out a deep sigh, or perhaps a breath of relief, before heading to the bathroom.
On her way back, Qin Ruojing cast a cautious glance towards the next room before entering with a head full of questions.
At this moment, Chu Ge was already dressed and sitting on the bed, with a leisurely smile on his face, placing a dried pair of underwear on the nightstand.
"How did you know my sister was at the door?"
Although Chu Ge's smiling face annoyed Qin Ruojing, making her feel scorned, her curiosity couldn't be contained. She lowered her voice as soon as she entered.
"A feeling," Chu Ge answered nonchalantly.
"Let me ask you seriously this time, how did you know?" Qin Ruojing was even more frustrated, yet her curiosity drove her to suppress herself, so she asked patiently once more.
Chu Ge scratched his head helplessly, "It really was just a feeling. Knowing your sister's character, she'd definitely do something like this."
In fact, Chu Ge's ability to sense this had nothing to do with feelings; he just couldn't tell Qin Ruojing that he acquired this skill through unimaginable tough training.
Although Chu Ge's explanation couldn't fully convince Qin Ruojing, it was pointless to press further, so she reluctantly accepted it.
After a few seconds of silence, Qin Ruojing felt a surge of inexplicable annoyance, and the casual smile on Chu Ge's face went from plain annoying to downright sleazy.
"Heh...and you say you're not interested in my sister. You've only known her for a day and you can read her better than I, the blood sister, can?"
Qin Ruojing herself didn't realize that when she spoke, there was a slight tinge of jealousy in her tone.