Su Ziqing remained silent; of course she knew who Gong Chengjue was.

"Gong Chengjue is the eldest son of the Gong family, but he is not the son of the current Madam Gong." Luo Ziqi works in the entertainment industry and spends more time in the capital than in City A.

There are rules in the entertainment industry, such as who you shouldn't mess with and which celebrities' backers you shouldn't mess with; there are lists of these people.

And the Gong family... is the one ranked first.

"Huh?" Su Ziqing came out of the cubicle. "What?" Gong Chengjue was not born to the current Madam Gong.

She really didn't know that...

"How much do you know about Gong Chengjue?" Luo Ziqi didn't know much about the private affairs of prestigious families, but judging from Su Ziqing's confused state, she guessed that Su Ziqing herself knew even less.

Su Ziqing counted on her fingers, "I know their age, preferences, height, and everything else."

"Su Ziqing!! I'm serious!" Luo Ziqi was furious.

Su Ziqing smiled. "I'm serious." She really only knew these things. Oh, and Gong Chengjue was once chased by mercenaries.

But there seems to be no activity lately?

She washed her hands, dried them, opened her bag, and touched up her lipstick.

Looking at Luo Ziqi glaring at her through the mirror, she smiled helplessly, "Relax, in short, the Gong family is complicated, I know."

As for how complicated it is, she hasn't gotten involved yet, so she neither knows nor has any feeling about it.

But since she had agreed, there was no possibility of backing down or changing her mind.

Luo Ziqi got angry, "Do you know how worried I was about you!"

Does she even know what the Gong family represents? Also, although Su Ziqing seems optimistic, she's actually quite sensitive.

Su Ziqing smiled, her eyes crinkling. "I know, but do you think I'd let anyone bully me? Don't worry about me."

Seeing that Luo Ziqi still looked unconvinced, Su Ziqing suppressed her smile and said seriously, "Do you think I'm not good enough for him?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!"

"Isn't your worry just because of my severed palm?" Su Ziqing sighed.

"Ziqing, don't believe in those superstitions." Luo Ziqi stepped forward and hugged her. "You see, it's because of you that my career has been so successful."

Su Ziqing laughed, "Your successful career has nothing to do with me?"

"Of course, you're my best friend, and you forgot? You're the one who asked me to participate in the audition." Luo Ziqi was convinced that Su Ziqing was her lucky star.

Su Ziqing laughed, "Alright, I'll take the title of lucky star."

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Sheng Yuanshuo watched Luo Ziqi and Su Ziqing go to the restroom, then stared intently at Gong Chengjue.

Gong Chengjue remained patient, unmoved by any gaze, and had no intention of saying anything.

Sheng Yuanshuo coughed lightly, "Chengjue."

Gong Chengjue raised his eyes slightly. "Hmm?"

Sheng Yuanshuo asked with a serious face, "Are you and Su Ziqing really planning to get engaged?"

"Um."

"Are you crazy?" Sheng Yuanshuo blurted out, his voice several decibels louder. This drew puzzled glances from the people around them.

Sheng Yuanshuo lowered his voice, "I can understand you not following the family's arrangements and dragging things out as long as possible, but you actually want to find it yourself?"

No, this is no longer a problem I created myself.

"Su Ziqing is..." He wondered if he should be a gentleman and not say anything about the severed palm.

However, Gong Chengjue himself has already said, "I don't care."

"You, you..." Sheng Yuanshuo stammered twice but couldn't get the words out.

Gong Chengjue said calmly, "Don't worry about this. Keep your mouth shut." He didn't plan to say anything to the Gong family for the time being.

"You're crazy." That was all Sheng Yuanshuo could say in the end.

"Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourself." Gong Chengjue mocked him mercilessly, saying that when it came to difficulties, Sheng Yuanshuo was the one in real trouble.

Sheng Yuanshuo immediately pouted, "..."

Sheng Yuanshuo is the eldest son of the Sheng family, and he is not young either. Most young men from prestigious families would have been engaged long ago.

Sheng Yuanshuo wants to wait until he's 30? That's impossible. It's not like he's waiting for some arranged marriage's daughter to grow up.

"You came to your clan's side, and they didn't catch you and take you back to the Sheng family in the capital to claim credit?" Gong Chengjue's lips curled up slightly.

"Are we friends? Why are you mocking me like this?" Sheng Yuanshuo was speechless. "I came to City A to discuss business. As you know, the Sheng family's business is quite large in the north, but we haven't really ventured into the south."

The Sheng family, the top family in City A, is one branch of the Sheng family in the capital.

Gong Chengjue caught sight of Su Ziqing and Luo Ziqi walking towards them out of the corner of his eye, and changed the subject to playfulness.

Sheng Yuanshuo immediately followed without any difficulty, and the two discussed going out to sea to have some fun.

"Go out to sea?" Luo Ziqi smiled and sat down. "In the dead of winter, I don't want to."

Su Ziqing nodded in agreement.

Only a fool would go out to sea in winter, when you can neither swim nor sunbathe.

“Let’s go skiing.” Gong Chengjue looked at Su Ziqing.

"Skiing?" Su Ziqing nodded, then suddenly thought of something and shook her head decisively, "Can't we just stay here properly?"

He's still injured, how can he ski!

Do you want to be hurt even more?!

Gong Chengjue, however, said nothing.

The waiter finally brought out dinner, and the four of them finished chatting and began to eat. They enjoyed the meal very much, and Sheng Yuanshuo even made plans to go to a bar for the second half of the evening.

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With the score at four to three, Su Ziqing's refusal was ineffective, and the four of them went to a very famous bar in City A.

It is said that a customer once spent ten million in one night at this bar, making it famous overnight in City A and becoming the epitome of the most extravagant bar.

The bar is incredibly popular with customers who come from far and wide, and the parking lot outside is full of luxury cars.

Su Ziqing felt the chill as soon as she got out of the car, and Gong Chengjue next to her pulled her coat tighter, saying, "You won't be cold once you go inside."

"You've been here before?" she blurted out.

Gong Chengjue seemed to smell a faint sourness, smiled, and remained noncommittal.

When Su Ziqing met his smile, she realized that what she had blurted out was strange.

But... she really didn't mean anything else by it.

Luo Ziqi, wearing sunglasses, a baseball cap, and a mask—essential gear—was holding hands with Sheng Yuanshuo.

"The reservation is ready, let's go," Sheng Yuanshuo said.

"Young Master Sheng," the bar manager greeted him.

"Don't be so high-profile, we're just here to have fun," Sheng Yuanshuo said casually.

Su Ziqing looked at Gong Chengjue, then tugged at his hand. "A bar owned by Young Master Sheng?" Many young men get involved in this kind of lucrative entertainment investment, so it's not surprising that he owns it.