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The group chatted around the piano for a while before preparing to leave.

Chen Si Yang tugged on Tang Zhi Chu's clothes, pulling him into the kitchen.

"Does your leg still hurt?"

Tang Zhi Chu hopped in place and chuckled, "The foot soak really worked."

Chen Si Yang smiled smugly, then pointed to the soy milk maker in the kitchen. "Of course. There's soy milk over there, and eggs too."

"Did you eat?"

"I already ate. I'll get going then, the company car is here to pick me up."

"Go on, good luck!"

Chen Si Yang gave a sweet smile and turned to leave. Before she'd taken two steps, Tang Zhi Chu called out to her again. "Yang Yang!"

Chen Si Yang turned back. "Yeah?"

"You look great!"

Chen Si Yang didn't reply, just made a funny face at Tang Zhi Chu before heading out with a light step. She put on the hat Tang Zhi Chu had given her last night.

By the time Tang Zhi Chu appeared in the living room with his soy milk, most people had already left.

Zhou Yun was just leaving and saw Tang Zhi Chu. "Need a ride?"

Tang Zhi Chu shook his head, gesturing with the egg in his hand, indicating he needed to eat.

Zhou Yun nodded and left.

As Tang Zhi Chu was tidying up in the kitchen, Jiang Lan appeared at the doorway.

"Huh? Sister Lan, you haven't left yet?"

"I'll give you a ride."

Tang Zhi Chu thought for a moment and nodded.

Zhou Yun had asked, "Need a ride?" which was a question.

Jiang Lan said, "I'll give you a ride," which was a statement. It was highly likely she had something to discuss.

After getting in the car, Jiang Lan asked, "To your shop?"

Tang Zhi Chu thought for a moment and shook his head. "Take me to the hospital, please. I'll send you my location."

"The hospital?"

"A relative is hospitalized."

"Okay."

Jiang Lan didn't ask further and started the car.

After they were out of the villa's vicinity, Jiang Lan asked again, "Is it serious?"

"Very serious. But will this route be convenient? Will it delay you?"

Tang Zhi Chu sent his location to Jiang Lan and didn't continue the topic of the hospital.

Jiang Lan's car had no cameras or recording equipment. The production crew was very respectful of everyone's privacy, but Tang Zhi Chu didn't want to mix personal and professional matters.

"It's fine, I'll take you first."

And so, the two fell silent again.

After several minutes, Tang Zhi Chu noticed Jiang Lan opening her mouth several times but not speaking. He finally chuckled, "Sister Lan, what's so hard to say?"

Jiang Lan glanced at Tang Zhi Chu and seemed to relax a bit.

"I think your QQ candy idea is brilliant. I really want to make it."

"That's it?"

Tang Zhi Chu was confused. It wasn't that hard to talk about something like this, was it?

Business matters should be easy for Jiang Lan to discuss.

For some reason, Jiang Lan suddenly started laughing heartily.

After she finished laughing, Jiang Lan said, "Actually, there are two things. First, the creative concept and angle for the QQ candy are indeed excellent, and I really want to pursue it. And second... do you want to receive another text message?"

Tang Zhi Chu was taken aback.

"Just a simple text message," Jiang Lan emphasized again.

Tang Zhi Chu turned to look out the window. He also started laughing heartily, and Jiang Lan joined in.

Soon, the car was filled with their laughter.

It was somewhat absurd, yet there was an atmosphere of mutual understanding, of "you get me, I get you."

Jiang Lan was a businesswoman. Why did she send that text message to Huang Ze Jun?

Because Jiang Lan felt that, at least in terms of age, Huang Ze Jun was the most mature, and Huang Ze Jun had initially only been interested in Chen Si Yang.

Chen Si Yang was happy to have some free time, so she sent a text message to Huang Ze Jun.

What Chen Si Yang didn't expect was that this sly fox would suddenly pay attention to her. Not only did he have a date, but he also sent the text message to her.

Chen Si Yang chickened out. If this continued, wouldn't it just make things worse?

Sending a text message was a necessary step. Huang Ze Jun couldn't send it, so who should she send it to?

Yang Jia Xing? Chen Si Yang feared he would be another Huang Ze Jun.

After thinking it over and over, only Tang Zhi Chu was left, after all, he and Chen Si Yang were stable.

At first, Chen Si Yang was hesitant, but before she could act, Zhou Yun did.

This made Chen Si Yang feel that since things were already like this, what difference would one more person make?

Why tell Tang Zhi Chu? Because Chen Si Yang felt Tang Zhi Chu was a relatively reliable person.

If they talked, neither would feel pressured, and there wouldn't be any misunderstandings.

Why was Chen Si Yang laughing? Looking at it relaxedly, it was indeed absurd and very funny.

Why was Tang Zhi Chu laughing? He also found it somewhat ridiculous and very funny. Moreover, Chen Si Yang was quite cute, breaking his perception of her as a strong businesswoman.

"Is my brother-in-law really that uncharming?" Tang Zhi Chu asked with a laugh after they had amused themselves for a while.

Chen Si Yang shook her head: "I tried."

This meant Chen Si Yang had considered turning the fake relationship into a real one, but she couldn't.

Tang Zhi Chu nodded and joked, "Alright, it's a gentleman's agreement, no crossing the line."

Chen Si Yang nodded and replied very seriously, "Gentleman's agreement, no crossing the line."

After the car pulled into the hospital parking lot, Tang Zhi Chu got out, and Chen Si Yang followed.

Tang Zhi Chu said he'd see her in the evening and was about to enter the hospital when Chen Si Yang called him back.

Chen Si Yang opened the trunk and took out two gift bags. One bag contained wine, and the other contained ginseng.

"Some were given by others, and some I bought myself. I usually give these as gifts, so I picked two decent ones. Consider it payment for your help, take them up."

"This is a bit too valuable."

"Don't be stingy. Remember to bring back crayfish tonight." Chen Si Yang shoved the items into Tang Zhi Chu's hands and then got back in the car.

Tang Zhi Chu felt that Chen Si Yang thought he was a bit clueless. You're visiting family in the hospital, and you don't bring anything?

Tang Zhi Chu wanted to explain but held back. He couldn't exactly say, "My dad is up there, right?" It would sound too sentimental.

Outside the ward, Tang Zhi Chu didn't go in immediately. Listening to the sounds, there were many people inside.

Tang Zhi Chu tried to figure out who was inside, but he couldn't recognize anyone. He thought to himself, I'll have to pretend to be a withdrawn youth again.

He pushed the door open and thought, "Wow."

A group of burly men were gathered around Tang Mao De's hospital bed.

When they heard the door open, they all turned around simultaneously.

Can you imagine the scene?

Seven or eight men, some strong, some fat, all big guys, each looking quite fierce.

Tang Zhi Chu was stunned: "Uh, I think I'm in the wrong place. You guys carry on. Carry on!"

Tang Zhi Chu thought, his dad is barely considered a "man of the world." Could these be his creditors or something?

"Stop right there!" Tang Mao De's voice boomed.

Tang Zhi Chu was stopped just as he turned to leave.

"This is my son," Tang Mao De introduced.

As soon as they heard he was Tang Mao De's son, the seven or eight big guys burst into laughter.

"So it's his godson, come, come, let your godfather have a good look."

"Don't be scared, we're good brothers with your dad, iron buddies who conquered the night market together back in the day. You definitely wouldn't recognize your uncle, I saw you when you were in middle school."

"Don't talk about you, even I didn't recognize you. It's little Tang, you've grown so tall?"

The uncles were very enthusiastic. Tang Zhi Chu walked closer, and they patted his shoulders and pinched his cheeks.

After introductions, it turned out these people were all in the catering business now.

The most successful had hotels, while the least successful were similar to Tang Mao De. Two of them ran hot pot restaurants.

Tang Zhi Chu breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't have to be overly cautious around people he hadn't interacted with much.

"Uncle, your tattooed arm looks pretty cool! If you wore sunglasses and rode a motorcycle, it would be amazing!"

"Uncle, I heard my dad talk about you. He said you were the smartest among his group of brothers and always said that if he had someone like you, he would have become successful long ago."

"Uncle, my dad said your grilled skewers are the best in Yuzhou. You're running a hot pot restaurant now? That's amazing!"