Yu Qingwei's heart skipped a beat as she didn't understand why Chen Lidian suddenly said such a thing. She hurriedly looked up to see that he had already signaled the waiter to come over for the bill, so the topic was dropped just like that. Moreover, Chen Lidian seemed angry, his face dark as he said he had important matters to attend to and told her to take a taxi back by herself. Yu Qingwei silently followed behind him, feeling that it was better for her to go back by herself; having a meal with him was almost causing indigestion. As soon as they reached the entrance, the doorman had already brought the car over. Yu Qingwei shuffled her toes and said, 'Um... well... goodbye.' Chen Lidian's profound gaze lingered on her face for several seconds, his heart feeling suffocated with anger, and he coldly said, 'Goodbye!' Just as he turned around, a rustling sound came from behind him. He looked back to see Yu Qingwei staring at her bag with a hole in the bottom, as if she couldn't believe such an embarrassing thing could happen to her. Seeing her silly look, Chen Lidian's lips couldn't help but curl upwards, his mood suddenly improving. Noticing the smile in Chen Lidian's eyes, Yu Qingwei felt extremely embarrassed. As she bent down to pick up the books, she couldn't help but think that she probably couldn't be more embarrassed in her life. A pair of shiny leather shoes appeared in her line of sight, and then the person actually squatted down to pick up the books scattered on the ground with her. Seeing the Sudoku, Chen Lidian raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, 'Do you like playing this?' Yu Qingwei bowed her head and murmured, 'No... that's...' She actually found it somewhat difficult to say. 'What is it?'

Yu Qingwei neatly organized her books, then snatched the paper from his hand with a hint of shame and indignation, saying, 'It's an extracurricular assignment from the teacher.' 'Oh, but it seems like you don't know how to do it, right?' Yu Qingwei felt deeply looked down upon and couldn't help but roar with a flushed face, 'Do you know how difficult this is? I don't believe you can do it.' Chen Lidian grabbed her arm: 'Get in the car.' 'What for?' 'To do it in the car.' Yu Qingwei's face turned even redder, accompanied by a stutter: 'Do... do what?' 'Do Sudoku,' Chen Lidian replied with a clear look in his eyes, but after a while, he started to chuckle mischievously, 'Could it be that you thought it was...' 'I didn't think anything!' Without waiting for Chen Lidian to finish, Yu Qingwei jumped into the car like a rabbit, and from behind came Chen Lidian's deep laughter, her face burning hot. Chen Lidian was indeed not bragging; he finished all the Sudoku puzzles in minutes. Yu Qingwei admitted defeat, but she didn't have the nerve to ask him how he managed to solve them. After the car started, Yu Qingwei said with a bit of urgency, 'I haven't gotten out of the car yet.' 'I'll take you.'

Yu Qingwei secretly thought that this man was really strange; he had just said he had urgent matters to attend to. After dropping Yu Qingwei off at school, Chen Lidan didn't leave immediately. Watching her figure slowly recede into the distance, he couldn't help but fall into a deep contemplation. In fact, he did have an emergency, but he still took the time to accompany her for lunch, all for the sake of letting her choose a house she liked. Who would have known that she wouldn't appreciate his kindness and ended up angering him considerably.

He was originally planning to rush back, but when he turned around and saw her standing there with her shabby bag, looking so pitiful, he just couldn't bear it. He had already been too affected by her; was it really just because she was his wife?

'Yu Qingwei, it seems I've underestimated you.'

In the evening, when Chen Lidan arrived at the Emperor's Club, several of his friends were already there, especially Zhou Qun, who was holding two girls in his arms, truly enjoying the company of women on both sides.

And Ye Chi, who prided himself on being a playboy, was instead sitting quietly by himself.

Chen Lidan asked, 'Why didn't Bai Jin come?'

Zhou Qun pushed two girls towards Chen Lidan and said with a laugh, 'Bai Jin got into some trouble and was sent to the border by his old man. I doubt he'll be able to make it back for the New Year.'

Chen Lidan then pointed at Ye Chi: 'What about him?'

Zhou Qun laughed even harder: 'Him? He's been captivated by a woman and has now decided to remain chaste.'

Ye Chi glared at him discontentedly: 'Isn't that just perfect for your wish to have multiple wives?'

Chen Lidian was somewhat surprised, secretly wondering what kind of extraordinary woman could subdue Ye Chi, the big lecher. He pushed away the wine glass that the girl beside him handed over and poured himself another glass, taking a slow sip before saying, 'Why didn't you invite your sister-in-law to join in the fun?' Ye Chi shook his head eagerly: 'With Zhou Qun's reputation, I'm afraid she'd be scared off, thinking I'm the same kind of person.' Zhou Qun, infuriated, immediately threw a fruit plate at him: 'You bastard, just because you've come ashore you slander me like this, don't forget how debauched you were before!' 'Not as debauched as you, look at yourself now.' 'What about me, you're just jealous of me.' 'Yeah, I'm jealous that a scumbag like you hasn't gotten AIDS yet.' The two of them were still like this, starting to argue before they could even exchange three sentences, but Chen Lidian knew that their relationship was very strong and they wouldn't easily part ways. As the two were arguing fiercely, someone outside announced, 'Young Master Huo has arrived.' Young Master Huo? Which Young Master Huo? Zhou Qun stopped fooling around with Ye Chi and hurriedly said to Chen Lidian, 'I'll introduce you to a friend today.' 'Oh, Qun has made a new friend.' Chen Lidian squinted his eyes as the person who came in was someone he recognized. Huo Yinrong, the grandson of Huo Gang, whose family was considered the wealthiest in the business circle of City A.