After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and then it was pushed open.

Amidst the cacophony of music and lights, two figures appeared at the doorway, one tall and one short, backlit, making their faces difficult to discern. Yet, Meng Sixian recognized their silhouettes so well that her heart skipped a beat.

It was Chen Fei and Shen Shaoting.

Just as the music was changing songs, the room suddenly became much quieter.

All eyes turned to the doorway.

"Sixian." Chen Fei took two steps forward, his gaze passing over the noisy crowd and landing on Meng Sixian in the corner.

Meng Sixian seemed to be burned by that gaze, and suddenly stood up, her cup wobbling again.

He really came? With Shao Ting?

"Hey, Sixian, is this your boyfriend... your friend?"

Brother Wang stood up, assuming Chen Fei was Meng Sixian's boyfriend, but upon seeing Shen Shaoting standing next to Chen Fei, he quickly changed his mind.

After all, the girl next to the boy in front of him was very beautiful and had a wildness that made people want to tame her, and Meng Sixian was also very good-looking and had a great figure.

How could these two rare girls be dating the same guy at the same time?

Xiao Liu and the others also looked at Chen Fei with curiosity.

Chen Fei was still wearing the same shirt and casual pants he wore during the day, but because of his height, he had a unique and calm aura.

Meng Sixian's cheeks were burning hot, and her fingers unconsciously tugged at the hem of her clothes. She was so embarrassed that she almost wanted to run away from there.

How should she introduce him? Should she say, "This is my friend"? But she just blurted out "boyfriend" in a moment of panic...

Just as her mind went blank and her lips moved but she couldn't utter a word, Chen Fei took two steps forward, naturally reached out his hand, not to pull her, but to take the cup from her hand and casually place it on the coffee table next to him.

Then, he turned aside to block the gazes of Brother Wang and the others, and looked down at Meng Sixian: "Are you alright? Can you walk?"

This action and question didn't admit anything, but the concern in his eyes clearly went beyond that of ordinary friends.

Meng Sixian nodded quickly: "No, it's okay... I can walk."

Watching the interaction between the two, Brother Wang's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, trying to smooth things over: "Dude, don't get me wrong. We just wanted to have some fun before Si Xian is transferred to the new store in Jitao Building. It was just a joke."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Liu from next door looked at Meng Sixian and asked, "Sixian, is this really your boyfriend? Why is he with another girl?"

The pressure was on Meng Sixian again. She didn't know how to answer, so she could only steal a glance at Chen Fei.

Chen Fei didn't care about their questions; what he cared about was that Meng Sixian had actually managed to get transferred to the Jitao Building store in the bustling city center by virtue of her own abilities.

All I can say is that he truly deserves to be chosen by the system as someone with potential.

Chen Fei reached out and affectionately ruffled Meng Sixian's hair, then changed the subject and said to Xiao Liu, "Meng Sixian can't drink alcohol, so I'll take her home first."

Then he gently nudged Meng Sixian and said casually, "Go get your bag, don't go back too late."

He had dealt with too many such occasions in his past life, and was experienced in both being a grandfather and a grandson, so he was not intimidated at all.

Meng Sixian felt as if she had been granted a pardon. She quickly picked up her small bag and hurried to Chen Fei's side.

Shen Shaoting followed immediately and even helped Meng Sixian pick up her coat that she had left on the sofa.

"Hey buddy, wait a minute," Brother Wang suddenly spoke up again, a smile on his face. "Sixian's been transferred to the Jitao Building area; she'll be unfamiliar with the place. A few of us work at a shop there too, so let's look out for each other. Now that we've met, how about we grab a bite sometime?"

His words seemed polite, but they were actually a probe, an attempt to extract more information.

Chen Fei stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked calmly at Brother Wang. His tone remained even, but he uttered a sentence that silenced everyone present once again:

"No need to trouble yourself. My company is in the Jitao Building. I'll show her around when she arrives."

The room became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The smile on Brother Wang's face slowly froze, and Xiao Liu and his other colleagues also gaped in astonishment.

They looked at Chen Fei, then at Meng Sixian, who was hiding behind Chen Fei with only half of her flushed face showing, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Judging from his tone, this young-looking man owns his own company? And his company is located in the Jitao Building? Are you kidding me?!

Chen Fei ignored the varied expressions on Wang Ge's and the others' faces and gestured to Meng Sixian and Shen Shaoting: "Let's go."

The three of them walked out of the private room and through the noisy corridor.

It wasn't until she arrived outside the KTV and felt the cool night air fill her lungs that Meng Sixian felt she could breathe again.

The strong, sticky smell of cigarettes and alcohol in the private room was unbearable for a girl like her who neither smoked nor drank.

Before Meng Sixian could even catch her breath, Shen Shaoting had already moved closer, affectionately taking her arm, and said smugly, "If you ever need anything, just come to me. I'll take care of it!"

Meng Sixian looked at Meng Sixian and Chen Fei gratefully: "Thank you, I'm so sorry to have troubled you again."

"No trouble at all, it's good that you're alright." Chen Fei shook his head, looking at her still shaken appearance, and softened his tone, "Jingyi knows you might have been frightened tonight, so she specially bought a cake from Heytea, saying that eating something sweet will cheer you up. How about we go over for a bit? Just to calm your nerves."

Meng Sixian was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Chen Fei.

Go to his house? With Lin Jingyi and Shen Shaoting?

The thought of their warm and loving moments made her instinctively want to refuse. She felt that tonight had already been embarrassing enough, and she didn't want to face another scene that made her inexplicably sad.

"Come on, come on, Sister Sixian!" Shen Shaoting shook her arm, interrupting her hesitation. "We haven't eaten and chatted together in ages! Heytea's cakes are so delicious, they're made with animal cream! Besides, it'll be so lonely for you to go back alone. It'll be so much more lively with us!"

Meng Sixian was completely taken aback by Shen Shaoting's nagging. Looking into Shen Shaoting's sincere eyes and then glancing at Chen Fei's gaze, the words of refusal swirled on her tongue a few times, but she ultimately swallowed them back.

She nodded slightly: "Well then... I'll take my leave."

"That's more like it!" Shen Shaoting laughed, took her arm and walked towards Chen Fei's car. "Let's go, now that Brother Fei has a car, we don't need to take a Didi anymore."

The atmosphere in the car on the way back was much more relaxed than on the way there.

Shen Shaoting and Meng Sixian sat in the back seat, chattering about the unpleasant things that happened during the day's filming, trying to get Meng Sixian to complain about work as well and release her pent-up feelings.

Even Chen Fei had to admit that Shen Shaoting's emotional appeal was top-notch.

Meng Sixian, who had never sworn before, uttered the word "idiot" for the first time under Shen Shaoting's guidance. Then, she poured out her grievances about the strange customers who served her pork knuckles, refused to pay, and her colleagues who harassed her on WeChat from time to time.

Along the way, Chen Fei could clearly feel that Meng Sixian's mood visibly improved as she complained.

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