CH 80

After completing the order at Glory, Qiao Dai and Cheng Su left together. As soon as they stepped out, they saw Shi Qing and Lu Ying not far away, looking around.

Shi Qing and Lu Ying had finished shopping on other floors, and when they heard from Song Yiqi that Qiao Dai was still on the sports equipment floor, they came downstairs to find her and planned to leave together. As they were looking for her, they saw a young man and woman approaching not far away, and Shi Qing immediately waved excitedly, signaling for them to come over.

"Dai dai!"

Upon seeing Qiao Dai's friends coming over, Cheng Su instinctively turned his head slightly. He was dressed formally today, not wearing a hat or a mask, making him easily recognizable from a distance.

Lu Ying hurriedly ran to Qiao Dai's side, then noticed Cheng Su beside her. She looked at him curiously and was about to say something when several figures emerged from the corner not far away, slowly approaching them.

Cheng Su's gaze flickered, and he locked eyes with Jiang Fengchi and Lang Xing who were coming towards them.

"Cheng..."

Jiang Fengchi also noticed Cheng Su, and he spoke with slight surprise, but quickly held back the words he was about to say. His gaze swept over the others present and finally landed on Shi Qing and Lu Ying. He whispered, "Have you finished shopping? More people will be here soon. Let's get ready to leave."

Today, Jiang Fengchi and Lang Xing came to help the members of Eleven Girls move their things. Besides them, there were several other friends of Eleven Girls, both within and outside the entertainment circle. When they saw Cheng Su for the first time, Shi Qing and Lu Ying didn't find it strange at all. They thought he was also a friend called by Qiao Dai to help.

"All right, Teacher Jiang, thank you so much!" Lu Ying's attention was drawn to Jiang Fengchi. She approached him with embarrassment, her eyes falling on the pile of various items in the shopping cart. Feeling a bit guilty, she blinked and said, "Did we buy too many things?"

Originally, they just wanted to buy some small decorations for the collective dormitory, but they ended up buying more and more things as they shopped. Jiang Fengchi didn't stop them, so by the time they snapped out of it, they had turned Jiang Fengchi and Lang Xing into packhorses.

Lang Xing was a senior from Galaxy Entertainment, and he had no objection to helping his junior move into the dorm. However, he couldn't stand the girls' habit of walking and stopping to shop. So when he heard Lu Ying's words, he put both hands on the shopping cart, bent over, and lazily said, "It's not much, but you're taking too long, tiring us out."

Saying that, Lang Xing noticed Cheng Su next to Qiao Dai and raised an eyebrow, words popping out of his mouth, "The boss got caught up too?"

Jiang Fengchi couldn't help but shake his head. Although he and Lang Xing were not from the same company and had different paths, they were both top idols in the entertainment industry. Besides their work, they often interacted privately and had a good relationship. When he heard Lang Xing's remark, Jiang Fengchi quickly stopped him, "Let's have someone take some of the things back first."

After speaking, Jiang Fengchi looked up at Cheng Su, who happened to be looking at him. Their gazes met in the air, and Cheng Su glanced at Qiao Dai beside him, saying, "Then I'll do it."

Hearing Cheng Su's words, Jiang Fengchi nodded. He turned to Lang Xing and asked him to help Cheng Su carry the things to the car in the parking lot. Others who wanted to continue shopping stayed here to rest for a while.

"Give it to me."

Cheng Su extended his hand to Qiao Dai, signaling her to hand him the shopping basket. He didn't have the same connection with the members of Eleven Girls like Jiang Fengchi and Lang Xing, so for safety's sake, Cheng Su decided to leave first, and Jiang Fengchi's sudden suggestion to have someone take things back to the dormitory was probably also for this consideration.

Thinking this way, Cheng Su threw Jiang Fengchi a glance and was about to say that he would help Qiao Dai carry the things and then head to the parking lot when he saw Qiao Dai holding the shopping basket and following up. She said, "I'll go back too. There's still a lot of stuff to tidy up in the dormitory."

Lu Ying, who was about to call Qiao Dai to wait for her, was gently tugged on her sleeve by Shi Qing, who hadn't said much before. Shi Qing quickly smiled and reminded her, "Aren't you going to buy a bedside lamp?"

Lu Ying was always easy-going among her teammates. Although there had been a lot of buzz online about Qiao Dai recently, she followed the principle of "out of sight, out of mind" and didn't bother reading those online articles. Moreover, she had never seen Cheng Su in real life, so even when she saw Qiao Dai and Cheng Su together just now, she didn't think much of it.

However, Shi Qing was different. She had seen Cheng Su outside the venue during the Second event before and had been following the online discussions about Qiao Dai in recent days. So when she saw Cheng Su at first glance, she knew it was him. Although she understood that it must have been a coincidence for Qiao Dai to meet Cheng Su here, considering the high popularity of the related topic these days, she wanted to prevent others from bumping into Cheng Su before everyone arrived.

Shi Qing stopped Lu Ying, who wanted to join the fun, and Qiao Dai went with Cheng Su to the parking lot to help put the items from the shopping cart into the trunk.

"I'll drive my car, and we'll go back to the company right after we finish moving the things." Lang Xing said, then turned to look at Qiao Dai, paused for a moment, and continued, "Do you want to ride in my car?"

Qiao Dai discreetly glanced at Cheng Su's expression. There was a glimmer of light flickering in his clear eyes. She took a deep breath, looked up at Lang Xing, and said softly, "I'm going back with Cheng Su."

As she spoke, she felt her heart suddenly beat faster. She saw Lang Xing's sharply arched eyebrows, seemingly wanting to say something. So she quickly explained, "He doesn't know the way."

"Ah? Is that so?"

Lang Xing didn't think much of it, but Cheng Su happened to walk over at this moment. Cheng Su opened the back door of the car, ignoring whether Lang Xing had finished speaking or not, and directly pushed Qiao Dai, who was leaning on the car, to sit in the back seat, saying bluntly, "Move your legs."

Qiao Dai was momentarily stunned, but then she quickly reacted. She turned around and lifted her legs, which were still on the ground of the parking lot. Immediately after that, she heard the sound of the car door being closed, and Lang Xing was locked outside the car.

Qiao Dai reached out to press the button to control the car window, wanting to say goodbye to Lang Xing and the others, but no matter what she did, the car window didn't budge. When she turned her head, she realized that Cheng Su, sitting in the driver's seat, had pulled out the car keys and was silently looking at her through the rearview mirror.

Qiao Dai gave Cheng Su a sparkling look and softly pleaded, "Can I open the window?"

Her gentle voice was like a soft feather, lightly caressing the man's skin. Cheng Su looked at her through the rearview mirror. With her eyes sparkling at him, she turned her head and reached out to knock on the car window glass. She looked like a small animal trapped in a cage, making Cheng Su's eyes raise slightly.

After a while, Cheng Su gave an unwilling cold snort, quickly inserted the key, and started the car.

With a slight tremor, the car started.

Qiao Dai quickly opened the window and called out to the two people outside the car, "Teacher Jiang, Teacher Lang Xing, I'll take Cheng Su back first."

Jiang Fengchi smiled and waved to Qiao Dai, asking her to stay safe. They would soon go back together with the others. Then, he leaned outside the driver's window and said to Cheng Su, "Mr. Cheng, if you encounter any reporters on the way, you can contact me."

Although Jiang Fengchi knew that with Cheng Su's identity, even if he and Qiao Dai were unlucky enough to encounter reporters, he wouldn't need Jiang Fengchi's help. However, as a witness to Eleven Girls' formation, Jiang Fengchi still hoped to protect these juniors and help them grow up quickly.

In the past, if Cheng Su heard Jiang Fengchi's words, he would have found it amusing. As the successor of the Cheng family, even if he knew little about the entertainment industry, no one would dare to cause trouble for him. Why would he need Jiang Fengchi's help?

But now things were different. Although his temper was still bad, he understood that Jiang Fengchi cared for Qiao Dai. Having more people care for Qiao Dai was a good thing, so he didn't feel unhappy at all.

Cheng Su nodded, "Mm."

Seeing Cheng Su's response, Jiang Fengchi seemed a bit surprised, but he didn't say much, just smiled and reminded Qiao Dai to stay safe before turning to walk back.

"Sit properly."

As Cheng Su turned his head, he saw Lang Xing bending down and talking to Qiao Dai. His eyebrows furrowed, and his tone was slightly forceful as he interrupted their conversation, prompting Qiao Dai, who was leaning on the car window, to quickly sit properly on the seat.

"Goodbye."

The car window was completely closed under Cheng Su's control, leaving only Qiao Dai and Cheng Su inside the quiet car. The atmosphere instantly changed.

Qiao Dai didn't know what she was thinking. In fact, since she ran into Cheng Su in the mall earlier, Cheng Su had noticed that she was acting a bit strange today, seemingly hesitant to say something.

After pondering for a while, Cheng Su probably had an answer in his mind.

He remained silent, but his teeth unintentionally clenched together, making a grinding sound that sounded like a beast's teeth in the darkness.

This was a sign of nervousness.

The scenery outside the car window rapidly receded, and the closed windows isolated everything from the outside world. The occasional sound of tires spinning on the road made the ears hum, as if the sense of hearing had been stripped away in an instant.

"Cheng Su."

In the extremely quiet car, Qiao Dai's voice suddenly came from the back seat, "I have something I want to tell you."

Cheng Su was about to slow down and glance at the rearview mirror when he suddenly felt a subtle touch from his junior, as if someone was leaning against him through thick cotton.

Unbeknownst to him, Qiao Dai had gradually moved from the seat behind the front passenger seat to the position beside Cheng Su. Now, she lowered her head and gently leaned it against the driver's seat, causing him to instinctively grip the steering wheel tighter.

"Wait a moment."

Qiao Dai was about to continue speaking, but Cheng Su unexpectedly interrupted her without warning, stopping at the side of the road and parking the car. He fell into contemplation for a while before finally saying, "Go ahead, say what you want to say."