476: Chapter 476 Deng Xiaoqi: Brother Cheng, are they all your girlfriends?

As he spoke, Chen Cheng turned his head to look at Deng Xiaoqi, "Xiao Qi, are you going home?"

"If you're going home, you can come with me; I'm heading over to the Bund."

Deng Xiaoqi nodded without hesitation, "Yeah, I need to go home."

"Alright then, I'll give you a ride home."

After tidying up, the group left the ZEN office building.

After going downstairs, Lin Miaomiao and Jiang Tianhao got into that hot hatch.

Chen Cheng smiled and instructed, "Drive slowly."

Jiang Tianhao sat in the driver's seat, "Don't worry, Cheng-ge."

Chen Cheng waved his hand, turned around, and got into the back seat of the S680.

"Cheng-ge, goodbye~"

"Cheng-ge, bye, Xiao Qi, bye~"

After Eleven drove out of the parking space and the two had said goodbye to Chen Cheng and Deng Xiaoqi, Jiang Tianhao started the engine and drove out of the parking lot.

Sitting in the back seat, Chen Cheng didn't speak, keeping his head down to reply to messages on his phone.

It wasn't until the car got on the highway that Deng Xiaoqi coughed lightly and called out to Chen Cheng softly:

"Cheng-ge~"

"What's wrong?" Chen Cheng turned to look at her.

Deng Xiaoqi pursed her lips and asked, "Cheng-ge, why are you so good to us?"

Chen Cheng frowned, "What do you mean?"

Deng Xiaoqi blinked her lively eyes, "I mean, you're so busy, yet you still spend time tutoring us."

"And you give us pocket money from time to time."

Deng Xiaoqi wasn't stupid; she knew that Chen Cheng's "rewards" were actually just pocket money.

Moreover, from her perspective, Chen Cheng had been incredibly busy at ZEN these past few days.

Even like that, he still carved out time to teach them math for two hours.

Chen Cheng chuckled, "You signed with Starlight, passed the art exam, and even released the song I wrote. Tell me, would I let you fail because of your academic subjects?"

"I'm waiting for you to debut as a big star and make money for me."

"As for Lin Miaomiao, I get along quite well with Sister Shengnan. She just gave birth to Lin Gou Gou, who is either crying or on the way to crying all day."

"With Lin Miaomiao's restless personality, wouldn't she be even less able to focus?"

"Old Lin is my employee, shouldn't I do something to help?"

"Jiang Tianhao was just an afterthought."

"It's just as easy to herd two sheep as it is one."

Deng Xiaoqi was momentarily speechless, staring with wide eyes, "Is... is... it really that simple?"

Chen Cheng shrugged, "What else?"

"..."

"Then... then..." Deng Xiaoqi stammered for a long time, her face turning red.

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow, "Then what?" He glanced at Eleven, who was driving, "Sister Eleven is one of us, ask whatever you want."

"Gulp~" Deng Xiaoqi glanced at Eleven, swallowed hard, summoned her courage, and asked:

"Then is Sister Jingjing your girlfriend?"

The smile on Chen Cheng's face froze slightly, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Deng Xiaoqi's face flushed, and she lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Chen Cheng's eyes, "Because... I want to know."

Chen Cheng gave a wry smile and nodded, "Yes, that's right, Jingjing is my girlfriend."

It was as if she had already anticipated the answer; Deng Xiaoqi didn't dwell on it but immediately continued to ask, "Then what about Sister Lucy?"

Chen Cheng nodded again, "Lucy is also my girlfriend."

Deng Xiaoqi immediately widened her eyes and looked up at Chen Cheng.

Although she had guessed it before, now that Cheng-ge had actually admitted it, she still felt shocked.

"Then Sister Xiao Ye, Jianguo, and Sister Nansun...?"

Since she had already guessed this much, Chen Cheng simply admitted it directly.

"Yes, they all are. The sisters you and Miao Miao saw when you came to Huaihai Road the weekend before last are all my girlfriends."

As he spoke, Scum Cheng mischievously tilted his chin toward Eleven, who was driving, "Your Sister Eleven is one, too."

Eleven had been listening attentively the whole time, and upon hearing Chen Cheng call her out, her face immediately turned red, "Don't drag me into this."

"I am not your girlfriend."

Chen Cheng and Deng Xiaoqi exchanged a glance, smiled at each other, and he shrugged, "She's just shy."

Although she had long guessed the truth, now that Chen Cheng had actually admitted it, Deng Xiaoqi still found it explosive. As she laughed, she became somewhat dazed.

Afterward, she felt a sense of relief.

Chen Cheng looked at her stiff expression and smiled, "Don't worry about the affairs of us older ones."

"Your most important task right now is the college entrance exam."

"I'm waiting for your acceptance letter."

Deng Xiaoqi slowly came back to her senses, swallowed, and nodded, "Yeah!"

Seeing Deng Xiaoqi's favorability rating increase another point, nearly off the charts, Chen Cheng felt a bit smug inside.

Even knowing that her brother-figure was a scumbag, her favorability rating still kept shooting up.

Toward Deng Xiaoqi, Scum Cheng always adhered to the "three no's" principle: no initiative, no refusal, and no responsibility.

He let out a heavy breath, suppressing some of his stirred-up emotions.

He gave Deng Xiaoqi an extra word of advice, "Don't be too nervous. At your current level, passing the academic subjects is basically no problem."

"Just perform normally~"

Deng Xiaoqi bit her lip and nodded, "Mm-hmm~ I'll do my best."

As she said this, she blinked and met Chen Cheng's gaze, "Cheng-ge, do you have something to do at the Bund?"

Chen Cheng frowned, "Actually, nothing much. I bought a new house, and since the preparations are finished, I'm going over to take a look."

Deng Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment, "Cheng-ge, you seem to really like buying houses."

Chen Cheng thought for a moment, "Not really, I don't have that many houses."

In the six-plus years since his rebirth, he hadn't actually handled that many houses.

As for the villa in the Western Suburbs that Xiao Ming lives in, Andy cashed out her stocks and paid him back.

The one at Su River Elegance is under Zhu Zhe's name, and there's also one in Ode to Joy that was given to Yu Chuhui.

Currently, the properties under his name or his investment company's name are: two left in Ode to Joy; one in Binjiang Garden; three Old Western-style houses, one of which belongs to Jiang Nansun's family; the penthouse duplex where Guan Juer lives; and the three units in the World Expo area where Eleven, Zhu Suosuo, and Zhu Shanshan live.

In America, there's one in Manhattan, New York; two, one big and one small, in Angel City; and three manor villas at the seaside ranch.

Counting the newly bought Junyue Mansion, all in all, it doesn't even add up to twenty.

Compared to those "old money" families with thousands of properties who can live off the rent alone, it really isn't much.

As he spoke, Chen Cheng smiled, "Houses and land are very important components of asset allocation."

"When you start making money in the future, you'll understand."

Deng Xiaoqi nodded thoughtfully, "Oh~"

After a few seconds of silence, she tilted her fair chin, looking at Chen Cheng with hope, "Cheng-ge, can I go with you to take a look?"

Chen Cheng's mouth twitched slightly; since you've already asked, what else can I do?

He nodded faintly, "Fine, if you want to go, then go."

A bright smile immediately appeared on Deng Xiaoqi's face.

Chen Cheng looked at her smiling face, his own lips curling up slightly.