Chapter 119: The Despicable Gu Yizhou

Chapter 119: Chapter 119: The Despicable Gu Yizhou

After a long moment of silence.

Chen Dongmei couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Gu Yizhou. But speechless as she was, she didn’t say much more.

After all, she was well aware of just how handsome her own son was.

She really couldn’t argue with him on that point!

"Hmm..."

Gu Zhenbang wasn’t sure what to say for a moment, so he blurted out, "That’s my son, all right. Honest since he was a kid!"

Chen Dongmei shot him a sharp glance.

"Er..."

Gu Zhenbang’s expression immediately turned serious. He cleared his throat and said solemnly, "Ahem, of course, you can’t judge a person by looks alone. The most important thing is inner character."

"Of course character is important. She has to be loving, kind, and filial. Otherwise, she’s just a pretty vase. Why would I want a woman who’s beautiful on the outside but rotten on the inside? To put her on a pedestal and worship her like some fairy? I’m not a chump!"

Gu Yizhou said without the slightest hesitation.

Listening from the side, Yan Luoxi’s mind started to wander.

Although she didn’t want to admit it, she really liked what that jerk Gu Yizhou was saying.

If a person only has good looks but lacks inner cultivation and character, they’re nothing but an empty shell.

As for being good-looking...

At this thought, Yan Luoxi suddenly thought of herself.

’Am I good-looking?’

’I should be, right?’

’After all, everyone says so. If that jerk Gu Yizhou doesn’t think I’m good-looking, then there’s something wrong with his eyes!’

’Hmph!’

Yan Luoxi swished her tail unhappily.

...

"Besides all that, do you have any other requirements?"

Chen Dongmei asked again after Gu Yizhou had finished.

"Uh... Of course, I want..."

Gu Yizhou blurted out without thinking, but he was ruthlessly cut off by his mom before he could finish!

"Get lost!"

"I ask you to talk, and you really give you an inch and take a mile, huh?!"

"I was just asking what kind of girl you like, not asking you to make a wish to a genie!"

Chen Dongmei glared at him and said irritably.

Gu Yizhou: "..."

He muttered under his breath, a little indignantly, "But... you were the one who asked me to say it..."

"Hm?"

Chen Dongmei raised an eyebrow and stared. "What did you just say?"

"Ah~ N-nothing... I said you’re right, Mom. Hehehe~"

Seeing this, how could Gu Yizhou dare say anything more? He quickly waved his hands.

Seeing Gu Yizhou’s fawning expression, Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but purse her lips.

’Tch, you damn man. Aren’t you usually so smug? Why not so smug now?’

’Tsk~’

she thought with disdain.

"You brat, you just listed a whole bunch of things. Is there any girl around you who meets your requirements?"

Chen Dongmei asked after a moment of thought.

Yan Luoxi’s ears twitched and perked up involuntarily.

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou, who was lowering his head to shovel rice into his mouth, was slightly taken aback.

For some reason, the image of his company’s ice queen CEO, Yan Luoxi, suddenly appeared in his mind...

’But I definitely can’t tell Mom about this!’

"Ahem~"

Gu Yizhou shook his head. "Not at the moment."

Chen Dongmei: ’And you say you’re not making a wish!’

"Then why don’t you take the initiative and look for one?"

she said irritably.

"Uh... why doesn’t she take the initiative to find me? Compared to being proactive, I prefer being reactive!"

Gu Yizhou said with a grin.

Hearing this, the corner of Chen Dongmei’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

Just as she was about to explode, she heard Gu Yizhou continue, "You can’t rush these things, and you can’t just settle. Let’s leave it to fate. If I really meet that special someone, maybe I’ll go from liking to be passive to being active. Who knows!"

Chen Dongmei wanted to say a few more words.

But Gu Yizhou cut her off directly, "Alright, Mom, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s eat first. I have to head back after I finish the dishes!"

That’s right!

Ever since Gu Yizhou had grown as tall as the stove, his mom had started tricking him, saying that doing the dishes would make him taller and his skin fairer. And he believed her!

From then on, he was the one who washed all the dishes in the house!

"..."

Seeing that it was indeed getting late, Gu Zhenbang, who was at the side, also spoke up, "Alright, let’s eat. We can talk about everything else after dinner."

The father and son had formed a united front.

Seeing this, what else could Chen Dongmei say? She could only lower her head and eat in silence.

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At 9:30 p.m.

Gu Yizhou’s family had finished dinner. Gu Yizhou had also finished washing the dishes and just walked out of the kitchen.

He walked over to Yan Luoxi and suddenly reached out, grabbing the scruff of her neck.

"Xiaobai, it’s time for us to go home."

Gu Yizhou tickled her belly with his fingers.

"MEOW!"

’You damn man!’

’You’ve gone too far!’

’Petting me is one thing!’

’But now you’re tickling me!’

’Hey!’

’Where are you touching?!’

’It tickles so much!’

Yan Luoxi was utterly mortified and furious. She started to struggle, originally wanting to bite that jerk Gu Yizhou to death.

But!

On second thought, Gu Yizhou’s parents were here. She decided to give him some face, so she endured it.

Chen Dongmei, who was watching from the side, really couldn’t bear to watch anymore. She shot Gu Yizhou a glare and said irritably, "Alright, stop teasing Xiaobai. Look, you’ve messed up its fur completely!"

"It’s fine. If its fur is messy, it’ll lick it smooth itself in a bit!"

"Xiaobai loves it when I play rough with it like this."

Gu Yizhou told a bald-faced lie, "Xiaobai, am I right?"

Yan Luoxi: "?????"

After teasing Xiaobai for a while, Gu Yizhou put her in the cat carrier, said goodbye to his mom and dad, and left on his beat-up, second-hand Chunfeng motorcycle.

After all, it was already late, and it would take him a while to get back to his district.

If it got any later, his parents would worry about him riding his motorcycle.

As for staying the night at his parents’ house?

Gu Yizhou hadn’t even considered it!

’Mom already nagged me this much about finding a girlfriend over just one meal. If I stayed the night, wouldn’t my ears start to bleed from all the nagging?’

...

Time flew by, and soon it was twelve o’clock at night.

Gu Yizhou had long since returned to the Binjiang No.1 Mansion District.

He had just finished washing up and was now flopped comfortably on his bed.

’Ah, nothing beats my own den!’

Meanwhile, Yan Luoxi was being held down beside him by his large hand.

’I’m used to it.’

Forced to go through the motions, Yan Luoxi stared blankly at the ceiling.

’Sigh~’

’It’s all for the sake of survival!’

"Xiaobai~"

"Meow~"

"Nothing~"

"..."

After about ten minutes, Yan Luoxi started to feel sleepy.

"Xiaobai!"

"Meow!"

"Still nothing!"

’You damn mutt!’

A few more minutes passed, and Yan Luoxi was just about to drift off to sleep.

"Hey, Xiaobai!"

"MROWL!"

"Still nothing. I was just checking to see if you were asleep. I can’t seem to fall asleep."

Yan Luoxi: "?????"

’Can you fucking act like a decent human being for once?’

’You can’t sleep, so you won’t let the cat sleep either?!’

’So that’s how you want to play, huh?’

’You don’t want to sleep, is that it?’

’Fine!’

’Then nobody sleeps tonight!!!’

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