Chapter 133: CEO’s Office - Yan Baizhou requests to add you as a friend...

Chapter 133: Chapter 133: CEO’s Office - Yan Baizhou requests to add you as a friend...

"Hmm... You’re right!"

Chen Dong said after giving Gu Yizhou a thorough, serious look from top to bottom.

"Yeah, right!"

"How could I possibly..."

Gu Yizhou started to speak, but before he could finish, he heard Chen Dong declare firmly, "You don’t just *look* like one, you damn well *are* a rich heir!"

Gu Yizhou: "..."

「Ten minutes later.」

Gu Yizhou hurried out of the team leader’s office, clutching the envelope containing two thousand yuan.

His steps were rushed, and in a few quick strides, he was back at his own desk.

He couldn’t help it!

He was afraid that if he’d been a few steps slower, his team leader, Chen Dong, would have pulled out a massive knife and hacked him to death!

But a joke his team leader had just made kept replaying in Gu Yizhou’s mind: "Yizhou, President Yan is treating you so well. You don’t think... she likes you, do you?"

At this, Gu Yizhou shook his head dismissively.

’Pfft.’

’I’m well aware of my own family background and status!’

’In this dog-eat-dog world, being handsome means jack shit in the face of money and power!’

Still, he couldn’t quite figure out why that woman, Yan Luoxi, would let him convert from an intern to a full-time employee ahead of schedule.

As far as he knew, they had absolutely no connection before this.

Oh, wait!

They did have a connection. After all, she was the one who paid his intern salary...

So... that means there’s only one answer left!

Gu Yizhou thought to himself. He picked up his phone from the desk, opened WeChat, and sent the same message to both his father and mother: "Dad (Mom), do I look like a rich heir to you?"

BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ—

Not long after he sent the messages, his phone vibrated.

Gu Yizhou grabbed his phone and glanced at it. It was from his mom, Chen Dongmei.

Comrade Dongmei: "To me, you look like you’ve got a screw loose!"

"..."

Perfect!

Just what he’d expect from his own mother!

Gu Yizhou felt a wave of resignation as he read his mom’s reply.

BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ—

A moment later, a reply from his dad came through.

Old Comrade Gu: "Out of money again?"

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou’s eyes lit up when he saw his dad’s message!

The way he said that...

Could it be?

Is my dad really a hidden tycoon?!

Gu Yizhou’s heart pounded with excitement.

He hurriedly started typing, wanting to ask his dad about the arranged childhood marriage with Yan Zhenbang, the chairman of the Tidal Group!

"Dad, I need to ask you..."

But before he could finish typing, he saw his dad had sent another message.

Old Comrade Gu has "transferred 3000 yuan" to you.

Old Comrade Gu: "This is all the secret savings I have. Don’t tell your mom!"

Gu Yizhou: "..."

He fell silent for a long moment.

Gu Yizhou quietly deleted the text in the input box.

Right!

The dream of being a rich heir is over!

After a moment’s thought, Gu Yizhou directly rejected his dad’s money transfer and then sent him an additional two thousand yuan.

Comrade Xiaogu: "Old Comrade Gu, no need. I’ve got money. Here, I’m sending you an extra two thousand. Just save up a bit more before giving it back to me."

Old Comrade Gu: "..."

Old Comrade Gu: "I’d be happier if you left out those last few words!"

In the end, however, Old Comrade Gu accepted the money Gu Yizhou sent over.

The father and son chatted for a couple more lines before ending the conversation.

Gu Yizhou shook his head, no longer dwelling on why his own president, Yan Luoxi, would specifically arrange for his early conversion to full-time.

As for the two thousand yuan, he naturally accepted it without hesitation.

Damn it!

Only a fool passes up a good deal!

But... gotta say!

Trading a single tissue for two thousand yuan was a damn fine deal!

After collecting his thoughts, Gu Yizhou opened his documents and got back to work.

He had no choice!

He had wasted so much time in the team leader’s office. If he didn’t hurry up and sort things out, he wouldn’t be able to clock out on time!

’Make me work overtime?!’

’That’s imposs— Hmm, unless they pay me more!!!’

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「Meanwhile, in the top-floor president’s office of the Tidal Group.」

"President Yan, I’ve taken care of the matter you assigned me."

Her assistant, Bai Jie, stood respectfully before the desk and spoke.

"Mm."

"You may go back to your work."

Yan Luoxi said faintly without looking up.

"Yes, President Yan."

Bai Jie nodded and silently exited the office.

Although she was once again extremely puzzled as to why her president would personally issue an order to give a cash reward to a minor employee in the finance department, she had learned to be smart and didn’t dare ask any more questions.

She had, however, quietly made a mental note of this employee named "Gu Yizhou," planning to find some time to secretly check him out and see what kind of big shot he was.

THUD~

After the office door was closed, Yan Luoxi stopped what she was doing.

She first glanced toward the office door, then put down the file in her hand, picked up her personal phone from the side and began fiddling with it, muttering under her breath, "So you can have two WeChat accounts..."

...

"Phew..."

"Finally done!"

At his desk in the Financial Analysis Department, Gu Yizhou let out a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, and stretched comfortably.

By rushing, he had finally managed to finish his work before the end of the day, and he’d even gotten a large chunk of tomorrow’s tasks done as well.

All that was left was some scattered, minor data that he could compile tomorrow morning.

This was Gu Yizhou’s efficiency.

How could someone with this kind of work ethic possibly work overtime?

As for the salary, while Gu Yizhou might have been short on cash before, he really wasn’t hurting for that small amount of pay now.

But he had no intention of resigning.

In his past life, he never had the chance to experience the life of a normal, ordinary person. In this life, he didn’t want to repeat his previous experiences.

So he’d just keep working here for now. When he got tired of it, he’d consider doing something else.

There was another reason, too. His system seemed to have been gone for a long time...

Although given his current situation, Gu Yizhou could get by just fine even without the system—he had his starting capital now, after all—its sudden disappearance gave him a sense of crisis.

He wasn’t sure if he was an original native of this world or if he, too, might suddenly disappear...

So... he was waiting. Waiting for the system to show up again.

If the system reappeared, he could confirm a few things...

DING~

Just as Gu Yizhou’s mind was wandering, a sudden "DING~" sound echoed!

His body jolted, and his eyes instantly focused!

’No way.’

’Such a coincidence?!’

Gu Yizhou came back to his senses and silently called out in his mind: ’System? System, is that you?’

"..."

However, the system didn’t respond.

Instead, the "DING~" sound came again.

Gu Yizhou paused for a moment. His gaze followed the direction of the sound, and he saw a notification on his phone screen: "President’s Office—Yan Baizhou has sent you a friend request..."