Chapter 152: Gu Yizhou: You want to have a sense of participation during..., too?

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Gu Yizhou: You want to have a sense of participation during..., too?

"Hello?"

"Old Gu, are you still there?"

Hearing no response from Gu Yizhou, Chen Dongyuan asked, a little confused.

"..."

After a long silence, Gu Yizhou said grimly, "You son of a bitch. Is it because you can’t have her, and we’re brothers, so you’re dead set on shoving her onto me so that when I’m having my fun, you can feel like you were part of it...?"

The moment he said that, Chen Dongyuan went silent on the other end of the line.

Gu Yizhou called his name a few times. When there was no answer, he figured the call had dropped and hung up.

But just as he put his phone down, a call immediately came in from Chen Dongyuan again.

’What the hell is this guy up to?’

Gu Yizhou muttered to himself.

With that, he answered the call again.

"Old Gu, you’re a real piece of work!"

The moment the call connected, Chen Dongyuan’s voice came through.

"What did I do?"

Gu Yizhou replied, feigning innocence, "I was just stating a fact!"

"..."

Chen Dongyuan didn’t want to argue with him on this topic anymore.

The longer they talked, the more twisted it got!

"Alright, enough nonsense!"

"You’re helping me pick up my cousin from the train station tomorrow. It’s settled!"

"Afterward, I’ll meet up with you guys tonight once I’m done with work!"

Chen Dongyuan said irritably, "Either that, or you can come clock in at the office tomorrow, and I’ll go pick up my cousin myself!"

"Uh..."

Gu Yizhou was at a loss.

’Clocking in at the office? He really didn’t want to do that!’

And if it happened once, it would happen again!

Gu Yizhou knew Chen Dongyuan well. Once he set this precedent, the guy would definitely be nagging him to come to the office every single day.

"Fine!"

"Since Brother Yuan has put it that way, what else can I say!"

"Whatever Brother Yuan says, goes!"

In the end, Gu Yizhou relented.

"Tch~"

"Cut the crap, you son of a bitch!"

"So it’s settled. I’ll send you my cousin’s train number and phone number in a bit!"

"Shit, gotta go. I still have the tech department working overtime!"

Chen Dongyuan said.

With that, he hung up, as if afraid Gu Yizhou would back out if he waited even a second longer.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP—"

Listening to the busy signal from his phone, Gu Yizhou shook his head helplessly.

Putting his phone down, he looked over and saw Xiaobai staring up at him with wide eyes.

Gu Yizhou reached out and ruffled the fur on her little head, then said, "Oh, Xiaobai, Xiaobai, Daddy has to go do some hard labor tomorrow. I won’t be able to stay home and keep you company!"

Yan Luoxi: "..."

She had overheard the phone call between Gu Yizhou and Chen Dongyuan.

’That flirtatious cousin is actually coming after all!’

After they talked about it at the night market barbecue stall last time, nothing came of it, so Yan Luoxi had assumed the matter was dropped.

But unexpectedly, it was happening now!

’No!’

’I absolutely cannot let this dog of a man be alone with Chen Dongyuan’s cousin!’

’Otherwise, with his knack for attracting women everywhere he goes, there’ll probably be another fallen woman in the world!’

"Meow~"

Yan Luoxi thought for a moment, then meowed at Gu Yizhou.

Then she just kept staring at him.

"Hmm?"

Gu Yizhou paused for a second.

"Xiaobai, are you... saying you don’t want me to go out?"

he asked tentatively.

"Mrow~"

Yan Luoxi meowed at him again.

The meaning was obvious. ’You guessed right, you dog of a man!’

"Uh... Xiaobai, you really don’t want me to go?"

"But I can’t back out now. I already promised him, so I have to go!"

Gu Yizhou said, sounding a bit helpless.

"Hiss~!"

Yan Luoxi bared her fangs at him, dissatisfied.

Seeing the cat hiss at him, he knew she was clearly unhappy with what he’d said.

Gu Yizhou thought for a moment and said, "Er, how about this? I’ll take you with me. We can treat it as going for a ride. How does that sound?"

’Hmm?’

Yan Luoxi was still a bit dissatisfied, but she knew there was no other way.

Still, she wanted to give that dog of a man a little scare!

’Hmph!’

So, she opened her mouth, pretending she was about to bite Gu Yizhou.

But unexpectedly, the dog of a man reacted even faster than she did.

She had just opened her mouth and hadn’t even lunged when Gu Yizhou’s large hand wrapped around her little head.

"Hic..."

Her campaign was over before it even began!

"Xiaobai, are you trying to rebel and bite your daddy?"

"So naughty!"

Gu Yizhou said with a laugh.

Obviously, he knew his little cat was just playing around with him, so he didn’t take her actions to heart.

Yan Luoxi felt completely helpless about this, but there was nothing she could do.

’This dog of a man has me completely wrapped around his little finger!’

’I’m the dignified CEO of Tidal Group! Don’t I have a reputation to uphold?!’

"Alright, Xiaobai, Daddy’s going to stop playing with you for now and get some food."

Gu Yizhou relaxed his big hand, releasing the cat, and said with a smile.

After speaking, he got up and walked toward the kitchen.

’No takeout tonight.’

’I’ll have some of the dumplings Mom made when she visited.’

’Those dumplings have been in the deep freezer forever. If I don’t eat them soon, I’m afraid they’ll get freezer burn!’

’Okay, that pun was terrible!’

Gu Yizhou shook his head, mocking himself.

Without another thought, he deftly took the "aged dumplings" out of the freezer and started boiling them.

Suddenly, he saw Xiaobai peeking at him furtively from the kitchen doorway.

"Xiaobai, you little glutton, do you want to eat dumplings too?"

He laughed and said, "As the saying goes: Nothing’s tastier than dumplings, and nothing’s more fun than your sister-in-l—"

Yan Luoxi: "...-_-||"

’You’re saying this kind of stuff to a cat????’

’You dog of a man, you’re a real piece of work!’

She was utterly, speechlessly exasperated!

Absolutely speechless!

"Alright, Xiaobai, you can’t eat these dumplings."

Gu Yizhou thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I’ll just boil some chicken breast for you. I still have some left from last time, and it’ll go bad if we don’t eat it soon. You can have it, so it doesn’t go to waste!"

Yan Luoxi: "..."

’What do you mean, "it’ll go bad if we don’t eat it soon, so it doesn’t go to waste"????’

’Look at him!’

’Is that how a human being talks?!’

’Even dogs aren’t as dog-like as you, are they??’

’Calling you a dog is an insult to dogs!’

"Meow!"

Yan Luoxi meowed, cursing at Gu Yizhou, ’You dog of a man, this lady ain’t eating it!’

But in Gu Yizhou’s eyes, her little expression just made him think she was excited and couldn’t wait to eat the chicken breast.

So he chided her with a laugh, "You really are a little glutton!"

"You can’t rush a good thing. It’s not ready yet. Go wait outside, and Daddy will bring it to you when it’s done!"

Yan Luoxi: "..."

’This dog of a man really can’t understand human... uh, okay, I’m a cat right now!’

’It’s true!’

’Cats and dogs really are natural enemies!’

’We can’t communicate!’

’I’m tired!’

’Just let the world burn!’

Yan Luoxi was already shutting down.

She shot Gu Yizhou a glare, then flicked her little head and walked away without a backward glance.

Leaving him with nothing but a view of her beautiful cat butt!

"..."

Gu Yizhou stared in utter confusion at his cat’s baffling behavior...