Chapter 175: A Showdown? The Little Assistant: Three Minutes of Silence for the Scumbag

Chapter 175: Chapter 175: A Showdown? The Little Assistant: Three Minutes of Silence for the Scumbag

Uh...

’Did someone piss off our president again?’ Bai Jie wondered.

"President Yan, your lunch."

She spoke softly, "Your cold still hasn’t gotten better, so I had the chef at Tingyu Pavilion Restaurant prepare some light, medicinal dishes for you."

"Mm, just put it over there for now."

Yan Luoxi nodded, her tone calm.

But the expression on her pretty face was still incredibly sour.

"Of course, President Yan."

The young assistant, Bai Jie, nodded and said, "Well, President Yan, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be heading out. Enjoy your meal. Just call me when you’re finished, and I’ll come clean up."

"Alright. Thank you for your hard work."

Yan Luoxi replied as usual.

But just as Bai Jie turned to leave, Yan Luoxi suddenly thought of something and called her back.

"Wait, Assistant Bai."

"Hm?"

The young assistant, Bai Jie, froze for a moment before asking respectfully, "President Yan, do you have any other instructions?"

"After the lunch break, go to the Finance Department and tell an employee named Gu Yizhou to come to my office!"

Yan Luoxi said, almost grinding her teeth.

"Ah?"

The young assistant, Bai Jie, was baffled.

Seeing Yan Luoxi grinding her teeth, she couldn’t process it for a moment.

"Who’s Gu Yizhou?"

she blurted out instinctively.

"Hm?"

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi raised an eyebrow.

Coming to her senses, Bai Jie realized she had misspoken.

’I shouldn’t have been so nosy.’

"President Yan, I understand. I’ll go notify him to come to your office as soon as the lunch break is over."

Bai Jie said hurriedly, trying to salvage the situation.

"Mm, you may go."

Yan Luoxi didn’t hold it against her, simply waving her hand for her to leave.

Hearing this, Bai Jie felt as if she’d been granted a royal pardon.

She quickly turned and hurried out of the president’s office.

"Phew..."

After closing the office door, Bai Jie patted her own rather impressive chest and finally let out a sharp sigh of relief.

Then she walked briskly toward the elevators.

’Gu Yizhou... Finance Department. Must be a guy.’

’Did he piss off our president?’

Bai Jie muttered to herself under her breath.

Suddenly!

Her eyes widened.

Wait!

Why does that name sound so familiar!

That’s it!

Isn’t he that handsome guy from the elevator last time?

Yes, that’s him.

She remembered him because Gu Yizhou was indeed very handsome, but he didn’t seem to understand social etiquette at all!

’Last time, the president was just being polite by letting you take the elevator. No one else dared to get on, but you actually did!’

Bai Jie shook her head.

’His behavior that one time probably already displeased the president.’

’I wonder how he managed to piss off our president this time.’

’Seeing how furious President Yan was, grinding her teeth like that, this seems really serious!’

’This time, that handsome guy is probably done for!’

In her heart, Bai Jie had already begun to observe three minutes of silence for him.

Oh, right!

If I remember correctly, the ID badge he was wearing that day was an intern’s badge, right? (Note: His new badge hadn’t been issued yet.)

’Looks like he’s just a recent college graduate!’

Sigh...

’He really is too young!’

’He has no idea about the ins and outs of the workplace!’

DING~

The elevator doors opened.

Bai Jie sighed softly, shook her head, and strode inside.

...

"Achoo~"

Just then, in the restaurant, Gu Yizhou had just finished ordering.

He suddenly sneezed.

"Hm?"

’Did I catch a cold too?’

’No way.’

’I thought colds couldn’t be passed between humans and cats?’

Gu Yizhou frowned and muttered to himself.

Just then, several tissues were offered to him from different directions at once.

"Er..."

This sudden gesture didn’t just stun Gu Yizhou.

The girls offering the tissues and the male colleagues to the side were all taken aback as well.

How awkward!

After exchanging glances, the girls couldn’t help but blush slightly, then sheepishly withdrew their hands.

All except for Song Sisi.

She didn’t care at all what other people thought.

Because in her heart, Brother Yizhou was the most important.

"Brother Yizhou, here’s a tissue."

she said openly.

’This chick is bold!’

Seeing everyone looking at him, Gu Yizhou felt a bit awkward too.

"Ahem..."

He faked a couple of coughs to hide his embarrassment, then reached out and took the tissue from Song Sisi.

"Thanks."

"You’re welcome, Brother Yizhou."

Song Sisi gave a sweet smile. "The weather’s gotten colder recently. You should stay warm, or you’ll catch a cold."

That smile made all the guys around them involuntarily take a few more glances.

What a sweet girl!

"Mhm, I know. Thanks, Little Sister Sisi."

Gu Yizhou reached out and ruffled Song Sisi’s hair with a smile.

To be honest, even though Song Sisi seemed to be a bit older than him, he had always seen her as a little sister.

He was, in fact, aware of Song Sisi’s affection for him.

But he only saw it as the affection a little sister has for her big brother.

As for any other kind of feelings, Gu Yizhou hadn’t considered it.

At the very least, Song Sisi didn’t get his motor running.

If Song Sisi were to ever confess her feelings, Gu Yizhou would absolutely reject her without a moment’s hesitation.

So, he was just a classic, oblivious straight guy.

He really couldn’t be called a scumbag!

Watching the two of them engage in this public display of affection, the men present looked as if they had just eaten shit.

As for the girls, while they had the desire, they didn’t have Song Sisi’s audacity, so all they could do was stare helplessly.

Fortunately, the arrival of a restaurant waiter broke the awkward silence.

"Hello, I’m here to serve your dishes."

the young male waiter said very politely.

"Okay, thank you."

everyone said.

For lunch today, everyone had agreed to order dishes to share.

No one was treating; they were splitting the bill.

The girls were also included in splitting the bill.

After all, everyone was just an ordinary office worker (except for that dog of a man), and no one’s money grew on trees.

There was none of that twisted mentality where the guys split the bill and the girls don’t have to pay.

Soon, all the dishes they ordered had been served.

Everyone seemed to have forgotten about the earlier public display of affection and began to eat heartily while chatting and laughing (i.e., gossiping).

The whole scene was incredibly harmonious.

...

「Half an hour later.」

Everyone had eaten and drunk their fill.

One of the girls then initiated a bill-split request in a group chat called "Finance Dept. Foodie Squad."

This was because she had paid the entire bill earlier.

Everyone conscientiously paid their share of the meal.

Gu Yizhou had been pulled into several such "foodie" group chats.

Originally, that scoundrel He Mingyi had wanted to come along today too.

But he had been excluded by the others.

The reason was that whenever everyone went out to eat together, that scoundrel always tried to take some petty advantage.

So, he was gradually ostracized...

「Back in the office.」

Bored, Gu Yizhou pulled out his phone, intending to check the morning’s stock market trends.

He suddenly saw that friend request again and tapped on it, planning to block the "tea-selling girl."

The next second.

His eyes bulged like a bull’s!