Chapter 178: The Tsundere Ice Xi and the Shameless Scoundrel

Chapter 178: Chapter 178: The Tsundere Ice Xi and the Shameless Scoundrel

Hearing the voice, Gu Yizhou finally snapped back to reality.

"Oh, oh, okay."

Gu Yizhou rubbed the tip of his nose and sat down in a nearby chair.

Yan Luoxi’s heart pounded in her chest.

She glanced at Gu Yizhou out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that he hadn’t noticed anything unusual about her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

’This damn man.’

’Wait, that’s not right!’

’Why should I be the one who’s nervous?’

’If anyone should be nervous, it’s this damn man!’

’I’m his boss now. If I’m not happy, I could just fire him.’

Hmph~

Yan Luoxi thought haughtily to herself.

While her mind was racing, Gu Yizhou, sitting off to the side, started looking around the office out of sheer boredom.

To be honest, this was his first time in the president’s office.

After all, he’d just been a lowly intern before—a complete nobody. Of course he wouldn’t have been qualified to set foot in this office.

’But what on earth does this ice-cold woman want with me?’

He knew they had had no interactions whatsoever, apart from that one "fateful tissue" incident.

’So it’s safe to say this woman shouldn’t even know a small fry like me exists!’

’Why would she suddenly add me on WeChat, and then have her assistant summon me to her office?’

Gu Yizhou couldn’t figure it out for the life of him, though his thoughts were starting to go to some wild places.

Just as his thoughts were drifting into fantasy land, Yan Luoxi secretly peeked at him.

Hm?

Seeing him staring into space with a frown, not sneaking glances at her anymore, Yan Luoxi was slightly taken aback.

’This damn man.’

’Why is he frowning?’

’Is he thinking about something inappropriate?’ she couldn’t help but wonder.

"Ahem~"

After a moment’s thought, she put down the file in her hands and let out a couple of fake coughs.

The coughing snapped Gu Yizhou out of his daze, and he looked over at her.

Their eyes met.

Time seemed to stand still.

BA-DUMP, BA-DUMP~

Her heart suddenly started to race.

A faint blush flashed across Yan Luoxi’s pretty face, but she quickly concealed it.

She said with a calm expression, "You’re Gu Yizhou?"

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou was momentarily stunned.

But he recovered quickly and replied, "Yes, I’m Gu Yizhou. President Yan, is there something you need?"

At his words, Yan Luoxi frowned.

’He didn’t add me on WeChat, and he even rejected my friend request!’

’And this damn man still has the nerve to ask me why I wanted to see him?’

Thinking of this, she felt a surge of annoyance and asked, "Have you checked your WeChat messages today?"

’Here it comes!’

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou’s heart skipped a beat.

’So she really did call me here to grill me!’

’Still, Gu Yizhou couldn’t understand why this ice queen would want to add a small fry like him on WeChat. And when he didn’t accept, she personally hauled him in for questioning!’

’Got too much time on her hands?’

’Or could it be... she’s into me?’

’Fell in love at first sight after that ’fateful tissue’ incident?’

’Thinking about me day and night, unable to get me out of her head?’

...

Countless shameless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Seeing him remain silent, Yan Luoxi’s frown deepened.

Seemingly sensing Yan Luoxi’s displeasure, Gu Yizhou said, "Um... President Yan, I haven’t checked WeChat today. Is something wrong?"

Yan Luoxi: "..."

’What kind of BS is this???’

Watching Gu Yizhou spout nonsense with a perfectly straight face made her even more furious.

’Did God send this damn man specifically to piss me off?’

’He still dares to say ’I haven’t checked WeChat today’?!’

’The nerve of him to say that.’

’If you didn’t check WeChat, was it a dog that rejected my friend request?!’

Yan Luoxi was so angry she almost laughed.

She stared at Gu Yizhou’s handsome face without a word, just watching him quietly.

Her gaze made Gu Yizhou’s skin crawl.

’Is she nuts?’

’Why is this woman looking at me like that?’

Gu Yizhou complained silently to himself.

Of course, he didn’t dare say this out loud.

Even though he didn’t really care whether he kept this job or not, she was still his boss, after all. He had to show her at least a little respect, right?

"Ahem."

Gu Yizhou let out a fake cough and asked, "So, President Yan, was there a reason you were asking me about this?"

Yan Luoxi was furious, but she couldn’t very well ask him why he rejected her friend request.

It couldn’t be helped.

’She was the great president of Tidal Group; did she not have a reputation to uphold?’

She could only grit her teeth, her face dark, and say, "I sent you a friend request on WeChat. Accept it."

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou feigned surprise. "President Yan, you added me on WeChat?"

"...-_-||"

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi’s expression grew even darker.

Perhaps realizing he had overdone his act, Gu Yizhou quickly adopted a serious expression and said, "President Yan, is there a particular reason you added me on WeChat?"

"It’s nothing."

Yan Luoxi shot him a look. In a calm tone, she said, "I heard from someone in the President’s Office that you have strong opinions about the company’s working hours and workload. So I added you on WeChat to ask what your opinions are!"

Gu Yizhou: "..."

’Did that woman, Yan Baizhou, snitch on me?’

’What a two-faced woman!’

’Figures!’

’Women can’t be trusted!’

The corner of his mouth twitched as he cursed her silently.

Seeing Yan Luoxi still staring at him, Gu Yizhou had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain, "Uh... President Yan, I was just mouthing off before. I don’t have any opinions on the company’s arrangements!"

"Mouthing off?"

Yan Luoxi didn’t quite understand.

"Oh, it just means I was joking, talking nonsense, hehe..."

Seeing she didn’t get it, Gu Yizhou added an awkward explanation.

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi was suddenly speechless.

’Where does this damn man come up with so many weird phrases?’

But she couldn’t be bothered to say any more about it.

"Alright, let’s drop it."

Yan Luoxi waved her hand. "I heard from your supervisor that your work performance is quite good. You always finish your tasks much earlier than others, you have a keen sense for the stock market, and your data analysis reports are well-done. You’re a rare talent."

"Uh..."

Seeing that Yan Luoxi wasn’t going to dwell on the matter, Gu Yizhou breathed a sigh of relief.

"President Yan, you’re too kind."

He buttered her up without batting an eye. "I’m just an ordinary employee. I have to thank the company for giving me such a great platform and for allowing me to become a full-time employee ahead of schedule."

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but purse her lips.

’He’s just spewing nonsense!’

’This damn man clearly doesn’t mean a word he’s saying.’

Pah!

"Alright, no need to be so modest. You were made a full-time employee early because your superiors recognized your abilities."

Yan Luoxi couldn’t be bothered to banter with him any longer. Her tone grew impatient. "That’s not why I called you here today."

At her words, Gu Yizhou obediently shut his mouth.

’Not to talk about this?’

’Then why did you call me here?’

he grumbled internally.

’This woman may be gorgeous, but her cold, tsundere attitude is really something else!’

’No wonder I heard the Vice President privately calls her ’Ice Xi’!’

’Figures!’

’It takes her best friend to truly know her!’

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