Chapter 191: Ice Xi Gets Jealous, a Sudden Bold Move

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Ice Xi Gets Jealous, a Sudden Bold Move

’You ate my lunch, wasted my break, and now you’re saying you’ll dock my pay if I’m late?’

’Even capitalists aren’t as ruthless as you!’

Gu Yizhou stared in shock at Yan Luoxi, who was standing at the door.

"Aren’t you leaving?"

Yan Luoxi furrowed her pretty brows slightly and said, "Do you still want the two thousand yuan or not?"

"Hey, coming!"

Gu Yizhou nodded in agreement and quickly hurried after her.

’Of course I do!’

’He wasn’t happy about it, but he knew he had to bow to the circumstances.’

’He swore it definitely wasn’t because of the two-thousand-yuan bonus!’

...

Just as Gu Yizhou was about to walk out the door,

"W-wait a moment."

A voice came from behind.

Hearing the voice, both Gu Yizhou and Yan Luoxi subconsciously stopped and glanced back.

Their movements were almost perfectly synchronized, causing the face of the girl who had spoken to start burning up.

She lowered her head, blushing, and spoke softly to Gu Yizhou, "H-hello, can I get your contact information?"

"Uh..."

Gu Yizhou was slightly taken aback.

The girl’s voice was very quiet, and he hadn’t heard her clearly.

He subconsciously glanced at Yan Luoxi, wanting to ask if she had heard.

Just then, Yan Luoxi also happened to look at him.

Their eyes met.

Yan Luoxi still wore a deadpan expression, betraying no emotion.

Gu Yizhou awkwardly averted his gaze and turned to look at the girl.

After a moment’s thought, he asked, "A-are you talking to me?"

"Yes."

Hearing Gu Yizhou’s question, the girl summoned her courage, lifted her head to look at him, and nodded shyly.

"Um... I didn’t quite hear what you said just now. Is there something you need?"

Gu Yizhou said, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I..."

The girl hesitated for a moment. She first glanced at Yan Luoxi beside Gu Yizhou, then steeled herself and said with a burst of courage, "Hello, I’ve been noticing you for a while, and I..."

Her face bright red, the girl said softly, "Can I please have your contact information?"

Gu Yizhou froze for a second upon hearing her words.

Beside him, Yan Luoxi’s expression faltered, and her fair hands clenched slightly.

The moment she saw the girl approach, Yan Luoxi already had a guess.

’Even though I had prepared myself...’

’But!’

’In that instant, a feeling I had never experienced before still surged through my heart.’

’It was sour and bitter!’

’And a little infuriating!’

’You jerk.’

’If you dare to say yes, I’ll... I’ll bite you when we get home!’

’And I’ll bite hard!’

She clenched her fists. Though her face remained expressionless, she couldn’t help but feel nervous inside.

Looking at the girl’s expectant expression, Gu Yizhou shook his head helplessly. He was just about to open his mouth to speak,

but Yan Luoxi, standing beside him, beat him to it.

"Sorry, he has a girlfriend."

Yan Luoxi said coldly.

Without waiting for the girl to react, she linked her arm with Gu Yizhou’s and pulled him away.

"..."

The girl was a little stunned. She just stared blankly as their departing figures grew smaller and smaller in the distance.

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After they had walked for a bit, once she was sure the girl could no longer see them, Yan Luoxi let go of Gu Yizhou’s arm.

Only then did Gu Yizhou finally process what had happened. He turned to glance at Yan Luoxi’s exquisite, beautiful, yet very cold face. His feelings were complicated, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

Yan Luoxi’s pretty face flushed slightly under his gaze.

But she immediately concealed it.

She looked at Gu Yizhou and said, "It was nothing. You don’t have to thank me."

After speaking, she walked straight into the Tidal Group building.

Gu Yizhou: "..."

Watching her slightly flustered retreating back, Gu Yizhou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

’Even an ice cube can blush?’

’What an interesting woman!’

He touched the tip of his nose and muttered to himself.

...

「A dozen or so minutes later.」

Inside the President’s office at Tidal Group.

Yan Luoxi’s heart was still pounding—THUMP THUMP—and a faint blush lingered on her cold little face.

’Thinking back on my bold actions just now, I wish I could find a hole to crawl into!’

’Why did I have to say I was that jerk’s girlfriend?!’

’That stupid jerk is probably hiding somewhere laughing at me right now!’

’So embarrassing!’

WAAAH...

Yan Luoxi buried her face in her desk, too shy to face anyone.

Well!

There was no one else in the office at the moment, so naturally, no one was there to witness her moment of shyness.

Otherwise, if anyone had seen this, more than a few jaws would have dropped!

After all, in the industry, Yan Luoxi was famous for being an ice queen!

For the ice queen to be blushing so hard from shyness... anyone who saw it would be absolutely floored!

...

「Over in the Finance Department.」

Gu Yizhou had just sat down at his desk when a crowd of people swarmed him.

Seeing their expressions, like hungry wolves spotting a lamb, Gu Yizhou was completely exasperated.

The main busybody, He Mingyi, was especially quick since his desk was close to Gu Yizhou’s.

The moment he saw Gu Yizhou, he came rolling over in his office chair.

Before Gu Yizhou could say a word, he sidled up to him and said with a fawning expression, "Hey, Lu... uh, Brother Gu, Brother Yizhou, what’s the deal with you today?"

"Yeah, yeah!"

"Yizhou, what’s your relationship with President Yan?"

"You had lunch together today?"

"No way, Yizhou, are you secretly a big shot?"

"When did you get to know President Yan?"

...

It wasn’t just him; everyone else started chiming in with questions, all talking at once.

Every single one of them had a curious and gossipy look on their face.

Gu Yizhou was utterly exasperated!

From the moment he’d left to have lunch with Yan Luoxi, he knew this would be the result.

’Who knows what kinds of rumors are spreading throughout the entire company by now!’

"Yeah!"

"Yizhou, you’re secretly a big shot who’s so close with President Yan. You’re probably going to get a huge promotion soon, right?"

"Yeah, yeah!"

"Brother Yizhou, don’t forget about your little bros when the time comes!"

"Brother Yizhou, take me with you! Serving tea, pouring water, lighting cigarettes—I’m a pro at all of it!"

"Brother Yizhou, do you need a new lackey? Just let me cling to your coattails!"

"Me, me, me! Brother Yizhou, it’s so cold, I can warm your bed for you!"

...

The group continued to chatter away, all talking at once.

The women in the department were especially worked up!

Seeing them get more and more outrageous, Gu Yizhou felt a massive headache coming on. If these rumors spread, what would people think of him?!

"Stop, stop, stop!"

He hurriedly stood up and shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, please calm down! It’s not what you think!"

"Huh?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at him with faces full of disbelief.

"Folks, you’re really overthinking this. I’m not some hidden big shot, I’m just an ordinary office worker!"

Gu Yizhou explained with a helpless expression.

"..."

"Pfft~"

His explanation was met with a chorus of disbelieving hisses.