Chapter 206: Ice Xi: Crap! The secret about that scumbag is about to be exposed?

Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Ice Xi: Crap! The secret about that scumbag is about to be exposed?

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou stopped in his tracks.

Meanwhile, Yan Luoxi’s hands froze for a moment.

’What kind of stunt is this woman trying to pull now?’

Gu Yizhou felt an urge to swear, but he turned to face Roy and asked, "President Luo, is there anything else?"

"What department are you in?"

Roy asked out of the blue.

"Uh..."

Gu Yizhou was taken aback for a second.

Still, he answered, "I’m in the Finance Department."

"The Finance Department?"

Hearing this, Roy raised an eyebrow slightly.

As if she’d thought of something, she began, "You..."

Seeing this, Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but cut in, "Roy, don’t you have anything better to do?"

Then, she turned to Gu Yizhou and said, "You jer... uh, if there’s nothing else, you can get back to work."

"Oh."

Gu Yizhou gave her a puzzled look, but he didn’t say anything more. He just nodded and walked out of the president’s office.

THUD~

After the office door closed, Roy turned to Yan Luoxi.

"Xixi, something’s off about you!"

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi’s heart skipped a beat.

’Could it be... she actually figured something out?’

’Is the secret out?’

She felt a little nervous inside.

On the surface, however, she remained perfectly calm. She shot Roy a sidelong glance and said evenly, "Are you that bored?"

Roy was speechless.

"That guy just now... you and him..."

"Hm?"

Yan Luoxi raised an eyebrow, cutting her off before she could continue. "If there’s nothing else," she said coolly, "you can leave now, too."

With that, she stood and walked straight to her desk, clearly having no intention of continuing the conversation.

The dismissal was obvious.

Roy pouted.

"Something’s off."

"Really, really off."

"There’s definitely something fishy going on between them,"

she muttered under her breath.

But she saw that Yan Luoxi had already picked up a file and started reading, clearly having no intention of discussing the topic.

Roy sighed in defeat.

She felt like she was so close to the truth.

Still, she didn’t dare say anything more, afraid of truly angering Yan Luoxi.

’Forget it!’

’I’ll go check that guy’s file first!’

Roy thought to herself.

Then she quietly got up and left the president’s office.

Hearing the door close,

Yan Luoxi finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.

She put down the file and glanced toward the office door.

"Looks like I won’t be able to hide the truth about that jerk for much longer..."

Yan Luoxi muttered to herself.

...

Meanwhile,

on Gu Yizhou’s side.

He had already taken the elevator back to the Finance Department.

The moment he sat back down at his desk, He Mingyi sidled up to him, whispering slyly, "Yizhou, I know your secret!"

Gu Yizhou: "?"

He frowned at He Mingyi in confusion. "What’s that supposed to mean?"

"Come on, don’t play dumb with me!"

He Mingyi declared, "I already know!"

’What the hell?’

’Seriously!’

’Seriously, dude, if you know something, just spit it out!’

Gu Yizhou looked at him, speechless.

Seeing Gu Yizhou’s reaction, He Mingyi couldn’t help but scorn him internally.

’So what if he’s dating the president!’

’What’s there to be ashamed of?’

’It’s all because of his damned pride!’

’If it were me, I’d be shouting from the rooftops that the president is my girlfriend!’

’What’s with all this sneaking around?!’

’Unless... President Yan is the one who won’t let him make it public!’

’Yes!’

’That must be it.’

Of course, Gu Yizhou had no idea what was going through He Mingyi’s head.

If he did, he would have had to give He Mingyi a big, sarcastic thumbs-up.

’Holy shit!’

’What an incredible imagination!’

’He’s practically written a whole soap opera in his head!’

Seeing that He Mingyi was determined to keep playing the riddler, Gu Yizhou decided he couldn’t be bothered anymore.

He turned, booted up his computer, and got to work.

’Damn it. Instead of wasting time shooting the shit with him, I should just get my work done.’

’If I finish today’s tasks, I can clock out on time and go home to my kitty!’

’The kitty is way cuter and more fun than this jackass!’

When He Mingyi saw Gu Yizhou ignoring him, he just assumed that he’d been exposed and was too embarrassed to discuss the matter further.

So he didn’t press the issue, turning back to his own work with a sheepish expression.

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「Evening, 7:00 p.m. sharp.」

Gu Yizhou rode his beat-up, second-hand CFMoto 450SR back to the Binjiang No.1 Mansion District, arriving right on time.

That’s right.

He didn’t drive the G-Wagon.

It was mainly because he still wasn’t used to the idea.

’Damn it!’

’He just had a hotpot dinner with his boss and got a G-Wagon out of it. Who could possibly get used to that right away!’

If he told anyone, probably no one would believe him.

Besides, he had ridden his motorcycle to work that morning. Even if he wanted to drive the car, he still had to get his bike home.

’Even though it was a beat-up, second-hand bike, it was still his first real vehicle in the world!’

He’d grown attached to it.

’Even if he didn’t ride it anymore, he’d have to store it properly, right?’

Besides, he planned to keep riding it in the summer anyway.

CLICK~

In front of apartment 305, Gu Yizhou took out his key and opened the door.

"Xiaobai, Daddy’s home~"

As always, he called out for his kitty in the living room.

But, just like before, there was no response.

"Don’t tell me this silly little cat’s cold got better and she snuck out again,"

Gu Yizhou muttered under his breath.

MEOW~

However, as soon as he flipped on the light and stepped inside, he saw Xiaobai standing right there, staring straight at him.

"Xiaobai!"

Gu Yizhou immediately felt a wave of relief.

He crouched down, reached out to pet the little cat’s head, and said with a smile, "Xiaobai, you didn’t sneak out today. You’ve been such a good girl. Daddy will give you a reward later!"

MROW~!

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him.

’Jerk.’

’If you didn’t use that word, "Daddy," I’d be even better behaved!’

Gu Yizhou swapped his shoes for a pair of slippers and casually hung his jacket on the rack behind the door.

"Come on, Xiaobai. Let’s go sit on the couch for a while."

As he spoke, he scooped Yan Luoxi up and walked straight into the living room.

Yan Luoxi was still a bit dumbfounded.

’Jerk.’

’You need to be clearer next time!’

’Did you mean "sit"... or *do* something else?!’

’Hmph!’

Yan Luoxi cursed him in her head, fuming.

’If she hadn’t gotten to know what kind of person he was over this period of time, she might have actually thought he was suggesting... something weird...’