Chapter 225: Gu Yizhou: Could the President really like me?

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Gu Yizhou: Could the President really like me?

「Two and a half minutes later.」

Gu Yizhou arrived at the door of the president’s office on the top floor.

"Hooo..."

Gazing at the tightly closed office door, Gu Yizhou took a deep breath.

Then, he reached out and knocked.

"KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—"

Inside the office, Yan Luoxi was spacing out.

The sudden knock made her jump.

"President Yan, it’s me."

Gu Yizhou’s voice came from the doorway.

’That jerk is back.’

Yan Luoxi instantly grew nervous again.

"Hooo..."

She took a deep breath as well, trying to compose herself and make her voice sound calm.

"Co... come in!"

Yan Luoxi called out toward the door.

Hearing Yan Luoxi’s cool voice, Gu Yizhou freed a hand to push the door open and walked inside.

The door opened.

The first thing Yan Luoxi saw was Gu Yizhou, along with the various takeout bags and containers he was holding.

He looked up.

Gu Yizhou’s eyes met Yan Luoxi’s.

A flash of awkwardness crossed his eyes.

’But seeing Yan Luoxi’s calm expression, he couldn’t afford to look flustered, right?’

"Ahem."

He cleared his throat and said, "President Yan, I’ve got lunch. Where should I put it?"

"There’s a dining table over there. Put it there."

Yan Luoxi said, pointing to a nearby table she normally used for her meals.

"Oh, okay."

At her words, Gu Yizhou said no more and carried the food over.

Yan Luoxi watched him walk away, her expression complex, but she quickly masked it.

She also rose and walked toward the dining table.

Seeing that Gu Yizhou had bought so much food, Yan Luoxi figured he probably hadn’t eaten yet either. The thought made her feel slightly better.

’If Gu Yizhou had finished his own meal before getting her takeout, she would have been really upset.’

’Jerk.’

’I just want to eat with you!’

"Alright, President Yan. It’s ready."

After setting up the portable burner, Gu Yizhou poured the pork stomach and chicken soup from the container into the pot.

The soup base itself, pork stomach and chicken, was already cooked and could be eaten right away.

But the other ingredients had to be cooked in the boiling soup before they could be eaten.

It was basically just like having regular hot pot.

The only difference was that this pork stomach and chicken broth was much lighter than a typical beef tallow-based one.

"Okay."

Yan Luoxi nodded. "Thank you. You should sit and eat, too."

"Mm-hmm."

Gu Yizhou didn’t refuse, nodding without a moment’s hesitation.

’Are you kidding me?!’

’I haven’t eaten yet either!’

’There’s no way I’d refuse!’

Once they were both seated,

they began to eat.

Gu Yizhou first ladled a bowl of the soup for Yan Luoxi before getting one for himself.

They drank their soup in silence.

Both of them, with a tacit understanding, avoided mentioning what had happened earlier in the parking garage.

It was as if the incident had never happened at all.

...

「An hour later.」

They finished their lunch.

Gu Yizhou got up to clear the table, and Yan Luoxi didn’t just stand by idly.

She started helping him clean up.

Normally, this was something she would never have to do.

She just didn’t want Gu Yizhou to do it all by himself; it would make her seem less... wifely.

’That’s right!’

’That was exactly what Yan Luoxi was thinking.’

’Even though she was used to being waited on hand and foot, she didn’t want to leave a bad impression on Gu Yizhou.’

After they finished cleaning up,

an awkward silence fell over the office once again.

Yan Luoxi thought for a moment before saying, "There’s a room in there where you can rest. You can go take a nap if you want."

The room she was referring to was her private lounge.

No one besides her had ever used it.

She had even mercilessly rejected her own best friend, Roy, when she’d asked to nap in there.

But!

And yet, here she was, offering it to Gu Yizhou.

’If Roy and her assistant, Bai Jie, ever found out about this, their jaws would hit the floor.’

’Is this...’

’Is this still their germaphobic, ice-queen president?’

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou froze.

He looked at Yan Luoxi in surprise.

’If I’m not mistaken, that’s her private room, right?’

’You could practically call it her boudoir, couldn’t you?’

’And now she’s telling me to go nap in there?’

’This woman isn’t planning on jumping me, is she?’

Gu Yizhou thought shamelessly.

Sensing his strange look, a blush flashed across Yan Luoxi’s face, but she quickly masked it.

"Ahem."

"That’s alright, President Yan."

"I don’t usually nap in the afternoon. I’ll be fine just resting on the sofa for a while."

Gu Yizhou said after a moment of thought.

Yan Luoxi was speechless.

’Doesn’t usually nap...’

’Jerk.’

’Who do you think you’re kidding?’

’Who’s the one who sleeps like a log at home every afternoon?’

Yan Luoxi thought irritably.

’But it’s not like she could say that out loud!’

"Oh."

She glanced at Gu Yizhou, then said coolly, "Suit yourself, then."

With that, she turned and walked back to her desk, ignoring that annoying man.

"Er..."

Seeing the obvious displeasure in Yan Luoxi’s tone, Gu Yizhou felt a little awkward.

’Wait a minute.’

’Why did she suddenly get so annoyed?’

’This... She hasn’t actually fallen for me, has she?’

Gu Yizhou couldn’t help but wonder.

’He then gave it some serious thought. If this woman really did like him, and if she confessed... would he accept her?’

After thinking it over carefully,

’for some reason, Gu Yizhou realized he wasn’t opposed to the idea of being with Yan Luoxi.’

’Honestly.’

’That woman, Yan Luoxi... she’s got the looks, she’s got the figure. Aside from being a little cold, she doesn’t really have any major flaws.’

’Having a woman like that as a girlfriend... wouldn’t be so bad, would it?’

The moment the thought surfaced, Gu Yizhou startled himself.

’This...’

’But I’ve never wanted to be in a relationship!’

’Where did a thought like that even come from?!’

’Could it be... that I have feelings for her too?’

...

While Gu Yizhou was lost in his wild fantasies,

Yan Luoxi, sitting at her desk, pretended to be staring at her computer, but in reality, she was stealing glances at him from time to time.

Seeing him staring into space like a block of wood, completely oblivious, Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but pout.

’Am I really that unappealing?’

’This jerk won’t even spare me a single glance.’

’That stinking jerk!’

’He stole my first kiss and didn’t even say a thing about it.’

’The least you could do is apologize!’

’Seriously!’

Yan Luoxi grumbled to herself.

’No!’

’The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she got!’

’I can’t let this jerk off the hook so easily.’

’I need to find something to keep him busy!’

After a moment’s thought, she called out, "Gu Yizhou, come over here!"

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