Chapter 234: Gu Yizhou’s Confusion: Is the President Angry at Himself?

Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Gu Yizhou’s Confusion: Is the President Angry at Himself?

Yan Luoxi’s face had completely darkened.

She had been in a fairly good mood, but now it was completely gone.

’Liu Sisi, is it?’

’Her looks are impeccable, huh?’

’That damn man.’

’Fine.’

’Just great!’

She clenched her fists, her expression dark, and turned to leave.

...

「A few minutes later.」

In the president’s office on the top floor of the Tidal Group.

"President Yan, you were looking for me?"

Her assistant, Bai Jie, stood before Yan Luoxi and asked meekly.

The tense atmosphere in the office was making her heart pound.

’Who... who on earth pissed off the president?’ she wondered to herself.

Yan Luoxi looked at her and asked in a calm voice, "Is there currently a celebrity named Liu Sisi?"

"Huh?"

Her assistant, Bai Jie, froze for a moment.

’The celebrity, Liu Sisi?’

For a moment, she couldn’t grasp what the president was getting at.

Ignoring her assistant’s surprise, Yan Luoxi continued, "You have half an hour. I want a complete file on this person."

Although her tone was calm, betraying no emotion, her icy expression carried an authority that needed no anger.

"Everything. Understand?"

Hearing the president’s cold tone, Bai Jie finally snapped to attention.

’Holy crap!’

’What did this Liu Sisi do to get on the president’s bad side? Celebrities might seem rich and glamorous on screen, but in front of a tycoon like the president, they were nothing. If Liu Sisi has provoked the president, she’s really asking for it!’

Seeing her assistant just standing there in a daze, Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but frown slightly.

"Assistant Bai, did you not hear what I said?"

she said to Bai Jie, her voice cold.

"Ah, President Yan, I heard you."

Noticing the president’s tone, Bai Jie quickly responded.

"If you heard me, then hurry up and go,"

Yan Luoxi said coolly, giving her a glance.

"Yes, President Yan. I’ll go right away,"

Bai Jie said hurriedly.

After saying this, she respectfully backed out of the office.

After watching her leave, Yan Luoxi slowly withdrew her gaze.

But the icy look on her pretty face had hardly subsided.

After a moment’s thought, she picked up the phone on her desk, found the contact named "That Damn Man," and sent a message.

...

「Meanwhile, in the finance department.」

Given the time, almost everyone in the office had arrived.

However, no one had really settled into work mode yet.

They were all complaining about how the weather, after warming up yesterday, had turned cold again today.

The weather was just too cold.

It was the kind of cold that made you want to ignore your alarm, no matter how many times it went off.

Gu Yizhou simply smiled at their complaints, paying them no mind.

*Hoooo...*

He sat at his desk, cupping a mug of hot tea in both hands and gently blowing the leaves from the surface.

*SLURP~*

He took a sip of the hot tea, looking completely at ease.

He Mingyi, who was next to him, couldn’t help but speak up at the sight. "Hey, Yizhou, what time did you get in today?"

Gu Yizhou shot him a sidelong glance and replied casually, "A bit earlier than you. Around 8:40, 8:50-ish."

"That early?"

He Mingyi asked, "But you look bone-dry, not like you were caught in the rain at all. Did you take a cab?"

"Nope,"

Gu Yizhou said casually.

"Nope?"

"Then you rode your motorcycle?"

He Mingyi asked.

Everyone in the office knew that Gu Yizhou had a motorcycle.

He Mingyi had been envious before.

After all, motorcycles hold a powerful, almost primal attraction for men.

Especially after seeing Gu Yizhou on his bike; he looked cool as hell.

He’d had the impulse to buy one himself after seeing Gu Yizhou ride his.

But!

Unfortunately, he didn’t know how to ride!

Okay, fine.

More importantly, he didn’t have a license and didn’t know how to ride one.

And as for getting a license, he was too lazy to go through the trouble.

"Lazy and unskilled" was the perfect way to describe someone like He Mingyi.

So in the end, all he could do was watch Gu Yizhou look cool.

"I drove here."

Gu Yizhou glanced at him and gave a noncommittal reply.

Gu Yizhou said he "drove," but He Mingyi didn’t think too deeply about it and just assumed he meant he rode his motorcycle.

He just figured Gu Yizhou must have worn a rain suit while riding.

"Oh, right."

"That must be some high-quality rain gear, then!"

He Mingyi said with a nod.

Gu Yizhou gave him a look, too lazy to bother explaining.

’If this guy found out I drove here, and in a G-Wagon no less, the entire company would know in a flash. I can’t be bothered saying any more to this gossiping loudmouth.’

...

Just then, *BZZZT BZZZT BZZZT—*

Gu Yizhou’s phone started vibrating on his desk.

"Hm?"

Gu Yizhou paused.

He picked up his phone and saw a message from President Yan Luoxi.

’Ugh... what does this woman want now?’

Puzzled, he tapped open the message.

President Yan Luoxi: "You, come up to the office."

After reading the message, Gu Yizhou frowned slightly.

’She’s calling me up... Is there a problem with the analysis report from yesterday?’ Gu Yizhou wondered.

After a moment of thought, he pocketed his phone, stood up, and prepared to go see what she wanted.

...

Seeing Gu Yizhou suddenly stand up, He Mingyi, who was next to him, thought he was going to the bathroom.

So he also stood up to follow, thinking of going with him.

But when he saw Gu Yizhou walk straight out of the office and toward the elevators, he froze.

"Hey, Yizhou, where are you off to?"

"Don’t we have the morning meeting soon?"

he called out.

Hearing the voice, Gu Yizhou realized the guy had followed him out.

"President Yan wants to see me. Can you let the team lead know for me during the meeting?"

Gu Yizhou said casually.

With that, he pressed the elevator button and stepped inside.

"..."

Leaving He Mingyi standing there, completely dumbfounded.

’What the fuck?’

’No, wait!’

’Did that guy Yizhou just say President Yan was looking for him?’

He Mingyi’s mind was reeling.

It wasn’t until the elevator doors closed that he came back to his senses.

’Son of a bitch!’

’And he said he had no connection to President Yan?’

’Damn it!’

’We’ve all been fooled by that bastard!’

’That guy absolutely has to have some kind of family connection to President Yan.’

’That settles it!’

’From now on, I really have to suck up to him... er, I mean, get along with him properly.’

A thousand thoughts raced through He Mingyi’s mind in an instant.

...

「Two and a half minutes later.」

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

He looked at Yan Luoxi’s cold expression and asked, "President Yan, did you call me up because of a problem with the analysis report?"

Yan Luoxi didn’t speak, just looked at him expressionlessly.

’She looks like she’s... angry?’

This made Gu Yizhou a little confused.

"President Yan? President Yan...?"

he called out again, tentatively.

Yan Luoxi finally broke her gaze and said coolly, "Have a seat. I’ll talk to you after I finish this!"

Gu Yizhou: "..."