Chapter 236: Yan Luoxi: I Heard You’re... Pretty Close with All the Female Colleagues at the Company?

Chapter 236: Chapter 236: Yan Luoxi: I Heard You’re... Pretty Close with All the Female Colleagues at the Company?

"I heard you’re... pretty close with the female colleagues in the company?"

Yan Luoxi asked Gu Yizhou, her tone calm.

Gu Yizhou: "?"

’What the hell?’

He stared at Yan Luoxi, completely baffled.

’Seriously!’

’What does this woman mean by asking that?’

Seeing Gu Yizhou staring at her, utterly confused,

Yan Luoxi didn’t press the issue.

She gave Gu Yizhou a deep look before averting her gaze and saying coolly, "If there’s nothing else, you can get back to work."

"Uh... (⊙o⊙)..."

’Is she kidding me?’

Yan Luoxi’s baffling move left Gu Yizhou completely stumped.

But Gu Yizhou wasn’t angry.

’What could he do? She was the boss!’

He thought for a moment, then looked at Yan Luoxi. "By the way, President Yan, I haven’t finished the other analysis report on Celestial Pool Creatures yet. I’ll do it when I have time and send it to you then, is that okay?"

"Hmm?"

"Celestial Pool Creatures?"

Yan Luoxi paused for a moment.

She looked up at Gu Yizhou, and only then did she remember the stock he was talking about.

She had only pointed to that stock randomly at the time because she wanted an excuse to talk to Gu Yizhou more.

Naturally, she didn’t remember it.

But she definitely couldn’t let that show. So she looked at Gu Yizhou and said coolly, "Fine. There’s no rush. You can do it when you have time."

"Okay, President Yan."

Gu Yizhou nodded.

’If the President said there was no rush, then he certainly wasn’t going to rush.’

Besides, he still had to short Button Wine Company, so he didn’t have much time to deal with other things anyway.

"Um... President Yan, I’ll head back to the Finance Department now."

Gu Yizhou said.

"Mm."

Although Yan Luoxi was reluctant to see him go, she still nodded.

’There was no helping it!’

’If she kept forcing this guy to stay here, wouldn’t other people notice?’

There were too many eyes and ears in the group.

She and Gu Yizhou hadn’t reached that stage yet, and Yan Luoxi didn’t want others to gossip too much about him.

’That’s right!’

She didn’t care if people gossiped about her.

But she didn’t want people gossiping about Gu Yizhou.

After all, men tend to have stronger egos and care about their reputation. If the rumors and gossip caused this guy to start distancing himself from her, the loss would far outweigh the gain.

"Hey, wait a minute."

Just as Gu Yizhou was about to leave, Yan Luoxi suddenly called out to him.

"What is it, President Yan?"

Gu Yizhou turned his head and asked.

"Um... I said I’d treat you to a meal before, but it never happened. And you paid for lunch yesterday. Let me treat you today!"

Yan Luoxi said.

Her tone was calm, betraying no emotion.

"Uh..."

Gu Yizhou hesitated.

’Well, it’s a free meal.’

’Someone was offering to buy him lunch, which would save him some money.’

He thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

Hearing Gu Yizhou agree, Yan Luoxi’s heart leaped with joy.

Her previously sour mood instantly brightened.

"Okay... I’ll text you when we get off for lunch."

She said, looking at Gu Yizhou.

...

When Gu Yizhou returned to the Finance Department, the morning meeting was already over.

The moment He Mingyi saw Gu Yizhou, he eagerly sidled up and whispered, "Yizhou, Leader Chen just asked where you were. I secretly told him you went to see President Yan."

His sycophantic look, practically begging for credit, was on full display.

"Oh, thanks."

Gu Yizhou replied.

"Pfft, what’s there to be formal about between us? No need to thank me!"

He Mingyi bumped Gu Yizhou’s shoulder with a grin.

’Huh?’

’Did the sun rise in the west?’

’Since when was this schmuck so friendly?’

Gu Yizhou shot him a puzzled glance.

"Hehe."

"But seriously, man, I never thought you actually had a connection with President Yan!"

"You fooled all of us last time!"

He Mingyi whispered again, "Don’t forget me when you get rich!"

"I have a connection with President Yan?"

Gu Yizhou frowned at him. "What connection do I have with President Yan? How come I don’t know about it?"

"Tch, still playing dumb with me?"

"I already know everything!"

He Mingyi rolled his eyes with a look of mock reproach. "But don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone else!"

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou finally understood what this schmuck was getting at.

’So he’d misunderstood and thought there was really something going on between him and that woman, Yan Luoxi!’

He was speechless.

Still, he watched with amusement, curious to see what this guy, He Mingyi, was trying to say.

So he said, "Hmm... What are you trying to get at? You want me to introduce you to President Yan?"

"Ahem."

He Mingyi was a little embarrassed at having his ulterior motives exposed.

"Well, Yizhou, listen to you. What kind of ideas could I possibly have!"

"As for introducing me to President Yan, I’m just a small fry. How could I dare make such a request!"

"But, man, we both joined the company at the same time. You’re already a full-time employee, and I still haven’t been converted from my probation."

"If you get a chance, you could give your little bro a leg up, you know?"

"Hehehe..."

He Mingyi said, rubbing his hands together and looking sheepish.

’Oh!’

’So that’s what he was waiting for!’

Gu Yizhou gave him a meaningful look. "Alright. If I get a chance, I’ll mention it to President Yan."

He Mingyi’s eyes lit up when he heard Gu Yizhou’s words.

"Hey, thanks, man!"

"From now on, in all of Finance Team Three, I’m your most loyal supporter."

"If you say go east, I’ll go east. If you say go west, I’ll go west. I won’t even blink!"

"Anyway, in all of Team Three, besides what you say, Brother Yizhou, whatever anyone else says is useless!"

"Even if Leader Chen himself comes, it’s the same!"

He Mingyi immediately declared, patting his chest.

Listening to this long-winded, ass-kissing pledge of loyalty, Gu Yizhou couldn’t help but find it funny.

’This schmuck.’

’Seriously, he didn’t even know what to say anymore.’

’However!’

’He wondered if the guy would cough up blood from anger the day he found out there was actually nothing going on between him and that woman, Yan Luoxi.’

"Alright, stop with all the nonsense. I just said I’d mention it, I can’t guarantee anything will come of it!"

Gu Yizhou waved his hand dismissively, his tone flat. "After all, you haven’t even gotten your graduation certificate yet."

"Pfft, that’s no problem."

He Mingyi said, "If it really doesn’t work out, we can just wait until I get my diploma. Anyway, from now on, I’ll have you, Brother Yizhou, to look out for me in the company!"

In his eyes, whether he could get his full-time status early was a minor issue.

Riding Gu Yizhou’s coattails—that was the most important thing!

His future success at Tidal Group all depended on Gu Yizhou now!

Listening to He Mingyi’s sycophantic speech, Gu Yizhou shook his head.

’That’s He Mingyi for you.’

’When it came to ass-kissing in the entire Tidal Group, he was truly number one!’

If this schmuck had been around during the war in his past life, he would’ve been prime material for a traitorous stooge.

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