Chapter 78: Yan Luoxi: You scumbag! In the end, I still have to clean up your mess

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Yan Luoxi: You scumbag! In the end, I still have to clean up your mess

Fine.

Gu Yizhou felt a sense of resignation after hearing He Mingyi’s explanation.

As far as he was concerned, becoming famous would only bring him endless trouble.

Thankfully, he’d only sung one song. If he’d sung a few more, wouldn’t he have completely blown up across the entire internet?

Seriously, he really didn’t want to get famous!

But now that things had come to this, there was no point in saying anything more.

’I can only hope it’s just this video that’s gone viral,’ Gu Yizhou thought. ’Maybe after a while, when the hype dies down, no one will remember who I am!’

"Alright, Old Gu, don’t forget your friends when you get rich and famous!"

He Mingyi said, patting Gu Yizhou on the shoulder.

Gu Yizhou just glanced at him, shook his head, and said nothing more.

"Alright, let’s get back to work. If the supervisor comes and sees this, he’ll give us another earful!"

...

Just as Gu Yizhou was surrounded by his colleagues, two uninvited guests arrived at the Binjiang No.1 Mansion District.

"Yiyi, are you sure Luoxi comes here every day after work instead of going back to Cuihu Villa?"

Tang Wanfang looked at the old, run-down residential complex before her, feeling somewhat puzzled.

’Logically, my daughter shouldn’t be ditching a villa to live in a shabby old complex like this.’

"I’m sure, Auntie!"

"Do you remember that time Xixi wasn’t answering her phone or replying to texts? I was the one who came here to pick her up and take her home!"

Roy said to Tang Wanfang.

"Oh?"

Tang Wanfang’s eyes lit up. "You mean that time Luoxi was wearing men’s clothes?"

"That’s right, Auntie!"

"Besides, I already came over to do some recon a few days ago. I found Xixi’s car in the underground parking garage!"

"So... I’m positive this is where Xixi comes after work!"

Roy vowed, patting her ample chest.

"Alright!"

"So that girl really is secretly dating behind our backs!"

Tang Wanfang said through gritted teeth.

She wasn’t grinding her teeth out of anger, but out of annoyance. The fact that her daughter would date someone and hide it even from her own mother just didn’t sit right with her!

However, despite her annoyance, she also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Her daughter hadn’t dated anyone for years and had such an icy personality; Tang Wanfang had always been worried she might be interested in women!

Especially with the way she was always attached at the hip to that girl, Roy. It was hard not to let one’s imagination run wild!

Thankfully, Roy was unwavering in her preference for men!

Otherwise, she would have had no idea how to answer to the Yan Family.

Still... looking at the rather shabby old complex before her, Tang Wanfang started to feel troubled.

’Clearly, whoever lives here doesn’t come from a particularly well-off family.’

It wasn’t that she was a snob, but she worried about her daughter. Luoxi had never been in a relationship before and was quite naive when it came to matters of the heart. She was afraid she’d be deceived!

"So... Yiyi, do you know which apartment the man... uh, I mean, Xixi is staying in?"

Tang Wanfang asked after a moment of thought.

"Well... I actually don’t know that."

"I was sneaking around that day, and this complex isn’t exactly small. I couldn’t figure out which apartment Xixi lives in right away!"

"However, I’m guessing that she’s in Building Seven!"

"I found her car in the basement of Building Seven. Normally, for the sake of convenience, you’d park in your own building’s garage. So she must live in Building Seven!"

Roy concluded after a moment of thought.

You had to hand it to her; Roy, the "Iron Maiden," really knew her stuff.

Her deduction was spot-on. Yan Luoxi did live in Building Seven, Unit Three, Apartment 306. Oh, wait, that’s not right. It should be Apartment 305, since 306 was just a place to store clothes.

"Alright!"

"Then let’s head over to Building Seven and check it out!"

Tang Wanfang said with a nod.

With that, the two of them headed straight for Building Seven.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Top floor of the Modu Financial Mansion, in the president’s office of Tidal Group.

"President Yan, the staff just reported that another group of people has arrived downstairs looking for Gu Yizhou from the Finance Department."

"Quite a few entertainment reporters have also shown up near the company building. It seems they’re all here for interviews."

Bai Jie said respectfully, standing opposite Yan Luoxi’s desk.

Yan Luoxi’s brow furrowed as she listened to her assistant, Bai Jie’s, report.

This was already the third group of people who had come looking for that dog man, Gu Yizhou, today.

’Looks like that dog man really has blown up!’

’But... I have to admit, that bastard Gu Yizhou is really something else.’

She couldn’t help but be moved when she first heard that song, "Mohe Dance Hall."

Yan Luoxi knew Gu Yizhou was a decent singer—she’d heard him in the shower that one time—but she never expected he could also write songs!

The lyrics, combined with the poignant love story behind the song, made it truly unforgettable.

Watching Gu Yizhou on stage, singing with such emotion as he played, Yan Luoxi thought, ’This dog man is actually pretty handsome when he’s not being a dog...’

That’s right.

She had also gone to the 70th-anniversary gala at Modu University of Finance and Economics.

She just hadn’t attended as an official guest; she had snuck in.

She was the one Gu Yizhou had seen from the stage that day, which was why he had been so surprised.

At the time, Gu Yizhou just assumed he’d seen wrong, and then he forgot all about it after the minor stage mishap.

Yan Luoxi had gone that day after managing to suppress her transformation into a cat. And the reason Gu Yizhou’s performance was scheduled so early was, of course, her doing.

Once the urge to transform hit, she could only suppress it and maintain her human form for two hours. That’s why she had to leave right after watching Gu Yizhou’s performance.

Otherwise, if she had suddenly vanished into thin air and turned into a cat in front of everyone, she probably would have scared the piss out of the entire audience!

Plus, she would have undoubtedly made front-page headlines the next day, only to be captured and taken away to be sliced up for research!

Never mind that she was worth tens of billions; in the face of overwhelming interests and government force, that meant nothing!

She was keenly aware of this.

That was why she had always been so cautious.

"Have security get rid of them. Then, tell the PR Department to find a way to suppress the video’s popularity as much as possible!"

Yan Luoxi ordered after a moment of deliberation.

Her tone was calm, betraying no emotion, and her assistant, Bai Jie, said nothing more.

"Understood, President Yan!"

"I’ll go take care of it right away!"

She said with the utmost respect.

"Mm."

Yan Luoxi nodded, her expression unreadable.

At that, Bai Jie didn’t hesitate. She turned and left to carry out her orders.

After she left, Yan Luoxi rose and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. She gazed down at the bustling traffic below, lost in thought.

...

「A long moment later.」

Yan Luoxi pouted her pink lips and muttered to herself, "You dog man, all you do is show off! And in the end, I’m the one who has to clean up your mess..."