Chapter 97: A Mix of Truth and Lies, Yan Luoxi’s Preparations

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: A Mix of Truth and Lies, Yan Luoxi’s Preparations

He thought for a moment.

Gu Yizhou decided to go home first and see if Xiaobai had returned. If not, he would have to shower, find a print shop to make some "lost cat" flyers, wake up early tomorrow to post them around the neighborhood, and then head to work.

Then, when he got home from work tomorrow, he would check again to see if Xiaobai had come back on his own.

If that didn’t work, he’d have to ask the property management to get the other homeowners to help with the search.

In case Xiaobai had run into someone’s apartment, this would help get him returned.

Gu Yizhou came up with a few plans in his head.

If he really couldn’t be found, there was nothing more he could do.

He could only conclude that he and Xiaobai weren’t meant to be.

With a dejected expression, Gu Yizhou headed toward his apartment building...

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CLICK...

Gu Yizhou opened the door to his apartment.

The scene he’d imagined—Xiaobai waiting for him on the sofa—was not there.

He let out a disappointed sigh.

’I guess I really was expecting too much!’

Gu Yizhou casually placed his phone on the coffee table and poured himself a glass of water.

GLUG—GLUG——

After downing the entire glass in one go, he collapsed onto the sofa, a look of helplessness on his face.

’I was only gone for half a day, and that little troublemaker Xiaobai ran off and disappeared.’

Seriously... For a moment, Gu Yizhou didn’t know what to say.

After resting on the sofa for a while, Gu Yizhou shook his head helplessly, then dragged his weary body up to take a shower.

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"By the way, I have something to take care of during the day, so I won’t be going to the office. Keep an eye on things there for me. If anything comes up, just tell me tomorrow!" Yan Luoxi announced suddenly from inside the villa.

"Hm???"

Hearing this, Roy couldn’t help but frown slightly.

"Xixi, you’re...?"

She looked at Yan Luoxi and asked tentatively, "What is it? Do you need my help?"

"No need."

Yan Luoxi replied calmly, "It’s nothing, just a small personal matter. I can handle it myself."

"Uh..."

Roy faltered for a second.

"Is it about that... that mysterious boyfriend of yours?" she blurted out.

Yan Luoxi: "..."

An image of Gu Yizhou’s cheeky face involuntarily flashed through her mind, but her expression remained perfectly calm.

She glanced at Roy and said expressionlessly, "I’ll repeat myself one more time: I do not have a boyfriend."

Roy: "..."

She pouted, not believing Yan Luoxi’s words at all.

Tch~~

’Like hell I believe that!’

’If she didn’t have a boyfriend, why would the esteemed female CEO of a hundred-billion-dollar corporation suddenly move into a run-down neighborhood and periodically go off the grid?’

’It would be one thing if she didn’t know about all this, but since she did, how could she possibly believe Yan Luoxi?’

Yan Luoxi knew Roy didn’t believe her, but she couldn’t be bothered to explain.

’In any case, there was no way she was going to tell anyone about turning into a cat!’

It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Roy.

It was just that the matter was rather hard to talk about—and utterly unbelievable.

Yan Luoxi planned to take this secret to her grave!

’She wouldn’t tell a soul!’

Even Gu Yizhou—if she could help it, Yan Luoxi didn’t want him to know, either!

"Alright, that’s enough!"

"Stop messing around with my mom. There’s nothing in that neighborhood, so you two can stop trying to investigate things!" Yan Luoxi said slowly.

"Oh, okay."

Knowing she was in the wrong, Roy nodded and said, "I can promise you that, but I can’t stop Aunt Fang!"

The mention of her mom gave Yan Luoxi a headache.

’Looks like my mom still has way too much time on her hands!’

’Wouldn’t it be better to use that free time to go shopping or play mahjong? Why does she always have to stir up trouble!’ Yan Luoxi thought with a sense of helplessness.

"Fine. I’ll talk to my mom and make things clear. From now on, just don’t get mixed up in her schemes. If you have that much free time, you should focus more on the company!" Yan Luoxi said after a moment of thought.

"Oh... (⊙o⊙)..."

Roy was a little embarrassed. What could she possibly say to that?

"Also, in the future, I might often have things come up suddenly and not be able to come to the office. You might not be able to reach me, either. When that happens, don’t make a big fuss. If there’s a real emergency, I’ll contact you."

"You’ll need to pay extra attention to the company. You should be mentally prepared for this!" Yan Luoxi said slowly, looking at her.

"What???"

Roy shot to her feet, staring at Yan Luoxi in shock.

’The last time Yan Luoxi disappeared for just a short while, so many problems cropped up at the company.’

’If she disappears again, heaven knows what might happen!’

’No way!’

’Absolutely not!’

’I can’t handle it on my own!’ Roy thought to herself.

"Alright, calm down!"

"I just said it’s a possibility, not a certainty!" Yan Luoxi said calmly.

Roy watched her with a suspicious expression.

After a moment’s hesitation, she sat back down.

"No, but Xixi, what on earth are you involved in?"

"Are you in some kind of trouble?"

"If something really has happened, you have to tell me! We can face it together!" Roy said, looking at Yan Luoxi with a complicated expression.

"Uh..."

Yan Luoxi mumbled, "What trouble could I have? The one causing the problems is that annoying guy..."

"Hm??"

"Xixi, what did you just say?" Roy asked, looking puzzled.

"Huh?"

"I didn’t say anything."

"I said there’s no problem. Nothing’s wrong. You don’t need to worry about me," Yan Luoxi said quickly.

’That was close! I almost let it slip!’

Seeing Roy still looking at her suspiciously, Yan Luoxi spoke again, "Come on, relax! In all of Modu, who would dare to touch me? What could possibly happen?"

Well... that was a rather arrogant thing to say.

But it was also true.

Of all the people in Modu who knew Yan Luoxi’s identity, not a single one would dare lay a finger on her.

’But what if there was someone reckless enough not to care?’

So, she still felt a little uneasy.

But there was nothing she could do, because she knew Yan Luoxi’s personality all too well.

Once she made up her mind about something, no one could change it.

To put it nicely, she had a strong personality.

In reality, she was just stubborn, bull-headed even!

Even her mother, Tang Wanfang, couldn’t handle her, so what chance did Roy have?

Roy sighed to herself.

’This is so difficult!’

"By the way, Roy, that person from the company’s finance department I mentioned before—continue to have people protect him secretly!"

"I want daily reports on everything about him, no matter how big or small!" Yan Luoxi said, feigning nonchalance.

"Hm??"

"Xixi, this person is..." Roy asked, looking confused.

According to her investigation, this person was just an ordinary employee in the corporation.

Roy had gone through his file several times but couldn’t find anything remarkable about him.

’As for him being handsome?’

’For people at their level, with money, they could have any handsome man they wanted!’

So, in Roy’s eyes, being handsome was hardly worth mentioning.