Chapter 259: Not Eating With Her? Yan Luoxi Is Jealous

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: Not Eating With Her? Yan Luoxi Is Jealous

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—

Gu Yizhou stood before the door to the president’s office on the top floor of the Tidal Group building and knocked.

"Come in."

Soon, Yan Luoxi’s cool, clear voice drifted from inside.

Upon hearing her, Gu Yizhou pushed the door open and walked right in.

"President Yan, you were looking for me?"

Gu Yizhou walked up to Yan Luoxi’s desk and asked.

"Mhm."

Yan Luoxi glanced up at him, then said softly, "Have a seat. I just need to finish signing this contract."

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou nodded and quietly sat down in the chair opposite her.

...

Yan Luoxi didn’t keep Gu Yizhou waiting for long.

A few minutes later.

She put down her pen, pulled open a drawer, and took out an envelope, handing it to Gu Yizhou.

"Uh...(⊙o⊙)..."

Gu Yizhou froze for a moment.

He asked, confused, "President Yan, what’s this...?"

"It’s your bonus for helping me with the project analysis recently."

Yan Luoxi said calmly, "It’s not much, just twenty thousand yuan."

’Um... twenty thousand... not much.’

’As expected.’

’The world of the rich is really something else!’

For a moment, Gu Yizhou was at a loss for words.

"Consider this a personal reward from me. If our team in the ’CFA’ professional investment analysis group takes on extra project analyses, I’ll give you an additional bonus then, too."

Yan Luoxi continued.

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou gave Yan Luoxi a surprised look.

’Tsk~’

’This woman.’

’She’s pretty generous!’

Gu Yizhou reached out, took the envelope from Yan Luoxi, and said with a smile, "Well, thank you, President Yan."

"Don’t mention it."

Yan Luoxi said calmly, "You’ve earned it."

But she secretly added in her heart, ’You jerk, compared to how much you’ve helped me earn, this isn’t even a drop in the ocean...’

Yan Luoxi didn’t want to let the jerk go so soon, wondering what kind of excuse she could find to have lunch with him.

So, she brought up some random topics to chat with him for a little while longer.

Time slowly ticked by, and before they knew it, it was already 11:40 AM.

Just as Yan Luoxi was trying to figure out how to bring up the topic of having lunch together...

BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ—

Gu Yizhou’s phone, which he had set aside, started vibrating.

At the sound, both Yan Luoxi and Gu Yizhou looked over at the phone.

"Sorry, President Yan, let me check this message."

Gu Yizhou excused himself to Yan Luoxi, then picked up his phone to look.

He saw it was a message from the "Chow Down Squad."

It said they had just gotten paid and the gang wanted to go out for a big lunch, asking where he was.

But before Gu Yizhou could even reply, the foodies in the group chat were already in a heated discussion about what to eat.

Some suggested barbecue.

Others said it was cold, so they should go for hot pot...

Ugh...

’These guys.’

’If the bosses found out their employees were already discussing what to eat before quitting time, they’d probably be angry enough to fire them all!’

Gu Yizhou shook his head helplessly.

From the side, Yan Luoxi saw Gu Yizhou shake his head with a smile on his face.

She couldn’t help but pout.

’Smiling so happily.’

’Which woman is this jerk chatting with now?’

’Hmph!’

Yan Luoxi felt a pang of jealousy.

"Ahem."

She let out a fake cough, clearly displeased, and then asked, "Are you busy with something?"

"Huh?"

The sound snapped Gu Yizhou back to reality.

He looked up at the president sitting in front of him and answered casually, "It’s nothing, just my colleagues asking me to have lunch with them."

"..."

Hearing that, Yan Luoxi was a little speechless.

’So I was beaten to the punch?’

A wave of unhappiness washed over her.

"It seems the colleagues in your department get along quite well," Yan Luoxi said faintly.

"Uh..."

Although Gu Yizhou found her tone a bit strange, he didn’t think much of it.

He nodded and said, "Yes, we all get along pretty well in our department."

"Oh."

Yan Luoxi gave an almost imperceptible pout.

She was extremely jealous, but she stubbornly said, "Well then, if there’s nothing else, you can go down and have lunch with them!"

"Um... okay."

Gu Yizhou didn’t detect the jealousy in her tone and simply nodded. "In that case, President Yan, if there’s nothing else, I’ll head out."

Yan Luoxi: "..."

Hearing that damned jerk answer so readily, Yan Luoxi was completely speechless.

’You jerk.’

’You’re really unbelievable!’

She was furious, but she couldn’t show it. So, with a blank expression, she said coldly, "Mhm... you may go."

"?"

Hearing the sudden coldness in Yan Luoxi’s voice, Gu Yizhou was baffled.

’Wait.’

’What’s with this woman?’

’How can she change her mood faster than you can flip a page in a book?’

’Is she on her period?’

’No, that can’t be right!’

’Didn’t she just have her period a little while ago?’

’Can you even get it twice in one month?’

Gu Yizhou was thoroughly confused, unable to figure it out no matter how hard he thought.

Since he couldn’t figure it out, he decided not to waste any more energy on it.

So, he just nodded and said, "Alright, President Yan, I’ll be going then."

With that, he stood up, gathered his things, and left.

Yan Luoxi watched his retreating back, not even a single glance back, and ground her teeth in frustration.

’That stinking jerk!’

’What a dense, oblivious man!’

She gripped her pen so tightly in anger that her knuckles turned white.

It was easy to imagine just how furious she was.

Just then, the office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

"Uh... Xixi, what’s with that expression?"

Roy asked, looking bewildered. "Did someone piss you off?"

Yes.

The newcomer was none other than Yan Luoxi’s best friend, Roy, the Vice President of Tidal Group.

Then again,

who else in the entire company would dare to just walk into Yan Luoxi’s office without knocking?

Her best friend’s words snapped Yan Luoxi back to her senses.

Her fuming expression instantly turned blank.

"Haven’t I told you countless times? Knock before you enter."

Yan Luoxi said, her brow slightly furrowed.

Hearing this, Roy brushed it off with a laugh. "Uh... next time for sure, next time for sure."

Seeing this, Yan Luoxi knew there was nothing she could do about her.

She looked at Roy and asked coolly, "Out with it. What’s the matter?"

"Hey, can’t I come see you even if there’s nothing wrong?"

Roy retorted with a pout.

Yan Luoxi glanced at her and said flatly, "It seems your workload as Vice President is a little too light."

Roy: "..."

"Alright, alright, my dear President Yan, I know I was wrong, okay?"

Roy said with a sigh of resignation.

"..."

Yan Luoxi shot her a sidelong glance but said nothing.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the office became a little awkward.