Chapter 260: Chance Encounter at the Hot Pot Restaurant? A Misunderstanding

Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Chance Encounter at the Hot Pot Restaurant? A Misunderstanding

"Uh..."

Roy continued, "So... Xixi, let’s go get something to eat later. It’s been so long since we last had a meal together, just the two of us."

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi’s stern expression softened.

"Okay."

She nodded and said, "I’ll have Assistant Bai order an extra takeout meal for us later."

"Huh?"

"No, don’t do that! Let’s go out. I’m craving hot pot."

Roy quickly spoke up at the mention of takeout.

’Hot pot?’

Yan Luoxi suddenly remembered the hot pot restaurant she went to with that jerk.

So, she nodded and said, "Alright, let’s get hot pot then. I know a place that’s pretty good."

"Mm... It’s almost quitting time anyway, so let’s head out now."

Seeing her agree, Roy smiled and said, "While we’re eating, you can fill me in on what’s going on with you and your jerk."

Yan Luoxi: "..."

She suddenly felt that agreeing to eat with Roy might have been a mistake.

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「Meanwhile.」

Gu Yizhou had just returned to the Finance Department.

The members of the "Lunch Squad" had also just decided what they wanted to eat.

Seeing Gu Yizhou return, He Mingyi said, "Yizhou, you’re back. Perfect timing. Everyone wants to get hot pot. What do you think?"

’A nice, hot meal of hot pot wouldn’t be bad in this weather.’

Naturally, Gu Yizhou had no objections.

"I’m good with anything!"

Gu Yizhou said.

Since Gu Yizhou had no objections, Song Sisi and the other women nodded. "Alright then. The usual place?"

"Sounds good."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Well... it’s about time. Let’s go."

Someone suggested.

With that, the group got up and headed downstairs together.

Since there were quite a few of them, and Gu Yizhou didn’t want everyone to know he had a car, he didn’t drive.

The main reason was that his G-Wagon was too flashy, and Gu Yizhou couldn’t be bothered to explain it.

So after leaving the company building, the group hailed two taxis and set off together.

...

「12:30 PM.」

Gu Yizhou and his colleagues arrived at the hot pot restaurant they frequented, a place called "Sichuan and Chongqing Old Flavor."

Upon seeing the group, a young waitress in a uniform at the entrance came over to greet them.

When she saw Gu Yizhou, her eyes lit up slightly. "Hello, sir. Welcome back."

Yes.

The waitress recognized Gu Yizhou.

And how could she not!

After all, this was an era where good looks were everything.

Gu Yizhou was so handsome it was ridiculous; it would have been harder for the waitress to forget him than to remember him!

"Hello, are there any tables available on the second floor?"

Gu Yizhou asked with a smile.

"Yes, there are."

"Sir, your girlfriend has already arrived. She’s waiting for you on the second floor. Please, follow me."

The waitress said with a smile.

"???"

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou was completely dumbfounded.

Everyone else present stared wide-eyed!

’What the hell?’

’Girlfriend??’

’Gu Yizhou has a girlfriend???’

The group turned to stare at Gu Yizhou in utter shock.

Song Sisi, in particular, who was standing to the side, looked at Gu Yizhou with an expression of disbelief.

’The Brother Yizhou I’ve liked for so long... actually has a girlfriend?!’

However,

Gu Yizhou himself was even more shocked than they were.

’Wait a minute.’

’Since when did I have a girlfriend?’

’How could I not know about this myself?!’

At this point, the waitress also sensed that the atmosphere was a bit off.

She looked at Gu Yizhou awkwardly, not knowing what she had said wrong.

Gu Yizhou snapped out of it and looked at the waitress. "Uh... miss, when you said my girlfriend was already on the second floor, were you referring to...?"

Hearing Gu Yizhou’s question, the waitress replied in a small, timid voice, "The... the really beautiful and aloof young lady who came with you last time..."

"Hm?"

At her words, Gu Yizhou’s brow furrowed slightly.

’Beautiful and aloof...’

Gu Yizhou seemed to have realized something.

Just then,

a voice called out from not too far away, "Hey, Gu... hmm, Gu Yizhou?"

The sudden voice made everyone turn to look in its direction.

They saw Roy, the Vice President of Tidal Group, appear before them.

"President Luo?"

The group was extremely surprised to see Roy.

Roy then recognized that this group seemed to be employees of Tidal Group.

So, she walked over and asked, "What’s going on here?"

"Uh... nothing."

Chen Jie, an older employee in the group, spoke up, "President Luo, we came here for lunch. We didn’t expect to run into you."

"Oh, I see."

Hearing this, Roy was a little puzzled but didn’t overthink it.

She said, "Well... if you’re here to eat, why aren’t you going in?"

"You’re blocking the entrance. This is bad for their business."

Just then, the waitress suddenly whispered, "This is the lady who was with your girlfriend just now..."

"Ahem."

But before she could finish, Gu Yizhou cut her off. "Um... I get it. It’s fine, you don’t need to say any more. Just find a suitable table for us first."

In fact, the moment he saw Roy, Gu Yizhou was certain that the "girlfriend" the waitress had mentioned was President Yan Luoxi.

And it was obvious.

The waitress had misunderstood his relationship with President Yan Luoxi.

’But I thought I explained last time that we weren’t a couple?’

’Did I remember it wrong?’

Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

Although the waitress was very confused by Gu Yizhou’s words, she didn’t continue what she had been saying.

She nodded and said, "Alright, sir. Should I arrange for you all to be at one table, or separate?"

"Separate."

Gu Yizhou said directly, "We’re a separate party."

’Are you kidding me?’

’What kind of status or position do we have? How could we just randomly go sit at a table with two presidents!’

’Putting everything else aside,’

’If we were really seated with them, He Mingyi and the others probably wouldn’t even dare to take a second bite of food.’

"Uh..."

Hearing Gu Yizhou’s words, the waitress was now even more baffled.

’Wait.’

’What is going on here?’

But even though she was extremely confused, she didn’t dare say anything more given the situation.

"Alright, sir, and everyone else, please follow me this way."

The waitress said.

"Um... President Luo, we’ll head over first, then. We won’t disturb your meal."

Gu Yizhou said.

After speaking, he followed the waitress.

"President Luo, we’ll get going, then."

"Enjoy your meal."

...

Seeing this, the others also said their goodbyes to Roy one by one before leaving.

"Oh, okay..."

Roy nodded, watching the group leave with a completely baffled expression on her face.