Chapter 262: Roy’s Test

Chapter 262: Chapter 262: Roy’s Test

What the?!

’What’s gotten into Xixi?’

’Is this some kind of quick-change routine?’

Roy wondered, feeling a little confused.

"Xixi, what’s wrong?"

She thought for a moment before speaking. "It seems to me like you’re paying a lot of attention to this employee, Gu Yizhou, huh?"

"Oh?"

Yan Luoxi’s heart skipped a beat when she heard that.

Though she was panicking internally, her face remained impassive as she said, "Do you have any idea what you’re saying?"

"Er..."

Seeing Yan Luoxi’s icy expression, Roy felt a little intimidated.

She gave an awkward laugh. "Heh heh... What’s with the serious face? I was just kidding~"

Yan Luoxi glanced up at her but didn’t say a word.

Then she looked back down and went back to eating on her own.

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「Over with Gu Yizhou.」

"Brother Yizhou, see if there’s anything else you want to add."

Song Sisi passed the menu to Gu Yizhou with a sweet smile.

"Alright."

Gu Yizhou didn’t stand on ceremony. He took the menu and glanced at what everyone had ordered.

He noticed they had ordered plenty of vegetable dishes, but very few meat dishes.

’Clearly, they were trying to save money!’

Thinking about how nice everyone usually was to him, always sharing their snacks and drinks, Gu Yizhou decided he would just treat them all today.

"Let’s add two more orders of the tender beef, fatty lamb, fatty beef, and beef bone marrow."

"And a freshly squeezed coconut juice for everyone."

Gu Yizhou ordered.

The items he ordered were all on the pricier side of the menu.

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

’If they split the bill, it was going to cost each of them a small fortune!’

He Mingyi, who was beside him, leaned in and whispered, "Yizhou, there’s no need to order such expensive stuff, is there?"

Never mind the freshly sliced beef and lamb; just the freshly squeezed coconut juice was thirty yuan a glass.

That was way too expensive.

Although He Mingyi had spoken quietly, everyone heard him.

Seeing their reactions, Gu Yizhou smiled and said, "It’s fine. This one’s on me today. Just focus on enjoying yourselves."

"WOOHOO~"

"Brother Zhou is so generous!"

Hearing Gu Yizhou’s words, the group cheered and laughed.

Gu Yizhou just smiled at the sight and didn’t say anything more.

Soon, the waiter brought over the hot pot bases and the dishes they had ordered.

As soon as the broth began to boil, everyone eagerly dug in.

The atmosphere was lively and harmonious.

In stark contrast, the scene over at Yan Luoxi’s table was rather quiet.

It couldn’t be helped. That was just Yan Luoxi’s personality.

Plus, Roy had just put her foot in her mouth and didn’t dare say much more. As a result, the two of them were now eating in silence.

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「Half an hour later.」

Yan Luoxi put down her chopsticks.

"I’m full. Take your time."

She said to Roy, who was sitting across from her.

Seeing this, Roy immediately put down her chopsticks as well. "I’m full, too."

Yan Luoxi didn’t say anything in response, but her brow furrowed slightly when she noticed several untouched plates of beef still on their table.

’It’s so much better eating with that damn man.’

’At least we don’t waste this much food.’

She thought to herself.

When Roy saw Yan Luoxi frowning at the leftover food, she assumed it was because of the waste and said, "I’ll have them pack up the leftovers. I can use them to make noodles tonight."

Her best friend’s words snapped Yan Luoxi out of her thoughts.

She glanced at Roy, then nodded. "Mm... Let’s head back to the office then."

"No, wait!"

"Let’s sit for a bit longer. It’s still early, anyway."

"We can chat."

Roy said hurriedly.

’Are you kidding me?’

’She’d asked Yan Luoxi out to eat today because she was on a mission.’

’That’s right!’

’The last time, she and Yan Luoxi’s mother, Ms. Tang, had gone to Tingyu Pavilion to try and corner Luoxi’s mysterious boyfriend.’

’But they had come up empty.’

’So, Ms. Tang had told her to find a chance to probe Yan Luoxi and see how far things had progressed with that damn man.’

"Oh, by the way, Xixi!"

After taking a sip of tea, Roy asked with feigned casualness, "So, how are things going with your little boyfriend?"

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi glanced at her and replied nonchalantly, "They’re fine."

"Fine?"

"Didn’t you say you were going to pursue him? How’s that going?"

"Have you won him over? Are you officially dating now?"

Roy pressed on.

"No."

Yan Luoxi said, her tone still flat.

"What... After all this time, you still haven’t made it official?"

Roy asked, surprised.

Yan Luoxi felt a sense of helplessness at her friend’s words.

’It’s not like I want it to be this way!’

’But she and that damn man just weren’t at that stage yet.’

’She couldn’t just walk up to him, tell him she liked him, and ask him to be her boyfriend, could she?’

"Hold on, Xixi. Don’t tell me that guy is just playing with your feelings, is he?"

Seeing Yan Luoxi’s silence, Roy continued, "I mean, you two have been together for so long. How could he not have taken the initiative to make things official with you?"

’She always felt there was something strange about her best friend’s relationship with that "damn man."’

’Logically speaking, after spending so much time together, how could they not know each other’s feelings?’

’If a guy doesn’t confess or make it official, it’s usually because he doesn’t want to. He just wants to keep his options open.’

’She was genuinely worried about her "silly" best friend, who was completely clueless about matters of the heart and had never been in a relationship before!’

’Although, judging from how that "damn man" had helped Yan Luoxi earn so much money before, he probably wasn’t the type to be after her fortune.’

’But if he wasn’t making it official... could it be he was just after her body?!’

Roy couldn’t help but worry.

Yan Luoxi saw her best friend frowning and guessed she was worried about her.

She thought for a moment before saying, "It’s not time yet."

"What do you mean, ’it’s not time yet’?"

Roy blurted out, "You’ve been living together for so long! What does it look like if you don’t make it official?!"

"Hm?"

Yan Luoxi froze for a moment.

’How did she know I was living with that damn man?’

’Oh, right!’

’That girl investigated me last time!’

The realization suddenly hit Yan Luoxi.

’But after I caught them investigating me last time, they probably hadn’t gotten as far as looking into him yet.’

’Otherwise, they would have found out long ago that the "damn man" was Gu Yizhou.’

Not wanting to discuss it further, Yan Luoxi said, "Alright, that’s enough. It’s getting late, and I still have work to do. Let’s go back to the office!"

Without giving Roy a chance to respond, she grabbed her bag, stood up, and walked out.

Er...

Roy was taken aback for a second.

’Did I say something wrong?’

She couldn’t help but wonder.

But seeing Yan Luoxi leave, she had no choice but to quickly get up, follow her, and call the waiter over to pack up the remaining food.

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