Chapter 263: The Scumbag Eats, President Yan Pays

Chapter 263: Chapter 263: The Scumbag Eats, President Yan Pays

In the first-floor lobby of the hot pot restaurant.

Yan Luoxi and Roy were waiting for the server to pack up their leftovers.

Just then, Gu Yizhou, He Mingyi, and their group happened to be coming downstairs after finishing their meal.

As soon as they reached the lobby, Gu Yizhou and the others spotted Yan Luoxi at the counter.

At the same time, Yan Luoxi and Roy saw them too.

The moment she saw Gu Yizhou, Yan Luoxi’s beautiful, watery peach-blossom eyes lit up slightly.

But when she noticed the group of people behind him, she quickly composed herself.

Seeing them, Gu Yizhou’s group hurried over to greet them. "President Yan, President Luo~"

"Mm."

Yan Luoxi gave a slight nod without saying anything.

Roy, on the other hand, smiled and said, "Finished with your meal?"

"Yes, President Luo," He Mingyi and the others replied.

With both of their company’s presidents present, Song Sisi and the others felt a little awkward.

Besides, having so many people crowding the counter didn’t look good.

Seeing this, Gu Yizhou turned to the people behind him and said, "Hey, Old He, why don’t you take Sisi and the others outside to hail a car? I’ll pay the bill."

"Oh, oh, okay."

Hearing Gu Yizhou, He Mingyi nodded quickly.

With that, he turned and ushered everyone outside.

After his colleagues left, Gu Yizhou stepped forward, ready to pay and leave as well.

"Hello, could you check the bill for private room 206?" Gu Yizhou said to the young female cashier at the front desk.

"Certainly."

The cashier nodded and started looking up the bill.

"Hello, sir. The total for room 206 is 808 yuan. We’ll just round it down to an even 800 yuan for you," the cashier said after a moment, printing the receipt and handing it to Gu Yizhou.

"Okay."

Gu Yizhou heard this and nodded.

Just as he was about to pull out his phone to pay, Yan Luoxi, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up. "Wait a moment."

"This meal—I’ll pay for it," she said, looking at Gu Yizhou.

"?"

Gu Yizhou froze.

Vice President Roy, standing to the side, also froze.

What the hell?

Noticing their confused gazes, Yan Luoxi looked at Gu Yizhou, her expression unchanged, and said, "You can go ahead. I’ll pay. Just consider it a treat for your department’s dinner."

"Uh... (⊙o⊙)..."

Gu Yizhou was completely stunned for a moment.

’Is... is this for real?’

’She’s being this nice?’

However, he recovered quickly.

He glanced first at the expressionless Yan Luoxi, then at Vice President Roy, who was beside her, scrutinizing them both back and forth.

Roy’s intense stare made Gu Yizhou’s skin crawl, so he said, "Okay, then. Thank you, President Yan."

After saying that, he made a quick escape.

...

"Hey, Yizhou, you paid?"

"Chen Jie and Li Ming already took another car and left."

When he came out, He Mingyi saw him and eagerly tried to take credit, "Perfect timing. The car I called is almost here. Let’s move over there."

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou was still wondering why Yan Luoxi had suddenly offered to pay his bill.

He Mingyi’s words snapped him back to reality.

"Okay."

He hadn’t really heard what He Mingyi just said, so he just gave a perfunctory reply.

Just then, a ride-share car slowly pulled up to the curb.

Gu Yizhou, He Mingyi, and Song Sisi walked over to it.

After getting in the car, He Mingyi tactfully took the front passenger seat, leaving the back seat for Gu Yizhou and Song Sisi.

After they fastened their seatbelts, the driver stepped on the gas, and the car quickly sped away.

...

「Meanwhile.」

In the surface parking lot outside the hot pot restaurant.

Yan Luoxi got into her flashy red Ferrari.

Beside her, Roy sized her up and down with a suspicious look.

"Tsk~"

"Something’s not right, Xixi. You’re not acting right!" she said, clicking her tongue.

Yan Luoxi shot her an expressionless glance.

Her tone was icy as she said, "If you have something to say, say it. If not, shut up."

"Er..."

Roy, choked by her words, instantly lost all her momentum.

"Xixi, when did you get so familiar with that employee, Gu Yizhou?" she asked after a moment of thought.

Yan Luoxi didn’t answer her directly. Instead, she asked, "Are you aware of the new ’CFA’ Professional Investment Analysis Group that was recently formed under the President’s Office?"

"Hm?"

Roy was a little confused.

But she did know about it.

So she said, "Uh... yeah, I know about it. Weren’t you the one who spearheaded it?"

"Gu Yizhou is a member of this new ’CFA’ Professional Investment Analysis Group," Yan Luoxi said.

"Oh, oh."

Roy nodded upon hearing this.

But...

"Hey, wait a minute!"

"That’s not what I asked you, was it?"

"What does him being a member of the ’CFA’ Professional Investment Analysis Group have to do with you?" Roy said, finally realizing.

Yan Luoxi glanced at her and said coolly, "Didn’t you ask how I got to know him?"

"That’s your answer."

With that, Yan Luoxi turned her head away and started the car.

"VROOOM—!!"

The car’s engine roared to life.

The car shot out of the parking lot like a bolt of red lightning.

In a moment, it merged onto the main road and disappeared into the flow of traffic...

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「Afternoon, 1:30 PM.」

After returning to the company, Yan Luoxi immediately shooed away her gossipy best friend, Roy, who was full of questions.

She sat in her boss’s chair and shook her head helplessly.

Listening to her endless questions the whole way here had given Yan Luoxi a headache.

’I had a reason for stepping up to pay Gu Yizhou’s bill earlier.’

’I wanted to make Gu Yizhou owe me a favor.’

’That way, it would be much easier and I’d have a reason to ask him to dinner next time.’

’Otherwise...’

’That damn man wouldn’t have dinner with me, but went out to eat with other women instead, and I ended up paying for it? No way in hell!’

After some thought, she pulled out her phone and tapped on the contact she had saved as "Damn Man."

"Hooo..."

She calmed herself down, then typed: "I didn’t expect such a coincidence. You went to that hot pot restaurant with your female colleagues today too."

The moment the message was sent,

"BZZZT BZZZT BZZZT—"

Over in the finance department,

Gu Yizhou saw it immediately.

He picked up his phone, opened the message, and saw it was from President Yan Luoxi.

’This...’

’Is this woman really going to ask for the money back for paying my bill?’ Gu Yizhou wondered.

But when he opened it, he saw it was just a meaningless question.

"Er..."

Gu Yizhou suddenly discovered Watson.

’Wait!’

’Why does this message sound so sour?’

’Could it be that President Yan Luoxi actually likes me?’

Gu Yizhou shamelessly thought to himself.

However!

This time, he had actually guessed right...