Chapter 278: Yan Luoxi’s Surprise: That Jerk Has Feelings for Me?

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Yan Luoxi’s Surprise: That Jerk Has Feelings for Me?

"Hm?"

On the video call, Chen Dongmei paused for a moment when she heard this.

Then, she looked at Gu Yizhou on the other end of the screen with suspicion.

Meanwhile, Yan Luoxi, who was lying nearby and eavesdropping on their conversation, felt her heart skip a beat.

’Getting close to a girl recently...’

’That jerk isn’t talking about me, is he?’ Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but wonder.

After all, the jerk had been clocking in and out on time every day, and besides her, he hadn’t interacted with any other women...

’So...’

"You brat, are you trying to pull one over on me again!"

Chen Dongmei said irritably, "You think I’ll believe that?!"

She didn’t believe Gu Yizhou’s nonsense for a second.

He had tried to fool her just like this before.

"Uh..."

Gu Yizhou naturally knew why his mom was saying this.

He said a little awkwardly, "Hey, Mom, I’m really not kidding you this time!"

"Oh really?"

Chen Dongmei raised an eyebrow slightly. "For real?"

"For real!"

Gu Yizhou nodded with a serious expression.

"..."

Chen Dongmei saw that her son didn’t seem to be joking.

She felt a little doubtful.

’Could it be that my blockheaded son is finally getting a clue when it comes to romance?’

After a moment’s thought, Chen Dongmei said, "Alright, tell me. What’s the girl’s name? Where is she from? How did you two meet? Is she a colleague or an old classmate?"

"Uh..."

Gu Yizhou’s expression froze.

"Hold on, Mom, are you running a background check on her already?"

He said with a helpless look, "We haven’t gotten to that stage yet. We’ve just been spending a bit more time together recently!"

"Cut that out!"

Chen Dongmei on the other end of the video call glared at him. "Stop beating around the bush. Just tell me who it is!"

"Well... Mom, if I tell you, can you promise not to go blabbing about it in the family group chat first?"

Gu Yizhou hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Acting all mysterious!"

"Alright, I get it. It’s not like your mother is a blabbermouth!"

Chen Dongmei waved her hand dismissively. "I’ll only tell your dad about this, how about that?"

"Okay."

Gu Yizhou nodded in agreement.

’It’s fine to tell Dad; that won’t be a problem.’

’Just as long as she doesn’t mention it in the big family group chat.’

’Nothing’s set in stone yet. If it doesn’t work out and word gets out, it’ll be mortifying!’

"Um... how should I put this."

Gu Yizhou was trying to figure out what to say.

Seeing this, Chen Dongmei on the video call was already losing her patience.

"Alright, spit it out!"

She urged him again, annoyed, "Hurry it up! Stop with all the nonsense!"

"Um... I’ve been getting pretty close with my group’s CEO recently."

Gu Yizhou organized his thoughts slightly before continuing, "And she seems to treat me a little differently? She..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Chen Dongmei cut him off. "Hold on, let me process this first!"

Cut off, Gu Yizhou could only fall silent and wait for his mother to speak.

After a moment’s thought, Chen Dongmei asked, "Your group’s CEO—is it a man or a woman?"

Gu Yizhou: "..."

His face darkened.

’Seriously!’

’Mom, what on earth is going through your head?!’

"A woman!"

Gu Yizhou said, his face still dark.

"Phew..."

Hearing this, Chen Dongmei let out a huge sigh of relief.

’As long as it’s a woman, it’s fine.’

’Even if she’s a bit older, it’s still better than a man!’

’If it had really been a man, she would have had to disown Gu Yizhou!’

’She couldn’t accept that!’

And one look at his mom’s expression told Gu Yizhou exactly what she was thinking.

’Seriously!’

’Mom!’

’Can’t you have a normal thought for once?!’

He said through gritted teeth, "Our CEO is very young!"

Then, afraid his mom would get the wrong idea again, he quickly added, "She’s very beautiful, and she’s about the same age as me!!"

At these words, Chen Dongmei’s eyes instantly lit up.

’Beautiful, and about the same age as that brat Gu Yizhou.’

’That’s great!’

Seeing his mom’s delighted expression, Gu Yizhou seized the opportunity. "So, Mom, you can stop pestering me now. Who knows, I might even be able to bring a girlfriend home to meet you and Dad before the New Year!"

Gu Yizhou was only half-telling the truth.

His CEO, Yan Luoxi, really did treat him differently from others. She had even given him a car worth several million.

But in reality, he wasn’t confident at all.

After all, for someone with Yan Luoxi’s wealth, giving a gift worth several million might be like a normal person spending a few thousand yuan.

But his mom was getting pushy, so he said it anyway.

It was the perfect excuse to placate his mother for the time being. ℯℯ𝘭.

’Though I don’t know how many days this will last.’

’At least I’ll get a few days of peace and quiet, right?’

Hearing her son’s words, Chen Dongmei couldn’t help but purse her lips.

This time, however, she uncharacteristically didn’t argue back.

’A company CEO, huh? Isn’t the gap in our families’ social status a bit too wide!’

’After all, don’t all rich people care about marrying into a family of equal standing?’

’Will my brat of a son be good enough for a CEO?’

Just as mother and son were each lost in their own schemes, Yan Luoxi, who was lying beside him, was completely stunned.

Her wide, round eyes stared at Gu Yizhou in utter disbelief.

’The person that... that jerk was talking about really is me...’

’This...’

’So that jerk has feelings for me too!’

Yan Luoxi’s heart was filled with a mix of joyous surprise and bashfulness.

All this time, she had been worried that the jerk had no feelings for her.

She was afraid that if she confessed her feelings, the jerk would reject her without a second thought.

That would be so awkward and embarrassing.

’I never expected...’

Yan Luoxi was truly happy, and even... even felt a sense of profound relief.

It was the touching feeling that her silent perseverance all this time had not been in vain.

At the same time, she had already made a secret decision.

’Sometime in the next few days, I’ll test that jerk again.’

’I’ll see if he agrees to my previous plan of taking each other home to meet our parents.’

’If that jerk agrees, then I won’t hesitate to take him home to meet my mom.’

...

After a long silence, Chen Dongmei spoke softly, "You brat, is what you said true?"

"Of course it’s true!"

"How could it be fake?"

Gu Yizhou spouted nonsense with a perfectly straight face.

Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually panicking a little inside!

Because after thinking about it seriously, he had absolutely no confidence about whether his CEO, Yan Luoxi, actually liked him.

"Well..."

Seeing her son’s confident expression, however, it was Chen Dongmei who started to worry.

She thought it over carefully before saying, "Son, how about... we find you a different wife?"

Gu Yizhou: "?"