Chapter 294: Shocking! Yan Luoxi Was Rejected by That Scumbag?

Chapter 294: Chapter 294: Shocking! Yan Luoxi Was Rejected by That Scumbag?

’Uh... No way!’

’We just became friends, and you’re already asking me for a favor?’

’You’ve got some nerve!’

’Yan Luoxi!’

’You’ve really got this whole capitalist thing down pat!’

Of course, Gu Yizhou was just kidding to himself.

Seeing the expectant look on Yan Luoxi’s face, Gu Yizhou didn’t have the heart to refuse.

He thought for a moment then nodded. "Sure."

But he never expected her next words to catch him so completely off guard.

"Um... can you come home with me?"

Yan Luoxi asked after a moment of hesitation.

?

’What the hell?’

Gu Yizhou stared blankly at Yan Luoxi.

’No way!’

’Are things moving this fast?’

After a moment of silence,

"President Yan, don’t you think we’re moving a little fast?"

Gu Yizhou said somberly, "Besides, President Yan, don’t you know how dangerous it is to bring a male friend home so casually?"

"Huh?"

Now it was Yan Luoxi’s turn to be baffled by what Gu Yizhou was saying.

She looked at him, puzzled. "I just want you to come home with me for a meal with my parents. What’s so dangerous about that?"

"Ah?" ℯℯ𝑙.

Hearing Yan Luoxi’s words, Gu Yizhou finally realized!

’So I was reading too much into it...’

’Uh... that explains it!’

’He and Yan Luoxi were barely at the stage of being acquaintances. There was no way she would invite him home right away to... do *that*!’

In reality, what Gu Yizhou didn’t know was that he hadn’t been reading too much into it at all.

If he were willing, Yan Luoxi would have been perfectly fine with taking him "home" for real!

"Oh, oh, so that’s what you meant!"

Gu Yizhou nodded, but he was still a little confused. "Why do you want me to have dinner with your parents?"

"It’s like this: my parents are constantly nagging me to find a boyfriend, so I was hoping you could come with me and help me deal with them," Yan Luoxi said with a straight face.

"Oh, oh."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yizhou instantly understood.

’So she’s being pressured to get married!’

He glanced at Yan Luoxi in surprise.

’Who knew that even an aloof, ice-queen CEO had to deal with being nagged to get married!’

Suddenly, he thought of himself.

’Am I not also being hounded by my own mom to get married every single day?’

’It really is the same world, same mom!’

’But!’

’He’d used Yan Luoxi as an excuse to fend off his own mom’s marriage-nagging.’

’And now, she’s come to me to do the same thing with her family.’

’This...’

’Is this what they call karma?’

For a moment, Gu Yizhou felt a sense of helplessness.

"S-So... can you?"

Seeing Gu Yizhou’s silence, Yan Luoxi was afraid he was about to refuse her.

Her heart pounded with nervousness.

Yan Luoxi’s voice snapped Gu Yizhou back to reality. He hesitated. "Uh, that’s... probably not a good idea, is it?"

"Just... just pretend to be my boyfriend to deal with them for a bit. It’ll be fine,"

Yan Luoxi said hurriedly.

But after saying that, she added in a whisper, just loud enough for herself to hear, "And if you want, it can be for real, too."

Gu Yizhou only heard the first half of her sentence, not the second.

"This..."

He was at a loss, not knowing whether to agree or refuse.

"We’re friends, aren’t we?"

"Shouldn’t friends help each other out?"

"You help me this time, and I can help you next time!"

"I’m begging you, please?"

Yan Luoxi pressed on.

Looking at Yan Luoxi’s expectant, slightly pitiful expression, Gu Yizhou was a little stunned.

’The aloof, ice-queen CEO has a side like this?’

This was the first time Gu Yizhou had ever seen this side of Yan Luoxi.

’It was kind of stunning... and made his heart flutter a little, maybe?’

He took a deep breath, trying his best to calm down.

Casually agreeing to pretend to be Yan Luoxi’s boyfriend seemed like a simple matter, but he needed to think through the potential consequences.

After all, the tragic result of his death in a past life taught him to be cautious no matter what he did.

He wondered what he would have to face if he agreed to Yan Luoxi’s request. The scrutiny of the Yan Family? Yan Luoxi’s expectations? Or perhaps, pressure from the outside world?

Besides, even though Yan Luoxi was the one who proposed it, as a man, he had to consider the impact on her if word got out.

After all, Yan Luoxi was different from him. She was a woman, and the president of a hundred-billion-dollar corporation in Modu.

Any bit of gossip would be endlessly magnified by those with malicious intent!

After thinking it over carefully, Gu Yizhou looked up at Yan Luoxi and said, "Um, President Yan, I feel this is a bit sudden. Can you give me some time to think about it?"

He tried his best to make his tone sound sincere yet polite.

"Uh..."

Yan Luoxi faltered for a moment, but she quickly understood. This was probably asking too much of this exasperating man.

"Alright, I’ll give you time to think."

Yan Luoxi said softly, a trace of disappointment in her voice.

Although Gu Yizhou hadn’t explicitly rejected her, Yan Luoxi still felt extremely disappointed.

Especially after this, she felt even less brave about confessing her feelings to this exasperating man.

She had neither the confidence nor the certainty that Gu Yizhou would accept her confession.

For a moment, she was lost in a spiral of insecurity.

Seeing the disappointed look on Yan Luoxi’s face, Gu Yizhou suddenly didn’t know what to say.

’Heartache?’

’Or something else?’

Gu Yizhou couldn’t quite identify the feeling.

He didn’t want to disappoint her, but this was something he really needed to consider carefully.

"Let’s get back to work."

Yan Luoxi quickly adjusted her mood and said to Gu Yizhou.

"Okay."

Gu Yizhou nodded.

For the rest of the afternoon, neither of them spoke again.

He lowered his head and continued with his work, and Yan Luoxi did the same.

But as for what was truly on their minds, only the two of them knew.

...

Time flew by, and soon it was five in the afternoon.

Yan Luoxi glanced at the time. She had to leave.

Otherwise, if she turned into a cat in front of this exasperating man, she’d probably scare him to death.

RING-RING—RING-RING—

Just as she was about to get up and tell Gu Yizhou she was leaving,

the phone on her desk suddenly rang.

Yan Luoxi paused for a moment, then picked up the phone and casually answered it.

"Hello~"

"Hello, this is Yan Luoxi."

...

"What? You’re saying my mother suddenly collapsed and was taken to the hospital?"

Suddenly!

Yan Luoxi shot up from her seat with a WHOOSH.

Her voice was filled with anxiety and worry. "Okay, okay, okay, I’m coming right now."

After hanging up, Yan Luoxi rushed out of the office.

Seeing this, Gu Yizhou quickly called out, "President Yan, what’s wrong? Did something happen?"

"My mother suddenly collapsed and was taken to the hospital. I have to go there right away."

Yan Luoxi said, grabbing her coat and heading for the door.

Watching Yan Luoxi’s anxious retreat, Gu Yizhou suddenly made a decision.

He quickly grabbed his car keys and chased after her.

...