Chapter 300: Rumors Run Rampant! Is Yan Luoxi a Scumbag?

Chapter 300: Chapter 300: Rumors Run Rampant! Is Yan Luoxi a Scumbag?

"What?!"

All the board members in the conference room were stunned!

The iceberg president, Yan Luoxi, has a crush on someone?!

Holy shit!

How rare!!

But after the initial shock,

the board members thought about it carefully.

They realized it wasn’t that strange after all.

After all, she was at the right age to be in a relationship.

Chairman Bai asked excitedly, "So when we can’t reach President Yan at night, is it because she’s out on dates?"

The board member, Li Ming, asked, "How far have they gone?"

"This is great news! Wonderful news! Judging from his last two analyses, this mysterious analyst is truly brilliant. If he becomes Tidal Group’s son-in-law, making money in the future will be so much easier!"

Yu Man said, "There’s no news on that front yet. They probably aren’t together."

"And from what I hear, President Yan is the one who likes him."

Everyone gasped.

Hearing that it was Yan Luoxi who fell for him first, the board members were truly astonished.

After gossiping for a while longer,

the board members finally went their separate ways.

Although the board members agreed to keep it a secret,

the news still spread quietly.

No one knew who exactly had leaked it.

But at first, the ones discussing it the most were the secretaries of the various board members.

Then,

the news began to trickle down.

At 11:30 AM,

He Mingyi received a message.

He casually glanced at it.

Then, his phone fell onto the desk.

SMACK!

Gu Yizhou turned his head to look. "What’s wrong?"

He Mingyi’s face was a little pale. He leaned close to Gu Yizhou and whispered, "Brother Zhou, I have some news for you. You need to stay calm."

"Spit it out," Gu Yizhou said casually.

"President Yan... seems to have a crush on someone," He Mingyi said cautiously.

Hm?

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou’s eyebrows raised slightly.

’Yan Luoxi has a crush on someone, yet she’s been getting so close to me recently?’

’And she wants my help dealing with her parents by going home with her?’

’What’s that supposed to mean?’

’Is she a player?’

After a moment of confusion,

he looked at He Mingyi and asked, "Where did you hear this? Did she say it herself?"

He Mingyi froze for a second, then shook his head. "No."

"Then who said it?" Gu Yizhou asked with a frown.

"Not sure. It’s all over the company’s internal gossip groups."

Gu Yizhou looked at He Mingyi and asked, "What if a rumor suddenly started spreading around the company that you can’t get it up? What would you think?"

He Mingyi’s expression turned serious. "I don’t have that problem."

Gu Yizhou smiled. "I’m speaking hypothetically."

He Mingyi got a little angry. "What kind of fucking asshole would do something so despicable?"

Gu Yizhou patted He Mingyi’s shoulder. "Don’t believe news without a confirmed source, or else you’ll be the one getting cussed out like that."

’Maybe Yan Luoxi really is a player.’

’But I’d have to confirm it before calling her that.’

Gu Yizhou was very calm.

To him, this was no big deal.

If the rumor turned out to be false,

Gu Yizhou could continue interacting with Yan Luoxi.

If it was eventually confirmed to be true,

then he would just keep his distance from Yan Luoxi.

He remained composed, not panicking in the slightest.

He Mingyi froze for a moment before it dawned on him. "Brother Zhou, were you just cussing me out?"

Chen Yuqi happened to be walking by and overheard their conversation. She looked at He Mingyi and said, "Brother Zhou was cussing out the people who spread rumors without confirming them."

He Mingyi looked a little ashamed. "Uh... well, that’s my bad then."

"But I was just worried you’d get played, Brother Zhou!"

He Mingyi lowered his voice and said to Gu Yizhou, "What if it’s true? Then between you and President Yan..."

He was the only one who knew their relationship wasn’t so simple.

Besides, he still needed to ride Gu Yizhou’s coattails!

If Gu Yizhou fell out of favor, wouldn’t he lose his connection?

Gu Yizhou shot him a glance, then looked at Chen Yuqi beside them. "Yuqi, how about you help me call 911?"

"There’s something wrong with his brain. He needs to get it checked out, or he’s going to scare someone."

Chen Yuqi covered her mouth and chuckled. "I agree."

He Mingyi: "..."

Gu Yizhou said, "Alright, less gossip, more work. All I know is, if you don’t get back to it now, you’ll be working overtime again tonight."

After saying that,

Gu Yizhou turned back to his work.

But after typing just a few words on his computer, Gu Yizhou picked up his phone and glanced at it.

No message from Yan Luoxi.

If she asked him to lunch today, Gu Yizhou planned to ask her himself what was going on.

...

Meanwhile,

Yan Luoxi was halfway through reading a document when her assistant, Bai Jie, suddenly knocked and rushed into the president’s office. "President Yan, a problem has come up. I think I need to report it to you?"

"Mm."

Yan Luoxi replied without looking up. "Go on."

’I have to hurry up and finish this document so I can message that damn man and ask him to lunch!’

"President Yan, I..."

Her assistant, Bai Jie, said with a hesitant look on her face.

Seeing her stammer, Yan Luoxi frowned slightly, looked up at her, and said, "Just say what you need to say."

Her assistant, Bai Jie, said, "It’s just... some rumors have started spreading in the company."

"What rumors?"

"They’re saying you have a crush on someone, that you like that analyst who provided you with the proposal, and that you’re dating him now..."

"Hm?"

After hearing this, Yan Luoxi’s heart suddenly began to race. "Where did this rumor come from?"

Her assistant, Bai Jie, replied, "It seems to have come from the board of directors. As for who specifically, it’s unclear."

Yan Luoxi fell into deep thought.

’It’s not a big deal.’

’It’s true, anyway.’

’It’s just a bit troublesome that it’s spreading.’

’Wait a minute!’

’Spreading?!’

Yan Luoxi’s head shot up, and she stared at her assistant, Bai Jie. "How far has it spread?!"

’No way...?’

’Don’t tell me even the regular employees know already?!’

’I know that Gu Yizhou is the mysterious analyst!’

’But that damn man doesn’t know it himself!’

’This is a huge problem!’

’A huge deal!’

Yan Luoxi clung to a sliver of hope that the news hadn’t spread that fast.

Her assistant, Bai Jie, hesitated for a moment before saying, "I think everyone in the entire Group probably knows by now."

Yan Luoxi: "?"

’Of course, what I feared most is exactly what happened!’

’Seriously!’

’Isn’t this way too fast?!’

’Does everyone in this company have this much free time?!’

Yan Luoxi’s expression darkened as she commanded, "Hold the board of directors accountable! Find out exactly who leaked this information!"

Her assistant, Bai Jie, nodded. "Understood."

With that, her assistant, Bai Jie, turned and left the office.

"..."

Yan Luoxi pressed a hand to her forehead, a troubled look on her face.

’It’s over.’

Yan Luoxi had once read a quote: "Regardless of whether a piece of information is true or false, once it starts to spread, people will be more inclined to believe it’s true."

There’s an inertia to human thinking.

In most cases,

people are more willing to believe the first piece of information they receive.

’Issuing a denial now probably won’t be very effective.’

’I wonder if that damn man will overthink this!’

Yan Luoxi felt her headache getting worse.

...