Chapter 301: Yan Luoxi: Double Standards? Work Is Nowhere Near as Important as That Damn Man

Chapter 301: Chapter 301: Yan Luoxi: Double Standards? Work Is Nowhere Near as Important as That Damn Man

’That damn man.’

’Don’t get the wrong idea!’

’The person I like is you!’

Yan Luoxi sighed.

...

「Two and a half minutes later.」

Her assistant, Bai Jie, walked in. "President Yan, I’ve looked into it. The news came from Director Yu Man."

"Director Yu Man would like to see you. She says she wants to apologize to you in person."

’It was actually her!’

’Privately, I even have to call Yu Man ’Auntie’!’

’She probably heard this from her own mother!’

’But she’s always been so composed. I never thought she’d be one to gossip!’

Yan Luoxi’s gaze turned cold. "A meeting won’t be necessary."

"Have her personally send a company-wide internal email to clarify the false rumors!"

"Okay."

Assistant Bai Jie immediately sent a message to Director Yu Man.

「One minute later.」

All employees within the company received an internal email: "This is Yu Man from the Board of Directors. Due to my own professional error, false rumors about Executive President Yan Luoxi have appeared within the company today. Maliciously spreading them further is prohibited. If anyone continues to spread rumors within the company, we will use legal means to protect President Yan’s interests."

He Mingyi saw the internal memo and quickly scooted his chair over to Gu Yizhou.

"Brother Zhou, did you see it?"

"See what?"

"That internal email from Chairman Li."

"Oh, I saw it."

He Mingyi let out a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness, it’s fake. Someone must have just been guessing wildly."

Gu Yizhou’s expression was calm. "Not necessarily. Let’s wait and see."

He Mingyi was a little surprised. "Don’t you trust President Yan? You weren’t even angry when the rumors were spreading just now."

Gu Yizhou turned his head, pointed to his own eyes, and said calmly, "I don’t believe in rumors. I trust my own judgment more."

"You can’t just judge a person based on a single thing someone else says."

"Do you like it when people get to know you through rumors?"

"No."

He Mingyi thought for a moment and shook his head.

’The cost of starting a rumor really is low.’

’God only knows what people say about me.’

Gu Yizhou smiled. "So, no need to rush. Let’s just wait and see."

He Mingyi said admiringly, "Brother Zhou, seriously, with your calm demeanor, it’s no wonder you’re more impressive than me."

"I think so too."

Gu Yizhou deeply agreed.

"..."

He Mingyi turned around, ready to get back to work.

He wanted to learn how to be as calm as Gu Yizhou, who could watch Mount Tai collapse before him without batting an eye.

...

While Gu Yizhou and He Mingyi were chatting, Yan Luoxi was staring at her phone, a little distracted.

’Should I ask that damn man out to eat?’

’What if he says no?’

’The rumor just spread that I like someone else.’

’And now I’m asking Gu Yizhou to lunch.’

’If that damn man believes the rumor, wouldn’t that make me look like a player?’

’Should I let Gu Yizhou cool off for a couple of days?’

’Maybe ask him to eat in two days?’

Yan Luoxi’s thoughts were a mess.

Time passed, second by second.

Soon, it was time for the lunch break.

*PHEW...*

Yan Luoxi let out a deep breath.

After composing herself for a moment,

she finally picked up her phone, expertly tapped on that damn man’s profile picture, and opened their chat window.

It was the only chat she had pinned.

"Want to grab lunch together?"

After typing out the message, she sent it to Gu Yizhou.

Without the slightest hesitation.

’I had no choice.’

’She was afraid that if she waited any longer, that damn man would go out to eat with his colleagues, and that would be a problem.’

’If that happened, she wouldn’t be able to see that damn man for the rest of the day.’

Yan Luoxi did not want that.

「At that moment.」

Gu Yizhou had just finished his work. He stood up and stretched, just in time to see the message from Yan Luoxi.

He picked up his phone and replied, "Sure. What should we eat?"

When Yan Luoxi saw Gu Yizhou’s message, she shot up from her seat with joy!

’That damn man didn’t say no!’

’Does this mean he hasn’t heard the rumors?!’

’Or did he hear them but didn’t believe them?!’

A little excited, Yan Luoxi replied, "Whatever you want to eat, we’ll go eat that."

After sending the message,

she quickly reapplied her lipstick.

Then she looked in the mirror and composed her expression.

’When I see Gu Yizhou later...’

’I have to explain everything clearly in one go!’

By the time she finished with her lipstick and picked up her phone,

she saw that Gu Yizhou’s reply had arrived three minutes ago.

She quickly picked it up and took a look.

"Roast duck?"

’Even though Yan Luoxi found it a bit greasy, if that damn man wanted to eat it, she would go with him!’

So she replied, "Okay."

After replying,

she hesitated for a moment before adding another message: "Just had something to take care of."

’Something came up and delayed me by a few minutes.’

’That’s why my reply was late.’

Just as she sent the message,

Assistant Bai Jie knocked and said from outside the door, "President Yan, Director Li Ming says he sent you a document this morning and has been waiting for half the day."

"He’s asking if you could please handle that document first."

Yan Luoxi said flatly, "Tell him it’s the lunch break now. Have him bring it up this afternoon!"

Assistant Bai Jie: "Understood."

When Li Ming heard Yan Luoxi’s response, he just sighed. He wasn’t surprised.

Sigh~

’It was my own fault for questioning her this morning!’

’Besides, Yan Luoxi wasn’t wrong. It was the lunch break, so it was perfectly fine for her not to reply.’

But!

If Li Ming were to find out...

...that Yan Luoxi had taken the trouble to explain herself just for being a few minutes late with a message...

...he would probably die of frustration.

’So unfair!’

’Such a double standard!’

「In the President’s office.」

Yan Luoxi bit her lip and waited for a minute.

Her phone vibrated.

She quickly picked up her phone and glanced at it.

Gu Yizhou: "No problem. I’ll send you the restaurant’s location."

Gu Yizhou: "I’m heading downstairs at twelve. If you’re busy, you can just go straight to the restaurant in a bit."

Yan Luoxi replied instantly: "I’m good."

She glanced at the five unread emails in her inbox and decisively turned off her screen.

’Work can be done anytime.’

’The most important thing right now is going to lunch with that damn man!’

Gu Yizhou: "Alright then, see you in the parking lot in two and a half minutes."

Yan Luoxi: "Okay."

Yan Luoxi: "Anything else?"

Gu Yizhou: "Nope."

Yan Luoxi let out a sigh of relief, then quickly changed her clothes.

When she walked out of her office, her assistant, Bai Jie, was a little surprised.

The president had changed her clothes.

She had come to work in a black suit, but had now changed into a light pink casual outfit.

Her jewelry had changed too.

’So pretty!’

Assistant Bai Jie was stunned by Yan Luoxi’s current appearance!

"Assistant Bai, I’m going out for lunch."

Before getting into the elevator, Yan Luoxi said, "If anyone comes by with work, just hold onto it for me."

Assistant Bai Jie quickly replied, "Okay, I understand."

After speaking, Yan Luoxi walked straight into the exclusive president’s elevator.

Assistant Bai Jie just stood there, watching as Yan Luoxi left...