Chapter 303: Gu Yizhou: President Yan, You Really Have Someone You Like?

Chapter 303: Chapter 303: Gu Yizhou: President Yan, You Really Have Someone You Like?

Uhm...

The two of them stared at each other.

Gu Yizhou raised an eyebrow slightly. "Are we both thinking of saying the same thing?"

Yan Luoxi was a little distracted.

’Why did that eyebrow raise from this jerk have to look so damn good?’

"President Yan?"

Seeing Yan Luoxi suddenly zone out, Gu Yizhou called to her.

"Huh?"

Yan Luoxi snapped back to reality and said softly, "Oh, you go first."

Gu Yizhou shook his head. "President Yan, you should go first."

He had been about to ask.

But now, he didn’t want to.

Yan Luoxi seemed to want to explain on her own.

So, now Gu Yizhou was even more curious to hear it.

He wanted to hear what Yan Luoxi had to say about this morning’s rumor.

"You should go ahead."

Yan Luoxi wasn’t sure how to begin.

Gu Yizhou smiled. "Then let’s play rock-paper-scissors."

Yan Luoxi froze for a moment.

’That works too?’

She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Loser goes first?"

"Deal. Loser goes first."

"Ready."

Gu Yizhou counted down, "Three, two, one."

They both threw their hands.

Gu Yizhou threw paper.

Yan Luoxi threw rock.

Gu Yizhou smiled. "Looks like my luck is a bit better."

"President Yan wouldn’t go back on her word, would she?"

Gu Yizhou said it lightly, but it completely blocked off any chance for Yan Luoxi to back out.

Yan Luoxi lowered her head, hesitated, and finally said, "Did you hear the rumor going around the company this morning?"

Gu Yizhou asked, "What rumor?"

"The... the one about me."

A blush crept onto Yan Luoxi’s face. She was nervous and embarrassed.

"Oh, that one. I heard."

Gu Yizhou smiled and said, "So, President Yan really does have someone she likes?"

Yan Luoxi looked up, meeting Gu Yizhou’s eyes earnestly. "I don’t."

’Actually, I do.’

’It’s you.’

’You jerk!’

’But there’s no way I can just say that!’

Yan Luoxi’s heart was pounding furiously.

The deep blush on her pretty face was impossible to hide.

Gu Yizhou asked with a smile, "Really? No one?"

"Really, no one," Yan Luoxi said again.

"Oh."

Seeing this, Gu Yizhou nodded. "I see."

’Huh?’

’You see?’

’What does that mean?’

’Do you believe me or not?’

Yan Luoxi was bewildered.

She snuck a glance at Gu Yizhou.

He looked perfectly calm, with no unusual expression on his face.

Before she could say another word, the restaurant’s waitress walked over with their food.

"Here are your dishes."

From her tray, she first set down a small tureen of slow-cooked duck soup.

Then came a large platter of pre-sliced roast duck, its skin a tempting golden-brown and crispy.

There was also a serving of thin pancakes and side dishes for the wraps, like shredded scallions, cucumber, and dipping sauce.

After the waitress served the food and left, Gu Yizhou took a wet wipe out of his pocket and handed one to Yan Luoxi. "Here, wipe your hands, President Yan."

"Huh?"

Yan Luoxi still hadn’t quite recovered.

"Okay."

She nodded, a dazed look on her pretty face.

Gu Yizhou looked at her, a smile playing on his lips.

’She’s actually kind of cute like this.’

Gu Yizhou took out his own wet wipe, cleaned his hands, then picked up a pancake and wrapped a piece of roast duck in it.

For the first few bites, Gu Yizhou liked to eat it plain, with just the pancake and the duck.

Yan Luoxi copied him, taking a pancake and wrapping a slice of roast duck. She opened her small mouth and took a bite.

Gu Yizhou asked, "Is it good?"

"It’s good," Yan Luoxi nodded.

Gu Yizhou smiled. "Good? Isn’t it a bit dry? Does it have any flavor?"

’Huh?’

Yan Luoxi started to panic a little.

’What’s gotten into this jerk today?’

’He was always so reserved before.’

’Why does he keep smiling today!’

Yan Luoxi was flustered.

After a moment, she managed to say, "A little, but it’s fine."

Gu Yizhou said, "Most people eat roast duck with all the other fixings. I just like to start with only the pancake and duck. You don’t have to copy me."

Yan Luoxi: "..."

Gu Yizhou extended his hand. "Want me to make one for you?"

"Yes."

After a brief hesitation, Yan Luoxi nodded.

Seeing this, Gu Yizhou didn’t say anything more.

He picked up a pancake, then added a piece of duck with the skin, some shredded scallions, cucumber strips, and the other fixings...

He quickly rolled it up.

"Try this."

Gu Yizhou handed the finished wrap to Yan Luoxi.

Yan Luoxi took it and bit down.

The flavor was much better.

"This is much better," Yan Luoxi said. "Thank you."

Gu Yizhou picked up another pancake, added the fixings, rolled it, and started eating.

Yan Luoxi snuck another glance at him from the corner of her eye.

Gu Yizhou swallowed his food, picked up a ladle to serve himself some duck soup, and asked, "President Yan, you’ve peeked at me twice now."

"Huh?!"

Yan Luoxi’s back went ramrod straight!

’Your eyes are that sharp?!’

’You even noticed that?!’

Her heart raced, like a grade-schooler caught doing something wrong.

Just as she was trying to figure out how to explain herself, Gu Yizhou asked, "Is there something you want to ask?"

Yan Luoxi hesitated, then asked tentatively, "Do... do you not believe what I said just now?"

Gu Yizhou looked up, met her eyes, and said, "Hmm... I think the rumor is probably true. You do have someone you like."

Yan Luoxi panicked instantly.

’Hey! You jerk! Don’t do this! Please don’t misunderstand, okay?’

She was trying to maintain her presidential aura, but she was panicking internally, scrambling for an explanation.

Just then, Gu Yizhou suddenly burst out laughing. "Alright, I was just kidding!"

"I’ve always felt that you can’t believe rumors."

"Trying to understand someone through rumors is no different from the blind men trying to describe an elephant. I’m not foolish enough to do that."

"Besides, didn’t you just say you didn’t? We’re friends, so of course I believe you."

Yan Luoxi: "..."

She was speechless for a moment, and she subconsciously clenched her fists.

’Maybe I should just punch this jerk to death!’

’That bastard!’

’You don’t have a single decent bone in your body, do you!’

’You believed me! And you were still teasing me!’

Yan Luoxi had been scared to death just now!

And in the end?!

Gu Yizhou was just messing with her?!

’Let it all burn.’

’We’re both dying tonight!’

Yan Luoxi thought, grinding her teeth internally.

She could barely restrain the urge to take this damned man down with her!

Gu Yizhou, however, had no idea what was going through Yan Luoxi’s mind.

He glanced at the stunned Yan Luoxi, then lowered his head and continued eating.

Yan Luoxi also took a bite of her wrap, her beautiful eyes filled with a murderous glint.

It was as if she hadn’t just bitten into the wrap...

...but into Gu Yizhou’s hand.

Gu Yizhou picked up his spoon and had a sip of soup.

She also picked up her spoon and took a sip of soup right after him.

For some reason, Gu Yizhou suddenly felt an inexplicable chill run down his spine...