Chapter 313: Yan Luoxi’s Daily Anticipation! A Love Rival? Eliminated Before Even Appearing

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: Yan Luoxi’s Daily Anticipation! A Love Rival? Eliminated Before Even Appearing

The two of them chatted for a little while longer.

Gu Yizhou glanced at the time. It was already 1:30 in the afternoon.

So he said, "We should head back."

"Okay."

Yan Luoxi nodded and stood up.

Then, they walked toward the parking lot together.

After they got in the car, Gu Yizhou started it and drove straight toward the Tidal Group headquarters.

Neither of them spoke during the drive.

After Gu Yizhou drove into the company’s underground parking garage, Yan Luoxi suddenly spoke up. "Thank you for spending so much time with me today."

"You’re welcome."

Gu Yizhou smiled faintly and said, "We’re friends, aren’t we?"

’Friends...’

’You stupid man, I want to be your girlfriend!’

Yan Luoxi suddenly regretted telling that jerk they were friends.

Gu Yizhou saw that Yan Luoxi was quiet, but he didn’t think much of it. He said, "President Yan, you can head up first. I’ll go park the car."

"Okay, thank you for the trouble."

Yan Luoxi nodded and got out of the car.

Only after the car disappeared from view did she turn and walk into her private presidential elevator.

...

...

After returning to the company and parking the car, Gu Yizhou prepared to take the elevator upstairs.

BZZZT—

Just as he reached the elevator doors, his phone started vibrating.

He pulled out his phone and saw it was a call from his mother, Chen Dongmei.

Gu Yizhou quickly answered. "Mom, what’s up?"

"Son, did you eat lunch? What did you have?"

Chen Dongmei asked from the other end of the line.

"I did. I had fish noodle soup."

Gu Yizhou replied.

"You got takeout again? Is that stuff even sanitary?"

Chen Dongmei asked, a little worried.

"Mom, don’t worry. I found a place to eat near the company. It tasted fine, and it should be clean."

Gu Yizhou quickly explained, "I ate with our president. If someone of her status dares to eat there, what could be wrong with it?"

"Alright, then."

As soon as Chen Dongmei heard he had eaten with Yan Luoxi, she had nothing more to say on the matter.

After a pause, she asked again, "Son, how far have things progressed between you and your president?"

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou felt a bit helpless.

He quickly said, "Mom, it’s only been a few days. Things don’t happen that fast."

"Why not? I looked up pictures of your president online today. She has a great figure, she’s beautiful, and she’s the president of a hundred-billion-dollar group. For a girl like that to take an interest in you... you better not mess this up, kid!"

Chen Dongmei said over the phone.

Then she muttered under her breath, "The Gu family’s ancestors must be smiling down on us. I should find some time to go back and pay respects at their graves."

"..."

Gu Yizhou was speechless.

’What does she mean, the Gu family’s ancestors are smiling down on us???’

’Am I, her son, really that pathetic?!’

’Seriously!’

Gu Yizhou said helplessly, "Mom, you can’t rush things like feelings, okay? They need to develop slowly."

"Fine, you handle it your way. But don’t forget, you have to bring her home for the New Year. Your mother is waiting for grandchildren!"

Chen Dongmei reminded him.

Gu Yizhou: "...-_-||"

’My mom is getting more and more ridiculous!’

For a moment, Gu Yizhou didn’t know what to say.

"Did you hear me, boy!"

"Alright, I get it, Mom."

Gu Yizhou replied, exasperated.

They chatted for a few more sentences before Gu Yizhou used going back to work as an excuse to hang up.

"Whew..."

Putting his phone away, Gu Yizhou took a deep breath and pressed the elevator button to go up.

...

Meanwhile, Yan Luoxi had already taken the elevator to the top floor.

By the time she stepped out of the elevator, Yan Luoxi had already transformed back into the aloof, cool-headed female president.

Her young assistant, Bai Jie, heard the sound and hurried out from the president’s office. "President Yan, you’re back."

Yan Luoxi nodded. As she walked toward her office, she asked, "Is there any new work?"

Assistant Bai Jie followed beside Yan Luoxi and said in a low voice, "President Xiao Nai of Taian Venture Capital Group just called. He said he’d like to invite you to dinner tonight."

Yan Luoxi said flatly, "I’m not seeing him."

Forget dinner; Yan Luoxi wasn’t even interested in meeting him.

Spending even a second meeting someone like that was a waste of time.

If she had that kind of time, she would rather be nestled in that jerk’s arms, watching a movie together.

Bai Jie wasn’t surprised to see her boss refuse without a moment’s hesitation.

She had never seen her president go out to dinner alone with any man.

’Oh, wait!’

’President Yan did go out to eat alone with that handsome guy from the Finance Department, Gu Yizhou.’

’And the person President Yan likes.’

’President Yan has probably eaten alone with him, too.’

’Hmm... in all these years, those are the only two she knows of.’

So, Bai Jie immediately called Xiao Nai back and rejected his request. "President Xiao, I’m very sorry, but President Yan doesn’t have time. If you have any questions, please contact the secretarial department. We can arrange for you to meet with another director."

Xiao Nai immediately replied, "I only want to see President Yan. Assistant Bai, you know what I mean."

"Er..."

Hearing this, Assistant Bai Jie froze for a moment.

’Trying to woo our President Yan?’

’Too late for that, buddy!’

She shook her head and said, "President Xiao, our President Yan already has someone she likes. You should probably just give up."

Xiao Nai: "??????"

This news was a rather huge blow to Xiao Nai.

He was completely dumbfounded.

Assistant Bai Jie shook her head and said, "President Xiao, I’m sorry, but I have other things to handle here. I have to go now."

With that, she hung up, not caring in the slightest how much damage her words had inflicted on Xiao Nai.

「Meanwhile, in the president’s office.」

Yan Luoxi sat in her chair, slightly lost in thought.

The image of Gu Yizhou kept appearing in her mind.

"That jerk."

Although Yan Luoxi was gritting her teeth and complaining about Gu Yizhou, seemingly annoyed that he was disrupting her thoughts, no matter how one heard it, her tone revealed an affection she couldn’t hide.

"Whew."

’I need to hurry up and get my work done. I can’t waste any more time.’

’If I don’t get a move on, it’ll affect my evening at home, and it might even affect our lunch together tomorrow.’

Yan Luoxi shook her head and began to focus on her work.

She didn’t even notice it herself.

Her reason for working had gradually changed.

Before, she worked for the sake of working.

Because she was the president, she had to work.

But now,

she worked so she could go home earlier, see that jerk sooner, and have lunch with Gu Yizhou every day.

Just thinking about that was enough to make her much more efficient!

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