Chapter 316: Are You Kidding Me? The Girl Next Door Is President Yan

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: Are You Kidding Me? The Girl Next Door Is President Yan

Downstairs from Building 7, Unit 2, Chen Dongmei carried a bag of fresh vegetables and fruit. She was clearly just back from the market.

From a distance, she spotted Yan Luoxi getting out of her car and a pleasant surprise flashed in her eyes.

She quickly walked over.

"Hey."

"Young lady, what a coincidence! Are you just getting off work?"

Chen Dongmei greeted her enthusiastically, her tone warm and friendly.

"Uh..."

Yan Luoxi froze for a moment. When she saw it was Gu Yizhou’s mom, Chen Dongmei, she tensed up.

She hadn’t expected to run into Gu Yizhou’s mother here, much less so coincidentally.

She gave an awkward smile, trying her best to look natural.

She responded very politely, "Ye-yes, Auntie. I just got off work."

Chen Dongmei sized up Yan Luoxi, a flicker of approval in her eyes.

She thought the girl was not only beautiful but also had a wonderful air about her. More importantly, she was very polite, which made Chen Dongmei’s impression of her even better.

The two of them then went upstairs together.

When they reached the door to Apartment 305, Chen Dongmei suddenly had an idea and extended a warm invitation. "Dear, have you eaten yet? I just bought groceries. Why don’t you come over to our place for a bite in a little while?"

"Huh?"

Yan Luoxi grew even more nervous when she heard the invitation.

’Gu Yizhou’s mom is inviting me to dinner. If I go, doesn’t that mean I’ll run into Gu Yizhou?’

’No way!’

’This won’t work.’

’That jerk still doesn’t know that I’m the one living next door.’

’If he finds out, this whole thing will be even harder to explain.’

’Not to mention I’m about to turn into a cat.’

’If I transform from a person into a cat right in front of Chen Dongmei and Gu Yizhou, I’d scare them to death!’

So, she politely declined Chen Dongmei’s invitation. "Auntie, thank you for the kind offer, but I already ate at the office. Besides, I have some work to take care of at home. I’m sorry."

Hearing this, Chen Dongmei was a little disappointed, but she didn’t insist.

She nodded in understanding.

"Alright, you get to your work, then. But if you have time, remember to come over and visit. I’ll introduce you to my son. If you need help with anything in the future, you can just ask him," Chen Dongmei said. "We’re all neighbors here, so it’s good to look out for one another."

"Okay, Auntie."

Yan Luoxi nodded again, then quickly walked to Apartment 306 next door and went inside.

"Phew..."

After closing the door, she let out a deep breath, and the tension she’d been feeling finally eased a little.

「Meanwhile.」

Just as Chen Dongmei took out her key to open the door, she suddenly thought of something.

’Huh?’

’That’s not right.’

’Why did that young lady next door look so familiar?’

The more she thought about it, the more certain she was that she had seen the girl before.

’That’s it!’

’President Yan?’

’Yes!’

Chen Dongmei suddenly remembered who the young lady next door looked like!

After a moment’s thought, Chen Dongmei took her phone out of her pocket and typed "Tidal Group female CEO" into the search bar.

Soon, Yan Luoxi’s profile popped up on the screen.

It was just as she remembered from looking her up before.

Yan Luoxi’s profile included photos.

In the photos, Yan Luoxi was dressed in either business attire or evening gowns, and her expression was icy. She was a world apart from the shy, polite young woman who had just been standing in front of Chen Dongmei.

One was icy, the other was shy and polite. And yet... the more Chen Dongmei looked, the more the woman in the photos resembled the young lady from Apartment 306.

Chen Dongmei frowned, carefully comparing the photo on her phone to her memory of the young woman she had just met next door.

She was filled with doubt, yet at the same time, the possibility seemed incredibly slim.

’After all, how could a person of President Yan’s stature live in an ordinary residential building like this?’

Then, Chen Dongmei suddenly remembered seeing Tang Wanfang before.

’The argument... running away from home...’

’Could it be... that the young lady next door is President Yan’s half-sister?’

’An illegitimate daughter?’

A flurry of possibilities ran through Chen Dongmei’s mind.

But she quickly shook her head.

’This idea is too absurd,’ she thought.

’Maybe they just happen to look alike.’

’Whatever.’

’I’ll just ask that rascal Gu Yizhou about it when he gets back.’

Chen Dongmei glanced one more time at the closed door of Apartment 306, then shut her own door and walked into her living room.

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「Back in Apartment 306.」

Yan Luoxi was sitting on her sofa when she suddenly remembered something very important. ’Gu Yizhou’s mom has seen me twice now. Will she recognize me as Yan Luoxi?’

’After all, that jerk told her about me.’

’And my photos are all over the internet...’

’This is...’

Yan Luoxi’s worries weren’t unfounded. After all, in this information age, it’s all too easy to find information on someone.

As the female CEO of a publicly traded company, she was practically a public figure. Her photos and profile were plastered all over the internet.

If Chen Dongmei had seen her photos online, she would almost certainly recognize her.

’I’m doomed!’

’What am I going to do?’

’Maybe... I should just come clean to that jerk and tell him I live next door?’

’If that jerk asks why, I could take the opportunity to confess my feelings for him, right?’ ℯℯ𝑙.

But Yan Luoxi was too much of a coward. She didn’t have the guts.

If she confessed, and that smartass jerk figured out she was also his Xiaobai... Yan Luoxi didn’t dare to imagine the consequences.

She wasn’t sure if he could accept that part of her identity, or if he would just be scared off.

Yan Luoxi’s mind was in a whirl.

She knew that if Chen Dongmei really recognized her as Yan Luoxi, it wouldn’t be long before her secret was completely exposed...

She decided to wait and see if Chen Dongmei had really recognized her.

If Chen Dongmei had recognized her, she would figure out how to respond then. If not, she could breathe a temporary sigh of relief and maintain the status quo.

Just then, Yan Luoxi suddenly felt a wave of dizziness wash over her.

She knew it was time for her to turn into a cat again.

Sure enough, her vision went black. When she opened her eyes again, she had, unsurprisingly, transformed back into the cat, Yan Xiaobai.

Staring at her fluffy self in the mirror, Yan Luoxi sighed helplessly.

She truly had no idea why she kept suddenly turning into a cat.

’Do I really have to go on like this forever?’

Yan Luoxi thought to herself.

She didn’t want to accept this reality, but she was powerless to change it.

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