Chapter 193: Take Down Yan Luoxi, Avoid Decades of Struggle?

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Take Down Yan Luoxi, Avoid Decades of Struggle?

After chatting a bit more, Li Shuangjiang found that Gu Yizhou was actually quite a decent person.

Whether it was his work or the way he spoke, you couldn’t find a single fault with him.

’He’s a real talent!’

he thought to himself.

A desire to nurture this talent arose in him. He patted Gu Yizhou’s shoulder and said, "If you ever run into any problems you can’t solve, you can come find me in the office on the fifth floor!"

"Okay, President Li."

"Thank you, President Li!"

Gu Yizhou nodded seriously.

Li Shuangjiang had work to attend to, so he didn’t linger and left with Lin Yuanqing.

The rest of the office, who had been pretending to work while secretly eavesdropping, finally believed what Gu Yizhou had said after hearing their conversation.

So he really hadn’t been lying to everyone.

He only had a meal with President Yan for work-related reasons!

With one exception.

That being He Mingyi.

For some reason.

He felt that something about all this was strange.

But for the moment, he couldn’t quite put his finger on what.

After Li Shuangjiang and Lin Yuanqing left the office, the crowd gathered around again.

"Holy shit!"

"Yizhou, you’re awesome!"

"You actually got President Li to come over and praise you personally!"

...

The group chattered excitedly.

"So, am I still some secret rich kid?"

Gu Yizhou sounded a bit exasperated. "Now do you believe me? There’s nothing going on between President Yan and me."

"Hey!"

"Yizhou, even if you’re not a secret rich kid, you can still become a self-made one!"

"I think you and President Yan look great together. Why don’t you just go for her?"

"That way, you can save yourself decades of struggle!"

someone joked.

"Yeah!"

"I think Old Dong’s suggestion is great!"

"Yizhou, you’re so handsome. Why don’t you try winning over President Yan?"

"If you really make it, you can look out for all of us brothers and sisters in the department!"

"That’s right!"

"If Yizhou marries President Yan, he’ll be half the owner of Tidal Group!"

"Then all of us brothers and sisters will be like imperial relatives!"

"The group is so big. Making each of us a manager would be more than enough, right?"

"I think that’s feasible!"

"Definitely feasible!"

"I’m starting to see a bright future!"

"Seconded!"

"+1"

...

The group’s talk grew more and more outrageous as they jokingly urged Gu Yizhou to pursue President Yan Luoxi.

"... -_-||"

Hearing everyone’s ridiculous comments, Gu Yizhou’s face darkened.

’What the hell!’

’Are you trying to get me killed?!’

"Stop, stop, stop!"

"Come on, guys, are you trying to get me killed?"

"If these words really get out, how am I supposed to survive in this company?"

"I’d like to work here for a few more years!"

"And what about all of President Yan’s admirers? Won’t they want to tear me limb from limb?"

"I don’t want to die yet! I want to live a few more years!"

Gu Yizhou said with a bitter, helpless expression.

"Hahaha..."

...

His reaction made everyone burst into laughter.

To be fair, the atmosphere in the department was pretty good.

Everyone usually got along well, and there was much less backstabbing than in other places.

Working in such an environment kept everyone in a relatively good mood.

Of course, you’d always find a few busybodies like He Mingyi anywhere you went.

"Oh, right!"

"Didn’t President Li just say that President Yan gave you a bonus!"

"Quick, let’s see how much it is."

Someone suddenly remembered this and asked curiously.

After all, some people had been sitting too far away to hear the exact amount.

"Tch, it’s just two thousand yuan. Nothing to see here!"

Gu Yizhou said casually.

"Damn..."

"’Just’?"

"What do you mean, ’just’?!"

"That’s two thousand yuan!"

"Do you know how low my intern salary is?!"

"Yizhou, you’re going too far, man!"

"Are you showing off?"

"Nope! Yizhou, you have to treat us today!"

He Mingyi said, his face a mask of envy.

"Right!"

"Treat us!"

"Yizhou, you have to treat us today!!"

"Yeah!"

"Where I’m from, you have to share a windfall to keep the good luck!"

"Treat us!"

"Treat us!!!"

...

Hearing this, the others nearby also started clamoring.

"Alright, alright. Afternoon tea is on me later. Is that okay?"

Gu Yizhou said helplessly.

"Deal!"

"Yizhou’s so generous!"

"President Gu is so generous!"

"Hahaha..."

The group laughed and cheered.

After a bit more banter, and after Gu Yizhou had ordered afternoon tea for everyone,

they all returned to their desks, satisfied, and got back to work.

...

「Time flew, and soon it was 5:50 PM.」

It was almost the happiest time of the day: quitting time.

Gu Yizhou had already finished his work for the day.

He tidied up his desk, double-checked all the files on his computer, saved backups of everything, and then emailed his completed tasks to his team leader, Chen Dong.

Seeing everyone in the office still frantically busy, Gu Yizhou felt a bit bored.

So, he got up and walked toward the restroom.

’I’ll take a leak, and then when the clock strikes, I’ll bolt. This is probably a basic skill for every office worker.’

And sure enough.

The restroom was full of people, all of them part of the group planning to leave the second it was time to clock out.

After greeting a few people he knew and relieving himself, Gu Yizhou returned to his desk.

He glanced at the time on his computer’s desktop.

It was exactly six o’clock.

’Daily wage secured. Time to clock out!’

’Time to go home and play with my cat!’

Gu Yizhou expertly shut down his computer, grabbed his backpack and helmet, and left.

His speed was simply incredible!

Song Sisi, who was sitting at a desk not far from him, had wanted to catch a ride home with him, but by the time she turned her head, Gu Yizhou had already vanished.

She shook her head, a little disappointed.

’Brother Yizhou, why is he always in such a hurry to leave work?’

’Does he already have a girlfriend?’

’Is that why he’s in such a rush to go back and see her, or to pick her up from her work?’

Song Sisi’s mind started racing with all sorts of thoughts.

As for all this,

Gu Yizhou was, of course, completely unaware.

By this time, he had already taken the elevator to the first basement level.

After getting out of the elevator, he walked up to his beat-up, second-hand CFMOTO motorcycle.

He put his things away and put on his helmet.

The whole look was ridiculously cool.

"VROOM~!!"

After starting the bike, Gu Yizhou worked the clutch and shifted gears in one smooth motion.

Amidst the roar of the engine, the motorcycle shot off like an arrow, speeding toward the parking garage exit...