Chapter 209: Yan Luoxi: So... This is What Kissing Feels Like?

Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Yan Luoxi: So... This is What Kissing Feels Like?

The soft, warm touch made Yan Luoxi jerk her head back as if she’d been shocked.

THUMP THUMP THUMP~

Having just initiated her first kiss, Yan Luoxi’s heart began to race!

’So... this is what kissing feels like...’

Shyness filled Yan Luoxi’s eyes.

"Mmm~"

Just then, the soundly sleeping Gu Yizhou turned over.

Yan Luoxi jumped in fright.

She hurriedly shrank back.

"Xiaobai, be a good girl, go to sleep..."

Gu Yizhou mumbled groggily.

Seeing that Gu Yizhou hadn’t woken up, Yan Luoxi quietly let out a sigh of relief.

Gazing at Gu Yizhou’s handsome face, so close to her own, she hesitated for a moment before shifting her body, bringing her face a little closer to his.

’This jerk.’

’Thank you.’

’The hot pot was delicious.’

’I was very happy.’

’I want to go eat with you again next time.’

’Good night~’

’My... jerk...’

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「The next day, at 9:30 in the morning.」

Gu Yizhou slowly stirred from his sleep.

He felt he’d had a more comfortable sleep than usual.

"Yawn~"

After stretching his arms out from under the covers, Gu Yizhou turned his head to look beside him, just as he always did.

"Hm?"

Staring at the empty space to his right, Gu Yizhou froze for a second. "Where’s Xiaobai?"

He threw the covers completely off but still saw no sign of the cat.

’Did she go out to the living room?’

Gu Yizhou muttered to himself, looking at the open bedroom door.

He then got up, slipped on his slippers, and walked out.

"Xiaobai, Xiaobai, where did you run off to?"

He called out before he even reached the living room.

But the living room was empty. There was no sign of the cat anywhere!

"Er..."

’Did that silly little cat sneak out to play again?’

He glanced toward the front door, feeling a sense of resignation.

After searching the entire living room, he confirmed that Xiaobai was gone.

"Honestly..."

Gu Yizhou was at a loss for words.

’What a silly, playful cat!’

’Her cold just got better, and she’s already sneaked out to play again.’

He wasn’t angry, though.

He knew that a stray cat like Xiaobai was used to running wild and couldn’t be cooped up at home.

’Oh well!’

’I won’t worry about it. As long as she knows to come home at night, it’ll be fine.’

’Hmm...’

’Since Xiaobai isn’t here, maybe I’ll head over to Dongzhou Technology today.’

’If I don’t show my face there soon, that guy Chen Dongyuan is going to have a problem with it.’

Shaking his head, Gu Yizhou turned and walked toward the bathroom. He planned to get ready, grab some breakfast, and then head over to Dongzhou Technology.

...

「10:30 AM.」

After finishing a bowl of noodle soup with pork offal, Gu Yizhou rode his flashy CFMOTO 450SR over to Dongzhou Technology Co., Ltd.

He’d visited a few times since the company’s inception, so he was already familiar with the place.

The company wasn’t large, but every department was neatly sectioned off.

It gave off a "small but complete" vibe.

Since it was the weekend, only a few scattered people were in the office, their fingers flying across their keyboards with a CLACK-CLACK-CLACK.

Gu Yizhou didn’t call out to anyone. He just pulled a keycard from his pocket, opened the office’s main door, and walked straight in.

He had just stepped inside when he ran right into Chen Dongyuan, who was on his way back from the restroom.

The moment he saw Gu Yizhou, he froze for a second before his eyes lit up.

"Holy shit!"

Chen Dongyuan exclaimed, then said with an exaggerated expression, "Well, I’ll be damned. I’m not seeing things, am I?

Our dear Chairman Gu has actually graced the company with his presence?"

Hearing the voice, Gu Yizhou turned to look.

He saw his best friend, Chen Dongyuan, standing behind him with a look of utter shock.

He then strode over to Gu Yizhou and continued, "Tsk, tsk, tsk... Did hell freeze over or something?

What brought our oh-so-busy Chairman Gu all the way over here?"

Gu Yizhou was speechless.

"Oh, piss off!"

he said irritably. "If you don’t shut your mouth, I’m leaving."

"Uh..."

Seeing Gu Yizhou play his trump card, Chen Dongyuan obediently shut his mouth.

Seeing his sullen expression, Gu Yizhou gave him a playful punch on the shoulder. "Alright, enough," he said. "How’s the Douyin project coming along? Let’s talk in the office."

He knew, of course, that Chen Dongyuan was just joking.

After all, their relationship was just like that.

Of course, it was only natural for Chen Dongyuan to grumble a bit. After all, Gu Yizhou had only dropped by a few times since the company’s founding, leaving his friend to hold down the fort alone.

Gu Yizhou would only occasionally call in with his opinions when a problem with the project arose.

...

"Alright, stop playing the victim. There’s no one else here, who are you putting on an act for?"

Inside the general manager’s office, Gu Yizhou poured Chen Dongyuan a cup of hot tea and spoke casually.

Chen Dongyuan was speechless.

"Act my ass!"

He rolled his eyes at Gu Yizhou and retorted, "I’m genuinely hurt, okay!"

"Okay, okay, I know you feel wronged!"

Gu Yizhou took a sip of his tea. "How about this," he said calmly, "I’ll treat you to a feast for lunch. Sound good?"

"Oh?"

Hearing Gu Yizhou offer to treat him to a feast, Chen Dongyuan’s small, monolid eyes flew wide open.

"So you do have a conscience after all!"

Chen Dongyuan declared, "I want Australian lobster!"

"Fine! Get two! If that’s not enough, get three! How’s that sound?"

Gu Yizhou said, exasperated.

At those words, the wronged expression on Chen Dongyuan’s face vanished without a trace.

"My generous patron!"

He picked up the teapot and refilled Gu Yizhou’s cup with a fawning smile.

"What a suck-up."

Gu Yizhou could only look on with resignation.

After they finished their banter, they got down to business.

"So, Dongzi, tell me, what’s the status of the Douyin project? Do we have a preliminary version of the app yet?"

Gu Yizhou set down his teacup, his expression turning serious as he spoke.

Seeing this, Chen Dongyuan also dropped his flippant demeanor.

He tapped a cigarette out of a pack, lit it, and said, "I was just about to call you about this. The first test version of the app came out in the last day or two, but I feel like something’s not quite right with it. It just seems... weird."

"Weird?"

Gu Yizhou frowned, confused. "What do you mean?"

"Yeah."

Chen Dongyuan nodded. "I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the interface feels different from what you described. It doesn’t have the right feel."

"I had the dev team come in for overtime today specifically to rewrite the back-end logic and go over it again, to see where we can make improvements."

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou’s frown deepened.

BAM~

Just then, the office door was pushed open from the outside...