Chapter 241: Scumbag vs Ms. Tang

Chapter 241: Chapter 241: Scumbag vs Ms. Tang

"Hold on!"

"No, you silly girl, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Was I wrong?"

Tang Wanfang couldn’t help but roll her eyes at her, saying irritably, "I don’t think you were eating with a client. I think you were having dinner with that little boyfriend of yours, weren’t you?!"

"..."

Hearing her mom’s words, Yan Luoxi fell silent.

Seeing her quiet, Tang Wanfang felt a little helpless.

She knew she had guessed correctly.

Ever since she was little, whenever Tang Wanfang guessed something right, Yan Luoxi would pull this trick—falling silent and leaving her mother at a complete loss.

’So that’s why Yan Luoxi didn’t come home today, and why she didn’t reply to my texts.’

’It was because she was with that guy.’

’The old saying is true: a daughter is lost once she finds a man!’

’It’s really true!’

That was right.

The reason Tang Wanfang came to the company today was precisely because her daughter, who had said she’d be home, never showed up and wasn’t replying to her messages.

So, she had charged straight to the office!

Originally, she had hoped to catch a glimpse of the boy her daughter liked, to see what he looked like.

But as it turned out, she was a step too late.

By the time she arrived at the company, Yan Luoxi had already left.

That’s why Tang Wanfang had ended up waiting in the office for her return.

Looking at her daughter’s silent figure, Tang Wanfang felt a surge of frustration.

"You... honestly, you stubborn girl, you pull this trick every single time!"

She said irritably, "Can’t you come up with something new?!"

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi lifted her head and glanced at her mom.

She spoke softly, "You’re right. I did go to dinner with that dog... with him today."

"Oh!"

The corner of Tang Wanfang’s mouth twitched. She asked irritably, "And?"

"Where is he? Why didn’t he come back with you?"

Yan Luoxi’s expression didn’t change as she said calmly, "He went back to work."

’She wasn’t actually lying.’

’That dog of a man really did go back to work in the Finance Department!’

’Nothing wrong with that!’

"..."

Hearing her daughter’s words, Tang Wanfang was utterly speechless.

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「Half an hour later.」

Ms. Tang left, looking angry, her face a complex mixture of speechlessness and disappointment.

Watching her mom’s departing figure, Yan Luoxi’s eyes held a complicated look.

"Dog of a man."

"I don’t know how much longer I can hide this..."

She muttered to herself.

...

After Tang Wanfang got into the elevator, she realized that she had been so preoccupied with talking that she’d drunk a lot of water and completely forgotten to use the restroom before leaving.

Now that she thought about it, a wave of urgency washed over her.

"Honestly!"

She mumbled to herself, "I was so busy scolding that girl Xixi, I forgot I even had to pee!"

With that, she hurriedly pressed the button for the next floor, planning to get out and find a restroom first.

DING~

The elevator doors opened.

Tang Wanfang walked out quickly.

The entire company belonged to her family, so Tang Wanfang knew exactly where the restrooms were.

After exiting the elevator, she made a beeline for the restroom.

Because Tidal Group’s security was excellent, unauthorized personnel were generally not allowed inside.

And anyone who could get in was naturally not just some random person.

Therefore, although most people in the company didn’t recognize Tang Wanfang, no one was clueless enough to stop her and ask who she was.

After using the restroom, Tang Wanfang felt instantly relieved.

She dried her hands and walked out.

"Finance Department..."

Only now did Tang Wanfang have the presence of mind to look at which floor she was on.

That’s right.

As luck would have it, she had ended up in the Finance Department, where Gu Yizhou worked.

And by an even greater coincidence...

...at that exact moment, Gu Yizhou was also walking out of the restroom.

"Huh?"

"Why does this young man look so familiar?"

Tang Wanfang muttered to herself.

That’s right.

She saw Gu Yizhou, but she just didn’t recognize him at first.

Meanwhile, Gu Yizhou also noticed Tang Wanfang’s gaze.

He turned his head and saw a well-dressed, middle-aged woman staring at him intently.

?

A question mark slowly formed over Gu Yizhou’s head.

’What’s with this old auntie?’

’Why is she staring at me like that?’

At that moment, Gu Yizhou also failed to recognize Tang Wanfang.

Their eyes met.

The two of them silently sized each other up.

Suddenly,

Both of their eyes lit up in recognition!

"It’s you?!"

They both exclaimed at the same time.

’That two-timing scumbag!’

Tang Wanfang silently added in her mind.

And Gu Yizhou did the same.

’That creepy stalker auntie?’

He thought to himself.

"Ahem~"

Tang Wanfang walked over and asked, "Young man, you... you work here?"

"That’s right."

Gu Yizhou nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "Ma’am, you... do you work here too?"

"Oh, no, I’m not."

Tang Wanfang waved her hand.

But after a moment’s thought, she added, "Although, I guess you could say I am, in a way."

’After all, the entire group belongs to her family, so what she said wasn’t exactly wrong.’

Gu Yizhou: "..."

’What the—’

’Lady, are you messing with me?!’

’What do you mean, "no, but also maybe yes"?’

Gu Yizhou was completely speechless.

’He always felt that this old auntie was acting sneaky and suspicious every time he saw her.’

’Even though she’s well-dressed, she just doesn’t seem like a good person.’

’She couldn’t have snuck in here to cause some trouble, could she?’

’But that doesn’t seem right, either!’

’The Group’s security has always been top-notch, the kind of security that makes the news.’

’The security staff shouldn’t be making such a basic mistake.’

’Maybe the old auntie really does have some connection to the Group.’

’It’s just that my first impression of her was bad, so I keep thinking she’s up to no good.’

’Looks like I really need to work on my judgment!’

Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Tang Wanfang was thinking, ’I can’t believe I ran into this young man here.’

’He’s certainly handsome, but he’s also a genuine player!’

’He’s two-timing... no, wait. I know about two, but what about the ones I don’t know about? Tsk, tsk, tsk... If this kid keeps playing around like this, isn’t he afraid he’ll run himself into the ground?’

However, even though Tang Wanfang thought this, she wasn’t about to call her daughter, Yan Luoxi, and have her fire Gu Yizhou.

After all, even if the young man was a bit of a player and a scumbag, she wasn’t going to stoop to ruining someone’s livelihood.

Besides, he was still working for her family.

Just as the two stood there, each with their own ulterior thoughts,

Yan Luoxi was still in her office, trying to figure out what kind of reason or excuse she could use to call Gu Yizhou up to work with her.

Because...

She missed that dog of a man!