Chapter 269: An Unexpected Encounter? The First Meeting Between the "Prospective" Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law

Chapter 269: Chapter 269: An Unexpected Encounter? The First Meeting Between the "Prospective" Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law

CLICK!

After speaking, Gu Yizhou reached out and pressed the switch on the headboard.

The entire bedroom was instantly plunged into darkness.

Then, he closed his eyes and went to sleep.

But after he closed his eyes, Yan Luoxi, lying beside him, opened hers.

In the darkness, she stealthily glanced at Gu Yizhou’s handsome face.

She hesitated for a moment.

Then, she stuck out her small, pink tongue and gently licked the palm of Gu Yizhou’s hand.

’Good night.

My damn dog of a man.

Even though you bully me all day and act like such a mutt, I still hope you have sweet dreams,’ Yan Luoxi thought.

Feeling a tickle in his palm, Gu Yizhou turned over and pulled his hand back.

「A short while later.」

He drifted off to sleep.

...

Perhaps because she had just woken up, Yan Luoxi was now having a little trouble falling back asleep.

’Once morning comes, I can have lunch with my dog man.

What should we eat tomorrow?

Hmm... We should probably eat somewhere a little farther away.

That way, I won’t get caught by that brat, Roy.’

For now, Yan Luoxi didn’t want her to know that the "dog man" was Gu Yizhou.

Because if she knew, then her own mother would find out too.

’I’ll just wait a bit longer. It won’t be too late to tell them after I’ve talked it over with my dog man,’ Yan Luoxi thought.

...

「The next morning.」

Gu Yizhou woke up.

Before opening his eyes, he followed his usual routine and reached out to grope blindly for the cat.

This time, he managed to avoid the mistake of poking her butt.

Yan Luoxi had gone to bed late, so she wasn’t awake yet.

Even as Gu Yizhou grabbed her and roughed her up a bit, she kept her eyes closed.

She could feel it was her dog man touching her; otherwise, she would have shot her eyes open and bristled in an instant.

At 8:10 AM.

Gu Yizhou finished washing up and was ready to leave.

"Xiaobai, Daddy’s leaving now."

He said to Yan Luoxi, who was still lazing under the covers, "You be a good girl at home, okay? No sneaking out!"

"Meow~"

Yan Luoxi heard his voice, but she was still sleepy. Too lazy to open her eyes, she simply meowed with them shut as her response.

"What a lazy little cat!"

Seeing this, Gu Yizhou shook his head helplessly.

Then he turned, walked out into the living room, grabbed his backpack, and left.

"CLICK~"

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Yan Luoxi knew her dog man was gone.

She still couldn’t be bothered to open her eyes; she was just too tired.

...

Time slipped by quietly.

When Yan Luoxi opened her eyes again, it was already 10:30 in the morning.

"Ugh..."

She groaned and subconsciously reached up to rub her eyes.

Suddenly, she realized something was wrong.

A hand?

’I’ve turned back?’

Yan Luoxi’s eyes flew open, and she sat up in bed reflexively.

The blanket slipped off.

A flawless, perfect body, as white and pristine as mutton-fat jade, was exposed to the air.

"Achoo~"

The sudden change in temperature made Yan Luoxi shiver, and she let out an uncontrollable sneeze.

She quickly pulled the blanket back over herself, covering her smooth, perfect body.

She glanced again at the alarm clock on the nightstand.

Uh...

Yan Luoxi stared blankly.

It was already 10:30 AM!

’I actually slept for so long.

It’s all that damn dog man’s fault for waking me up last night.’

Hmph~

Yan Luoxi placed all the blame squarely on Gu Yizhou’s shoulders.

Then, she prepared to get up, change, and head to the company.

After all, it was already so late. If she didn’t show up soon, her little assistant was probably going to panic.

Besides, she had a lunch date with her dog man, so Yan Luoxi had to get up no matter what.

Shaking her head, Yan Luoxi got out of bed.

First, she found a blanket in her dog man’s closet and wrapped herself in it. Only then did she go out to the living room, ready to head next door to Apartment 306 to wash up and change.

She casually closed the door to 305 behind her.

She had already secretly made a copy of her dog man’s key, so she wasn’t worried about that at all.

...

「Inside Apartment 306, next door.」

After changing her clothes, Yan Luoxi opened her phone and saw several missed calls from her assistant, Bai Jie.

There were a few from Roy, too.

If she’d waited any longer, there would probably have been a lot more.

Yan Luoxi shook her head, sent a text to both of them saying she’d be at the company soon, and then went to wash up.

...

At 10:50 AM.

Yan Luoxi finished washing up, put on some light makeup, and grabbed her bag and Gu Yizhou’s blanket, ready to leave.

But the moment she stepped out the door, she froze.

Because standing in front of the door to 305 was a person.

And this person was none other than Gu Yizhou’s mother—Chen Dongmei!

Yes!

The person standing at the door was indeed Chen Dongmei.

When Chen Dongmei saw Yan Luoxi, she also froze for a second.

’What a pretty young lady!

I can’t believe that brat, Gu Yizhou, has such a beautiful girl living next door.

Oh, right!

The last time I was here, that lady I met said her daughter ran away from home and moved into this complex. Could it be this young lady right in front of me?’ Chen Dongmei wondered.

At that moment, Yan Luoxi was panicking like crazy.

She never expected to suddenly run into her dog man’s mother under these circumstances.

’That’s not right!

During the video call last night, didn’t Auntie say she was making my dog man come home today?

Why did she suddenly show up here?

Don’t tell me something happened?

No, that can’t be it!

Looking at her, Auntie seems to be in high spirits. It doesn’t look like anything’s wrong!’

Ah~

’What should I do now?

Should I greet her?’

A thousand thoughts raced through Yan Luoxi’s mind. She was an absolute wreck.

She felt like a nervous bride meeting the in-laws for the very first time.

After discreetly sizing up Yan Luoxi, Chen Dongmei noticed the girl was just staring at her blankly.

Uh...

’This girl doesn’t think I’m a bad person, does she?’ Chen Dongmei thought.

So she took the initiative and spoke. "Hello, young lady. I’m the mother of your neighbor in 305."

"Ah?"

Hearing Chen Dongmei greet her first, Yan Luoxi’s pretty face flushed slightly, and she stammered, "H-Hello, Auntie~"

"Hello, hello."

The more Chen Dongmei looked at Yan Luoxi, the more she liked her.

’Such a beautiful and well-mannered girl!’

In that moment, she completely forgot about the story of Yan Luoxi arguing with her family, running away, and moving here.

’Hmm... such a wonderful girl. I wonder if she has a boyfriend.

If she doesn’t, maybe I can find a chance to set her up with that good-for-nothing brat of a son of mine.’

But just thinking about it made Chen Dongmei’s blood boil.

’They say proximity gives you the advantage, so how could my brat be so useless!’ Chen Dongmei thought, extremely dissatisfied.

Yan Luoxi wanted to make a run for it, but she felt it would be rude and was afraid of leaving a bad impression on Gu Yizhou’s mom.

After all, everyone says first impressions are the most important.

Just as she was at a complete loss for what to do,

Chen Dongmei spoke again.

...