Chapter 270: The Mother-in-Law Likes Her Daughter-in-Law More and More

Chapter 270: Chapter 270: The Mother-in-Law Likes Her Daughter-in-Law More and More

"Sweetie, do you have a boyfriend?"

Chen Dongmei suddenly asked.

"Huh?"

Yan Luoxi was caught completely off guard. Hearing Gu Yizhou’s mom’s question so suddenly, she was a little stunned.

"Ahem... is it inconvenient to say?"

When Yan Luoxi didn’t answer, Chen Dongmei said, a bit embarrassed, "Oh, I’m sorry. That was a bit forward of me. I didn’t mean anything by it, just asking casually, heheh..."

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi finally snapped back to reality.

She hurriedly said, "It’s... it’s okay."

After a moment’s thought, she added in a small voice, "Ma’am, I don’t have a boyfriend yet."

As she said this, a faint blush couldn’t help but creep onto her face.

Clearly, she was feeling very shy.

"Oh?"

The moment she heard Yan Luoxi didn’t have a boyfriend, Chen Dongmei’s eyes lit up.

She subconsciously smiled and blurted out, "That’s wonderful!"

The moment she said that, the blush on Yan Luoxi’s cool little face deepened.

Chen Dongmei also realized she had misspoken and quickly tried to backtrack. "Sorry, that’s not what I meant."

"I mean, it’s good to be single. A beautiful young woman like you really should find a boyfriend who’ll dote on you."

"Heheh..."

Yan Luoxi was smart, so of course she knew what Gu Yizhou’s mom was getting at.

But she wasn’t put off by it.

’This is my future mother-in-law, after all!’

"Um... Ma’am, I have to get to work, so I can’t chat any longer. Let’s talk again next time."

Yan Luoxi said, afraid she’d give herself away if she said too much.

"Oh, oh, you should hurry then. Don’t be late for work."

Chen Dongmei replied quickly.

"Okay, Ma’am."

Yan Luoxi nodded. "Goodbye, Ma’am~"

With that, she hastily turned to go downstairs.

"Hey, dear, wait a second."

Just then, Chen Dongmei suddenly called out to stop Yan Luoxi.

"Uh..."

Yan Luoxi paused and turned back to Chen Dongmei. "M-Ma’am, what is it?"

"Oh, it’s nothing much!"

Chen Dongmei said with a smile, "I just remembered, I have some dumplings I made myself here. They’re quite delicious. Let me give you a box to try."

As she spoke, she walked over to Yan Luoxi, took a box of frozen dumplings from her tote bag, and pressed it into her hands.

"..."

By the time Yan Luoxi processed what had happened, she was staring at the food container of dumplings in her hand with a complicated expression.

"Th-thank you, Ma’am."

She said softly to Gu Yizhou’s mom.

"Oh, it’s nothing at all. Don’t mention it, no need to be so polite."

Chen Dongmei said with a smile, "Alright, sweetie, you’d better get to work."

"Okay, Ma’am."

Yan Luoxi nodded, then turned and left with the box.

Chen Dongmei watched her leave, her fondness for the girl growing with every passing moment.

’What a great girl. It would be wonderful if she could be my daughter-in-law.’

...

「Building 7, Unit 2, Underground Parking Garage.」

Yan Luoxi stared at the box of dumplings on the passenger seat, a complicated mix of emotions swirling within her.

’Did I really just meet Gu Yizhou’s mom as a person like this?’

’And then she even gave me a box of dumplings...’

’This whole thing feels a bit surreal!’

Yan Luoxi still felt a little dazed.

She glanced again at the blanket to the side.

’Right!’

’I’ll come back early this afternoon and return the blanket.’

She thought to herself.

What she didn’t expect, however, was that this one oversight would nearly expose her in front of that damn man of hers.

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「11:00 AM.」

Yan Luoxi arrived at the company.

"Assistant Bai, did anyone come looking for me this morning?"

She asked her young assistant, Bai Jie, from her president’s chair.

"President Yan."

Bai Jie opened her notebook and reported respectfully to Yan Luoxi, "President Luo stopped by the office to see you this morning. Besides President Luo, Chairman Chen from the board of directors also called to consult you about some investment directions."

"Chairman Chen?"

Yan Luoxi frowned.

"Yes, the Chairman Chen from the venture capital firm."

Bai Jie explained.

"Oh, I see. Have him call back this afternoon."

Yan Luoxi remembered and gave the instruction.

"Yes, President Yan."

Bai Jie nodded and jotted it down.

"Alright... if there’s nothing else, you can get back to your work."

Yan Luoxi waved her hand dismissively.

"Yes, President Yan."

Bai Jie was about to turn away when she suddenly remembered something. "By the way, President Yan, would you like me to call President Luo over?"

"Roy?"

Yan Luoxi thought for a moment. "Mm... yes, have her come over."

After getting the go-ahead, her assistant Bai Jie prepared to turn and leave.

Yan Luoxi suddenly spotted the dumplings on the side of her desk and called her back. "Wait, Assistant Bai, could you help me put this box of dumplings in the fridge over there?"

"Of course."

Bai Jie reached out and took the dumplings from Yan Luoxi.

She had originally assumed they were cooked and that Yan Luoxi was going to eat them soon, but to her surprise, they were raw.

’Why would our president bring a box of raw dumplings to the office?’

Bai Jie was very confused, but she didn’t dare to ask.

Yan Luoxi thought for a moment, then added another instruction, "Oh, and Assistant Bai, make sure you put these away carefully. No one can eat them but me."

’These dumplings were a gift from my "future mother-in-law."’

Naturally, Yan Luoxi couldn’t bear to let anyone else eat them.

"?"

Bai Jie was even more baffled now.

Still, she nodded seriously. "Yes, President Yan. Don’t worry, I’ll put them away properly."

"Mm... you may go."

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi nodded in satisfaction.

...

Time flew, and soon it was 11:40 AM.

Yan Luoxi glanced at her phone on the desk, then looked at Roy, who was sitting across from her. "Alright, let’s settle it like this. If there’s nothing else, you can go handle it. I’m putting you in charge of this project’s investment."

"Got it."

Roy nodded. "Then I’ll have the President’s Office organize everything. If there are no issues, we’ll proceed as planned."

With that, she stood up, ready to get to work.

But then she suddenly remembered Yan Luoxi being late that morning and asked, "Xixi, why were you so late today?"

Yan Luoxi shot her a glance and answered casually, "Overslept. Woke up late."

"Oh?"

"Is that so?"

Roy looked into Yan Luoxi’s eyes and said with a sly grin, "Wasn’t it because you were having too much fun with that man of yours last night?"

Yan Luoxi: "..."