Chapter 340: A Humble Yan Luoxi? You Scumbag, You Really Are So...

Chapter 340: Chapter 340: A Humble Yan Luoxi? You Scumbag, You Really Are So...

Seeing Yan Luoxi nod, Gu Yizhou didn’t press the matter.

He thought for a moment before asking, "Are you free tonight? Want to have dinner together?"

’Tonight?’

’Dinner together?’

’After dinner, what do boyfriends and girlfriends usually do?’

Yan Luoxi’s mind immediately went into the gutter!

She instantly grew nervous.

But! Despite her nervousness, she really did want to go on a date with Gu Yizhou that night.

It’s just... she couldn’t!

So she said timidly, "I have something to do tonight. That study course is still going to take a while."

"Uh..."

Hearing Yan Luoxi’s words, a flash of disappointment crossed Gu Yizhou’s eyes.

He didn’t dwell on it, though.

After all, for someone with Yan Luoxi’s status, being busy and often unavailable was completely normal.

Gu Yizhou had already mentally prepared himself for dating a girl like her.

When Gu Yizhou fell silent, Yan Luoxi thought he was upset. She quickly reached out, tugged on his sleeve, and whispered, "I’m sorry... I..."

Snapping out of his thoughts, Gu Yizhou saw Yan Luoxi’s crestfallen expression and couldn’t resist reaching out to pinch her cheek again.

At his touch, Yan Luoxi’s body suddenly stiffened.

Her face instantly flushed red.

Then, she heard Gu Yizhou say, "Silly girl."

"There’s nothing to be sorry for. You don’t need to say that to me."

"Besides, you’re the president of a huge corporation. It’s normal to be busy. I understand."

Lifting her head to look at Gu Yizhou’s gentle smile, Yan Luoxi felt a warmth spread through her heart...

’You jerk.’

’I’m so sorry.’

’In the future, once I stop turning into a cat at night, I’ll be sure to make it up to you...’

Yan Luoxi thought to herself.

Gu Yizhou saw that Yan Luoxi had spaced out. He waved a hand in front of her eyes and asked with concern, "Luoxi, are you okay?"

Yan Luoxi snapped out of it, her gaze meeting his deep eyes. She quickly shook her head. "I’m fine. I was just thinking about something."

"Oh? What were you thinking about?"

Gu Yizhou asked curiously.

Yan Luoxi thought for a moment and ultimately decided not to tell him about turning into a cat at night. It was just too bizarre; he wouldn’t believe her even if she told him.

So, she just smiled and shook her head. "It’s nothing, just some work matters."

"Oh, okay."

Gu Yizhou didn’t press further. He knew Yan Luoxi was a capable woman with a mind of her own; she could handle her work just fine.

"Um..."

Yan Luoxi suddenly thought of something and looked up at Gu Yizhou. "How about I join you for afternoon tea later?"

"Hm?"

Gu Yizhou was slightly taken aback. Seeing Yan Luoxi’s somewhat tentative expression, his heart warmed.

He knew she was worried he’d be disappointed or upset because she couldn’t have dinner with him. That was why she had suggested afternoon tea.

He smiled and shook his head. "It’s alright, you just focus on your work. I understand. Besides, we have plenty of time in the future. There’s no rush."

"Mmm-hmm."

Hearing Gu Yizhou’s words, Yan Luoxi breathed a sigh of relief.

She really didn’t want to make Gu Yizhou feel upset or disappointed because of her situation.

"Then... how about we have lunch together every day from now on?"

Yan Luoxi suggested.

"Okay."

Gu Yizhou nodded in agreement.

They chatted for a little while longer until it was time to head back to work, then got out of the car and went upstairs.

Watching Gu Yizhou’s retreating back, Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

’You jerk.’

’You’re really, truly a good person...’

’I’ll definitely treat you right...’

Yan Luoxi vowed silently in her heart.

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Just as he got back to his desk, Gu Yizhou received a WeChat message from his mom.

He didn’t even have to think about it. She was definitely probing for intel again!

Sure enough.

Gu Yizhou opened the message to see his mom asking how things were progressing with Yan Luoxi.

Shaking his head helplessly, Gu Yizhou typed back, "No major progress for now. I’ll report back to you in a while."

The moment he sent the message, she replied instantly: "Well, you’d better hurry up!"

"Let me tell you, I spent the last two days looking up news about your President Yan again. I searched for ages, and there isn’t a single negative story about her! She even makes charitable donations all the time. She’s so kind-hearted, she’s really a good girl. Don’t you dare let this one get away, you hear me!"

"But I am a little worried... with her family being so wealthy, would they really look favorably on an ordinary family like ours?"

"Ugh..."

After reading his mom’s messages, Gu Yizhou could practically see her anxious, fretful expression through the screen.

Gu Yizhou could only type back helplessly, "Okay, I get it! Don’t worry, Mom, I know what I’m doing."

He mainly just didn’t want his parents to worry.

He planned to wait a bit longer and come clean with his mother after he’d gone to Yan Luoxi’s home and met her parents.

After all, with a family like Yan Luoxi’s, it was best to get her parents’ approval before moving forward.

Chen Dongmei: "The weather’s bad. Drive a little slower on your way home from work."

Gu Yizhou: "Don’t worry, I’ll be careful. You and Dad should dress warmly and go get some hot pot for dinner tonight. Don’t worry about money, and you don’t need to save up for me anymore. I’ve made a lot of money from my investments recently. Ahem... more than you’d imagine. So you two should just spend it and relax!"

The couple, Chen Dongmei and Gu Zhenbang, had always lived frugally, saving money for Gu Yizhou to buy a house and get married.

But that wasn’t necessary anymore.

Gu Yizhou wanted them to enjoy better food.

She must have been busy, as it was a while before Chen Dongmei replied, "Alright, we’ll do as you say."

After finishing his chat with his mom, Gu Yizhou opened the stock market app and took a look.

"It’s been several days. Button Wine Company has just about bottomed out. It’s time to close my position and reap the rewards."

Gu Yizhou muttered to himself.

And sure enough.

After Gu Yizhou took a closer look, scribbling some calculations on a piece of paper, he found that he had indeed reached the roughly eighty percent return rate the system had indicated. It had even surpassed that by a good margin, approaching one hundred percent.

’It must be because I’ve been too busy with Yan Luoxi these past couple of days to pay attention.’

Seeing this, Gu Yizhou didn’t hesitate for a second and closed out his entire short position on Button Wine Company.

This time, Gu Yizhou didn’t even need to close it out in batches.

Since everyone believed Button Wine Company was bound to continue its downward trend, the market instantly absorbed his order the moment he placed it.

The stock might have continued to fall, but Gu Yizhou didn’t want to drag it out any longer.

Every investor knows that a profit isn’t real until you’ve pocketed it.

Only then is it truly yours.

In no time at all.

The transaction was complete.

’Not bad at all!’

Watching the balance in his stock account jump from seven figures to eight, Gu Yizhou couldn’t help but smile.

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