Chapter 342: Gu Yizhou: Flashy Car? My Girlfriend Gave It to Me

Chapter 342: Chapter 342: Gu Yizhou: Flashy Car? My Girlfriend Gave It to Me

Hmm?

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou realized that He Mingyi had misunderstood.

’So that’s it. This guy thought I was dating someone else!’

At that thought, Gu Yizhou calmly said, "Yeah, she knows."

"???"

At Gu Yizhou’s words, He Mingyi’s eyes flew wide open.

"Wha..."

His mouth hung slightly open, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

"Bro... Brother Zhou, are you saying President Yan knows you’re dating someone?"

After a long pause, He Mingyi asked, still finding it hard to believe.

"That’s right."

"She knows."

Gu Yizhou said indifferently.

Hearing that, what else could He Mingyi say?

’So my dream of riding his coattails is officially dead!’

But wait!

’Maybe not entirely!’

After all, if President Yan knew Gu Yizhou had a girlfriend and was still this close to him...

...that meant one of two things: either this Gu Yizhou fellow had an extraordinary background, or President Yan hadn’t given up and was still trying to poach him!

At this thought, He Mingyi’s mind started buzzing with possibilities again.

"Brother Zhou, so, uh... when are you going to bring your girlfriend to have a meal with us?" he asked after a moment’s thought.

Gu Yizhou glanced at him and replied casually, "We just started going out, so it’s still new. Once we’re more settled, I’ll bring her to meet everyone."

"Fair enough."

"But who is it? Can I see a picture?"

"I’m so curious. What kind of woman managed to capture your heart, Brother Zhou!"

He Mingyi pressed on.

Aside from his curiosity, he also wanted to see if Gu Yizhou was dating the daughter of one of the company’s board members.

After all, he’d known Gu Yizhou for a long time and had never heard anything about his family having such a powerful background—powerful enough to get involved with someone like President Yan.

You have to understand, President Yan was famously aloof!

Gu Yizhou had a pretty good idea of what the guy was thinking, so he just said, "Maybe in a little while."

’It wasn’t that he minded going public with his relationship with Yan Luoxi.’

’It was just that He Mingyi was a notorious gossip!’

’If he told this guy, the whole company would probably know before long.’

’He didn’t want to put Yan Luoxi in a difficult position before they’d had a chance to discuss it.’

’As her boyfriend, Gu Yizhou had to be considerate.’

’Besides, if they were going to go public, he wanted to wait until after he’d met Yan Luoxi’s parents and gotten their approval!’

’Best to keep it a secret for now.’

He Mingyi was a little disappointed to hear that, but he didn’t press the issue.

After all, since Gu Yizhou wasn’t willing, it would be tactless of him to push it.

So, he changed the subject and teased, "By the way, Brother Zhou, are you going to pick up your girlfriend in a bit?"

"If you’re picking her up, I won’t bum a ride and hold you up. Don’t want her getting mad at you."

"It’s fine. I don’t have to pick her up."

Gu Yizhou said with a dismissive wave.

"Oh, okay!"

"That’s good. Otherwise, I’d feel bad about bumming a ride from you, Brother Zhou!"

"Heh heh..."

He Mingyi said with a chuckle.

Gu Yizhou nodded, not saying anything else.

He just started walking straight ahead.

But then He Mingyi noticed something. ’Isn’t this the wrong way?’

’Isn’t the parking for e-bikes and bicycles the other way?’

"Hey, Brother Zhou, I think we’re going the wrong way," He Mingyi couldn’t help but point out.

"We’re not."

Gu Yizhou glanced back at him and said casually, "I got a new car."

With that, he continued walking.

"You got a new car?"

He Mingyi was surprised.

He quickly hurried to catch up.

...

「One minute later.」

"Hiss..."

Staring at the black Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon before him, He Mingyi turned to Gu Yizhou in utter shock. "Bro... Brother Zhou, this... this is your car???"

Gu Yizhou said nothing. He simply took the key fob from his pocket and, under He Mingyi’s stunned gaze, unlocked the vehicle.

He Mingyi: "..."

By now, he was too shocked to speak.

"What are you spacing out for? Get in," Gu Yizhou said.

That snapped He Mingyi out of it.

He was just about to get into the passenger seat when Gu Yizhou quickly stopped him. "Take the back seat."

"Huh?"

He Mingyi froze for a second.

’If I sit in the back, won’t that make Gu Yizhou look like my chauffeur?’

’That... doesn’t seem right, does it?’

Gu Yizhou, seeming to guess his thoughts, offered an explanation. "The passenger seat is reserved for my girlfriend. You get it..."

He Mingyi understood instantly.

"I get it, I get it..." he said, nodding eagerly.

With that, he opened the back door and slid in.

Once inside, He Mingyi looked around the interior and said with a voice full of envy and admiration, "A Mercedes G-Wagon! This is my absolute dream car! I can’t believe I’m actually sitting in one!"

Gu Yizhou didn’t say much, just offering a faint smile as he started the engine.

ROAR!!!

The engine roared to life.

"Damn..."

"That sound... I’m about to have an orgasm!"

He Mingyi exclaimed.

He really never would have imagined that Gu Yizhou had, without a word, upgraded to such a luxury car.

’I mean, a Mercedes G-Wagon isn’t cheap!’

’It had to cost a couple of million, at least!’

’He just knew it!’

’Gu Yizhou’s background was definitely not simple!’

’And here he was thinking that Gu Yizhou and President Yan were a lost cause and that he’d lost his patron to latch onto. Turns out he’d been overthinking things!’

Gu Yizhou, who was driving, didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when he heard that.

"Seriously, man. Do you have to be so dramatic?" he said, glancing back at He Mingyi irritably.

"Uh..."

"Brother Zhou, you don’t get it!"

"A car like this... all I can do is look. I could probably work my whole life and still never afford one. You wouldn’t understand what that feels like!"

He Mingyi said, shaking his head.

At that, Gu Yizhou fell silent.

’But he had a point.’

’Unless you came from a rich family!’

’Or had other ways of making money, like him.’

’Otherwise!’

’An ordinary person really would have a hard time affording a car like this in their lifetime just by working a regular job.’

So Gu Yizhou remained silent.

"Brother Zhou, this car looks brand new. When did you get it?"

He Mingyi, oblivious to Gu Yizhou’s thoughts, asked with a wide grin.

His tone was much friendlier than before... or perhaps it would be more accurate to say, more fawning.

’Well, what could he do?’

’This was the ultimate connection!’

’He had to latch on tight while they were on good terms. What was he waiting for!’

’Forget everything else!’

’If one day Gu Yizhou decided to give him a little boost, his own career would skyrocket!’

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