Chapter 378: Nervous? Scared That the Scumbag Has a Gun to Her Head?

Call now?

Reading the message from Yan Luoxi, Gu Yizhou felt both amused and exasperated.

‘This girlfriend of mine,’ he thought, ‘is getting more and more clever, and more and more clingy!’

Gu Yizhou thought for a moment, but he didn’t call Yan Luoxi.

Instead, he stood up and walked directly toward the elevator bank.

‘What’s the point of calling on the phone?’

‘Wouldn’t it be better to see her in person? I could even steal a kiss or two.’

That’s right!

Gu Yizhou planned to go directly up to the top-floor CEO’s office to find Yan Luoxi.

Nearby, the ever-nosy He Mingyi, who had been secretly watching Gu Yizhou, saw him suddenly leave the office. He nodded thoughtfully.

…

「Meanwhile, in the CEO’s office on the top floor of the Tidal Group building.」

Yan Luoxi was sitting in her leather executive chair, cradling her phone.

When she saw that Gu Yizhou hadn’t replied to her message or called, she couldn’t help but pout.

‘Jerk.’

‘I was being so obvious.’

‘And he still didn’t call me.’

‘Unbelievable!’

Yan Luoxi complained silently to herself.

“KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—”

Just then, a knock came from outside the office door.

“Hm?”

Yan Luoxi froze for a second.

‘Assistant Bai?’

she thought. She quickly composed her expression, sat up straight, and said coolly, “Come in.”

Yan Luoxi’s voice was rather chilly, which, combined with her unapproachable aura, was why everyone thought she was cold and aloof.

“CLICK~”

The office door was pushed open.

A handsome, smiling face appeared in her line of sight.

Yan Luoxi started, then her eyes lit up, a flash of pleasant surprise in them.

“You… What are you doing up here?”

she said, hastily getting to her feet.

“Didn’t a certain someone just say she missed me? So, I came up.”

Gu Yizhou said with a faint smile.

“Er…”

Hearing this, a blush crept onto Yan Luoxi’s face.

Seeing her bashful look, Gu Yizhou chuckled, then turned and closed the door.

“CLICK~”

He casually locked it.

Of course, he wasn’t planning on doing anything wicked; he just didn’t want to be disturbed.

Watching Gu Yizhou lock the door, Yan Luoxi’s heart skipped a beat, and she felt inexplicably nervous.

She knew, of course, that Gu Yizhou wouldn’t do anything out of line, but watching him walk toward her step by step, the feeling of her heart racing grew stronger and stronger.

Gu Yizhou walked up to Yan Luoxi. Seeing her flushed cheeks and flickering gaze, he was inwardly amused.

Shaking his head slightly, he reached out, gently took Yan Luoxi’s hand, and pulled her toward him.

Yan Luoxi didn’t resist, letting Gu Yizhou pull her closer. The distance between them shrank until Yan Luoxi could even hear his breathing.

“Are you nervous?”

Gu Yizhou’s voice murmured in her ear.

“…”

“N-No, I’m not!”

Yan Luoxi muttered stubbornly, her head lowered, but the blush on her face grew more and more obvious.

“Oh? Didn’t you just say you missed me and wanted to hear my voice? How come I’m here now, and you’re just looking down without saying a word?”

“If you’re not going to talk, then I guess I’ll leave, okay?”

Gu Yizhou said deliberately.

“I… you… Don’t!”

Yan Luoxi wanted to say something but found she was too nervous to form a coherent sentence.

Seeing her adorable state, Gu Yizhou couldn’t help but laugh. “Don’t? You mean you don’t want me to leave?”

“I… Mm-hm!”

Yan Luoxi said, lightly biting her pink lip.

Seeing this, how could Gu Yizhou possibly hold back?

SMOOCH~

His lips gently pressed against hers.

Yan Luoxi felt a warm current spread from her lips through her entire body. She lifted her head, her eyes wide.

Gazing into Gu Yizhou’s deep eyes, she was speechless for a moment.

…

「Two and a half minutes later.」

The two separated.

A silvery thread glistened between them.

By now, Yan Luoxi’s exquisite, beautiful face was completely flushed, all traces of her usual cold temperament gone.

Gu Yizhou smacked his lips in satisfaction, as if savoring the aftertaste, a feeling of wanting more.

Seeing this, Yan Luoxi quickly and quietly said, “I… I’ll go get you a glass of water.”

With that, she ran off to the side to get water for Gu Yizhou.

She couldn’t help it.

She was afraid that if this kept up, that jerk getting worked up would be the death of her…

…

“Have some warm water.”

Yan Luoxi handed the cup of water to Gu Yizhou, her eyes darting about, completely unable to meet his gaze.

Having the cold, icy lady CEO of the Tidal Group pour him water—Gu Yizhou was probably the only one in the world with that privilege.

“Alright, thanks.”

Gu Yizhou smiled faintly and took the cup.

Yan Luoxi quickly turned and went to sit on a nearby sofa.

Gu Yizhou knew Yan Luoxi was shy, so he didn’t continue to tease her.

After taking a sip of water, he said, “Alright, I’ll stop teasing you. I came to ask when we’re leaving later. Have you told your parents about this?”

Hearing Gu Yizhou say he would stop teasing her, Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but pout.

‘Was that just teasing?’

‘Oh!’

‘That was flirting, wasn’t it?’

Of course, Yan Luoxi didn’t dare say this out loud.

If she actually said it, Gu Yizhou would probably give her another on-the-spot demonstration of what real flirting was!

“I didn’t tell them. We can just head over directly later.”

Yan Luoxi said, shaking her head.

Although she hadn’t told her parents she was coming home with that jerk today, she had already checked with the family butler, and her parents were both home.

“Oh, okay. That works too.”

Gu Yizhou nodded and said, “By the way, I’ve already prepared a gift, so you don’t need to get one for me.”

“Hm?”

Yan Luoxi paused for a moment.

‘A gift is ready?’

‘I really didn’t know about that!’

Actually, Gu Yizhou had already told her about this the other day.

It was just that she had been spanked at the time, so her mind was preoccupied with that, and she hadn’t paid any attention to the matter.

“You already prepared a gift?”

Yan Luoxi asked.

“Yep!”

Gu Yizhou said casually, “I prepared it a few days ago. Didn’t I tell you about it when we were at home yesterday?”

“Oh, right.”

Yan Luoxi didn’t really remember, but she didn’t dwell on it.

Having finished their important discussion, Gu Yizhou saw there was still some time left and wanted to go back down to finish his work. So, he stood up and said, “Alright then, I’ll let you get back to it. I’m going to go down and finish up my work. Just let me know when it’s time to go.”

“Don’t.”

Yan Luoxi quickly reached out and grabbed Gu Yizhou’s hand.

“Hm?”

Gu Yizhou froze.

“What’s wrong?”

He glanced at Yan Luoxi, a little surprised.

Seeing Gu Yizhou looking at her with surprise, Yan Luoxi blushed and said in a small voice:

“I’m a little nervous. Stay with me…”