Chapter 270: Su Qinghe Was Afraid

The night passed quietly.

The next morning, the faint light of dawn streamed through the glass window, casting a slant of sun across the bed.

RING RING— RING RING—

A phone alarm went off. Gu Yifan slowly opened his eyes, which were still a bit hazy; he was clearly not fully awake yet.

He rubbed his eyes, clearing his head a little. Reaching over, he grabbed his fully charged phone from the bedside table and turned off the alarm.

After another moment, Gu Yifan was fully conscious. He lifted his phone to check the time and saw that it was already six-thirty in the morning.

He glanced beside him and saw that Su Qinghe was still sound asleep.

The alarm had been so loud, yet it hadn’t managed to wake her. She must have been truly exhausted from last night and still hadn’t recovered.

It was still early, so Gu Yifan decided not to wake her just yet, wanting to let her sleep a little longer.

He planned to get up, make breakfast, and then come back to wake Su Qinghe.

But just as he started to get up, Su Qinghe woke up too.

“Mmm…”

She let out a soft murmur and slowly opened her eyes.

Just like Gu Yifan moments before, her eyes were filled with a dazed look; she was clearly still half-asleep.

She instinctively stretched, her movements a bit sluggish from just waking up, like a lazy little kitten.

Gu Yifan smiled faintly and asked softly, “Su Hanhan, you’re awake?”

“Uh…”

Su Qinghe was slightly taken aback when she saw Gu Yifan. Her face flushed a little as she nodded, a shy smile gracing her lips.

“It’s still early. Want to sleep a little longer?”

Gu Yifan reached out and stroked Su Qinghe’s hair, speaking in a soft, gentle voice. “I’ll come get you after I’ve made breakfast.”

Su Qinghe was about to say she didn’t need to, but after a moment, she realized she was still quite sleepy. Last night had just been too wild. ‘There was nothing to be done! That rascal Gu Yifan was just too… much… What happened to his promise of wearing out an ox? It’s all lies! Waaah…’

“Mhm, then… I’ll lie down for a little while longer?”

Su Qinghe nodded slightly, her voice a little embarrassed whisper.

“Mhm, go ahead and sleep!”

“I’ll come and get you when breakfast is ready.”

Gu Yifan smiled and nodded, then picked up his phone and left the bedroom.

He went to the kitchen first to prepare breakfast, making a few simple, light dishes.

After making breakfast, he checked the time again. Guessing Su Qinghe would be waking up soon, he returned to the bedroom.

Su Qinghe was still in the same position as when Gu Yifan had left, her cheeks flushed, looking like she had just woken up.

When she saw Gu Yifan return, she instinctively tried to sit up, but she was still too groggy and couldn’t manage it at first.

Gu Yifan smiled, walked over to give her a hand, and helped her sit up.

“Feeling any better?”

Gu Yifan asked with concern.

Su Qinghe nodded, a somewhat shy smile appearing on her face, and said softly, “Thank you.”

“Silly girl, there’s no need for that between us.”

Gu Yifan smiled, helped Su Qinghe out of bed, and led her downstairs by the hand.

With his master-level cooking skills, even a simple breakfast made by Gu Yifan was infinitely better than anything you could buy outside.

As they ate, Gu Yifan noticed that Su Qinghe still seemed a bit drained. It looked like last night had really taken its toll on her.

After breakfast, it was almost seven. Gu Yifan said, “Su Hanhan, why don’t you rest at home for a while? With the Madou app launching, things have been busy at the company. I need to go in and take care of a few things. I’ll be back to spend time with you later.”

Su Qinghe naturally had no objections. She nodded obediently and said softly, “O… okay.”

“Business comes first. If you’re really busy, you don’t have to worry about me,” she added in a small voice after a moment’s thought.

“You silly goose, spending time with you is important business too!”

Gu Yifan shook his head, his expression full of adoration.

“Oh, right, I haven’t taken you to an amusement park yet, have I?”

“When I get back this afternoon, how about I take you to one?” Gu Yifan suggested after a moment of thought.

“Mhm… I’m okay with anything. Whatever you say.”

Su Qinghe nodded gently.

‘That was just her personality. As long as she was with Gu Yifan, it didn’t matter where they went. Besides, Gu Yifan was so exceptional; she didn’t want to be a burden to him. This was also why she had chosen to major in financial management—she hoped to be able to help Gu Yifan after she graduated.’

“Alright, it’s a plan then. I’m going to head to the company for a bit.”

Gu Yifan nodded and said no more.

After breakfast, he first went to the company to discuss some details about the Madou app launch with General Manager Wang Shouren.

Then, he held a meeting with the company’s senior management and met the employees who had been hired recently.

Yihe Technology had started to grow and was no longer the small company of just a few people it once was.

Across all departments, there were now nearly two hundred people.

It was just that Gu Yifan had barely been to the company during this period.

After the meeting, Gu Yifan asked Wang Shouren and the head of the finance department, He Meng, to stay behind.

After getting an update, Gu Yifan found that the more than ten million he had initially invested had already been earned back. In fact, the company’s books showed an additional profit of twenty million.

This made Gu Yifan nod in great satisfaction.

He wasn’t short on cash, but no one would turn their nose up at more money, right?

After listening to their reports, Gu Yifan had Wang Shouren leave first so he could speak with the finance supervisor, He Meng, alone.

He Meng was a professional financial manager. Gu Yifan had met her when she was hired.

So they were already somewhat acquainted.

After Wang Shouren left, He Meng gave Gu Yifan a separate report. After reviewing the company’s financial documents and listening to her presentation, Gu Yifan nodded slightly.

This He Meng was quite pragmatic and hadn’t falsified any records, so Gu Yifan had no plans to replace her for the time being.

In truth, Gu Yifan wasn’t worried about her playing any tricks. After all, the final financial statements had to pass through his hands, as did every major transaction in the company, so he didn’t have to worry about He Meng embezzling funds and running off.

“Alright, Supervisor He, you can go back to your work now,” Gu Yifan said with a wave of his hand.

“Yes, President Gu. I’ll get back to it then!” He Meng nodded respectfully.

With that, she turned to leave.

“Wait a moment,” Gu Yifan suddenly spoke up.