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Lu Yushi seemed to suddenly understand, his fingers hovering on the doorknob, his gaze sweeping across her face, then sliding down to her lips.

He looked as if he had just realized something.

Gu Nan rubbed her forehead, cursing Ji Yuanyu in her mind: "I'm almost willing to sacrifice myself to help you."

With a forced smile, she met Lu Yushi's gaze: "Boyfriend, want to have a little chat?"

A barely perceptible amusement flickered at the corner of Lu Yushi's mouth as he met her gaze. A few seconds later, without warning, he leaned down.

Gu Nan's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively backed away, instantly taking two steps back.

The sudden increase in distance created a tense atmosphere, and Gu Nan kept a wary gaze fixed on him.

Under her gaze, Lu Yushi slowly straightened up, leisurely loosened his collar, neither annoyed by her sudden retreat nor intending to chase after her. He smiled and turned to leave.

It was as if the kiss was just a spur-of-the-moment, playful gesture, and whether it succeeded or not didn't matter.

The sound of the study door closing brought Gu Nan back to her senses, only to find Sun Qian standing in the doorway, staring at her blankly.

With a lump in her throat, Gu Nan gritted her teeth and asked the study door, "Has your boss ever had a girlfriend?"

Sun Qian said frankly, "You are the first one."

After being single for so many years, the first person I talk about is the best.

Gu Nan: Oh no, I've never had a boyfriend either.

With the intention of learning from experience, I asked, "How long have you been with your girlfriend?"

"It will be 8 years in 10 days."

Gu Nan's eyes lit up, and she became very interested. They must be very experienced to have talked for so long.

How do you usually talk?

Sun Qian: "...Let's just have a normal conversation."

Gu Nan thought to herself, "It's not that I don't know how to have a normal conversation."

On second thought, he looked Sun Qian up and down suspiciously and asked, "You've been dating for eight years and still not married. Are you sure you're up to it?"

"Okay!" Sun Qian almost choked on his saliva. Was Gu Nan really looking for him to learn from his experience, or was she trying to stab him in the heart?

He sighed sadly. Although they had been dating for eight years, the cold war he and his girlfriend had lasted for at least four years. He glanced at the closed study door and for a moment wondered if Lu Yushi was eavesdropping behind it.

"Mutual understanding, mutual respect, mutual tolerance, and mutual honesty!" He spoke with great enthusiasm, glancing at Gu Nan with each sentence, raising his voice with each word, hoping to imprint the word "honesty" into Gu Nan's mind.

Clearly, Gu Nan didn't get what he wanted. Her blatant gaze was like she was looking at an idiot: "Doesn't your girlfriend think you're a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur)?"

Sun Qian took a deep breath and reached into his pocket.

He knew that replacing the word "patience" with real gold would come in handy sooner or later.

He stared pitifully at the study door, praying that the door would open, that the person inside would stand there and call Gu Nan in, and that the light behind him would be a golden salvation.

He couldn't take it anymore, and Gu Nan would rub salt into his wounds.

"Tell me your story with your girlfriend," Gu Nan persisted.

Sun Qianxin felt utterly hopeless.

“Miss Gu, other people’s stories may not apply to you and your boss,” he said, his eyes darting around as he revealed the bad idea he had in mind. “Your boss is easily swayed. If you talk to him more and make him happy, what can he not do?”

She screamed inwardly, "Did you hear that? Go and pester Lu Yushi! He's definitely waiting behind the door! Stop stabbing me in the back! I'm just a pathetic guy whose girlfriend is about to dump me."

He turned to face the study door, closed his eyes briefly, and said, "Boss, that's all I can do for you for now."

"I have other things to attend to, please go ahead."

Gu Nan hesitated: "Keep pestering him?"

Sun Qian's expression was indescribable. How could such a clever person not understand this?

"Just hum and chatter behind his back, and after a few times of this, it'll be fine."

Sun Qian thought she had been very straightforward, but Gu Nan's expression was even stranger.

"Do you often teach other women how to seduce your boss?"

Sun Qian shuddered and made a 180-degree turn, his expression instantly becoming serious, his tone firm: "No."

"Does your boss have many women around him?"

Sun Qian waved his hands frantically, his tone even more unambiguous: "Besides the five of us, only Young Master Qiu comes by the boss's side frequently."

"Then how do you know that pestering him will work?"

Sun Qian: ...

Good question.

It contains reasoning and logic.

If he weren't the one being interrogated, he would have applauded Gu Nan.

In a moment, an excuse came to mind: "Because no one dared to bother the boss before."

Gu Nan laughed angrily. "Using me as a guinea pig? Are you conducting an experiment?"

She rolled her eyes: "Do I look like someone who's had enough of life?"

Sun Qian didn't dare to roll her eyes outwardly, but she mentally rolled them ten or eight times, thinking to herself, "When have you ever missed hitting the boss's sore spots? What's one more time?"

The boss's numerous red flags are also interesting. Not to mention anyone who dares to take advantage of him, even in a win-win situation, if the boss is unaware of it beforehand, that person will be ruthlessly punished.

Gu Nan is the only one. Five years ago, he couldn't spare the time to deal with things, but five years later, everyone is plotting against him, and he's even eager to help.

To put it simply, the lightning strike has a radar function; it automatically avoids Gu Nan when it encounters her.

"Others wouldn't dare, but how could you be like them? The boss still needs you to hypnotize him, so he wouldn't dare do anything to you."

Gu Nan crossed his arms and pondered, "That makes sense."

Sun Qian: It has to make a lot of sense, otherwise how can I convince you? He quietly backed away towards the door, touched the doorknob, yanked the door open, and ran away.

Outside the door, the wind blows freely.

The moment the cold wind blew in, Gu Nan grinned and gritted her teeth.

Even if you ground Lu Yushi into powder, it wouldn't make a difference, yet she actually thinks Sun Qian's words make sense. Indeed, you can't play with fools.

Time passed by, and she lost count of how many times she had circled the room. All she could see was the window, which was shrouded in darkness, reflecting her image like a mirror.

Her slim yet shapely figure was concealed by a loose-fitting sweatshirt, a necklace hung around her neck and sleeves, and her bun hairstyle made her head look full, with some loose strands of hair falling down to frame her forehead.

He slammed his fist on the table, deciding to give it a shot and see what he could do.

I refuse to believe I can't seduce Lu Yushi!

I straightened my clothes, tiptoed to the study door, and peeked through the crack in the door to listen to what was happening inside.

Inside the study, Lu Yushi's video conference was still going on. Several voices played through the speakers ranged from authentic London accents to those at a TEM-4 or TEM-8 level. Gu Nan tilted her ear and thought to herself, "Lu Yushi's voice is actually quite pleasant."

It sounded so good that she even recognized it.

The difference in English pronunciation between Chinese people and foreigners can be perceived through auditory perception. It seems that the natural and fluent intonation and pleasant pronunciation are not new to me.

With eyes fixed and brows lowered, he couldn't recall anything for a moment.

Scratching and racking your brains but unable to grasp the key point, you give up in frustration.

When she came to her senses, the study was quiet. She held her breath, carefully pushed the door open a crack, and peeked inside.

Before I could focus my gaze, the door was suddenly pulled open.

"Damn!" came a gasp.

Gu Nan reacted quickly and grabbed the wall, clutching her chest with lingering fear, relieved that she had almost fallen on Lu Yushi. If she had fallen... "Damn it?" She suddenly stopped, stunned for a full half minute, and raised her hand to slap herself.

You're just here to seduce him!

If you don't fall now, when will you?

You can't even seize the opportunity given to you.

Slowly raising his eyes, Lu Yushi looked down at her with a calm expression, his questioning gaze sweeping over her face.

The opportunity is gone.

Before she could decide whether to fake a fall again, Lu Yushi quickly looked away and said, "Get some rest."

Gu Nan stared at his back, let out a vicious sigh, and took a breath.

If she doesn't win over Lu Yushi today, what will happen to Ji Yuanyu tomorrow?

When she caught up with Lu Yu, she saw him sit on the sofa and took the opportunity to massage his shoulders to please him, offering him a very attentive service: "Are you unhappy?"

Her bright, sparkling eyes were even more dazzling than the lights.

Lu Yushi's breath hitched almost imperceptibly, and his body shifted subtly to the side.

Gu Nan's subtle avoidance seemed to Lu Yushi as if he didn't want to be touched. She deliberately defied his wishes, letting her soft, boneless hands slide down his shoulders, landing precisely on his chest. She tilted her head back, letting her hair fall loose, and deliberately blinked twice, staring intently at Lu Yushi: "Tell me?"

Tell me about it and it will make me happy.

"Tell me about your ex-boyfriend," Lu Yushi said calmly.

Gu Nan: "..."

She took back Lu Yushi's rude and rude words, which sounded nice.

I recited the story of the person buried at the grave as if it were a textbook, and gave myself a mental pat on the back afterward. My photographic memory hadn't gotten any worse; not bad.

As Lu Yushi stared at her self-satisfied expression, a faint smile flashed in his eyes, and the upward curve of his lips was so small that it was barely noticeable to the naked eye.

We met briefly years ago. He lost a coat and a necklace, neither of which were important, and he never thought of looking for them.

In the vast sea of ​​people, I never imagined I would have the chance to regain what I had lost.

It's just a necklace; even if it weren't lost, it would just sit in some storage room gathering dust. Seeing it being so cherished and worn around someone's neck now evokes a complex mix of emotions, one that's hard to describe.

It felt like a childhood toy that had been lost and found again, yet it also felt like the strange feeling in my heart had nothing to do with the necklace.

He was thinking of the person wearing the necklace.

"I'm done speaking, it's your turn."

His thoughts were interrupted, and he came to his senses: "Me?"

Gu Nan said matter-of-factly, "I've already told you my ex-boyfriend's story, won't you talk about your fiancée?" She stretched her neck and pouted as if she were jealous.

The five fingers hidden under the cuffs clenched quietly; the more nonchalant the expression on the face, the more concerned the eyes revealed.

Since the conversation had come to this point, she took the opportunity to test Lu Yushi's attitude and to ascertain her fate after using him.

Lu Yushi chuckled: "You don't know?"

"How would I know? Who knows if the rumors are true or false?"

Lu Yushi: "Really."

Gu Nan remained silent for a few seconds, then clenched her fists even tighter under her sleeves.

Rumor has it that Lu Yushi tortured the person impersonating his fiancée terribly, and everyone firmly believes it.

But she didn't believe it.

Because that person is her, how could she not know how miserable she is?

No wonder she talks nonsense; Lu Yushi never tells the truth either.

Looking at his expression, she asked, "Aren't you being too cruel? She just pretended to be your fiancée and didn't do anything immoral."

Lu Yushi slowly turned his head.

Gu Nan immediately changed her tune, patting his shoulder to show her stance: "Of course, she was in the wrong first."

Seeing that Lu Yushi's face showed no anger, she slowly tried to salvage the situation: "But it's his first offense, can't you be a little more forgiving?"

How do you know she's a first-time offender?

"...I guessed."

"You're so good at guessing?" Lu Yushi raised an eyebrow.

Gu Nan feigned profundity: "Genius psychologists like us all have a bit of psychic abilities."

"Is that so?" Lu Yushi smiled meaningfully.

Gu Nan's eyes lit up, and a mischievous glint appeared in her eyes: "Think about it, you've had insomnia for eight years, and I can count the number of times I've hypnotized you on one hand. Now you rarely have insomnia anymore, right?"

Lu Yushi nodded in agreement.

“If you can’t communicate with those guys, how can you guarantee you’ll get a good night’s sleep every night?” Gu Nan raised her chin, casually put her arm around Lu Yushi’s shoulder, leaned in and whispered in his ear, “I’m their owner. If you dare to bully me or treat me badly, they’ll cause trouble, and then it won’t just be a matter of insomnia, understand?”

Lu Yushi didn't break the terrifying atmosphere she had deliberately created. He tilted his head slightly, his gaze fixed on her face, and said knowingly, "I see."

Gu Nan smiled with narrowed eyes, patted his hand, and then gave him a sweet treat: "But don't worry, I will absolutely not allow anyone to hurt you, not even my pets."

Lu Yushi smiled enigmatically: "Then why don't you guess what I'll do if I run into her next time?"