thrilling
As Sun Qian pushed open the door, carrying her bag, she kindly reminded her, "Miss Gu, there's no one outside... Where's the boss?"
Gu Nan took the bag expressionlessly: "Going to get a rabies vaccine."
Sun Qian: ?
"Don't look at me like that. I also regret not biting him to death."
Watching Sun Qian leave, Gu Nan rolled her eyes in annoyance and muttered, "Ignorant and grumpy?"
Half a minute later, No-Brain returned with news that displeased her: "The boss requests that you come down and sit down."
Gu Nan paused for a moment, but still felt she couldn't afford to be unhappy with two people at once. She took a deep breath, adjusted her facial expression, and asked seriously, "Can't the chair in the lounge soothe his noble buttocks?"
Sun Qian: ...
"Accompanying the boss to events falls under the job scope of a female companion at a cocktail party. This is the fourth condition the boss is offering you in exchange."
Sun Qian placed his hand on the door frame, bent down, stepped back outside, and said respectfully, "I'll wait for you outside."
After saying that, he didn't give Gu Nan a chance to react, quickly closed the door, covered his chest with one hand and wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead with the other, secretly congratulating himself on his quick reaction. If he had been any slower, his pocket would have hit his face.
It feels good to be a bully who relies on his master's power, if only he didn't get glared at by his boss.
The more lively the area in front of the wine tower downstairs, the more frozen the atmosphere in the rest area.
Lu Yushi withdrew his gaze from Sun Qian's face, quickly typed the last line of text, put away his phone, lightly tapped the table with his knuckles, and leisurely sized up Gu Nan.
"You mean, you're giving up the fourth condition because you don't want to attend the closing ceremony with me?"
After changing into casual clothes, Gu Nan felt much more at ease. She crossed her arms and gave him a disapproving look.
I'm not going to serve you anymore.
"reason."
"I have a heart condition."
Looking up, there was Ye Xu; turning around, there was Kang Shengtai; and then there was her close friend who appeared and disappeared like a ghost. She still knew too little and couldn't learn the art of invisibility.
"Hmm." Lu Yushi withdrew his gaze, focusing on the banquet evaluation. He nodded slightly to the person who greeted him beside him, giving a seemingly unintentional smirk, "Not bad."
The music played softly, but it couldn't drown out the murmur. Gu Nan stopped halfway through her step.
The party was full of acquaintances, and she risked being recognized to come in order to get the fourth blank condition, her nerves on edge the whole time.
We were just one step away from leaving; if we left now, we'd have wasted the whole afternoon.
I did think about it in the lounge.
Although she didn't get the fourth condition, she ended up becoming Lu Yushi's girlfriend by chance, so at least she got some benefits. She could accept this outcome if she just endured it.
At this moment, Lu Yushi's soft mockery caused her suppressed stubbornness to resurface in her eyes. She muttered to herself for a moment, then secretly glanced at Lu Yushi and tentatively asked, "Let's make a deal. I only want the fourth condition, I don't want the new one. I'll accompany you to dinner tonight for free, how about that?"
After all, the boyfriend-girlfriend relationship was just a joke that was made up in a fit of pique. Today they are lovers, tomorrow they may be enemies.
The right thing to do is to get the conditions in hand.
After a long silence, Lu Yushi glanced at Lu Yushi for a moment and said, "I don't have the habit of going back on my word."
Sun Qian: ...
Gu Nan: ...
"I'm often afraid you'll suffocate yourself."
A reply takes forever, and after that, you only get one sentence.
While others think thrice before acting, Lu Yushi's thinking probably dates back to the beginning of time.
Gu Nan circled around him, tilted her head to meet his gaze, and pouted, "Fine, if you don't agree, I'm leaving."
Those eyelashes were still drooping. Gu Nan raised her eyebrows slightly, a mischievous smile appearing on her lips, her playful side awakened.
She nudged Lu Yushi's trouser leg with her toe, took a step forward, raised her arm to wrap around one of his shoulders, and whispered in his ear, "Goodbye, boyfriend."
She wasted her whole afternoon, so she vented her anger on Lu Yu before leaving, just to get back at him.
She exhaled casually, deliberately ruffling Lu Yushi's temples. Because they were so close, half of her warm breath fell back onto her lips.
"Hey!"
Before her triumphant smile could even bloom, her waist was suddenly tightened, and a strong, powerful forearm stretched across her back pulled her towards him without a word.
Gu Nan instinctively struggled, bracing herself against Lu Yushi's chest and shoulders, exclaiming, "You..."
"Master Wan is right across the street. Are you sure you want to leave now?" Lu Yushi's voice was low, and his drawn-out tone was only half the speed of an average person's speech.
Standing under the low eaves, Gu Nan had to lower her head and whisper, "Tell him to get lost."
There was no response.
With visibility obstructed, the hearing radar automatically patrolled in all directions. After waiting for a full minute, no footsteps were heard from any direction.
It was as if embracing a moment where the passage of time had stood still.
A barely audible chuckle came from above her head. She froze for a moment, then belatedly realized her expression had turned cold. Anger welled up in her heart, and disregarding the fact that she had started the trouble first, she took advantage of Lu Yushi's unpreparedness and suddenly exerted her strength, slapping him so hard that he staggered half a step back.
"Are you kidding me?"
“Yu Shi.” Master Wan’s voice sounded from behind.
?
Gu Nan's anger subsided in less than five seconds. She swallowed back the curse that was on the tip of her tongue, touched her nose guiltily, and looked away.
I'm really sorry, but you deserved it.
Lu Yushi casually smoothed the slightly disheveled hem of his suit jacket, his tone indifferent: "Uncle Wan."
"Old Shen is bringing a few friends over tonight. Will Uncle Wan go with you?"
Gu Nan stood with her back to Master Wan, silently closing her eyes.
Speechless to the extreme, I inexplicably chuckled.
If she abandons one condition, she'll immediately abandon another.
Well, the two conditions are twins.
She stared at the floor with a melancholy look on her face.
I dare not turn around, for fear that Master Wan will recognize me.
She didn't dare to look up, afraid that Lu Yushi would think she was provoking him.
They dared not run away, fearing they would be blocked by their former enemies before they even reached the door.
She glanced at Lu Yushi without making it obvious, and thought angrily, "Don't call me Lu Yushi anymore, change my name to Stumbling Block."
The stumbling block's voice was clear and crisp: "She's shy and feels uncomfortable in crowds. I appreciate Uncle Wan's kindness."
Tsk, I've been too hasty in criticizing again.
"Hehe, is that so?" Master Wan nodded, not insisting. "Old Shen has brought in a senior technician from abroad. He's young and capable, a real talent. There are many people trying to poach him, both domestically and internationally. If you're interested, Uncle Wan will arrange for Old Shen to send him to you."
Gu Nan had no interest in the technician and was full of questions. Was Lu Yushi using her as a shield to push away Master Wan, or was he a masochist with hidden attributes?
She couldn't understand it. She had almost pushed someone to their death with a punch, but the next second Lu Yushi came to her rescue.
It's truly moving; a model of repaying evil with good, he could become a leading figure among moral exemplars in Beicheng.
Gu Nan shook her head, trying to banish the images of Lu Yushi standing on the awards stage from her mind. She glanced disdainfully at the man standing with his hands at his sides in front of her and thought to herself, "Forget it, this guy belongs to the group of people who lay down their butcher's knives and become Buddhas on the spot."
He can't move Beicheng, but he can make Beicheng afraid to move.
Gu Nan was lost in thought and didn't notice Lu Yushi's reply. She only heard the footsteps fading away. She tried to ignore the embarrassment spreading around her and fidgeted with her fingers awkwardly, trying to explain, "Although it was wrong of me to push you, would I have pushed you if you hadn't smiled?"
While she wasn't sure if she had convinced Lu Yu, she had largely convinced herself, and her evasive gaze gradually hardened.
"No! Right? You laughed first, which made me misunderstand. I thought you were playing a trick on me, so it's normal for me to hit you. No normal person could stand it. Even you would have retaliated, right? So you see, this matter ultimately comes down to you. You know the chain reaction, right? Ever heard of the butterfly effect? Your laughter is like the flapping of a butterfly's wings, it's..."
"Miss Gu."
Sun Qian's voice sounded somewhat disapproving of her words, muttering, "That's not how you argue, and besides, President Lu just helped you."
Interrupted, her train of thought faltered, Gu Nan said expressionlessly, "Your boss's wife is flirting with your boss. You don't need to say anything at this time..."
A person walked towards her, looking somewhat familiar. She was startled, forgot the rest of what she was going to say, and turned her head to observe him uncertainly. Very good.
He looks very familiar.
At the elegant and refined cocktail party, she was the only one surrounded by enemies, and was also burdened with being clueless and unhappy.
She couldn't be happy anymore. She looked up and saw Lu Yushi casually crossing his arms and taking a half step back, as if afraid that she would pounce on him.
...
"Let's have a fight."
"It's either you die or I live."
Lu Yushi remained silent.
Lu Yushi turned and left, leaving behind an address and a sentence: "Don't be late."
With long, well-proportioned legs and a steady gait, she would soon be out of sight.
Before speaking, Sun Qian sighed deeply, touched the tattered "Ren" character in his pocket, and knew he had to get a new one.
"Ms. Gu, you can go back to the upstairs lounge; no one will disturb you."
"No need." What kind of good place is it when it's occupied by both irrationality and unhappiness? "Let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, he had already walked more than ten meters away.
Sun Qian watched the figure disappear completely behind the glass revolving door, then composed himself and turned to go upstairs.
Lu Yushi stood by the window, taking in the view of the bronze relief gate downstairs. Hearing footsteps behind him, he didn't look away and asked, "Who's there?"
"Master Wan, General Manager Meng of Ling'an International, General Manager Kong of Wangyue Technology, the Lin family father and son, and the captain of the first team of the chess team."
"Leaf sequence?"
Sun Qian nodded: "It's strange. Ye Xu and Miss Gu are good friends, yet Miss Gu is avoiding them."
A familiar figure flashed past the bronze gate. Gu Nan walked quickly, as if a raging flood was following behind him.
Lu Yushi withdrew his gaze and turned around: "Who did Ye Xu come with?"
"She was a young girl. She was Lin Haoyu's ex-girlfriend. She came from a single-parent family and was in very poor condition. Three years ago, her father was seriously ill, and Lin Haoyu paid for a specialist to perform the surgery. However, their breakup was very messy, and I heard that he humiliated her more than once."
Lu Yushi: "Three years ago?"
Seeing Lu Yu's puzzled expression, Sun Qian pursed her lips and muttered, "The boss is such a good person. Hearing this kind of news, he can't immediately associate it with two-timing."
He mentally adjusted his words.
You can't just say Lin Haoyu is too much of a player, flirting with Shen Manman while seeking out that other girl to relieve his desires.
"Lin Haoyu and Shen Manman have known each other for five years. They have broken up and gotten back together on and off. He secretly dated that girl for three years."
Seeing that Lu Yu didn't speak, Sun Qian continued, "Perhaps Miss Gu deliberately approached you for that girl? Miss Gu is a righteous person. Of all the people to cheat in Beicheng, she had to cheat Shen Ming. Everyone knows that Shen Ming is the most petty. If he suffers even the slightest loss, he will retaliate tenfold."
Lu Yushi frowned slightly, and said firmly, "No."
Although they hadn't spent much time together, Gu Nan was someone she knew quite well. She was loyal, but she seemed more enthusiastic about creating opportunities for her friends so that they could repay her in kind.
This applies to Sudi as well as Wanyi.
As for her attitude towards the Shen family, we'll probably find out by tonight.
"Mr. Lu, about your girlfriend..."
Lu Yushi indifferently shifted his gaze, and Sun Qian wisely shut up, silently resolving in his heart that he would replace that "patience" character with an iron one!
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