Chapter 24: Heart-Pounding, April Fool's Day (Part 2)

Zhou Xiaoru still hadn't recovered from the message she received this morning, even after she entered the company and sat down in the office.

What kind of news could it be that shocked her and Jiang Bufan so much that they caused such a scene in the dormitory early in the morning!

And because of this message, Zhou Xiaoru broke her good record of not being late for work for two consecutive weeks.

Today, she was gloriously late...

Because she had missed her bus stop!

And as she stood in the office at this moment, she had no idea what she was doing.

Standing beside a paper shredder, her eyes vacant and staring blankly at one spot, she was mechanically feeding the things in her hand into the shredder, one sheet at a time...

The first person to notice that something was wrong with her was Zhang Yao...

As soon as she saw what Zhou Xiaoru was doing, she was so shocked that her small, single-lidded eyes widened into two bull's eyes!

Just like seeing a female ghost in a horror movie, Zhang Yao was so scared she almost screamed!

Because the documents she was currently feeding into the shredder were the ones she had just given to Zhou Xiaoru.

She asked in disbelief, "Xiaoru! What are you doing! The materials I just gave you were for you to take to be copied, not..."

After she finished speaking, she looked in horror at the materials in the wastebasket, which had already turned into noodle-like shreds.

This was going to be a huge disaster!

These materials were important documents that needed to be copied and then delivered to the hands of the various department Supervisors!

And the originals of these materials were taken from the President's Office and were supposed to be returned intact...

Zhang Yao looked up to the heavens in speechlessness, looked at the contents of the shredder bin, and then looked at the person who was still in a dazed state.

She felt like crying but had no tears!

The commotion here also attracted other colleagues, and everyone was talking all at once.

"How could she be so careless?"

"Yeah, the Personnel Department doesn't have a backup of these materials; only the President should have one, right?"

"A new broom sweeps clean. I heard this President Gu is very decisive and strict, and doesn't show any mercy at all. It's only been a few days, and he has already fired the old Supervisors of the Technology Department and the Development Department. If he finds out that the materials he sent down were put through a shredder, he'll definitely order someone to pack their bags and leave."

"That's right, that's right. I heard that Ada was scolded by the President for a data error the day before yesterday..."

Everyone might be infatuated with him, and everyone might love gossip, but when it came to work, no one dared to be sloppy.

Regarding the recent series of actions by President Gu, everyone had heard a little bit, and everyone was working more seriously and putting in double the effort.

It wasn't until this moment that Miss Zhou's crashed brain gradually regained consciousness.

Seeing that she was surrounded by people, she asked blankly, "What's wrong? What are you all doing here?"

As the words fell, Zhang Yao had an expression as if she wanted to bang her head against a wall and die, while everyone else looked at her strangely.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoru subconsciously looked at what she was doing, and the next second, something seemed to flash through her mind...

Then, even she herself opened her eyes in horror!

Oh my god! What was she doing! How could she have put the materials into the shredder!

She slowly shifted her gaze back to Zhang Yao's face, who was about to cry!

She hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I..." How could she be so muddled!

Just now, Zhang Yao was too busy to handle it, so she gave the materials to her and asked her to help make copies.

Now it was a mess; she hadn't helped, but only added to the trouble.

By now, Zhou Xiaoru had already heard what everyone was discussing...

Colleague A, "These materials need to be sent to the various departments this afternoon. What should we do now?"

Colleague B, "The only way now is to go to the President and ask for a backup."

Colleague C, "Ask the President? Who would dare to go?"

Colleague D retorted to Colleague C, "Haven't you always admired the President? Let's leave this opportunity to you."

Colleague C immediately waved her hands repeatedly, "I don't want to pack my bags and leave."

As everyone spoke, their gazes all unconsciously, yet uniformly, shot toward the culprit.

Zhou Xiaoru was also speechless at herself and had no choice but to comfort Zhang Yao.

"It's okay, you don't need to worry. I'll think of a way. Before I get off work today, I will definitely get the materials copied and sent out. Believe me."

Zhang Yao still had a bitter face, thinking to herself, this girl Zhou Xiaoru was able to take things meant for copying and shred them—how on earth did her IQ pass the interview?

On this side, everyone was worried about the matter of the materials.

On the other side, in Miss Zhou's heart, there was a matter that was a thousand times more serious than the current one.

In her view, going to ask Gu Liyan for materials could at most be considered a fart!

No! It shouldn't even be considered a fart!

Early this morning, Su Poyang had sent her several long-winded messages all at once.

Summarized, it was actually just a simple sentence.

And this simple sentence had truly shocked and stunned her and Jiang Bufan!

And this simple sentence truly stunned and shocked both her and Jiang Bufan!

Wanted to propose!

The target...

Was of course our handsome President Gu!

How could such a thing not stir up stormy waves in someone's heart!

For Zhou Xiaoru, this was simply a massive tsunami! Like a volcanic eruption!

Su Poyang had also sent her a whole bunch of 'touching' words...

Su Poyang also sent her a "heart-touching" message...

He said,

No one knows the relationship between them, only her!

No one knows how they get along, only her!

And no one knows how deep their feelings are...

Only her!!

She is even more so the mediator of their feelings! The catalyst!! The witness!!!

So Su Poyang wants to ask for her help to invite Gu Liyan out, and then, under her witness, propose to Gu Liyan.

If the proposal is unsuccessful, it doesn't matter; today is April Fools' Day, so just treat it as a rehearsal...

Su Poyang even expressed how deeply he loves Gu Liyan, and how much he wants to be with the person he loves forever...

Finally, he also asked her to keep it a secret for him, and sent a series of emojis begging for her help...

Actually, after reading through all those long-winded messages...

Inside, Zhou Xiaoru had already directly cursed!

Damn it! Damn! Damn!! Damn!!! Ten thousand damns!

What "only she knows," what "she is their witness"!

That Dianfan Guo! She has only known him for a few days! And he already treats her like a best friend?!

She once suspected this was a prank by Su Poyang, but that guy kept emphasizing over and over that it wasn't a prank, that he was serious.

Watching the morning time slip away in a flash...

Su Poyang asked her to invite Gu Liyan to the rooftop of the Tengyuan Building at noon.

Su Poyang even shamelessly told her that the rooftop is a place of great significance to him and Gu Liyan.

Because that place...

Is where the two of them had their first kiss...

Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but curse a bellyful of profanities in her heart again!

She even used her sleeve to wipe her mouth vigorously!

To think she was forcibly kissed by a man who had kissed a man?!

Damn it!!!

Truly, social morals are declining and ethics are degenerating!

This pair of "bros" is truly trashy to a high standard, trashy to the extreme; they are simply the ash-level figures of trash!

Zhou Xiaoru originally didn't want to pay attention to these things, which in her view, were the most trivial of trivial matters.

But now, the documents that needed to be copied were shredded by her in the shredder, so it seems she has to use this opportunity to ask Su Poyang for a favor first.

And then let him come forward to ask Gu Liyan for the backup documents.

Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but sigh; she truly felt her life was unlucky, having just crawled out of the mud pit and gotten clean...

Now, she has to go back in and wallow again.

If only this time, she could crawl out of the mud pit sooner; she doesn't want to wade through this muddy water!

But many times, some things, some people, and some fates are all achieved through the unintentional pushing of one thing after another, forming the destiny between one person and another.

Muddy water is certainly not good to wade through, but falling into a mud pit only leads to sinking deeper and deeper.

And Zhou Xiaoru decided that after this time, she intends to resign.

To stay alive, stay away from the trash!

To live a few more years, she must also stay away from the trash!

Eleven o'clock.

The wall clock in the Personnel Department is ticking away...

Zhou Xiaoru has been staring at that clock.

At this moment, in the office, other colleagues have already started to go eat in groups of three or five.

Zhang Yao also left; before leaving, she saw Zhou Xiaoru's heavy expression and thought she was worried about the documents.

She even comforted her, saying that if there was no other way, she would go to the President's Office herself to ask, telling Zhou Xiaoru not to have any mental burden.

Originally, copying these documents was her own business.

Zhou Xiaoru was very moved when she heard this...

What a kind girl this is...

She told Zhang Yao not to worry, that she would definitely get the backup and wouldn't delay the work.

After watching one person after another leave the office...

Zhou Xiaoru finally picked up her phone and flipped through her blacklist to find a number.

Staring at the note for that number...

"The man who eats shit."

She couldn't help but lose her focus again...

Her mind was filled with scenes from when they were in love before...

Thinking and thinking, her eyes couldn't help but turn red...

Everything was still so clear; that memory is just like the clock on the wall, ticking away every single day.

It hasn't faded with time, but has instead become more profound.

No matter how much she rejects it in her heart, no matter how much she denies it...

She had first secretly loved Gu Liyan, then moved on to liking, to love, deep love, loved very, very much...

But the ending...

Her nose couldn't help but ache, and she almost shed tears.

She didn't know if she felt sad for her own past, or happy that her ex-boyfriend had now found a good place to settle down.

At this moment, she was a bit agitated, and her mood was even more complicated...

Right now, what she was actually thinking was that perhaps the one she was sisters with wasn't Gu Liyan, but Su Poyang.

Clearly, the handsome Su must be a bottom; she always felt that Su Poyang treated her like a good sister.

Otherwise, he wouldn't ask her for help with everything...

Sigh... I really didn't expect this...

She tapped on the number and dialed it...

This number had never changed, yet this was the first time in over two years that she had taken the initiative to call it.

The person on the other end of the line answered the phone very quickly.

"Hello."

Zhou Xiaoru rubbed her aching nose and swallowed several times, her throat slightly choked up.

She replied, "It's me..."

But just this sound was enough for the man on the other end of the line to hear that something was wrong.

At this moment, Gu Liyan had just finished his work and was leaning against the sofa in his office, smoking a cigarette.

Upon hearing the nasal voice from the other end of the line, the man frowned involuntarily and even directly snuffed out the cigarette he had just lit.

He asked gently, "Did you cry?"