Chapter 28: Heart-Pounding, April Fool's Day (Part 6)

Although this meal had its "twists and turns," it could be considered a satisfactory conclusion in the end.

This was the first time Zhou Xiaoru had experienced dining in such a setting.

There was melodic violin music, and all the people around were those who looked very wealthy and had a very refined air about them, spending money here.

It wasn't that she was a country bumpkin, but rather that she felt she would never be associated with so-called high-class living in her entire life.

Call her crude or say she doesn't care about the quality of life, she just likes that kind of free-spirited life of eating big chunks of meat and drinking big gulps of alcohol.

She really felt physically uncomfortable with this kind of petty-bourgeois style.

Thinking about it now, she and Gu Liyan really were not people from the same world.

She couldn't help but wonder, is the union of a prince and Cinderella really appropriate!

After they get married, wouldn't there be problems like differences in lifestyle, disparities in perception, and conflicts between their families, and all sorts of things like that...

Zhou Xiaoru thought, perhaps it is because of these problems that no one knows what the life of a prince and Cinderella is like after they get married.

Sigh...

A long sigh...

This meal caused the young lady Zhou to have many more insights into life.

Sitting in her seat, she rubbed her slightly protruding lower abdomen...

At this moment, Gu Liyan had already gone to the restroom, and after sighing about life, she couldn't help but boredly count the things she had just eaten...

One steak, one fruit salad, one piece of matcha cake, two small waffles, several cups of an unknown red liquid...

At this time, the waiter who had taken their order walked over, carrying something.

Zhou Xiaoru looked at the items on the tray, which was a plate of snacks, and asked in confusion.

"Is this also part of the set meal?" They had already finished eating...

The waiter smiled and replied, "This is a snack platter your boyfriend added for you."

Someone was stunned, "My boyfriend??"

The waiter smiled and repeated to the person who now had a look of astonishment what Gu Liyan had just said.

"Yes, just now this gentleman said that his girlfriend might not be full yet, so he wanted to add an order..."

As he spoke, he didn't forget to make a gesture, indicating the gentleman sitting in the seat opposite her...

And Zhou Xiaoru, "!!!!!!!!"

Ten thousand grass-mud horses instantly galloped past her eyes!

"This is a drink we are giving you for free; we wish you a pleasant meal again."

After the waiter put the things down, he left while maintaining a polite smile.

Yet in Zhou Xiaoru's heart, ten thousand horses were still galloping!

This bastard actually said that about her! It was simply a great humiliation!

She didn't pay too much attention to Gu Liyan calling her his girlfriend in front of others.

Thinking that today is April Fool's Day, on this day, everything fake is real.

Whoever takes it seriously loses!

Anger is anger...

But seeing the golden prawns on the plate, someone couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

Sigh... better eat first; who would hold a grudge against good food?

When it comes to eating, Zhou Xiaoru has no integrity.

In her view, everything she wants to do can only be realized on the premise of being full.

By the time Gu Liyan returned from the restroom, that plate of snacks had already been mostly eaten by Zhou Xiaoru.

Zhou Xiaoru felt it wasn't that she had a big appetite, but that the portion size was just too small.

If she had to choose again, she would rather go eat at a street food stall.

And the man just sat there with a gentle expression, looking at the person who was still eating...

And he didn't know that he himself had become a beautiful landscape in the restaurant.

And once again, it drew the side-glances of other dining customers.

Watching Zhou Xiaoru finish the last sip of juice, the man asked with a smile, "Are you full?"

Answering him was a medium-sized burp...

"Burp..."

This sound made Gu Liyan smile even more into his eyes and feel warm in his heart.

She didn't know when it started, but Zhou Xiaoru had completely stopped caring about her image in this person's heart.

Because she didn't care anymore...

After eating and drinking her fill, she suddenly remembered something, grabbed the water pitcher on the table, and poured some water into both of their cups.

She passed the cup to the man opposite her...

Thinking that this meal was finally over, her mission was only half complete.

After she resigned from Tengyuan, she was afraid she would rarely have the chance to see this person again in the future.

Thinking about it made her a bit sad, but starting from today, their past, the grievances of the past, should be considered completely turned over.

She wouldn't dwell on it anymore, nor would she split hairs; at this moment, she had truly let go.

Let go of the feelings she had held for this man for many years...

"Sigh..." With a sigh, she thought, this is the end, she had to make a summary.

Gu Liyan took the water cup and had been waiting for this girl to speak; he knew this girl would definitely say something astonishing again.

And someone did not disappoint him.

Zhou Xiaoru brewed her thoughts over there for a long time, and in the end, she raised her glass and said something thought-provoking.

She was very worldly, reaching out with the glass in her hand to clink it against the wine glass currently held in the man's hand.

She said, "I'll toast you with tea instead of wine, to thank you for treating me to a big meal, and also to thank you for that experience you gave me in the past..."

When she reached this point, she suddenly paused.

These were her true feelings, and it could be considered the best conclusion and farewell for the two years of entanglement after their breakup.

She couldn't help but feel "tears welling up in her eyes," and then she continued.

"I sincerely wish you and your future other half, bliss and happiness! Finally, I wish you in advance..."

The words reached her lips, but she suddenly stopped!

Zhou Xiaoru's back was instantly drenched in a cold sweat!

Loose lips sink ships!

What was she doing! Was she a pig-brained fool? She had almost said, "I wish you a happy marriage" or something like that!

No! Even pigs were smarter than her! Calling herself a pig-brained fool was simply an insult to Brother Pig!

But the man opposite her narrowed his eyes slightly and asked.

"Wish me what in advance?"

"Hehe... nothing... nothing at all..." She gave two awkward, dry laughs and hurriedly changed the subject.

"That... everything goes without saying, I'll finish mine first, you go ahead as you please."

After saying this, the very worldly Miss Zhou downed that glass of plain water in one gulp.

These words gradually caused the handsome Gu to change his expression...

Zhou Xiaoru clearly sensed the emotional shift in this person.

She couldn't help but seriously recall what she had just said...

There was nothing wrong with it! What was this person angry about again? It was truly inexplicable.

Gu Liyan didn't know what he was angry about either; he just felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart after hearing words like "wish you and your other half happiness."

Moreover, this girl clearly had more to say afterward.

Zhou Xiaoru was stared at by the gaze from across the table until she was sweating all over, her eyes darting everywhere, just refusing to look at him.

"That... it's about time, let's hurry back to the company."

There is an even bigger surprise waiting for you on the rooftop!

After the man watched her for a while, he didn't continue to press her and was the first to leave his seat...

After paying the bill and until they got into the car, Gu Liyan's face remained dark and gloomy.

Zhou Xiaoru, for her part, pretended to sleep after getting into the car and slept the whole way.

After arriving at the underground parking lot of Tengyuan Company, she woke up automatically, as if she had set an alarm clock.

Now, all that was left was to bring him to the rooftop, and that would be it.

Once they reached the underground parking lot and the car came to a stop, Zhou Xiaoru, sitting in the back seat, first peeked through the rear window to scout the surrounding environment.

Only after confirming that there was no one outside did she hurry out of the car.

And this scene was taken in by the handsome Gu; that discomfort in his heart was spreading like a chronic infection.

After getting out of the car, Zhou Xiaoru was somewhat impatient; it wasn't that she was gossipy, it was just that this was her first time seeing a man propose to another man.

Now that she was here, she couldn't help but feel a little excited and a little nervous.

Anyone who didn't know better would think she was the one getting proposed to.

She glanced at the man who was slowly getting out of the car behind her; his face was now back to its cold, icy state.

'Cheer up, Gu the Scumbag. You acting like this makes it very hard for me, this halfway matchmaker, to do my job.'

Zhou Xiaoru muttered to herself in her heart.

Seeing that he wasn't in any hurry, she became even more anxious.

She checked her phone; it was already almost one o'clock, and it was nearly time for work.

If everything went smoothly, after she witnessed the proposal of this pair of bros, she would still have just enough time to go down to the twelfth floor to work.

The two of them walked one after the other toward the elevator entrance...

From a distance away from the elevator, Zhou Xiaoru saw the numbers jumping beside the elevator door, and they had just reached the basement level...

Heaven is truly helping me!

With a whoosh, Gu Liyan only felt a gust of wind pass by his body, and something that looked like a cyan dumpling to him rolled past quickly.

And this cyan dumpling was none other than Miss Zhou herself, who was running.

Arriving in time at the elevator that had just opened its doors, Zhou Xiaoru blocked the middle of the elevator doors with her body (this action is dangerous, children should not imitate it) and, panting for breath, waved at the man who was still strolling leisurely behind her.

"You... hurry up... we're running out of time." She didn't know if Su Poyang had fallen asleep waiting, but he hadn't sent her a message yet.

Hearing this, Gu Liyan perceived it as a new problem.

He walked to the outside of the elevator, but didn't go in, and asked in a deep voice.

"What are we running out of time for?"

"Huh?" Zhou Xiaoru was stunned for a moment, then improvised, "I meant, the elevator is about to run out of time..."

She broke out in another cold sweat!

The man stared fixedly at the person blocking the elevator door; his eyes were like a lie detector, testing whether what she had just said was true or false.

Zhou Xiaoru guiltily wiped her chin, which was already sweating, and didn't dare to look him in the eye.

She guessed whether this guy had sensed something, so she didn't dare to urge him again and just asked tentatively.

"Why aren't you getting in the elevator? It's almost time for work..."

At this moment, because the elevator had been held open for so long, it began to emit a beeping alarm sound.

After Gu Liyan watched her for a moment, he said something like this.

"Why did you take this elevator on your own initiative today? Aren't you afraid of others seeing you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaoru was momentarily stunned, then she raised her eyes to look at the man who was looking down at her from above...

What did that mean?

And just as she was wearing a look of astonishment, Gu Liyan had already grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the elevator once again.

The next second, the elevator doors slid shut with a swish, and the numbers on the wall began to jump accordingly.

And Zhou Xiaoru had already been pressed directly against the wall to the side by a man so cold he could freeze the dregs...