Chapter 29: Heart-Stopping, April Fool's Day (Part 7)

This scene, how familiar, and how heart-stopping!

Zhou Xiaoru was so scared that her heartbeat was just a hair's breadth—to be precise, just a tiny bit—away from turning into a flat line again!

Where had she offended this big shot again!

He was almost a man with a family, so why did he spend every day messing around with such nonsense.

Besides, the way they were right now...

Was it appropriate!

If Su Poyang were to see this, wouldn't that guy's heart be shattered into pieces?

This time, Gu Liyan not only pressed her directly against the wall, but his head also lowered completely, staring straight at her.

Zhou Xiaoru was very puzzled; what exactly did this guy want to do? The account for the forced kiss last time hadn't been settled yet, so what was this now?

Was he acting in a Korean drama or something!

Time seemed to have stopped, so quiet that one could hear the two people's heartbeats, breathing, and the sound of someone constantly swallowing saliva.

No! Zhou Xiaoru felt that she no longer had a heartbeat!

At this moment, she was even thinking whether she should pretend to have a heart attack recurrence and just get herself sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Staring at the same spot as last time, the same buttons, and still the same location.

Only, this time, the man was the one to start the conversation.

"You didn't say you had something to tell me? Say it here then."

This gentle voice, carrying several thousand watts of electricity, made our Miss Zhou tremble all over.

Swallowing her saliva again, she had been breaking out in a hot sweat just a moment ago, but now she was breaking out in a cold sweat; if this continued, she feared she wouldn't be far from catching a cold.

Shivering and not daring to move, her whole body stiffened as she stammered in reply.

"Th... that... that..."

How should she say it? Say that it wasn't she who had something to say, but Su Poyang? But if she did that, wouldn't the carefully laid-out plan lose its meaning?

To fulfill this pairing, Zhou Xiaoru steeled her heart and gritted her teeth; at this moment, a bold idea flashed through her brain!

There was only one way to remedy this now! That was for her to confess to Gu Liyan first!

Only by stabilizing this guy first could she then lure him to the rooftop to meet Su Poyang.

Otherwise, if she dragged it out like this, she would get dragged into it herself and wouldn't be able to untangle it.

As long as this guy saw Su Poyang, everything would be solved.

Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but feel that she, as an ex, was perhaps being too dedicated.

She should be rated as one of the top ten moving figures of the year, the best ex!

Having made up her mind not to hesitate anymore, she suddenly raised her head and bumped into a pair of dark, deep eyes.

She couldn't help but sigh again that this man was truly handsome to the point of having no friends, no justice, and even more so, no heart, no lungs, and no integrity!

After finishing her infatuation, she blurted out the confession without a second thought.

"Gu Liyan, I like you!"

After saying it, her face didn't even flush, and her heart didn't race.

She thought that during these days at Tengyuan Company, she had already trained herself to have a thick skin like a copper wall and iron bastion, and superb acting skills that she could pull off at will.

Sure enough, the handsome Gu, suddenly hearing such words, was a bit unable to react for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoru pressed on, "I don't mean anything else, I just wanted to tell you my feelings. I prepared something for you on the rooftop; could you come and take a look with me?"

To make the performance more realistic and on point, she couldn't help but brew her emotions for a moment.

Zhou Xiaoru thought that if she could shed a few tears now, it would be even more like it, even more perfect.

Success or failure depends on this one move! Succeed or die trying!

May the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, Jesus, and the Virgin Mary all bless her, bless her to be able to successfully muddle through.

But she forgot, she wasn't an actress, and even if she were just a temporary one, she was highly unqualified.

What kind of person was Gu Liyan? He was not only a few years older than Zhou Xiaoru but also a bona fide returnee from overseas.

If sea turtles were graded, then Gu Liyan would be a high-level golden sea turtle!

Both his qualifications and experience were far richer than Zhou Xiaoru's.

However, hearing her say she liked him, the repressed man was still somewhat happy inside.

He even saw through it without exposing it, following her words and asking.

"You prepared something for me?"

"Mm-hmm."

"Did you prepare it yourself?"

"Mm..." Hurry up, she was going to be late for work!

Zhou Xiaoru shouted in her heart. Wait a moment and you'll know my painstaking efforts; don't thank me too much then.

The man smiled, and at this moment, he suddenly reached out and lifted someone's chin.

Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but feel her heart jump violently! What kind of move was this?

She blinked her big eyes, looking at the person whose expression had already softened.

Then, words carrying a masculine scent were breathed directly onto her face.

"You said you like me; now, I'll give you a chance."

"Ah?!"

What?! Zhou Xiaoru was now completely being led by the nose.

Had she dug a pit herself and buried herself in it?!

The man smiled, not wanting to scare this girl, and gently uttered a few more words.

"Give you a chance... kiss me..."

"...................."

Hearing such words, Zhou Xiaoru felt as if her ears were ringing on the spot!

She was even more unable to imagine when the always serious Gu Liyan had turned into such a shameless scoundrel!

But before her brain could even reboot, the elevator door for regular employees behind her suddenly opened, and voices could be heard from inside the elevator.

Truly, one wave had not yet subsided when another rose.

Pinned against the wall by the elevator, Zhou Xiaoru thought...

It's over! Now, even if she jumped into the Atlantic Ocean, she wouldn't be able to wash this clean.

But her worry was unnecessary, because the man in front of her had already pulled her entire body into his embrace the moment he heard the elevator door chime.

A large palm pressed her head directly against his chest.

And the people in the elevator, after coming out, paused for a moment, then all went back inside...

Zhou Xiaoru opened her eyes wide, stiff as a piece of iron, leaning against the man's body.

She could clearly feel that the man's palm was still pressed against her head.

She couldn't help but think, was this April Fool's Day a bit too stimulating!

And at this moment, in the elevator that had already gone back up, a discussion had broken out...

It turned out that the ones who had come down just now were a few staff members from the Finance Department; they had originally been preparing to go to the Tax Bureau to handle some business, but they hadn't expected to see this scene!

Staff Member A, with a look of shock, asked the two people beside her who were equally shocked.

"Was that the President just now!" She couldn't have seen wrong, right!

Staff Member B still hadn't quite recovered, thinking, it must have been the President; if it wasn't, why would they have run away!

Staff Member C looked heartbroken and said in disbelief.

"Was the President hugging someone just now?!"

Really didn't expect that the President already had a girlfriend!

Now, all the female staff members were going to be heartbroken to death.

At this time, Colleague B recovered and asked a soul-searching question.

"Did you all see clearly who the person the President was hugging is?"

Staff Member A and Staff Member B pondered and recalled for a long time, but couldn't figure it out; in that situation just now, who would have dared to lean in to see clearly whether the person in his arms was a man or a woman.

The group was suddenly all filled with grief and indignation; sigh... their beautiful dreams had only just begun, and they were already shattered so quickly...

In the parking lot

Zhou Xiaoru revealed her eyes, looking past the man's broad shoulders toward the staff elevator opposite.

Seeing that the elevator had already gone up, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief; thank goodness, her little life was saved.

She pushed the man who was still holding her and reminded him, "Everyone has already left."

But the person in front of her remained motionless, and then a magnetic, low, and soft voice sounded by her ear, saying something extremely shameless.

"You don't like me? Don't you want me to hold you a little longer?"

"..................." Someone's face went numb instantly, her chest churned, and she almost spat out a mouthful of old blood on the spot!

Could this person be any more narcissistic or shameless!

What kind of rotten idea had she come up with to actually confess to this guy?!

But now there was no time or mood for her to complain, so she pushed that immovable body again.

She said, "Let's go up quickly, otherwise I'm really going to be late for work."

He was the President and no one would care if he was late, but she was just a small staff member, and she had already been late this morning because of their messy business.

She couldn't be late again in the afternoon...

A moment later, the tall body in front of her slowly let her go.

Zhou Xiaoru suddenly felt a sense of regaining her freedom; to be honest, being held by this person just now had made her feel a bit stifled.

She rubbed her slightly stiff neck, thinking to herself, what is she even doing here day after day? She was really going to be driven out of her mind by these two gay friends.

But what followed on the rooftop was the real beginning of her losing her mind.

After the two of them got into the elevator, neither of them spoke again.

Zhou Xiaoru was chanting sutras in her heart, wishing for the elevator to be faster, faster, and even faster.

But if she had known that such a scene would be waiting for her upstairs, she definitely wouldn't have been in such a hurry, but would have preferred to stay in the elevator.

Her heart had long since lost all rhythm; she couldn't help but think that after she resigned, she wouldn't just go to the hospital to check her heart.

She would also have to go to a mental health assessment center to see if she had any mental problems.

Jiang Bufan said that ever since she came to Tengyuan, her mental state had become increasingly abnormal.

Now that she thought about it, that guy was absolutely right; she had to go see if she had a mental illness!

Amidst a flurry of wild thoughts, the elevator had reached the top floor!

To get to the rooftop, one still had to climb two flights of stairs.

This was Zhou Xiaoru's first time coming to this place; while climbing the stairs, she inexplicably thought of the movie, Infernal Affairs.

The scene where Andy Lau and Tony Leung confront each other on the rooftop!

At this very moment, for some reason, she felt that her day had also been a performance of Infernal Affairs.

At this time, Gu Liyan was walking behind her, and she was in front; when she stepped onto the last step and crossed into the rooftop area...

Zhou Xiaoru was already stunned!

The expression on her face was...

Shock! Surprise! Terror! Panic! Dread! Consternation!

It was just a hair's breadth away from causing a convulsion!

I saw that the spacious rooftop was completely empty, yet there were several prominent, large characters on a banner stretched out in mid-air!

"Happy April Fool's Day!"

Zhou Xiaoru tugged at the corner of her mouth, which had already stiffened and contorted; she wanted to cry, yet she also wanted to laugh!

At this moment, she felt like she could just die!

That bastard Su Poyang! To think he would play such a trick on her?! Even if she became a ghost, she would not let him off!

At this time, the man following behind also saw those large characters and asked coolly.

"Is this the surprise you had for me?"