Chapter 30: A Prank Kiss

Hearing this cold voice, someone's spine went cold along with it.

There was still someone standing behind her; how could she have forgotten!

On this first day of April, with such ups and downs, she had the urge to jump off a building!

Biting the bullet, she turned around, the smile on her face even uglier than crying.

Zhou Xiaoru really wanted to bang her head and die right here! With a mournful face, she felt like she had been pranked and didn't want to live anymore.

Seeing the long message Su Poyang sent first thing in the morning, she had already been in shock, and had spent a long time afterward thinking about what to say to this pair of best friends.

She had even let go of past grievances, letting go of her feelings for someone that had lasted for years, the grudges and history of the past...

But in the end, this was just a game to prank people?!

This was the highest realm of pranking, pranking you until you doubt life itself!

Seeing her expression, Gu Liyan felt a bit of reluctance in his heart, thinking that this matter might have something to do with Su Poyang.

He pointed it out directly, "Did Su Poyang look for you and tell you something?"

At the mention of that damn bastard, Zhou Xiaoru's morning of suffering and grievance made her feel like she was about to collapse.

She had helped out of good intentions, only to be played for a fool in the end, and she had even gotten herself dragged into it.

For the sake of that so-called marriage proposal, she had even laid herself bare and confessed to her ex-boyfriend, but in the end...

What greeted her were actually the words: Happy April Fool's Day!

The more she thought about it, the more stifled and angry she felt...

The recent work pressure, plus having to prepare her graduation thesis, and the messy business of this pair of best friends—all of this made it hard for Zhou Xiaoru to breathe.

Now that they had pulled this stunt, she had nowhere to reason with anyone. If killing weren't a crime, she would immediately slash that damn cross-dresser to death!

Her nose felt sour and astringent; someone was so stifled she had no other choice, so she simply sat down on the ground.

Her eyes welled up instantly, and she began to sob loudly!

Why was her life so bitter! If this were June, it would definitely be snowing! She was truly too wronged!

This sudden action actually startled the man standing to the side.

Although he didn't know the ins and outs of it and had just taken all this as an April Fool's prank, he hadn't expected this girl to cry.

He hurried over, crouched down, and even knelt on one knee, coaxing her in a gentle voice.

"Why are you crying? Tell me, what exactly did Su Poyang say to you?"

The person sitting on the ground cried while complaining.

"If you two want to play, can you not always drag me into it? I'm just... just an intern, I don't even count as a regular employee. I just want to do this job well, is that not allowed... Sob sob... Who did I offend..."

These two were simply devoid of conscience! They couldn't bully people like this!

Seeing that face full of tears, Gu Liyan's heart softened in a rare way, and even his tone of voice changed.

He coaxed her as if he were coaxing a girlfriend, "It's my fault. Don't cry anymore. Tell me first, what exactly is going on?"

From the moment she took the initiative to call him at noon, he knew Su Poyang must have been up to no good again.

Someone was sobbing with snot and tears, saying sadly.

"Su Poyang told me to bring you here, saying he wanted to propose to you here. He said he loved you and wanted to be with you forever... He also said I was your witness, the catalyst for your relationship..."

That goddamn bastard, he gave her such a long-winded speech, just to prank her?!

After thinking about it, she didn't forget to tell the man whose face had already changed color.

"He also said this was the place where you first kissed, it has great significance..."

At this point, the man's face had turned black as night!

And at this moment, Zhou Xiaoru continued to express her desire to leave.

"I'm resigning today. This lady... isn't playing with you anymore." If she couldn't afford to play, couldn't she just hide!

Hearing her say she wanted to resign, Gu Liyan immediately objected.

"No!"

The person streaming tears looked up, sobbing, at the man crouching beside her.

She retorted, "Why not!" She wasn't a regular employee, so she didn't need to submit a resignation letter in advance, right?

The man looked back at those large eyes, shining with luster after being washed by tears.

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoru's nose was red, and her cheeks were red too; she looked especially cute and pitiful.

Gu Liyan couldn't help but reach out his finger, flicked that dainty nose, and said somewhat domineeringly.

"I said no, and that means no."

".........." Zhou Xiaoru was once again rendered as if she had crashed on the spot by this person's actions and words.

Oh my mother, the power of this April Fool's Day is truly great!

Things he hadn't been willing to do when they were dating before, he had done them all today.

Someone forgot to cry from sobbing, stared blankly at the man in front of her, and then said a very helpless sentence.

"Gu Liyan... are you pranking me too!" What's with all this ambiguity with her!

Starting from eating at the Western restaurant, first telling people she was his girlfriend, then the wall-pin and hug in the parking lot, to the domineering declaration just now...

Is this jerk addicted to playing? What does he take her for! A cat or a dog! To be petted and kissed whenever he wants!

Feeling heartbroken and about to cry again, what kind of sin had she committed to encounter a man like this.

Seeing her eyes well up again, Gu Liyan couldn't help but frown, and couldn't help but pull the person who was crying again into his arms.

Gently stroking her soft hair, he said in a soft, gentle voice.

"Don't cry anymore..." Seeing her tears, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

The person being held was instantly so shocked she forgot to cry!

Why was he hugging her again!

Lifting her head from someone's embrace, Zhou Xiaoru asked a question that was both strange and baffling, completely ruining the mood.

"Gu Liyan, do you and Su Poyang have some kind of special fetish?"

Could it be that you enjoy the thrill and pleasure of dating men and women at the same time?!

The man pulled the person in his arms slightly away, only to see a pair of bright, large eyes frowning as they asked.

"Why do you say that?"

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoru was looking at him as if she were looking at a stranger.

In her memory, she had known this man for some years, yet she had never seen this kind of look in his eyes.

It was gentle, yet carried a hint of heartache!

When did this person change his nature?

Immediately, she asked another question that made the man before her change color once again.

"Are you... are you actually gay?"

As the words fell, the man's gaze indeed darkened, and following that, he lowered his head even further, a kiss landing lightly on the corner of Zhou Xiaoru's mouth.

Then, a charming and pleasant voice rang out.

"I have answered this question for you many times. My sexual orientation is very normal; what I like... are women."

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

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoru's brain was once again in complete disarray; she could no longer hear what this person was rambling about...

This April Fool's Day is truly foolish!

She couldn't help but think sadly, was she the person who had been pranked the most miserably this year?

After she went back, she must thoroughly investigate who invented this holiday.

In her lifetime, she would definitely go to that person's grave, burn three sticks of incense, and pay her respects to them...

Gu Liyan looked amusedly at the person who had frozen again, and once more, he soothed her.

"Don't worry, such things will not happen again. I will handle Su Poyang. You should focus on your internship and don't think about resigning. I will notify the Personnel Department; they won't let you go."

Her pupils shrank violently, and her eyes widened like copper bells.

Zhou Xiaoru retorted off the cuff, "On what grounds!"

How can there be a place where you can't leave after resigning? Is there any justice left?

Then, the handsome Gu said something she couldn't refute at all.

The man curled his lips slightly, his breath as fragrant as orchids.

"On the grounds that I am the president of Tengyuan, your ultimate boss!"

"You!!"

Furious, she pushed him away; Zhou Xiaoru was now left with nothing but anger.

Her heart was clamoring, so what if you're the boss! This lady won't serve you anymore! Go find whoever you want.

Wiping her face, she climbed up from the ground; at this moment, she seemed to have reignited her fighting spirit.

And the man who had been pushed by her also slowly stood up.

Zhou Xiaoru was not someone to be trifled with; it was only because she had eaten too much grass in the past that she had ended up at the bottom of the food chain.

Now it was different; she had switched to eating meat! And big chunks of it at that!

She shouted unceremoniously, "If you don't let me resign, I'll tell everyone else in the company that you and Su Poyang are lovers!"

Hearing this, the man's face darkened again, and he moved his feet, walking toward the person who was clamoring.

Seeing the man looking like a storm was brewing, Zhou Xiaoru instantly chickened out and retreated, her mouth stuttering again.

"You... you... what do you want to do?"

This is the rooftop of the building! He wouldn't want to push her off from here, would he!

And while Gu Liyan moved his feet slowly, he said something in a light and breezy manner.

"Today, there was a document in my office that was sent to the Personnel Department. I heard it was destroyed in a shredder by a new employee in the Personnel Department..."

Hearing him say this, Zhou Xiaoru felt as if she had been struck by lightning! She was scorched inside and out!

This so-called new employee, wasn't that referring to her!

Her brain spun rapidly; which bastard leaked the news!

How could the news reach this guy so quickly!

Could it be that there is a mole of this jerk in the Personnel Department?!

Before she could figure out who the internal mole was, the man who was gradually approaching spoke again.

"Do you know what that document was?"

Zhou Xiaoru shook her head blankly; now that it touched upon work matters, she was no longer as aggressive as she had been just a moment ago.

She truly did not know the specific content of that document.

It was just that Zhang Yao had other work on hand at the time and couldn't manage it, so she handed it to her to help out.

But who would have thought, the more she helped, the more trouble she caused!

At this time, Gu Liyan stopped two or three steps away from Zhou Xiaoru and deliberately "threatened" her.

"That document was a contract faxed over by a foreign company, worth two hundred million! Now it has been put through the shredder by you. You tell me, who is going to take responsibility for this? Do you still want to just resign and leave like this?"

Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but panic. Two hundred million? My god! Even if she sold herself, she would still be short one hundred ninety-nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand!

She panicked even more, walked over voluntarily, and asked.

"Didn't you say you had a backup? Just print a new one, wouldn't that be enough?"

Gu Liyan remained firm, "What's the use of a backup? What you destroyed was a signed, effective contract. Do you understand what I'm saying!"

In fact, Gu Liyan was deliberately scaring her; what had been put through the shredder was indeed a signed contract worth two hundred million.

It is just that the signing party is Tengyuan Company, not the company that is collaborating with Tengyuan.

As long as it is reprinted and signed by Gu Liyan again, it will be fine.

But Zhou Xiaoru, at this moment, no longer has the heart to think about who signed the contract.

At this time, in her ears, there is only an infinite loop of two words.

Two hundred million!!