Chapter 35: The Vinegar King Goes Online (Part 1)

Seeing him continue to press for answers, Zhou Xiaoru looked suspiciously at the person expecting her response.

Changing the subject, she suddenly blurted out a sentence.

"You aren't some private investigator sent by someone, are you!"

Conspiracy theories, back online again, filling her entire brain!

It wasn't that she was overly suspicious, nor that she had read too many detective novels, it was just that in her impression, Du Feng was not a gossipy person.

How could he be so interested in Gu Liyan's affairs?

The moment Du Feng saw her guarded little look, his eyes curved into smiles; could this girl be any cuter!

Zhou Xiaoru then hurriedly urged him, "Don't laugh. I only told you because I treat you as a friend; you must not tell anyone else about this. If your boss finds out, wouldn't he just kill me on the spot?"

At the mention of Gu Liyan, Du Feng's gaze subconsciously flickered toward the person behind Zhou Xiaoru first.

"Are you very afraid of President Gu?"

Zhou Xiaoru immediately retorted, "Who said I'm afraid of him?"

Thinking of that scene in the underground parking garage yesterday...

"Then why were you hiding there in the underground parking garage yesterday?"

Since it had come to this, Zhou Xiaoru simply laid her cards on the table.

"I thought you had been 'taken advantage of' by Gu Liyan, that's why I didn't dare come out."

Gu Liyan's sexual orientation, in her view even now, remained a mystery...

When Du Feng heard this, he nearly burst out laughing, while the man behind her...

His breathing was somewhat heavy, and the cold light in his eyes seemed capable of freezing someone to death.

Du Feng said with a smile,

"Heh, your imagination is truly rich; how could President Gu be that kind of person? Don't worry, I'm not trying to pry into anyone's privacy. Just as you said, we've shared many meals together; since you trust me so much, I will definitely keep my mouth shut. But have you really considered resigning?"

If she resigned, there would be fewer opportunities to spend time together in the future; thinking about it, it was a bit of a pity.

Zhou Xiaoru replied without hesitation, "Yeah, originally, I also had a hard time getting this job opportunity, it's a pity..."

After finishing, she even let out a sigh...

"Sigh..."

It wasn't that she didn't cherish it, but fate was playing tricks on her, making her run into that plague god once again!

Since she couldn't hide and couldn't face it, she had no choice but to retreat...

Du Feng thought for a moment and replied, "That's fine too. Since you aren't happy doing it, then change your work environment. I will help you look, and if there are suitable job opportunities, I will notify you. You don't need to worry too much."

He knew when to stop while ahead and would not press too much about the affairs between Zhou Xiaoru and Gu Liyan.

This was his strategy! Playing hard to get!

And these words made the Miss Zhou opposite him feel like she was about to have "tears in her eyes" again.

She said with emotion, "Du Feng, you are truly such a good person! Sigh... although I couldn't stay at Tengyuan for long-term development, it's not bad to have made a friend like you."

It's just that Zhou Xiaoru was truly a dense fool!

For a man to think of her in everything, to be so attentive in every way, waiting on her hand and foot...

Unless this man is your father, it means he is interested in you, or else he is a Bodhisattva reincarnated, currently saving all living beings!

At this time, the dense person looked at the spicy hot pot in her bowl that was about to turn into mush and hurriedly urged him.

"Eat quickly, the rice noodles are already getting soggy." She had been too busy talking and hadn't eaten a thing.

Du Feng kept a gentle smile the whole time and picked up his chopsticks to eat again...

And Zhou Xiaoru nearly buried her entire face into the big bowl!

Over here, the two had already started eating...

And the person behind her...

His handsome face was gloomy, and his ink-black eyes flashed with a few glints of danger.

Having sat there for half a day, he finally made a move...

Crossing his long legs, he took out a cigarette and a lighter from his pants pocket...

This appearance caused the surrounding group of fangirls to nearly scream!

Gu Liyan somewhat irritably lit a cigarette for himself.

And at a table on the other side, two very stylishly dressed female students had been staring at Gu Liyan's side for a long time.

Finally, encouraged by the other girl, one of them gathered her courage, took her phone, and walked over...

The little Zhou who was busy fighting with her food didn't notice any abnormality at all.

At this moment, a shy, timid girl's voice sounded right behind her ear.

"This handsome guy, can I... add your WeChat..."

And as this voice entered her ears, Zhou Xiaoru also sensitively smelled a whiff of cigarette smoke drifting from behind her...

While eating, she muttered to herself, there was a handsome guy sitting behind her?!

How had she not noticed?

With a mentality of wanting to watch the excitement, she wanted to turn around and take a peek at just how handsome this so-called handsome guy was!

But before her face could turn around, a large palm from across the table reached over...

Du Feng's hand came directly over and tucked the hair scattered by the little Zhou's ear behind it.

Zhou Xiaoru was stunned by this action; she didn't go to look at the gossip anymore, but instead blinked her eyes, staring at the person opposite her.

This guy... what is he doing!

Is he flirting with her!

A faint smile always hung on Du Feng's face; he just wanted to use this kind of action to attract Zhou Xiaoru's attention and keep her from noticing what was behind her...

She explained while lying through her teeth, "I just saw your hair hanging into your bowl, so..."

The implication was that she was just being kind and did it as a casual gesture.

Yet even someone with an IQ lower than a pig would realize something was wrong with such an action.

At this moment, the scene of someone behind her asking for a WeChat was still playing out.

That girl kept standing there, while the man puffing away on his cigarette didn't say a word, not even sparing a glance...

Because he had been listening intently to the conversation between the two people behind him.

And at this moment, Zhou Xiaoru was indeed successfully distracted by Du Feng's gesture of tucking her hair.

Du Feng was also being stared at by the big eyes across from him; he wanted to deliberately ignore it, but he couldn't.

He had no choice but to look up, meeting that flushed face, red lips, and big eyes shining like starlight.

"What's wrong, looking at me like that?" She couldn't possibly think he was some kind of flirt, could she?

Zhou Xiaoru narrowed her eyes like a cat pondering a problem, making one want to pull her into their arms and ruffle her hair.

She asked a very straightforward question, "Du Feng, do you have many female friends!"

To tell the truth, if it weren't for the fact that she had always had a good impression of this person, she would have slapped him dead for that sudden hair-tucking gesture if it had been anyone else!

She hated men being handsy the most! (Except for Gu Liyan, it seemed...)

Hearing her ask this, Du Feng knew his previous action had caused a misunderstanding.

But he didn't want to explain further, so he answered truthfully.

"My younger sister, does that count?"

Zhou Xiaoru, however, wore a look of suspicion; his younger sister? Wasn't that a bit of nonsense!

And at this time, the voice of that girl behind her reached her ears again...

The girl didn't know whether to leave or stay, standing there hesitating for a while, feeling somewhat awkward.

But that man just kept smoking, saying nothing at all.

Unwilling to give up, she called out again, "Handsome?"

At this moment, the man's brow was already furrowed enough to crush a fly...

Finally, he tilted his head slightly, looked at the person standing before him, then extended a slender hand and hooked two fingers at the girl, signaling for her to lean down...

The girl's face immediately blossomed with joy...

She even hurriedly lowered her body, tucked the long hair behind her ear, and leaned her ear in...

One could see that gentleman, arms crossed, holding a burning cigarette between his fingers.

That look of his made a crowd of infatuated girls almost ready to collectively fall at his suit-trousered feet.

The man who had been sitting there for half the day, having wrinkled his suit trousers, finally broke his silence.

He said coldly, "I already have a girlfriend, please don't disturb me, okay!"

The handsome Gu answered directly, clearly, and quite decisively, instantly shattering the brave girl's heart...

Heartbroken, all over the floor, and over again...

Zhou Xiaoru was listening to the commotion behind her again, straining her neck and almost tilting her ear up to the ceiling, yet she still couldn't hear what that handsome man had replied...

By now, the girl who was mentally singing "Sad 2019" had already left on her own.

Zhou Xiaoru tilted her head, her eyes darting back and forth, when she was startled to see a large "No Smoking" sign next to the spicy hot pot window across from her!

No wonder she had felt it was strange to smell cigarette smoke just now.

This was the school cafeteria, and smoking was prohibited!

Just as she was about to turn back to remind him, and also wanting to take the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the handsome man's face!

She was interrupted once again by Du Feng across from her...

Du Feng grabbed her body as she was about to turn, frowning and shaking his head with a serious expression.

To Zhou Xiaoru, this gesture meant he was telling her not to be a busybody.

But this was a school, and a public place at that...

She couldn't help but look around...

It was truly strange; why hadn't anyone come out to remind that guy not to smoke!

But this look didn't matter, yet it gave her a fright!

Every table with girls seemed to have its focus on the area behind her!

Oh my? Is he really that handsome? Even more handsome than Gu Liyan?!

Since Du Feng told her not to be a busybody, then she would just take a peek; that should be fine.

By now, the food in her bowl was almost finished; Zhou Xiaoru drank the spicy soup while craning her head to look at the display window beside her...

This way, she would be able to see, right...

And at this moment, as if their minds were in sync, Gu Liyan was also staring at the display window beside him!

Their eyes met!

Instantly, it was like a thunderbolt striking the earth, mountains collapsing and the ground splitting, accompanied by a volcanic eruption...

It was completely out of control!

Upon seeing the "ghost-faced" man in the display window, Zhou Xiaoru spat out the mouthful of spicy hot pot soup she had been holding in her mouth!

It even made her choke, and she began to cough violently...

The thing Du Feng was worried about had happened; he hurriedly unscrewed the drink on the table and handed it over.

And Gu Liyan, who had been sitting there all evening, finally stood up at this moment.

At this time, because she had been choked by the chili, Zhou Xiaoru had turned her whole body to the other side, bent over, and was already coughing until her face was red.

At this, everyone in the cafeteria turned their gaze toward here...