Chapter 44: Playing Hard to Get

A mouse negotiated with a cat, saying, "I am currently in love with a bat; in the future, our children will live in the sky and won't be afraid of you cats."

Who knew the cat would sneer and point at the owl on the tree.

"See that? That thing is already pregnant with my child!"

This was a funny joke Zhou Xiaoru had seen before, and she had originally just laughed it off.

But today, she discovered that she was that mouse, and that Gu fellow was the meow who had gotten the owl pregnant!

Perhaps it was fated that she and Gu Liyan were natural enemies!

No matter where she hid, she could never escape his clutches.

It was as the saying goes: the black clouds hang low over the city, threatening to crush it; the wind sweeps through the tower, heralding the coming storm!

Facts proved that the car of an old driver is not easy to drive; one careless move, and a rollover accident will occur.

Not to mention, for a beginner like Zhou Xiaoru who didn't even count as a novice.

And in Gu Liyan's eyes, she didn't even count as a beginner; she was still an unformed embryo!

That gentleman had no way to deal with her, and in the end, he sealed her lips once again.

The first day of work after the long holiday began for Zhou Xiaoru with one heart-stopping kiss after another.

And the person who had been kissed dizzy by two kisses actually forgot what she had come to the President's Office for when she left.

Right up until she entered the Personnel Department office, what kept echoing in that Xiaoru's mind were the words Gu Liyan had said to her before she left.

"From now on, what you need to learn is to get used to my kisses."

Get used to them?!

Zhou Xiaoru didn't know if her own brain had been filled with cement, or if that guy's brain had been filled with shit!

It was only when she sat down in the office chair that she suddenly woke up!

Gu Liyan hadn't talked to her about the contract at all!

At this moment, the pen that that Xiaoru was clutching was almost scorched by her anger.

It infuriated her!!

Why did she suddenly have the illusion that she was selling herself!

Selling herself?

To think she could even come up with that...

If Jiang Bufan and Xiao Lan knew of this thought of hers, she didn't know how they would mock her again.

She, selling herself to Gu Liyan?

Xiao Lan would definitely reply to her that it was her honor!

But for now, she decided to find an opportunity to properly ask that shameless bastard.

At this moment, the thought of resigning popped up again.

Reality is cruel! There were only two paths laid out before Zhou Xiaoru!

You cannot have both fish and bear's paw; either sell your personality to obtain this decent job that also offers a great opportunity.

Or go down with the ship and see the resignation through to the end!

She had interviewed at several other companies while looking for work before, but none of them worked out.

Now that she had finally found one, she had to sacrifice her own charms...

Wait! Charms... did she even have any?

Regarding the matter of becoming a permanent employee, Zhou Xiaoru agonized over it for two or three days.

These past few days, everyone had been as busy as a spinning top, unable to stop at all.

And since the first day of work, Zhou Xiaoru had not seen Gu Liyan for three consecutive days.

It wasn't just Gu Liyan; she hadn't seen that fellow Su Poyang for quite a while either.

Later, she heard that the Dianfan Guo had gone abroad on a business trip.

Originally, today was Friday, and she could rest again tomorrow.

However, on the calendar, because of the previous Qingming Festival long holiday, there was a make-up workday this Saturday.

At this moment, a message had been posted in the work group: work as normal this Saturday!

Zhou Xiaoru's plan to sleep in had gone down the drain again.

This week, she had endless work during the day and endless papers to write at night; she was so tired that she could fall asleep even while eating.

She couldn't even spare the time to ask about becoming a permanent employee...

Unknowingly, April had already almost reached its middle.

By the time she finished the last file in her hands today, it was already past seven in the evening, nearly two full hours past the time to get off work.

The others in the office were all exhausted, leaving one after another to head home.

And Zhou Xiaoru was also preparing to return to school; she still had to organize the papers she had written over the past few days when she got back tonight.

But when they went down to the first floor of the building, they discovered that it had started raining outside at some point.

And the rain was only getting heavier...

Zhou Xiaoru felt a bit of sorrow in her heart...

The others all took umbrellas out of their bags and disappeared into the dark night.

Yet, the young lady Zhou could only look silently at the dark night outside.

Could it be that the whole company checked the weather forecast, and only she hadn't?

At this time, Zhang Yao was also holding an umbrella, preparing to leave, and saw the person next to her with a mournful face.

She asked, "What's wrong? Didn't bring an umbrella?"

Zhou Xiaoru turned her head mechanically, sporting a pair of dark panda eyes, and looked at the person beside her.

Zhang Yao patted her shoulder comfortingly, "It's fine, it's fine. Why didn't you say so earlier? There's still an umbrella in my office drawer; go up and get it."

As the words fell, the person looked at her with a face full of gratitude and eyes brimming with tears.

Zhang Yao was already very familiar with Zhou Xiaoru by now...

Zhou Xiaoru always felt that Zhang Yao's personality was like Jiang Bufan's, so being with her gave her an inexplicable sense of closeness.

Just then, Zhang Yao slapped the forehead of someone who was lost in thought again.

"Go get it quickly! Do you want to spend the night at the company?"

Zhou Xiaoru came back to her senses, said thanks, and hurried back to get the umbrella.

It was just that this trip to get the umbrella led her to run into the brother of Su Bo'er, whom she hadn't seen for many days and with whom she had a "sworn enemy" grudge!

Su Poyang!

When Zhou Xiaoru came out of the office again with the umbrella, she happened to bump head-on into the handsome Su, who was coming out of the Administrative Department!

As soon as Zhou Xiaoru saw it was him, her face changed completely.

Conversely, when the handsome Su saw her, his face lit up, and he greeted her as if they were old friends reuniting.

"Little Xiaoru, long time no see. Did you miss me?"

Miss you, my foot!

Because there were other colleagues from the Administrative Department behind them at this moment, Zhou Xiaoru had to swallow her anger and greet that guy politely.

"Director Su, I hope you have been well."

Su Poyang was all smiles, which made Zhou Xiaoru want to go straight up and slap him twice!

And next, regardless of the people around, Su Poyang said something misleading.

"I am well, it's just... I missed you too much..."

The two colleagues from the Administrative Department behind them heard this and both craned their necks to look at the object of the Director's longing.

Zhou Xiaoru, however, almost vomited blood on the spot!

How could she have forgotten that these cousins had one thing in common!

Both were extremely shameless!

Looking at the smile on that Dianfan Guo's face, Zhou Xiaoru gritted her teeth in secret while her fists clenched tightly.

She couldn't take it anymore! If she didn't leave now, her fist would fly out!

Hold it in! She had to hold it in!

She chuckled twice, "Director Su is really joking. I think the person Director Su misses shouldn't be me, but Director Gu instead..."

Once these words were out, they took on a different meaning in the ears of others.

Some time ago, no one knew who spread the news, saying that they often saw Gu Liyan and Su Poyang staying in an office together for half a day at a time!

Could it be that the rumors were true?

Su Poyang walked over with a smile; how could he have missed her gritting her teeth?

He sighed inwardly...

Sigh... he thought he was acting with good intentions, creating opportunities for them. Not only did they not thank him, but they also held a grudge against him.

Truly, no good deed goes unpunished...

This business trip abroad was originally supposed to be for Gu Liyan, but he was forced to go in his place.

His cousin's intentions were as obvious as Sima Zhao's heart.

Zhou Xiaoru didn't intend to say anything more to this guy and planned to take her leave directly!

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going first. Goodbye, Director Su."

"Wait a moment."

The phrase she feared most: wait a moment!

Zhou Xiaoru's subconscious reaction was that this idiot was going to start causing trouble again.

After Su Poyang said a few words to the two people behind him, those two colleagues left under a gaze of inquiry.

Seeing her clutching an umbrella, the handsome Su offered voluntarily.

"Are you going back to school? I'll take you back."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaoru felt it was perfect!

Since she had run into him today, tonight she would settle old scores and grievances!

She grinned, "Okay!"

This smile made the man's hair stand on end!

This girl was truly a match for his brooding cousin!

By the time the two reached the underground parking lot, Zhou Xiaoru began to feel a bit of lingering fear.

Her previous momentum had vanished completely!

It was night, it was raining outside, and she, a young maiden, actually dared to get into the car of a monster!

Over there, Su Poyang had already opened the car door and was about to sit in the driver's seat when he saw the person standing some distance away.

He asked, "What's wrong? Get in."

"Uh..." Zhou Xiaoru was currently contemplating whether or not she should get in.

Su Poyang spoke up again from over there, "Are you hungry? How about we go grab a bite to eat first?"

As soon as she heard about going to eat, Zhou Xiaoru's mind started wandering again...

Often in movies, after a lone man and woman have a meal, the next place they go is...

A hotel!

Something a bit more high-end...

A hotel!

Something even more high-end...

Some private club!

While Miss Zhou was still daydreaming away, the phone in her bag suddenly started buzzing, weng weng weng.

It gave her such a start that she jumped, took out her phone, and saw that the caller ID was Gu Liyan.

She felt as if she had seen a savior!

She hurriedly answered the phone, "Hello..."

The man on the other end of the line heard this somewhat impatient voice, and the corners of his mouth curled into a perfect arc.

"Why did you answer the phone so quickly today?"

Zhou Xiaoru glanced unintentionally at the Dianfan Guo that was still holding onto a car door and looking at her!

She opened her eyes wide and told a huge lie!

"Isn't it because I missed you?"

After saying that, she felt like throwing up herself...

There was a brief silence on the other end of the line, and after a moment...

"Really? You missed me?"

At this moment, Miss Zhou was grinning like a morning glory!

She changed the subject and said, "Of course I'm lying to you! Right now, I miss your bestie more."

The word "bestie" darkened the face of the man named Gu on the other end of the line and also made the Dianfan Guo opposite her collapse in laughter.

Gu Liyan paused and asked.

"Are you with Su Poyang?"

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaoru thought to herself, oh my, this guy really is more than just ordinarily smart.

"Yeah, we're going to go eat in a bit..."

As for what happens after that, who knows...

Sure enough, as soon as the man heard they were going to eat, he asked directly.

"Where are you now?"

"The parking lot."

"Stay there and don't move, I'm coming to find you, you are not allowed to go eat with him."

"Huh?"

"Beep beep..."

A busy signal came through...