Chapter 74: A Business Trip (Part 3)

Seeing that Zhou Xiaoru was truly in a rush, Gu Liyan could not help but look at the situation outside the car.

After watching for a moment, he shifted his gaze to the person beside him, who was also anxious and looking around.

The man paused and stated the current reality...

"You only have two choices right now: either take care of it right here in the car, or... take care of it on the side of the road."

As soon as Zhou Xiaoru heard this, it was as if she were listening to an alien language; she tilted her head and glared at the man beside her.

She was, after all, a proper young lady; how could she possibly do something like peeing on the side of a highway!

She could not afford to lose that much face! As for in the car...

Thinking of this, a certain Xiaoru began to seriously size up the environment inside the car.

Seeing her eyes darting around, sizing up the interior of the car, Gu Liyan could not help but shake his head with a hint of amusement.

If allowed, he thought, this girl might actually take care of it in the car.

He urged the driver, Xiao Chen, "Xiao Chen, drive faster! Check how far away the next service area is."

Xiao Chen, feeling very anxious, increased the horsepower and sped up the car.

Looking at the display on the navigation, they would reach the next service area not far ahead.

He seemed to see the dawn of victory right in front of him and replied with some excitement.

"President, the next service area is not far ahead."

"Good! Faster!"

"Yes!"

As the car sped up again, the two people holding back their urge to urinate were both waiting for the car to fly even faster.

And Zhou Xiaoru, at this moment, could not help but think rather gloomily that if the car were to suddenly break down at this time...

She dared not think any further...

For this reason, until they reached the next service area, she kept reciting "Amitabha" in her heart.

Finally, following a sign on the side of the road, the distance to the service area was one thousand meters, five hundred meters, one hundred meters!

Zhou Xiaoru was just about to sprint out of the car!

And as the business van turned into the service area, after the car stopped.

There was someone who ran even faster than Zhou Xiaoru!

Xiao Chen was seen ripping off his seatbelt, not even having time to close the driver's side door, as he rushed directly toward the restroom.

Zhou Xiaoru, who came out afterward, could not help but look with some sympathy at the direction Xiao Chen had sprinted, then glanced at the gentleman who had stepped out from the other door.

She could not help but shake her head with some sorrow; this man was truly a devil!

His subordinate didn't even dare to ask permission to go to the restroom; he was simply a modern-day Huang Shiren!

Seeing her staring at him and shaking her head, Gu Liyan raised an eyebrow and reminded her.

"What's wrong? Are you not in a rush to go to the restroom anymore?"

Once Zhou Xiaoru heard this, she remembered that the product she had been holding back the whole way still hadn't been offloaded.

She hurriedly followed Xiao Chen and sprinted away...

It was only after Miss Zhou had circled around that she finally found a usable women's restroom.

It was very unfortunate today that the women's restrooms in both major areas of this service station were under maintenance.

It was her own fault for just following Xiao Chen earlier and not paying attention to the signs for the temporary women's restroom.

But when she arrived at the temporary women's restroom, she found a very long line outside.

This reminded her of the restrooms at bus stations and train stations.

Every time she wanted to take a bus back to her hometown, she had to wait in line if she wanted to use the restroom at the bus station.

She vividly remembered one time when she finally came out of the restroom, the bus she was supposed to take had just driven away.

This was Zhou Xiaoru's fate, and her life!

So unlucky that even drinking water would get stuck in her teeth!

Now she was sweating profusely from the urgency, looking at the immovable line in front of her while looking back at the opposite direction.

The opposite direction was the men's restroom; she couldn't help but think that Xiao Chen should still be inside...

Waiting and waiting, a certain someone who really couldn't hold it anymore ran back to the place from before.

The women's restrooms in both areas were useless, but the men's restrooms were all functional.

She decided to go to the men's restroom to try her luck!

Arriving outside the restroom where Xiao Chen had gone, a certain Xiaoru paced back and forth while holding it in.

Looking at the men's restroom where not many people were entering or leaving, she was envious beyond words!

She couldn't help but think with sorrow, how good it would be if she were a man!

After watching for a while, she noticed that clearly no one had entered the men's restroom for several minutes.

A certain Xiaoru, who was about to wet her pants, gritted her teeth, snuck to the outside of the men's restroom, and peered in.

She recited in her heart that she would just take one look inside, and if there was no one, she would go in.

In this situation, she couldn't care about that much anymore.

The situation was urgent, and her personal "rivers and lakes" were in even greater crisis! A prior disclaimer: she was not some pervert; she simply could not hold it anymore!

When nature calls, who wouldn't be in a rush when they encounter it!

Hardening her heart, she quickly scanned the men's restroom, and after confirming there was no one inside, she hurriedly looked around to make sure there were no other men nearby...

She quickly flashed into the men's restroom!

Diving into a squatting stall, she hurriedly locked the door from the inside.

Thinking that when she went out later, she must be careful, and then even more careful.

It wouldn't be good if she were caught and mistaken for a pervert when the time came.

She could already imagine the scene when reporters came to interview her; that was the rhythm of ending up on the social news.

Finally, after a chaotic mess of random thoughts...

Zhou Xiaoru, after happily finishing her "small business," went on to take care of her "big business" as well.

But her mood didn't stay happy for long, because it was only at this moment that she suddenly discovered a more serious problem!

She had been so focused on rushing in and pacing back and forth between the men's and women's restrooms that she hadn't realized she hadn't brought any paper!!

Forgetting to bring paper to the restroom was the kind of thing she had always seen in jokes and movies.

She never expected that today, it would actually, truly happen to her!

Zhou Xiaoru was shocked, still finding it hard to believe!

She searched her entire body once again!

Finally, she confirmed that she couldn't even find a scrap of paper on her to play with.

Feeling cold, she thought, this is the end...

Forgetting toilet paper was one thing, but if she were in the women's restroom, she could at least borrow some from someone else.

But she was currently in the men's restroom...

Heavens! She might as well just go die!

She couldn't help but feel that this scene was somewhat familiar.

She suddenly remembered that in a sitcom she had watched before called Love Apartment, there seemed to be a scene just like this.

It seemed like the protagonist, Ceng Xiaoxian, had gone into the women's restroom and discovered he hadn't brought toilet paper...

How did his ending go again? Why couldn't she remember?

At this point, Miss Zhou wasn't just sweating from anxiety; she was drenched in sweat!

Just then, the sound of a toilet flushing came from the stall right next to hers!

Zhou Xiaoru had a sudden flash of inspiration!

When she came in earlier, she seemed to notice that all the stall doors were basically open.

Only the one next to her was closed!

She couldn't help but make a bold guess! Could the person next door be the driver, Xiao Chen?!

If it were Xiao Chen, he would be a savior sent by the Queen Mother of the West! But if it wasn't...

Then she would die even more miserably!

She was so anxious she almost climbed over the stall door to see who exactly was next door.

After a fierce internal struggle in her mind, she deliberately lowered her voice and tried to call out softly.

"Xiao Chen, is that you?"

And the person next door heard this somewhat faint voice.

The person who had already stepped out of the stall retreated back inside because of this voice.

Zhou Xiaoru's heart was beating so fast it felt like it was about to stop, her ears straining to listen for any movement.

Could it be that her voice was too quiet and Xiao Chen didn't hear her?

Or was it that the person next door wasn't Xiao Chen at all, but someone else??

Yet she clearly felt that there was someone outside the door on her side!

Terrified, she didn't dare make another sound, secretly cursing herself for being such an idiot!

Even if the person next door was Xiao Chen, she shouldn't have called out to him! How would she face him after getting back in the car?

She had actually run into the men's restroom!

Wouldn't Xiao Chen think she had come to peek at him!

Zhou Xiaoru had already given up all hope and looked over her body one more time.

Today she was wearing a knit sweater, her coat had been left in the car, and the only thing on her entire body she could take off was the socks on her feet!

The one stroke of luck in her misfortune was that she was wearing socks!

But the moment she thought about using a sock to wipe herself, she shivered.

At this moment, she remembered that joke again...

When you go to the restroom and realize you didn't bring paper, you only have a hundred-yuan bill and a photo of your girlfriend in your hand.

Which one would you choose to use?

But right now, she had neither a hundred-yuan bill nor a photo of a boyfriend.

Sigh...

How truly miserable! She felt that the word "unlucky" had been invented just for her.

Just as Zhou Xiaoru was thinking about taking off her socks, she didn't know that the person standing outside her stall door wasn't Xiao Chen...

But another man, a man she knew better than anyone else.

Gu Liyan!

Gu Liyan stared fixedly at the closed door in front of him; if he hadn't misheard just now, there was a woman asking if he was Xiao Chen?

A woman? Xiao Chen?

Gu Liyan almost thought he had gone into the wrong restroom, but after turning around and seeing the urinals that only existed in the men's restroom, he confirmed he was indeed in the men's restroom.

He furrowed his brows, a possibility flashing through his mind!

But as soon as he thought of this possibility, he found it hard to believe!

How could Zhou Xiaoru be in the men's restroom!!

This made no sense at all!

Just as the gentleman was full of question marks, a few more people came in from outside to use the restroom.

Gu Liyan, who had been about to leave, was now forced to stop.

He went over to the sink, intentionally delaying the time before he would have to leave.

If the person inside really was Zhou Xiaoru, he had to find a way to get her out.

Thinking back to the question from just a moment ago, Big Boss Gu couldn't help but ponder again: if Zhou Xiaoru was here, why would she suddenly ask about Xiao Chen?

After thinking it over, there was only one possibility: Zhou Xiaoru had seemingly dashed off just now without bringing anything with her.

Judging by the situation, she must not have brought any toilet paper.

Thinking of this, the gentleman, having finished washing his hands, slowly became certain that the person inside was indeed Zhou Xiaoru.

After taking a tissue from his pocket to wipe his hands, he kept his eyes fixed on the door opposite that remained closed.

Once the people who had just entered had all left, he walked over slowly, crouched down, and slid a pack of tissues through the gap at the bottom of the door.

As he slid it in, the gentleman did not forget to say, "I am not Xiao Chen, I am Gu Liyan, Xiaoru!"