Chapter 88: Surprise or Not, Unexpected or Not (Part 2)

At a time like this, for Zhou Xiaoru to still be thinking about her salary, she really is no ordinary person.

Gu Liyan also didn't expect that this girl could still remember the matter of her salary.

Looking at her like this, he felt both amused and, at the same time, a bit heartbroken.

Had he gone a bit too far in messing with her?

He had originally wanted to use the salary issue to tease her some more, but given the current situation, he thought it best to let it go.

After all, she is the woman he cares about; it's enough that he's teased her a little, he shouldn't go too far.

"Don't worry, before this month is out, you will definitely receive your salary, I guarantee it."

(Author's note: What more salary do you need? Just become the CEO's wife; the entire Tengyuan is yours, why still care about this little bit of intern pay? You don't even know how to do the math, sigh...)

Zhou Xiaoru stared at the handsome face beside her, half-believing and half-doubting.

"You aren't lying to me?"

Seeing her pitiful appearance, the gentleman almost couldn't help but pull her directly into his arms.

He quickly reined in his overly tender gaze and replied.

"How could I lie to you? For the past two months, you were still in your internship period, and the salary was paid according to intern wages. Would a corporation as large as Tengyuan really short you on this little bit of intern pay!"

As soon as these words were out, Zhou Xiaoru immediately spat on them in her heart.

You are exactly the type to short someone on this little bit of intern pay! Otherwise, why would it have dragged on until now?

It's truly harder to get a salary than it is to be reincarnated.

She could only tentatively believe this guy's words for now; what else could she do if she didn't believe him?

Looking at their current predicament again, Zhou Xiaoru felt so restless that her whole body felt uncomfortable, and she just wanted to scratch her itchy back.

As soon as she raised her hand, the restraint and pain on her wrist instantly pulled her thoughts back!

Damn it! What about these handcuffs! Her back is so itchy right now!

Seeing her twisting her body in a strange posture, Gu Liyan asked considerately.

"What's wrong, do you need help?"

Having become so itchy that it reached her heart, she could no longer care about the social distance between men and women.

"My back is itching to death, hurry and help me scratch it."

The gentleman then curled his attractive lips, and his other free hand reached over.

While groping around on her back, he asked.

"Is it here?"

"No, a little more to the right."

"Here?"

"No, no, a little lower."

"Here?"

"Oh my, you just touched it a little, move it up a tiny bit more..."

Zhou Xiaoru was anxious and itchy, breaking out in a sweat.

Finally, this time, the gentleman's hand successfully scratched the spot that was making her itch so frantically.

Zhou Xiaoru let out a deep sigh, feeling both satisfied and comfortable.

She never expected that such a simple joy as scratching an itch would become so difficult.

Drooping her head, she turned to the side and looked at the gentleman behind her, who looked just like a monkey in a zoo scratching another's itch.

"What do we do now? We can't just wear this thing until dawn."

There is the second half of the bidding meeting tomorrow morning; although the result is already decided, she can't exactly not show up.

If she really has to wait for the housekeeping staff to come, who knows how long that will take.

Compared to Zhou Xiaoru's worry, the gentleman was not panicked in the slightest.

Zhou Xiaoru quickly sat up straight and stared strangely at the man who had already reclined against the edge of the bed.

"You aren't worried at all?"

Why does she feel like this guy is deliberately messing with her!

No, no, no, she must be overthinking it; although the world isn't what it used to be, it shouldn't be this sinister.

Gu Liyan, however, looked very tired and replied.

"What can I do even if I'm worried? Even if you scream for help, someone outside has to hear it. Otherwise, we just have to obediently wait until tomorrow."

As he spoke, he had already closed his eyes.

In truth, he did feel a bit tired; he had drunk quite a bit of alcohol at the dinner party that evening.

Right now, he just wanted to get some sleep.

Of course, the prerequisite for this sleep was that he had to sleep with this girl; only then would he feel at ease.

Although he hadn't slept many hours last night, it was the most peaceful sleep he had had in years.

Simply because she was there.

Seeing that he had already closed his eyes, Zhou Xiaoru watched for a while, then finally had no choice but to sprawl out on the bed.

If the Emperor isn't worried, why should a eunuch like her be worried!

He isn't the only one who has been tired all day!

She had been running around all day today, her feet were about to break.

She simply followed the man beside her, closed her eyes, and forced herself to sleep.

Gu Liyan, who had already closed his eyes to doze, felt the rapid breathing beside him, and the corners of his lips curled into a smile once again.

At this moment, in the hand he was resting his head on, he was holding a key.

In fact, when she was looking for something to open the handcuffs just now, the key had already been deliberately hidden.

As the saying goes, when the Dao is one foot high, the devil is ten feet high; Zhou Xiaoru was still thinking there that she shouldn't have thought of this person as so bad.

However, the fact was that Gu Liyan had tricked her once again.

Zhou Xiaoru, who had her eyes closed, had her eyelashes fluttering constantly, and her eyelids were also twitching.

At this moment, Gu Liyan pretended to adjust his posture, opened his eyes, and asked.

"Should I turn off the light? I'm going to sleep."

The person with eyes closed replied in a gruff voice with two words.

"Turn it off!"

It just so happened that she couldn't sleep because of the glare from this light.

As the bed shook a few times, the person beside her had already reached out toward the switch next to the bed.

As the sound of the switch clicked, the room was instantly plunged into endless darkness.

Zhou Xiaoru, who had night blindness, opened her eyes and was immediately engulfed by the vast darkness.

Oh my god! This is way too dark!

It was so dark that her heart panicked even more; if something uncontrollable happened in the middle of the night, what would she do!

She spoke hesitantly, "Th... that..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the man's voice already came from beside her.

"What's wrong?"

I don't know if it was because the light was off, or because it was too dark.

Under these circumstances, hearing Gu Liyan's voice, Zhou Xiaoru inexplicably felt it sounded exceptionally pleasant.

"That... could we... sleep with the light on..."

In the darkness, the man's eyes remained open, watching the person beside him whose eyes were darting back and forth.

He asked, "Are you afraid of the dark?"

"I have night blindness."

The gentleman frowned upon hearing this; he had known her for so long, yet he actually didn't know she had night blindness.

He didn't ask anything else, but instead fumbled around again and turned the switch back on.

Instantly, the dark room became slightly brighter again.

"Is it better now?"

Fearing that turning on other lights would irritate her eyes, Gu Liyan only turned on one bedside lamp.

Seeing the light, Zhou Xiaoru felt a little more at ease in her heart.

She didn't forget to say, "It's much better now, thank you."

She closed her eyes again and began to count little sheep in her heart...

"One sheep, two sheep, three sheep..."

Half an hour later...

"Eight hundred and sixty-six sheep..."

Damn it! Who said counting sheep could speed up sleep? Why was she getting less sleepy the more she counted?

She opened her eyes again and quietly looked up at the man leaning against the side of the bed next to her.

Seeing him with his eyes closed and breathing evenly, it seemed he was truly very tired today.

She looked again at their hands, which were locked together...

This person acted as if he were afraid of touching her; not only was there a distance between their bodies, but even his hand was deliberately pulling back.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but pout.

Men are truly creatures who say exactly what they mean, unlike women, who are always saying one thing while meaning another.

She moved her body, which had maintained the same posture for over half an hour; it was now stiff, and even turning over was difficult.

Why did she have the illusion that she was about to be torn apart by five horses!

Just thinking about it made her feel terrified.

After twisting her body awkwardly a few times, Zhou Xiaoru suddenly felt a chill in her heart!

No wonder she couldn't fall asleep; she, who always had to pee before bed every day, hadn't taken care of today's business yet!

And now, this sudden urge to urinate was making her heart increasingly panicked.

What to do, what to do! She couldn't just pee on the bed!

She had heard of people eating themselves to death, but she had never heard of anyone dying from holding their pee.

Zhou Xiaoru felt that she was about to become the first person in history to die from holding her pee!

She looked around in all directions, but didn't see any container that could serve as a chamber pot.

It's over! She had lived for twenty-some years, and today was destined to be a shameful day.

Damn this Love Hotel Room, damn this curiosity, and damn this man beside her!

She truly regretted it now; if she hadn't followed along on this business trip, she would be lying comfortably in bed right now, scrolling through her phone and getting ready to sleep.

But now...

She really wanted to cry...

With a miserable look on her face, she tugged at her right hand, which was locked together with Gu Liyan's.

She called out softly, "Gu Liyan... are you asleep?" She really needed to go to the bathroom.

"......" Gu Liyan did not answer; he seemed to be sleeping very soundly.

Zhou Xiaoru had no choice but to wiggle her body upward like a giant earthworm.

Finally managing to rub against that gentleman's handsome face, she once again braced herself on one arm and called out.

"Gu Liyan... Gu Liyan..."

Finally, the sleeping man was woken up.

Gu Liyan opened his eyes, turned his head to the side, and saw a miserable face right next to him.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

He had already fallen asleep without realizing it.

Zhou Xiaoru's eyebrows were knitted together at this moment.

"Gu Liyan... I... I need to use the bathroom..."

Although using the bathroom was a personal matter, they were currently tied together on the same rope, so there was no other way but to wake him up to find a solution.

Gu Liyan was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and asked.

"Is it urgent?"

"It's not very urgent right now, but I expect it will be very urgent in a little while."

Wasn't that a ridiculous question? Did it make a difference whether it was urgent or not?

Hearing this, the gentleman also sat up, just as she had done a moment ago.

Gu Liyan first looked around, then said to her.

"Since we are tied up like this, we can't go far; why don't you just take care of it on the floor?"

What?!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaoru's hair almost stood on end!

What did he mean by "take care of it on the floor"? Was that even something a human would say!

How would the person cleaning the room tomorrow look at her?

She wouldn't have the face to walk out of this hotel ever again.

If any acquaintance found out, she might as well not return to A City and just die here instead.

Gu Liyan saw her standing there dumbfounded, her round face somewhat dim in the faint light, looking utterly hopeless.

Seeing this, the gentleman really couldn't bear to tease her any longer.

Although he really wanted to spend the night with this girl, the situation was special right now.

He could only let her off for now...