Chapter 27: He Seems Easy to Please

“Gaga Luansha”: I told you, people shouldn’t wake up too early. I’m having hallucinations. I saw that someone actually wanted Gu Shen. Haha, I’m going crazy!

KD0.5: Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Who could stand Gu Shen’s mouth? Cao Cao’s “rejecting food” meme

Beautiful Stepmom: I’m just asking, is it Pei Kongque? My ship can’t sink! Crying emoji

Meow Meow Meow: Good news, Gu Shen isn’t gay, there’s a chance! Bad news, they got their marriage certificate! The chance is gone!

Big Heart: You have a big heart, upstairs. You should rewatch Gu Shen’s quotes as punishment.

Gu Shen’s Dog: One sentence to prove you’ve watched Gu Shen’s matches. I’ll go first: Do you believe in Buddha? Why don’t you kill?

No Brain: Are you thirsty? Why are you picking up so many drinks?

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Although Gu Zhiyan had retired for a few years, his fan base was large, and he had many active fans. As soon as he posted on Weibo, many netizens flooded the comment section.

Jian Yao was prepared for the fans to protest, but she didn’t expect Gu Zhiyan’s fans to focus on something completely different.

Instead of who he married, they were more curious about which god could stand him?

Jian Yao looked at the long list of “Gu Shen’s quotes” online and stole a glance at Gu Zhiyan beside her.

Was this the real Gu Zhiyan?

Jian Yao bit her lip, her expression confused. But she clearly remembered that Gu Zhiyan’s persona on the campus confession wall was a cold and gentlemanly one.

Perhaps she was staring for too long, Gu Zhiyan turned the steering wheel in his hand, and the black Bentley stopped precisely in a parking space on the side of the road. “What’s wrong?”

Jian Yao held his phone as if it were a hot potato. “No, nothing…”

Gu Zhiyan glanced at the netizens’ teasing on the phone and understood.

He looked at Jian Yao, his eyebrows raised slightly, and a smile curled at the corner of his lips. “Do you think I’m a little different from what you imagined?”

Jian Yao nodded honestly. “A little.”

In her impression, Gu Zhiyan was a business management major, an e-sports god, and the founder of Yao Guang. Each identity was a bomb on its own.

His appearance was simply the least noteworthy advantage he had.

In short, the Gu Zhiyan in her impression was perfect, untouchable.

Gu Zhiyan found her honest appearance to be cute and silly, making him want to rub her head.

He leaned over, looking directly into Jian Yao’s beautiful eyes. Her fair cheeks were reflected in his obsidian-like eyes. “Do you want to get to know the real me?”

Jian Yao looked at the man in front of her, his refreshing scent filling her nostrils, and her heart felt like it was hit by something. She didn’t even hear what he said, she just nodded blankly.

Gu Zhiyan stretched out his little finger. “Then let’s pinky swear.”

Jian Yao looked at Gu Zhiyan’s outstretched hand, a little dumbfounded.

She had graduated from kindergarten and no longer played pinky swear games.

But Gu Zhiyan’s slender fingers were too attractive for a hand enthusiast.

Jian Yao’s head was dizzy, and she stretched out her hand, hooking her finger around his little finger, pinky swearing and sealing it.

It felt as good as she imagined…

Gu Zhiyan retracted his hand and restarted the car. “Since you agree, let’s start with a game.”

“Our club has an event in a few days. You can come with me.”

Jian Yao was still immersed in the feeling of touching Gu Zhiyan’s hand. Suddenly, she heard Gu Zhiyan’s words and her eyes widened.

Game?

What game?

She was a game black hole!

Jian Yao’s crimson lips moved slightly, and she was about to ask when her phone in her bag suddenly rang.

She took out her phone and glanced at it.

It was Assistan Lin.

Yesterday, Lu Chengze condescended to call her and asked her to come to the company today, but she ignored him.

This call was probably to reprimand her.

Jian Yao swiped her phone and answered the call. On the other end, Lin, the assistant, immediately spoke in a slightly anxious voice.

“Ms. Jian, where are you now? Mr. Lu is very angry.”

Jian Yao’s voice was calm, “I’m on vacation. For work matters, please contact me when I’m back in the company.”

She was about to hang up, but Lin, the assistant, was so anxious that his voice almost broke, “Ms. Jian, you know Mr. Lu’s temper. You wouldn’t want Mr. Lu to go to your house to find you, would you?”

This one sentence made Jian Yao pause her hand that was about to hang up the phone.

With Lu Chengze’s temper, it was indeed something he could do.

After a while, she said softly, “I understand.”

Rather than letting Lu Chengze find her at home and make a scene, it was better for her to go to the company herself. It was also a good opportunity to get her things back.

After hanging up the phone, Jian Yao looked at Gu Zhiyan apologetically, “Can you take me to Lu’s company?”

The car was very quiet, only Jian Yao’s voice echoed inside.

Gu Zhiyan didn’t even look at Jian Yao, but silently started the car.

The black car sped down the street, and Jian Yao watched the streetlights quickly receding behind, somehow feeling that Gu Zhiyan seemed a little angry.

Although he still maintained his previous expression and actions, the atmosphere around him was different.

Jian Yao felt that he might be upset about Lu Chengze.

After all, her relationship with Lu Chengze had been a big deal before, and now that she had agreed to be with Gu Zhiyan, she should have said goodbye to the past and kept her distance.

But she had rushed to the company to see Lu Chengze on the day she got her marriage certificate. Gu Zhiyan’s dissatisfaction was understandable.

Jian Yao tightened her grip on her phone, sneaking a glance at Gu Zhiyan beside her, and explained softly, “I went to Lu’s company because of work.”

She raised her hand in a swearing gesture, “I can guarantee that I will keep my distance from Lu Chengze in the future and will never bring shame to the Gu family.”

Gu Zhiyan looked at her deeply, without speaking, but Jian Yao keenly noticed that the corner of his lips curved slightly, almost imperceptibly.

If she hadn’t been paying attention to Gu Zhiyan’s expression, she might not have noticed it.

Jian Yao held her phone, and images of Xu Si’s evaluation of Gu Zhiyan in college flashed through her mind.

Xu Si: A man like Gu Zhiyan, he seems serious and abstinent like an old monk on the surface, but he’s actually the most innocent. You can get him with just a little effort…

She didn’t agree with Xu Si’s words at the time.

Because in college, the girls who chased after Gu Zhiyan could circle the school three times over, but in four years of college, not a single girl had won over this aloof academic god.

Now, she kind of believed it.

He seems easy to please…

Before getting out of the car, Gu Zhiyan stopped Jian Yao, making a phone call gesture with his finger by his ear, “Call me if you need anything.”

Jian Yao nodded, “Okay, be careful on the road.”

She got out of the car and stood there watching Gu Zhiyan’s car drive out of sight. She turned and looked at the Lu’s company building, then stepped inside.

In a corner where she couldn’t see, the black Bentley, which had already left, had returned at some point.

The car window rolled down, revealing the driver’s clear profile.

He turned his head and looked in the direction of Lu’s company, watching Jian Yao’s figure disappear into the main entrance of the building. After a long time, he slowly rolled up the car window.

Jian Yao stepped into the lobby on the first floor.

The sleepy receptionist downstairs saw Jian Yao coming and immediately got up to help her press the elevator button, “Director Jian, you’re finally here. Assistant Lin has been asking about you several times today.”

Jian Yao smiled and nodded to the receptionist, “I know, thank you for telling him.”

As she spoke, she went straight to the elevator.

The receptionist watched the elevator door close and immediately took out her phone to send a message in the company gossip group.