Lin Zheng hurriedly added, “Ah, you know I can’t stand being hungry. Once I’m hungry, I get all panicky, so I wanted to eat something first before going to see you. I didn’t want you to worry!”
Gu Yanche thought: My girlfriend is so considerate. She was worried that I would worry about her.
For her to come all the way to Shenzhen just to see him was already incredibly touching.
Taking a taxi, getting on a plane, facing an unfamiliar place—all of that was difficult for someone as timid as her.
She had already shown so much courage.
Gu Yanche once again felt his girlfriend’s deep affection for him.
His voice softened. “Eat more. Once we get back to Shulan City and I receive my bonus, I’ll buy you all the delicious things you want.”
Lin Zheng was delighted. “Gu Xiao-Che! You’re amazing! You’re getting another bonus?”
Gu Yanche walked back while talking to her on the phone. “I’m confident about this drone competition. Besides the competition prize money, there’s also a company bonus. That’s two bonuses in total. Since I’m the team leader, I’ll get the biggest share…”
Qi Zhongping suddenly saw Gu Yanche coming back and was startled.
“Xiao Gu, why are you back again?”
Had he gotten in touch with that troublesome girlfriend of his?
The gentle expression on Gu Yanche’s face immediately disappeared when he saw Qi Zhongping, replaced by his usual cool and aloof demeanor.
He looked at Qi Zhongping and nodded.
“A-Zheng, wait right there and behave. I’ll be there soon to pick you up.”
“Don’t worry. The company rented a car. I’ll just borrow it.”
“Okay, I know. I won’t drive fast. A-Zheng, don’t worry about me.”
“Shenzhen is even hotter. If you’re thirsty, buy yourself some milk tea, but don’t drink iced milk tea. Your period is coming…”
He rambled on and on, sounding exactly like an old mother hen!
Qi Zhongping, who was listening to Gu Yanche’s phone call: “……”
So gentle!?
He’d really been trained into a puppy by his girlfriend!
Gu Yanche borrowed the car from Qi Zhongping.
“President Qi, my girlfriend came to see me. I want to borrow the car and go pick her up.”
Qi Zhongping thought: Xiao Gu’s troublesome girlfriend actually chased him all the way to Shenzhen to check up on him?
So clingy, with such a strong possessiveness.
How terrifying!
Xiao Gu was definitely going to be completely under her thumb for the rest of his life!
“Go, go. Bring her back!”
“Thank you, President Qi.”
Gu Yanche parked the car outside the night market.
Using the location shared on his phone, he found Lin Zheng.
The girl was wearing the same cool dress she’d worn last time, revealing a pair of long, straight, fair legs.
She was wearing the same brown baseball cap, making her look effortlessly cool.
She was incredibly eye-catching.
Everything around her seemed reduced to nothing more than a backdrop.
Passersby couldn’t help casting amazed glances her way.
Just as Gu Yanche looked over, some wild man who had appeared from God-knows-where was actually approaching his girlfriend to hit on her!
Lin Zheng looked at the unfamiliar man too.
He had a clean, handsome appearance and a pleasant air about him. He held out his phone with his QR code displayed.
“Miss, can I add you on WeChat and get to know you?”
Lin Zheng said, “Sorry, I have a boyfriend.”
The man said, “I can wait. I’ll wait until you break up with him.”
Lin Zheng: “……”
Gu Yanche saw this and completely lost it!
His jealousy exploded!
What a shameless wild man!
His girlfriend already had him. She didn’t need any other wild man!
“She’s mine!”
Gu Yanche ran toward Lin Zheng, his expression fierce!
Seeing Gu Yanche charging over with an expression that looked like he was about to kill someone, the man was terrified!
He had thought the young lady was beautiful and wanted her contact information. After learning she had a boyfriend, he’d stupidly blurted out that he could wait.
Who would’ve thought her boyfriend was right nearby?!
He turned and ran, using the fastest speed he’d ever managed over fifty meters!
Gu Yanche reached Lin Zheng within seconds.
He angrily glared in the direction the wild man had disappeared.
“Shameless!”
Lin Zheng was stunned. Once she recovered, she couldn’t help laughing.
“Oh my, whose boyfriend is so domineering? Turns out he’s my own handsome Gu Xiao-Che!”
Gu Yanche grabbed her hand and asked, “Did that wild man bully you just now?”
Lin Zheng smiled and shook her head. “No. He wanted my contact information, so I told him I already had the most handsome and amazing boyfriend in the world. Then you showed up, and he ran away with his tail between his legs.”
The way Gu Yanche had looked just now was like someone had broken into his house and stolen his wife.
The system covered its belly, laughing. 【If some wild man really stole the host away, wouldn’t the male lead have had his home stolen?】
【Hahahaha, Host, the male lead’s possessiveness is pretty strong too. It’s almost as strong as yours!】
Lin Zheng ignored the system and rose onto her toes to wipe the sweat from Gu Yanche’s face.
Gu Yanche felt as though he’d been soaked in a jar of honey.
He held her hand tightly, unwilling to let go, his eyes never leaving her.
The look he gave Lin Zheng was practically dripping with affection!
Lin Zheng tugged him toward the outside. “It’s so hot here. Let’s go.”
Gu Yanche no longer had any of his earlier ferocity.
In front of Lin Zheng, he transformed from a fierce wolf into a docile puppy, obediently letting her lead him around.
“Okay. Let’s go back to the hotel and turn on the air conditioning.”
The car was cool and cut off the heat outside.
Lin Zheng took a packet of spicy strips from her coat pocket.
“Gu Xiao-Che, I specially brought these for you from Shulan City. Want some?”
She wanted to give Gu Yanche something as a peace offering.
But she discovered that there was nothing left.
Only one packet of spicy strips had survived.
The system protested:
【My spicy strips! My precious spicy strips!】
Gu Yanche couldn’t hear the system.
He accepted the snack his girlfriend had brought him.
“Okay. I’ll eat them when I’m hungry.”
“Thank you, A-Zheng.”
He didn’t care about the snack itself.
His girlfriend had traveled all the way to Shenzhen to find him, and that alone made him incredibly happy.
It was her thoughtfulness, and he couldn’t disappoint her.
Lin Zheng: “……”
Just reject it! Reject it immediately!
She’d miscalculated!
Didn’t he dislike this kind of junk food?
Why had he accepted it?!
The system wailed:
【My spicy strips! My spicy strips…】
Lin Zheng ignored the system’s grief and said to Gu Yanche, “As long as you like them.”
In the hotel lobby, Qi Zhongping pretended to be casually wandering around.
One moment he checked his phone.
The next, he glanced toward the elevators.
When he saw Gu Yanche and Lin Zheng coming out of the elevator, he approached with a cheerful smile.
“Xiao Gu, Xiao Gu’s girlfriend, you’re here!”
He had to admit, Xiao Gu’s troublesome girlfriend was genuinely beautiful!
The young woman had gorgeous legs, a lovely face, and a charming figure.
Her round, rosy face made her look like someone blessed with good fortune.
Lin Zheng greeted him. “Hello, President Qi!”
Gu Yanche, however, immediately stepped in front of Lin Zheng, preventing Qi Zhongping from looking at her.
“President Qi, don’t scare my girlfriend.”
Qi Zhongping was speechless.
Gu Yanche was guarding her like a wolf.
He was merely saying hello!
He was old enough to be the girl’s father!
What could he possibly have in mind?!
This was ridiculous!
Lin Zheng hooked her finger around Gu Yanche’s palm.
“Gu Xiao-Che, don’t be like that. We should be polite people.”
Gu Yanche stared expressionlessly at Qi Zhongping.
“Hello, President Qi.”
“President Qi, please continue your walk. We’re going back first.”
Qi Zhongping: “……”
“So what if you have a girlfriend?! I, the dignified President Qi, have a wife too, okay?!”
“You think I’m jealous of you?”
“What a joke!”
The young female receptionist: “Pfft!”
Qi Zhongping looked over.
The receptionist immediately put on a serious expression.
“Sir, is there anything you need?”
He rubbed his ear.
Maybe he’d heard wrong.
Thinking about his wife, Qi Zhongping angrily stared at his phone.
He had to figure out how to deal with that pervert who liked walking around without clothes!
He’d actually made his wife see him and risk getting styes!
Shameless!
Absolutely shameless!