The Whole Internet is Shipping Me with My Ex-Boyfriend-Chapter 266: This Is My Lover, His Name Is Chi Yu

Gu Yuan felt her eyelashes heavy and still wet. She raised her hand to wipe them, but they wouldn’t dry, so she simply stopped trying.

She tilted her head back and said to him, "We won’t be so rushed anymore. I didn’t even... have time to say much to you, but now we have the opportunity, so let’s take it slow."

...

The rain had stopped, but the ground was still damp, and water was dripping from the eaves onto the stone slabs. Two plump tabby cats took advantage of the rain cessation to beg for food, meowing persistently.

It was still early, with nothing much to do.

The two female college students wandered around the yard, occasionally teasing the two plump tabby cats and feeding them.

Lu Tinglou sat inside the house, waiting for Gu Yuan to come down.

Yao Tao, leaning against a stone pillar, was cracking sunflower seeds.

While cracking the seeds, she made conversation with Lu Tinglou: "Boss Lu, were you in the army before?"

Previously, she had referred to him as Mr. Lu, but it felt awkward and tongue-tied in the countryside, so she just called him Boss Lu. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Lu Tinglou appreciated the title and replied, "Not yet a sergeant. I had to end my service early due to family matters."

Yao Tao knew that the longer one served, the higher the rank.

Private for one year, Corporal for one year, Sergeant for three years, Staff Sergeant for three years, Master Sergeant for four years—twelve years to gloriously return home.

Yao Tao felt that, regardless of Lu Tinglou’s background and his position as a major company’s president and a veteran, these excellent external conditions were enough to attract countless young women, eager to rush to him.

If it were any other woman, Yao Tao might think, to be with Lu Tinglou was reaching too high.

But the boss lady was different; she was a true phoenix. Although a dragon and phoenix are well-matched, Yao Tao felt they were more suited to be siblings!!!

She asked, "Boss Lu, you’ve known our boss lady for many years, haven’t you?"

"Mm." Lu Tinglou responded, "We met in junior high, so it’s been over ten years now."

"That’s quite a long time." Yao Tao remarked, then added in a serious tone, "They say the more familiar you are, the less likely there is to be romantic feelings..."

"Who said there’s none?" Lu Tinglou spoke forcefully, without any evasion, "I’ve liked Gu Yuan for a long time."

Yao Tao tugged at the corner of her mouth, ultimately saying nothing.

"Sister Yao seems quite doubtful?" Lu Tinglou asked.

Yao Tao thought to herself, isn’t it obvious?

But some thoughts are better kept inside; there’s no need to say them aloud. Boss Lu was in no way lacking; in fact, he was excellent in every aspect, except perhaps not being a perfect match with the boss lady.

"I don’t doubt it. With someone as outstanding as our boss lady, there’s a line of admirers stretching all the way to France. It’s only natural for Boss Lu to like her, hehe." Yao Tao said, continuing to crack sunflower seeds.

Lu Tinglou said nothing more.

He always knew there were many women suitable for him.

But so far, no one was more suitable than Gu Yuan.

Moreover, he wasn’t worried about Gu Yuan falling for someone else. The Gu Yuan he knew had eyes only for work, and love wasn’t something that could easily blossom on the ’iron tree’ that was Gu Yuan.

Sister Yao was right about one thing: Gu Yuan had numerous admirers, both from their school days and in the cutthroat business world.

The number of men pursuing Gu Yuan was countless, and they were often exceptional themselves.

But Gu Yuan had never been swayed by even the strongest advances; no matter how hard they tried, Gu Yuan wouldn’t spare them a glance.

As someone who understood Gu Yuan from long ago, he took his time, like slowly boiling a frog in warm water. There was no rush; he had every intention of winning her over.

As Lu Tinglou was thinking this with satisfaction, footsteps descended from upstairs.

One after another, there were two people.

Lu Tinglou stood up.

Yao Tao also put away her sunflower seeds and looked towards the staircase.

Gu Yuan walked ahead, her expression as usual. Upon closer inspection, one could see her eyelashes were still damp from tears.

Following Gu Yuan was Chi Yu.

He had taken off his mask, revealing a tear mole at the corner of his eye, dressed entirely in black, with his hat still on.

Yao Tao approached and asked, "How did it go, boss lady? Did he confess?"

Gu Yuan looked up, an almost imperceptible smile at the corner of her mouth, "He confessed."

"That’s good, that’s good." Yao Tao, who had been waiting downstairs with worry, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Huh? Something’s not right?

"What did he confess to? Did he really steal something?" Yao Tao’s tense voice pursued the question.

It couldn’t be, she thought it was a misunderstanding. Could this handsome young man really have stolen something? If he did, the image she had built would be shattered, and Yao Tao felt she could never trust good-looking men again!!