Gu Xiuyu brought the contract, and after signing their names, it became effective.
"Mr. Gu, it's almost noon. Why don't we have lunch together?" Ye Shaoting suggested.
With the contract signed, the two companies established a partnership. There would be many things to discuss in the future, and to facilitate this, it was natural to foster better relations.
Without answering immediately, Gu Xiuyu looked at Ye Ziyu. "Miss Ye, are you going?"
She had already made plans with Di Mingjue to have lunch together.
Ye Ziyu shook her head. "I'm truly sorry, I have something to attend to at noon."
If she wasn't going, Gu Xiuyu lost his appetite for lunch with Ye Shaoting.
His hopeful gaze dimmed, and Gu Xiuyu was exceptionally disappointed. "Perhaps next time."
"Rather than choose a day, why not today? I think today is very suitable," Ye Shaoting said, coming to Ye Ziyu's side to persuade her. "Mr. Gu has rarely visited Ye Shi, and it's for the cooperation. As the host, how can we neglect our guest? Ziyu, put aside your other matters and have lunch with Mr. Gu today."
Her busyness was also with Di Mingjue.
After Ye Shaoting's lengthy speech, he arranged for an assistant to book a restaurant without giving Ye Ziyu a chance to refuse.
Gu Xiuyu's mood visibly improved at the prospect of dining with her.
"Mr. Gu, shall I give you a tour?" Ye Shaoting suggested.
Since returning to the country, Gu Xiuyu had just taken over the Gu Corporation, and this was his first visit to Ye Shi.
Gu Xiuyu's gaze was constantly fixed on Ye Ziyu. He nodded absently in agreement to whatever the people around him said.
As the person was led away from the office, the cold wind at the end of the corridor brought his scattered thoughts back.
"Where are we going?"
"I'm taking Mr. Gu to tour the company."
Gu Xiuyu looked at Ye Ziyu, who was leaving behind him, and proposed, "General Manager Ye is busy with affairs. Why don't Miss Ye show me around Ye Shi?"
Suddenly called upon, Ye Ziyu, who was about to leave, stopped. She turned to look at Gu Xiuyu's eager gaze, then at Ye Shaoting, wanting to know his answer.
His intentions were too obvious, and Ye Shaoting couldn't comply. He playfully quipped, "Let me do it. Ziyu is also new to the company and doesn't know many places yet."
"It's just right that the two of us can go together. When she guides me, it will also help her understand the company better," Gu Xiuyu said with a feigned reason.
He believed in love at first sight, and even more so in love that grows over time. In his heart, as long as he appeared before Ye Ziyu more often, she would eventually develop a dependency.
What role would Di Mingjue have then?
Gu Xiuyu insisted, "Miss Ye, if you refuse again, people outside will suspect you dislike me."
He spoke as if wronged, but it was a clear form of emotional blackmail.
Ye Ziyu didn't want to make things difficult for Ye Shaoting, nor did she want any misunderstandings. So, she generously agreed.
The company was large, and it wasn't necessary to show him every place. To get rid of him as soon as possible, Ye Ziyu took Gu Xiuyu to a department and, without stopping for a minute, hurried to the next.
"Miss Ye, your perfunctory attitude has deeply hurt me," Gu Xiuyu said in the elevator.
In less than half an hour, he had toured the vast Ye Shi. Once the tour was over, she would have an excuse to leave. Gu Xiuyu wanted to spend every minute with her.
"Is that so?" Ye Ziyu didn't think so. "I'm quite serious. There are only this many departments in the company. Mr. Gu just needs to see them. Do you expect to go in and communicate with the employees?"
He wasn't a leader inspecting the premises, so there was no need for such a long time.
Ye Ziyu was also anxious to tell Di Mingjue that she couldn't have lunch with him.
Stepping out of the elevator, Gu Xiuyu said to Ye Ziyu, "It seems I misunderstood. I thought you disliked me very much."
It wasn't that she disliked him, but she didn't like him.