Chapter 212: Chapter 212: She Is Waiting for Him
Gu Yan murmured, she said so much just for some peace and quiet...
It’s funny she even silently admired her a bit inside, she made so much sense!
Gu Yan simply took the sheet music and stood up, "I’m going to the music room to practice first."
Wang Qi called out to her back, "Take care of yourself, if you don’t feel well, just don’t practice."
Gu Yan waved her hand behind her, signaling for her to be at ease.
Wang Qi muttered under her breath, "So hardworking, no one would believe she got in through the back door."
Whether she did it on purpose or not, the volume was just right for Lin Fei to overhear.
Lin Fei’s face stiffened, she lowered her head, lost in thought.
Gu Yan stayed in the music room as usual for the whole day, waiting to get off work with Tang Yuxiu in the afternoon.
Taking advantage when everyone was leaving work, Gu Yan quietly slipped into the President’s office, cautiously afraid of being discovered.
The secretary outside the President’s office had already left when Gu Yan arrived, and You Shuyang was inside reporting the day’s work progress, already reaching the conclusion.
Upon seeing her arrive, he tactfully concluded the conversation quickly and then exited.
Gu Yan sat on the sofa, "Everyone’s off work, why are you staying an extra half hour?"
"To complete the remaining work."
"Everything needs you to do it, what are your employees for?"
"If I don’t do it, why should my employees help me?"
"Because you pay them a salary."
"Without a boss leading the way, how do they know what to do?"
The two exchanged back and forth, ultimately making Gu Yan feel bored, and since the topic was quite unproductive, she ended it.
"You work, I’ll wait for you here."
Though it was such a plain sentence, Tang Yuxiu suddenly felt a warm stream course through his heart.
She was waiting for him.
Right here in front of him.
In the office, one person focused on work, the other on their phone, their breathing soft and tranquil, the atmosphere harmonious.
Tang Yuxiu was a very punctual person, at precisely six-thirty, not a minute more or less, he finished what he was working on, tidied up his desk immaculately, and then got up and called for Gu Yan to leave.
The two took their exclusive elevator down together, the parking lot was already empty.
Because the boss is a mega neat freak and has obsessive-compulsive disorder, the company prohibited overtime and also mandated that all employees leave by six-thirty.
Being able to go home early, the company employees were certainly happy, but what they didn’t know was that this was simply because their boss wanted to see no idle people when leaving work, which would spoil his mood.
Gu Yan silently sighed, sure enough, capitalists are all dictators.
As the car drove along the road, Gu Yan said, "Boss, let’s go grocery shopping, starting tomorrow we’ll cook for ourselves."
"What about tonight?"
Gu Yan initially thought about eating out, but recalling the past few times dining out with Tang Yuxiu, they always bumped into some people, especially the high probability of encountering Nie Rong, she immediately dismissed that idea.
Moreover, the redness and swelling on her face hadn’t completely disappeared; being seen would be uncomfortable.
So she answered, "Let’s take out food and eat at home, I don’t feel like doing anything today."
"Alright." Tang Yuxiu nodded in agreement.
Then they stopped outside a restaurant, Gu Yan using the excuse of having injuries on her face, and it being unusual to wear a mask at night, made Tang Yuxiu go in to pack dinner.
Young Master Tang looked at her with deep eyes, and seeing her blink with innocent big eyes, also touching her own face, he really felt an itching hate but was helpless.
Finally, Young Master Tang compromised, frustratedly getting out of the car.
Gu Yan was in a super good mood, being able to get Young Master Tang to run errands was truly one of life’s great pleasures.
Tang Yuxiu entered the restaurant, which was quite high-end, and the waitress, being perceptive, quickly recognized him as someone frequently appearing in newspapers, magazines, and on TV, and hurried over eagerly.
"Welcome, President Tang, dining alone?"
Tang Yuxiu didn’t look too pleased, glanced at the waitress, and said in a deep voice, "Pack up your signature dishes for me."
After his words fell, the waitress blinked, thinking she must not be hearing things wrong, did Young Master Tang say, takeout?
People of their status needing to pack meals?
Tang Yuxiu saw the waitress not moving and impatiently shouted, "What are you waiting for, hurry up, for two people."
The waitress snapped back to reality after being shouted at, responding repeatedly as she went on her way, still secretly wondering, even if Young Master Tang packs meals, it’s for two people...
Because Tang Yuxiu standing there exuded a very strong presence, and being someone famous, many people would jump at the chance to curry favor, the restaurant also went all out, quickly preparing the food and carefully packaging it to hand over to him.
Tang Yuxiu swiped his card, took the bag, and left quickly, thinking he’d never come here again to eat, feeling like he completely lost face.
Back in the car, Tang Yuxiu slammed the door shut and was about to throw the bag to Gu Yan.
Gu Yan hurriedly stopped him, "Don’t throw it, if it breaks you’ll have to buy another."
Upon hearing this, Tang Yuxiu forcibly halted his action, only giving Gu Yan a fierce look, "Take it."
Gu Yan knew she should not push her luck, so she cheerfully took the bag, "Let’s go."
Young Master Tang started the car with a sullen face, stopping at the supermarket they’d visited before.
Young Master Tang glanced at the bustling supermarket entrance, frowning, "Let’s buy it tomorrow."
Gu Yan placed the bag in the back seat, unbuckling her seatbelt, "It’s okay, I’ll go buy it, you wait in the car."
"Didn’t you say it’s inconvenient for you to keep going like this?"
Young Master Tang felt he had been deceived!
Gu Yan nodded, "Just now was inconvenient, the restaurant was too classy, looking like this I’d be kicked out, but it’s different in a supermarket. At most it would attract some looks, but no one would give me strange looks."
No one in a supermarket cares if you’re wearing a mask; people usually do this when they’re having a cold.
Some even think the air isn’t good in crowded supermarkets, so they’ll wear masks too, it’s not strange at all.
Tang Yuxiu heard this and slightly furrowed his brows, "Be careful."
"It’s not like I’m going to war. It’s fine, just wait for me a bit, I’ll be quick."
Tang Yuxiu actually wanted to follow her; he felt uneasy as soon as she was out of his sight. But remembering how uncomfortable he felt the last time they went to the supermarket, he hesitated.
He was torn between going or not going.
As he hesitated, Gu Yan quickly got out of the car and strode towards the supermarket.
She was gone...
Never mind, he’ll wait in the car.
Earlier, when he went to buy food, she waited in the car too. Now it’s his turn, once each, tit for tat, it’s perfectly fair.
So Young Master Tang ended his dilemma feeling justified, watching Gu Yan’s figure disappear at the supermarket entrance.
Gu Yan first went to choose lunch boxes. Starting tomorrow, she’ll cook for Tang Yuxiu, and also prepare one for herself to eat at work, so she bought two, which could also hold soup.
She grabbed a cart, buying quite a few ingredients. Although she knew what Tang Yuxiu didn’t like to eat, she thought it’s bad to be picky. So even the vegetables he disliked, she bought them to cook for him.
After all, she would make that much. Whether he eats it or not, that’s his business.
She also bought some fruits before stopping.
With this thought, she quickly filled the cart.
It wasn’t until she checked out that she realized the things were too many and too heavy for her to carry!
Then, a young man came up and kindly offered to help her carry the bags.
Gu Yan was truly grateful and kept saying thank you.
The young man shyly smiled, "Do you live nearby? Need help carrying these back home?"
"No need, just to carry them outside, someone is waiting for me there."
"Okay."
Tang Yuxiu kept his eyes glued to the supermarket entrance, not missing a single person coming in or out, afraid he might miss Gu Yan.
After a while, he finally saw Gu Yan at the entrance, but he noticed there was another man with her!
Even more annoyingly, Gu Yan was chatting and laughing with that pretty boy!
Wasn’t that pretty boy holding Gu Yan’s bags?
He saw Gu Yan holding just one, while the pretty boy held three!
Gu Yan couldn’t have bought so little, it wouldn’t even fill a tooth gap.
Oh Gu Yan, just being out of his sight for a moment and a pretty boy cozied up to her!
Young Master Tang angrily opened the car door and got out, walking towards Gu Yan with a cold wind accompanying him, his face was as gloomy as the current weather.
"Gu Yan!"
He called out gloomily, Gu Yan turned her head surprised, seeing him coming over, very unexpected.
"Why did you get out of the car, weren’t you staying there?"
Isn’t it because I came out to see you joking with a pretty boy? Young Master Tang internally roared.
"To help you with the bags."
Gu Yan was surprised again, so proactive?
But Gu Yan didn’t think much of it and turned to the young man, "Thank you for helping, just hand the bags to him."
"Sure." The young man smiled broadly, handing the bags to Tang Yuxiu.
Tang Yuxiu rudely took them, eyeing the young man with hostility and some animosity, leaving the young man completely puzzled.
Tang Yuxiu took the bags and urged Gu Yan to hurry up, Gu Yan smiled and waved goodbye to the young man.
Young Master Tang internally grumbled, why so enthusiastic!
He was upset, really upset!
Tang Yuxiu took big, fast strides, causing Gu Yan to hastily follow, unable to continue chatting with anyone else.
They placed the items in the back seat and got into the car.
Tang Yuxiu remained silent, but his facial expression clearly showed his displeasure.
Gu Yan took a look and asked, "Boss, who upset you?"
"Hmph." Young Master Tang let out a cold snort, don’t you know you upset me yourself? No conscience, no keen sense!
Gu Yan was completely puzzled, and chose not to worry about it. He seemed to change moods like this often, maybe he had a wrong nerve today.
"Boss, you’re so proactive today, like a gentleman." Of course, Gu Yan only said half of this. The other half she left unsaid was, if you didn’t wear a face as if someone owed you a fortune, you’d look even more like one.
"Hmph." Young Master Tang gave her another cold snort.