Chapter 38: Caught Red-Handed

“W-wah!”

Confronted by Gu Jiachen, who had abruptly stepped out of the bathroom, the spy girl, currently embodying 007 on a top-secret mission, was so startled she nearly dropped her phone. It felt akin to a child caught in a private moment of uninhibited silliness, only to be interrupted by a parent’s sudden intrusion. The long-haired loli instantly shivered, then… froze completely on the spot.

After a moment, Zhou Ruoyu, who had been called, stiffly turned her head. She awkwardly looked in Gu Jiachen’s direction, where her rival CEO stood with the bathroom door ajar, revealing his muscular upper body.

He watched with amusement as the girl aimed her phone at the documents on the table. After a pause, he tilted his head, suppressed a chuckle, and lowered his voice.

“Little rabbit, are you taking pictures?”

Hiss—

Hearing Gu Jiachen’s cool voice, Zhou Ruoyu instantly gasped. The long-haired loli quickly averted her gaze from Gu Jiachen’s abs, her face flushing crimson.

‘I’m doomed, doomed, doomed! How can Gu Jiachen have such a good physique? He looks like he could take on ten of me! Oh, no… that’s not it. Why did Gu Jiachen suddenly appear? I was so engrossed in taking pictures that I didn’t even hear the water turn off!’

‘What should I do? How do I explain this? It seems I’ve been caught red-handed. How can I possibly make Gu Jiachen believe me?’ The girl’s mind raced, churning through possibilities. ‘Could it be…’

“CEO Gu, please don’t misunderstand! Actually, I wanted to take a handsome picture of you fresh out of the shower to use as my phone wallpaper?”

‘No, that’s wrong! Forget about the abs! Ugh, don’t remember the biceps either!’

Zhou Ruoyu quickly shook her head, trying to banish the outrageous scenarios from her mind. Realizing that if she didn’t adjust her phone-holding posture soon, she’d be caught with the evidence, she quickly put away her phone.

Then, shaking her head, she explained to Gu Jiachen, “Uh… no, it’s not…”

“Hmm?” Gu Jiachen’s lips curled slightly as he watched the stammering girl. He immediately reached out, feigning a frown, and demanded with an air of authority, “Hand over your phone; let me see!”

“Hiss—no, no, no, it’s not what you think! Ahem, CEO Gu, I wasn’t photographing these documents. I… actually, I was… taking a picture of this cover! Haha, and then… posting it on my Moments! Ahem, yes, posting it on my Moments to portray myself as a diligent young woman who loves studying!”

‘Yes, a perfectly reasonable excuse!’

Meanwhile, Zhou Ruoyu’s hands moved at lightning speed, swiftly deleting all the photos she had just taken from her album, leaving only the one of the cover. Then, the long-haired loli waved her phone screen in front of Gu Jiachen, indicating, “Look… it’s just, just like this!”

The long-haired loli had pulled off an extreme maneuver. Gu Jiachen stroked his chin as he stared at the phone screen, appearing to believe her. Uh… however, Zhou Ruoyu suspected it was more likely that he was in a hurry to get out of the bathroom and thus didn’t dwell on the matter too much.

“Moments, huh… Hey, how come I can’t see anything you’ve posted on your Moments? Could it be… a certain disobedient little rabbit has blocked her sugar daddy?”

“Ugh… no, it’s not that. I just don’t like keeping old Moments posts. I often delete them after a few days…”

Zhou Ruoyu offered this flimsy explanation. ‘Ah… but the real reason is… the girl never posts anything at all!’

Gu Jiachen nodded again, though he felt like laughing inwardly. This little rabbit really thought she could fool his discerning eyes. If nothing else, her actions in deleting the photos were far too obvious.

However… since these documents would eventually be delivered to him by the adorable spy girl anyway, he decided to pretend he hadn’t seen anything.

“Oh, right, little rabbit, do you have any men’s clothes for me to change into? Like the kind you wore when you interviewed at Chenxi? I can fit into those…”

After a long moment, hearing Gu Jiachen’s request, Zhou Ruoyu suddenly let out a sigh of relief. She quickly nodded and agreed, “Wait a moment, I’ll go get them for you!”

‘It’s just men’s clothing; I have plenty at home!’

‘Uh… although they might be a bit small on Gu Jiachen, as I wasn’t as tall as him before. Fortunately, my clothes are bought a bit loose.’

The girl quickly returned, silently handing several shirts and pants to Gu Jiachen, letting her rival CEO choose for himself. With a flushed face, she quickly closed the bathroom door, mentally cursing Gu Jiachen for being a hooligan. ‘Walking around shirtless, for… for whom?’

‘Tsk… So you’re good at working out, huh? *Slurp*… I’ve decided. When I change back, I’m going to hit the gym too!’

The girl stood outside the bathroom door, arms crossed, feeling quite indignant. After a while, Gu Jiachen inside the bathroom fell silent, staring at the pile of men’s shirts. He eventually changed into a set of clothes, then silently opened the door. Along with the rush of steam, the long-haired loli blinked, then… was suddenly pulled into a hug by her rival CEO!

“Ugh, what… what are you doing all of a sudden?! You’re all wet, ugh!”

Zhou Ruoyu immediately protested, but unexpectedly, after a moment, the CEO, who was holding her close, suddenly spoke in a rather playful tone.

“Little rabbit, why do you have so many men’s clothes in your house?”

‘Ah, this…’

Zhou Ruoyu instantly fell silent. ‘Congratulations, you’ve hit the nail on the head. Of course, how could my closet not be full of men’s clothing?’

‘But I can’t explain this, ugh…’

After a long silence from the little rabbit, Gu Jiachen couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. Nevertheless, he subtly pretended to joke, trying to glean information.

“Don’t tell me… you don’t live alone? Could it be that a little boyfriend originally lived in this little rabbit’s nest? Humph, that guy who knocked on the door just now, wasn’t he the little boyfriend? Ah… little rabbit, you’re too much, you even turned away your little boyfriend for your sugar daddy?”

‘Uh… no, wait?!’

After hearing Gu Jiachen’s analysis, Zhou Ruoyu’s mouth twitched. ‘No… what the heck, this is outrageous!’

‘You perverted CEO, are you really that keen on being the ‘other man’?’

‘If I have a boyfriend, you want to be the ‘other man,’ and if I don’t, you’ll create one just to be the ‘other man,’ right?’

‘Where would I get a little boyfriend? The one who came to the door just now was your other kept person, okay? Your other kept person, not my ex-boyfriend, but my ex-girlfriend, ugh!’

Zhou Ruoyu, feeling utterly speechless, remained silent for a long while. Finally, she waved her hand helplessly and said, “You guessed… half right. A guy did live in this house before, but later, uh… he moved out and left the clothes he didn’t want to take with him to me. When I moved in, I accidentally lost my luggage, which is why I didn’t have suitable clothes to wear, and that’s why I wore something a bit strange during the interview that day…”

It had to be admitted that Zhou Ruoyu’s ability to spin lies was indeed growing stronger. Gu Jiachen, after hearing her, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then continued to confirm, “Really no little boyfriend? Hehe, well… then I’m relieved~ Go on, little rabbit, I’m done washing, it’s your turn to get all clean and fragrant~”

‘No, wait?!’