Chapter 64: A Bitter Exchange Under the Table

Huh? Hmm!

Hearing Gu Xue’s sarcastic tone from the other end, Zhou Ruoyu couldn’t help but pout under the table. She knew perfectly well that her ex-girlfriend was hinting at her.

‘Seriously, what right does this woman have to call me scheming? Uh… even if I am, it’s not her place to say it, is it?’

‘After all… aren’t we both being kept?!’

Gu Jiachen felt a little awkward hearing this. After a moment, he cleared his throat and spoke.

“I know, Xue’er. You don’t need to worry. I don’t have many intentions right now, so don’t overthink things…”

‘Tsk, tsk, tsk…’

Zhou Ruoyu, still under the table, grew irritated by his words. ‘Oh, so he’s trying to distance himself from me now, is he? This perverted CEO really thinks his two kept women are unaware of each other? We’ve already communicated, alright. Still playing the Casanova game, huh?’

‘The main thing is…’

‘I’m right here! He’s placating another kept woman right in front of me, tsk, ahhh. Even if I’m under the table, it’s still rude to pretend I don’t exist, damn it!’

The young woman shot an annoyed glance at Gu Jiachen’s pants, the only part of him visible from her vantage point. She desperately wanted to get back at him, knowing that from this angle, Gu Xue wouldn’t see anything she did under the table.

As Zhou Ruoyu stared at her rival’s pants, a thought struck her, and her face instantly flushed crimson.

‘Ah, no, no, what am I thinking?!’

The young woman quickly shook her head, oblivious to Gu Jiachen’s occasional glances in her direction. After a moment, the CEO smirked, then suddenly pulled a banana from his drawer and discreetly offered it to her under the desk.

…

‘What? Huh?’

Zhou Ruoyu’s face turned even redder. The black-haired, straight-haired loli’s mind briefly froze, bewildered as to why Gu Jiachen was suddenly offering her fruit. She hesitated for a long time, unsure whether to accept it. ‘Seriously…’

‘This… this…’

‘What exactly does this guy want? Hmm… no, it couldn’t be…’

Zhou Ruoyu shivered, absolutely refusing to take the banana. Seeing the trembling young woman, Gu Jiachen tilted his head. After a moment, he turned the banana around, pointing to the label: [Replenish Energy].

Zhou Ruoyu blinked, then suddenly understood. Gu Jiachen thought she was hungry? He wanted her to recover?

‘Uh…’

‘Well, yes, I suppose. After all that commotion, I really do feel a bit weak now. I just didn’t expect my rival to even think of this, ah, this…’

‘Still, there’s nothing to be grateful for. After all, my current… weakness is all because of Gu Jiachen! Ugh, ahhh… cough, cough… Although, there was a strange thrill to it.’

The young woman hesitated for a moment before finally reaching out and taking the banana. Cough, cough, mainly, she was genuinely hungry, so she didn’t care whether the fruit in her rival’s office was fresh or not; she just wanted to eat it.

‘Hmm…’

Peeling back the banana skin, the young woman’s pink lips parted as she took a bite of the fruit, chewing softly, occasionally brushing a strand of hair aside. ‘Hmm… I have to admit, this is quite sweet, isn’t it? It’s good for a sugar boost. No wonder athletes eat it often, just like chocolate.’

*gulp*

After a moment, the young woman, having finished, quietly looked up at her rival, then reached out her hand again.

‘Got any more? Chocolate would be fine too?’

****

Meanwhile, Gu Xue, completely oblivious to what was happening under the table, was still diligently searching the office for Zhou Ruoyu. After hearing Gu Jiachen’s explanation, Gu Xue was initially quite angry, as her father had been lying to her.

However, a moment later, meeting Gu Jiachen’s stern gaze, a calmer Gu Xue eventually sighed and decided not to expose everything too explicitly, to avoid embarrassing everyone.

But… she had to make sure her father understood!

“I trust your judgment in business, Father! But… when it comes to emotions, especially the female psyche, I dare say I can see things more clearly than you!”

Gu Xue frowned deeply, then slapped the table, earnestly and confidently advising Gu Jiachen.

“Father, you must understand that with your wealth and status in Lihua City, there are many women who want to climb into high society and will try to get close to you! These people will never give you genuine affection; they’re simply after your money. If you get entangled with such women and give them your true feelings, they’ll only bleed you dry, and it’s not impossible to lose both emotionally and financially in the end!”

“Hmm… there’s no need to worry too much about that, Xue’er. I’ve seen plenty of women like that and have never paid them any mind.”

Gu Jiachen still wanted to explain earnestly to Gu Xue, but to his surprise, Gu Xue’s emotions suddenly flared. She slammed the table and then shouted.

“I know! Of course, Father wouldn’t be fooled by such obvious hussies, but… what I’m afraid of is that some people, they… they feign innocence! They pretend to be an innocent white lotus who knows nothing of the world, tricking Father into trusting them and sparking his protective instincts to care for them! But what their true colors are behind the scenes, what schemes they harbor, only they themselves know!”

*Hiss—*

Listening to Gu Xue’s outburst, Zhou Ruoyu under the table almost couldn’t hold back. She desperately wanted to retort, ‘Is Gu Xue really trying to monopolize the sugar baby industry with Gu Jiachen? How can one kept woman be acting out a *Empresses in the Palace* drama with me, attacking me in front of my rival? This…’

‘Damn it!’

The young woman was very displeased, and Gu Jiachen also frowned. He had already detected something amiss in Gu Xue’s words; perhaps his daughter had discovered something about the little rabbit. However, after a moment, he spoke in a cold voice.

“Xue’er, there are no scheming women pretending to be white lotuses around me. As for the people by my side, I can guarantee you that there are no such individuals among them! Cough, cough… Even if there were, I can easily handle their petty schemes, so… there’s no need to worry so much.”

“How… how can I not worry!” Gu Xue heard Gu Jiachen defending the ‘little green tea’ and her tone immediately softened by three points. Yet, she still wanted to struggle, continuing in a somewhat aggrieved tone, “Father doesn’t need to bother with people of unknown origins. If you’re truly lonely, you can find Xue’er. Xue’er… if it really comes to it, Xue’er can introduce you! They’re all excellent girls, there’s no need…”

*Pfft*, no, what?

Hearing Gu Xue’s words, Zhou Ruoyu almost burst. Her ex-girlfriend was truly ruthless. Being a kept woman, what, did she even recommend it to her best friends?

The scene instantly fell silent, because Gu Xue had also heard the muffled sound from under the table. After a moment… she suddenly realized something, her gaze sharply turning towards Gu Jiachen’s office desk…

*Hiss*, this, this is…!

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