Chapter 5

Meditation really helped-I came up with a solution.

Gu Yisheng has a student named Guan Miao, whom I know well. He was also defending his thesis today.

Around eleven thirty, I called him.

“Hello, Mrs. Gu.”

When I heard the energetic voice of a young man on the other end, I let out a sigh of relief.

“Did you attend the defense meeting with Professor Gu this morning?”

“Yes, I just finished my defense. Professor Gu and the others aren’t taking a break at noon. If you want to find him, you’ll probably have to wait until evening.”

“I’m not looking for him, I’m looking for you.”

Then I asked him in detail about what happened at the defense this morning.

After I hung up, Lan Xiao strode over in a sharp suit, long-legged and brisk.

“An Ge, are you slacking off in broad daylight?”

“What about the project report you promised? Do you think it’s appropriate to keep the boss waiting?”

He stopped in front of me, arms crossed, his handsome brows and eyes fixed on me.

Although Lan Xiao is the general manager, I once worked as his personal assistant for a year.

Back then, he was the very picture of a spoiled rich kid, while I held myself to high standards and strict requirements. At first, we clashed constantly and couldn’t stand each other.

Later, the Chairman gave his wayward son a good lesson, which changed his attitude, and only then did we gradually get along.

Overall, compared to other colleagues, I’m more familiar with him. Whenever I encountered difficulties at work or during key promotions, he was the one who helped me out.

At this moment, I was in a good mood and decided to live a little longer.

“Manager Lan, which of your rumored girlfriends do you like the most?”

Lan Xiao’s eyes widened, as if he couldn’t believe his ears.

The surrounding colleagues suddenly fell silent, staring at us in shock.

Lan Xiao stands at 1.86 meters, with the looks of a handsome celebrity. He’s diligent and hardworking at work, but gossip about him never stops, with frequent rumors linking him to various actresses.

Privately, colleagues have placed bets on who his real girlfriend is. I even studied the odds seriously and placed a small wager myself.

Of course, no matter how curious everyone is, this is something you’d never ask in person.

But what do I have to be afraid of?

Leisurely, I walked over to the window and climbed onto the windowsill, leaning out.

Everyone gasped in shock.

Lan Xiao’s eyes grew even wider, his expression shifting from shock to panic.

“An Ge, are you crazy? Get down here!”

He gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.

I perched on the windowsill, my body leaning outside, one foot dangling in the air. Tilting my head, I smiled and said, “If you don’t answer, I’ll jump!”

Lan Xiao’s face instantly turned pale.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of Li Qianxue. To my surprise, she looked unusually calm, staring straight at me, her gaze flickering faintly.

As if… she couldn’t wait?

“An Ge, I don’t like any of them. Please, just come down, okay?”

Lan Xiao spoke softly, but his voice trembled at the end.

I was taken aback. “Then who do you like?”

I figured my five thousand yuan bet was a lost cause.

Lan Xiao seemed to say something.

I didn’t catch it.

Because my foot slipped, and I fell.