Chapter 99: Chapter 98: How come you two look even more like single dogs than me?

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"Hmph, do you only care about the results and not about me? But it was me who negotiated for you!"

Lin Xinyue pouted and looked up, feeling dissatisfied with Gu Yu's initial reaction. S~eaʀᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Haha, my bad! My great agent Lin, are you tired~? Come here, I'll give you a shoulder rub, pound your legs!"

Gu Yu smiled warmly, pulling Lin Xinyue beside him and started to gently knead her shoulders.

Feeling the tender strength from Gu Yu's hands, Lin Xinyue's heart warmed, and her annoyance instantly dissipated.

She took the initiative to talk about the result of her conversation with Qi Fenghua.

"I agreed to take the campus endorsement for Honey Jar Ice City for you."

"Originally, Qi Fenghua wanted your exclusive endorsement, but I turned it down. Our own company might need your endorsements too!"

"So, they finally offered an advertisement endorsement fee of 200,000 yuan a year, which will be adjusted upwards if the subsequent endorsement effect is good."

"Honey Jar Ice City has been doing well these past few years, and their reputation has always been good too, unlikely to have any brand-related public opinion issues, so I agreed. I don't know what you think?"

After explaining the gist of theconversation and the outcome in one breath, Lin Xinyue sought Gu Yu's opinion.

She wouldn't make decisions on her own just because Gu Yu said he entrusted everything to her.

If Gu Yu was unwilling, the contract hadn't been signed yet, and she could just speak to Qi Fenghua about it.

"Mm, your thoughts are my thoughts. 200,000 yuan a year is quite a bit, as long as it doesn't affect Ideal Paradise."

Gu Yu didn't question Lin Xinyue's professionalism. Since endorsing Honey Jar Ice City posed no risks and could make money, why not go for it?

Money, after all, the more the better as long as it's earned in the right way!

We're going to need it for so many things in the future!

"It's getting late, we should go have dinner."

Gu Yu stood up and stretched, while the others also got up and started packing their things.

"Laosi, weren't we supposed to go to Linlang Restaurant this weekend for a feast?"

Boss Pu jokingly said.

The others looked expectantly at Gu Yu.

Seeing everyone's hopeful eyes, Gu Yu pursed his lips, "No helping it, I didn't expect to be so busy today. I wanted to treat everyone to a meal, but we can't make a reservation at this time."

Who could have expected such a situation today?

Hearing Gu Yu's words, Hu Xiaoya appeared apologetic.

If it hadn't been for her issue, they would have changed plans.

"I'm so sorry, everyone… It's all my fault."

Hu Xiaoya apologized to the group.

Gu Yu just laughed it off, "No worries at all. You're Xinyue's best friend, so that makes you my friend too. It's only right to help out."

He was quite open-hearted, after all, if they couldn't have a feast today, there's always tomorrow or the day after!

Linlang Restaurant was on Hongqiao Road, it wasn't going anywhere!

"Exactly, since you're Laosi's girlfriend's best friend, that makes you my friend too! There's no need to apologize!"

Boss Pu quickly echoed.

Yu Laoer and Qin Laosan just felt their eyelids twitch uncontrollably.

The girlfriend's best friend of Laosi—what kind of friend was that? It sounded so far-fetched!

Some people really are born with the traits of a loyal follower!

With reddened eyes, Hu Xiaoya said, "Thank you!"

She didn't know whether she could recover the money she'd been scammed out of and was already troubled enough. If Gu Yu and the others criticized her, she might have burst into tears right there.

"Don't worry, Ya~ Relax, I will go with you to file a report later, I trust that the police will crack the case! And didn't Gu Yu's friend Ermao say he could help out? Maybe there'll be a clue by tomorrow!"

Sensing that her best friend was feeling down, Lin Xinyue let go of Gu Yu's hand, walked over, and comforted Hu Xiaoya by wrapping her arm around her shoulder.

Hu Xiaoya felt much better and gratefully nodded at her best friend.

After they packed up, they casually found a local chicken casserole restaurant near the school's gate for dinner.

"It's all your fault... I drank bubble tea and you fed me so many desserts today, and now we're eating chicken casserole, I'm definitely going to gain two pounds today!"

In front of them, the pot was steaming hot, and the thick and fragrant chicken soup was bubbling, with large chunks of chicken floating up and down in the soup.

Lin Xinyue watched and swallowed saliva, but touching her slightly bulging belly, she hesitated to reach out with her chopsticks.

Her hand hovered indecisively in the air.

Gu Yu looked at her indecisive appearance with a speechless face.

He truly didn't understand why his slim girlfriend felt the need to diet—what was the point? Find your next read at m_v l|e-NovelFire.net

Being thin might be pleasing to the eye, but being well-rounded is the ultimate!

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"Hey, stop drooling already, eat!"

He casually picked a chicken leg from the pot and placed it into Lin Xinyue's bowl.

"Who's drooling? You gotta have evidence when you speak! Chickens are so cute, why eat them? I strongly condemn it! Slurp~"

Lin Xinyue, hands on hips, glared fiercely at Gu Yu and then looked down at the chicken leg in her bowl, unable to help swallowing her saliva.

"Ah yes yes, you just had tears coming out of your mouth."

"So, are you eating or not? It's going to get cold. If you're not eating, I am."

Gu Yu nodded perfunctorily and reached out with his chopsticks to swipe the chicken leg from her bowl.

Just as Gu Yu's chopsticks were about to reach her bowl, Lin Xinyue pounced like a hungry tiger to protect her bowl.

"I'll eat! I'll eat! Just don't complain about me getting fat, okay! Humph! Be careful I don't get so fat that I crush you!"

She hurriedly stuffed the piece of chicken into her mouth, and the tender and delicious flavor immediately made her indulge.

She didn't need Gu Yu to pick food for her, she began grabbing it herself.

Gu Yu just shrugged his shoulders.

That's more like it!

In life, if you can eat and choose not to, isn't that just torturing yourself?

His grandmother had told him before she passed that even if he was poor in the future, he should always add an egg when eating noodles.

Because eating is the simplest form of happiness.

The evening before he went to university, he added two eggs to his noodles.

One for himself, and one for grandma.

"Eat! You eat too! Don't let me be the only one getting fat!"

A chicken wing landed in her bowl, interrupting his memories.

Gu Yu smiled faintly and turned his attention back to the food.

"Boss, you say... oh, never mind."

Yu Shutong was so soured by the intense lovey-dovey display of Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue sitting opposite him that he couldn't sit still. Just as he was about to ask Boss Pu to change tables, he found Boss Pu deeply engrossed in conversation with Hu Xiaoya and had to turn to Qin Laosan:

"Laosan, I think we need to change tables."

Just as Qin Shan extended his chopsticks into the pot to grab a piece of chicken leg, Gu Yu beat him to it and placed it into Lin Xinyue's bowl.

Then, when he reached for the earthenware pot breadsticks, Boss Pu once again beat him to it and placed them into Hu Xiaoya's bowl.

His hand paused in midair, unable to move for a long time as he watched the two nonchalant couples, a vein starting to throb on his forehead.

This is intolerable! Absolutely intolerable!

"Damn it! Change tables, change tables!"

Qin Shan, leaving his bowl behind, pulled Yu Shutong over to the next table to order a new hot pot.

Boss Pu just happened to glance over and saw the two inexplicably move to the next table, and asked in confusion:

"What are you two doing over there? The girls don't eat much, there's no way Gu Yu and I can finish this big pot!"

Qin Shan thought Boss Pu was trying to persuade him and Laoer to come back.

But then Boss Pu added, "Don't you two have partners? How come you seem even more single than a single dog like me?"

"Damn! Boss! Even real dogs aren't as dog as you!"

Qin Shan cursed under his breath and directly took Laoer up to the second floor for their meal.

"What's with them?"

Hu Xiaoya watching the two scurry up the stairs, asked in confusion.

"Forget about them! Let's just eat our food!"

Boss Pu chuckled and rubbed his neck.

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Night had completely fallen.

In the cramped rental room, Yu Xiaochuan, who had slept the entire day, woke up hungry.

He squinted at the dimly lit computer screen, feeling as if ages had passed.

The image on the computer screen gradually became clear.

Until he saw a straight line appear on the screen, nearly vertical, which made his eyes widen in shock.

Scrambling towards the computer, he stared unbelievingly at the backend data:

"Damn!!! It's blown up again!?"