My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 293: Fooling the Idiot

Chapter 293: Chapter 293: Fooling the Idiot

It was clear he was out to swindle my money.

No matter what, you’re still the boss of a company.

Even if your company only has three people right now, there’s still your position.

And yet, you’re groveling to me like this.

There must be something fishy!

Zhou Xueyi thought to himself as Lu Youxi gestured towards the entrance of the internet cafe, "Chairman Zhou, please come in."

Zhou Xueyi: "..."

No, he really didn’t want to enter at all.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Xueyi followed Lu Youxi into the internet cafe.

This was Zhou Xueyi’s first time in an internet cafe in his entire life.

The air inside the internet cafe couldn’t exactly be called fresh.

There were smells of boxed lunches and instant noodles.

Even though Lu Youxi had turned on the ventilation in the smoking area, there was still a hint of smoke.

The customers of the internet cafe, who were always online here, had grown accustomed to these smells, so they didn’t mind.

But Zhou Xueyi, who had just come inside from outside, was confronted by the pungent smells.

Zhou Xueyi grimaced and covered his nose with his hand.

Why does it smell so bad!

Seeing this, Lu Youxi hurriedly said, "Chairman Zhou, please bear with it for a moment. It will be better once we get to the second floor. This is just how internet cafes are. We clean regularly and have taken care of ventilation, but with so many people, it’s hard to manage the smells in time."

Cao Zhijie coughed dryly. Although he wasn’t used to it either, his reaction wasn’t as strong as Zhou Xueyi’s.

"President Lu, it must be tough working in this kind of environment regularly," Cao Zhijie commented.

"We don’t have a choice, we really can’t afford to rent an office space anymore," Lu Youxi sighed and lamented to Cao Zhijie and Zhou Xueyi, "We’ve poured all our money into the Little Pink Book. We three are just poor students, where would we get the money? It’s all from scrimping and saving, gathering just enough to bring the Little Pink Book to life."

"It’s already quite an achievement to create the Little Pink Book without any money for an office. Luckily, the owner of the internet cafe is a nice person, agreeing to rent us one of the rooms on the second floor, which was originally used for all-night internet use, to serve as our office. At least we have a proper office space," Lu Youxi complained.

None of the customers in the internet cafe who were gaming with headphones heard what Lu Youxi said, but many of the others did.

Everyone: "..."

Boss, listen to what you’re saying.

Aren’t you the owner of the internet cafe?

Complaining about being poor here?

And renting space to yourself?

Luckily, right before Lu Youxi stepped out, she’d alerted the customers.

She told them no matter what she said later, everyone must absolutely not expose her.

They had to give her that face.

Now, the internet cafe customers were all regulars by now and familiar with Lu Youxi.

They often joked with Lu Youxi, Ji Deyi, and Pei Jingyuan.

So when Lu Youxi spoke to them earlier, everyone readily agreed.

No matter what Lu Youxi said, they would not expose her.

But they hadn’t expected Lu Youxi to directly trick people like this!

Look how she fooled those two, almost tricking them silly.

No wonder Lu Youxi had to alert them in advance.

Hearing Lu Youxi’s words, Zhou Xueyi’s face looked even worse.

Goodness, Lu Youxi was clearly planning to scam his money!

They couldn’t even spare a proper office, clearly they weren’t planning on investing much!

Zhou Xueyi even began to doubt whether the Little Pink Book was really developed by these three.

Could it also be obtained through deception and improper means?

Otherwise, with Lu Youxi’s stinginess and insight, how could he possibly have developed the Little Pink Book?

"Chairman Zhou, let’s go upstairs, but watch the stairs," Lu Youxi reminded. "Haha, internet cafes have limited facilities, the stairs are a bit narrow, so take your time."

Zhou Xueyi: "..."

Cao Zhijie: "..."

Why did they suddenly feel like they had walked into a den of thieves?

That was when Zhou Xueyi saw the A4 paper with the company name posted on the wall at the staircase entrance.

Zhou Xueyi: "..."

Can’t they even afford a proper sign?

"Little Lu," Zhou Xueyi called with an air of importance.

Lu Youxi had said there was no need to call her President Lu anymore.

And in Zhou Xueyi’s view, Lu Youxi truly didn’t deserve the honorific President Lu.

"This internet cafe is so noisy. Don’t you find it bothersome working upstairs, especially when dealing with lots of computations? You would need a very quiet environment!" Zhou Xueyi tested Lu Youxi.

In such an environment, could they really produce the Little Pink Book?

Maybe the Little Pink Book really was something they obtained from who knows where.

"Actually, it’s okay. Our office is at the end of the hallway on the second floor. Though we can hear a bit of noise from downstairs, it’s not too loud," Lu Youxi explained with a smile.

Leading them to the end of the hallway, Lu Youxi said, "This is it."

Zhou Xueyi said somewhat sarcastically, "I can see that."

There was an A4 paper on the door with the company name printed on it.

Cao Zhijie couldn’t help but comment, "President Lu, your company really isn’t into formalities."

Lu Youxi gave an embarrassed laugh and said, "We’re all about saving money! Making those brass nameplates is pretty expensive."

In fact, Lu Youxi had already had them made; they were just placed at the new office.

Since they were moving anyway, she hadn’t bothered placing them here.

Zhou Xueyi took a deep breath as he saw Lu Youxi open the office door.

"Pei Jingyuan, Ji Deyi, Chairman Zhou is here," Lu Youxi called out as she opened the door.

Ji Deyi, as instructed by Lu Youxi earlier, put on a bootlicking display of enthusiasm, nodding and bowing as he approached.

"Chairman Zhou, hi, hi, I’m Ji Deyi," Ji Deyi extended his hand, not minding that Zhou Xueyi was not reaching out his hand, and directly grabbed Zhou Xueyi’s hand hanging beside his trousers, shaking it vigorously.

Zhou Xueyi: "!!!"

Caught off-guard and shaken twice, Zhou Xueyi darkened his expression and yanked his hand out of Ji Deyi’s grip.

Pei Jingyuan couldn’t replicate Ji Deyi’s demeanor, but sincerity is always a killer feature.

Lu Youxi had told Pei Jingyuan to be himself, just to show a bit more enthusiasm.

After all, Pei Jingyuan was naturally warm-hearted, and at this moment he warmly waved at Zhou Xueyi and Cao Zhijie, "Chairman Zhou, welcome, welcome, please have a seat!"

"Oh right, I’m Pei Jingyuan!" Pei Jingyuan announced, then ran over to the water dispenser to pour a cup of water for both Zhou Xueyi and Cao Zhijie, very considerate.

He then took out a half-pack of already opened 3+2 biscuits from the desk, "Chairman Zhou, Assistant Cao, have some biscuits."

"No, thanks," Zhou Xueyi declined with a disgusted expression.

Lu Youxi dragged a chair to sit opposite Zhou Xueyi and Cao Zhijie.

Ji Deyi and Pei Jingyuan also followed suit and sat down.

Lu Youxi rubbed her hands together and said, "Chairman Zhou, about the investment you mentioned..."

"To be honest, we really do urgently need investment," Lu Youxi admitted with an embarrassed chuckle.