The Only One With a Mouth in the CEO Novel - Chapter 79: Teaching Her How to Handle Him

Chapter 79: Teaching Her How to Handle Him

Gu Chenxi’s earlobes were flushed a deep red.

His current state was truly unfit to be seen by anyone.

Ye Jin observed his expression and tactfully offered him an out: Shall we sit down and have a proper talk now?

Mm.

He suddenly couldn’t bring himself to look at her.

Ye Jin sat down opposite Gu Chenxi.

Gu Chenxi said, I agree.

He simply couldn’t withstand such tactics.

Her sudden words to him—how were they any different from leaning into his embrace and acting coquettish?

On one hand, Gu Chenxi was so flustered his face burned; on the other, he wished he could pluck the stars from the sky and give them to her.

Ye Jin: ?

Was it really that simple?

The capitalist was shrewd and calculating—she had expected the negotiation to require some effort.

Ye Jin confirmed again, From now on, you can’t call my name in front of others.

Gu Chenxi: Mm.

Ye Jin: You can’t suddenly speak to me in public.

Gu Chenxi: Mm.

He agreed so easily?

Ye Jin instinctively suspected a trap. Noticing that Gu Chenxi kept his eyes lowered, avoiding her gaze, her suspicions only grew.

President Gu?

Ye Jin softened her tone, questioning, Look at me.

Gu Chenxi obediently raised his eyes.

His dark, deep eyes were like bottomless abysses, swirling with desire, possessiveness, and aggression.

Ye Jin’s heart skipped a beat.

But it was out of fear.

She froze instantly, like a small animal locked in the sights of a predator—unable to do anything but tremble in place.

Ye Jin had thought she was no longer afraid of Gu Chenxi, even daring to secretly mock him behind his back.

But she had never imagined that all of this was the result of Gu Chenxi deliberately restraining himself.

Every time he looked at her, he always intentionally averted his gaze, fixing it somewhere else.

If it was truly unavoidable, he would lower his lashes halfway to conceal the sharpness in his eyes.

Now that she thought about it, it had actually been a long time since Ye Jin had looked directly into Gu Chenxi’s eyes like this.

Seeing them so suddenly now, all the confidence she had mustered earlier vanished in an instant.

Her hands even gripped the chair in fear, as if she could flee at any moment.

But in reality, her legs had gone weak—she couldn’t move at all.

Gu Chenxi had long anticipated this outcome.

He leisurely withdrew his gaze, leaned back in his chair to create distance between them, and the flush on his earlobes faded slightly.

Convinced? Gu Chenxi asked softly.

He was already in such a state because of her—what more did she have to worry about?

Ye Jin nodded: Mm…

Ye Jin.

He called her name again in that deep, pleasing voice.

Gu Chenxi interlaced his fingers and slowly laid himself bare to her: I’m very susceptible to this.

Ye Jin: …?

Gu Chenxi let out a faint laugh and said gently, You can use it more often in the future.

Ye Jin: …

Was he teaching her how to handle him?

It sounded tempting, but in practice, it was all too easy to end up losing herself in the process.

Ye Jin cautiously refrained from responding.

She was actually quite satisfied with the current outcome—both of them had taken a step back, returning to their previous relationship.

Earlier this morning, the system had informed her that, thanks to Shu Lingxi’s persistent efforts over this period, the long-stalled progress bar had finally moved.

Breaking free from a predetermined fate was difficult, but not impossible.
As the male lead, Gu Chenxi shouldn’t be bound by settings either.

Mr. Gu, Ye Jin thought for a moment and decided to offer some guidance, You should actually talk to people more. Not just me, but chatting with others can be quite interesting too.

Let’s get back together, Gu Chenxi said, and I’ll agree to anything you say.

They were back to this again.

Why was he so fixated on getting back together?

Ye Jin felt helpless.

Then, a sudden idea flashed through her mind.

Is it really not possible? Ye Jin lowered her head and fiddled with her fingertips, saying, Baby.

Or do you prefer me to call you Xixi?

To boost the progress bar, she was willing to go to any lengths.

…He liked both.

Gu Chenxi swallowed and nodded in agreement. Okay.

Huh?!

That worked way too well.

Ye Jin’s entire mood lifted a notch: No taking it back once you’ve agreed.

Gu Chenxi: Mm.

If there’s nothing else, I’ll head out to work now, Ye Jin said, preparing to leave.

Gu Chenxi: Go ahead.

As she stepped out of the office door, Ye Jin let out a soft sigh, suddenly feeling as if she had narrowly escaped disaster.

To push the plot forward, she had ultimately ended up playing the role of the heartbreaker.

Ye Jin patted her chest and silently mourned her lost conscience for two seconds.

Lunchtime.

Shu Lingxi finally stopped eating her tears with rice.

She ate quietly for a while before suddenly remembering: Mr. Gu’s voice sounds so familiar.

Ye Jin: You’ve heard it before?

Shu Lingxi leaned in and lowered her voice: I think it sounds a lot like your impotent ex-boyfriend.

Really?

Ye Jin ate calmly and said, I didn’t pay close attention.

Her indifferent attitude didn’t arouse Shu Lingxi’s suspicion.

Shu Lingxi muttered quietly to herself for a moment before quickly changing the subject.

Ye Jin’s mind wandered.

She suddenly had an idea for a new video edit.

During her break in the afternoon, she started brainstorming the script.

When she got home, she drafted the script, refined it twice, and began editing.

The video opened on the day they were getting custom suits.

Gu Chenxi emerged from the fitting room, his face dark, yet he smiled and asked her: Baby. Who are you calling baby?

Ye Jin held up her phone.

The screen clearly showed an ongoing call.

Then it cut directly to the day Shu Lingxi was gossiping with her, using Ye Jin’s voice to explain the situation to the audience: She discovered her online love interest was someone she knew in real life, didn’t like him, so she broke up.

Shu Lingxi curiously asked Ye Jin why she didn’t like him.

Ye Jin leaned close to Shu Lingxi’s ear and whispered: He’s impotent.

The scene then cut back, replaying Gu Chenxi’s questioning lines:

Xixi was crying, so I comforted her.

When I was crying, why didn’t you comfort me?

Didn’t I comfort you?

You didn’t call me baby.

We’ve broken up, how could I call you baby?

With the premise of his impotence, this dialogue suddenly took on a whole new meaning and flavor.

The system couldn’t take it anymore: [If Gu Chenxi finds out you’re portraying him like this, you’re going to suffer terribly.]

He’ll never know.

Ye Jin said very calmly, I’m editing this through you, then uploading it to the Another world’s internet via my phone. There won’t be any trace left in this world.

The system was just making an offhand remark.

Ye Jin published the video.

Comments quickly started pouring in:

Damn, this is so good.

President Gu’s expression of fragility mixed with restraint is perfect for the sickly beauty trope.

How did you come up with such a genius setting, creator?

Creator, I’ll support you forever.

There were no comments mocking Gu Chenxi as Ye Jin had expected.

Another miscalculation.

Ye Jin humbly observed the comment section for a while and realized they all seemed to understand she was deliberately making fun of Gu Chenxi.

They had even reverse-engineered the truth.

Hehe, so President Gu cried on the day of the breakup.

They actually called each other baby during their online relationship? Such a sweet pet name.

President Gu definitely didn’t want to break up, but the creator was too firm, so he had to compromise temporarily.

This makes it even more addictive, wuwu.

Ye Jin’s little secrets were quickly laid bare.

The video contained so much information that people had already started writing fanfiction based on it.

Ye Jin secretly took a look.

She found all kinds of fanfiction variations.

There were sickly beauty versions, realistic versions, and even explicit versions.

Ye Jin curiously clicked on one, then exited with a flushed face, swearing to herself she would never venture into that territory again.

Guan Yan hadn’t returned yet.

After the disaster relief efforts ended, their family of three stayed there to work as volunteer teachers.

The half-grown Samoyed was left in Gu Chenxi’s care.

After work that day.

Ye Jin took Gu Chenxi to buy some dog supplies and followed him upstairs to get everything settled.

This was Ye Jin’s first time stepping into Gu Chenxi’s living space.

Her first impression upon entering: So big, so empty.

A luxuriously decorated penthouse, a premium property in the city center.

Standing before the floor-to-ceiling windows, you could overlook the entire city, taking in the panoramic view.

Just like his office, it lacked human warmth.

If you didn’t look carefully, you could hardly find traces of daily life.

The snow-white Samoyed, having had little contact with people, was unrestrained and energetic, always enthusiastically jumping on Ye Jin.

Ye Jin’s white clothes were stamped with several paw prints, so she said helplessly, Let’s put him in a crate first.

Better to calm this fellow down first.

Gu Chenxi: Mm.

The property manager helped bring up their purchases and, assessing the situation, offered, Let me help you with the installation.

Gu Chenxi: Thank you.

You’re too kind, it’s our duty, the property manager immediately began assembling.

Ye Jin looked over in surprise.

Was she hearing things? Gu Chenxi actually spoke to someone.

The property manager might not be familiar with Gu Chenxi, so he found this normal and didn’t think much of it.

But Ye Jin knew exactly how significant that thank you was.

Gu Chenxi noticed her astonishment, a slight smile appearing on his face.

He’d told her he was susceptible to this approach.

Would she believe him now?

Young master.

Overjoyed, Ye Jin started her drama queen act again.

Suddenly channeling a butler, she uttered that classic line: It’s been so long since I’ve seen the young master smile like this.

Gu Chenxi couldn’t help being amused by her again.

What goes on in that head of hers.

The things she says always catch people off guard.

Do you like it? Gu Chenxi asked.

This was clearly setting a trap.

Ye Jin wisely dodged: I’m very pleased.

Then where’s my reward? He pressed his advantage.

Ye Jin raised an eyebrow: What reward do you want?

Truthfully, Ye Jin could guess what he wanted.

This is simply absurd. Why should she reward him?

Teasing him would be more like it.

Thinking this, Ye Jin began brewing mischief in her heart again.

Baby, she said.

Before Gu Chenxi’s lips could curve into a smile, he saw Ye Jin suddenly turn to look at the Samoyed.

A bad feeling stirred in his chest.

Then he heard Ye Jin repeat in a clear, cheerful voice to the Samoyed, Baby, sit. Sit down.