Chapter 159: Chapter 158: Hu Xiaoya's Inner Voice
The first night after moving out of school, Gu Yu had an unusually peaceful sleep.
When he woke up, it was already eight in the morning.
While Gu Yu was getting up and washing up, the doors to the rooms of Boss Pu and the other two were still tightly closed, obviously they hadn't gotten up yet.
Last night they had played too late, and the game console controllers were still scattered on the floor, uncollected.
After finishing his washing up, Gu Yu sat on the sofa, looking at the mess in front of him, and suddenly felt a kind of post-celebration emptiness.
He bent down and slowly started tidying up the things.
"Dong dong dong—"
After a while, just as he was almost done tidying up, suddenly there was a knock on the door.
He quickly ran over to open it.
"Oh, you're already up! Come upstairs for breakfast!"
Lin Xinyue looked at Gu Yu with surprise as she opened the door, peering into the room and noticing that it seemed only Gu Yu was awake in the entire room 603.
"Breakfast? Alrighty! Wife!"
Gu Yu was stunned for a second, then a warm smile appeared on his face.
Life with breakfast ready right after waking up was simply too heartwarming.
In the dormitory, he usually went to the cafeteria for breakfast if he woke up early, or simply continued to sleep in if he got up late.
It was common for him to combine breakfast and lunch into one meal.
"I didn't agree to you calling me your wife yesterday, you should call me grandma!"
Lin Xinyue tilted her head, with a proudly coy expression.
But women often say one thing and mean another; she was saying no, but her heart was actually sweet.
"I still think 'wife' sounds nicer."
Gu Yu slightly raised his eyebrows, not complying obediently.
As expected, Lin Xinyue just gave him a glance but didn't continue to correct his nickname.
Clearly, she had tacitly accepted it.
"Wait for me a moment, I'll go wake up Boss Pu and the others."
Gu Yu gently kissed Lin Xinyue on her right cheek, then went back inside and knocked on the doors of his three friends one by one.
Only when all of them had woken up and responded did he follow Lin Xinyue upstairs.
…
"There's something I need to tell you, our company has recently hired a new employee named Kang Jia."
Gu Yu talked to Lin Xinyue about the recent company situation while eating breakfast.
He planned to also hand over subsequent personnel arrangements to Lin Xinyue for management.
"Kang Jia?"
Lin Xinyue paused with a glass of milk in hand, pondered a moment, and took note of the name in her mind.
Gu Yu: "Yes, he's also a student from our school, in the same major as me, computer science, but he is one level above me."
"He's very capable. Previously, he worked for Sword Barrier Network, doing tasks for Bi Jian, and he led nearly all the projects there. He was the development manager at Sword Barrier Network."
Gu Yu took out his phone, found the resume picture of Kang Jia he had taken earlier, and handed it to Lin Xinyue.
Lin Xinyue, munching on a piece of cheesy crab cake, carefully examined Kang Jia's information.
From beginning to end, her expression grew more and more surprised.
"This Kang Jia's resume is too impressive, isn't it? Although I don't know what level you need to be at in computer science to work, he has won several national competition awards. It definitely shouldn't be anything less impressive."
"And you said he previously worked at Sword Barrier Network, so he definitely has ample work experience."
"A person like this… why would he join our Ideal Paradise?"
Handing back the phone to Gu Yu, Lin Xinyue expressed her inner doubt.
From the resume and what Gu Yu described, this Kang Jia surely is an extremely talented individual.
Considering how in-demand the computer science field is in the market right now.
Kang Jia should have had the conditions to choose a better company!
Ideal Paradise sounds good as a small company, but to speak plainly, it's really just a small studio.
So far, Ideal Paradise hasn't even started on a proper developmental track.
Staff roles are not only undefined, the work is even mixed and without a formal management system.
It gives the impression it could shut down and run off at any moment.
If she were Kang Jia, with such good conditions, she would definitely choose those big companies, like Tencent, Yi Net, and Shengda, for example.
The salary is high, the treatment is good, and it also carries more prestige.
"Um... you won't believe it, but he said Ideal Paradise is the best company he's ever seen, and he said he has dreams too... so he joined our company."
Gu Yu hesitated for a moment, then simply repeated what Kang Jia had initially said.
"Pfft..."
Sitting quietly and listening to the two chat, Hu Xiaoya suddenly laughed out loud.
Lin Xinyue was also taken aback.
The best company? Because he has dreams, so he wants to join Ideal Paradise?
At first, this sounds very comforting, but on closer thought, it seems quite strange!
The benefits at Ideal Paradise are indeed good, but they are definitely not the best.
And if he has dreams, shouldn't he go to those big companies where there's more prospect for development?
"Hmm, could he be a spy sent by Bi Jian?"
Lin Xinyue looked surprised.
No matter how you look at it, Ideal Paradise, apart from its name, has nothing to do with dreams at all!
"I've thought about what you said, but from what I know, Kang Jia simply couldn't be in league with Bi Jian,"
"He's been oppressed by Bi Jian for so long, it's already good enough that he doesn't hold a grudge, how could he possibly help Bi Jian infiltrate our Ideal Paradise?"
Gu Yu pondered for a moment, then refuted Lin Xinyue's suspicion.
In no way could Kang Jia be Bi Jian's man,
Although he did work for Bi Jian, Bi Jian's behavior could never win people over.
Otherwise, Kang Jia wouldn't have left Sword Barrier Network now that it is on the verge of bankruptcy.
"Mm-hmm."
Lin Xinyue nodded her head, Gu Yu had a point.
"And as for his personality, how do I put it, from my initial contact with him, he seems very honest... not like someone who harbors deceit."
Gu Yu recalled his interaction with Kang Jia that morning and added another comment.
"Honest...? I agree with that! You programmers all seem quite honest!"
Hu Xiaoya interjected.
"Ptui, Yu is not honest at all!"
Lin Xinyue lightly spat.
Since Gu Yu had been dating her, the longer time went by, the bolder Gu Yu became.
He had even started to take liberties in changing how he addressed her!
Who knows when he might start calling her his wife!
Hu Xiaoya says programmers are honest, she's the first one to disagree!
"Maybe just Boss Pu is honest? Every time he's with you, he's so nervous that he looks like a complete fool, it makes me anxious just watching."
Lin Xinyue naturally knew why Hu Xiaoya would say programmers are honest.
Of course, it was because of Gu Yu's boss, Pu Tongren.
Anyone could see that Pu Tongren really likes Hu Xiaoya, and Hu Xiaoya also has feelings for him.
But every time they are together, Pu Tongren doesn't even dare to hold Hu Xiaoya's hand.
This indeed is typical honest person behavior.
"Hey, speaking of which, Hu Xiaoya, do you like our boss?"
The topic shifted to this, and Gu Yu suddenly became enthusiastic.
He wanted to scout some "military intelligence" for his boss.
Hu Xiaoya looked stunned at Lin Xinyue and Gu Yu, not understanding how the topic had suddenly jumped to her.
Normally composed, she now felt slightly self-conscious when Gu Yu asked her.
She lowered her head and pondered for a while, then bit her lower lip and nodded slightly: "Mm!"
Her voice was like a buzzing mosquito, but Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue heard her loud and clear.
"Boss Pu likes you a lot too!"
Knowing that the affection between the two was mutual, Gu Yu resolved to help and solve his boss's single problem.
"I know, I'm waiting for him to... confess to me."
Hu Xiaoya hurried to say, but her voice faded into a whisper, seemingly uncertain.
Just then, Boss Pu and his group happened to be coming upstairs.