Chapter 098 【Someone’s Coming】

Zhou Tong seemed to sense the awkwardness, but she really had no other choice. The stage dress was white and made of sheer fabric, and she'd been wearing a black bra. If she went on stage like that, the audience would clearly see her bra underneath.

So, while changing, Zhou Tong needed to swap out the black bra for a white one—a new bra she had previously asked her assistant to buy.

But... she hadn't counted on it being a bit too small. She couldn't fasten it herself. Frantically, she had no choice but to ask Gu Feng for help, especially since she didn't want to delay Lin Jiaying's performance.

Gu Feng's Adam's apple bobbed, and he took a deep breath before walking over to Zhou Tong.

As the distance between them narrowed, their hearts started pounding, and their breathing hitched.

The few meters felt like ten thousand, but Gu Feng, relying on his iron will, forced the distracting thoughts from his mind.

However, when Gu Feng reached Zhou Tong's side and caught her unique, faint scent mixed with perfume, he tensed up again.

Gu Feng took a shallow breath to steady himself, then quickly grabbed the bra straps and clasped it.

When he was done, Gu Feng immediately turned away and said, "Alright, you can get dressed now. I'll wait outside."

"Mm." Zhou Tong gave a soft murmur of assent, turning her head to watch Gu Feng's slightly trembling back, unable to suppress a mischievous smile.

Just as Gu Feng was heading toward the door, he heard footsteps in the hall. From the sound of it, the person was heading toward the office where he and Zhou Tong were, and they were already very close.

At the same time, Zhou Tong seemed to hear the footsteps as well. She started, nervously saying, "Someone's coming!"

Zhou Tong was currently only wearing her underwear. If the person outside saw the scene inside the office, there'd be hell to pay.

Gu Feng knew that too.

Without a second thought, Gu Feng quickly retreated to Zhou Tong's side. Without waiting for her to ask, he grabbed her hand, grabbed her clothes, and made for the desk in the farthest corner.

In seconds, Gu Feng pulled Zhou Tong to the desk in the corner.

"Get under there, quick!" Gu Feng urged with a hint of anxiety.

Zhou Tong caught on and, without a word, swiftly ducked under it.

After Zhou Tong squeezed under the desk, Gu Feng followed suit.

This desk was the one at the very back, and as long as no one approached closely, they'd be impossible to spot.

However... while Gu Feng had considered this, he hadn't thought about the limited space under the desk. There was plenty of room for one person, but with two, it became very cramped.

As soon as he crawled in, his body pressed directly against Zhou Tong's, and he could even feel the heat of her skin.

Yet, at that moment, neither Gu Feng nor Zhou Tong had time to dwell on it. All they cared about was whether they'd be discovered.

Neither Gu Feng nor Zhou Tong wanted to be found. Even though they truly hadn't done anything, given their current state, if an outsider saw them, they would never be able to clear their names.

Amid their tense nerves, the footsteps in the hallway grew closer and closer.

Soon, the footsteps abruptly stopped, and at the same moment, the office door creaked open with a "squeak."

Xia Wei stood at the office doorway, looking at the empty room with a puzzled expression.

The office lights were on, and earlier she had faintly heard footsteps.

But there was no one in the office.

Xia Wei clearly remembered that she had been the last to leave the office earlier, when it was still daylight, and the lights hadn't been turned on at all.

Now that the lights were on, it meant someone had been in the office.

Could it be a thief?

The thought instantly crossed Xia Wei's mind, and her expression shifted slightly as she nervously glanced around the room.

Under the desk, both Gu Feng and Zhou Tong felt their hearts leap into their throats. Zhou Tong, even more anxious, tightly gripped Gu Feng's arm, her prominent chest pressing firmly against him.

At that moment, Gu Feng had no mind to savor the soft sensation. He had already decided that if the person approached, he would rush out at the fastest speed possible and knock them out.

Although Gu Feng knew this wasn't the best course of action, given the circumstances, he had no other choice.

After all, they couldn't let the person see him and Zhou Tong in their current state.

At the office doorway, Xia Wei nervously scanned every corner of the room. Finding nothing suspicious, she muttered to herself, "Probably someone came earlier and forgot to turn off the lights when they left."

Clearly, in Xia Wei's view, if it really were a thief, they wouldn't have hidden without turning off the lights upon hearing her footsteps.

Hearing Xia Wei's muttered words, both Gu Feng and Zhou Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Xia Wei walked over to her own desk, pulled open a drawer, and took out her phone.

It turned out she had left in such a hurry that afternoon that she had forgotten her phone in the drawer. She had come to the office specifically to retrieve it.

Xia Wei checked her phone, saw no missed calls or messages, and stood up to leave.

From where Xia Wei was standing, she could see almost every part of the office except the spot where Gu Feng and Zhou Tong were hiding.

Perhaps due to psychological suggestion or a woman's intuition, as Xia Wei stood up, she instinctively glanced toward the area where Gu Feng and Zhou Tong were hiding.

At the same time, Gu Feng and Zhou Tong, through the reflections on the floor, noticed Xia Wei looking in their direction.

Instantly, their hearts felt as if they were about to leap out of their throats, and they held their breath...