Quite awkward

Chapter 47 Sneaking away

Qi Yu realized that the dinner was about to end, so he straightened his back and saw Ling Qiao take out a black and gold Hermès bag from behind him.

Women always have a natural sensitivity to certain things.

She had seen this bag in Muchen'an's hand before, and she also heard that Ling Qiao came from North City on a business trip. If she was not mistaken, this should be the same bag.

Muchenan and Ling Qiao.

The two interact naturally and have a tacit understanding in their conversation. The man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, they have similar temperaments and each has outstanding abilities.

On the surface, it is a cooperative relationship, but behind the scenes, there is more or less ambiguity.

Qi Yu felt she couldn't get in the way. She planned to check into a hotel after dinner and resolutely not return to the villa. If Muchan took Ling Qiao home tonight, wouldn't she be a third wheel?

During the meal, they were still discussing the severity of the snowstorm in North City. However, for a female CEO like Ling Qiao, not being able to return in time was not a big deal. She had many comfortable options to stay in Linjiang.

After the dinner, Qi Yu used the excuse of going to the bathroom, and Chen Yang said he would wait for her downstairs.

She verbally promised to arrive shortly, but in reality she dragged her suitcase out through a side door, hailed a taxi, and told the name of a hotel.

Sitting in the car, she called Chen Yang back.

"Assistant Chen, please go back to the company with my second brother. I just met a friend and plan to catch up this afternoon."

The company executive drove back to the company first. Only Chen Yang and Muchenan were in the car. When he saw that it was Qi Yu's call, he turned on the hands-free mode.

Anyway, I have to report to President Mu afterwards, so it’s better to let him hear what Qi Yu said directly.

Mu Chenan leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and nodded. Chen Yang understood that President Mu agreed to let Miss Qi move freely.

"Ms. Qi, you can contact me anytime to pick you up."

"Okay, Assistant Chen, bye."

Qi Yu had planned her itinerary long ago. She had a high school classmate whose family owned a five-star hotel. She saw from her WeChat Moments that he had just returned to China a few days ago. She had a good relationship with him since she was studying at an international school. She contacted him privately to ask for a discount on accommodation. He responded quickly and gave her the hotel manager's business card, asking the manager to give her a 50% discount.

She had only expected a 20% to 30% discount, which would have saved her a lot of money even if she stayed for a few days, but she had never expected him to be so generous.

After thanking the other party online, the taxi stopped at the hotel entrance. She paid and got out of the car, dragged her luggage into the lobby, and met the female manager she had just made an appointment with.

The female manager took Qi Yu to check in. She planned to stay for a week, and because of the 50% discount, the accommodation fee was still within her acceptable range.

The receptionist handed her a stack of buffet coupons with both hands.

"Ms. Qi, this is what our Mr. Xu meant."

When people are down and out, they suddenly realize the importance of connections. Qi Yu took it with a smile, but a bitter feeling welled up in her heart. Shouldn't she be happy about saving a few days' worth of food? Perhaps it was because she was lonely.

The female manager escorted Qi Yu to the door of her room and wished her a pleasant stay.

Qi Yu swiped his card and walked into the room. The interior was in plain colors, with a minimalist design and a high-end and simple style. Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, he could overlook the entire city.

She didn't have many clothes in her suitcase, but she did have a set of long-sleeved pajamas.

She didn't change her clothes last night and just did a simple wash. Now she went into the bathroom and took a comfortable hot bath. She lay on the soft bed, reported to Xiang Wei that she was safe, and then fell asleep peacefully.

……

When she opened her eyes again, everything was dark. There was a special fragrance in the hotel. Qi Yu knew where she was. She slowly came to her senses, touched the mobile phone beside her pillow, squinted her eyes to check the time. She had slept from two in the afternoon to midnight the next day, a total of ten hours in one go.

She got up, turned on the bedside lamp, and began to carefully deal with the unread messages and missed calls on her mobile phone.

Xiang Wei took a photo and sent it to share her simple dinner.

Xiang Wei: [It’s still snowing heavily outside, so I can only cook noodles at home.]

Qi Yu responded with a thumbs-up emoji and explained that he had just woken up.

Jiang Yuhuai asked her if she needed any vegetables at home, and he could find a way to send them over.

Qi Yu didn't reply to this message.

Assistant Chen contacted her at five in the afternoon.

Then at eight o'clock in the evening, Muchenan called her from his private number and then sent her a text message.

Muchenan: [Where are the people?]

He and she have never added each other on WeChat, and they rarely contact each other.

According to Mu Chenan's schedule, he might be asleep now.

Qi Yu leaned against the head of the bed and decided to tell a lie.