Night Fire Lingering

Wen Yan dispelled her doubts and followed her classmates to check in.

When it was her turn, the receptionist said, "Ms. Wen, I'm very sorry, the light bulb in the room we reserved for you is broken. There are no other rooms of the same type available at the moment. We can upgrade you to a room on the first floor free of charge. Is that alright with you?"

Since there was a problem with the original room, upgrading the room type as an apology is a standard practice for hotels, so Wen Yan didn't think much of it and nodded in agreement.

Jiang Huaixu frowned slightly, his expression remaining impassive.

If he remembers correctly, the first floor of this hotel has suites with private hot springs. Who would upgrade a room to this type?

"Senior, would you like to switch rooms with me?" Wen Yan asked Jiang Huaixu in a low voice. "You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, so you probably won't be used to living in a regular room."

The main reason is that Jiang Huaixu is not in good health, and Wen Yan hopes that he can stay in a better place so that he can be in a good mood and be in good health.

“Weren’t you born with a silver spoon in your mouth?” Jiang Huaixu smiled and looked down at her. “No matter what, this little girl is born to enjoy life and deserves to live a better life.”

"Oh." Wen Yan didn't know what else to say.

The others took the elevator upstairs, while Wen Yan followed Shi Sheng to the suite area on the first floor.

Only then did I realize that the suite on the first floor was a one-bedroom, one-living room, one-bathroom suite with a private hot spring, and the price was nearly ten times higher than that of the regular room type.

The private hot spring is located outside the living room balcony. It is not large, only 20 square meters, and the circular hot spring is surrounded by a circle of bamboo groves and flowers.

Through the shadowy gaps, one could vaguely see the private hot spring in the adjacent suite.

Wen Yan felt that the distance was a bit too close, so she walked over and turned her head to look to the side. There was a men's watch on the coffee table on the balcony next door.

Fortunately, she couldn't see into the next room, so the other person probably couldn't see her either, which relieved her.

Upon entering the room, Wen Yan keenly noticed some differences—

The bed sheets weren't the pure cotton that hotels usually use, but rather the mulberry silk she preferred.

A bouquet of golden coastal roses sat on the bedside table, vibrant and full of life.

Wen Yan recalled Jiang Huaixu's earlier comment, "Young girls are born to enjoy life." Could it be... that Jiang Huaixu upgraded her room?

wrong.

If it's Jianghuaixu, why doesn't Jianghuaixu upgrade his room type as well?

With Jiang Huaixu's financial resources, let alone upgrading the room type, buying this hot spring hotel is merely a matter of whether he is willing or not.

Could it really be what the hotel receptionist said, that she was just lucky to get the room upgrade?

"Knock knock knock!"

The knocking brought Wen Yan back to her senses.

The door opened, and Song Yudie stood outside.

"Song, why are you all alone?" Wen Yan glanced around but didn't see the other three people.

"Wen Yan, I saw you and your boyfriend at the food street last time," Song Yudie said bluntly.

A food street?

Boy friend?

The time Gu Yan resigned from the school?

Wen Yan was puzzled and asked in confusion, "Why are you talking about this?"

"Don't play dumb!" Song Yudie said disdainfully. "Wen Yan, you have a boyfriend. Of course, such a successful person may not necessarily be your boyfriend, but Wen Yan, you should be content. Being two-timing and fickle are not good things!"

Song Yudie's words were full of malice, practically implying that Gu Yanci was Wen Yan's sugar daddy.

Wen Yan realized what was happening and found it absurd: "Song Yudie, are you afraid I'll steal your man and you're deliberately trying to provoke me? What, does the man you like have feelings for me?"

Wen Yan wasn't sure who this man was; there were quite a few people who had confessed their feelings to her or secretly asked for her contact information.

"You—!" Song Yudie gritted her teeth. "Wen Yan, I'm just reminding you that you're not single and don't deserve to be with other men!"

"Junior Sister Song!"

Before Song Yudie could finish speaking, Jiang Huaixu's voice suddenly burst in.

Jiang Huaixu walked over from the end of the corridor.

His eyes were calm, and his steps were unhurried, but he gave Song Yudie a chilling feeling!

Song Yudie felt a little guilty, and at the same time, she felt embarrassed being watched by Jiang Huaixu.

She looked away, not daring to look directly at Jiang Huaixu.

"Junior Sister Song, what are you saying?" Jiang Huaixu approached and asked with a smile.

"I didn't say anything." Song Yudie smiled, feigning composure. "I just wanted to gossip about Wen Yan. Didn't I hear she has a boyfriend? I even saw him with my own eyes before!"

Wen Yan found Song Yudie to be incredibly boring, so she leaned against the door frame and looked down at her phone to check messages.

Jiang Huaixu immediately noticed Wen Yan's indifference to Song Yudie, and a smile flickered in his eyes.

"Junior Song, relationships end in breakups, and marriages can end in divorces. Neither feelings nor the state of a relationship are static."

His tone was polite, but Song Yudie inexplicably detected a hint of protectiveness towards Wen Yan in his voice.

Senior...he heard what she just said to Wen Yan!

"Senior, I... I didn't mean anything by it, I just... I just..." Song Yudie was very embarrassed and wanted to defend herself.

But before he could say anything, the door to the next suite suddenly opened from the inside.

The first thing that catches the eye is a pair of very inappropriate dress trousers and shiny leather shoes. Looking up, you see the man's light blue shirt with exquisite sapphire cuffs. Above his narrow waist and broad shoulders, the man has a long, slender neck.

Before anyone could get a good look at him, the man had already turned and walked in another direction, wearing a Bluetooth headset and seemingly making a phone call in German.

His upright posture and noble demeanor, tinged with a touch of aloofness, made him stand out.

Wen Yan's breath hitched, and she silently clenched her fingers—that figure, that man, was clearly Gu Yanci!

What's Gu Yanci doing here?

And he just happens to live next door to her?!

"Yan Yan, are you feeling unwell?" Jiang Huaixu keenly noticed that Wen Yan's complexion was not good.

Wen Yan forced a smile: "I'm a little dizzy, so I won't go into the water with everyone for a while."

Song Yudie glanced at Wen Yan with dissatisfaction, thinking that this person really had a lot of problems.

However, it's good that Wen Yan isn't going into the water, then she'll be the only one staying by Jiang Huaixu's side!

However, this happy thought didn't last two minutes—because Jiang Huaixu also didn't go into the water!

Wen Yan excused herself to go to the restroom and went to the front desk to ask if there were any other vacant rooms. The answer she received was no.

In other words, if she wants to stay here tonight, she has no choice but to stay in the suite next to Gu Yanci's!

"I want to know, was it your hotel's decision to upgrade my room, or someone else's?" Wen Yan asked directly.

The hotel receptionist paused for a moment, then quickly recovered and gave a standard professional smile: "Ms. Wen, this is naturally our hotel's idea. Who are you referring to?"

Suddenly, Wen Yan seemed to sense something and looked to her right.

A tall, long-legged man walked out of the conference room on the right, followed by Zhou Qi carrying documents.

Gu Yanci stopped and looked into Wen Yan's eyes from a distance of several meters.