Chapter 452: Seeing Through But Not Saying It

Cui Hua was woken up in the middle of the night by the urge to urinate. She stretched and her mind cleared up a bit before she belatedly realized that she was staying in a hotel.

Did she sleep with the lights on? Why is the room so bright?

Cui Hua sat up, intending to go to the public restroom outside, when she suddenly smelled smoke in the house, and she frowned.

She doesn't smoke, so why does the house smell of smoke?

Could it be that enthusiastic Mr. Yang from last night?

She immediately became alert.

Last night, when she was talking to Mr. Yang, he insisted on bringing out some baijiu (Chinese liquor) and wanted to have a couple of drinks with her. She couldn't refuse his hospitality and had no choice but to go along with him.

That Mr. Yang was a drunkard, and he kept toasting her, one glass after another, until she was completely drunk and dizzy.

After drinking too much, Boss Yang didn't do anything out of line, but he did brag a lot.

Various accounts praise his struggles and achievements.

Even now, he still refuses to admit that he mismanaged the restaurant and that's why he contracted it out. He keeps bragging to her about his abilities, saying that he's going to use the money to do big things, like going south to do business.

She was completely confused and finally couldn't stand it anymore, so she suggested going back to the hotel. But the man insisted on seeing her off.

He escorted her all the way to the hotel, watched her check in, and even followed her upstairs, saying they hit it off immediately and he wanted to continue chatting...

He was finally stopped by the staff at the front desk before he could leave.

Thinking about all this, Cui Hua felt a wave of fear wash over her.

After all, I am a woman, and if I were to encounter someone with ill intentions, the difference in strength would be significant.

At that moment, the first thing she could think of was asking the front desk for help.

But she was too afraid to go out.

She checked the room and was certain that someone had indeed been inside.

She glanced at her watch; it was already past five in the morning.

It was almost dawn.

For safety's sake, she decided to stay put and go out later.

She tried it, and the door was closed.

She was safe in the room.

Cui Hua lay in bed, completely unable to fall asleep.

As my mind gradually cleared, some memories seemed to surface.

While she was asleep, it seemed like someone was standing by her bedside talking to her.

What exactly was said...?

Cui Hua held her head, racking her brains to recall.

It seems someone asked her if she liked Ye Tiandong.

She remembered that when she heard this question, she even scolded Ye Tiandong.

Damn it, she's even cursing him in her dreams now.

Cui Hua lay in bed, her face tinged with bitterness at this realization.

She thought that at her age, she could calmly face matters of the heart.

Unexpectedly, after drinking, he still couldn't control his truest feelings.

It will still be painful and agonizing.

When she's in a good mood during the day, she can always handle him with ease, but when she's alone at night, she loses control of her emotions.

She finally made it to dawn, then went to the restroom, and then went downstairs to the front desk to ask the staff for some information.

When she went downstairs, there was no one at the front desk, and the hotel doors were locked from the inside, indicating that they had stopped registering guests for the night.

The front desk staff also went to the lounge to rest.

She had no choice but to go back upstairs, return to her room, lock the door, and continue sleeping.

Regardless of whether anyone actually entered her room while she was asleep last night, she is safe at this moment.

Cui Hua slept soundly until dawn, and when she woke up again, some of the images in her mind from the previous night had become blurry.

It's always like this. Sometimes I have a very clear dream, but after sleeping again, everything becomes blurry.

But one thing she was absolutely certain of was that someone had entered the room while she was asleep.

After Cui Hua got up, she went to the front desk again.

At this moment, the receptionist was already sitting there, looking refreshed and serious as she got into work mode.

Cui Hua stepped forward and asked, "Hello, I'm a guest from room 203 on the second floor. I'd like to ask if anyone entered my room after I fell asleep last night?"

Upon hearing her words, the staff member looked up at her and shook his head seriously, "No, how could anyone possibly enter your room at night?"

Cui Hua's attitude was firm: "I'm sure there was smoke in the room when I woke up in the middle of the night."

“That must have drifted in from outside. Our hotel is a legitimate establishment, unlike those small private inns. We have security personnel, so it’s impossible for any unauthorized personnel to come in.” The staff member looked at her and said seriously, “Think about it, last night, that man brought you in and insisted on escorting you upstairs. Because you didn’t have any matching identification, I stopped him.”

He looked at Cui Hua and asked, "How could someone possibly sneak into a guest's room in the middle of the night in such a reputable hotel?"

Cui Hua was speechless.

Because what he said was all true.

When she came to check into the hotel last night, the staff were indeed very principled and helped her fend off the enthusiastic Mr. Yang.

The staff member looked at her, smiled, and said, "You drank too much last night and are hallucinating, aren't you?"

Cui Hua's expression softened; she herself couldn't be sure whether it was a hallucination or something else.

Seeing her silence, the male staff member even started lecturing her, "Lady, you should drink less alcohol in the future. You stayed in a hotel alone and got drunk, which is indeed a safety hazard. Luckily, we are a legitimate hotel. If you had stayed in a small inn like the one near the train station last night, you would have really suffered."

The staff member's words were sincere, reasonable, and well-founded, leaving Cui Hua with no way to refute them.

She herself wasn't harmed last night, and there was no substantial evidence to prove that anyone had actually entered the room. Being out of town, she figured it was better to avoid trouble, so she could only compromise, "Okay, then let's check out."

Cui Hua went upstairs to pack her things, and the staff secretly breathed a sigh of relief as they watched her retreating figure.

I will never again do anything against my principles for the sake of two packs of cigarettes.

Even if the guests are relatives, it's not allowed.

Bai Zhi couldn't fall asleep for a long time that night because Ye Tiandong had gone out.

In the morning, while she was still half asleep, she seemed to hear the sound of the front door rattling.

She guessed that it must be her uncle who had returned.

She didn't say anything, but secretly lifted a corner of the window and peeked into the yard.

Just as dawn broke outside, a figure was seen entering the guest room.

Although her uncle's movements were very light, they could still be heard.

Bai Zhi lay back down on the bed and deliberately waited quite a while before getting up to open the door.

Almost at the same moment she opened her door, the guest room door also opened.

Ye Tiandong came out from inside.

"Uncle, good morning! Did you sleep well last night?" Bai Zhi greeted him with a smile.

Ye Tiandong rubbed his hair and yawned, "I slept really well, all the way until dawn."

Bai Zhi didn't expose him, and laughed, "That's fine then. I was worried you might have trouble sleeping in unfamiliar beds."

After washing up, Bai Zhi cooked porridge and heated up some steamed buns, then served them on the table.

He couldn't wait to tell Ye Tiandong the information he had found out about Grandma Chen.