To escape being sold for betrothal gifts, Song Mai chooses to have a flash marriage with a stranger, Chu Xing, on the same day. After getting their marriage certificate, she still doesn't know ...
"Yes, you're right. They probably don't know. I had just arrived when you came back, and no one saw me when I went into your room. I think they probably don't know."
Song Mai just didn't quite understand.
He wasn't a hotel guest, and the five people at the hotel didn't explain their marital relationship to the hotel staff. Why would the hotel staff trust him so much, letting him into their room when they weren't there? Weren't they afraid he was a conman?
With this confusion in mind, Song Mai voiced her question.
The man glanced at her.
“You’ve forgotten, I have the most powerful proof that they will believe me even if I don’t say anything.”
"Oh? What is it?"
"Idiot, marriage certificate."
Song Mai suddenly realized how he had done it.
What she didn't expect was that he had traveled so far to find her and even remembered to bring his marriage certificate.
Thinking this way, she asked the question aloud.
The man naturally took her hand and led her around a corner to take the elevator down to the first floor.
"Of course I remember. Having this certificate is more convincing than any words to prove our relationship. It is the greatest legal protection for our previous relationship. I have always kept it in the company's safe. Luckily, I took it with me when I left, otherwise the hotel might not have let me in."
He spoke lightly and in a relaxed and cheerful tone, but Song Mai precisely grasped a few words in what he said: "Yan" (艳).
He cherished this marriage certificate so much that he kept it in a safe.
A warmth filled her heart, and she couldn't help but squeeze his hand back.
Sensing her response, the man's smile widened.
After the two got off the elevator, Song Mai followed Chu Xing, turning left and right for a while, but didn't see anything unusual.
It wasn't until the man stopped in front of a door and the door slowly opened that Song Mai saw an indoor swimming pool inside.
It's winter now, and although the pool is very well-maintained, it would be very pleasant to swim here if you stayed at this hotel in the summer. Unfortunately, we can only admire the pool from afar this season.
However, Chu Xing did not stop. Instead, he closed the door and walked straight inside.
Song Mai was puzzled, but she still followed closely behind him.
Until another door appeared before her.
She then noticed that there was another door at the end of the pool, but it was hidden from her view.
The moment the man opened the door, a wave of heat rushed out.
Upon closer inspection, Song Mai discovered that there was an indoor hot spring.
The hot spring wasn't very large, but it was big enough to accommodate a dozen or so people. There was a faint smell of sulfur in the air. The hotel staff seemed to be trying to cover up the smell by placing some aromatherapy on the cabinet next to them. It was a light oolong fragrance, which was elegant and pleasant.
She stared wide-eyed in astonishment.
"There's a hot spring here! I had no idea. How did you find this place?"
Although she hadn't stayed here for very long, only two or three days, she had never heard anyone mention that there was a natural hot spring here.
Moreover, it seems that the other guests staying there were unaware of the existence of this hot spring.
Otherwise, everyone would be out soaking in the hot springs instead of staying in their rooms at this time.
"Jiang Jibai told me this when I came."
Song Mai hadn't heard this name for a while, and it took her a moment to remember who the name belonged to.
"Dr. Jiang? How did he know?"
“He came to Xiguo for an exchange program when he was in school and stayed at this hotel, so he knew there was a natural hot spring here. When he heard that I was coming to see you and that you were staying at this hotel on a business trip, he told me that we could come here for a soak. We didn’t have anything else to do, and soaking in a hot spring in winter is good for our health.”
Upon hearing this, Song Mai nodded, paused, and continued:
"But why has the hotel never told us this? They haven't advertised it either. Shouldn't this be one of the hotel's biggest selling points?"
The more she thought about it, the more illogical it seemed.
With such unique natural advantages, the hotel should definitely promote it widely.
Why is it that they don't mention it at all? Even the location of the door leading to the hot spring is designed to be so hidden, as if they not only don't want to publicize it, but are even afraid that others will discover it.
"Of course, it is said that in order to ensure water quality, the hotel stipulates that only guests with platinum membership or above are entitled to soak in the hot springs here."
Upon hearing this, Song Mai couldn't help but gasp.
This is a five-star hotel, and the price is outrageously high. Yunxing booked it for them on their business trip, and they even got a room for each of them, which she already thought was very generous.
According to her understanding, the membership here is divided into four levels: ordinary members, gold members, platinum members and black diamond members.
Only customers who spend over 100,000 yuan are eligible to become ordinary members, those who spend over 1 million yuan become gold members, and those who spend over 5 million yuan become platinum members.
As for Black Diamond members, their status cannot be measured by money; it also includes reputation, wealth, background, and social standing.
This hotel requires members to be Platinum members or above to use the hot springs, but who would spend five million at a hotel?
And do doctors really earn that much?
Or is it that Dr. Jiang is not an ordinary doctor?
"Was the hotel allowed us in because of Dr. Jiang?"
She looked up at Chu Xing curiously, and the man took out a platinum card from his pocket.
The card is custom-made, featuring not only the hotel's logo but also the name of Jiangji Bai.
“That’s right, he was afraid we wouldn’t be able to get in, so he gave me the card.”
Looking at the card, Song Mai couldn't help but wonder if this Dr. Jiang was hiding his true identity and actually came from a prominent family, like Ji Fenghe, who was clearly a young master of the Ji family, but was hiding among ordinary people like them?
In fact, this card was not given to Chu Xing by Jiang Jibai to keep them from getting bored; in other words, it could even be said that Chu Xing asked for it.
He had traveled to the West many times for business, so he naturally had such cards, and not just platinum cards but black cards.
However, since his name was engraved on it, he couldn't take it out. He also wanted to enjoy a nice soak in the hot springs with Song Mai, so he specifically asked Jiang Jibai for the card. Jiang Jibai even laughed at him, saying that he was becoming more and more deeply immersed in love and couldn't extricate himself.
Looking at the steaming hot spring, Song Mai knew without even trying it that it would be very comfortable to soak in. There was no better time to soak in a hot spring than winter.
Unfortunately, she was completely unprepared and didn't bring a swimsuit or anything like that, so this opportunity was somewhat wasted.