Chapter 56
Pei Qing has been working at the Audley Hotel for more than half a month, and her father Pei Cheng also came to Country M during this time.
She even went to the airport to pick him up.
Pei Qing learned the news of her grandmother's death a week ago, and before that, she had not received any other news.
To be honest, the moment she learned that her grandmother had passed away, what came to her mind was not grief, but regret.
It is so sad that a woman with such a son eventually died because of her son's greedy desires.
The dead cannot be resurrected, so she did not cause trouble for Pei Cheng.
However, after getting off the plane, Pei Cheng still said tentatively: "What a pity, your grandmother never enjoyed such a blessing in her life."
"Yeah. What a pity." Pei Qing followed his words.
Her attitude made the man unsure of what she wanted, so he said nothing.
Pei Qing seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and she said casually, "I'm a little short of tuition money here. I wonder if you could give me some money to help me out?"
Hearing her words, the man's face froze, "That money...ah...I'm not afraid of hurting you if I tell you this, but that money has been taken away by your aunt."
Pei Qing was not surprised to hear his words. She even felt that this was what the man in front of her should say.
"In that case, I will embarrass my father."
"Oh, okay, okay."
Her words made the man smile.
After all, who knows where the money went?
"Because the rent in Country M is relatively high, and hotel prices are also quite expensive. So you may have to prepare to find an apartment on your own for the time being."
This sentence instantly froze the smile on the man's face. "You mean, I have no place to live when I come here?"
"That's understandable."
"I thought you had already done it. After all, didn't you say..."
Having said this, the man paused, and then realized that Pei Qing did not say that she had a place to live. She only said that she paid for the plane ticket.
This realization made the man a little angry and embarrassed, but he didn't know what to say.
As soon as he looked up, he met Pei Qing's half-smile gaze.
His intuition told him that she seemed to be playing a trick on him.
But he didn't have enough evidence to prove this, so he could only shut up and pretend that he knew nothing.
"It's okay, it's okay. You already paid for Dad's plane ticket. How can I let you pay for the accommodation?"
"That's good." Pei Qing nodded. "I thought my father wanted me to prepare the money."
"How could that be? You are already my pride."
The two people spoke in a hypocritical manner.
The car stopped in front of the Audley Hotel. Pei Qing said, "I have to work this afternoon. If you find a place to stay, send me a message. Tomorrow is Saturday, so take a day off today. Then I'll take you out for a few rounds."
It was unclear whether the man heard her words or not, but his eyes were fixed on the luxurious building in front of him.
"Xiaoqing, is this where you work? It looks really nice. Are all the people who can live here rich?"
There was greed on the man's face, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Well. It's okay. I don't know the guests here." Pei Qing said this half-truthfully.
Those who can live here are at least not short of money, but she is just a night receptionist and knows nothing.
Of course, even if you know, you can only pretend that you know nothing.
"Okay. But if one of the young masters here takes a fancy to you, you can consider trying to be friends with him. After all, having a boyfriend will open up many more possibilities for your future."
Pei Qing understood his words quite well, and of course knew the deeper meaning behind what he said.
"What are you thinking about? Those young masters only choose to marry someone of equal social status. How could they possibly fall for me?" Pei Qing sneered.
"Hey, hey, hey, you can't say that." The man interrupted her, "If it really doesn't work out, being her lover is also fine..."
Before he could finish his words, Pei Qing interrupted him mercilessly, "Are you dreaming? You're letting your own daughter become someone else's lover..."
Pei Qing sneered, "Even if I die, I will never be someone else's lover."
After she finished speaking, she didn't even wait for the man to speak, she just closed the car door and left.
The man originally wanted to continue to persuade her, but when he saw that Pei Qing didn't want to continue talking to him, he could only shut up, open his phone and find a place to stay.
Of course, this place would not be too far from Pei Qing. After all, he lived next to his daughter, and they could discuss anything together.
But his purpose was not just that. His eyes fell on the name of the luxurious hotel. It would be even better if he could drink the wine there.
Thinking of this, his saliva began to secrete.
But the most urgent thing now is to find a house to live in.
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Pei Qing, who had returned to the room, was stunned when he saw the person sitting in his chair. He almost blurted out subconsciously, "Why are you here?"
The woman sitting on the chair put down the newspaper in her hand and pushed her gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose. "I was originally looking for you, but I happened to see that your door was not closed. In order to prevent your things from being damaged, I broke in without permission. I am very sorry."
Although she said "sorry", her expression didn't show any apology at all.
Pei Qing's mouth twitched.
It seemed like ever since she last fed the cats from her house, she always ran into her in various places.
Of course, each time was a coincidence. If she didn't know her very well, she would have suspected that this guy deliberately created these coincidences.
Sitting in her room was Qiao Ye.
"What are you doing here? I don't remember that my temple is too small to accommodate a big Buddha like you."
"I received news that your father has come to Country M. As your good friend, I must consider your mental health, right?"
For some reason, when Pei Qing heard her words, his attention was all focused on the three words "good friends".
"Is the relationship between you and me just 'good friends'?"
Subconsciously, these words slipped out of my mouth.
"Oh?" Qiao also raised an eyebrow, supporting his chin with both hands, looking at her with a smile, "Then what kind of relationship do you want me to use? If it's not a good friend, of course, if you have a better relationship, let me know, and I can agree to your request."
Pei Qing: “…”
Damn it, I wouldn't have said it if I had known.
She subconsciously wanted to avoid the question, "What are you doing here?"
She asked the question again.
This time, Qiao didn't insist on it. She shrugged and said, "As I said just now, I just came to care about your mental health."
"Now that you've seen it, you can go now. I want to rest now."
Hearing this, Qiao stood up from his chair, took something out of his pocket, and placed it on the table. "Since our relationship is special, this is my recent address. If you need my help, you can come find me here anytime."
After she finished speaking, she walked to the door, paused, and added, "Don't worry, I won't let you face the same scene as last time. I have already warned Dawn and moved those people who are full of garbage to other places."
Then, Joe put on a pair of sunglasses that were almost half the size of her face and left her room.
This time, she was the only one left in the room.
Pei Qing walked to the side of the table and picked up the small piece of paper. There was black writing on a white background, with only an address written on it, and no other information.
Pei Qing knew this address; it was a bar.
It is called a bar, but there are a lot of shameful and shady transactions going on inside.
The reason she knew about this place was because a guest in the hotel last time asked her to deliver a set of clothes there.
As long as the hotel guests' requests do not violate common sense, they must obey.
This is the service tenet of Audley Hotel.
That was the first time she saw such a chaotic scene.
Naked men and women were entangled together like a group of snakes.
Some of the women even had some special props on them, things she had only seen in the promotional posters of adult stores on the roadside.
Every time she passed by there, she would lower her head and walk quickly, for fear of walking in.
When she was about to leave, a golden retriever even whistled at her in a flirtatious manner and said in very offensive English: "Bitch, would you like to play with us?"
A trace of disgust flashed across Pei Qing's face. Just as he was about to say something, he was pulled into someone's arms.
What hits you is a familiar mint scent.
It cancels out all the smell of cigarettes and alcohol.
"Bern, if you don't want to make me angry, you'd better close your mouth. You know, I have always had a bad temper." The woman's tone was indifferent as if she was asking "What are you going to eat today?"
But the young man who had just made some obvious invitations to her instantly lost the lewd smile on his face, and only laughed dryly a few times, "If this is your prey, then I am blind to recognize the real one."
After saying that, he closed the door almost swiftly.
It was Joe who walked her back to the hotel from the bar.
Standing at the alley entrance to the hotel, Qiao also sorted out her clothes and casually reminded him, "If a guest asks you to deliver something there again, just throw it to Lannus."
Lannus, the waiter who greeted her when she first came here.
"But..." Pei Qing hesitated. This was supposed to be her mission.
"No buts," the woman interrupted her casually, "What you saw tonight was not a normal reaction for this group of people."
“…”
"The things they normally play with are extremely dirty and filthy, easily causing nausea and fear in people's rational minds." As he spoke, Joe also straightened her collar, as if coaxing a child. He even reached out and touched her soft hair, comforting her: "Little darling, be obedient."
After sending her back to the hotel, Joe drove away.
Ever since she left, she hadn't asked the question that had been hidden in her heart: "What is the relationship between us now?"
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