Chapter 24 Living Together
Lin You hung up the phone and looked at Shi Jingyuan with embarrassment.
Shi Jingyuan didn't show any expression, he just said calmly: "Get in the car."
So, Lin You had no choice but to shamelessly get back into the car with him.
Sitting in the back row, Lin You opened the hotel booking software and browsed the nearby cost-effective hotels.
"Ms. Lin." Shi Jingyuan suddenly spoke, his tone somewhat unhappy, "Do you think I'm short of money?"
Lin You widened his eyes and shook his head blankly.
Shi Jingyuan: "So, do you think I couldn't even afford to give my company employee a hotel room when she came out with me? Do you think... I'm the kind of unkind and stingy leader?"
Lin You: “…”
Mr. Shi was cruel enough to put all the blame on herself. If she was a qualified employee, she would not dare to refuse to stay in this free hotel!
With such negotiation skills, KSH Group deserves to prosper.
Shi Jingyuan asked He Xuan to contact the hotel where they were staying to add an extra room.
He Xuan was sitting in the passenger seat and making a phone call. He didn't know what the hotel said. After he hung up, he looked at the two people in the back seat with a troubled look on his face.
Lin You looked at his expression and had a bad feeling.
What era is this? There's no such thing as a drama where there's only one room left. How could it be such a coincidence?
He Xuan: "The hotel said they have a large conference today and there are no private rooms left."
Shi Jingyuan raised his eyebrows and looked at He Xuan with a meaningful look, "What do you mean there are no private guest rooms left?"
He Xuan explained, "Your suite consists of two rooms. If you close the door, it's almost like a single room."
After he said this, a flash of guilt flashed in his eyes.
Shi Jingyuan understood something instantly.
Lin You really couldn't believe that such a thing would happen in reality. She twitched the corner of her mouth and looked at He Xuan for help.
She thought, if it really didn't work out, He Xuan could just go live with Shi Jingyuan. It would make sense for two grown men to live in a suite and she to live in a separate room.
Unfortunately, He Xuan's next sentence directly sentenced her to death.
"Sister Lin, Master Zhou and I are sharing a standard room, and we really can't spare any more rooms. How about you just make do with this?"
Lin You said nothing.
Shi Jingyuan turned to look at her and jokingly said, "Why, Miss Lin, are you worried about my character?"
Can she say yes?
"No, no." Lin You quickly denied.
Shi Jingyuan glanced at his watch. It was already past midnight. He frowned and said, "If that's the case, then it's settled. Let's just make do with it. If we delay any longer, it will be dawn."
It took half an hour for the group to arrive at the hotel and check in.
After a busy day, everyone was very tired.
He Xuan delivered Shi Jingyuan and Lin You's luggage to the door of the suite and left.
Lin You followed Shi Jingyuan in.
The moment the door closed, she truly realized that she and Shi Jingyuan were now alone under the same roof.
Shi Jingyuan turned around and saw her still standing at the door. He whispered, "Do you want to wash first or should I?"
Lin You: “…”
Why does this sound so wrong?
Shi Jingyuan paused and smiled. "What I meant is that there is only one bathroom in the suite. Do you want to wash up first, or should I? Don't be nervous, Miss Lin. I don't mean anything else."
Lin You thought secretly, it would be fine if you didn’t say it, but now that you said it, it seems like she had the wrong idea!
She was still hesitating when the phone rang and the caller ID showed Ms. Su.
She made a please-come gesture to Shi Jingyuan, then walked to the balcony to answer the phone.
Shi Jingyuan smiled faintly, turned and walked into the bathroom.
The sea breeze blows on my face, bringing with it the coolness and ripples unique to the night.
This balcony actually faces the sea. The vague surging waves seem to be not far away. Occasionally, the sound of seagulls can be heard, but it quickly dissipates in the wind.
Ms. Su: "Have you found the hotel? Where are you staying? Send me the location and I'll save it."
Lin You reported the name of a hotel.
Upon hearing this, Su Yu asked in surprise, "Did you win the lottery? That's the best hotel in Licheng, and the price is not cheap. Aren't you usually quite casual with these material possessions? Are you willing to waste this money?"
As expected of a mother, every word she complains hits the nail on the head.
Lin You pursed her lips and said, "I have a few colleagues on business trips here. I can use their rooms to stay and they can reimburse me."
"Oh... I was thinking, I see."
Ms. Su paused and gave another order, "Since your colleagues are here, please invite them to your home for dinner tomorrow. You are from Licheng, so you should do your best to be a good host."
Lin You: "Uh... I don't think it's necessary."
"It's necessary!" Su Yu was very disappointed. "You are like a monk who has half a foot in the Buddhist monastery. You don't care about anything and don't understand the ways of the world at all."
Lin You: “…”
Ms. Su: "Just listen to me on these matters. A generous gesture is always a welcome omission. I'll go buy groceries tomorrow morning. You can bring them along. If we can't finish the food, haha..."
Lin You shuddered when he thought of Ms. Su's ability to write short essays and nag.
Sometimes she really couldn't understand why Ms. Su, who was already in her fifties, was still in the stage of a girl who was capable of acting, making trouble and making noises.
*
Shi Jingyuan washed up quickly and came out wearing a set of home pajamas with a dark blue plaid pattern, which looked conservative and tech-geeky.
It was quite different from the impression he usually gave people, with the gentleness of a mature man.
He wiped his hair with a towel and said to Lin You, "Go wash it, and go to bed early after washing. By the way, be careful of the slippery floor."
"oh."
Lin You responded softly, holding her pajamas and walking into the bathroom with her head down.
Shi Jingyuan looked at the closed bathroom door, his pupils shrank for a moment, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He was so timid that he didn't even dare to look at him for another second before he did anything.
In the bathroom, there was still residual heat from the previous user.
The air was filled with a faint scent of shower gel, like lemon.
Lin You glanced at the used items on the sink, and his mind unconsciously sketched out the scene of him applying shower gel on his body...
Lin You, what are you thinking about!
She blushed and slapped her cheeks to sober herself up.
But the more I force myself not to think too much, the more I can’t control my thoughts.
In the end, she quickly rinsed and fled from the bathroom.
Shi Jingyuan was sitting on the sofa. He looked up and saw her face flushed. He frowned and asked, "Why is your face so red?"
Lin You: "Uh...the water is too hot."
Shi Jingyuan didn't comment, but his eyes fell on her cartoon pajamas, pink cotton pajamas with a cute white kitten on each side.
Do you like kittens so much?
Lin You cleared her throat and noticed his gaze, feeling even more uncomfortable. "Hey, Mr. Shi, you should also get some rest early. I'm going to sleep."
Shi Jingyuan responded indifferently, watching her enter the guest room without looking back and close the door.
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