Lu Zhiyuan drove to the hotel, and I called Mingsi in the car.
The phone was answered quickly, and Mingsi asked me with concern: "Xiaoshan, are you not off work yet?"
"I'm off work. I'm at Qiu Qiu's place now." I didn't want Mingsi to worry about me, nor did I want to tell her the truth before I found out, so I lied and said, "Qiu Qiu has been busy opening a cat cafe these past two days. I'm staying here to give her advice, so I won't be staying there tonight."
When I was chatting with Mingsi before, I mentioned that Qiu Qiu had resigned from his job to start a cat cafe, so Mingsi had no doubt about what I said.
He just told me: "Don't sleep too late, both of you should go to bed early."
"I know, you too," I replied, then hung up.
After deceiving Mingsi, I breathed a sigh of relief and leaned my back firmly against the seat.
Lu Zhiyuan beside me smiled faintly and glanced at me: "Your excuse is really easy to come up with."
"That's no match for you! You fooled me all over during our two years of marriage."
I retorted almost subconsciously. I usually kept these words in my heart, but this time I didn't know why they just came out of my mouth.
When he heard what I said, the smile on Lu Zhiyuan's face suddenly disappeared and his mood became a little depressed.
He whispered, "I'm sorry..."
I frowned slightly. I didn't mean to offend him, nor did I need his apology.
I pretended not to hear and changed the subject: "There aren't many hotels in Qinglin Town, so let's just find one nearby."
At this time, it was getting dark outside, and Lu Zhiyuan parked the car in front of a hotel.
I looked out the car window and was slightly surprised. This hotel was the one where Yan Meng and I stayed when we came here to investigate last time.
Lu Zhiyuan explained, "This is the only hotel with a decent environment between Qinglin Town and the city. Those small hotels in town are really unfair to you."
I touched my nose helplessly. I didn't care whether I stayed in a hotel or a guesthouse. After all, I came from an ordinary family and had not been pampered since childhood.
But since we've already come this far, I just went along with what he said.
Lu Zhiyuan went to park the car, and I walked into the hotel first. The lobby manager recognized me at a glance.
"Miss Lan!" The lobby manager greeted me in surprise and walked towards me.
He instructed the front desk, "Give Miss Lan an employee discount."
After saying that, he turned around and bowed to me. "Miss Lan, I'm really sorry for what happened last time. Thank you and Mr. Yan for not pursuing the responsibility of our hotel. Otherwise, I might have been fired by now!"
Faced with the lobby manager's thanks, I felt a little embarrassed. I just smiled at him and shook my head to indicate that it was nothing.
"By the way, Mr. Yan's hand..." The lobby manager wanted to ask me about Yan Meng's injury, but Lu Zhiyuan walked in from the door and stood beside me.
Lu Zhiyuan glanced at the front desk and asked me softly, "Have you booked a room yet?"
The lobby manager glanced at Lu Zhiyuan and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
He forced a smile, took the room card from the front desk, and handed it to me with both hands: "Ms. Lan, this is your room card. Have a nice stay!"
When I took the room card, I saw that the lobby manager had an intriguing look in his eyes. He raised his eyebrows at me and smiled with a hint of playfulness.
My heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he thought I was a fickle woman?
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