Only when she heard footsteps approaching did Ling Xiaoxiao stop trembling and sit up carefully.
She looked up at the people passing by and saw a short-haired girl in a black T-shirt. She was not tall, very thin and fair.
"You..." Her voice was choked with sobs. She slowed down and asked, "Are you new here?"
Cai Lu looked at the girl who sat up from the sofa. Although her clothes were a little wrinkled, they were still neat.
"My name is Lu Cai. There's something I don't understand." As he spoke, Lu Cai pulled out the "Outstanding Employee Selection Form" from his trouser pocket. "How is this calculated?"
Xiaoxiao's eyes froze for a moment when she saw the form, but she quickly regained her composure. "This is for customers to fill out..."
Cai Lu sat down beside her and looked around the lounge while listening to Xiaoxiao explain the purpose of the selection form.
The room is not big, with a few lockers, a desk, three or four wooden chairs, and a long sofa against the wall on one side.
This should be the resting place for the front desk staff.
"But most customers don't want to waste their time..." Xiaoxiao reminded her with a smile, but her face was pale. "You have to be patient and don't make them angry."
Cai Lu nodded. As for patience, she had plenty of it.
"Let's go out quickly. There's no one at the front desk. Our bonus will be deducted—" Xiaoxiao stood up and took out his work clothes from the locker: a white shirt and a black vest.
Xiao Xiao stuffed a set of work clothes into Lu Cai's hands and said, "Put this on. If you're worried about hygiene, wash it yourself after work—"
After shaking out the work clothes, Cai Lu hesitated for a moment, looked at Xiaoxiao in front of him, took out the white shirt, and put on the small vest in the style of a suit.
The props and costumes for the side story disappear as soon as the side story ends. Who dares to change them?
Xiaoxiao didn't care whether Lu Cai was dressed properly or not. She didn't say anything when she saw Lu Cai pulling out his white shirt.
"I'll go watch outside first—" Cai Lu saw Xiaoxiao changing clothes in the lounge, and closed the door when he went out.
——
Shi Rukui walked quickly out of the restaurant door and looked towards the front desk. The old man was sitting at the back, looking down at some documents.
Turning back to look at the sofa in the hall, apart from the introduction page that had just been pulled out and spread out on the coffee table, there was no sign that anyone had sat there.
Oh no, Lu Cai is missing.
He hurried to check his friend list and saw an exclamation mark after Lu Cai's name.
After going around in circles, Shi Rukui finally ran to the front desk and asked a few questions tentatively, but in the end he got nothing out of it.
He ran towards the second floor and finally stopped in front of Room 204.
"Yue Xiaoyan, something happened to Lu Cai--" He raised his hand and knocked on the door a few times, and the door opened.
Yue Xiaoyan poked her head out, her face full of surprise: "What happened to her?"
The girl moved sideways to let Shi Rukui into the house.
"She took the opportunity to enter the front desk, but disappeared in a blink of an eye--" Before he could finish his words, Shi Rukui felt a flash of light in front of his eyes, his feet floated, and then fell to the ground. He barely stood firm and heard someone fall to the ground.
"What's going on?" Yue Xiaoyan just felt dizzy and fell backwards to the ground before she could recover.
I was lucky and didn't get hurt.
[Ding Dong——]
The system task prompt sounded, and Yue Xiaoyan lay on the ground motionless.
[Side story: Picky tenant.]
[Quest: You and your friends are going on a trip together and plan to stay at a small hotel with five-star reviews for three nights. Does this hotel, which boasts excellent service, really live up to its reputation?]
[Mission Objective: Strictly evaluate the hotel's service and never give a five-star rating!]
[Failure penalty: Players who fail will be deemed dead (ps: Resurrection card props will not be available in the side story)]
Picky... tenant?
Yue Xiaoyan was lying on the floor like a salted fish. The side storyline of this copy was getting weirder and weirder.
Never give a five-star review?
Is there such a God-experience mission?
"Are you okay?" Shi Rukui woke up from the system reminder sound and quickly squatted down to help Yue Xiaoyan who was lying on the ground.
Sitting up with his support, Yue Xiaoyan shook her head: "This mission is too weird. It's too friendly and doesn't seem like something a dog game would do—"
As long as she doesn't give it five stars? If she can't give it five stars, won't she give it four stars? It's all good anyway, so giving it one star for improvement is reasonable.
Shi Rukui helped her stand up: "Maybe it won't be that simple——"
Who are the people who judge hotel services? They come for good reviews, so what will happen to guests who refuse them?
"If I'm not mistaken..." Shi Rukui frowned, "Our biggest crisis comes from the hotel staff who serve us."
"If I don't give a good review...will he hit me?" Yue Xiaoyan recalled the NPC she encountered in the previous side story.
There are probably no normal people working in this hotel.
The two of them first carefully checked the room they were in. It was no different from their room in the main world, with a bathroom, two beds, a TV wall, and two sealed mirrors.
"Look at this--" Yue Xiaoyan stood beside the bedside table and pointed at a sign.
Shi Rukui approached and picked up the sign: "The hotel front desk phone number is XXXXXXX, feel free to call." He lowered his head and glanced at the bedside table. "Is there a phone number?"
As a player, it is impossible to carry electronic tools, unless the player's special ability is a mobile phone or computer. However, since the side story gives a phone number, it is not just for decoration.
"There's a telephone line here!" Yue Xiaoyan bent down and rummaged in the gap between the head of the bed and the wall for a long time, finally pulling out a dusty telephone line.
Shi Rukui had just squatted down——
Bang—bang—bang—
One, two, with no pattern. After a long time of knocking and no one answering, the knocking finally stopped.
After making sure there was no movement outside the door, Yue Xiaoyan slowly spoke: "I didn't expect that no matter where I am, this knock on the door is always with me..."
Shi Rukui frowned and had a faint smile on his face, making it difficult to tell his emotions.
"Let's find some communication equipment quickly—" He continued to search.
How could a picky guest tolerate such a mischievous knock on the door? He was already looking forward to the hotel staff's response to the knocker, which would be very exciting.
——
There is no concept of time in this side storyline, and Lu Cai doesn't know how long he has been here. Fortunately, the man in the linen Tang suit did not follow him in.
Taking advantage of her free time, she collected six five-star reviews. She only needed one more review to become an “Excellent Hotel Employee”!
But since she collected six positive reviews, no new guests have checked into the hotel, and existing guests have stopped asking the front desk for help.
A customer has only one opportunity to evaluate an employee, which is also the rule of the evaluation form.
Xiao Xiao beside her saw her gloomy face and patted her shoulder with a smile: "Don't worry, there are still three days left, and you will definitely get the last good review."
"Three days?" Lu Cai noticed.
Xiao Xiao was puzzled: "Yes, the selection list is held once a week. You collected six in four days, which is already amazing."
Four days.
Lu Cai remained silent. Although the time was confusing, she was certain that she had definitely not been on the branch line for four days.
So there are only three days left, which means she has less than three days left.
But this branch is still too peaceful, just running errands and chatting, and so far, not even a scary ghost has been seen.
“Ding-ling-ling——”
The landline phone on the side rang, and Xiaoxiao picked up the receiver: "Hello, this is the front desk of XX Hotel. How can I help you?"
Cai Lu saw Xiaoxiao holding a pen in her right hand and writing quickly on the notebook.
"Okay, we'll arrange for someone to handle it as soon as possible—" Xiaoxiao said gently, "Thank you for your feedback."
Only after hanging up the phone did Xiaoxiao frown.
"What's wrong?" Lu Cai turned his head to look at Xiaoxiao.
Xiaoxiao handed over the notebook: "The tenant of room 204 said that someone knocked on the door as a prank——"
When he heard the door number, Lu Cai's eyelids jumped. What a coincidence?
"I'll go and take a look..." Lu Cai has become accustomed to this kind of strange tasks. Maybe this time he can get the seventh positive review.
Xiaoxiao saw what Lu Cai was thinking: "These two customers are very difficult to deal with. Even if you complete the task, you may not be able to get a five-star rating-"
"What do you mean?" Lu Cai was a little curious.
"Them..." Xiaoxiao spoke naturally, but her mind was blank.
What had they done? Why did she find them so difficult?
A look of confusion gradually appeared on the little face.
Cai Lu looked at Xiaoxiao's expression and realized that there was something wrong with Room 204. Perhaps they were the key to her leaving the side storyline.
"I'll go take a look first—" Lu Cai smiled soothingly.
The more suspicious points there are, the more unusual the situation is. Suddenly, a mission arrives, a strange tenant, a strange mission...
"But is it okay for you to be here alone?" Lu Cai was a little worried.
During this period, she tried her best to stay with Xiaoxiao. Sometimes the manager would deliberately make things difficult for her and try to get Lu Cai to leave, but unfortunately she didn't buy it.
Fire her if you dare! Lu Cai was not afraid at all. Under the game mechanism, she wanted to see if this beast had the right to fire her.
After various provocative behaviors, Cai Lu determined that this beast really had no right to fire her.
What manager? He is just playing a role.
But Xiaoxiao is different from her. Lu Cai is an outsider, and his thinking has already transcended the relationship between superiors and subordinates.
Xiaoxiao thought of Manager Liu as her superior and instinctively obeyed his orders. She was afraid of the manager and the security guard, and even if she was hurt, she could not overcome her fear and resist.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself—" Xiao Xiao comforted Lu Cai, "I've finally managed to get seven five-star reviews, don't worry about me."
Cai Lu looked at the notebook spread out on the table, then said to Xiao Xiao, "I'll be back soon, be careful—"
As she left the front desk, she practically ran up the stairs.
Xiaoxiao watched her run away, her eyebrows curved and her face full of smiles, but the corners of her eyes were wet and her eye sockets were slightly red.
"Tell me, she's such a good person, why didn't she lend you a hand back then?"
A little girl of seven or eight years old was standing outside the service desk. She had delicate eyebrows and eyes, baby fat on her face, and skin as white as porcelain. In her arms was a broken doll sewn together with black thread.
Xiaoxiao withdrew her gaze, her eyes dimmed, and only endless coldness remained.
The little girl turned her head and looked at Xiaoxiao: "You seem reluctant to let her go. Isn't that just right? Let her stay here forever..."
Xiaoxiao didn't say a word. From hope to despair, who could understand everything she had experienced?
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