Inside room 608, Bai Meihua sat on the bed, her mind in turmoil. The scenes she had witnessed upon entering the hotel, whether of wealth, luxury, or absurdity, were all impacting her simple heart and values.
Especially after meeting her cousin, she understood even more clearly what kind of job her cousin was going to introduce to her. In the mouths of her relatives, her cousin was a successful person who drove a car, dressed very stylishly, and was a boss in a big city, saying that she was a manager of a restaurant.
At that moment, she understood that her cousin was indeed the manager, but not the restaurant manager.
The door opened, and Bai Meihua trembled violently, startled. She turned around and saw her cousin, regained her composure, and asked, "Sister, are you done with your work?"
"Not yet, I'll come see you when I have some free time." Manager Bai casually closed the door, looked at his cousin. She was quite good-looking, and if she dressed up, she would be better than him. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and exhaled a puff of smoke.
"Sis, I ran into a pickpocket on the train. My money was stolen, and so was your phone number. Luckily, I ran into you..."
"Don't talk to me about that. How's your dad?" Manager Bai interrupted her and asked.
“He’s lying in the hospital. The county hospital said he needs to have surgery in the provincial capital. We’ve sold all the grain at home, and we’re still short a lot of money. If my dad gets paralyzed, what will we do next spring? My younger brother is still young…”
Bai Meihua cried as she spoke. It was too hard. This family was truly destitute. Her father was the pillar of the family. If he were to fall ill, the four of them would have no way to eat.
Manager Bai sighed when he saw her like this and said, "There's not much I can do to help you. You've seen the situation here. If you work here as a waitress, you'll earn about a thousand yuan a month. You'll have to wear those kinds of clothes to greet guests. Or you can be a hostess, and you can earn seven or eight thousand a month."
Bai Meihua shook her head; she couldn't do it.
"You're lucky. Now an opportunity is in front of you. The Mr. Lu you met on the train is very rich. You can tell he treats you well. Stay by his side, preferably become his close confidant, listen to their conversations, and tell me what they say. It would be best if you could go into his room and search around."
"If you do this well, the reward will be no less than ten thousand yuan, maybe even thirty or fifty thousand, understand?"
"So many?" Bai Meihua's pupils began to dilate. This number was too big and too shocking for her; she was powerless to resist it.
"Yes! Do you want to stay in the city?" Manager Bai said in a deep voice, "This opportunity is once in a lifetime!"
It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted. These past few days, the contrast between the upscale life in the city and the dusty days in the village has been stark. What girl wouldn't want a more luxurious lifestyle?
She couldn't accept working here directly, but she was happy to be by Lu Feng's side.
"Plum Blossom, you're not ugly, and President Lu isn't that old. Let me tell you this, a CEO of his stature, age, and appearance is one of a kind in the whole country. This is your chance!"
Manager Bai didn't tell her that Lu Feng was married. Of course she knew that someone as naive as Bai Meihua, who was like a blank sheet of paper, was no match for Lu Feng. He wouldn't divorce his wife for her.
I just wanted to give her a thought, a fantasy.
Bai Meihua's breathing was heavy, as if she were having an internal struggle. After hesitating for more than ten seconds, she nodded heavily.
"He should be dressed soon. Let's go downstairs and wait. Here's two thousand yuan for you. Go out tomorrow and buy some clothes and a pair of high heels. Learn to dress yourself up. If you don't know how to do makeup, find a wedding planner to do your makeup and get you all done, okay?"
Manager Bai talked all the way, explaining in detail what shoes to wear, what underwear to buy, how to dress herself, how to approach Lu Feng, and what information to inquire about.
Lu Feng got dressed and stood in front of the mirror, drying his hair. He knew Manager Bai all too well; from the moment she started confiding in him, he already knew what she wanted to do.
Manager Bai predicted that Lu Feng would open up to her, but Lu Feng predicted her prediction.
Having been in the underworld for so many years, Lu Feng knew one thing well: people in the underworld, regardless of gender, all wear two masks. One is for outsiders, and the other can only be seen by looking in the mirror.
The biggest taboo in the world is to open your heart to just anyone. Everyone is exhausted, their hearts are scarred, and they want to find someone to lean on and talk about the wounds they've carried in their hearts all these years.
However, when someone opens up to you, you have no way of knowing whether they are being genuine or not. Once you open up to them, they might deliver a fatal blow.
The girls in nightclubs who confide in you are just trying to sell you alcohol and scam you out of your money. Salespeople who confide in you are trying to sell you products. Those who call you family, go through fire and water for you, and even lose money to sell you things, moving you to tears, are actually the ones who will scam you the most.
Kindness is a bad habit that the strong have long since abandoned!
Perhaps this is why Lu Feng likes to help simple and honest people, like Jiang Xiaoyan back then and Bai Meihua now.
After drying his hair, Lu Feng looked at himself in the mirror and smiled, but the smile disappeared the next second. He sighed inwardly, thinking that he could probably only smile involuntarily when facing Jiang Xiaoyan and Duoduo now.
Upon arriving at the reception room, Ye Wusheng and the others were already waiting. Prince Hui said from the side, "President Lu, why don't you stay? President Ke said that you're free to do whatever you want today as long as you're in this hotel."
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Ke, but I won't keep you any longer." Lu Feng glanced at the group and asked, "Where's Bai Meihua? Isn't she going back?"
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