Chapter 144, Stumbling Block
Fearing she wouldn't be able to get up, Zhang Youyou arranged to meet Ji Yuxuan at nine o'clock and gave her her hotel room number, telling her she could come up. However, when the next day arrived, Zhang Youyou still hadn't come out of the room by eight-thirty. Knowing her temper, Li Dongshuo ignored her and instead sent Ji Yuxuan a WeChat message, asking where she was and offering to pick her up.
Ji Yuxuan replied that she was almost at the hotel and could wait for them downstairs, telling them not to rush. Li Dongshuo said he wasn't in a hurry, but Zhang Youyou hadn't gotten up yet. Afraid she would be anxious, Li Dongshuo added that he would go downstairs to pick her up.
After putting on his coat, he knocked twice on Zhang Youyou's door and said, "I'm going to pick up Ji Yuxuan, you'd better get up!" Then he left, while Zhang Youyou was fast asleep inside the room.
When Li Dongshuo arrived downstairs, he happened to run into Ji Yuxuan, who had just entered the hotel. Li Dongshuo immediately greeted her with a smile, but unexpectedly, the boy who had eaten with her yesterday also came over, and his smile immediately disappeared.
"Why did you two come together?" Li Dongshuo walked up to Ji Yuxuan without even glancing at the boy.
"He had time today, so he brought me over."
She originally wanted to come alone, but the boy insisted on coming with her, so she had no choice but to go with him. Now that she saw Li Dongshuo, Ji Yuxuan felt completely overwhelmed.
The boy, completely unfazed by Li Dongshuo's indifference, smiled and said, "Girls always need someone to carry their bags when they go shopping!" He then stepped forward and extended his hand to Li Dongshuo, saying, "I'm Ji Huai'an, Ji Yuxuan's brother!"
It would be impolite for Lee Dong-seok to show a bad attitude after the other person had already introduced themselves, especially since they had already stated their identity.
Li Dongshuo returned the handshake and said, "Li Dongshuo, Ji Yuxuan's friend."
The two let go of each other's hands, and Ji Huai'an asked, "Is that girl your sister?"
Lee Dong-seok said somewhat awkwardly, "She's older than me."
Ji Huai'an laughed even more unrestrainedly, "So that's how it is!"
Li Dongshuo didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer, so he said to Ji Yuxuan, "She hasn't gotten up yet, do you want to go and check on her?"
Before Ji Yuxuan could speak, Ji Huai'an interrupted, "Isn't it inappropriate for us to go upstairs before they're even awake?"
Li Dongshuo's original intention was to invite Ji Yuxuan up for a chat, but after Ji Huai'an's explanation, it sounded like he was inviting both of them up. He really shouldn't be underestimated.
However, Lee Dong-seok didn't fall for it and explained seriously, "It's not appropriate for a man like me to go into a girl's room. I'd like to ask you to help me call her, otherwise she might sleep until tonight!"
Hearing this, Ji Yuxuan had no choice but to agree.
As the two were about to go upstairs, Lee Dong-seok suddenly remembered something, turned around, and said, "Want to come along?"
"Good lad, he actually holds a grudge." Ji Huai'an said with a smile, "No need, I'll just have a cup of coffee here!"
The two went upstairs and stood in different corners of the elevator without saying a word until they got off the elevator. Li Dongshuo led her over first, opened the door and invited her to sit down.
Upon entering the room, Li Dongshuo realized they were staying in a suite. He went straight to Zhang Youyou's room, but the door was still closed. Li Dongshuo knocked on the door in a good-natured manner and told her that Ji Yuxuan had arrived, but there was no response. Li Dongshuo turned around and shrugged at Ji Yuxuan, who had no choice but to go over.
"She's a deep sleeper, so be careful when you call her, lest she accidentally hurt you!"
Hearing him say that, Ji Yuxuan laughed, "Look at what you're saying, do you think she would hit someone?"
Lee Dong-seok shook his head, "He might not hit people, but he's definitely grumpy when he wakes up!"
Ji Yuxuan continued to smile and gently knocked on the door, but no one answered. The two looked at each other, and when Li Dongshuo nodded, Ji Yuxuan turned the doorknob and pushed the door open.
He couldn't just squat by the door of the girl's room, so he went to the kitchen to get a bottle of water. Zhang Youyou had bought a lot of snacks and drinks when she came back yesterday. People who didn't know better would think she was having a party.
Anxin stood in front of the kitchen counter, drinking her beverage and eating the small cake she had bought, wondering how she could shake off Ji Huai'an when she went out later. Li Dongshuo felt that Ji Huai'an was the biggest stumbling block on his road to love.
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