Hearing the familiar voice, the proprietress stopped what she was doing and looked at the man carefully before recognizing him: "Liu Ming?"
The man immediately burst into tears and rushed forward to hug the proprietress: "Sister, it's me, Liu Ming."
"So, you brat, you dare to come back? I'll break your legs!"
Under the shocked gazes of Gu Baiwei and Shen Xuan, the proprietress wielded the stick with great skill and flair.
Liu Ming wailed and ran away, covering his head, until he was beaten black and blue. Then the landlady grabbed him by the ear and kicked him to the ground: "Apologize, apologize to him right now. Also, give back whatever you took from him, or I'll beat you up again."
Liu Ming hurriedly shook his head: "Sister, I really didn't take it. Besides, I wasn't the only one in the room just now. If anything was lost, it must have been that person who took it."
Liu Yan knew exactly what kind of person her younger brother was, so she immediately began to grope him without any hesitation, searching him thoroughly and even taking off his shoes to examine them carefully.
If it weren't for the fact that this kid's socks hadn't been washed in who knows how long, she would have almost taken them off too.
Only after searching everything thoroughly did Liu Yan finally breathe a sigh of relief; the brat really hadn't stolen anything this time.
But the thought of this brat opening someone else's door late at night made Liu Yan furious. She grabbed his ear and dragged him in front of Gu Baiwei: "Miss, go in and check if anything is missing. Make this brat pay for it."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ming panicked: "Sister, I didn't take anything! I swear."
"What good is your oath? Going to someone's room in the middle of the night without sleeping, you obviously have bad intentions."
Liu Ming felt even more aggrieved: "I had just opened the door when you guys took turns beating me up. I really didn't take anything. If anything was missing, it was that man in black who stole it."
He felt extremely wronged. He hadn't done anything wrong, yet he was beaten up by the three of them for no reason. His sister, in particular, went all out and almost broke the stick.
When Gu Baiwei heard the name "man in black" again, she immediately took two steps forward to ask for clarification, but Liu Ming's face turned pale and he quickly covered his head, saying, "Can you please stop hitting my face?"
Seeing the man's terrified expression, it was clear he had been beaten quite a bit. Gu Baiwei couldn't help but glance at the proprietress next to her. She hadn't realized that the proprietress, who looked so gentle and quiet, was actually quite fierce.
"Don't worry, I won't hit you. I just want to ask you something."
A soft, pleasant female voice rang in his ears. Liu Ming was stunned for a moment, then looked up in fear and was met with a delicate, fair face.
Her clean, small face had exquisite features; even without makeup, she had a natural beauty. Her eyes were curved, and her cherry lips were smiling. She was more beautiful than any female celebrity he had ever seen on TV.
He was so engrossed in watching that he was momentarily lost in thought until Liu Yan kicked him hard in the butt, which brought him back to his senses.
"Ask away, ask whatever you want."
Liu Ming looked embarrassed and, unusually awkward, gave Liu Yan a wink and lowered his voice, "Sister, can you give me some face in front of outsiders?"
Liu Yan snorted coldly, then took a step back and stopped making any further moves.
"You're saying there were other people in the room just now?"
Gu Baiwei took the opportunity to ask Liu Ming a question.
Meeting her gentle gaze, Liu Ming's heart stirred slightly, and he spoke without reservation: "I was just passing by when I heard a noise coming from inside the room. When I went over, I found the door was still open, so I couldn't help but take a look. Then a person dressed in all black, wearing a mask and hat, rushed out and almost knocked me over. I had just regained my balance when you arrived..."
He was telling the truth this time, but he concealed his intention to sneak in and steal something.
Liu Ming and Liu Yan lost both their parents at a young age. The older sister has a fiery personality and is hardworking and capable. She earned some money by working and opened this hotel.
Feeling sorry for her younger brother who had grown up without parents, she spoiled him a bit.
As a result, Liu Ming dropped out of junior high school and spent his days idly with petty thugs, often engaging in petty theft and other despicable acts.
Liu Yan had beaten him many times, but he never learned his lesson, so she simply stopped caring about him. However, she stopped giving Liu Ming money whenever he asked for it.
Today, Liu Ming had squandered all his money, so he thought he would come back to steal something. He happened to see the door open, but before he could do anything, he was startled by the man who suddenly rushed out. Then, just as he was about to open the door, he was beaten up by the three men.
"Did you get a good look at what that man looked like?"
Liu Ming scratched his head: "He was wearing a mask and hat, completely covered up, only his eyes were showing, so I couldn't see his face..."
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and hurriedly added, "I smelled a faint scent of disinfectant on him, and the man's skin was quite pale, the kind of pale without any color, and his eyes were lifeless, like a ghost."
Upon hearing his description, Gu Baiwei immediately pictured Qi Yu in her mind, but he should still be in the mental hospital and couldn't possibly be out.
The trail went cold there. Liu Yan accompanied Gu Baiwei into the room to check, and found that nothing was missing. Her heart jumped again.
If they weren't here to steal, then they're after her.
She couldn't stay in that room anymore, so she asked Liu Yan to help her change rooms. Unfortunately, the empty room was right next to Guo Hua's.
Thinking of all the commotion she'd heard tonight, Gu Baiwei's face turned green. She could only pray that Director Guo wouldn't cause any more trouble.
Noticing her unusual expression, Shen Xuan assumed she was frightened by what happened that night. He smiled slightly, leaned closer, and whispered, "If you're scared, why don't you sleep with me tonight?"
In short, Gu Baiwei almost choked on her own saliva. What kind of indecent words were those?
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