657: Absence makes the heart grow fonder 657: Absence makes the heart grow fonder Sheraton Hotel.
Room 2321.
Jiang Chen stood beside the dining table, caught between laughter and tears.
“Have you eaten?”
He cleared his throat.
At this moment, all three people in the room were standing, with the only difference being that Shi Qianxi’s bag had already been thrown onto the sofa.
She didn’t respond to Jiang Chen’s question, her gaze emotionlessly sweeping over Kim Joohyun, who hadn’t managed to leave in time.
“Can someone explain this to me?”
An explanation?
He was still wondering what exactly was going on.
An innocent Jiang Chen felt totally helpless, and by now he certainly understood that Kim Joohyun’s visit was definitely not arranged by Shi Qianxi.
“I’m really sorry!”
Kim Joohyun bowed deeply, keeping her head down forcefully, her awkwardness and embarrassment so profound that she would have dived into a hole in the ground if there had been one.
“How did you get in?”
Shi Qianxi had no sympathy to spare, even though she knew the other woman was a Korean celebrity.
Her expression didn’t soften in the least.
Even with someone as famous as Pei Yunxi, she wouldn’t hesitate to give a piece of her mind, let alone a Korean star of incomparable social status.
“I…”
Kim Joohyun lifted her head.
For some reason, the face that had mesmerized countless otakus was now flush red.
She twisted her hands together, at a loss, starting and stopping several times before finally squeezing out the words in a delicate, rosy tone, “I came in by ringing the doorbell.”
“Pfft…”
Jiang Chen couldn’t help but laugh, but as soon as he did, he felt two icy glares shot his way.
Jiang Chen immediately straightened his expression.
“Ding-dong…”
The timing of the ringing phone could not have been worse.
As urgent as a death knell.
It was Kim Joohyun’s cell phone.
“I’m really sorry, ssi-mi-da.”
Kim Joohyun bowed again and then tried to leave.
But Shi Qianxi was not going to let her off so easily.
“Who said you could leave?”
Miss Shi’s aura truly grew by the day.
Without moving a muscle, just a single glance from her was enough to freeze Kim Joohyun in place.
Kim Joohyun floundered, feeling an immense pressure from the casually dressed woman who didn’t seem much older than herself, almost as much as from her own company president.
As the phone stopped ringing and then started again, Kim Joohyun became increasingly anxious.
“It’s a misunderstanding.”
Jiang Chen cleared his throat and spoke up, “Miss Kim Joohyun must have entered the wrong room.”
Seeing him looking at her, Kim Joohyun’s cheeks grew even rosier, blushing to the point of radiance.
“Entered the wrong room and ate dinner together?”
Shi Qianxi glanced at the dining table.
“No, no…”
Kim Joohyun hurriedly explained.
“It really is a misunderstanding.”
Seeing the persistent ringing of the other party’s phone, Jiang Chen, being reasonable, said, “She might have something urgent to attend to.
Let her go first, and I will explain to you later.”
“Without a clear explanation, no one is leaving.”
Shi Qianxi sat down on the sofa, her aloofness and dominance undiminished from her usual style.
She had rushed over with high hopes, to be greeted by this scene.
Anyone would have been furious in her place.
Don’t forget,
she was once feared by the East Sea’s playboys for managing to send her boyfriend crashing into the hospital.
Now, she had mellowed out quite a bit.
If it had been like before, she wouldn’t have had the patience to communicate and might have already caused the hotel to call for an ambulance.
Jiang Chen felt helpless.
Of course, he knew this lady’s temperament.
Without a satisfactory explanation, she definitely wouldn’t let it go.
To tell the truth, he should be the most innocent one involved.
But the situation had already gone too far, and there was no helping the mess he was in.
“Miss Kim Joohyun, which room were you actually planning to go to?”
Jiang Chen looked at the embarrassed and anxious young Korean star.
“…”
As if it were difficult for her to speak, Kim Joohyun hesitated a long while, then bit her lip and finally answered honestly, “2312.”
Jiang Chen looked toward Shi Qianxi, his expression revealing the apparent truth.
Miss Shi sat on the sofa, feigning indifference, “You should be old enough to differentiate Arabic numerals, shouldn’t you?”
Kim Joohyun was immediately overcome with embarrassment.
Jiang Chen had nothing to say, already accustomed to such behavior.
Considering this lady’s past actions, such words were far from mean—they were actually quite mild.
“Miss Kim Joohyun, you can go now.”
Jiang Chen stepped forward.
Although the young Korean star had entered his room by mistake, no matter what, she had been polite from the start to the end.
“I’m sorry for the disturbance!”
Kim Joohyun bowed once more, then quickly walked out, the heels of her high-heeled shoes tapping urgently.
Shi Qianxi sat on the sofa without saying a word.
Just before opening the door, Kim Joohyun paused, not forgetting to put on her mask, and only then did she pull the door open.
As she was about to step out of the room, she saw two stern-faced bodyguards blocking the doorway.
Kim Joohyun froze.
“I’ve told you, it’s a misunderstanding.
Let her go.”
Jiang Chen turned his head, his tone deepening a notch.
“We’ll see whether it’s a misunderstanding or not.”
Shi Qianxi got up and went straight to the door.
“It’s room 2312, right?
I’ll go with you.”
After saying this, she headed out the door.
The two bodyguards cleared the way.
Caught off guard, Kim Joohyun didn’t know what to do.
Jiang Chen felt helpless as well; when this lady became stubborn, it seemed he couldn’t stop her either.
“I apologize.”
He walked up to Kim Joohyun.
Kim Joohyun looked at him, her eyes full of bewilderment and helpless charm.
“Let’s go.”
Jiang Chen sighed internally, having no choice but to take Kim Joohyun with him to catch up.
In front were Shi Qianxi and her two bodyguards, and behind were Jiang Chen and Kim Joohyun, who was wearing a mask,
The two groups arrived at the door of room 2312.
Both rooms were on the same floor, not too far apart.