"Jiu Li!! I want to go to the hotel booked by the company!"
Finally, the irritable young master Jiu admitted reluctantly, "I don’t know where the company’s booked, what if it’s too shabby and I’m not used to it?"
In the end, young master Jiu agreed to inquire about it.
"Hmm?" Jiu Li was surprised by the result over the phone, "I see, and book one for me too... Just next to hers. What? The room next to hers is taken? Then cancel that reservation, I’ll cover the compensation, just do it!"
Having given his instructions, Jiu Li hung up the phone nonchalantly.
"Let’s go, the car to pick us up has already arrived at the door. We’ll head to Gale Island now."
Lu Wanwan, who had already started walking, suddenly stopped, "Vice President Jiu, I said I wanted to go to the hotel the company booked, I’m not here for a vacation."
"Reporter Lu, the company actually booked Gale Island Resort," Jiu Li said behind his sunglasses, squinting slightly, genuinely puzzled as he queried, "I too would like to know why my big brother, who’s usually so stingy with his subordinates, is suddenly so generous."
"It wasn’t booked by you?"
"Should I swear on it?"
Lu Wanwan, out of arguments, dragged her suitcase towards the door, "I’ll know when I get there myself. If Director Li isn’t there, I’ll leave on my own."
Following Jiu Li to the romantic island of Xigang, by the time Lu Wanwan reached the hotel, her complexion was somewhat pale.
She had eaten only a sandwich at noon in a rush to catch the flight and had no appetite on the plane. Plus, she was feeling a bit seasick earlier.
"Send the luggage up, we’re going to eat first."
"No need, I have work!"
"Alright alright, we can work while eating!"
Lu Wanwan was beyond exasperated with him; he was a young master from a wealthy family, yet he showed no temper at all, and she couldn’t bring herself to lose her cool either.
No matter how much she tried to keep her distance, Jiu Li always managed to behave as if they were very familiar in the next moment.
"Here’s your room card."
Lu Wanwan took it, inwardly astounded.
This was indeed what the company had booked, a five-star luxury resort!
Was she really here on a business trip?
"What do you mean my reservation isn’t there?" Jiu Li tapped his finger on the counter.
The receptionist apologized, "Mr. Jiu, there really is no booking under your name. But we can rearrange one for you."
"Check again, I booked the room right next to hers! If there’s no reservation, I still want that room now."
"But Mr. Jiu, the room next to hers has been booked by someone else."
"Then you’re saying my reservation isn’t there?"
"It wasn’t made by you, sir!"
Jiu Li was quick to make a call, telling the about-to-leave Lu Wanwan, "Hold on a second, I’m making a call to check."
Lu Wanwan: "..." How is this her problem?
Young master Jiu, you can play by yourself!
"Where’s the room you booked for me? What do you mean it can’t be cancelled now? I said I’d cover the compensation... Someone important? Tell me their name, I’ll talk to them myself. I’ll upgrade them to a top suite."
Lu Wanwan pinched her suitcase handle, hesitating whether to go or stay.
Maybe she should wait for Jiu Li to fail and then try to console him a little?
As she waited for Jiu Li to finish the call, a person suddenly walked in through the door.
When Gu Annan came in, he was on a call. His deep, dark eyes swept over the hotel lobby, and his gaze firmly settled on her.
Lu Wanwan’s heart tightened suddenly when she saw him end the call and start walking towards her.
"Wan," Jiu Li said resignedly, hanging up, "the room next to you was booked by your ex-husband. My assistant is too timid to ask him to vacate it."