Chapter 675 - 675: New Blacklist

Lin Xue's clothes were completely soaked, but thankfully, she could borrow some from Zhao Ling.

Zhao Yuan took the clothes Zhao Ling had pulled from her suitcase and handed them to Lin Xue. "Go change in my room so you don't catch a cold. Ling'Er, you go wash up in my room too."

"Okay," the two replied in unison, taking the key card and entering Zhao Yuan's room.

Meanwhile, the Bone Woman was discussing compensation with the on-duty manager who had rushed over. To be honest, the hotel had never encountered anything like this before, and even the experienced duty manager was a bit stunned.

After about ten minutes, Lin Xue and Zhao Ling, having changed their clothes and washed up, came out of Zhao Yuan's room.

"How is it? Do the clothes fit alright?" Zhao Yuan asked as he looked them over.

Lin Xue nodded. "They fit, but it's a little tight across the chest. It feels constricting."

Zhao Ling looked down at her own chest, then at Lin Xue's, and said with a dejected look, "There's nothing to be done. Yours are just so big! Ugh, if only you could share a little."

Zhao Yuan subconsciously glanced at Lin Xue's chest. It was indeed stretched very tight, looking like the clothes might rip at any moment.

Lin Xue's pretty face flushed. She shot Zhao Yuan a look and scolded him irritably, "What are you looking at? Pervert!" Internally, however, she was secretly pleased. 'Who wouldn't want a feature that their beloved finds attractive?'

"It's not like I haven't touched them before..." Zhao Yuan muttered under his breath.

"What did you say?" Lin Xue didn't hear him clearly and asked curiously.

Zhao Ling had a gossipy look on her face. "Bro, since when did your voice get as quiet as a mosquito's? Can you speak up?"

"N-nothing... I didn't say anything. You two hurry and pack. We need to check out and leave. We still have to go look at apartments to rent today," Zhao Yuan said, changing the subject.

'Are you kidding me?' he thought. 'If I dared to repeat that out loud, Lin Xue would absolutely beat me to a pulp! After all, some things can be done, but not said, especially when other people are present...'

He successfully diverted Lin Xue's and Zhao Ling's attention, and they both went to pack their luggage. Meanwhile, the Bone Woman finished negotiating the compensation amount with the hotel's duty manager.

Once everyone was packed, they went downstairs. After paying the compensation and checking out, they left the hotel.

Watching them leave, the duty manager told the receptionist, "Make a note of this group's information. If they ever try to stay here again, just tell them we're fully booked. Oh, and if they try to book online, do the same thing."

"Why?" the receptionist asked, confused. "They damaged hotel property, but they were very cooperative about compensation."

The duty manager gave a wry smile. "They were certainly quick to pay, but these incidents are a huge hassle to deal with! This time, they broke a faucet, a doorknob, and a door. Next time, who knows? They might tear down the whole room, or even the hotel... We can't afford guests like that, no matter how agreeable they are!"

The receptionist thought for a moment and realized her manager was being prudent. She quickly replied, "I understand. I'll record their information and add them to the blacklist right away."

The duty manager nodded, satisfied.

He had no idea that even though he'd spoken quietly, Zhao Yuan had heard every single word.

Zhao Yuan rubbed his nose and chuckled wryly. "I never thought I'd make it from a buffet's blacklist to a hotel's blacklist. I guess that's a new personal record."

"What are you talking about? What blacklist?" Lin Xue asked, curious.

Zhao Yuan didn't hide it from her, smiling as he recounted what he'd overheard.

Hearing the story, both Lin Xue and Zhao Ling were mortified.

Lin Xue stuck out her tongue and said self-deprecatingly, "Honestly, even if they didn't blacklist me, I wouldn't come back. This was just too humiliating. I'd be too ashamed to show my face here again."

"Same here," Zhao Ling nodded in agreement.

After finding their car in the parking garage, the group piled in.

Zhao Yuan sat in the passenger seat. After buckling his seatbelt, he turned to Lin Xue. "You're not in a hurry to get home, are you? Why don't you come with us to look at apartments?"

Zhao Ling linked arms with Lin Xue, saying in a cute, wheedling voice, "Yeah, Sister Xiaoxue, come with us! That way you'll know where we live and can come over often."

She deliberately emphasized the words "come over often," earning a long eye-roll from Lin Xue.

Still, Lin Xue agreed to go along, since she didn't have anything else to do anyway.

The group went to the real estate agency, picked up Mu Han, and headed to the apartment they had chosen earlier. After an in-person tour, they were all very pleased with the neighborhood and the interior design.

Best of all, it came fully furnished with appliances. All they needed to buy was bedding and household supplies to move right in.

"What do you think?"

Zhao Yuan asked Zhao Ling. Ultimately, the apartment was for her, so her opinion was what mattered most.

"It's amazing!" Zhao Ling was thrilled with the place.

"Alright then, this is the one." Zhao Yuan nodded. The group immediately returned to the agency, had the landlord come over, and signed the lease. After paying a month's rent as a security deposit, they got the Key.

"Thank you, Miss Mu," Zhao Yuan said to Mu Han as they parted ways.

"Not at all. It was my pleasure to assist you, Mr. Zhao," Mu Han replied with a smile.

After Zhao Yuan's group left, the agents at the real estate office couldn't help but start gossiping.

"That Mr. Zhao is really something. We haven't seen him for a few days, and he's already got another gorgeous woman with him!"

"Tell me about it. I wonder what his relationship is with those three beauties."

"Look at him, a woman on each arm. It's enough to make us single guys die of envy!"

Zhao Yuan had no idea he had already been branded a "playboy" in the eyes of the agency staff.

Next, they went to a hypermarket to buy bedding and household supplies. They spent the whole afternoon cleaning and tidying up the apartment. Afterward, Lin Xue and Zhao Ling went out again for decorations and fresh flowers.

You have to admit, after they decorated, the place really started to feel like a home.

After dinner, Zhao Yuan took Lin Xue home.

It wasn't that he didn't want her to stay, but she had already told her parents she'd be home yesterday. She was a day late and couldn't put it off any longer.

The next day, Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ling went to Lakefront House bright and early.

Around noon, the guests they invited for the banquet started to arrive.

"Why did they invite us to a dump like this?"

A pot-bellied, middle-aged man got out of his car, and his expression instantly soured when he saw the restaurant was just a simple, prefabricated building.