Chapter 232 - 195: A Private Room with a Bedroom, Is This Reasonable?

Chapter 232: Chapter 195: A Private Room with a Bedroom, Is This Reasonable?

Liu Nanyi was delayed by about two minutes from talking with Su Tang.

When she pushed open the door and stepped out of the private room, the scene before her made her falter.

A massive crowd of people stood before Gu Heng.

By a rough estimate, there were at least twenty of them.

At the forefront were several well-dressed, middle-aged men. They were currently bowing and scraping before Gu Heng, their faces plastered with fawning, obsequious smiles. Behind them stood all of Roar Hall’s waiters and security staff.

They were holding imported liquor and champagne, and any given bottle was incredibly expensive.

’What is going on?’

A look of astonishment flashed across Liu Nanyi’s pure, lovely face.

"Chairman Gu, I truly didn’t know you were here."

The man in the lead spoke with extreme reverence. "We failed to greet you personally at the entrance just now. It was truly a dereliction of our duty. Please forgive us."

"There’s no blame if you didn’t know."

"I didn’t give any advance notice, so how could you have known?"

Gu Heng waved his hand dismissively. "Is the private room ready?"

"It’s ready."

Du Zehui answered at once. "This way, Chairman Gu..."

Gu Heng gave a slight nod, then glanced at Liu Nanyi. Seeing her somewhat dazed expression, the corners of his lips curled into a small smile.

Without a word, he took Liu Nanyi’s hand and led her forward.

Liu Nanyi felt the warmth of Gu Heng’s palm. Her cheeks flushed slightly, her heart filled with joy.

Soon, surrounded by the entourage,

Gu Heng led Liu Nanyi into an elevator. They ascended to the fourth floor of Roar Hall and finally stopped before a room with a plaque that read "VIP Room A."

"Chairman Gu, after you..."

Du Zehui, the manager of the Howl Hall Hongqi Street Store, personally opened the door for Gu Heng.

Gu Heng’s expression remained impassive as he led Liu Nanyi inside.

At this point, Liu Nanyi was in a complete daze.

She, Su Tang, and her friends had been to the Howl Hall Hongqi Street Store many times before, but it wasn’t until today that she learned it even had a fourth floor.

And besides that, this private room was just too opulent.

No...

It could only be described as extravagant!

Absolutely magnificent!

Breathtakingly beautiful!

Gu Heng walked leisurely into the room and led Liu Nanyi to a seat in the center.

"Quick..."

"Get the drinks set up for Chairman Gu."

Du Zehui urged the waiters outside the door, all while continuing to bow and scrape before Gu Heng.

Just a moment ago, when Du Zehui had seen the message from Gu Heng on the corporate app, it was as if a bomb had gone off under his seat—he had shot up in an instant.

He had been there a few days ago when Gu Heng arrived at Xingchuan International Group to assume his new position, witnessing the entire event firsthand.

The motorcade, like a black dragon, the sheer, imposing momentum, and Gu Heng’s regal air, like that of a royal heir—it all left an indelible impression on him.

He might be the store manager here, in charge of dozens of employees.

But within the entire Xingchuan International Group, there were at least eighty, if not a hundred, other middle managers at his level.

’Speak with Gu Heng?’

’That’s pure fantasy!’

He’d be honored just to have the chance to say hello to Gu Heng.

So for Gu Heng to suddenly message him from the corporate app in the middle of the night, announcing that he was already in the store—how could he not panic?

After all, in the mere six days since Gu Heng had arrived at Xingchuan International Group, headquarters had already dismissed 21 store managers, 12 deputy department directors, and 3 department directors. Even the chairman’s own brother, Chu Zhengxiong, had been stripped of his vice president title.

A storm had erupted, and everyone was on edge.

And the source of it all was Gu Heng.

Du Zehui had already been on edge for days, so how could he not be terrified now that Gu Heng had suddenly appeared in the middle of the night?

A long line of waiters filed in. Soon, the two tables in front of Gu Heng were laden with all sorts of alcoholic beverages, as well as a dazzling array of snacks and fruit.

"Chairman Gu, President Han and President Chu heard you were visiting our store."

"They just called, and they would both like to pay you a visit."

Du Zehui asked cautiously, "What are your thoughts...?"

If he had a choice, he really wouldn’t have brought this up.

Unfortunately, those with higher rank held all the power.

He couldn’t afford to offend Gu Heng, but he couldn’t afford to offend the other two, either.

"Han Jingcheng?"

"Chu Zhengnan?"

Gu Heng asked Du Zehui, a single eyebrow raised.

"Yes."

Du Zehui nodded repeatedly.

"Hmm..."

"Have them come back in an hour."

Gu Heng instructed Du Zehui after a moment of thought.

Han Jingcheng was a vice president at Xingchuan International Group, and Roar Hall was one of the businesses under his purview, making him Du Zehui’s direct superior.

Now, Gu Heng was the man of the hour at Xingchuan International Group—a director with real authority, including the power of veto. With him personally visiting the Howl Hall Hongqi Street Store late at night, it was only right and proper for Du Zehui to report it to Han Jingcheng.

As for Chu Zhengnan, he had originally been on equal footing with Han Jingcheng as a fellow vice president of Xingchuan International Group. Although he had recently been demoted to Director of the Internal Security Department, everyone knew it was only a temporary measure. Sooner or later, Chu Zhengnan would be restored to his former position.

If only Han Jingcheng had wanted to visit today, Gu Heng might have turned him down with the excuse of being busy. However, he hadn’t expected Chu Zhengnan to want to come as well, which piqued his interest slightly.

"Very good."

Seeing Gu Heng agree, Du Zehui breathed a small sigh of relief.

"You may go."

"I don’t need anyone to stay in the room."

Gu Heng instructed Du Zehui.

"Of course."

"Chairman Gu, I’ll be in the store all night."

"If you need anything at all, just let me know."

When Gu Heng nodded, Du Zehui took the hint and led his staff out of the room.

As the door closed, only Gu Heng and Liu Nanyi remained in the private room.

"Gu Heng, you..."

Liu Nanyi’s eyes were wide with confusion. "They..."

"I’m a director of the Xingchuan International Group."

"To put it simply, the entire Roar Hall chain is my business."

"That man just now was the manager of the Howl Hall Hongqi Street Store. I’m his boss, you could say."

Gu Heng casually twisted open a bottle of Hennessy XO. Since Liu Nanyi had already seen everything, he no longer made an effort to hide his identity and told her the truth about who he was.

"Oh my god!"

"The entire Roar Hall chain is yours!"

Liu Nanyi didn’t yet have a clear concept of what Xingchuan International Group truly represented, but just hearing that the entire Roar Hall chain belonged to Gu Heng was enough to leave her utterly shocked.

Gu Heng just smiled and took a sip from his glass.

The cool liquid carried notes of rich fruit and dark chocolate, finishing with a hint of spice and a long, lingering aftertaste.

One sip was enough to make his whole body relax.

It’s easy to go from rags to riches, but hard to go from riches to rags.

Back when Gu Heng had no money, he thought beer was cool and refreshing. Drinking a bottle when he was tired or it was hot felt as good as drinking the finest liquor.

But now, unless it was a top-tier craft brew, ordinary beer tasted no different from horse piss to him.

When Wu Zixiang had come over to offer a toast, he had only taken a small sip. It wasn’t that he was deliberately trying to be a snob; he genuinely couldn’t stand the taste of Budweiser from an aluminum can.

"Liu Tongxue, it’s just the two of us here now."

Gu Heng set down his glass, his gaze slowly drifting down from Liu Nanyi’s innocent, pretty face. "Shouldn’t you be fulfilling your promise now?"

"I..."

"I will definitely keep the promise I made to you."

Liu Nanyi’s face grew red. "But... I need to wash up first."

"Hm?"

"Wasn’t a certain someone being very bold online?"

Gu Heng teased, "Saying that her ’little feet’ were always fragrant and ’edible,’ no matter the time. It seems that was a bit of an exaggeration, hmm?"

"Well, that depends on the season!"

Liu Nanyi protested quietly, "You wear winter boots all day, and when you stay indoors for a long time, they’re bound to get a little sweaty!"

"Alright then."

"Go on and wash up, then."

A true foot fetishist, hearing what Liu Nanyi said, wouldn’t have been the least bit disgusted. On the contrary, they would have been ecstatic. They probably wouldn’t have been able to resist peeling her feet out of her shoes and socks and pressing them to their face to take a deep, "top-tier" inhale.

But alas, Gu Heng was merely a pseudo-foot-fetishist.

Like the vast majority of readers, he seemed to have a fetish for everything, but in reality, he was just plain fucking horny.

"Okay..."

Liu Nanyi stood up from the sofa, her face bright red. Just as she was about to head for the restroom, she heard Gu Heng say suddenly, "To the right of the big karaoke screen, there’s a hidden door. Give it a hard push."

"A hidden door?"

Liu Nanyi stopped in her tracks, a look of astonishment on her face.

She did as Gu Heng said, walking over to the right of the big karaoke screen and giving the seemingly seamless wall a gentle push.

"Harder."

Gu Heng’s voice came from behind her.

Hearing this, Liu Nanyi placed both hands flat against the wall and gave it a sudden, forceful shove.

CLICK... CLACK... CLICK...

The once-seamless wall suddenly began to open inward automatically under the force.

Seeing this, Liu Nanyi’s eyes slowly widened in disbelief.

If Gu Heng hadn’t told her, she never would have imagined that a luxurious suite, comparable to one in a five-star hotel, was hidden inside this magnificent private room.

As far as the eye could see, the suite was about a hundred square meters.

It not only had a private bathroom but also a jacuzzi spacious enough for four people to soak in.

"This is..."

Liu Nanyi was stunned beyond words.

"Some guests have special identities and prominent status."

"VIP rooms like this are designed and reserved specifically for them."

Gu Heng explained as he slowly walked up behind Liu Nanyi. "They aren’t open to the public. Only executives at or above the Vice President level at Xingchuan International Group have the authority to use these VIP rooms."

"But..."

"Why would a KTV room have a suite attached to it?"

"Is that reasonable?"

Liu Nanyi was so surprised her jaw dropped, her beautiful eyes wide as saucers.

"You don’t think it’s reasonable?"

The corners of Gu Heng’s lips twitched, but then he nodded with a serious expression. "It’s perfectly reasonable!"