Chapter 88: She Was Waiting to Do This Instead

The receptionist took their ID cards. When she entered their names, she paused for a moment when she saw their names.

Qin Mufeng and Jiang Xun. Were these two the same Qin Mufeng and Jiang Xun who were going to participate in the show?

Their hotel had already checked in with the organizers today. The other guests had already arrived.

The receptionist didn’t dare to say anything and remained calm on the surface, but the flames of gossip were already burning in her heart. Sure, it might just be a coincidence if they shared the same surname and given name, but there was no way it was a mere coincidence that they shared the same name and had arrived together!

This meant that the two of them knew each other!

No one else knew that Qin Mufeng and Jiang Xun actually knew each other!

Moreover, their relationship seemed to be exceptionally good.

The receptionist then had them verify their faces, then quickly checked them in and returned their ID cards to them.

“Please take your room cards. Breakfast is on the second floor. You’ll find the elevator if you head left, then turn right,” she said, in a direction.

Mufeng nodded and put away both his and Jiang Xun’s room cards, then left with Jiang Xun and their luggage in hand. He didn’t say that he’d be returning the room card to her, however.

After the two of them entered the elevator, two young girls also stepped inside. They swiped their cards and pressed the button for the tenth floor.

Jiang Xun and Mufeng stood in the depths of the elevator at the same time.

Jiang Xun glanced at what the girls were doing and saw that the two girls were holding stacks of photos of Zhang Xiangyou.

The two girls started chatting as if there were no one else in the elevator.

“It’s a good thing we managed to book a room here. I wonder if we’ll get the chance to meet Xiang Bro.”

“I just don’t know which room he’s staying in.”

“We’ll try to find out. It’s good that we know which floor he’s on. We can stand guard in the corridor.”

“We also don’t know which room that Jiang Xun is in. She’d better stay away from Xiang Bro.”

“She’s just an internet celebrity. She’s probably only good-looking under all those filters and actually looks hideous in real life.”

“Hmph, if that ugly girl dares to get close to Xiang Bro, I won’t let her off!”

“Nowadays, all internet celebrities want to enter the entertainment industry. She really doesn’t have any self-awareness at all.”

Right then, the elevator stopped at the 10th floor, and the two girls walked out.

Jiang Xun’s face was cold. When she and Mufeng arrived on the 15th floor, Jiang Xun immediately took out her phone and called the director of the program, Hou Guanglin.

“Director, this is Jiang Xun,” she said as she walked. “I just ran into two of Zhang Xiangyou’s illegitimate fans in the elevator. They specifically booked a room on the 10th floor and were prepared to find Zhang Xiangyou’s room and intercept him. If it’s convenient, please tell him to be on guard.”

Mufeng stared at her. No wonder she didn’t speak up earlier; she was waiting to do this instead.

He knew that Jiang Xun was temperamental and wouldn’t tolerate someone scolding her in front of her.

He straightened his back in satisfaction. It seemed that he really did know her well.

Jiang Xun looked at Mufeng, raising an eyebrow. Why was this man suddenly acting like a proud peacock?

“What?” Hou Guanglin was very shocked. “Okay, okay. I’ll tell him right away.”

Guanglin didn’t care whether Jiang Xun made a mistake or not. Just in case this was real, he needed to let Zhang Xiangyou know anyway, just in case.

If Xiangou were to run into any trouble because of those fans, or if it were to affect the filming of their program, it would be a big problem.

He had to prevent it from happening!

“Alright!” Jiang Xun hung up the phone in satisfaction.

System: “Host, you’re really playing dirty, huh.”

As expected of a person who was willing to defame herself for Merit Points, she definitely would not be able to bear the anger of being slandered like that.

When Jiang Xun looked up again, she saw that Mufeng had already found their rooms and was standing in front of Jiang Xun’s.

Righteously, she proclaimed, “People like that aren’t real fans. Not only that, they’re violating Zhang Xiangyou’s privacy. This kind of thing can not be tolerated, or it will only encourage more of such behavior and make it worse.”

Mufeng smiled and nodded in agreement. “You’re right.”

After saying that, he swiped the card and opened Jiang Xun’s room door. He then placed the card into the slot on the wall, then said, “Get some rest. I’ll bring dinner over later. You’re tired and there are many people at the hotel entrance, so it’s best if we don’t go outside to eat.”

Before Jiang Xun could reply, Mufeng entered his own room.

Jiang Xun: “…”

Why did he leave in such a hurry?

*

In his own room, Mufeng placed the card into the slot, put his luggage onto the luggage rack, and sat down on the sofa.

His long, well-defined fingers tugged at his tie, and he raised his head, closing his eyes.

The image of Jiang Xun’s lips brushing past his lips in the car appeared in his mind.

At that time, he had also smelled the fragrance emanating off of Jiang Xun.

He swallowed forcefully. He closed his eyes, unable to ignore how dry his mouth and throat had gone. A hoarse sigh escaped his lips, then he took a deep breath, tore off his tie, and got up to go to the bathroom.

At the same time, Jiang Xun unpacked her luggage and hung her clothes up in the closet. Then, she opened the takeout app to see if there was anything delicious nearby.

She didn’t want to order room service since the hotel food didn’t look very appealing at all. Although Mufeng had just said that he would bring dinner over, Jiang Xun was a little hungry now, so she decided to order some first.

Not just that, she was also worried that Mufeng wouldn’t bring enough food for her.

Just as she’d finished putting items into her shopping cart and was about to check out, the doorbell rang.

Jiang Xun walked to the door and asked who it was.

“It’s me.” Mufeng’s voice came from outside the door.

Jiang Xun opened the door and saw him standing at the door with four big boxes of crayfish in hand. He’d changed into a more comfortable and loose set of clothes.

“I have some more food, which I’ll bring over later. For now, eat these.” Mufeng had seen Jiang Xun’s appetite and knew that these four big boxes of crayfish were not enough to satisfy her, so he’d gotten his chauffeur to buy more food.

Jiang Xun was pleasantly surprised. “You bought crayfish? I just happened to be looking at it on my takeout app.”

Mufeng felt that his understanding of Jiang Xun had deepened again.

She let Mufeng in. When Mufeng passed her, she could smell a mix of crayfish and the refreshing shovel gel. It was different from the cedar fragrance she’d smelled in the car earlier.

Did he take a shower?

When she thought of this, Jiang Xun’s face felt hot.

By the time she closed the door and entered the house, Mufeng had already opened the lunch box.

Jiang Xun sat down, then peeled the crayfish and ate them. Mufeng, for his part, didn’t hesitate to start peeling the crayfish shells off, too. There were many crayfish shells piled in front of him, but in reality, he didn’t eat much.