Aside from the reporters who were dying to get the exclusive news, those who broke into the room also included the livid Ji family members and the guests who wanted to watch the excitement.
Walking at the forefront was a middle-aged woman dressed in a uniform for the cleaning staff. The words she hadn’t finished saying were stuck in her throat.
Where was the innocent girl in the room? There was only Ji Chen with a cold look in his eyes and a boy kneeling by his lap with drooping eyes.
The flashing lights of the camera stopped instantly. The cup in Ji Chen’s hand touched the tabletop with a loud clang, like a hammer, breaking the sudden embarrassment.
He stared at the dumbfounded and stunned crowd. He clasped his hands on his lap, and looked at the tense staff: “Is this the service attitude of the internationally renowned Four Seasons Hotel?”
The woman with the bun hairstyle hurriedly bent over to apologize: “I’m sorry! It’s these people who rushed to the reception and said they wanted to report you…”
In the hall earlier, Ji Chen, who was supposed to speak on the stage, suddenly disappeared from the venue, causing a lot of inquiry and suspicion. Then a woman in a cleaning uniform answered their doubts loudly. Someone among the crowd also came up and said that he had seen Ji Chen take someone away, but in retrospect, he felt that the girl was in the wrong state, as if she had been drugged.
Those words were like a rock that stirred up thousands of waves. After the explanation given by the cleaning staff, Mr. Lei, who found that the girl’s characteristics were particularly similar to Cheng Qianqian’s, discovered that the person he had brought had indeed disappeared.
Mr. Lei, who has always regarded Cheng Qianqian as his own beloved daughter, furiously said: “Qianqian doesn’t know Fengming’s president at all. How could she go upstairs with him?!”
It was not uncommon for high-ranking people to use illegal methods to get girls without a background. Although Ji Chen never had those types of scandals, no one could guarantee that under that well-dressed image, there wasn’t a beast hiding somewhere.
The hotel received several reports and had no choice but to lead them to Ji Chen’s room. The receptionist originally wanted to knock on the door politely and wait for a response, but she was pressured by the crowd. A woman who looked like she was watching the excitement directly snatched the master key card from her and said, “It’s important to save the girl. A minute of delay may cause the poor girl to lose her innocence; would you be able to bear the responsibility?”
So, the group of people broke into the room regardless of her obstruction.
The woman who had snatched the master key card choked for a long time. She then blushed anxiously and said: “They might have seen things wrongly, but this boy is obviously not in a good condition either, so it is clear that someone did something to him. And even if the gender is different, there is no guarantee that President Ji won’t do something unspeakable because of the sex!”
Others agreed with this point of view. Only a few people from the Ji family had a slightly calmer expressions after seeing the person in front of Ji Chen.
Lin Fangru adjusted her cheongsam silently. She didn’t say anything, positioning herself as a cold-eyed outsider.
In his drowsiness, Gu Xiyu realized how similar this situation was to the plot mentioned in the side mission. He had already completed the mission, but it was unknown what unexpected things happened in the middle, and many people came rushing to the room.
Ji Chen on the chair suddenly lowered his head and chuckled at him: “I was indeed thinking of doing something unspeakable.”
Gu Xiyu remained expressionless.
“I just didn’t know that thinking about my legal partner in that regard was a crime that needs to be sanctioned.”
Everyone was surprised by these words.
Legal………legal partner?! Eh???
Ji Chen watched those people staring stupidly at him and Gu Xiyu. He said coldly: “What? Do you need me to personally take out the marriage certificate and show it to you so you can believe that this gentleman is my spouse?”
The people gathered at the door of the room were instantly dumbfounded.
When did Ji Chen get married?!
The eyes of the reporters holding the camera brightened instantly. This was a big piece of news too!
Ji Chen got up and helped Gu Xiyu onto the bed, then called Jin Ke: “Help me make an appointment with a lawyer. I want to sue some people.”
The reporters who were eager to take pictures stiffened, and they dared not press the shoot button.
Ji Chen didn’t pay attention to the people around him but stared at Gu Xiyu intently. It was not until the person on the sofa slowly closed his eyes after a tenacious resistance that he continued to speak. He accurately reported the names of the reporters and the news agency.
After hanging up the phone, Ji Chen turned to the receptionist and said, “Tell your manager, I want to complain that the management of this hotel’s staff is not strict enough, causing some people to take advantage of the loopholes and add something to my and my husband’s drinks.”
No matter how hard those people begged, Ji Chen had no intention of taking back his words. He let the hotel security “send” them out of the room.
The manager of the hotel later came to him and apologized respectfully: “I’m sorry, Mr. Ji. This incident is indeed the result of the negligence of our hotel. We will definitely investigate the matter and find out who administered the drugs to you and your husband. We will also cooperate with the investigation if Mr. Ji has any further needs. In order to show our sincerity, Mr. Ji will be our hotel’s special VIP in the future, with the priority right to stay in the presidential suite of this hotel. You will always enjoy the highest discount and all free additional services.”
Ji Chen accepted the golden card from the hotel manager and glanced at the manager’s frizzy hair before replying: “As long as you can help me find them, I won’t pursue the matter.”
After sending the hotel manager away, Ji Chen closed the door and went to the bedside of the bedroom. He silently watched Gu Xiyu, who had fallen asleep on the bed.
Actually, he was not yet ready to officially disclose Gu Xiyu’s identity to the public. This was an unexpected incident that will soon appear in tonight’s headlines. Based on today’s situation, Lin Fangru would have made the official announcement even if he didn’t name Gu Xiyu.
Besides, if it weren’t for Gu Xiyu’s identity as his spouse, the media would have written more ugly words about him by then, which would have greatly affected Fengming’s stock market situation and his multi-party cooperation.
Gu Xiyu’s mobile phone suddenly had a message prompt. Ji Chen picked it up and glanced at it. It was a reminder about remote login.
Someone had logged into Gu Xiyu’s employee account at Fengming.
He tried to unlock the phone with Gu Xiyu’s fingerprint, but this person was very careful and had canceled this setting, so he couldn’t see what was hidden in Gu Xiyu’s phone. After rubbing his fingertips on the monotonous black phone case for a few times, he took out the phone.
Ji Chen put a thin object the size of a little fingernail on the corner of the phone case before putting the phone back.
———–
[You’re awake.]
The first sound Gu Xiyu heard when he opened his eyes was from his intelligent system.
He didn’t answer it immediately but opened the panel to confirm Ji Chen’s risk value. The expected value should be 67, but it was a bright orange “47.”
He asked the system: “How long was I asleep?”
He only remembered that there was major chaos. He was not very clear about the specific situation, but several people seemed to have broken into their room.
[It’s noon. You slept for around ten hours.]
10 hours meant around half a day. He hadn’t overslept or transmigrated anywhere. Then what the hell was going on with those 20 points that suddenly disappeared?
Gu Xiyu soon discovered that the second side task on the panel had disappeared.
He got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom. He didn’t see anyone other than him in the room: “The second main task is completed?”
The system replied: [Yes. The signing of the PAP equity transfer contract between Andrei and Ji Chen failed.]
He subconsciously asked: “Why?”
[Because of you.]
Gu Xiyu: “…?”
The system finally knew a little bit more this time: [Your father offended Ji Chen’s trading partner, Andrei, for the development of his company during the early years. Your relationship with Ji Chen was exposed by the media last night. Although your personal information and photos haven’t been fully disclosed for the time being, he still found your identity and canceled the deal with Ji Chen.]
Gu Xiyu’s hand that was pouring water shook slightly, accidentally spilling a few drops.
He looked down at the water stains for a few seconds, then silently took the clean cloth on the side and wiped them off.
The system also told Gu Xiyu that Ji Chen had asked the company for leave for him in advance because he was not sure when he would wake up. He calculated the distance to the company and found that he couldn’t keep up with the afternoon shift, so he simply skipped the shift.
“By the way, do you need regular maintenance?” Gu Xiyu asked the intelligent system.
[?]
” I seemed to have seen a garbled code coming out of you last night. I’m not sure if it was an illusion caused by the effects of drugs, but if you need regular maintenance, remember to tell me because I don’t know anything.”
The panel started flushing red, as if it were frustrated and angry.
[Heh! I’m very fine!!!]
Gu Xiyu did not continue this topic. He turned on the phone and saw a small red dot on the chat app. It was a message that Ji Chen had sent him in the morning.
Big Devil: [You can stay in the hotel for as long as you want. If you need something, call reception, and they will deliver it to you. Also, you don’t need to pay. ]
He stared at the message for a long time and then asked curiously: “The lower the risk value, the easier to get along with the target???”
It took a while for the system to respond to him: [Who knows.]
Gu Xiyu looked down and typed a single word in the chat box.
[Thanks.]
~
Gu Xiyu returned to Fengming to work the next day.
Ji Chen probably gave him sick leave, so he received warm greetings from his colleagues.
Not long after everyone in the office started to work, there was a crackling sound outside mixed with a man’s roar.
“If it weren’t for the leak of the news, Fengming would have won that bid a long time ago!” A man of about 40 with a square-shaped face strode into the office with a yellow envelope, still cursing.
Behind him was He Rong, who had a cautious expression.
The middle-aged man walked into the office and slammed the A4-sized yellow envelope on one of the desks. Everyone in the office stopped their work and gathered around.
Someone asked in a low voice, “Isn’t this Director Li? Why is he so angry?”
“I heard it’s about a bid that Fengming was confident to get. But someone inside the company revealed the bid amount, and the competitor changed the price, and the bid was snatched away with a meager amount.”
“What! Is that so? A spy was sent away not long ago. There’s another one again?!”
During the conversation, Director Li turned his head and snapped at He Rong: “You speak, did you find out who in this department sent that email?!”
He Rong took a deep breath and pointed to one of them, saying, “I only found… his work code.”
Director Li looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a tall, good-looking boy with a good temperament.
He frowned, strode forward, and directly picked up the work permit hanging around his neck: “What’s your name?!”
Before he could read out the name written on the work permit, one of the employees in the office who was originally watching the news or the press conference accidentally disconnected the earphones connected to the computer with shock.
A voice that sounded like that of their president came from the computer.
“….That is indeed my husband in the photo. His name is Gu Xiyu.”
Director Li frowned even more.
Why is the name that Ji Chen said out loud the same as that on the work permit of this damn spy?
