Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 223: I Must Catch Up to You

The names Xiao Lin and Liu Zhi were written on the photograph.

Liu Zhi? Isn’t this person Liu Yuxing? Why is he called Liu Zhi?

Xiao Lin noticed Xu Xiangbei staring at the photo, a hint of urgency flashed in her eyes, and she exclaimed, "The faucet seems to have a problem again, Dr. Xu, please come and take a look."

Thinking there was indeed a quality issue with the faucet, Xu Xiangbei hurried to the bathroom, but the newly replaced faucet was perfectly fine, working as it should.

However, when he returned to the living room, the photo album had already been put away by Xiao Lin.

Xu Xiangbei knew Xiao Lin didn’t want him to see the photos of her with Liu Yuxing, so he pretended he hadn’t seen anything and grinned, shouting toward the kitchen, "When are you cooking noodles for me to eat?"

Xiao Lin’s pleasant voice came from the kitchen: "Stop taking advantage of me, you just wait a bit, the noodles will be ready soon."

About five minutes later, Xiao Lin brought out a big bowl of fragrant noodles and placed it in front of Xu Xiangbei.

Inside were slices of red ham, brown mushrooms, orange carrot slices, plus a few pieces of gray fresh dried shrimp, an enticing combination of colors, aroma, and taste.

Having been hungry for quite a while, Xu Xiangbei eagerly picked up his chopsticks and started eating, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Seeing Xiao Lin sitting opposite him, her large blue eyes blinking at him, Xu Xiangbei asked doubtfully, "You cooked noodles for me, why aren’t you eating?"

Knowing Xu Xiangbei was teasing her again, Xiao Lin rolled her eyes: "I’m on a diet, I gained a pound since last month, and for this pound, I have to eat fruit only for a month, no meals."

Girls are known to fight akin to a world war to lose a few pounds, and going without food for a month isn’t unheard of, so Xu Xiangbei casually asked, "How long have you been dieting?"

Xiao Lin smiled happily, looking as if she had accomplished a great feat: "I’ve been dieting for almost a month, this ham, noodles were all bought a month ago, any longer and they’d have expired, it’s lucky you came along so the food wouldn’t go to waste."

Intending to drink the delicious noodle soup, upon hearing the ingredients were bought nearly a month ago, Xu Xiangbei lost interest in the soup.

Xu Xiangbei’s phone rang, it was Liu Ningyan calling, her clear and melodious voice came through: "Brother Xu, we’ve located the phone, I’ll send you the address. I’ll be in Earth Sea tomorrow afternoon, we’ll meet then."

After bidding farewell to Xiao Lin, Xu Xiangbei followed the address from the message and took a taxi to a four-star hotel called Wanlong on Huaihai Road.

The taxi driver was a chubby guy with glasses, fair-skinned and clean-shaven. Sensing Xu Xiangbei’s foreign accent, his beady little eyes rolled around.

"This place is quite far, taking a taxi there is expensive, are you sure you want to go?"

"Just drive, I’m going there."

Xu Xiangbei opened his phone, locating the Wanlong Hotel on Huaihai Road, and inadvertently discovered the driver was taking a detour.

He said unceremoniously, "Hey kid, stop the car now, you’re trying to trick me, I’ve got the map on my phone and you’re heading the wrong way."

The chubby driver pulled over, looking disdainful, thinking to himself, even if you have a map on your phone, I can still lead you on a wild goose chase, you can’t stop me.

He shrugged his shoulders, putting on an innocent look, and slyly said, "The road’s undergoing repair, can’t go through, have to take a detour."

Xu Xiangbei didn’t care about the extra cost, but was worried about being late to find Gu Xinyan, fearing she might have some trouble.

Knowing the driver was lying, Xu Xiangbei didn’t have time to change taxis, as getting a cab in Earth Sea wasn’t easy, especially at this time.

He lightly pressed on the chubby driver’s shoulder, releasing an invisible trace of Inner Strength through his finger. The driver felt a stabbing pain, unable to lift his entire arm afterward.

Xu Xiangbei sneered, "I can pay you, but you might not be able to drive anymore if you don’t take me to Wanlong Hotel quickly. Decide for yourself."

Tears in his eyes and unable to lift his hand, the chubby driver couldn’t start the car, pleading, "Big brother, I don’t need your money, I’ll take you to Wanlong Hotel, but I’m in too much pain to drive right now."

Xu Xiangbei lightly pressed on his shoulder again, and the pain vanished at once. The chubby driver realized he had met a master today, a press caused unbearable pain, another press ended it — could it be some kind of magical power? Was this guy from Hogwarts?

Not daring to deceive further, he shifted gears and hit the gas, driving swiftly, soon reaching Wanlong Grand Hotel.

The meter showed a fare of 120 yuan, subtracting the detour, it was around 100 yuan. Xu Xiangbei pulled out a hundred-yuan bill from his pocket for the chubby driver.

Seeing Xu Xiangbei reaching out his hand, the chubby driver feared he’d use magic on him again, causing pain in his shoulder, and dared not accept the fare, promptly driving away.

Watching the taxi speed away, Xu Xiangbei shook his head and put the money back into his wallet.

Next to Wanlong Hotel was a high-class Western restaurant, with Greek red carpets, European-style decor, a colorful musical fountain in the center, and a mustached pianist elegantly playing the piano.

Seeing Xu Xiangbei enter, a beautiful waitress in an orange uniform promptly approached with a sweet smile: "Sir, how many of you are there?"

Xu Xiangbei smiled and asked, "I wanted to ask if a beautiful girl in a wheelchair had been here for dinner earlier?"

The waitress responded with a smile, "Are you referring to a beautiful girl in a wheelchair? Wearing a white dress, very pretty, she just finished dining and left, we’re currently tidying their table."

Observing two waiters clearing a table, removing leftover dishes and wine glasses with red wine residues.

"Excuse me, do you know where she went?"

"She probably went back to the hotel. I saw them leaving through the side door, a handsome guy with sunglasses pushing her wheelchair, that door leads directly to Wanlong’s lobby."

He heard it was a sunglasses-wearing handsome guy and was pretty sure it was Liu Yuxing. These celebrities disguise themselves with sunglasses wherever they go.

Silly girl, you should have had him send you back to the apartment after dinner, why book a room with him, luckily they just left not too long ago, count in the time for checking in, before she makes a mistake, there’s still time to stop her.

The Western restaurant’s side door led straight to Wanlong Hotel’s lobby, Xu Xiangbei hurriedly made his way to the Wanlong Hotel’s front desk.

The pretty receptionist smiled at Xu Xiangbei: "How may I assist you?"

"Hello, I was wondering if there’s someone named Liu Yuxing or Gu Xinyan staying here, I’m their friend."

The receptionist was very polite, graceful in demeanor, and smiled generously and naturally: "Please hold on, I’ll check for you."