Chapter 81: Only Two Rooms?
After carrying Lu Zhiyin’s wheelchair to the hotel entrance, Long Qinxin returned and hugged Lu Zhiyin.
She was considerably shorter than Lu Zhiyin, which was not obvious when Lu Zhiyin was in her wheelchair, but when she was held in her arms, it was very apparent that Lu Zhiyin was a size larger than her.
With a deep sense of guilt, Lu Zhiyin wrapped her arms around Long Qinxin’s neck.
When she was placed back in her wheelchair, her guilt lessened slightly.
“Thank you, classmate Qinxin.”
The way she addressed Long Qinxin had unconsciously dropped a character, and she was deliberately trying to get closer to Long Qinxin.
“It’s okay, no need to say thanks.”
With a slight blush on her cheeks, Long Qinxin pushed Lu Zhiyin into the hotel lobby and then returned to the entrance.
She looked at the swaying trees and the accumulated water outside the hotel. The water level had reached her knees at its deepest, and the lower half of her pants were still wet.
“Uncle Wu, find a place to park nearby, and then let’s head back to the hotel. Going home now… might be very dangerous.”
She looked at the water with worry.
If possible, she wished that Uncle Wu would immediately get out of the car and return to the hotel, but she couldn’t do that.
Someone needed to park the car in a parking lot at a higher elevation that wouldn’t be flooded. If it was just parked at the hotel entrance, the car might be washed away by morning.
Even if it wasn’t washed away, the interior damage from water would be inevitable.
Long Qinxin’s personal financial resources were sufficient to cover the cost of a hotel room for her friend, but the cost of repairing or even replacing the car would be a significant burden.
“<...>”
The man in the driver’s seat didn’t reply. He just rolled down the window, nodded, and then drove away.
After the car drove off, Long Qinxin returned inside.
Amidst the sound of rain, a faint cracking sound quietly arose, and then, outside the hotel entrance, a tree to the right unexpectedly fell down. The trunk hit the paving stones in front of the entrance, rolled off the steps, slipped into the water, and soon floated away.
“Ah…”
Long Qinxin, who had just returned to the hotel, was startled by the loud noise. She hadn’t expected an accident to happen outside the hotel just as she returned.
She couldn’t help but feel a little scared, wondering if she hadn’t come back, she might have been hit by the tree trunk.
At the same time, she became increasingly worried about the driver who had always escorted her to and from school.
“Are you worried about Uncle Wu?”
Behind Long Qinxin, Lu Zhiyin seemed to have sensed Long Qinxin’s unease and took her hand.
“It’s okay, he’ll definitely come back safely.”
Gently hugging Long Qinxin from behind, Lu Zhiyin softly comforted the worried girl.
In Lu Zhiyin’s embrace, Long Qinxin’s mood gradually calmed down.
“Okay… let’s go get a room.”
Feeling a bit reassured, Long Qinxin removed Lu Zhiyin’s hands and pushed her to the hotel front desk.
The lobby was deserted and a bit desolate. The warm yellow light and the luxurious interior couldn’t hide the cold atmosphere.
“Hello, we need three rooms.”
Long Qinxin placed a card on the hotel counter.
The staff member behind the counter was a young woman in a suit, wearing white gloves, and looked very capable.
“Hello, we only have two rooms left. I’m sorry.”
Glancing at Lu Zhiyin next to Long Qinxin, the staff member’s expression remained calm.
Lu Zhiyin wasn’t paying attention to the front desk or the staff. She was currently surveying the lobby’s interior, especially the ornate chandelier in the center.
In her previous life, Lu Zhiyin hadn’t actually stayed in hotels, and she rarely spent the night away from home.
Therefore, as she looked around, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of novelty.
“<...> Um, classmate Zhiyin.”
After hearing the clerk’s words, Long Qinxin hesitated.
She leaned down slightly and whispered into Lu Zhiyin’s ear.
“The staff said there are only two rooms left, what should we do?”
“<...> Hmm?”
Feeling the warmth on her ear, Lu Zhiyin was slightly taken aback. It took her a while to regain her senses, and her ears quickly turned red.
It seemed like she was a little too close.
The slightly ambiguous action made her feel a bit flustered, but she quickly regained her composure.
“Only two rooms? Then, we can share?”
Lu Zhiyin’s face turned even redder as she said this, feeling as if she were luring an innocent girl.
“Okay… you don’t mind, classmate Zhiyin?”
“No, after all, we’re friends for life. Sharing a room is nothing, nothing will happen anyway, right? We’re both girls.”
Taking one of Long Qinxin’s hands, Lu Zhiyin continued to persuade a reluctant Long Qinxin, enduring her own guilt and discomfort.
She deliberately emphasized the “friends for life” relationship, knowing that Long Qinxin would be very happy to hear her say that.
And as expected, Long Qinxin straightened up, filled with satisfaction.
“Two rooms it is, swipe the card.”
As Long Qinxin finished speaking, the staff member quickly completed the transaction and handed both room cards and Long Qinxin’s bank card back to her.
Holding the room cards, Long Qinxin pushed Lu Zhiyin into the elevator and headed upstairs.
The two room cards were for rooms 202 and 302. After a slight hesitation, Long Qinxin chose to take Lu Zhiyin to the third floor, leaving the second-floor room for the driver.
After exiting the elevator, they entered a long, narrow corridor. Most of the rooms on both sides were occupied, but there were no sounds, indicating excellent soundproofing in the hotel.
What stood out were the occasional vending machines in the corridor, some selling drinks, and others selling contraceptives and other items, which made Lu Zhiyin blush.
But Long Qinxin was surprisingly unaffected, completely ignoring such things.
“Don’t you feel shy looking at those things?”
Slightly puzzled, Lu Zhiyin squeezed Long Qinxin’s hand and pointed to a vending machine selling adult toys.
“No… why would you feel shy, classmate Zhiyin? Sex is something that everyone experiences, it’s just a matter of time.”
Long Qinxin’s words surprised Lu Zhiyin. Was the education in this world so open? But then she remembered that this was a galgame world, so it seemed reasonable.
“<...> Mmm…”
With an almost imperceptible hum, Lu Zhiyin, her face flushed, was pushed into the hotel room by Long Qinxin.
After closing the door, Long Qinxin turned on the light.
The room was, as expected, very clean with no dust, indicating it was frequently cleaned.
In the center of the living room was a large sofa, with a coffee table in front of it. On the wall opposite the sofa hung a sizable television.
Facing the room’s main door were floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony. There were no plants on the balcony, likely due to the rain.
The entrance to the bedroom was next to the television, and it was expected that the bathroom and toilet were connected to the bedroom.
Was this a high-end hotel?
Since she hadn’t been to a hotel before, Lu Zhiyin couldn’t quite figure it out, but she was certain that the room rate here wouldn’t be cheap, at least not something she could afford at the moment.
