MtaurNovel Chapter 323 - 167: What a Coincidence, I Want to Be That Fool
Chapter 323 - 167: What a Coincidence, I Want to Be That Fool
He knew this man.
Oh, no. Or rather, they had met once.
It was the man who had run over to stand up for Xino after Xu Yun had helped her up.
In that case, he must be a friend of Xino’s.
Seeing where he’d appeared from, and noting his slight resemblance to Li Shenghuai, Xu Yun guessed he was probably the man’s son.
In any case, he couldn’t be the staffer sent to deliver the clothes.
After all, what staffer would deliver clothes while glaring furiously at a customer and demanding, "Where’s Xino? What have you done to her?"
"Is this how you treat your customers?"
Xu Yun took his clothes from the man’s hands. "Alright, I’ve got the clothes. You can go now."
"I’m asking you, where is Xino?"
Li Ming said angrily, "I won’t leave until I see that she’s okay."
"I just gave her a bath. She was a little tired, so she went to sleep."
"..." Li Ming was speechless.
’What did I just hear?’
’He gave her a bath?’
Li Ming’s face instantly darkened. "Don’t tell me you two have already..."
"Yes, it’s exactly what you’re thinking."
Xu Yun sighed. "Sorry, buddy. All’s fair in love and war. I cheated. I cut in line."
"..." Li Ming was speechless.
He stared at the newly closed door, feeling utterly dejected.
The woman he had grown up with, whose hand he’d never even held, was now sleeping in another man’s bed.
’It’s not fair! It’s not fair! Why him?!’
If his dad hadn’t repeatedly warned him not to cause trouble on his way over, he would have stormed in and demanded an explanation from Xino.
’Why would you do this!’
In the eyes of ordinary people, he was a golden boy from a wealthy family, possessing many things others could only dream of.
But in the eyes of others, he was still poor, someone not worth a second glance.
The manager of Donghang Yudu had been waiting by the hallway entrance ever since Xu Yun returned. He watched the dejected man, who had just arrived and hadn’t even made it through the door, with a hint of sympathy.
He figured he would have gotten the same treatment if he’d been the one to knock just now.
But for the sake of his career, he had to bite the bullet and do this.
What was a little dignity compared to his future?
As long as Xu Yun forgave him, didn’t file a complaint, and the bank eased up, he was willing to grovel and play the fool.
After giving himself a mental pep talk, the man knocked on the door.
Xu Yun thought it was Li Ming again. He opened the door, ready to chew him out, but saw it was someone else.
"Mr. Xu, hello."
The man gave a fawning smile. "Would it be convenient for me to come in and speak with you for a moment?"
"Who are you?"
Xu Yun asked, puzzled, "I don’t think I know you."
"My name is Yao Hong. I’m the head of Eastern Airlines at Yudu International Airport. I’d like to—"
SLAM!
Before he could finish, Xu Yun slammed the door shut.
Yao Hong: "..."
Inside the room, Xu Yun was annoyed. ’These Eastern Airlines people are like ghosts, constantly haunting me,’ he thought.
’The harassing phone calls were one thing, but now they’re chasing me all the way to the hotel.’
’And what kind of management does this hotel have? How can they just let someone look up my information and come up to bother a guest?’
Annoyed, Xu Yun called the front desk to file a complaint.
Upon receiving a complaint from a guest in an executive suite, the hotel sprang into action. The lobby manager led two security guards and rushed upstairs.
They then forcibly escorted Yao Hong, who was still standing at the door, off the premises.
They immediately apologized profusely to Xu Yun, offered compensation, promised it would never happen again, and comped his entire stay.
Compared to Eastern Airlines, their attitude was much better and more sincere. Xu Yun accepted their apology.
In the evening, just as the sun was about to set, Xino woke up.
Now that she and Xu Yun had been intimate, she was no longer shy. She walked out in her underwear, barefoot.
She came to Xu Yun’s side and nestled into his arms. "What time is it?"
"Almost six."
Xu Yun asked, "What time is the charity gala tonight? We’re not going to be late, are we?"
"Seven o’clock. We still have time."
Xino asked, "By the way, did they deliver your clothes?"
"They did. They’re over there."
"Quick, go put them on."
Xino said with an expectant look, "I want to see how they look on you."
"Okay."
Xu Yun wasn’t shy either. He dropped his bathrobe right in front of her and changed into the shirt, suit, trousers, and leather shoes.
’The last time I dressed like this was years ago, right after college graduation, for a job interview.’
’He remembered how he’d agonized for a long time over spending more than 800 yuan on that suit.’
’Thinking back on it now, so much has changed.’
’I’m not the same person I was back then, and this suit is a world away from that old one.’
The old tailor’s craftsmanship was truly excellent. The altered suit was a perfect fit, without a single flaw.
Xino stared at the man before her, so incredibly handsome and dashing in his suit, her eyes sparkling with adoration.
’He looks way more handsome in a suit than my own brother!’
’If he goes out dressed like this tonight, he’ll probably make half the men there feel inadequate.’
’While it’ll make me look good, too, it also means a lot of women will be hitting on him.’
’Don’t think that high-society women are all reserved. That’s just for show.’
’In private, they’re wilder than the next!’
’It’s not just men who love beautiful women; women love handsome men just the same!’
’I’m starting to regret this. If I’d known, I would have just bought him a simple outfit and kept him hidden away.’
Xino asked tentatively, "How about... we go out and buy another outfit later?"
"Why? Does it not look good?"
Xu Yun said, "I think this one is great."
"That’s the problem. It looks *too* good."
Xino laughed. "I’m afraid other women will see you and won’t be able to look away. They’ll try to steal you from me."