16:3668
16:3668
When Li Taihe arrived, he went straight to the room next to 3668.
There is a full four meters between 3669 and 3668, enough to allow you to visit a small art exhibition.
"Where are you going?" The beautiful woman smoothed her hair and turned to look at Gu Xinglan behind her.
His gaze paused when he saw Li Hetai holding Gu Xinglan's hand.
The two held hands without any awkwardness, like an older brother leading a younger brother, very natural. But since the child was Li Hetai from the Li family, this naturalness became extremely unnatural.
The beautiful woman's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
"I'm here to see a friend, you guys go ahead," Gu Xinglan gave an ambiguous answer.
They were just talking about having dinner at the Changgu villa, but now it's turned into meeting friends. Li Taihe also turned his head and glanced at Gu Xinglan.
That look was as if he were looking at an insignificant person, unfamiliar and distant.
There was absolutely no "tenderness" when facing a pot-bellied person in the garden.
This inexplicable contrast aroused Gu Xinglan's desire to do something naughty to the other party before she would stop.
This is character design support, this is character design support...
I silently repeated myself a few times to suppress the thought.
"I'll go first." Gu Xinglan changed direction.
He held Li Hetai's hand, his palms were slightly sweaty and sticky, as if they were about to melt together.
Startled by fragments of memories flashing through her mind, Gu Xinglan forced a smile and was about to let go of her hand.
He just saw that this person wasn't holding his father's hand, so he pretended to be the person's father for free to prevent the person from shaking off his hand.
This is getting stranger and stranger. Li Taihe had already let go of Yu Jin's hand when they were in the elevator.
And the two of them... are still holding hands...
Before Gu Xinglan could make a move, a "whoosh" sound rang out, and her palm suddenly felt cold.
Yu Jin pulled Li Hetai's hand away and asked the crucial question: "Are you two very close?"
Li Hetai is usually quiet, let alone has any physical contact with anyone.
Yu Jin's face was stern, and her eyes widened when she saw Gu Xinglan.
This person is the evening host.
He clearly wanted to go on stage and speak... If it were the previous host, they would have taken him up...
"He Tai, Uncle Li is here too, come with us."
Yu Jin held onto Li Hetai's wrist.
He could touch Li Hetai, and Li Hetai wouldn't shake off his hand.
But this time, no matter how hard Yu Jin tried, he couldn't pull Li Hetai away.
"Uncle Li, can He Tai come with us?" Yu Jin looked at Li Taihe with pleading eyes.
"Let's go together," Li Taihe said casually.
Li Hetai, who had been standing still, moved away from his spot following Yu Jin's force.
When he left, Li Hetai didn't even turn his head.
Two adults and two children, one in front and one behind, if there were other people present, everyone would say they were a match made in heaven.
Gu Xinglan stood there for a while, watching them go into private room 3669 before moving on.
System: [Just between you and me, the hidden storyline has progressed by one percent, now it's three percent.]
In other words, the beautiful woman and the child are key figures in the hidden plot?
System: [Yes and no. If you haven't activated the hidden quest at Changgu Villa first, then no matter who you encounter, it won't advance your progress.]
Gu Xinglan seemed to be deep in thought.
There are still many places in the Changgu villa waiting for him to explore. He doesn't know much about anything except the bridal chamber and the living room, and he has only explored a little bit of the garden.
System: [Isn't this a lot like your human map exploration games?]
The time spent chatting with the system had already reached room 3668.
The hotel's private rooms all have double oak doors, large and exquisite, with a height of two meters.
Gu Xinglan stood outside and opened her phone again.
Lu Yinian sent him two more messages three minutes ago... asking him to go back?
No, he's already here, why are they telling him to go back? That's such a sudden and unexpected cancellation.
"Big brother?"
Suddenly, Gu Xinglan felt the sleeves of her tracksuit being pulled down, and she looked down.
Geng Yi's round, big eyes are very distinctive; they sparkle when he opens and blinks.
"As expected of your older brother, what are you doing here?" Geng Yi stepped forward, still clutching his sleeve.
The personal butler beside him wiped away unfounded sweat and stared at Gu Xinglan from head to toe.
Who is this person to the young master? Does the young master ever treat people like this?!
What happened next was even more surprising: the young master took the other person's index finger.
Her index finger was wrapped in her palm: "Big brother, I'm all alone. Are you here for my brother's welcome party? Let's go together."
One person? Isn't there another one?
Gu Xinglan looked up at the person next to Geng Yi.
Upon meeting his gaze, the personal butler quickly averted his eyes and wandered to the back.
The young master must have his reasons for saying that.
Gu Xinglan: ?
"Big brother."
Geng Yi drew Gu Xinglan's attention: "This time you'll finally agree, right?"
Looking into those eyes, I just couldn't bring myself to say no.
"Yes, yes, it's possible." Gu Xinglan raised her eyebrows and nodded.
He was hungry.
If we happen to run into an acquaintance, we can take him out for a good meal.
What kind of ordinary person drives an Aston Martin?
Gu Xinglan quickly put the matter of freeloading off the child's meal out of her mind.
Geng Yi led Gu Xinglan through the VIP passage, which led directly to the suite, instead of the main entrance to room 3668.
The suite has two doors, one leading outside and one leading inside.
The private rooms are extremely spacious; one suite alone is the size of two living rooms, with all sorts of areas: sleeping area, movie-watching area, bar, dining area, pool table...
Gu Xinglan felt a vague sense of unease, but she had already stepped through the door.
Several people were sitting on the sofa inside, making tea and drinking wine. They looked to be around his age, some elegant, some flamboyant, some luxurious, all gathered around a mahogany tea table.
The sound of the door opening attracted the attention of the young man on the sofa.
Gu Xinglan paused for a moment.
The person sitting on the outer side of the sofa can see the person at the door with a side glance.
The first person to speak at this moment:
"Wow, Xiao Yi has a boyfriend at such a young age?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Geng Yi's expression froze, his ears instantly burned, and he stared coldly at the person who had spoken.
If looks could kill, the person on the sofa would have been shot right through.
With a sharp "smack," the person sitting in the middle precisely slapped the speaker's shoulder, laughing and scolding, "Who told you to talk to my brother like that?"
The man in the middle stood up, exuding undisguised energy and a robust physique. He wore a black Gucci stand-up collar jacket and Balenciaga graffiti jeans, with his permed hair dyed dark red.
When his gaze fell upon Gu Xinglan, his eyes darkened.
When Geng Yi saw his older brother, his expression remained indifferent. He turned to Gu Xinglan beside him and said, "I'm sorry, big brother, I didn't know there were people here. Let's go through another door."
After saying that, Geng Yi tried to take Gu Xinglan's hand and leave.
But the next second, Geng Yi was picked up by that person.
"Who are you calling 'brother'? Why don't you call me?" The man only needed a few steps to get to the two of them.
Her dark red hair and the perfume she exuded disgusted Geng Yi.
Geng Yi struggled and, from an angle where Gu Xinglan couldn't see, kicked the person holding him in the chest with a muffled thud, the force of which was considerable.
"hiss--"
The person let go of Geng Yi's hand, releasing him in mid-air.
Gu Xinglan's pupils dilated, and she wanted to take a step forward to catch it.
But the clothes were pulled aside.
My shoulder bumped solidly against a warm chest.
Then I heard a hissing sound, followed by a cheerful voice: "What's your name? Let's get acquainted. My name is Geng Huan."
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