Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO

Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Huadun Hotel

Gu Yikun didn’t want to pay attention at first, but when he heard Yue Xiaoyang mention the words "niece," he raised his eyes and swept a cold gaze over. Yue Xiaoyang, being nonchalant, ignored it automatically.

An Junxi desperately clung to Yue Xiaoyang like a lifesaver and said, "It’s very important, I need to find President Gu for help!"

"That serious?" Yue Xiaoyang raised an eyebrow and looked at Gu Yikun, who still looked as calm as a monk in meditation. He said tactfully, "I’m planning to go to Huadun Hotel for a meal, you should come over too, and we can talk there."

Then he hung up the phone.

Gu Yikun said coldly, "Yue Xiaoyang, you’re getting more and more gossipy."

Yue Xiaoyang immediately shouted, "What are you saying? Can’t I even invite my niece for a meal?"

Gu Yikun raised his sword-like eyebrow slightly, and the air pressure in the car instantly dropped. "Say ’niece’ one more time, and you’ll be packing your bags to long-term station in the U.S. branch."

Yue Xiaoyang smartly changed the topic, "Yi Ke, what are we eating later?"

Gu Yikun didn’t leave him any room, "We’re going to inspect the hotel, not to taste the dishes."

Yue Xiaoyang reacted strongly, "I’m even skipping the hospital to go with you to inspect the hotel, and you won’t even let me eat?"

President Gu began to block out the surrounding noise and focused on the documents in his hand.

Yue Xiaoyang shook his head and sighed, "President Gu is destined to be alone forever! Only he can withstand his low air pressure!"

An Junxi was stunned standing at the door after Yue Xiaoyang hung up the phone. "It’s only past ten o’clock, and Yue Xiaoyang is already thinking about lunch. Is he a pig?"

Beside her, Zha Zhuoxin said in surprise, "Miss An, did you just call Mr. Yue Xiaoyang? He left the company with our president just now!"

An Junxi’s eyes lit up, "Are you serious?" So, they went to Huadun Hotel together?

Zha Zhuoxin slapped his own mouth, "I didn’t say anything, I better get back to work. Miss An, suit yourself."

An Junxi laughed out loud and thanked Zha Zhuoxin’s retreating back, then quickly went to flag down a taxi.

The morning rush hour had passed, and An Junxi arrived at Huadun Hotel smoothly.

That Li Hui works here, I wonder if I’ll run into her? If I do, that would be wonderful. The timing, location, and people are all in my favor. I will repay her double for the insult I received that day!

As soon as An Junxi stepped into the hotel door, a hostess greeted her with a smile, "Welcome, miss. Are you here to stay or to dine?"

An Junxi looked at her in confusion, usually the hostess wouldn’t greet guests at the door, would she? What’s going on today?

She scanned the hotel lobby; every staff member looked as if they had found money, with sweet smiles on their faces, bowing ninety degrees standardly to each guest.

An Junxi understood; it must be because Gu Yikun had suddenly arrived, the entire hotel was walking on thin ice, fearing to make any mistake.

An Junxi mentioned Yue Xiaoyang’s name, and the receptionist’s smile grew even more enthusiastic, "So Miss An is a friend of Mr. Yue. Mr. Yue has mentioned you, please follow me."

The receptionist led An Junxi to the elevator entrance. Knowing that this lady was a friend of Mr. Yue, the lobby manager personally took over from the receptionist. He respectfully escorted An Junxi to a luxurious private room on the seventeenth floor and said, "Mr. Yue and our president are inspecting the hotel and will come to dine around twelve o’clock. Please wait here, Miss An. If you need any drinks or fruits, our staff will prepare them for you." He thought to himself, anyone dining with the president must have an extraordinary identity, we must show our best.

Twelve o’clock?

An Junxi glanced at the time. It wasn’t even eleven o’clock yet. She had to "wait" for an hour?

An Junxi rolled her big eyes and smiled as she asked, "Do you know where your hotel’s PR department is located?"

The lobby manager hesitated and said, "Our administrative offices are all in the B zone by the pool."

It was An Junxi’s first time at Huadun Hotel. She walked to the window of the private room and looked out, indeed seeing an outdoor swimming pool and several leisure facilities nearby; Huadun Hotel was larger than she had expected.

She pointed to the building in the distance and asked, "Over there, right? The route seems quite complex, could you guide me there?"

"Well..." The lobby manager felt troubled; the office area was off-limits to non-staff members, especially today when the president was inspecting the hotel, which required careful attention. Even if this lady was a friend of the president, he couldn’t ensure the president would approve. This was against the hotel regulations.

An Junxi didn’t want to force him, "Then I’ll just wander around the hotel; is that all right?"

The lobby manager heaved a sigh of relief, "Of course, no problem at all. Feel free to look around, Miss An." He quickly made his escape.

An Junxi followed the signs and finally found the way to the pool. As she walked past the pool, she saw a group of people in suits up ahead, talking as they walked; she immediately recognized Gu Yikun in his black suit.

An Junxi hid behind a pillar and secretly observed the group, thinking that perhaps the person she was looking for was among them.

One look made An Junxi feel that she should buy a lottery ticket today.

Li Hui was at the end of the group, carefully following her superior with a smile.

Judging by her position, her rank wasn’t that high after all. On that day when she was acting so high and mighty, An Junxi thought the whole hotel belonged to her!

The leaders were discussing in the front, with no room for employees to join in, so Li Hui was looking around in boredom and happened to lock eyes with An Junxi.

The atmosphere became extremely awkward.

An Junxi quietly turned her head to look elsewhere.

Li Hui, seeing that no one else noticed An Junxi hiding behind the pillar with a guilty look on her face, concluded that An Junxi must have done something shady.

Li Hui gradually left the group, and when the leaders had walked far enough, she marched towards An Junxi, "What are you doing here?" She asked in a questioning tone.

Initially, An Junxi was unsatisfied with Li Hui, thinking she had falsely claimed compensation. Now, she was disgusted.

No matter what, as she was now in the hotel, she was a guest. As a PR staff member, and during work hours, is this how she treated guests?

An Junxi replied rudely, "I’m here for a meal, is there a problem? Is the hotel planning to kick out its guests?"

Li Hui gave An Junxi a disdainful look, thinking a meal at Huadun Hotel would cost at least half a month’s salary for her. Could she really afford it? Just drinking iced water?

"The restaurant isn’t here. Which hall and table did you book, Miss An? I’ll have the staff take you there." Since she came, she wouldn’t leave without ordering.