The Rose Hotel That Always Has Only One Room
"Um..."
"Are we really coming here, Wulin?"
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu had followed him here. Looking at the pink hotel adorned with roses before her, she widened her eyes, a blush tinging her face.
Is Wulin serious?
After six years of growing up, he was naturally no longer the innocent, even slightly silly rabbit he once was. She also knew how embarrassing it had been to want to share a blanket with Wulin back then.
She knew what people went to hotels for. Was that really what they were... supposed to do?!
"Yeah. I haven't found a place to stay yet, and this hotel seems pretty interesting. I wanted to take a look."
Tang Wulin smiled faintly, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
The Rose Hotel was one of the original story's must-visit locations, after all. Whether it was the best hotel in Suotuo City was debatable, but it was definitely the one most worth visiting.
"But..."
"Xiao Wu, you're not reading too much into this, are you?"
Soon, however, Tang Wulin noticed Xiao Wu's flushed face and realized the gravity of the situation. He fell silent as well, wanting to speak but holding back.
Oh no. I did word that a little ambiguously. Xiao Wu doesn't actually think I want to bring her here to get a room, does she?
Then I'd be...
Really down bad.
"Ah, that's true."
"There's no harm in taking a look."
Xiao Wu froze, then lowered her head as she spoke, seemingly unwilling to let him see her embarrassment. It seemed she had misunderstood.
Wulin wants to take a look. There's no harm in looking...
Right, that's it. I mustn't read too much into it!
She believed Wulin definitely wouldn't do anything. After all, back when she hadn't known any better, Wulin had refused to sleep with her!
"So this is the Rose Hotel..."
Before long, the two entered the hotel lobby together.
As soon as they stepped inside, the fragrance of roses greeted them. The hotel's interior was elegant and readily left a favorable impression.
The lobby was spacious, making it hard to imagine that this was only a small, three-story hotel.
"Not bad. Xiao Wu, have you found a place to stay, or are you staying here too?"
Tang Wulin took a quick look around, then turned to Xiao Wu beside him. If he remembered correctly, she had seemed quite fond of the Rose Hotel in the original story too.
"Hm? Sure, it's quite pretty here too."
Xiao Wu was also looking around the hotel. Its color scheme was beautiful, and she really did like it. Besides...
There was something she didn't say: if she stayed here, she could drop by Wulin's room later.
"Okay."
"Hello, we'd like two rooms."
Tang Wulin answered and went over to the front desk.
"I'm sorry, sir."
"We only have one room left."
The front desk clerk glanced at the two of them, a mysterious smile appearing on his face, and answered without hesitation.
"Are you sure?"
Tang Wulin gave him a silent look.
You really can't blame the Rose Hotel for making money. This trick of having no rooms whenever a man and a woman show up together really does win people over.
"Of course. I'm absolutely sure."
The clerk nodded earnestly and flashed an innocuous smile, though his eyes were still giving Tang Wulin a hint.
"There's really only..."
"One room left?"
Beside him, Xiao Wu was taken aback. She muttered inwardly that it seemed her original plan to stay at the same hotel as Wulin wasn't going to work out.
"Don't worry, miss."
"Our hotel rooms are very spacious. Never mind two people—even three or four could stay without any problem."
"There's plenty of room for you to sleep together, too."
The clerk continued coaxing her.
"Sleep together!"
"But... that..."
Xiao Wu blushed, at a loss.
The room is big, and so is the bed, but I can't just sleep with Wulin like that...
"Miss, if you don't book it now, someone else might snatch up this last room."
The clerk added fuel to the fire.
Hearing this, Xiao Wu, who had yet to be beaten down by life, froze as expected. In the end, her face flushed red, she prepared to agree.
"All right, then..."
"But if I remember correctly, the last room at the Rose Hotel belongs to me, Young Master Dai."
Before she could agree, however, a defiant voice suddenly rang out from the doorway.
"Hm?"
Xiao Wu froze and looked in the direction of the voice. It was a golden-haired man who appeared to be fifteen or sixteen, with differently colored eyes and a girl in each arm.
They were two pretty girls around eighteen years old. On closer inspection, they were actually twins!
"What a coincidence."
Tang Wulin also looked at the newcomer and immediately recognized him: none other than the last of Douluo's three great runners, Dai Mubai, a prince of the Star Luo Empire.
He was also Zhu Zhuqing's fiancé. Tang Wulin just hadn't expected...
That he and Xiao Wu would run into him too.
"Don't you know the Rose Hotel's last room is always reserved for me, Young Master Dai?"
Dai Mubai strode forward with the two women in his arms, a cold smile on his face as he stared straight at the front desk clerk.
"You are...?"
The clerk looked at him in confusion, a puzzled expression on his face. Who was this man?
"Get your manager over here!"
Seeing that the clerk didn't even recognize him, Dai Mubai immediately sneered. His manner frightened the clerk into retreating, leaving him no choice but to go find his superior.
"You're so mighty, Young Master Dai~" the twins beside him said, beaming. Dai Mubai smiled haughtily, paying them no further attention.
"So you're the ones trying to snatch my room?"
Afterward, Dai Mubai turned his gaze to Xiao Wu and Tang Wulin before him. His eyes lingered on Xiao Wu in particular, sizing her up.
They were quite a young couple.
"First come, first served. We got here first."
"You're the one trying to snatch the room from us."
Why would Xiao Wu be afraid of some blond punk? Wearing a cold expression, she spoke without the slightest fear. She really hadn't liked the way he had looked at her just now.
"Oh?"
"Then it seems you don't want to give it to me."
An amused look appeared on Dai Mubai's face.
Here in Suotuo City, because of his own formidable strength and his relationship with the two deans, no one had dared offend him, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Young Master Dai.
"Why should we give it to you?"
Xiao Wu spoke coldly. She and Wulin had clearly come to book the room first, yet this guy had turned around and blamed them. What kind of person was he?
Wulin had once said that people shouldn't go looking for trouble, but they shouldn't fear it either. Since this blond punk was acting this way, he couldn't blame her for showing him no courtesy!
"Xiao Wu, there's nothing to discuss in a situation like this."
At that moment, Tang Wulin slowly spoke up, smiling faintly as he looked toward Dai Mubai with a pleasant smile on his face.
Dai Mubai has come right to our door asking for a beating...
There's really no reason to let him off.
"Fine. Don't say I, Dai Mubai, bullied you. How about this? You and the one beside you are lovers, right? If you beat me, I'll give you the room. Otherwise..."
"Don't make fools of yourselves in front of me."
Dai Mubai fixed his eyes on Xiao Wu, and as he spoke, he also looked toward Tang Wulin beside her.
But that single glance made his expression freeze. Those indifferent eyes filled him with a boundless sense of pressure.
How is that possible? I'm a Soul Elder!
"Lovers? Now you're reading too much into it."
Hearing that, Tang Wulin was taken aback and immediately clarified. Still, it really was easy to misunderstand!
After all, he had come to the hotel with Xiao Wu. Even if they booked two rooms, it was still the same.
But there was nothing to be done about it. Coming to the Rose Hotel really was easy to misunderstand!
"We're not. We're just friends."
Xiao Wu's pretty face also turned red. She glanced at Tang Wulin beside her and shook her head as she spoke. They weren't lovers at all!
They were just good friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time!
Besides, she had only come to the Rose Hotel because she trusted him not to do anything improper. That was all!
It definitely wasn't because she wanted to come...