The Handsome Boss Ran Away With His Front Desk Girl

Chapter 48: The Handsome Boss Ran Off With His Front Desk Girl

July 11th, morning, the weather was great.

Cheng Yun went up to the rooftop to check on the flowers and the new goldfish in the small fish pond. After feeding the fish and watering the plants, he went downstairs to the front desk to open for business.

As soon as he turned on the computer and logged into QQ, he received a document from Yu Dian. The timestamp showed 3 AM.

"She's still up so late!" Cheng Yun shook his head.

It wasn't good for an employee to be too diligent; it always made him feel like a heartless boss squeezing his workers dry.

He received and opened the document.

The thing he had asked Yu Dian to write was finished, and it was beautifully done. The word count was just right, the content was substantial, and the writing was elegant and very engaging. The title was 'There's Always a Place That Can Shelter You From the Storm.' If Cheng Yun remembered correctly, Old Mage had said that the day he left, and he was surprised Yu Dian remembered it and used it directly as the title.

Cheng Yun copied the document's content into WeChat and his WeChat Official Account to begin formatting and editing the text and images. Finally, he specifically sent it to Yu Dian for review before publishing it.

Soon, the official WeChat Moments started receiving likes. Some guests, bored, would even reply, and Cheng Yun naturally responded courteously.

The Official Account had a smaller impact, mainly because the number of followers was low. For now, it still relied on the official WeChat account to drive traffic.

When he had some free time, Cheng Yun felt a pang of guilt towards Yu Dian.

This young girl was truly diligent and hardworking, never complaining. He had promised to treat her to a big meal last time but hadn't found an opportunity yet. This wasn't an excuse from Cheng Yun; the hotel was simply too busy, and they were short-staffed. He couldn't take Yu Dian and Heroine Yin out for a big meal and leave Cheng Yan to mind the front desk, could he? If he did that, Cheng Yan would give him the cold shoulder for a week!

Today happened to be the day he and Yu Dian handed over shifts. It was a Tuesday, but for some reason, business was exceptionally good.

Cheng Yun had already received several calls that morning, all asking if they could check in early.

Generally, if the previous day's guests checked out early, Cheng Yun would agree to early check-ins for new guests, asking housekeeping to speed up the cleaning. But today, these requests were impossible—

Many of yesterday's guests looked like college students, and they were probably still sleeping in.

It wasn't until after lunch that he truly got busy.

Check-outs and check-ins came one after another. He was constantly processing check-in procedures and returning deposits, while Heroine Yin and Aunt Tang were even more exhausted, having to clean rooms non-stop.

By the afternoon, except for the two deluxe suites where he and Cheng Yan were staying, the hotel was almost fully booked.

Cheng Yun quickly opened the system backend. The interface indeed showed large swathes of gray.

Some guests had been staying since yesterday, most checked in today, and a few had booked but hadn't arrived yet. Only a few themed rooms were still empty, and on the girls' side of the hostel, there were still a few beds left...

"What's going on?" Cheng Yun had only just started promoting the newly launched dormitory rooms, and the male dorms were almost full. This left him bewildered.

"And it seems like most of them are young people..."

By 5 PM, the few themed rooms were also booked. Cheng Yun was even more bewildered.

With July arriving, the number of students visiting campuses gradually decreased, and hotel business had been stabilizing. Moreover, today wasn't even a weekend; why was business so good?

However... this was a good opportunity!

Cheng Yun lowered his head and refreshed the page. There were still a few guests for the standard single rooms who hadn't arrived yet. So, he added their mobile numbers to WeChat one by one.

Soon, all friend requests were accepted.

Cheng Yun first copied and pasted two messages: "Dear guest, hello. This is Anju Hotel. You can contact me via this WeChat before and during your stay. Please feel free to ask any questions, and all staff at Anju Hotel will do our best to resolve them for you."

"On a side note, following our WeChat account 'Anju Hotel' can get you a ten-yuan coupon. If you are an online booking user, show the coupon at the front desk for a cash refund."

The first guest's profile picture looked like a young, pretty girl. She replied directly: "Hello, how do I get to your hotel from Liuliu Airport?"

Cheng Yun twitched the corner of his mouth and replied to her.

Then, he started asking these guests roughly when they would arrive, which made him very happy—

Almost all of them had high-speed rail or flights scheduled for the evening.

Just as Cheng Yun was grinning, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly came from the front: "Handsome boss! What are you looking at? You've been grinning like an idiot."

Cheng Yun looked up and saw Hao Nianwen leaning on the front desk, looking at him. Her roommates were behind her.

"Hmm?"

"Hmm what?" Hao Nianwen rolled her eyes. "Aren't you happy when guests arrive?"

"Aren't you girls college students? Why are you always booking rooms in groups?" Cheng Yun looked at them, a bit stunned. Did these girls have some peculiar hobby?

"What's with that look!" said He Qing, who was a bit chubby. "We're about to leave school after our exams. We heard you have a hostel dorm room here that's apparently beautifully decorated. We came to take a look and experience what it's like to sleep in those influencer-style hostel beds."

"Yeah, it looks cheap, there are coupons, and you can play Werewolf, so we specifically came to stay a night!" Hao Nianwen revealed.

"Oh, welcome, welcome." Cheng Yun said, silently thinking "peculiar hobby" to himself.

When he traveled in the past, he had genuinely seen people who were particularly fond of those beautifully and stylishly decorated influencer hostels and B&Bs, even traveling a long distance just to stay a night... He still couldn't understand what those people were thinking!

"Are you staying in the eight-bed room? Let me see, there are... only five spots left for the girls' eight-bed room."

"Tsk, tsk, the boss is young but already blind. So pitiful," Hao Nianwen said. "You've probably seen too many things you shouldn't have."

"What do you mean? ... Why are there only five of you?"

"One of them went back early!"

"Oh! I see!"

"Then we won't order online. Just give us the group purchase price!" Hao Nianwen said, glancing at the price list behind the front desk, which was marked higher than the group purchase price.

"Okay!" Cheng Yun said crisply, tapping the QR code on the front desk again. "Follow our WeChat official account and you can get ten yuan off."

If they booked online, the website would take a commission, so giving them the website price directly wouldn't be a loss for them; at most, they'd miss out on a few good reviews in the early stages of opening. As for that, of course, they had to respect the customers' wishes. So, it was clear at a glance that Hao Nianwen was an experienced traveler who often booked hotel rooms.

"Oh, right boss, what were you smiling like an idiot about just now?" Hao Nianwen asked while he was processing the paperwork.

"Business is good!" Cheng Yun said. "I don't know why business is so good today."

"Really? It must be because of the comic convention, right?"

"Comic convention?" Cheng Yun blinked. "When is it?"

"It starts tomorrow and lasts for three days. It's a pretty big one," Hao Nianwen said. "It's at the science and technology museum next door. I'll go check it out tomorrow when I have time, see some cute guys and girls."

"Oh, no wonder!" Cheng Yun nodded to himself and then said, "Not interested!"

"Tch! Boring!" Hao Nianwen waved his hand.

At this moment, He Qing, who was beside her, said, "Actually, Wenwen wanted to go to the comic convention, but she was afraid she'd attract too much attention walking out of the dorm in costume tomorrow, so she dragged us out to stay at a hotel and even made us do her makeup!"

"Hey, Old He, you're not being honest! Who said that room looked so pretty in the pictures? Who said she wanted to come out and see the handsome boss? Now look, you're pushing all the blame onto me!"

"Didn't they also say they wanted to see the handsome guy?" He Qing wasn't blushing at all, while the other girls looked a bit embarrassed.

Only Wu Wenshan said calmly, "I didn't say that."

Cheng Yun felt a bit awkward.

After finishing the check-in procedures, he looked at the hotel system again and then sent a WeChat message to Yu Dian and Cheng Yan: "We're going out for a big meal tonight. Depart at six sharp, how about it? If you agree, remember to call Yin Dan."

"Huh? Then who will watch the shop?" Yu Dian asked.

"What about the hotel?" Cheng Yan also said.

"Most of the rooms are booked today, and a few won't arrive until after nine. No one will steal anything from the front desk, right!" Cheng Yun replied to each of them, then added, "Anyway, I haven't eaten out in a long time, and I go out for exercise every night. If I don't go out soon, I'm going to starve!"

"Why don't you guys go? I, I'll stay and watch the front desk," the young girl Yu Dian replied.

"No way!"

Before long, Cheng Yun made them realize the value of the opportunity and his unwavering determination. By five forty, they had come down one after another and were sitting at the front desk.

Cheng Yan even came over to check the check-in system and frowned in confusion: "Strange, it's Tuesday today, and business is this good?"

"Yeah, because of the comic convention," Cheng Yun said. "If you have time tomorrow, you can go take a look."

"Not interested," Cheng Yan said. After a pause, she added, "Since business is so good, why don't we put my room up for rent too? If it doesn't get booked, that's fine, but if it does, we'll make an extra few hundred yuan!"

"Then where will you sleep?" Cheng Yun asked.

"I..." Cheng Yan hesitated for a moment, thinking about the few hundred yuan. It was money for nothing if they didn't earn it. "I'll sleep on the sofa in your room!"

"That won't do!"

"I actually quite like sleeping on the sofa," Cheng Yan said. "It's settled then!"

"Let's talk about it after we get back," Cheng Yun said, waving his hand, not wanting any more trouble while they were eating.

Then he directly locked the remaining two beds in the girls' four-person room and left a note on the front desk that read, 'The super handsome boss is taking his front desk ladies out for a big meal. Guests with issues, please call or WeChat us directly!' He placed it in a very conspicuous spot, then clapped his hands and said, "Alright! Let's go!"