The next day.
You've really outdone yourself, Huohuo. You've got everything you need to become a manager someday, my friend.
Luo Li chuckled, though her expression remained serious.
"One room?"
Huohuo nodded firmly.
"Of course. There's only one room left. Don't worry, though. The rooms here are very spacious, and there are two beds."
As he spoke, Huohuo gave Luo Li a knowing look, as if he were deliberately hinting at something.
In his previous life, Luo Li had spent plenty of time working with hotel staff while serving as the Sea King. Naturally, she had quickly caught on to Huohuo's meaning.
But Luo Li didn't take the hint. Instead, he asked with a troubled expression, "How can I make this right? I need to give the whole family an explanation."
Zhu Zhuqing was left speechless.
According to Luo Li's diary, if she stayed at the Rose Hotel, she would have a chance to get close to Dai Mubai. And that was exactly what she had been hoping to avoid.
But if she turned it down, she would have to share a room with Luo Li. Even though the diary said that she had a very good impression of Luo Li, did she really want to share a bed with him?
After thinking it over, Zhu Zhuqing decided she would sleep on the floor if she had to. Luo Li could take the bed. No matter what, she couldn't pass up the chance to meet Dai Mubai face-to-face.
Once she'd made up her mind, Zhu Zhuqing spoke at once.
"No need to get another room. I'll stay here."
Without another word, Zhu Zhuqing took a golden soul coin from her storage device. As the young lady of the Zhu family, she might not be as wealthy as the nobles, but she was still a little rich girl.
Before she could hand the coin over to Huohuo, a voice rang out behind her.
"Hello. I'd like to get a room."
Huohuo glanced over. The newcomer was a young man, and the girl beside him was about Zhu Zhuqing's age. Their appearances couldn't have been more different. The boy didn't come close to matching Luo Li's looks.
Huohuo took Zhu Zhuqing's golden soul coin and said apologetically, "Sorry, but the last room has already been reserved."
Luo Li and Zhu Zhuqing turned around at the same time. They saw Tang San and Xiao Wu standing at the hotel entrance.
The two couples exchanged a glance. Tang San looked at Xiao Wu, his face full of frustration.
"What can we do, Xiao Wu? We'll have to find another hotel."
Xiao Wu:
At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing understood that the people in front of her were the outsiders Luo Li had mentioned in his diary.
She watched the unremarkable Tang San in silence. At least she couldn't see anything special about him.
Still, according to Luo Li's diary, these people had been staying in disguise. They only revealed their true identities after growing strong enough. It was no surprise that Zhu Zhuqing couldn't see anything unusual about them now.
As Zhu Zhuqing observed Tang San, Xiao Wu was also studying Luo Li. Thanks to the diary, she already knew who the man in front of her was.
Just then, the diary in both girls' hands began to vibrate at once. Their attention shifted to the pages.
[Congratulations on obtaining a new diary entry! Tang San has arrived at the Rose Hotel with Xiao Wu. Next, he'll meet Dai Mubai, right?]
It was as though they'd rehearsed the same scene. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu had just finished reading the entry when an alluring voice sounded beside them.
"I knew it. That room must be meant for me."
Luo Li, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu all turned. Three figures were walking toward the rooms.
Of the three, there was one man and two women. The girls were both beautiful, and they looked to be around seventeen or eighteen. They were tall, and what surprised everyone most was how alike their faces were. They looked like triplets.
The trio walked right up to Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, who stood to either side of them, and took hold of their hands.
Zhu Zhuqing had known Dai Mubai since they were young. Because she'd been so small back then, she'd always thought of him as an older brother.
But once they'd grown up, Dai Mubai had run away.
Even so, Zhu Zhuqing recognized him at a glance.
After all, only members of the Star Luo Imperial Family could have white hair and blue eyes like that.
"Dai Mubai!"
Seeing this scene, Zhu Zhuqing finally understood what Luo Li had written in his diary about Dai Mubai.
Unable to bear the immense pressure of inheriting the throne, he had secretly run away before marriage.
Zhu Zhuqing had originally thought that he was just trying to keep a low profile, quietly working hard to cultivate somewhere everyone looked down on him.
But the truth was...
He'd actually run off to stay at a hotel, carrying three beautiful women in tow?
So this was Dai Mubai's idea of cultivation?
That was why Dai Mubai had run away. He wasn't trying to find a way to surpass Zhu Zhuyun at all. He'd simply given in to himself, eager to enjoy everything he could before he was forced to return to the Star Luo Empire and take the throne.
What a useless man.
Zhu Zhuqing's heart sank.
As she made her way to Suotuo City, she'd been anxious, wondering how she should face Luo Li if Dai Mubai was really working hard to cultivate and hoped to return to the Star Luo Empire one day to save her.
But it turned out she'd been worrying for nothing. From beginning to end, she'd been imagining things.
Dai Mubai, who had left his fiancée behind, had already been enjoying himself with three women.
Thinking of that, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes filled with even more sorrow.
Her fiancé hadn't cared whether she lived or died, leaving her to bear the pressure alone. Meanwhile, Luo Li had risked his life to save her from the fire and water, giving up a far better chance to obtain a spirit ring.
Since things have come to this, I should simply accept what has already happened.
Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath and made up her mind.
Luo Li's attention was entirely on Zhu Zhuqing. His powerful spiritual force let him sense the changes in her emotions more clearly.
After everything he'd learned along the way, he'd finally picked up on a few things.
Zhu Zhuqing had already seen through Dai Mubai. Combining that with what she'd read in the diary, she probably wouldn't need much more encouragement to be won over by Luo Li's tender care.
But from Luo Li's perspective, the MVP of this turn of events wasn't Dai Mubai. It was this pair of foolish lovebirds.
As Luo Li watched Zhu Zhuqing with amusement in his eyes, he felt a surge of gratitude.
Once he'd won Zhu Zhuqing over, he'd have to thank Dai Mubai properly. He needed to let him know that without his cooperation, winning her over wouldn't have been nearly so easy.
Luo Li decided to take back his earlier mockery of Dai Mubai. Pushing a fiancée into another man's arms was certainly an impressive feat.