Just...
Should they really let the man disturb the other guests while they were eating?
The lobby manager hesitated.
The man's current state...
What if they turned him down and he ended up arguing with them instead?
Besides...
"There isn't enough time."
The man had just said that his boss was on the way here.
He would arrive in about ten minutes.
With so little time...
The man could knock on the door of, at most, one private room.
But how could he be sure the guests in that room would agree to his suggestion?
If the first room turned him down, he wouldn't have time to knock on the door of a second one.
The man's body stiffened.
His expression turned somewhat rigid, too.
He had to admit... the lobby manager had a point.
He only had one chance.
But...
How could he know which private room to use it on?
"Ah."
The server let out a quiet gasp.
"What is it?"
The lobby manager looked over.
"...I thought of a private room..."
After hesitating for a moment, the server spoke up.
"Just now... the last private room was reserved by one person."
Hm?
The lobby manager paused.
What did she mean?
One person...
Ah!
The lobby manager quickly understood.
"You mean there's only one person in that private room?"
"Mm."
The server nodded.
"Yes."
"Mr. Xiao always comes alone."
"Even though he's alone, he always asks for a private room."
At first, she had found it a little strange.
Later, she got used to it.
It wasn't unusual for young people these days to have some "quirks."
Mr. Xiao probably didn't like the noise in the dining hall.
Actually, when she thought about it, if she could afford it, she'd be