Facing a Formidable Enemy

Seeing that no one had any doubts, Chen Liming waved his hand and told them to hurry and escort all the guests out of the hotel.

Naturally, those distinguished guests were unwilling to let the matter go so easily.

However, the Zhonghai Emperor International Hotel had an overwhelmingly powerful background. After their initial displeasure, they still complied and left.

Watching the guests being escorted out one by one, Chen Liming finally let out a slight sigh of relief.

Of course, he was also fortunate that the hotel was not very crowded at the moment. Otherwise, once it became packed—

getting everyone out would likely take quite a bit of time.

Although they would all eventually be escorted out, he could not afford the enormous amount of time wasted in the process.

Because a man named Cheng Gang had scheduled a gathering for six o'clock that evening.

Beep beep beep—

Lin Chen drove his newly purchased Phaeton to the parking lot outside the Zhonghai Emperor International Hotel.

When he got out of the car and saw the scale of the hotel across from him, he could not help but marvel sincerely.

"This really is Zhonghai's top-tier hotel. The sheer scale is impressive."

"If it weren't for the system, I probably wouldn't even be qualified to spend money here once in my entire life."

Although Lin Chen had never stayed at the Zhonghai Emperor International Hotel, he had seen plenty of news about its prices.

It was said that a single night's stay alone cost at least tens of thousands.

As for dining here, a single meal cost at least one hundred thousand.

If one failed to meet that standard, they might not even be allowed through the restaurant's doors.

Thinking of this, Lin Chen began to feel a little worried for Cheng Gang.

Although Cheng Gang's family had a bit of money in Zhonghai, eating here was still far too extravagant.

After all, a meal costing over one hundred thousand was not something just anyone could afford easily.

"Looks like Cheng Gang really went all out to pursue Qin Xueqing."

Lin Chen sighed inwardly. He did not think his good friend Cheng Gang would be able to win Qin Xueqing over because of this.

After all, she was now a major streamer on Douyu, and she had even taken the initiative to kiss him at the hospital last time.

Although she had not said it outright, Lin Chen could clearly sense that Qin Xueqing had probably already fallen for him.

She was only held back by his special status and position, believing herself unworthy of him, which was why she had kept working hard without exposing their relationship.

"Sigh, I just hope he won't be too heartbroken when the time comes..."

Lin Chen shook his head and sighed. He inexplicably felt pressure about the upcoming class reunion.

That pressure was for no other reason than that he did not know how to face his good brother.

After all, at this very moment, Cheng Gang was still completely in the dark.

He had even spent a fortune in preparation to use tonight's occasion to pursue Qin Xueqing.

Little did he know that her heart already belonged to someone else.

"Sigh, being a man is really hard. A woman or a brother..."

"I'll just take it one step at a time."

"Lin Chen."

Just as Lin Chen was sighing inwardly about how to face Cheng Gang, a familiar voice suddenly called out from behind him.

He instinctively turned around and saw that it was his college friend Cheng Gang, the organizer of this class reunion.

"You came pretty early. I originally thought I'd come order some dishes before you guys arrived."

"I didn't expect you to get here even earlier than me."

"How about it? Let's go in together. Tell me what you like to eat, and I'll arrange it for you."

"Then... okay."

Lin Chen felt somewhat helpless, but he still nodded and followed him.

He did not want to give himself away now, or it would be terribly awkward.

For that brief moment just now, Lin Chen even felt a little as though he were having an affair.

Although a fair lady was desired by every gentleman.

The problem was, Cheng Gang had not even begun pursuing her when the Goddess's heart had already gone to someone else.

Crushing someone's dream of winning the Goddess was like cutting off their source of wealth, so Lin Chen had to handle this carefully.

After all, Cheng Gang was one of the rare true friends in his life who genuinely cared about him.

So, if possible, he would avoid clashing with him.

Of course, he would not give up Qin Xueqing either.

To have the best of both worlds, Lin Chen could only take things one step at a time.

"Hello, are you classmates attending the reunion organized by Cheng Gang?"

Before the two had even approached the hotel entrance, the hotel staff had already spotted them from afar and prepared themselves.

The moment they saw the two coming closer, they immediately stepped forward to greet them.

There was no other reason: their faces matched the people in the photographs the manager had shown them earlier.

Naturally, the hotel staff already knew the relationship and identities of the two men.

But in order to follow Chairman Lin Chen's instructions, they pretended not to recognize him, which was why they asked this question.

"Yes, I'm Cheng Gang. I made a reservation at your hotel earlier."

"We came early to order the dishes."

"Certainly. Please follow me. Your private room has already been prepared."

The female hotel attendant responded, then turned and made a welcoming gesture before leading the way.

Seeing this, Lin Chen felt quite satisfied.

After all, these people had handled everything he had instructed them to do very well.

Just for that girl's convincing expression of not knowing him earlier, Lin Chen would reward her properly afterward.

"Heh, this really is a major Zhonghai hotel. Their service awareness is excellent."

Cheng Gang was also quite pleased by the hotel attendant's attitude.

"Of course. Everyone spending money here is paying a premium, so how could the service be bad?"

"That's true. If the service were bad, I wouldn't have spent so much to hold it here today."

With that, the two stopped lingering and followed the female attendant directly into the hotel.

However, the instant Lin Chen and Cheng Gang stepped into the hotel—

they could clearly sense that the hotel staff seemed to be acting as though they were facing a formidable enemy.

"Lin Chen, I don't know whether it's just my imagination."

"Why do I keep feeling like there's a faint trace of fear and reverence in the way these attendants look at us?"

"Even though I'm here to spend a lot today, it shouldn't be enough to make them act like this, right?"

"After all, this is the Zhonghai Emperor International Hotel, one of Zhonghai's top hotels."

"They receive countless celebrities and wealthy elites every day. There's no way they would look at us with such fear and reverence."

"And didn't you notice? There isn't a single person in the hotel today."

"You should know that at this time on a normal day, the hotel would have already been packed."