Chapter 898: A Million Times for You (260)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yan Ge explained, “Guests are usually allowed to choose if they’d like to have a room with anti-theft windows or one without. However, the hotel rooms were almost full when we arrived and there were no longer rooms with anti-theft windows that were available. Since we’ve already signed an agreement with the hotel, the hotel won’t be liable if we fall from the balcony because of our own mistake.”
“Oh, I see.”
Yan Ge was not in the mood to continue chatting with her. Noticing that he was in low spirits, Xin Min returned to her room a short while later.
He then made his way to Fang Erlan’s room.
“Are you out of your mind? The ledge was so narrow… we’re on the eighth floor, what if you’d fallen to your death…”
“I won’t die so easily. Look, I’m fine now, aren’t I? Your fiancée will definitely get the wrong idea if she saw us eating together in your room. Although my legs turned to jelly a little when I came out of room 804, I did feel fortunate to have escaped her eyes.”
“What’s wrong with having a meal together? She’s not that petty.”
Fang Erlan retorted, “Women are all petty to a certain extent. I know it clearly because I’m a woman myself. If my man were to have a meal with another woman, I’d definitely be peeved and upset even if I know that there’s nothing between them. Forget it, I’ve already made up my mind anyway. Regardless of how you say that I’m going back on my word, I’m not going to give in. Let’s avoid seeing each other so often outside of filming and refrain from being in the same room alone, as far as possible.”
“Alright,” he answered coldly before turning around to leave.
Fang Erlan sat by the bed and stared at the ground while her mind went blank.
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Mei Yangyang arrived at three o’clock in the afternoon.
After hearing Fang Erlan’s description of the incident again, Mei Yangyang headed straight to the front desk and said, “Call your manager here to see me.”
“Did something happen?”
“Of course, why would I be looking for him otherwise? Stop procrastinating and hurry up.”
Noticing the sullen expression on her face, the receptionist immediately called the manager of the hotel.
The manager found Mei Yangyang to be rather familiar-looking, though he could not remember where he had seen her.
“Miss, are you looking for me?” he asked.
“I’m one of Fang Erlan’s bosses. I want to watch the surveillance camera footages regarding the incident of the snake found on her bed.”
“I’m sorry, but we discovered that the surveillance cameras were faulty due to the heavy rain when we tried to watch the footage today. Although it had already been repaired in the afternoon, nothing was recorded last night. Hence, we deduced that the snake must have crawled into her room from the balcony. It might not have crawled up from the first floor. Perhaps one of our guests had smuggled the prohibited animal into the hotel and accidentally let it crawl away. We’re very sorry about the incident.”
Although the manager was tactful with his words and gave a reasonable explanation, Mei Yangyang clearly did not buy it.
“A malfunction… how could it be so coincidental?” Mei Yangyang remarked,
“That’s indeed the case. I’m very sorry.”
Mei Yangyang decided to pursue the matter and demanded, “Is apologizing all that you’re planning to do? Should there be a second time, aren’t you just giving the perpetrator another chance? Can you afford to bear the consequences if the snake is poisonous and end up killing someone? I’m not asking that you compensate us in money, but I want you guys to issue a public apology to my artiste on the news.”
“Well…” said the manager, who was stuck in a dilemma because a public apology would definitely tarnish the hotel’s reputation.
He continued, “Miss, I’ll report this incident to my boss while you wait patiently for me to return. Will that do?”
“Sure. I’ll wait for you on that couch over there. I’m giving you half an hour’s time. Also, I feel the need to remind you that the other owner of our artiste company is An Xiaoning,” Mei Yangyang said, smiling.
“Got it.”
Mei Yangyang and Fang Erlan waited on the couch in the lobby of the hotel.
Mei Yangyang instructed, “As much as possible, limit contact with Yan Ge outside of filming until filming ends. He has a fiancée now. If the paparazzi snaps some photos of you two and spark some false rumors, it’s going to be disadvantageous to your reputation. Don’t tell me, you’ve already fallen for him?”
Fang Erlan frantically explained, “No, not at all. How could I possibly fancy him?”
“Then keep an appropriate distance away from him.”
“I understand.”
Half an hour later, the manager returned.
“Our boss said that he’s willing to solve this issue with a compensation of 200 thousand dollars. We hope you’ll let us off, Ms. Mei.”
“Since you’re so sincere, I won’t say anything further. However, I hope this won’t happen again in the future. Money can’t solve anything should a fatal mishap happen.”
“Yes, yes, yes, we’ll remember this lesson learned.”
Mei Yangyang gave Fang Erlan a portion of the 200 thousand dollars they received, according to the percentage stated on the artiste contract terms. She also instructed, “Go ahead and eat anything you want. You’ve been working hard every day. You’re allowed to gain up to 1.5 kilograms. Any more and it won’t be acceptable. You won’t look good on camera if you’re too plump.”
“Alright, thank you, Sis Yangyang.”
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An Xiaoning and Jin Qingyan stayed in L City for an entire week.
Their trip was rather fruitful and meaningful for them.
The weather had already turned fair when they returned to A City.
The air felt clear and fresh now that it had stopped pouring.
Upon returning home, they took a shower merrily before taking a comfortable nap.
An Xiaoning woke up to a piece of news that she was displeased about.
Bu Xianxian had returned.
However, that was not the main reason she was upset.
The main reason was that Bu Xianxian had returned with a face that was closely similar to An Xiaoning’s.
Who would enjoy seeing their doppelganger who wasn’t their own sister?
After hearing Fan s.h.i.+xin’s description, An Xiaoning immediately decided to see for herself just how similar they now looked. Hence, she called Bu Xianxian over.
Bu Xianxian was dressed in an off-shoulder, mermaid-tailed dress that was white in color and accentuated her slender waist, along with a pair of crystal sandals. She had curly locks that cascaded down her back. Even Jin Qingyan was surprised to see her the moment she entered, let alone An Xiaoning.
Bu Xianxian looked drastically different from the way she did months ago.
In the past, Bu Xianxian used to have tan skin and exuded the aura of a country b.u.mpkin. She also did not use much makeup.
She seemed like a completely different person now.
Jin Qingyan was infuriated after he recovered from the shock.
His reason for being upset was exactly the same as An Xiaoning’s — Bu Xianxian had intentionally gone under the knife to alter her features according to An Xiaoning’s. She now looked 80% identical to An Xiaoning.
Fan s.h.i.+xin remarked scornfully, “Ms. Bu, do you really think it’s appropriate to get work done on your face just so you could look like Young Madam!?!”
“I’ve already gone under the knife anyway. What’s so inappropriate about it? Besides, Ms. An should feel flattered that I’ve decided to model my features according to hers. That just means that many girls want to look like Ms. An. That’s a great honor. Ms. An, am I right?”