The Crazy Son-In-Law

As the footsteps behind him drifted into his ears, Xiao Shun shrugged helplessly.

Upon entering the hotel lobby, he was stunned by the tumultuous scene before his eyes, which was no less impressive than the charity auction he attended with Mo Yibai in Northleap.

Suddenly, the pace of the footsteps behind him quickened, and then Xiao Shun felt someone linking arms with him.

Surprised, Xiao Shun looked at the girl beside him inexplicably.

The girl said helplessly, “Do me a favor, or I’ll be recognized by someone!”

Hearing this, Xiao Shun looked at the crowded hotel lobby, instantly understanding the situation.

With a wry smile and a shake of his head, he remained silent.

And so, the two of them squeezed out of the crowd of fans, and then went to the front desk to book a room.

After some inquiries, Xiao Shun looked at the front desk attendant with frustration.Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

“Is there only a presidential suite available?”

The front desk attendant apologized, “I’m sorry sir, our hotel suites were already booked empty last month, and now there is just one presidential suite that was just canceled and not yet reserved.”

“Then we’ll take that one!”

Xiao Shun nodded and handed his bank card to the attendant.

Taking the card, the front desk attendant reminded, “Could you both show your IDs, please?”

Xiao Shun hurriedly explained, “I’m the only one staying, she’s not with me!”

“Huh?” The front desk attendant was puzzled, with a look of confusion on his face.

At that moment, the girl beside Xiao Shun said with grievance, “Darling, just because I didn’t buy you a birthday present, do you have to be so angry?”

What… what’s going on?

Xiao Shun was dumbfounded, frozen in place.

The front desk attendant, however, smiled knowingly and took the ID card handed by the girl.

Looking at the photo on it, she couldn’t help but look at the girl, then smiled and said, “Miss, you really look a lot like Miss Cao Wanqing.”

Upon hearing this, the young lady named Cao Yanran on the ID card smiled, “Hehe, many people say so!”

And so, Xiao Shun followed this Cao Yanran to the 18th floor of the Regency Hotel, to the presidential suite No. 08.

It wasn’t until he sat down on the sofa that he came to his senses, speechless, “Wait, why is a big star like you following me?”

The girl removed the coverings from her face, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.

It was Cao Wanqing, whom Xiao Shun had met briefly in Northleap.

Facing Xiao Shun’s inquiry, Cao Wanqing sneered, “Huh, do you think I wanted to? With that kind of scene back there, do you think I could leave the hotel alone and find another place to stay?”

“That’s not a legitimate reason for you to lie to me about the room.” Xiao Shun chuckled bitterly.

Cao Wanqing glared at him fiercely, “You’re just stingy, we can split the room fee!”

Xiao Shun shrugged, “It’s not about the room fee.”

Is it really appropriate for a man and a woman to share a room like this?

He didn’t say this out loud, as it would imply flirting.

“Anyway, thank you for helping me just now. I forgive all those things you did to offend me. Let’s consider it water under the bridge!” leaning back on the soft sofa cushion, Cao Wanqing said casually.

Touching his nose, Xiao Shun felt extremely disgruntled. What do you mean by the things I did to offend you? Weren’t you the one chasing me at that time?

In any case, as a man, he naturally wouldn’t bother arguing with a girl about those verbal jabs. With nothing else to do, he let go of their grievances and asked Cao Wanqing why she was in such a hurry today.

“Didn’t you hear what the front desk just said? The Eastbrook City Film Festival is happening in two days, so of course I’m here to attend the event!” Cao Wanqing rolled her eyes, feeling Xiao Shun’s questions were somewhat redundant.

“Since you’re here for the film festival, why are you in such a predicament?” Xiao Shun asked further.

“Since I started in this industry, it’s always been like this. I don’t have a manager or a company; I arrange all my schedules myself. It’s just that this time I encountered some unexpected incidents coming to Eastbrook, so things turned out this way…”

She stopped there, her expression becoming somewhat unpleasant.

Seeing this, Xiao Shun didn’t press for more details. Standing up, he walked towards a room.

After the door closed, Cao Wanqing, who was still sitting on the sofa, muttered to herself angrily, “Does this jerk really not want to hear about the incident I encountered?”

Indeed, Xiao Shun was not interested at all.

He still had many things to deal with on his end, as the Old School Society seemed to be setting up an ambush, waiting for him and Ning Zhiyuan’s master-disciple duo to meet and then use pre-arranged measures to eradicate them.

Xiao Shun wasn’t worried about these actions, as they posed no threat to him, but he was concerned about the safety of Ning Zhiyuan and his disciple.

With this in mind, he called Ning Zhiyuan to express his concerns.

After a moment of silence, Ning Zhiyuan said that they needed to have an important discussion the next morning and then hung up.

“Important discussion?”

Clutching his phone, Xiao Shun murmured to himself.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

There was a knock on the door.

He looked out the window, realizing that the sky had turned pitch black without him noticing.

Opening the door, Xiao Shun saw Cao Wanqing’s stunning face, but there was a hint of awkwardness on her otherwise beautiful features at that moment.

Xiao Shun was puzzled, “Is there something wrong?”

“Um… well…”

Cao Wanqing hesitated, seeming to find it difficult to say what was on her mind.

Seeing this, Xiao Shun reached out to close the door. He was busy and didn’t have time for these guessing games with the famous star.

Before he could shut the door, Cao Wanqing quickly pressed her hand on the door handle, glaring at Xiao Shun with annoyance.

“Why are you like this? Don’t you know how to treat a lady with kindness and respect?”

Xiao Shun gave her a cold glance and tried to close the door, showing no emotion on his face, “What do you want?”

“Could you do me a favor?” Cao Wanqing looked embarrassed.

“No.”

Xiao Shun’s answer was clear-cut, leaving Cao Wanqing with her words stuck in her throat, feeling frustrated and boiling with anger.

“I’ve already forgiven you, why are you still against me?” she said, perhaps recalling the grievances she had suffered from Xiao Shun before, her beautiful eyes filled with tears of distress.