CHAPTER 491: CHAPTER 491: BOOKED A ROOM

After Ye Fan and Xu Qianqian parked the car, they registered for a room at the front desk.

At that moment, a car stopped outside the hotel. From a distance, under the bright lights, the figures of Ye Fan and Xu Qianqian were clearly visible. A woman in the car shot them a cold, piercing look.

This woman was none other than Xu Qianqian’s homeroom teacher, Lv Xinxin.

"Ye Fan, tonight is your death day. After killing you, I’ll deal with Chu Mengyao. How dare you offend my Wanpu Company, causing us to lose business in Ba Country, and you even killed Okamura Jiro. It’s time to settle this score." Lv Xinxin’s eyes were filled with murderous intent. She had been trailing Ye Fan and had finally caught up, looking for an opportunity to eliminate the culprit.

Earlier in the day, in the office, she had put poison in the drink in front of Ye Fan, but unfortunately, he didn’t drink it.

Later, Song Meimei had joined, and the three of them had a meal together, which ended on a bad note.

After seeing Song Meimei off, Lv Xinxin focused all her attention on Ye Fan.

At the school, Lv Xinxin was known to be a foreign teacher. She was known to be from Japan.

Her teacher persona was just a disguise. She had another identity, that of Matsui Yuki.

Matsui Yuki, or Lv Xinxin, didn’t deliberately get close to Xu Qianqian. It was just a coincidence.

The Li Family, the richest in the Northwest, had some shares in Wanpu Company, and there were considerable interests between the two in terms of cooperation. Matsui Kemono was the head of Wanpu Company in Huaxia, and upon learning of Wanpu Company’s losses in Ba Country, the headquarters was furious and considered eliminating the Chu Group a must.

Matsui Kemono began planning and first thought of his sister Matsui Yuki. Indeed, they were siblings, one overtly controlling the overall situation while the other covertly worked as a teacher, primarily responsible for intelligence.

When deciding to kill Ye Fan, Matsui Kemono suddenly thought Xu Qianqian could be used, hence the scene of Ye Fan meeting Matsui Yuki under the guise of Xu Qianqian’s guardian.

At that time, Matsui Yuki had precisely timed it, deliberately changing clothes when Ye Fan arrived to create an intimate atmosphere, intending to lower Ye Fan’s guard and prepare for the subsequent plot to kill. Unfortunately, none of the poisoned drink she meticulously prepared was consumed by Ye Fan, thus missing a golden opportunity.

At the front desk, Xu Qianqian called out, "Get two of the best rooms."

"Alright, please wait a moment." The receptionist smiled warmly. In her mind, Ye Fan and Xu Qianqian seemed like a couple. Surely, they must have argued since they were getting two rooms. Yet, even in a huff, one wouldn’t typically check into rooms separately, right? So, even as she was puzzled by their relationship, she didn’t speculate further and simply did as Xu Qianqian requested. The more money guests spent, the more enthusiastic she was.

"These two must be sneaking off for a secret rendezvous, opening two rooms just to throw people off. It must be like this." The receptionist exercised her imagination and came to such a conclusion. It wasn’t the first time she’d encountered such a scenario.

"One room," Ye Fan interjected firmly, leaving no room for doubt.

"Huh?" The receptionist was stunned, momentarily unsure of whom to listen to. She secretly looked down on Ye Fan, thinking he was too stingy—coming to get a room and still trying to save money.

"Why get one room? You sleep in yours, and I’ll sleep in mine. I’m not used to staying in the same room with others, even if you’re a cousin-in-law," Xu Qianqian whispered with confusion.

"What? Cousin-in-law?" The receptionist caught Xu Qianqian’s words, and her eyes widened as her mouth fell open in disbelief. "This is scandalous! How dare the two of them carry on like this? Truly, the larger the forest, the more odd birds there are."

"No time to explain, just listen to me," Ye Fan warned seriously.

"Oh." Xu Qianqian nodded in confusion and then turned to the receptionist, "Just get one room."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The receptionist smiled as she snapped back to reality from her amazement. Luckily, her professional upbringing was good, and she was accustomed to bizarre people; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so calm.

A moment later, the receptionist handed over the room card with a friendly smile, "Room 688. I wish you both a pleasant stay."

After Ye Fan and Xu Qianqian got their room key, they walked into the elevator.

Ye Fan glanced sideways toward where Matsui Yuki was, and a glint of insight flickered in his eyes.

"Cousin-in-law, what are you looking at? Your gaze was so sharp for a moment," Xu Qianqian asked cluelessly. "It seemed mocking, as if a cat was inspecting a mouse, filled with disdain."

"Nothing," Ye Fan offered no explanation.

Xu Qianqian didn’t think much of it and raised her voice, full of caution, "Cousin-in-law, I’ve already told you, while I’m staying in the same room with you, you can’t do anything bad, not even think about it, okay?"

Saying this, she symbolically crossed her arms over her chest, playing the part of a pitiful damsel.

"Looking for a beating?" Ye Fan said with a straight face.

"Haha, cousin-in-law, I’m just joking with you." Xu Qianqian giggled, bat her eyes, and wrapped her arms around Ye Fan’s, in a coquettish manner, "Cousin-in-law, since you’re delayed with me, you can’t go back now. Does my cousin know? Perhaps you should call and let her know."

"No need. I thought about that before I came here. In fact, Mengyao wanted to come along, but I dissuaded her." Ye Fan said slowly.

Xu Qianqian was taken aback, momentarily speechless. She understood the truth well: in the eyes of Ye Fan and her cousin, she was just a child. So, whenever she had any trouble, they would rush to her side to help her out of difficult situations. Indeed, she had caused quite a few problems.

Despite being so busy with the company’s affairs, her cousin and Ye Fan always made time to consider her safety and well-being.

Thinking about this, and feeling the warmth from Ye Fan’s arm, she felt deeply remorseful.

"Cousin-in-law, am I really that useless, only causing trouble for you without any use?" Xu Qianqian said with a hint of sadness. She’d been mingling in the circle for so long, yet the more she engaged, the lonelier she felt. She could not find anyone who truly understood her. Even Huang Feipeng, whom she considered somewhat reliable, turned out to be a villain harboring sordid intentions.

She didn’t care about Huang Feipeng, but she cared a lot about how chaotic her life had been over the years, living such a failure, whether with men or women. In retrospect, she found no one who sincerely cared for her.

"What nonsense are you saying?" Ye Fan helplessly ruffled Xu Qianqian’s hair.

As Xu Qianqian started to have some self-realization, Ye Fan suddenly felt that all he had done was worthwhile.