CHAPTER 668: CHAPTER 154: WANTING TO CRY OUT LOUD BUT HOLDING BACK

The landlady watched Ning Wan’s retreating back, but suddenly she was frozen in place. Just when Ning Wan was about to leave the hotel, the landlady walked directly out from her seat and followed her. As she was about to get close, she heard faint, restrained coughs and hurriedly spoke up, "Miss, wait a moment."

Upon hearing this, Ning Wan stopped in her tracks and looked at the landlady who now stood in front of her, with her hand faintly clenched into a fist near her mouth. The uncontrollable coughing had not ceased, causing her lungs to ache. It took a while before she managed to suppress the coughing, her voice soft and somewhat tender as she spoke, "Is there anything else?"

Throughout it all, her face wore a light, gentle smile, like a blooming flower, giving off a very comfortable feeling.

The landlady quickly explained, "All the hotels around here require identity card registration, and the checks have been very strict in recent years. Even those hotels that charge twenty to thirty yuan per day are no different."

Upon hearing this, Ning Wan’s expression dimmed, but she still politely replied, "Thank you." As she said this, she started to carry her suitcase and prepared to leave.

Seeing Ning Wan in front of her, the landlady felt a twinge of pity, especially seeing her pale complexion, as if she was ill, which made the feeling even stronger. She stopped Ning Wan again and said, "Miss, you probably didn’t bring your ID. How about this—I will use my ID to check you in for now, and you can stay here. You don’t seem well, and it’s not suitable for you to keep looking for another hotel."

Ning Wan, who appeared to be in her early twenties and looked like a college student, wore cheap clothes bought from roadside stalls. Yet, she carried an undeniable noble charm, suggesting she might be a down-on-her-luck heiress whose family had just gone bankrupt.

Ning Wan quickly thanked the landlady, then said, "I won’t stay here for long, just a few days will do."

The landlady, seeing her frail demeanor, did not ask further, simply smiled and nodded, accompanying her to the front desk to pay and register, "Don’t worry, miss. If you come back later, you can continue to stay here."

Ning Wan smiled and nodded, though she was uncertain if she would ever have the opportunity again.

During this time, she didn’t dare stay too long in one place, because... the capabilities of Xi Mohan, that man, meant that staying too long would easily lead him to find her.

The room was arranged on the second floor, and seeing that she was unwell, the landlady didn’t bother her much.

Ning Wan entered the small room, which contained only a restroom, a bed, and a wardrobe. She placed her suitcase in a corner, climbed onto the bed, and curled up without even pulling the covers over herself, the suppressed coughs breaking out occasionally.

Since the day she left, she had come down with a fever and a cold, and the cough had plagued her for half a month.

Tears rolled down unexpectedly in an instant; she wanted to cry out but suppressed it, knowing the sound insulation of the hotel wasn’t very good. Lying on the bed with the door shut, she could still hear voices from some other room.