Su Liuying composedly fumbled around and pressed the meal voucher onto the nightstand, then turned and continued to fumble her way out of the room. Without her glasses, she was like a blind person, relying on touch and her blurry vision, slowly making her way into the elevator and took it down to the hotel lobby.
Standing in the middle of the lobby, she seemed lost, standing still, unsure of which direction to proceed. She knew she must look ridiculous at that moment, but she had no other choice and didn't know whom to ask for help.
The hotel receptionist was surprised to see a woman wearing a bathrobe and slippers, reaching out with both hands, continually fumbling forward, but her professional conduct prompted her to step forward and ask, "Miss, may I know what assistance you require?"
Although the receptionist found Su Liuying's strange behavior curious, she would not pry into the guest's privacy. Her duty was to provide excellent service to the guests.
Su Liuying turned her head towards the source of the voice, unable to see the receptionist's face clearly, but recognizing from the sweet voice that there was a woman standing in front of her. She bit her lip and spoke in a low voice, "Uh... could you trouble yourself to hail a taxi for me? ...I've lost my contact lenses, and I can't see clearly!"
Su Liuying felt like crying; she didn't know how to get back to her rented apartment after fumbling her way out. She considered calling Niu Xiaoli, but she didn't want Niu Xiaoli to see her in such a disheveled state and worry. All she wanted was to sneak back to her rented apartment, get a good sleep, and forget about this event—as if it were her little secret, unknown to anyone else.
"Certainly! Our hotel offers a taxi calling service. I'll arrange one for you right now."
Upon hearing the receptionist's reply, it felt like a rescue! Su Liuying nodded her head eagerly, "Thank you! Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome. Let me help you over to the sofa to sit and wait!"
The receptionist assisted Su Liuying to the sofa, "Once the car arrives, I'll call for you!"
"Okay, thank you!"
Su Liuying sat with a blank expression, waiting. Today was indeed her unlucky day. Had she known, she would have just gone to her part-time job instead of coming here. She thought she was so capable, but look at her now... She bit her lip, holding back tears; this whole situation was too absurd, and she definitely wouldn't tell anyone about it.
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At 8 in the morning, Quan Tianyou slowly woke up. He turned his head to look at the space beside him and found that the woman was gone. He shook his head, propped himself up, stretched lazily, and twisted his neck in all directions, loosening up his limbs. Suddenly, his gaze was captured by the steak meal ticket resting on the nightstand.
"What the hell is this?"
Quan Tianyou was certain that there hadn't been a meal ticket on the nightstand when he checked in yesterday. He grabbed the ticket, looked it over, and spotted the crooked handwriting of Su Liuying, which immediately made him furious.
"Damn that woman, how dare she make a fool of me!"
Quan Tianyou was so enraged that he yanked the blanket off the bed and threw it on the floor. When his eyes fell on a particular spot on the bed, he froze. He remembered the woman's struggle and resistance from the night before, and matching it with the line of text, it seemed she really had entered the wrong room.
What exactly went wrong? How could such a coincidence happen? And who was that woman?