141: Treat others as they would have you treat them

“Hello, how can I help you?”

Li Qinghe opened the door, having just finished showering, with only a towel wrapped around his waist, revealing his well-defined upper body.

“Mr. Li, won’t you invite me in?”

Although the woman looked decent, there was something off about her.

Li Qinghe glanced at the woman slowly approaching in the corridor, then expressionlessly slammed the door shut.

Unsolicited kindness is either a trick or a trap.

Li Qinghe let the doorbell ring incessantly.

Li Qinghe was not someone whose brain was controlled by his lower instincts, blindly rushing into any opportunity.

It was best to steer clear of such benefits of unknown origin.

Back in his room, Li Qinghe pondered the situation; something was amiss.

So, he sent out a few split-screen views and happened to see the woman whispering to a man around the corner.

“Johnny, that man ignored me and just slammed the door shut. I rang the doorbell for a long time, but he never opened it.”

“Pearl, didn’t you try to get into his room?”

“I wanted to get in, but he closed the door before I could even get close...”

Li Qinghe listened to their conversation through the split-screen view and was very surprised to discover that the man named Johnny was a well-known entertainment paparazzo in Saigon.

He had learned through certain channels that Pham Huyen My was filming an advertisement at this Pullman Hotel, and he intended to come and get some gossip about her.

The title of Vietnam’s number one internet celebrity beauty was worth the special trip.

However, after preparing everything and flying from Saigon to Da Nang, also choosing to stay at the Pullman Hotel, Pham Huyen My had already left the hotel after finishing her shoot.

He only saw the taillights of her commercial vehicle driving away.

While wandering around the hotel, he saw Li Qinghe returning in a commercial vehicle.

After bribing a few staff members with money, he learned that this tall and muscular man was the male internet celebrity who filmed the advertisement with Pham Huyen My.

Thus, after his paparazzo mind went into a frenzy, he decided to fabricate a story: Pham Huyen My meeting her lover at the hotel, and after Pham Huyen My left, her lover cavorting with an escort.

For this, he even specially found channels to recruit a high-quality local escort.

After he paid a considerable amount of vietnamese dong, the escort agreed to go to Li Qinghe's door with a hidden camera, attempting to record a one-night stand video to profit from blackmail.

However, Li Qinghe didn't take the bait and refused the escort, which directly led to Johnny's plan failing.

Johnny wanted the escort to try again, but she was somewhat reluctant, only reluctantly agreeing under Johnny's persistent persuasion.

Thus, Li Qinghe heard a few knocks on the door, as he had already set 'do not disturb'.

The split-screen view at the door clearly showed the escort looking a bit nervous; not everyone in this line of work is an iron-willed amazon.

After knocking for a while and seeing that Li Qinghe still wouldn't open the door, the escort reluctantly left.

“Johnny, it’s no good. I knocked for ages, and he even set ‘do not disturb,’ so I couldn’t even ring the doorbell. Look, my fingers are all red from knocking.”

The paparazzo Johnny looked at the pair of fair, small hands extended towards him and couldn't help but feel a surge of desire: “Pearl, you’ve worked hard. That man has no romance. You can accompany me tonight instead.”

For Johnny, since the money was already spent, if the plan couldn't be executed, he might as well enjoy himself.

His room was on the second floor of the building. He eagerly closed the door after bringing Pearl inside.

“Johnny, don’t rush, we have all night. Let me take a shower first.”

“No, I’m in a hurry. Let’s shower together...”

Li Qinghe sat in his room, with several clear camera angles showing what was happening in Johnny's room.

This paparazzo truly lived up to his reputation for capturing gossip; he had quite a few tricks up his sleeve.

Li Qinghe watched the footage, which lasted over half an hour. This guy completely relied on tricks to drag out the time; he was definitely a 'three-second man'.

Soon, a video titled “Paparazzo Johnny’s Happy Life” appeared on various online platforms in Vietnam.

In the video, Johnny's outrageous actions opened the eyes of Vietnamese netizens.

Especially the line: “I last so long, you must be incredibly pleased, right?”

Pearl gave a cooperative eye-roll, which Johnny noticed, and a confident smile appeared on his face: “See, you’re even rolling your eyes from pleasure. Given how strong I am, shouldn’t I get a discount on the fee?”

Thus, the vast number of Vietnamese netizens began a frenzy of re-editing.

Especially those classic snippets, which were cut out and captioned with Vietnamese text, then sent as emojis during chats.

Johnny instantly became famous, not only skyrocketing to popularity in Vietnam overnight but also spreading to neighboring countries like Laos and Thailand.

Behind this, there were undoubtedly celebrities and internet personalities whom Johnny had previously secretly photographed, fanning the flames.

Johnny's face was firmly remembered by the Vietnamese people.

The next morning, a refreshed Johnny came to the restaurant for breakfast. He keenly felt that the gazes of the people around him were very different.

People nearby pointed at him after seeing him.

A bewildered Johnny pulled out his phone, preparing to read the news while eating breakfast, a habit of his for many years.

He then discovered a large number of missed calls and messages on his phone.

As he read the messages, Johnny's heart sank deeper and deeper.

He saw the video from a link forwarded by a friend, and it clearly showed his actions in the hotel room last night.

With his head buzzing, Johnny skipped breakfast. As an entertainment paparazzo, he knew what such a video being released meant for him personally.

He immediately thought of dealing with it and also using the opportunity to profit, so he reported the case to the Vietnamese police.

He claimed that cameras had been installed in his room and that his privacy had been violated by being secretly filmed.

Ten minutes later, two police cars with Vietnamese officers arrived at the Pullman Hotel.

This directly alarmed the foreign general manager of the Pullman Hotel. After hearing his subordinate's report, he took the news very seriously and personally went to the entrance of Johnny's room to assist in handling the matter.

He sincerely apologized to Johnny on behalf of the Pullman Hotel for what had happened and promised to offer the greatest sincerity in compensation.

A dozen Vietnamese police officers rummaged through Johnny's room for a long time but found no evidence of Johnny's alleged claim that several hidden cameras were installed in the room.

The foreign general manager, who had initially worn a humble smile, immediately turned hostile upon hearing the details of Johnny's report and realizing that the alleged widespread cameras were completely nonexistent.

This foreign general manager immediately turned hostile, demanding that Johnny publicly apologize online and compensate the Pullman Hotel for its reputational damage, otherwise, he would sue him in court.

“Impossible, it can’t be that there aren’t any. The angle of the video is right here, those cameras must be here. Officers, please search again.”

Johnny, somewhat panicked, held his phone with the video, comparing it to various corners of the room.

The problem was that there wasn't even a single crevice where his alleged cameras could have been installed.

The foreign general manager of the hotel filed a report on the spot, claiming that someone was trying to tarnish the hotel's image and cause significant damage to its reputation.

Thus, the Vietnamese police, who had originally come because of Johnny's report, took Johnny with them when they left the Pullman Hotel.

Without sufficient reason, Johnny was highly likely to be enjoying free meals for several years.