330: Sensible Drama Club

At noon, Li Qinghe met Zhang Rui and his wife in the hotel lobby, bringing Lilia with him.

"He Zai, don't book places like this again in the future; it's too extravagant," Zhang Rui told Li Qinghe, a lingering expression on his face, but his tone firm.

"Brother, don't make a fuss; just tell me if you enjoyed it or not," Li Qinghe said, smiling as he put his arm around Lilia and looked at Zhang Rui.

"It was quite enjoyable, just a bit expensive."

Zhang Rui turned to glance at Su Yao, whose eyes were full of spring.

They both had a great time last night, and Su Yao, in that environment, was even more uninhibited, unlocking several new experiences.

However, the price of 26,000 singapore dollar for one night was almost two months' salary for both him and Su Yao.

Converted to dragon country currency, over 100,000 was spent in one night.

He felt so pained he almost wanted to move the entire presidential suite out.

"Brother, that's all that matters. As long as you enjoyed it, it was worth it. It's no problem for your younger brother to treat you to a few weeks' stay."

Lilia, listening to Li Qinghe and Zhang Rui converse in Chinese, understood many words but not the full meaning.

This made Lilia secretly resolve to diligently study Chinese in the future; otherwise, if Li Qinghe and his family spoke in Chinese, she would largely be unable to understand.

"Qinghe, thank you for bringing Zhang Rui and me here for this experience."

Su Yao, though a little embarrassed, also earnestly came over and thanked Li Qinghe.

If it weren't for Li Qinghe treating them, she wouldn't know when her salary would allow her to afford a presidential suite.

Although Li Qinghe was primarily treating his cousin.

Undoubtedly, Su Yao also got to enjoy this completely different world.

"Sister-in-law, you're being too polite. Next time, you and my brother can try a different hotel. If there's a hotel you like, just let me know in advance, and I'll book it for you."

Li Qinghe generously made this promise to Zhang Rui and Su Yao.

For him, staying in a presidential suite for a few nights was a very easy matter now.

Although Zhang Rui and Su Yao were very happy, they also knew that even if Li Qinghe didn't care, they couldn't keep taking advantage of him, no matter how rich he was.

Having experienced and enjoyed it would only make them work harder.

Regardless of whether they could reach such a level in the future, at least they had both tried their best.

Similarly, Li Qinghe's wealth and generosity also made Zhang Rui's position in Su Yao's heart even more important.

This, in fact, achieved Li Qinghe's goal.

When a person has the support of a wealthy relative, in the eyes of others, he also becomes extraordinary.

Li Qinghe paid the bill along with last night's room fee, plus the cost of the lavish meals for two rooms today, totaling over 80,000 singapore dollar.

Only then did Zhang Rui realize why he hadn't returned yesterday; it turned out Li Qinghe had also slept there last night.

However, after glancing at the curvaceous Lilia, Zhang Rui felt this behavior was excusable.

Anyone at such a young age, possessing the freedom to spend wealth lavishly, would certainly not let their brother miss out when they could fully indulge.

Li Qinghe was simply living the dream life he had envisioned in his youth.

With a hint of understanding and gratitude, Zhang Rui patted Li Qinghe's shoulder, everything unspoken.

Originally, Li Qinghe had planned to have the hotel's courtesy car send them off.

But Zhang Rui firmly stopped him.

Taking the subway back was his last stubborn act.

Since his cousin insisted on taking the subway, his cousin-in-law also had no objections.

Singapore isn't large, and public transportation is quite convenient.

Li Qinghe didn't mind and took Lilia with them on the subway.

Zhang Rui and Su Yao were returning to Chinatown, while Li Qinghe took Lilia back to Clementi.

Still on the subway, Lilia received several messages and calls in quick succession.

It's not allowed to speak loudly on the Singapore subway, so Lilia directly hung up the phone. After sending a few messages, she leaned close to Li Qinghe's ear and whispered to him:

"Darling, a classmate in our school's drama club fell ill during rehearsal. I'm a substitute member and need to go participate in the rehearsal. It might go on until evening, so I can't be with you today."

Seeing Lilia's somewhat dejected expression, Li Qinghe stroked her hair: "It's okay, darling. We'll make plans after your rehearsal. I'll just wander around Singapore by myself."

In reality, Li Qinghe was almost laughing out loud. Lilia's classmates were truly too considerate, actually getting Lilia called to school in advance.

He had just checked his phone; Chen Daisy, whom he met last night, had sent him a message, inviting him to dinner at 6 PM, saying she would bring Emily.

This girl was a bit decisive; if she said she wanted to delve deeper, she truly found an opportunity to do so.

This IOUs was still a bit spicy.

Li Qinghe didn't forget to gently comfort Lilia, so the two parted ways at the subway station near Lilia's apartment.

Lilia gave Li Qinghe a big kiss; she needed to take the train to the next stop to go back to school.

Li Qinghe checked the time; it was only 12:30 PM, so he exited the subway station and drove the car from downstairs at Lilia's apartment building.

There were still several hours until 6 PM, and Li Qinghe couldn't go early and wait impatiently.

When one is bored, driving aimlessly is an excellent choice.

So Li Qinghe just drove without using an electronic map for navigation, simply cruising the streets by instinct.

When he saw a fork in the road, he randomly chose a path and drove in.

After driving like this for over 40 minutes, Li Qinghe's gaze swept to the roadside, and he paused.

Singapore's territory was really a bit too small.

He had just driven from the southwest corner all the way to the northwest corner, and looking up, he saw the sign for Singapore Zoo.

Thinking that Singapore Zoo was considered a relatively unique comprehensive zoo in Singapore.

Li Qinghe got out of the car directly and bought a ticket at the ticket office.

Non-Singapore residents needed to pay 49 singapore dollar for a zoo ticket.

While local Singaporeans only needed 36 singapore dollar.

This kind of differential treatment was common in Singapore, and Li Qinghe was somewhat used to it.

After having his ticket checked at the entrance, Li Qinghe leisurely walked into the zoo alone.

One very special thing about Singapore is that its cleanliness requirements extend to every aspect.

Especially regarding stagnant water in dead corners of residents' homes, which is given particular importance, so Singapore basically has no mosquito problems.

The same was true for this zoo, which was designed to resemble a jungle.

Tall, lush plants were everywhere.

Walking along the jungle paths gave a feeling of a winding path leading to a secluded spot.

Singapore Zoo was very clever in presenting some docile animals to visitors in a very free manner.

As long as you weren't afraid, you could interact with them up close.

These freely presented animals were mainly Singaporean long-tailed macaques.

Long-tailed macaque

These docile animals could even interact with visitors without glass barriers.

Li Qinghe held his phone, taking pictures everywhere, and occasionally snapping a selfie.

The animals here truly lived up to their reputation; the visiting routes were designed to be very close.

It gave people a feeling of being immersed among the animals.

Although many families were visiting the various animals with their children in the zoo.

There were also quite a few couples in various corners of the zoo, displaying their affection or having arguments on the spot.

Li Qinghe walked and took photos like this, and when he arrived at the giraffe enclosure.

A soft, sweet voice suddenly came from beside him: "Sir, could you please take a photo for me?"