Chapter 120: Saving Money by Booking a Room

Xia Xixi was carrying bags in her hands, clamped between her legs, hanging around her neck, and even held one in her mouth.

Standing on the street, she turned even more heads than before.

Every passerby looked at her with a strange expression.

"Plop."

Finally, unable to hold onto everything, Xia Xixi fell to the ground on the street.

"Zheng Qian, I hate you to death!"

Xia Xixi had thought Zheng Qian was really here on business. She didn't expect to be used as a third wheel and a tool for carrying his things.

It was one thing to carry them, but he made her carry so much that she couldn't even hail a taxi.

After falling, Xia Xixi gathered the items, finally managed to hail a taxi, and returned to the hotel.

"Qian, isn't it a bit bad to let your secretary carry so many things by herself?"

Xu Shuyun was a little worried for Xia Xixi. Being alone in a foreign country while carrying so many luxury goods—what if something went wrong?

"It's fine, that's what she's here for."

"As for safety, don't worry, the security here is excellent!"

Zheng Qian had left Xia Xixi in the duty-free zone on purpose.

He mainly wanted to suppress Xia Xixi's Favorability toward him. After he spent 3.9 million to buy her an AMG sports car, her Favorability had increased significantly.

Just now, every time Zheng Qian finished buying an item, he handed it to Xia Xixi, and her Favorability toward him dropped visibly.

By the time they left, Xia Xixi's Favorability toward him had already fallen to 40 points.

Zheng Qian was very satisfied.

"You must be tired after walking around for so long. Go back to your room, take a hot shower, get a good sleep, and I'll take you out to play tomorrow."

After sending Xu Shuyun back to her room, Zheng Qian returned to his own.

After waiting for half an hour, Zheng Qian sent a message to Xia Xixi: "Are you at the hotel yet?"

Xia Xixi replied: "Just arrived."

Zheng Qian: "She's asleep, just leave the things in your room for now."

Xia Xixi: "Okay!"

Through the screen, Zheng Qian could feel the extreme coldness in Xia Xixi's words.

Xia Xixi had originally wanted to ask whether Zheng Qian was here to flirt or to work, but she could already imagine his reply. He would definitely say something like "We just arrived in the Maldives, let's have some fun first" to brush her off.

She tidied up the luxury goods, which almost covered the entire sofa.

Not a single item belonged to her.

It wasn't that Xia Xixi was vain or coveting anything from Zheng Qian.

She just felt confused. In the morning, Zheng Qian had spent millions and promised to buy her an AMG sports car, but by night, he flew to the Maldives to go on a spending spree with Xu Shuyun, the head of Jinxiu Group?

She couldn't understand this man.

Previously, Xia Xixi had felt that Zheng Qian was interested in her, and after the car purchase, she was even more convinced of it.

But the relationship between Zheng Qian and Xu Shuyun was clearly not just that of a Chairman and Vice President!

There was definitely some romantic tension between them.

Since Zheng Qian was interested in her, why was he not avoiding it at all?

He even used the excuse of a work inspection to bring her along as a third wheel for him and Xu Shuyun?

Was that AMG sports car just her "hardship fee"?

Was there ever such an expensive hardship fee?

"Forget it, I'll just find an opportunity to ask him."

Xia Xixi made up her mind. If Zheng Qian was here to pursue romance, she would leave without a word and fly back to Yebai, returning the car he bought her exactly as it was.

The next day.

According to Zheng Qian's plan, he would take Xu Shuyun and Xia Xixi out to play on the sea.

The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia, but its sea area is vast, with over two thousand islands, of which 200 are inhabited.

Coming to the Maldives and not playing on the sea would be a huge loss.

The three of them arrived at the largest island in the north: North Island.

There were many marine activities here. Zheng Qian first chartered a speedboat to take the two beauties for a ride on the sea.

He then paid a hefty sum to hire three female instructors, booked out the entire shallow water area for scuba diving, and finished the day with dinner on a yacht.

Zheng Qian kept receiving system cashback notifications.

"Spent 266,666 yuan, system cashback 2,666,660 yuan, credited to account."

"Spent 378,551 yuan, system cashback 3,785,510 yuan, credited to account."

"Spent 888,888 yuan, system cashback 8,888,880 yuan, credited to account."

By the end of the day, tens of millions had been deposited into his account.

It was already very late that night. Zheng Qian didn't plan on going back, so he booked three more sea-view rooms on North Island.

The scenery here was beautiful, and the prices were even higher than the seven-star hotel, costing 300,000 a night.

"Qian, isn't it a bit wasteful to stay here? Our original hotel was quite good." Xu Shuyun finally couldn't help but advise.

Zheng Qian had also wondered if leaving the rooms at that seven-star hotel unoccupied would be considered a violation by the system.

For the first time, the system gave Zheng Qian feedback: as long as there was luggage in the hotel, it wouldn't be a violation. This could be considered a small bug in the system.

Only then did Zheng Qian confidently say: "It's not wasteful. Don't we have a lot of luggage at that hotel?"

"Then, how about we just book two rooms? These rooms are quite large."

"I can share with Secretary Xia, or... share with you." As Xu Shuyun said this, her face turned red.

Zheng Qian agreed to Xu Shuyun's suggestion. If he booked a room for himself, the system wouldn't provide cashback.

A night here cost over 300,000. It didn't hurt to spend money that wasn't his, but if it were deducted from his own account, it would definitely sting a bit.

Might as well save where possible, plus he could share a room with Xu Shuyun.

Zheng Qian quickly gave a wink to Xia Xixi.

"Ms. Xu, I've been feeling a bit unwell lately. The doctor said I have some skin issues that might be contagious, so maybe you should share a room with President Zheng instead." Xia Xixi played along with Zheng Qian's act, though extremely reluctantly.

"Ah, is that so?" Xu Shuyun was surprised.

In that case, she would have to share a room with Zheng Qian.

After entering the suite, Zheng Qian discovered that it actually had two bedrooms.

That night, Zheng Qian naturally didn't have any intentions toward Xu Shuyun. Xu Shuyun was also quite shy and didn't make any moves. The night passed just like that.

The third day.

Today was mainly for eating, drinking, and having fun.

The tropical climate brought the Maldives a rich abundance of fish, coconuts, cassava, and other local specialties.

They spent the least on this day, only over 200,000, with the system providing over 2 million in cashback.

It wasn't until the fourth day that Xia Xixi finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

She took the initiative to knock on Zheng Qian's door, wanting to have a serious talk with him.

"President Zheng, could you please come out for a moment? President Chen just called me and asked me to report some work to you."

Zheng Qian glanced at Xu Shuyun, who was in the same room, didn't think much of it, and followed Xia Xixi to her room.

"What does President Chen want with me?" Zheng Qian asked, suspecting that some situation had arisen at the company.

"President Chen didn't look for you, I did!"

"We've been in the Maldives for these past few days, eating and playing. Are you actually here to pursue romance with Ms. Xu, or are you here for a work inspection?"

"Today, you must give me an explanation!"