Chapter 4: Liu Yiyi Gets Forcibly Expelled
"You bitch! How dare you kick me! Do you know who I am?"
Liu Yiyi struggled to her feet, her gaze at Chu Jiangyue as if laced with venom.
Chu Jiangyue stepped forward and kicked Liu Yiyi again: "See? I just did it again. Why ask if I dare?"
Liu Yiyi felt like all her internal organs had been displaced by the woman's kicks.
Realizing her vulnerable position - with man-eating monsters outside and not wanting to be thrown out - Liu Yiyi chose silence, curling up in the corner without a word.
Only the look beneath her eyelids remained full of bitter hatred.
The little fox sensed Chu Jiangyue was in a bad mood and chose its words carefully.
「Host, non-hotel guests can only stay inside for 2 hours within 24 hours. Should we remind her?」
Hearing the fox's words, Chu Jiangyue raised an eyebrow.
"The countdown starts from the moment you enter. You'll be expelled in 2 hours. If you don't want to be sent out unprepared, I suggest you leave as soon as possible."
After all, she would be running a business here, so Chu Jiangyue decided to provide proper service.
At any rate, she'd already given the warning. Whether Liu Yiyi heeded it or not was her own affair.
Clearly, Liu Yiyi scoffed at Chu Jiangyue's words and intended to stubbornly remain.
She simply refused to believe that with her physically present, the other party could truly disregard her.
Of course, Chu Jiangyue had the resolve. After warning Liu Yiyi, she entered the hotel kitchen, opened the fridge, and began preparing her own breakfast.
The refrigerator contained various ingredients provided by the hotel, including both meat and vegetables.
This was one aspect Chu Jiangyue found quite satisfactory.
Chu Jiangyue cooked herself a bowl of noodles—just a single portion, with no intention whatsoever of preparing any for Liu Yiyi.
From the moment Chu Jiangyue entered the kitchen, Liu Yiyi had been watching with eager, longing eyes.
She had been intermittent fasting for several days to lose weight, and when Chu Jiangyue was cooking noodles, he didn't hold back on the ingredients—the aroma wafted out immediately.
When Chu Jiangyue brought out the noodles and started eating at the dining table in the hall, Liu Yiyi completely lost her self-control.
"Hey! I want some too—make me a bowl!"
Chu Jiangyue ignored her and kept eating.
Liu Yiyi had always been spoiled—no matter what she did, her family would clean up her mess.
When Chu Jiangyue ignored her, her temper flared up. Without considering her current circumstances, she stood up and approached Chu Jiangyue, reaching out to knock over his noodles.
Having lived through the apocalypse for three years, Chu Jiangyue had ingrained into his bones the importance of cherishing food. Realizing Liu Yiyi intended to spill his noodles, his expression turned cold, and he kicked her again.
"Get lost!"
Liu Yiyi was kicked against the wall by Chu Jiangyue again. When she fell, she felt blood surging up her throat and spat out a mouthful of blood, showing that Chu Jiangyue had used full force.
After being kicked three times in succession, Liu Yiyi developed a mix of fear and hatred toward Chu Jiangyue.
This was the first time in her life she had suffered such humiliation. Her eyes burned with resentment, but she was no match for Chu Jiangyue now and could only swallow her anger.
She swore to herself that one day, she would make Chu Jiangyue pay for what she had done today!
『You told me not to kill her, yet she's dead set on killing me』
Chu Jiangyue complained in her mind to the little fox spirit while eating.
The little fox felt somewhat guilty, as it knew Chu Jiangyue had gotten the short end of the stick in this matter.
But it was just a newly forged system, with no private stash to compensate its host.
Oh no, how to deal with this growing guilt?
The little fox's nine tails were flailing wildly due to guilt at this moment.
Two hours wasn't too long nor too short. Liu Yiyi originally thought she could hide out at Chu Jiangyue's place, never expecting to be suddenly ejected.
When the hotel's power ejected her, Liu Yiyi's face showed terror.
"You bitch! What did you do to me?"
"I told you long ago - you can only stay here for two hours. Bye-bye now!"
"No! I don't want to leave! Save me! You…"
Before Liu Yiyi could finish speaking, a beam of light from the hotel ejected her.
"She won't die, will she?"
After all, as a villainess needed to trigger plot points, she probably wouldn't die so easily, right?
「Host needn't worry. She won't die until all the plot points she needs to trigger are complete.」
Of course, this was assuming Chu Jiangyue didn't interfere.
This part, the little fox didn't dare say out loud.
Chu Jiangyue was just asking casually - she didn't actually care what happened to Liu Yiyi afterwards.
Not long after Liu Yiyi was sent away, Cui Hao returned with Jiang Zhenzhen.
Cui Hao was carrying a large black backpack. After entering the hotel, he placed the backpack on the counter and emptied its contents onto the exchanger's tray in one go.
[Detected metal blocks*20, jade*10, diamonds*20… Total exchangeable for 2 gold coins, 50 silver coins, and 60 copper coins. Confirm exchange? Press 'Yes' to confirm, 'No' to cancel.]
Seeing these items, Chu Jiangyue thought Cui Hao might have found a jewelry store.
When Cui Hao saw such a large quantity of items exchanged for so little money, his expression darkened.
However, he knew the situation was beyond his control and had no choice but to agree.
[Respected Mr. Cui Hao, congratulations on becoming Jianglin Hotel's first customer. We have exchanged your items for 2 gold coins, 50 silver coins, and 60 copper coins. As a first-time deposit bonus, you will receive an identity card. Please keep it safe.]
The items on the exchanger's tray instantly vanished, replaced by a silver card the size of a bank card.
"This is your identity card. From now on, just swipe it for all your consumption and any other activities within our hotel."
Cui Hao didn't let Jiang Zhenzhen exchange items. Instead, he directly pulled her to the nearby counter to buy steamed buns and dumplings, then led her away.
From the moment Jiang Zhenzhen entered the hotel, she kept looking at Chu Jiangyue with pleading eyes, but was consistently ignored.
This time, she wouldn't be fooled by Jiang Zhenzhen again.