"What happened outside?" Dongfang Mei asked the waiter who was serving the food.
"A cleaner in our hotel just spilled a guest's meal. The manager is reprimanding her outside!"
The waiter said with a smile, "That cleaner, I heard she's a university student, but she's so clumsy and always causing trouble."
"What's her name?" Dongfang Mei asked.
"Her name is Jiang Xin!" the waiter replied.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi immediately put down his chopsticks and walked out.
In the corridor, he saw the hotel manager scolding Xiao Xin.
"If you don't want to work, then get out. You can't even do simple tasks, and you're always causing trouble," the hotel manager yelled furiously.
"I'm sorry, I'll be more careful in the future!"
Xiao Xin said quickly.
"Your salary for today will be halved. If this happens again, you'll be fired immediately," the hotel manager said coldly.
"Yes, I'll be careful in the future." Xiao Xin nodded quickly.
The other waiters stood around watching the spectacle. They all wanted to speak up for Xiao Xin, but they didn't dare.
In fact, the meal wasn't spilled by Xiao Xin; it was spilled by the guest themselves.
Xiao Xin had offended the hotel manager before, so the manager took this opportunity to deliberately cause trouble for her.
Seeing this, Jiang Yi's gaze instantly became sharp.
"Let me handle this!"
Dongfang Mei stopped Jiang Yi and walked towards the hotel manager, saying lightly, "From now on, you will give Xiao Xin double her salary every day..."
The hotel manager was stunned.
"This is our hotel's business. What right do you have to tell me to give her double salary?"
The hotel manager stared at Dongfang Mei and said faintly, "You are a guest at our hotel, and I don't want to make things difficult for you. But if you insist on causing trouble, don't blame me for being rude."
The hotel manager's attitude was extremely arrogant.
"Oh really?"
Dongfang Mei took out the token.
Seeing the token in Dongfang Mei's hand, the hotel manager was completely stunned.
After a long while, he finally came to his senses.
As soon as the hotel manager saw the token, he knew Dongfang Mei's identity.
"Follow me..."
Dongfang Mei led the hotel manager aside and whispered two sentences to him.
The hotel manager nodded quickly, his face full of respect.
The hotel manager's demeanor changed completely. Now, in front of Dongfang Mei, he was like a grandson, constantly bowing and scraping.
This scene stunned everyone!
Except for Jiang Yi, no one knew what was going on.
"Xiao Xin, I apologize for what happened just now. It was a misunderstanding. Please don't take it to heart!"
The hotel manager said to Xiao Xin with a smile, "From now on, our hotel will give you double the salary every day. If you are not satisfied, please state your terms."
Xiao Xin was stunned when the hotel manager apologized to her.
Everyone was stunned again.
"From now on, you are no longer the hotel manager. Go and be a waiter!" Dongfang Mei said to the hotel manager.
"Yes!"
The hotel manager nodded quickly.
Then, the hotel manager left the corridor dejectedly.
After recovering from her shock, Xiao Xin smiled and said to Jiang Yi and Dongfang Mei, "It's such a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet you here. Thank you for your help just now..."
"You're welcome!" Dongfang Mei smiled.
"By the way, Miss Dongfang, what is your identity? You made the hotel manager become a waiter with just one sentence!" Xiao Xin asked, full of confusion.
"I am a shareholder of this hotel," Dongfang Mei said, making up an excuse.
"I see. It seems you are all important figures."
Xiao Xin said with a smile, "I am very grateful for your help with the incident just now, but it's not necessary to deal with the hotel manager like this for my sake."
"The hotel manager's conduct is disqualifying. I actually knew he wasn't a good person for a long time. I came here this time intending to teach him a lesson. I just happened to encounter him causing trouble for you, so I taught him a lesson casually," Dongfang Mei said.
Hearing this, all of Xiao Xin's doubts were cleared.
Jiang Yi couldn't help but look at Dongfang Mei. Her acting skills were top-notch.
Even a casual lie was seamless.
"Miss Dongfang, you are a big shot, and I am just an ordinary university student. You have helped me twice, and I don't know how to thank you." Xiao Xin said awkwardly.
"You don't need to worry about it too much!"
Dongfang Mei took Xiao Xin's hand and said with a smile, "For some reason, seeing you reminds me of my deceased sister. If you don't mind, shall we be sisters from now on?"
Xiao Xin was a little flustered by this.
"If you're not willing, then forget it!"
Dongfang Mei said, "I was just saying it casually."
"I still have to work, so I'll be going now!"
After speaking, Xiao Xin greeted Dongfang Mei and Jiang Yi and left directly.
Jiang Yi was somewhat speechless.
Dongfang Mei was too much of a troublemaker.
Xiao Xin was definitely suspicious.
"From now on, don't interfere with my sister and me!" Jiang Yi said to Dongfang Mei.
"Alright!"
After speaking, Dongfang Mei's beautiful eyes fell on Jiang Yi, and she said, "I've found your sister for you. Shouldn't you fulfill your promise?"
"Let's talk about this later. Don't worry, I've sworn an oath, and I will never go back on my word," Jiang Yi replied.
Just as Dongfang Mei was about to speak, her phone suddenly rang.
After answering the call, Dongfang Mei told Jiang Yi that there was a slight problem with the Dongfang family and that Liu Hong had asked her to return immediately.
After Dongfang Mei left, Jiang Yi ate a little and returned to his hotel room.
Jiang Yi worried that Shen Lu wouldn't be able to find him, so he sent her a message and told her the address.
In the evening, as Jiang Yi was about to rest, there was a knock on the door.
Jiang Yi opened the door and found Xiao Xin.
"Mr. Jiang, to thank you for helping me before, I'd like to treat you to a drink!"
Xiao Xin said, then looked back at the corridor. Seeing no one was paying attention to them, she secretly took out a bottle of red wine from under her clothes and handed it to Jiang Yi, saying, "This was given to me by a colleague. I don't drink red wine, so I brought it specifically for you."
"Thanks!"
Jiang Yi smiled slightly, looking at Xiao Xin dotingly.
Xiao Xin had grown taller and more beautiful now.
Jiang Yi was relieved that Xiao Xin was living safely.
However, he couldn't reveal their relationship now.
"By the way, where is Miss Dongfang?"
Xiao Xin asked Jiang Yi.
"She had something to attend to and has already left," Jiang Yi said.
"Oh!"
Xiao Xin said to Jiang Yi, "Then I won't disturb you any longer. I have to get back to work."
After saying that, Xiao Xin turned and left.
Jiang Yi stood in place, watching Xiao Xin's retreating figure disappear into the corridor before returning to his room.