landbeastnovel Chapter 824 - 817: Profiting from Others’ Misfortune
Chapter 824 - 817: Profiting from Others’ Misfortune
In a nondescript small hotel near the passenger station, there were no guests coming and going at this time, and the owner was bored, napping on the table.
Suddenly, there was a rapid clicking of high heels at the door, and the owner looked up to see a frail woman whose face was as white as paper. Her emotions were unstable, she wore large sunglasses, and both her hands and lips were trembling.
The owner was not surprised; in a place like the passenger station, what kind of people had he not seen?
Qi Hui noticed the owner’s disdainful gaze and anxiously said, "Give me a room."
"Oh," the owner acknowledged, taking out a small notebook and looking at the keys on the wall. "What kind do you want? One bed or two? Do you need a window?"
Qi Hui was in a hurry, "Whatever!"
The owner looked up at her, "How can it be whatever? The price is different!"
Qi Hui glared at the owner out of anger, but ultimately did not lose her temper, and said fiercely, "One bed, with a window!"
"Okay, let me see..." The owner looked around for a while longer.
"I said hurry up, can’t you?" Qi Hui’s patience was completely worn out by the owner’s sluggish attitude.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" The owner blinked and casually asked, "Give me your ID so I can register you."
Qi Hui instinctively reached into her wallet for her ID, then remembered something and withdrew her hand, "Uh, I forgot, I lost my ID."
"Lost it?" The owner looked up, "Without an ID, you can’t stay. Otherwise, you can go to the police station to get a certificate."
Hearing this, Qi Hui became annoyed. She came to this shabby hotel precisely because they are lax with check-ins, but this small-time owner was still holding on tight about the ID?
Qi Hui forced a smile, "Boss, can you do me a favor? I’m a bit tired and want to rest early."
The owner shook his head, "I can’t help you with that. The police have been watching this issue lately. Without an ID, I absolutely can’t let you stay. If I’m caught, I’ll be fined!"
His most expensive room was only a little over a hundred bucks; it wasn’t worth getting fined for that.
Qi Hui hardened her heart, pulled out 500 yuan from her wallet and slapped it on the table, "Boss, can I just give you my ID number?"
Seeing the money, the owner was tempted and looked at Qi Hui again. She was quite pretty and, aside from her bad temper, didn’t seem like someone up to no good.
"Alright, just tell me the ID number," the owner quickly took the 500 yuan.
Qi Hui casually made up an almost plausible ID number, took the key, and was about to leave when the owner called after her.
"Hey, hey! You haven’t paid for the room yet!"
Qi Hui was taken aback, "Didn’t I just give you five hundred?"
"How could that be the same?" The owner said sternly, "One thing is one thing; you still owe me a hundred and twenty for the room!"
Qi Hui gritted her teeth. It was clear this man was taking advantage of her situation, but not wanting to blow things out of proportion and cause unnecessary trouble, Qi Hui promptly took out another 150 yuan from her wallet and slapped it on the table.
"Keep the change!" She said, then quickly went upstairs with the key.
The owner took the money, watched Qi Hui’s back as she went upstairs, smirked, and muttered to himself, "I wonder which runaway bride she is this time, sigh..."
The hotel owner thought this way because not long ago, another one stayed in his place. Later, someone leaked it, and her family came with people to find her, giving the woman a serious beating and dragging her away in the end.
"Women these days, don’t know a good life when they have one, insist on causing trouble~" the owner muttered to himself and lay back down on the table to sleep.