With the conversation reaching this point, Li Qiyu couldn't help but voice her complaints.
"I'm saying, your hotel is in the business of making money. I've never seen such 'foolish' people like you. Not only do you not charge me, but you keep subsidizing me all day long. When I want to leave, you try your best to keep me. What on earth are you after?"
The hotel manager knew that if he didn't tell the truth today, Li Qiyu might never believe him. So he respectfully addressed her, "We don't want anything. Now that the boss is in trouble, we just want to do our bit to take care of you, Madam Boss."
"Ah?" Li Qiyu was momentarily stunned upon hearing this. She thought there was someone else in the room and looked around. Finally, she was sure that the manager was referring to her. She pointed at herself, and the manager nodded.
The manager explained, "We're very sorry for not telling you this before. Mr. Song Yi'an is the owner of our hotel."
Li Qiyu's mouth dropped wide open.
No wonder she didn't have to pay for her stay at the hotel. No wonder the hotel staff treated her with such deference. When they knew she was leaving, they all looked as if they were about to be fired, looking utterly dejected.
This news hit Li Qiyu like a thunderbolt, leaving her head buzzing.
"This... When did this happen?"
"Our hotel has been under Mr. Song Yi'an's management since its inception."
"Isn't this an industry of the Song Corporation?"
"We have nothing to do with the Song Corporation. Our hotel is Mr. Song's personal property." The hotel manager didn't know Song Yi'an's current situation. In fact, since Song Yi'an had an accident, he had called Song Yi'an's phone countless times, but the phone was always turned off. And they hadn't seen Li Qiyu for the past few days, so he couldn't even ask her for information.
Seeing that Li Qiyu seemed skeptical, the manager took out his phone and showed her several videos and photos.
The videos showed Song Yi'an speaking at an employee meeting, and the photos were taken when he went on a mountain - climbing team - building activity with the company's leadership. The hotel manager also showed Song Yi'an's registration information, but the legal representative on the registration was not Song Yi'an, but Zhang Lili.
Li Qiyu knew Zhang Lili's identity. She was Song Yi'an's mother.
These were all irrefutable proofs. Li Qiyu was a bit dazed by this news, and accidentally blurted out her innermost thought. "Then... Has anyone from Song Yunsheng's side come to you?"
"Yes. When Mr. Song had an accident, the hotel's surveillance cameras were all interfered with. But we had one surveillance camera that didn't upload wirelessly, so they couldn't interfere with it. That camera captured evidence of the hit - and - run driver's premeditated murder. The surveillance video is in my hands, and I've already handed it over to the police. But I'm afraid there are also people from Song Yunsheng in the police station. As soon as I handed over the evidence, people from Song Yunsheng came to me and wanted to buy out the video."
This was also the real reason why the hotel manager decided to go against Song Yi'an's previous instructions and confess Song Yi'an's identity to Li Qiyu.
He was afraid that the evidence wouldn't be effective if something happened to him. So he had to hand this evidence over to the woman in front of him. Currently, she was the most qualified and capable person to sue Song Yunsheng.
Li Qiyu covered her head. So many things had happened in succession, and there was so much information that it was about to burst her head.
Li Qiyu held her head and was in a daze for a while before realizing what had happened to her. She asked, "Can I trust you?"
"Miss Li, you can rest assured. We're on the same side as Mr. Song. But what's Mr. Song's current situation? We're really worried since Mr. Song had an accident."
After all, a company couldn't be leaderless for a long time. It was only because Song Yi'an used to live in City B all year round and rarely returned to the capital or the hotel. The hotel was already used to operating independently. Otherwise, after such a big incident, the hotel would have been in a panic and couldn't have survived.
Li Qiyu looked at the hotel manager but still couldn't bring herself to trust the person in front of her.
After all, this whole thing was really strange. Just as Song Yi'an had an accident and Song Yunsheng was sending people everywhere to inquire about Song Yi'an's news, this hotel manager popped up and said that the hotel belonged to Song Yi'an?
She still didn't answer the hotel manager's question directly. Instead, she directly questioned him, "Why didn't you tell me this earlier?"
The hotel manager was very frustrated. "This was Mr. Song's instruction. In fact, not only you but also the Song Corporation didn't know that the hotel was Mr. Song Yi'an's property. You can check the news. The Song Corporation once intended to acquire our hotel, but Mr. Song rejected them."
Li Qiyu remembered that when she first came to the capital and first stayed in this hotel, the hotel staff seemed extremely enthusiastic towards them. At first, she thought it was because the hotel had good service and wanted the customers to truly experience what it meant to feel at home.
Now it seemed that it wasn't just about feeling at home. It was actually going home.
Looking at the hotel manager's eager eyes, Li Qiyu, still half - believing, half - doubting, replied, "I can't tell you my husband's current state for now. It concerns the safety of him and me."
Hearing this, the hotel manager knew that Li Qiyu still didn't consider him one of her own. But this was understandable. If it were anyone else, in an unfamiliar place and after such an incident, they would be on guard against everyone.
The hotel manager took out the USB flash drive containing the original surveillance video and put it into Li Qiyu's hand. He said, "This is the original surveillance video. I've made several backups for safety, so you can rest assured."
Li Qiyu took the USB flash drive. At least in this matter, the manager had done his best for her. Li Qiyu thanked him.
At this time, the manager advised again, "Please, Miss Li, stay in the hotel. If something happens to you when you go somewhere else, we really don't know how to explain it to Mr. Song. Moreover, now that Mr. Song is in trouble, as his wife, you're the only heir to Mr. Song's property. There may be some work - related matters later that I need you to make decisions on."
Li Qiyu nodded blankly.
She stood up and walked towards the door. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and asked, "Apart from this, does Song Yi'an have any other property that I don't know about?"
The hotel manager shook his head and said, "Mr. Song is very capable. He may have other industries, but I'm only responsible for managing the hotel for Mr. Song. I don't know any more."
Li Qiyu's hand on the doorknob suddenly went weak.
If something happened to Song Yi'an, how could she handle so many industries?
She suddenly regretted not paying attention when Song Yi'an taught her about company affairs.
This was really giving her a difficult problem!