The noise next door had never stopped.
Nan Yu walked into the bathroom. When the hot water poured over her head, her body trembled.
She had already taken a shower, but she still wanted to stay under the water for a while longer.
Only the gushing sound of the water could drown out the noise from outside.
She stood there in a daze under the showerhead, her mind in a complete mess. All she could think about was why the sound - proofing of this hotel was so poor.
It was so bad that she could clearly hear every movement of the two people next door as they moved from the bed to the sofa.
Nan Yu's eyes were silent.
She didn't know how long she had been standing under the hot water before she absent - mindedly turned off the faucet and dried her hair with a towel.
She put on the hotel bathrobe, casually tied the belt around her waist, and walked out of the bathroom barefoot.
The noise next door continued, as if they were going to last until dawn.
At the same time, Nan Yu heard the doorbell ringing.
It was probably room service at this time. Without much thought, she walked over and opened the door.
"Yuyu! Why did you take so long to open the door! You really scared me!"
The moment the door opened, Qu Jiaran stretched out her arms and hugged Nan Yu's neck, her voice full of worry. "I've been ringing the doorbell for at least five minutes!"
Nan Yu was stunned.
Why was Qu Jiaran here?
Had they finished?
"I was taking a shower just now and didn't hear the doorbell," Nan Yu said in a stiff tone. "What do you want from me?"
"Can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do?" Qu Jiaran grinned at her, blinking her eyes. "I'm a bit bored and want to chat with you."
Before Nan Yu could ask her why she didn't ask Tan Linyuan to accompany her, Qu Jiaran gave the answer first. "Linyuan is really something. He suddenly went to the hotel conference room to talk about work just now. He didn't even accompany me to watch the fireworks."
"As a result, I was the only one who went to watch. But the fireworks were so cheap. They were completely incomparable to the fireworks show I watched in Victoria Harbour before."
Qu Jiaran pouted and complained. "I waited in the room alone for almost two hours, and he still didn't come back. I was so bored that I was about to mold!"
That meant that Tan Linyuan hadn't been with Qu Jiaran since dinner.
Nan Yu looked blankly back at the room. The noise still hadn't stopped; instead, it had become even louder.
"...... What's that sound?" Qu Jiaran also noticed something was wrong and immediately fell silent.
A few seconds later, Qu Jiaran suddenly understood and asked stiffly, "From next door?"
Nan Yu nodded.
"Leave it to me." Qu Jiaran patted her chest and turned around, striding angrily to the door of the neighboring room.
The next second, she took a deep breath and kicked the door hard several times, making it boom.
As she kicked, she shouted at the top of her voice, "Why are you screaming so loud? If it's that good, why don't you come out and do a live broadcast for me?"
The noise almost disappeared instantly.
Not to mention anything else, Nan Yu really had to give Qu Jiaran a thumbs - up for her efficient way of dealing with things.
"Don't thank me!" Qu Jiaran swayed her body and walked back, still indignant. "I haven't even slept with a man yet. How dare they have so much fun?"
Nan Yu:......
Before Nan Yu could react, Qu Jiaran had swaggered into her room and unceremoniously lain down on her bed.
"It's so strange. It's the same hotel, but I think Yuyu's bed is softer," Qu Jiaran said as she lay on the bed and casually undid the buttons of her nightgown. "It's so hot. You don't mind if I take off my pajamas, do you?"
She was wearing a very sexy dress inside. It was a halter - neck style with a deep V - neck that almost reached her abdomen, and the skirt was only long enough to cover half of her butt.
"...... You'd better button it up," Nan Yu said, looking away and coughing awkwardly.
Even she felt tempted by this sight. She could hardly imagine how men would react.
Qu Jiaran ignored her and kept shouting that it was hot.
Nan Yu simply ignored her and walked to the side to dry her wrapped - up hair with a hair dryer.
For some reason, she now felt much calmer than before.
She could even fall asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.
"Yuyu, why aren't you going to sleep?" Qu Jiaran lay on the bed, propping her chin with her hands and asking her.
"I'm about to go to sleep," Nan Yu said, putting down the hair dryer and running her fingers through her hair. "You should go back to your room, too. Maybe Tan Linyuan has come back."
"I left him a note and told him to come to your room to find me after the meeting," Qu Jiaran said, swinging her legs and smiling. "He must still be busy now. I'll stay here with you for a while longer."
"No," Nan Yu refused directly.
"Yuyu, don't be so cold - hearted," Qu Jiaran said as if she didn't understand and still lay there motionless. "The hotel suite is so big. I'm so scared to sleep alone!"
"Have you ever heard the ghost story about a hotel nightmare?"
"No."
"I have. That's why I'm so scared to stay in a hotel alone. The hotel bed is so big. I'm so scared to sleep alone..."
"Enough," Nan Yu couldn't stand Qu Jiaran's chatter anymore. She pursed her lips. "Then just lie here for a while."
"I knew Yuyu wouldn't leave me alone!" Qu Jiaran's eyes immediately lit up. She happily rolled over and sat cross - legged on the bed.
She sat up straight, patted the other side of the bed, and said very familiarly, "Yuyu, come and lie down quickly. Don't be polite to me."
...... Nan Yu almost forgot that this was her own room.
In the end, Nan Yu still lay down on the bed.
Qu Jiaran had endless things to say. Although it was supposed to be a "girls' bedtime chat", most of the time it was Qu Jiaran talking and Nan Yu listening.
Before, Nan Yu thought Qu Jiaran was very noisy, but tonight she suddenly discovered another advantage of her talkativeness.
That was hypnosis.
The more excited Qu Jiaran became, the sleepier Nan Yu felt. Her eyelids closed several times, but she was forced to open them again, and she just mumbled a few words to perfunctory her.
Although Qu Jiaran could tell that Nan Yu was just perfunctorying her, she still enjoyed it and kept chattering on and on.
Nan Yu didn't really listen to what she was saying. It just went in one ear and out the other.
Finally, Qu Jiaran said, "Yuyu, do you know? This pajamas of mine is a battle robe specially prepared for tonight. But that blockhead still hasn't come back!"
"Maybe he's too busy," Nan Yu yawned, squeezing out two tears from the corners of her eyes. "Do you want to go back to your room now? I want to go to sleep."
"Do you think I look good in this?" Qu Jiaran replied irrelevantly.
"...... Yes, you look good," Nan Yu gave up the idea of persuading her to leave.
"It doesn't matter how good I look. It's completely useless," Qu Jiaran snorted unhappily. "That unromantic blockhead. I wonder if he's any good in bed."
Nan Yu didn't answer this question. She pretended to be asleep.
"Yuyu, what do you think?" Qu Jiaran leaned closer to her and asked seriously, "When you were with Linyuan, did you enjoy it?"