Chapter 20: The Supreme Private Room

The boy’s voice was clear and bright, but being young, he had a poor memory and had long since forgotten the time Jiang Wuyang had kicked him.

Seeing Jiang Wuyang there, his eyes lit up, and he instinctively called out to her.

Jiang Wuyang turned to look.

Lin Jiachi stood still, his eyes shining with surprise and delight.

Jiang Wuyang frowned, puzzled by Lin Jiachi’s expression. When she had cared for him before, he had shown nothing but disdain.

Ignoring Lin Jiachi, she turned awkwardly to Sang Wan and Gu Peizhi and said, “I seem to have lost my membership card. How about we go to Hanting Pavilion? They have electronic membership there.”

Sang Wan and Gu Peizhi had no objections and nodded in agreement.

But Lin Jiachi disagreed.

He quickly stepped in front of Jiang Wuyang, blocking her path.

“Why are you ignoring me? I have a membership at Yipin Pavilion! I can take you in!”

As he spoke, Lin Jiachi fumbled through his pockets, searching for his card.

Jiang Wuyang frowned and stopped his movements, speaking coldly, “No need, thank you.”

Lin Jiachi froze abruptly, looking up at Jiang Wuyang with a confused yet slightly hurt expression.

“Why are you so polite to me?”

“Is it because of that time I asked you to bring me food? But I already paid you, what more do you want?”

His tone started off aggrieved but gradually grew impatient for no clear reason.

Jiang Wuyang’s head throbbed. How had she ended up dealing with such a little cutie?

She didn’t want to pay him any mind and turned to leave.

Lin Jiachi instinctively grabbed her arm.

Just then, a sweet voice came from behind.

“Sister Yangyang!”

“Sister Yangyang, why are you here?”

The voice was cheerful and distinctively charming.

Recognizing who it was, Jiang Wuyang’s heart skipped a beat. She quickened her pace to leave, but her wrist was still firmly held by Lin Jiachi.

She shot Lin Jiachi a glare. As the footsteps drew closer and she couldn’t break free, she gave up.

Gu Peizhi noticed Jiang Wuyang’s predicament.

He reached out and firmly grabbed Lin Jiachi’s hand. Lin Jiachi winced and instinctively let go.

Jiang Wuyang was free and gratefully nodded at Gu Peizhi.

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“Sister Yangyang, don’t you know that Lin Yan is holding a celebration banquet here today? You came specially for that, right?”

“But why didn’t you tell us earlier? Yipin Pavilion is a tiered membership system; you can’t just come in without it!”

“Come on, Sister Yangyang, everyone’s waiting for you!”

“But... who are these two? Even Lin Yan doesn’t know them. Isn’t it a bit awkward if they come together?”

Ruan Anan spoke as if concerned for Jiang Wuyang, but in truth, she painted Jiang Wuyang as a shameless freeloader dragging others to mooch a meal.

Lin Jiachi listened, uncertain, glancing at Jiang Wuyang.

So she wanted to use these two to freeload at Yipin Pavilion?

He knew Jiang Wuyang’s background and feared she might be exploited by unscrupulous people.

Resolutely, Lin Jiachi stepped forward.

He positioned himself between Jiang Wuyang and Gu Peizhi.

“Jiang Wuyang, if you want to go in, just go. The Number One Private Room is reserved. But these two, I’m not letting them in!”

Jiang Wuyang watched his actions, pressing her lips tightly to suppress her anger.

Were these two crazy?! Always making a scene—why not form a traveling troupe and sing on stage?!

She wanted to curse but restrained herself in public.

“These two are my friends. It’s my fault for not bringing my card. From start to finish, I never intended to freeload in your room, understand?!”

Before Lin Jiachi could respond, Ruan Anan laughed.

“Sister Yangyang, it’s not your fault for not having the card, but being so vain isn’t good.”

“A family only has one card, and it’s with Brother Yiran. How could you have the card?”

“If you want to taste Yipin Pavilion’s food, come with us. If you miss today, who knows when you’ll get the chance again?”

Almost as Ruan Anan finished speaking, Jiang Wuyang realized what had happened.

Jiang Yiran had stolen the membership card she kept in her bag.

Furious, she couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. Anger eventually gave way to calm.

“Really? Then you should ask Brother Yiran where he got his card from.”

Ruan Anan was stunned by the question and instinctively tried to defend herself but was cut off by an impatient Lin Jiachi.

“Enough, stop sulking and come in with us. But only you get in—after all, it’s the Number One Private Room. These two shabby people can forget it. You can bring them to dine next time, but don’t always let them take advantage…”

Listening from the side, Sang Wan couldn’t help but look herself over: ...This is hardly shabby.

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Jiang Wuyang couldn’t take it anymore and interrupted Lin Jiachi.

“Stop talking nonsense. I told you they’re my friends. Didn’t you hear me?”

Just then, a calm and gentle voice, clearly professionally trained and soothing, came through.

“Hello, Mr. Gu has reserved a Sky-Level Private Room for you. Shall I escort you in now?”

It turned out Gu Peizhi had quietly arranged with the front desk to reserve a Sky-Level Private Room.

Unlike other rooms, the Sky-Level Private Room doesn’t require reservations and always has availability.

The front desk attendant approached Jiang Wuyang.

She had been watching for a while.

It seemed this lady had forgotten her membership card and was subsequently mocked by a man and woman behind her.

The attendant was upset but maintained her professionalism.

Fortunately, the gentleman who came with the lady had a membership card.

No one understood how thrilled she was when he produced the Sky-Level card!

It was like a fantasy come to life!

The attendant politely looked at Jiang Wuyang, awaiting her response.

Jiang Wuyang’s gaze settled on Gu Peizhi.

She smiled softly, her eyes curved gently, and replied, “Alright.”

With that, she and Sang Wan were led by the attendant to the Sky-Level Private Room.

Behind them, Ruan Anan and Lin Jiachi stood frozen.

So they had membership cards—and Sky-Level ones at that...

Hadn’t he just made a fool of himself?!

Lin Jiachi gritted his teeth, blaming Jiang Wuyang for knowing the truth yet deliberately keeping silent.

In that man’s eyes, he must have looked like a clown…

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Just then, Ruan Anan came over.

“Let’s go back to eat first. If we don’t hurry, they’ll start worrying.”

Lin Jiachi shot her a fierce glare.

“All you ever think about is eating! Why don’t you just eat yourself to death?!”