"What’s wrong?"
Seeing Chu Jiangyue like this, Shen Zhigui was a bit concerned about her state.
"It’s nothing, just encountered quite a lot today, not in a great mood."
This Xu Dong, truly disgusted Chu Jiangyue beyond her comprehension.
However, Chu Jiangyue thought this might be because she spent most of her past life in the base, so she hadn’t encountered such obnoxious people.
In both her past and current lives, the worst she had encountered was Jiang Zhenzhen, the fake friend who pushed her into a horde of zombies.
"Now that the social order has collapsed and there’s no legal restraint, any kind of person can appear.
Don’t overthink it, we can only help for a while, not for a lifetime."
Moreover, Shen Zhigui felt that the contributions Chu Jiangyue made in this apocalypse were more than enough.
The mere existence of the Jianglin Hotel already gave countless people hope to keep living.
"Don’t worry, I’m just sighing a bit, I won’t dwell on it."
Of course, Chu Jiangyue wouldn’t consider herself a savior who could rescue all the poor souls in the world.
It’s just that she felt down for a moment, once today is over, tomorrow will be a brand-new start.
Seeing that Chu Jiangyue wasn’t dwelling on it, Shen Zhigui was a bit relieved.
"Thanks for accompanying me today, how about I treat you to a meal tomorrow?"
Actually, when it came to treating a meal, Chu Jiangyue felt a bit timid.
After all, whatever she offered would have to be chosen from the already unlocked items in Jianglin Hotel.
Shen Zhigui could definitely afford all of them.
But apart from a meal, Chu Jiangyue couldn’t think of anything else to repay Shen Zhigui.
If she offered a Gold Coin as compensation, Chu Jiangyue felt it would insult his character.
Shen Zhigui surely didn’t lack such a measly amount of Gold Coins.
"Sure."
Shen Zhigui certainly wouldn’t miss the chance to spend time alone with Chu Jiangyue.
"Then tomorrow... dinner, since you get up too early in the morning, I can’t manage that."
And once Shen Zhigui and the others left, they usually wouldn’t return to Jianglin Hotel by noon.
So dinner was the best time.
Anyway, Chu Jiangyang was there to look after Jianglin Hotel, so it wasn’t a problem if Chu Jiangyue wasn’t on duty.
Shen Zhigui nodded, "Okay."
"It’s getting late, almost my rest time, you should rest early too."
With that, Chu Jiangyue turned and walked towards her cabin.
Watching Chu Jiangyue’s silhouette, Shen Zhigui’s lips curled up slightly.
Though the progress wasn’t obvious, Shen Zhigui felt there was some development. Just unsure when it would truly blossom.
Returning to Building 1, Su Zhucheng and the others were waiting in the lobby.
Seeing Shen Zhigui return, they all looked at him teasingly, "Oh~ our eternal bachelor finally finds love in the air!"
"Hey~ what are you saying, how could our Boss Shen be a bachelor? He’s clearly a single nobleman."
"Brother Shen, how did it go? Any new progress?"
The four surrounded Shen Zhigui, asking with great concern about his romantic developments.
Shen Zhigui glanced at them, "Full of energy, huh?"
The four immediately quieted down, even correcting their sitting and standing postures.
Though they were around the same age, Shen Zhigui had an undeniable commanding presence that kept them in line.
"Still... hanging in there, but you haven’t answered us yet, Brother."
Lin Xuyuan, typically carefree, despite Shen Zhigui’s imposing gaze, couldn’t help his curiosity.
Shen Zhigui glanced at Lin Xuyuan and casually said, "The same as always."
Chu Jiangyue managing to open Jianglin Hotel on her own showed she was a very independent woman.
For such a woman, getting into her heart is not easy.
However, Shen Zhigui had a clear sense of measure about what he should and shouldn’t do.
If he didn’t achieve his desired outcome after trying, he wouldn’t have any regrets.
Shen Zhigui’s words instantly dampened Su Zhucheng and the others’ gossip spirits, and they returned to their rooms.
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Cabin.
"Host, today’s sales of brown sugar ginger tea and women’s product packages haven’t reached 200, there’s only 2 days left, aren’t you anxious at all?"
Just as Chu Jiangyue returned to the cabin, Little Fox started reporting the task progress bar to her.
If the task isn’t completed, Jianglin Hotel will remain in its current state, unable to upgrade.
Although Little Fox was a newbie, it heard from senior systems that once Doomsday Hotel system upgrades to the later stages, it can rival a city, even envelop the whole planet.
The current Jianglin Hotel was just in its initial phase.
’No rush, since the hotel gave this task, it must be possible to complete. I believe things will work out.’
Chu Jiangyue, of course, wanted to complete the task quickly, but the current state of Jianglin Hotel was unchangeable by her alone.
Chu Jiangyue pinned her hopes more on external arrivals.
Since the hotel owner wasn’t anxious, the virtual data string that was Little Fox could only stand down.
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AM.
[Hidden Task: Completed the first external safety passage
Task Reward: Unlocked Residence Zone A, Unlocked Item: Travel Essentials Tent, Unlocked Item: Cold-Proof Warm Kit, Experience +1000]
[Current Hotel Level: 3 (9650/10000)]
Upon hearing "hidden task," Chu Jiangyue immediately woke up fully alert.
This means the safety passage between Jianglin Hotel and B City Safety Base is complete, right?
Sure enough, when Chu Jiangyue opened her virtual panel, she received a message from Song Chengjun.
—Song Chengjun: Boss Chu, the safety passage between Jianglin Hotel and B City Safety Base was completed just now at 8 AM.
The base might send more people to Jianglin Hotel for Identity Card processing. Please arrange reception, Boss Chu. By the way! The base leader might come too.
Song Chengjun’s last sentence about the base leader coming left Chu Jiangyue a bit stunned.
The base leader is coming?
Though she had only seen B City Safety Base’s leader from afar in her past life, she could feel the strong sense of authority the leader exuded.
But this authority wasn’t unsettling; rather, it emanated a sense of reassurance.
Unfortunately...
Something came to her mind, and Chu Jiangyue instantly opened her eyes, messaging Song Chengjun.
—Chu Jiangyue (Hotel Owner): Captain Song, when is the base leader’s visit?
Song Chengjun didn’t expect a quick reply from Chu Jiangyue, but not long after he sent the message, he received one.
For some reason, he felt a bit thrilled.
He opened his virtual screen, carefully considering each word before typing.
—Song Chengjun: Preliminary estimate, departure should be tomorrow. The base leader wants to be the first to experience the fully completed safety passage.