Chapter 191: 191
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As the bus drove off into the distance it gave Haru the chance to look around. The streets were full of busy people walking up and down as they headed to their various jobs in the city.
"Where is the hotel?" He asked himself before looking across the street and seeing the large opening in the building ahead of him where cars could turn around or be valeted by the hotel's staff. To the right of the opening, there was a huge stone staircase that almost looked like it was made out of marble with the polished surface.
And at the top of the staircase, there was a set of glass doors that were currently being held open by two security guards as a man and a woman entered. He followed the building up with his eyes to see the whole eleven floors. It was more like a castle than a hotel.
The whole block was made for the hotel. There were no other buildings on that side of the street at all. Haru was amazed by Beijing already. They could dedicate so much space to just a hotel. That fact alone said a lot about the economy of the city.
He crossed the street when a break opened up in traffic and walked towards the main entrance before walking up to the top of the staircase.
One of the security guards gave him a strange look at first like he wasn't welcome at their establishment but the other one took the intuitive approach to address him.
"Welcome Sir, We hope you enjoy your stay." The guard smiled as Haru passed him on the staircase.
"I will be sure to. Have a nice day." Haru smiled in return before walking inside the hotel creating wet footprints on the polished tile floor from the dampness on the ground outside that he had trailed in with his shoes.
The tile squeaked as he set foot inside and then took a minute to appreciate the architecture. He seemed to be doing this a lot recently since he had been to a lot of fancy places. It looked much like the resort that he had been given decoration wise but the size of the hotel was many times bigger than his resort in shanghai.
"What should I do now?" He asked before taking a seat on one of the couches in the waiting room.
He pulled out his phone and looked at the time before making a mental note.
'I should have around half an hour to wait. I wonder where the restaurant is?' Haru looked around before seeing a set of double doors at one side of the room and then heading inside for himself. He had made the right choice since this was definitely the restaurant.
The room was relatively dark and lit only with dim lamps and candles on top of the tables to create a warm atmosphere so the room didn't seem too open despite its size.
In the centre of the room, there was a square counter area where the flames from the chefs cooking rose high into the air to give a performance to the people while they waited for their food.
Haru sat down at the bar and helped himself to the free snacks before the waiter approached him.
"Can I get anything for you, Sir?" A man in a black tuxedo walked over and asked. Haru turned to see the man standing with a menu before getting ready to use his sales pitch to get him to buy their specials.
"No thanks. These peanuts are good enough for now." Haru smiled before sticking his hand into the bowl and taking another handful of the salted peanuts left out to help sober up anyone who had been drinking.
The waiter was taken aback by what Haru had just said. He didn't even order a drink yet he was sat there eating the free peanuts without shame. He shook his head in disappointment before turning around.
"Well then have a nice day." He said before walking away.
Haru smiled before looking over at the barkeeper.
He knew that look. Since he wasn't dressed like the fancy snobs who frequented the hotel, the waiter definitely thought that he was up to no good. He decided to sit there and wait for the security to come and question him.
As he looked up the barkeeper noticed him sat alone and approached him with a bottle in hand.
"Would you like a drink?" The woman with dark brown hair asked him before popping the cap of one of those expensive bottles of sparkling water and sliding it across the counter to him.
"Thank you. I was just thinking about ordering something." Haru said and then reached down for his wallet.
"No Sir, It's on me you don't need to pay, it's just water." She said sincerely. It seemed like she felt bad for Haru since it looked like he couldn't afford to buy any food that was why he was eating peanuts at the bar.
"You take tips though don't you?" Haru asked not willing to accept her kindness for free. Since she offered him something out of kindness he was going to pay her back.
"I do but that is done through personal transactions; we can't advertise it at the counter." She replied hesitantly.
"Then pull out your phone. I want to tip you." Haru insisted that she followed his instructions and pull out her phone as he did the same.
He got all of the bank details ready on his phone and then went to set the amount. 'Hm… It's a pretty fancy place so I guess one hundred should work just fine.' Haru thought before scanning the QR code on her phone screen and sending a total of one hundred thousand yuan to her.
"Thank you for your kindness-" She stuttered and then looked down at the amount he had tipped her. Before looking up at his smiling face and then back down at the amount.
"Um, Sir I think you made a mistake. You transferred too much. Quick let me refund you." The woman insisted but Haru just shook his head.
"Nope, that's right. I can clearly see the prices of this kind of water yet you gave it to me for free. Kindness goes a long way so I wanted to do something to return the favour." He said before looking down at his phone and checking the time. It had been about twenty minutes since he had sat down.
'I guess that's enough waiting. Let's see if I can go about getting the presidential room.' He thought before beginning to get up as the woman stood there in shock after what had just happened. This definitely wasn't how she expected her day to go.
"Well, you have a nice day Miss," Haru said before leaving her dumbfounded and then walking back into the lobby where a security guard was waiting for him.
"Excuse me, sir. Have you checked in yet?" He asked as he approached Haru with hostility.
"Not yet. I was actually just about to. Did you need anything?" Haru asked him with a calm tone. It wasn't what the security guard was expecting. He wasn't sure if Haru was bluffing or if he was actually about to check in so he stepped back with the hostile attack and decided to apologise instead.
"It's nothing. Just we don't usually let people into the restaurant before they check-in. But if you are doing that now then there isn't a problem." The guard responded and then watched as Haru stood in the line to the counter.
A few minutes went by before it was his turn and he stepped up to the counter where a woman with glasses was staring at a computer screen before she turned to look at him.
"One moment please." She said and then went back to clicking on something on her computer. Before turning back a few seconds later and sighing.
"What can I do for you today?" She asked in a tone that was unfitting for someone working in the hospitality business. It was like she was annoyed to see Haru for some reason.
"I here for the presidential room," Haru said and looked down at the women behind the desk.
She stared back for a moment with her eyes widened before erupting into laughter and then looking back up at Haru who kept a straight face.
"Oh… You're serious… Well unfortunately even if you wanted to nook the presidential room you can't. It was already booked a few minutes ago." The woman explained in the same tone as earlier.
"Yeah, I'm here for the key," Haru stated, Knowing full well that Lan Yan had told her father and he was the one who booked it. He predicted it would take at least half an hour but it turned out that it was a little faster than he expected.
"What?" The woman asked and then looked at the computer before looking back up at Haru.
"I don't know what you are after here but the person who booked the room is President Lan of the Lan company. You don't even look similar to him. Did you expect that just because you know about the room being booked that you could get into his room?" She asked.
"You!" She pointed at the security guard that had spoken to Haru on his way out of the restaurant.
"Detain this man. I'm calling the police. He is a troublemaker and was trying to get access to President Lan's room." She demanded of the security guard who followed her order without a second thought.
"Don't try anything funny okay? I am trained to use deadly force." The guard boasted before grabbing Haru by both of his arms.
"Is that so?" Haru asked with a smile. When suddenly the air of the room changed.
"Unhand that man at once!" An old man's voice shouted out from the stone staircase on the inside of the lobby that leads to the upper floors.
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As the bus drove off into the distance it gave Haru the chance to look around. The streets were full of busy people walking up and down as they headed to their various jobs in the city.
"Where is the hotel?" He asked himself before looking across the street and seeing the large opening in the building ahead of him where cars could turn around or be valeted by the hotel's staff. To the right of the opening, there was a huge stone staircase that almost looked like it was made out of marble with the polished surface.
And at the top of the staircase, there was a set of glass doors that were currently being held open by two security guards as a man and a woman entered. He followed the building up with his eyes to see the whole eleven floors. It was more like a castle than a hotel.
The whole block was made for the hotel. There were no other buildings on that side of the street at all. Haru was amazed by Beijing already. They could dedicate so much space to just a hotel. That fact alone said a lot about the economy of the city.
He crossed the street when a break opened up in traffic and walked towards the main entrance before walking up to the top of the staircase.
One of the security guards gave him a strange look at first like he wasn't welcome at their establishment but the other one took the intuitive approach to address him.
"Welcome Sir, We hope you enjoy your stay." The guard smiled as Haru passed him on the staircase.
"I will be sure to. Have a nice day." Haru smiled in return before walking inside the hotel creating wet footprints on the polished tile floor from the dampness on the ground outside that he had trailed in with his shoes.
The tile squeaked as he set foot inside and then took a minute to appreciate the architecture. He seemed to be doing this a lot recently since he had been to a lot of fancy places. It looked much like the resort that he had been given decoration wise but the size of the hotel was many times bigger than his resort in shanghai.
"What should I do now?" He asked before taking a seat on one of the couches in the waiting room.
He pulled out his phone and looked at the time before making a mental note.
'I should have around half an hour to wait. I wonder where the restaurant is?' Haru looked around before seeing a set of double doors at one side of the room and then heading inside for himself. He had made the right choice since this was definitely the restaurant.
The room was relatively dark and lit only with dim lamps and candles on top of the tables to create a warm atmosphere so the room didn't seem too open despite its size.
In the centre of the room, there was a square counter area where the flames from the chefs cooking rose high into the air to give a performance to the people while they waited for their food.
Haru sat down at the bar and helped himself to the free snacks before the waiter approached him.
"Can I get anything for you, Sir?" A man in a black tuxedo walked over and asked. Haru turned to see the man standing with a menu before getting ready to use his sales pitch to get him to buy their specials.
"No thanks. These peanuts are good enough for now." Haru smiled before sticking his hand into the bowl and taking another handful of the salted peanuts left out to help sober up anyone who had been drinking.
The waiter was taken aback by what Haru had just said. He didn't even order a drink yet he was sat there eating the free peanuts without shame. He shook his head in disappointment before turning around.
"Well then have a nice day." He said before walking away.
Haru smiled before looking over at the barkeeper.
He knew that look. Since he wasn't dressed like the fancy snobs who frequented the hotel, the waiter definitely thought that he was up to no good. He decided to sit there and wait for the security to come and question him.
As he looked up the barkeeper noticed him sat alone and approached him with a bottle in hand.
"Would you like a drink?" The woman with dark brown hair asked him before popping the cap of one of those expensive bottles of sparkling water and sliding it across the counter to him.
"Thank you. I was just thinking about ordering something." Haru said and then reached down for his wallet.
"No Sir, It's on me you don't need to pay, it's just water." She said sincerely. It seemed like she felt bad for Haru since it looked like he couldn't afford to buy any food that was why he was eating peanuts at the bar.
"You take tips though don't you?" Haru asked not willing to accept her kindness for free. Since she offered him something out of kindness he was going to pay her back.
"I do but that is done through personal transactions; we can't advertise it at the counter." She replied hesitantly.
"Then pull out your phone. I want to tip you." Haru insisted that she followed his instructions and pull out her phone as he did the same.
He got all of the bank details ready on his phone and then went to set the amount. 'Hm… It's a pretty fancy place so I guess one hundred should work just fine.' Haru thought before scanning the QR code on her phone screen and sending a total of one hundred thousand yuan to her.
"Thank you for your kindness-" She stuttered and then looked down at the amount he had tipped her. Before looking up at his smiling face and then back down at the amount.
"Um, Sir I think you made a mistake. You transferred too much. Quick let me refund you." The woman insisted but Haru just shook his head.
"Nope, that's right. I can clearly see the prices of this kind of water yet you gave it to me for free. Kindness goes a long way so I wanted to do something to return the favour." He said before looking down at his phone and checking the time. It had been about twenty minutes since he had sat down.
'I guess that's enough waiting. Let's see if I can go about getting the presidential room.' He thought before beginning to get up as the woman stood there in shock after what had just happened. This definitely wasn't how she expected her day to go.
"Well, you have a nice day Miss," Haru said before leaving her dumbfounded and then walking back into the lobby where a security guard was waiting for him.
"Excuse me, sir. Have you checked in yet?" He asked as he approached Haru with hostility.
"Not yet. I was actually just about to. Did you need anything?" Haru asked him with a calm tone. It wasn't what the security guard was expecting. He wasn't sure if Haru was bluffing or if he was actually about to check in so he stepped back with the hostile attack and decided to apologise instead.
"It's nothing. Just we don't usually let people into the restaurant before they check-in. But if you are doing that now then there isn't a problem." The guard responded and then watched as Haru stood in the line to the counter.
A few minutes went by before it was his turn and he stepped up to the counter where a woman with glasses was staring at a computer screen before she turned to look at him.
"One moment please." She said and then went back to clicking on something on her computer. Before turning back a few seconds later and sighing.
"What can I do for you today?" She asked in a tone that was unfitting for someone working in the hospitality business. It was like she was annoyed to see Haru for some reason.
"I here for the presidential room," Haru said and looked down at the women behind the desk.
She stared back for a moment with her eyes widened before erupting into laughter and then looking back up at Haru who kept a straight face.
"Oh… You're serious… Well unfortunately even if you wanted to nook the presidential room you can't. It was already booked a few minutes ago." The woman explained in the same tone as earlier.
"Yeah, I'm here for the key," Haru stated, Knowing full well that Lan Yan had told her father and he was the one who booked it. He predicted it would take at least half an hour but it turned out that it was a little faster than he expected.
"What?" The woman asked and then looked at the computer before looking back up at Haru.
"I don't know what you are after here but the person who booked the room is President Lan of the Lan company. You don't even look similar to him. Did you expect that just because you know about the room being booked that you could get into his room?" She asked.
"You!" She pointed at the security guard that had spoken to Haru on his way out of the restaurant.
"Detain this man. I'm calling the police. He is a troublemaker and was trying to get access to President Lan's room." She demanded of the security guard who followed her order without a second thought.
"Don't try anything funny okay? I am trained to use deadly force." The guard boasted before grabbing Haru by both of his arms.
"Is that so?" Haru asked with a smile. When suddenly the air of the room changed.
"Unhand that man at once!" An old man's voice shouted out from the stone staircase on the inside of the lobby that leads to the upper floors.
As the bus drove off into the distance it gave Haru the chance to look around. The streets were full of busy people walking up and down as they headed to their various jobs in the city."Where is the hotel?" He asked himself before looking across the street and seeing the large opening in the building ahead of him where cars could turn around or be valeted by the hotel's staff. To the right of the opening, there was a huge stone staircase that almost looked like it was made out of marble with the polished surface.And at the top of the staircase, there was a set of glass doors that were currently being held open by two security guards as a man and a woman entered. He followed the building up with his eyes to see the whole eleven floors. It was more like a castle than a hotel.The whole block was made for the hotel. There were no other buildings on that side of the street at all. Haru was amazed by Beijing already. They could dedicate so much space to just a hotel. That fact alone said a lot about the economy of the city.He crossed the street when a break opened up in traffic and walked towards the main entrance before walking up to the top of the staircase.One of the security guards gave him a strange look at first like he wasn't welcome at their establishment but the other one took the intuitive approach to address him."Welcome Sir, We hope you enjoy your stay." The guard smiled as Haru passed him on the staircase."I will be sure to. Have a nice day." Haru smiled in return before walking inside the hotel creating wet footprints on the polished tile floor from the dampness on the ground outside that he had trailed in with his shoes.The tile squeaked as he set foot inside and then took a minute to appreciate the architecture. He seemed to be doing this a lot recently since he had been to a lot of fancy places. It looked much like the resort that he had been given decoration wise but the size of the hotel was many times bigger than his resort in shanghai."What should I do now?" He asked before taking a seat on one of the couches in the waiting room.He pulled out his phone and looked at the time before making a mental note.'I should have around half an hour to wait. I wonder where the restaurant is?' Haru looked around before seeing a set of double doors at one side of the room and then heading inside for himself. He had made the right choice since this was definitely the restaurant.The room was relatively dark and lit only with dim lamps and candles on top of the tables to create a warm atmosphere so the room didn't seem too open despite its size.In the centre of the room, there was a square counter area where the flames from the chefs cooking rose high into the air to give a performance to the people while they waited for their food.Haru sat down at the bar and helped himself to the free snacks before the waiter approached him."Can I get anything for you, Sir?" A man in a black tuxedo walked over and asked. Haru turned to see the man standing with a menu before getting ready to use his sales pitch to get him to buy their specials."No thanks. These peanuts are good enough for now." Haru smiled before sticking his hand into the bowl and taking another handful of the salted peanuts left out to help sober up anyone who had been drinking.The waiter was taken aback by what Haru had just said. He didn't even order a drink yet he was sat there eating the free peanuts without shame. He shook his head in disappointment before turning around."Well then have a nice day." He said before walking away.Haru smiled before looking over at the barkeeper.He knew that look. Since he wasn't dressed like the fancy snobs who frequented the hotel, the waiter definitely thought that he was up to no good. He decided to sit there and wait for the security to come and question him.As he looked up the barkeeper noticed him sat alone and approached him with a bottle in hand."Would you like a drink?" The woman with dark brown hair asked him before popping the cap of one of those expensive bottles of sparkling water and sliding it across the counter to him."Thank you. I was just thinking about ordering something." Haru said and then reached down for his wallet."No Sir, It's on me you don't need to pay, it's just water." She said sincerely. It seemed like she felt bad for Haru since it looked like he couldn't afford to buy any food that was why he was eating peanuts at the bar."You take tips though don't you?" Haru asked not willing to accept her kindness for free. Since she offered him something out of kindness he was going to pay her back."I do but that is done through personal transactions; we can't advertise it at the counter." She replied hesitantly."Then pull out your phone. I want to tip you." Haru insisted that she followed his instructions and pull out her phone as he did the same.He got all of the bank details ready on his phone and then went to set the amount. 'Hm It's a pretty fancy place so I guess one hundred should work just fine.' Haru thought before scanning the QR code on her phone screen and sending a total of one hundred thousand yuan to her."Thank you for your kindness-" She stuttered and then looked down at the amount he had tipped her. Before looking up at his smiling face and then back down at the amount."Um, Sir I think you made a mistake. You transferred too much. Quick let me refund you." The woman insisted but Haru just shook his head."Nope, that's right. I can clearly see the prices of this kind of water yet you gave it to me for free. Kindness goes a long way so I wanted to do something to return the favour." He said before looking down at his phone and checking the time. It had been about twenty minutes since he had sat down.'I guess that's enough waiting. Let's see if I can go about getting the presidential room.' He thought before beginning to get up as the woman stood there in shock after what had just happened. This definitely wasn't how she expected her day to go."Well, you have a nice day Miss," Haru said before leaving her dumbfounded and then walking back into the lobby where a security guard was waiting for him."Excuse me, sir. Have you checked in yet?" He asked as he approached Haru with hostility."Not yet. I was actually just about to. Did you need anything?" Haru asked him with a calm tone. It wasn't what the security guard was expecting. He wasn't sure if Haru was bluffing or if he was actually about to check in so he stepped back with the hostile attack and decided to apologise instead."It's nothing. Just we don't usually let people into the restaurant before they check-in. But if you are doing that now then there isn't a problem." The guard responded and then watched as Haru stood in the line to the counter.A few minutes went by before it was his turn and he stepped up to the counter where a woman with glasses was staring at a computer screen before she turned to look at him."One moment please." She said and then went back to clicking on something on her computer. Before turning back a few seconds later and sighing."What can I do for you today?" She asked in a tone that was unfitting for someone working in the hospitality business. It was like she was annoyed to see Haru for some reason."I here for the presidential room," Haru said and looked down at the women behind the desk.She stared back for a moment with her eyes widened before erupting into laughter and then looking back up at Haru who kept a straight face."Oh You're serious Well unfortunately even if you wanted to nook the presidential room you can't. It was already booked a few minutes ago." The woman explained in the same tone as earlier."Yeah, I'm here for the key," Haru stated, Knowing full well that Lan Yan had told her father and he was the one who booked it. He predicted it would take at least half an hour but it turned out that it was a little faster than he expected."What?" The woman asked and then looked at the computer before looking back up at Haru."I don't know what you are after here but the person who booked the room is President Lan of the Lan company. You don't even look similar to him. Did you expect that just because you know about the room being booked that you could get into his room?" She asked."You!" She pointed at the security guard that had spoken to Haru on his way out of the restaurant."Detain this man. I'm calling the police. He is a troublemaker and was trying to get access to President Lan's room." She demanded of the security guard who followed her order without a second thought."Don't try anything funny okay? I am trained to use deadly force." The guard boasted before grabbing Haru by both of his arms."Is that so?" Haru asked with a smile. When suddenly the air of the room changed."Unhand that man at once!" An old man's voice shouted out from the stone staircase on the inside of the lobby that leads to the upper floors.
