Chapter 372: Paying the Reward in Another Way
Xiao Feng followed the girl towards the hotel, and along the way, the girl appeared very nervous, frequently glancing back. Upon spotting the two people tailing her, she quickened her pace.
Xiao Feng was also feeling quite tense.
Of course, his nerves were not due to the two people behind him, but because the little ones were also shopping in town at that moment. If they ran into each other, there would definitely be a scene.
Fortunately, the worrying scenario didn't happen. After about ten minutes of walking, the two entered the hotel.
Although it was called a hotel, it was actually just a well-furnished inn. In terms of staff quality, ground area, and other aspects, it couldn't compare to the star-rated hotels Xiao Feng was accustomed to.
It wasn't until they entered the elevator that the girl sighed with relief, leaning against the elevator wall, panting heavily.
A moment later, the girl pulled a tissue from her backpack, wiped the sweat off her forehead, and bowed, saying, "Thank you, thank you, I really owe you this time!"
"You're welcome." Xiao Feng curiously asked, "Are you traveling alone?"
The girl smiled and replied, "I broke up with my boyfriend, so I wanted to take a trip alone to relax. I didn't expect to run into something like this. By the way, do you have a girlfriend?"
"If I said no, would you want to be my girlfriend?" Xiao Feng teased.
The girl's cheeks immediately flushed red, and she shyly said, "I didn't mean it like that, it was just a casual question, please don't misunderstand."
Just as Xiao Feng was about to speak further, he heard a "ding!" as the elevator doors opened.
"We've arrived. I'll go pack my luggage now, you should come with me."
It seemed the girl was genuinely frightened, still scared that those two might follow, so she wanted Xiao Feng to accompany her.
Xiao Feng nodded in agreement, thinking that this job wasn't too bad, and hoping he could always find such side-earning opportunities.
Entering the room, the girl hastily stuffed clothes into her suitcase. It didn't take long for her to pack her luggage. Then, as if remembering something, she took out her phone and said, "I don't have cash on me. I'll transfer the money to you."
"You really plan on paying?" Xiao Feng said in surprise.
"Of course, a promise is a promise, even though it pains me, since I promised, I won't go back on my word," the girl said righteously.
Xiao Feng didn't hold back, opened his payment app, and handed over the payment code.
The girl scanned for a long time but frowned and said, "What's going on? Why can't I make the payment?"
Xiao Feng glanced at the girl's phone and then at his own, a sly smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "Your phone's time setting is wrong, of course you can't make a payment."
"Uh..." The girl's face turned as red as a cloth, eyes dodging, clearly not expecting Xiao Feng to see through her trick so easily. She had only set the time a minute ahead, who would pay attention to such a detail?
What she didn't know was that Xiao Feng had encountered this trick before, long ago.
It was abroad, when an intelligence dealer invited Xiao Feng to dinner. When it came time to pay, there was a problem, and he wanted Xiao Feng to cover the cost first.
You know, those who work as intelligence dealers are as cunning as a monkey with fur on them.
So, Xiao Feng straightforwardly refused.
Later he found out that guy often did this; he was quite wealthy but would still be stingy enough not to pay for a meal, and yet there were plenty who fell for it.
"Um..." The girl bit her lips slightly, struggling for a while before resolutely saying, "I don't have much left in my account, how about I give you five thousand first, and when next month's allowance is deposited, I'll give you the remaining five thousand?"
Xiao Feng remained silent.
But for adults, sometimes silence is also a way of expressing one's attitude.
It's not that Xiao Feng was so greedy that he must get the whole ten thousand yuan, but the girl's approach to this matter made him feel disgusted.
If she could be a bit more honest, it wouldn't even need to involve money, but playing these games implied taking him for a fool.
After hesitant for a while, the girl gritted her teeth, took a step forward, her shoe tip touching Xiao Feng's, looked up and said, "If you're not satisfied, then we could arrange payment in another way..."
As she spoke, she raised her hand, rubbing the back of it against Xiao Feng's cheek, her eyes filled with seductive intent as if they were speaking themselves.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Feng was completely unaffected, stepping back, and said: "You really have a talent for not doing business, looks like you plan to not only withhold payment but also spend a night with me for free?"
The girl was so shocked that she stared with her mouth agape, utterly not expecting Xiao Feng to say such a thing.
But that's not all, Xiao Feng followed up with: "Do you know how much it costs to spend a night with me?"
His words carried a faint sense of pride.
But this was certainly no bluff. Just take Du Qingyue for instance; back then, she offered a check for a million at the hotel.
Getting a million for a night indeed was something to be proud of!
After a long pause, the girl blankly asked: "You, wouldn't happen to work in the night-life business, would you?"
"What I do is none of your business, just pay up," Xiang Feng said impatiently, ready to leave as soon as he got paid.
Though the girl had some charm, compared to the people around Xiao Feng, she was no match and would simply be nothing left after a moment's glance.
To put it bluntly, when someone is used to gourmet foods, asking them to eat humble fare would leave anyone feeling unappetized.
At this moment, a barely noticeable flash of anger passed through the girl's eyes, but she didn't lose her temper. Instead, she opened the suitcase, rummaged through for a delicate gift box, and inside was a uniquely shaped silver necklace.
"This is the birthday gift my mom gave me, it cost twenty thousand when bought, you can have it," the girl handed the necklace to Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng frowned slightly, confused.
The girl's reaction was abnormal; ordinarily, any other person would have reached their limit by now, no matter how good their temper.
An old saying goes, when something seems off, there must be something behind it. Was there some other plot afoot?
Just while thinking this, he heard the girl exclaim: "Ah!"
Then she, as if losing balance, fell directly into Xiao Feng, who was standing in front of the bed.
Thus, Xiao Feng fell onto the bed, with the girl on top of him.
Just at this moment, "Bang!" a loud sound came as the room door was kicked open from the outside...