A Favor Done, A Husband Won-Chapter 368 - 362: The Bathroom... Jing Jihan...

The promotional activities these past two days have been arranged too densely.

Last week, Shi Su went to Dunhuang with the cast of the movie "Shadow Kill" for day and night shoots of intense chase and fight scenes. After returning to Jiang City, she barely had time to catch her breath before starting this promotional run.

On average, they flew to at least two cities a day, and on one day, they even flew to three cities. Resting time was spent on the plane, and upon landing, they had to immediately start with the promotional activities.

Yesterday, they had just landed in S City, and before dawn, they were flying to Hong Kong.

Shi Su took a nap on the plane, feeling her bones ache with soreness. After arriving in Hong Kong, they first went to Victoria Harbour to coordinate with the film’s promotion team. Their flight, scheduled for four in the afternoon, was supposed to leave, but as it started to pour heavily in the afternoon, and the rain didn’t stop for several hours, the flight got first delayed and then completely canceled.

Unable to leave Hong Kong tonight, they simply decided to stay at the nearby Intercontinental Hotel next to Victoria Harbour. Initially, the film’s team wanted to book an entire floor, but since this kind of hotel is often occupied by local and international dignitaries, every floor was already booked, so they had to scatter among available rooms with their individual room keys.

Before Shi Su arrived at the hotel, the person in charge of arrangements from the film side called Miss Chen to inform her that the room was already booked; Shi Su would be staying on the 22nd floor, and she could pick up the room key at the front desk upon arrival.

Many people had not yet arrived at the hotel. Since there was no work scheduled for the evening and there was no need to return, everyone decided to explore the nearby area during their free time.

Shi Su, along with Chu Jiu and Miss Chen, found a restaurant in Hong Kong, enjoying a rare leisurely dinner. After having too many in-flight meals over the past days, it was nice to have a proper meal on the ground.

After dinner, since it was still raining, they couldn’t easily stroll around, so they could only take a walk within the vicinity of Victoria Harbour.

By the time they arrived at the hotel, it was already nine at night. For convenience, both the manager and the assistant stayed here too, but Miss Chen and Chu Jiu had to share a room, while Shi Su had a room to herself.

When Shi Su went to the front desk to get her room key, she was just about to take out her ID and passport. The front desk staff, who had just been answering a call from a room, glanced at her briefly and, after hanging up the phone, looked again at Shi Su’s clothes and said, "You have already been registered; no need to register again. Here is your spare room key and your breakfast voucher for tomorrow, please keep them safe."

Shi Su was puzzled when she received the room key.

Spare room key?

What does that mean?

Could it be that the people here in Hong Kong speak Mandarin differently than on the mainland?

But since the film team had reserved the hotel, they had indeed completed the registration.

With her room key, Shi Su didn’t ask further, as it was indeed for the 22nd floor, so she turned around and entered the elevator.

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Fifteen minutes later.

A local taxi stopped in front of the hotel, and a young woman wearing a white chiffon blouse and a light purple skirt walked in. Upon reaching the front desk, she said, "Hello, my mother booked a room for me at this hotel, and I should be able to check in directly upon arrival."

The hotel front desk staff took a close look at her outfit and was momentarily stunned.

White blouse, light purple skirt...

Didn’t someone already come in dressed like that?

Seeing the staff’s momentary pause, the young woman added, "I just flew in from the United Kingdom today and was delayed at the airport due to the rain, and the car was slow, so I’m a bit late past the scheduled 9 PM arrival. Do I need to provide my documents again?"

Thinking the local staff might not understand Mandarin well, the young woman repeated her statement in English, mentioning that her hotel booking was made by her mother from the United Kingdom.

The hotel staff took her documents and, flustered, said, "I’m sorry, Miss Jing, a lady dressed in similar colors arrived right at 9 o’clock, and I mistakenly thought she was you... so the room key..."

Jing Sixue’s expression froze, her brow immediately furrowing.

During her year as an exchange student in the country, Jing Jihan rarely returned to the Jing Family, and she had no opportunity to be alone with him. The year flew by, and after returning to the United Kingdom, she finally managed to secure another opportunity to come to the country. However, it was only by accompanying a professor to observe lectures at a university in Hong Kong. How long she could stay depended on the professor’s decision.

Coincidentally, Jing Jihan was on a business trip in Hong Kong recently, so Mrs. Jing, from afar in the UK, booked the hotel for Jing Sixue.

She was only fifteen minutes late, yet how could the room key be given to the wrong person?

"Can I get the room key back now?" Jing Sixue asked, her expression not looking too pleased and even showing some inexplicable urgency.

The front desk staff apologized, saying, "We’ll make a phone call and check, but we didn’t get any ID or phone number from that lady earlier. She might be with the film team from this afternoon; I’ll inquire with her group... Really sorry..."

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Shi Su did not immediately return to her room.

She went to the room on the 18th floor where Miss Chen and Chu Jiu were staying. The three of them had bought some local Hong Kong snacks on their way back. Though she wasn’t too hungry, she felt she should at least try them.

After eating for a short while, she felt too full and quickly put the snacks down, leaving them for the other two, and then slipped back to the 22nd floor.

Exiting the elevator, Shi Su looked at the room number sign and walked toward the right direction. The corridors of the Intercontinental Hotel were like a maze, looking grand and beautiful but not practical, making it hard to find a room.

Walking past a sunroom design with a window view of the rain curtain outside, she noticed the rain still pouring down, suddenly feeling that they might not be able to leave smoothly tomorrow either.

Reaching her room door, Shi Su used her room key to open it. Just as she entered, her pocket vibrated twice with incoming WeChat messages. As she opened the door, thunder roared loudly in her ear, prompting her to glance out the floor-to-ceiling window, remarking that it was nearly October, yet Hong Kong could still have such a heavy downpour.

She placed her bag on the cabinet by the door, the fatigue causing her not to notice that the room was already lit. She only saw the big bed inside and had only one thought in her mind: to lie down and have a good sleep.

She unbuttoned two buttons on her chiffon blouse, knowing she couldn’t get on the bed without a shower. As she turned towards the sofa, she continued unbuttoning as she walked, then suddenly stopped, looking toward the bathroom direction.

The sound of running water earlier???

Wasn’t it the sound of the rain outside?!!

Suddenly noticing a tall figure inside the bathroom, clearly a man!

Shi Su, immediately on guard, quickly raised her hand to clutch the two buttons she had undone and backed up a few steps, ready to run to the door.

At the same time, the bathroom door opened.

The room was brightly lit, and the rain outside was continuous. As the person stepped out of the bathroom, Shi Su instinctively glanced over, her eyelid twitching fiercely in a split second!

Her steps slowed, and she looked in shock, astonished at the man who had just showered, coming out with only a towel wrapped around his waist—