He was clearly just a poor, lowly bodyguard, one who harbored ill intentions towards her, and someone who even needed her to reimburse him for basic necessities. Yet, now he was being treated like a VIP by the manager of the five-star Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.
No, not even VIPs received this kind of treatment. It was as if he were the owner or the master of this hotel.
While she, Liu Yilin, wasn't a world-class tycoon, she wasn't lacking either. She frequented major hotels in various countries but had never received such extraordinary treatment.
"Mr. Ning, if you have any requests, just inform the front desk, and I'll be there immediately," the manager said respectfully to Ning Beichen.
"Alright, don't disturb me unless it's necessary. Also, I don't want anyone to know I'm here," Ning Beichen instructed him.
"Everything will be as you wish."
The manager bowed and left, not daring to linger and disturb Ning Beichen further.
After the manager departed, Liu Yilin scrutinized Ning Beichen.
"Ning Beichen, who exactly are you? Why is this hotel's general manager treating you so politely? Are you the owner of this hotel?"
"You're overthinking it. I used to stay here often, so the manager is just being polite because he sees me as a regular customer," Ning Beichen said, feeling a bit guilty.
Actually, her guess wasn't far off. This hotel did have a connection to him. He owned at least sixty percent of the shares. However, the visible operator wasn't him, but a famous beautiful countess in Las Vegas.
"Is that so? I also stay in five-star hotels frequently, yet those managers don't even glance my way?" Liu Yilin was skeptical. After all, she was a genius girl with an IQ of 230, not easily fooled.
However, a high IQ didn't equate to high emotional intelligence. In the end, she was still somewhat deceived by Ning Beichen.
It was then that Liu Yilin remembered they only had one room and Ning Beichen hadn't checked in at the front desk.
"Ning Beichen, what do you mean by this?"
Instantly, Liu Yilin's mind conjured up countless scenarios of Ning Beichen plotting against her.
"What do I mean?"
Ning Beichen looked utterly bewildered, not understanding her implication.
"What do you mean? You're playing dumb. You only booked one room, are we going to share it?" Liu Yilin exclaimed loudly.
"Uh, what's the problem with that? Back in Haizhou, I stayed at your place too? Besides, this is a presidential suite, it's not just one room," Ning Beichen explained innocently.
How could this be the same as their situation in Haizhou New City?
In my house, we lived separately. You were on the first floor, I was on the second. Here, we'd be together, less than two meters apart. Have you been wanting this all along?
"Boss, you're mistaken. I would never think that. I just thought that since this presidential suite is so large, it's more than enough for the two of us. And I still need to protect you, don't I?"
"If you were to stay somewhere else, how could I protect you?"
"Really? You truly don't think that?"
Liu Yilin felt that Ning Beichen didn't seem to be lying. Moreover, what he said made sense.
"Of course, it's true. Even if I were to think that way about anyone, I wouldn't think that way about you!" Ning Beichen declared as if taking an oath.
"Ning Beichen, what do you mean by that? Are you saying you don't fancy me? Or that I'm not as good as other women? Are you happiest when you're here with Ye Ya'er?"
Liu Yilin suddenly exploded like a firecracker.
"Boom!"
Ning Beichen stared at her, dumbfounded. For a moment, his mind couldn't process things normally.
"Boss, I didn't mean that. Of course, I fancy the boss, after all, the boss is so beautiful. No, *pfft pfft pfft*, I mean, of course, I fancy the boss. No, it's the boss who fancies me. That's not it..."
Ning Beichen's mind was a mess. He didn't even know what he was saying.
"Pah! Who fancies you? Don't be so narcissistic. Ning Beichen, let me tell you, even though we've slept together, it doesn't mean I'll fall in love with you. Give up on that idea, it's impossible, never possible!"
Liu Yilin roared, and after she finished, she was stunned herself, regretting immediately that she had said everything.
Ning Beichen, on the other hand, was even more confused. He had no idea what Liu Yilin was talking about.
What did she mean, they slept together for a night?
When had he slept with her for a night?
Did this woman have paranoid delusions?
Or did living in the same house with her constitute sleeping with her?
Was that what she meant?
"Boss, don't get so agitated. I'll go get another room right now. It's no big deal, and you're not short of money, are you?"
Ning Beichen was defeated. He realized he simply couldn't understand this woman's thought process. Arguing with her was like talking to a brick wall. It was just a matter of a room, why did it have to escalate like this?
"No need. You'll sleep in the living room tonight."
Just as Ning Beichen was about to go and get another room, Liu Yilin suddenly changed her mind.
"Sigh, a woman's heart is like a needle in the sea. No wonder the truths my master taught me included a special tenet: never try to reason with a woman."
Ning Beichen muttered to himself. It was fine if she didn't get another room; if she had, it would have been harder for him to protect her.
With a "clang."
Ning Beichen heard the sound of a door slamming.
Ning Beichen looked in the mirror and touched his face. He wasn't ugly!
When he, Ning Beichen, went out, how many women would throw themselves at him, not to mention socialites, princesses, celebrities, and models.
Why did this Liu Yilin dislike him so much?
Could it be... she didn't like men?
Yes, that must be it. Because in the company, he had never heard of her having a boyfriend.
If she didn't like men, she must like women.
Ning Beichen suddenly became excited. He thought he had found the reason why Liu Yilin disliked him.
But he couldn't stay happy for long.
Because he couldn't turn himself into a woman either!
His master had asked him to protect this woman for a year. Would he have to live in misery for this entire year?
Thinking about this, Ning Beichen became incredibly depressed.
No!
It wasn't just depression, it was despair.
At this rate, Ning Beichen suspected he wouldn't be able to endure the year.
If it really came to that, Ning Beichen thought, he would have to go back and beg his master for leniency.
Meanwhile, Liu Yilin was in her room, calling her best friend Fang Qing to complain about Ning Beichen.
"Fang Qing, what does that scoundrel Ning Beichen mean? Is he saying he doesn't fancy me? He even said he'd fancy any woman but me..."