After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 56.2

While the hotel’s exterior adopted a century-old castle style, the interior, from the entrance to the décor, was thoroughly modern.

As the car stopped at the magnificent entrance, the doorman came forward to open the door. Then, a waiter pushed a luggage cart over and respectfully asked: “Would you like us to take your luggage up?”

Ye Linghua glanced at her single suitcase and shook her head: “No, thank you.”

Now, Ye Linghua understood why Tāng Qiáozī chose this location. Since it was just a simple dinner party, Ye Linghua hadn’t prepared much luggage.

And Lin Xin and Meng Kelin had flown to Běichéng for an unknown reason and hadn’t prepared much luggage either.

Seeing this, the waiter stepped forward and asked: “Have you reserved a room?”

Tāng Qiáozī said: “Yes, under the name Tāng.”

The waiter immediately knew what room was booked and asked: “Is that Miss Tāng, who booked the three Presidential Suites?”

Tāng Qiáozī smiled: “You know me?”

The waiter, finding her approachable, couldn’t help but smile: “Our hotel only has three Presidential Suites, and you booked all of them.” Such a memorable thing—the whole hotel knows!

Due to the high price and extremely low occupancy rate, the Ocean Park Hotel didn’t have many Presidential Suites. But given the huge flow of visitors, they installed three rooms.

The price of over 30,000 yuan per night deterred many.

Fortunately, they weren’t losing money.

However, this was the first time since opening that someone had booked all three rooms at once.

Tāng Qiáozī smiled: “We have a lot of people.”

The waiter happily escorted the group upstairs, handing them each a room key and a shuttle card for the Ocean Park.

Standing by the door, Xing Yan held her room key and said: “We were originally six people, two per room.”

Tāng Qiáozī: “Now that we’re eight, two rooms will have an extra person.”

Ye Linghua: “…” I have a bad feeling.

Meng Kelin politely offered: “Oh, we couldn’t possibly do that? You booked three rooms. Lin Xin and I can just find a standard room.”

The standard rooms at Ocean Park were not cheap either. Rooms here started at 3,000 yuan, and the most expensive, excluding the Presidential Suites, cost 10,000 yuan.

But most importantly, there were no rooms left. With guests flocking here from all over the country and it being New Year’s Day, only standard rooms remained for those with money.

Would it be right to let them sleep in a standard room while they enjoyed the luxury rooms?

Before Ye Linghua could respond, Wēn Zé gently said: “What are you talking about? You are our guests. We can’t possibly let you stay in a standard room. Even if Yè Fāng and Xing Yan had to go, it wouldn’t be your turn.”

Yè Fāng and Xing Yan: “…Thanks a lot!”

The honest Shī Tōngqí, a little slow-witted, said: “Why are you all arguing? We’re staying in Presidential Suites! Is it really that hard for one room to accommodate three people? If Hua Zi and Miss Lin share one room, and the rest of us share the other, wouldn’t that solve the problem easily?”

Tāng Qiáozī immediately played along: “That’s right. That works. How about that?”

Ye Linghua: “…You all…”

Everyone turned to look at her as she was about to speak and seriously asked: “What is it?”

Stared at by seven pairs of eyes, anything Ye Linghua wanted to say was instantly choked back. Finally, she could only weakly remind them: “Miss Lin is a star, a big star! Can she really share a room with me? How will we explain it later?”

“Oh~!” Everyone suddenly understood, then pushed Meng Kelin forward, saying: “Then Sister Meng can share the room with you two.”

Ye Linghua was stunned, feeling something was wrong.

Meng Kelin put on a look of “difficulty”: “I’m an old woman now, squeezing in with young people, alas.”

Ye Linghua suspected they had rehearsed this script. She felt that their words were gradually leading her in a certain direction…

And sure enough…

Xing Yan “thoughtfully” stood up and declared loudly: “Sister Meng is so old; how can she squeeze in? She must sleep alone!”

Yè Fāng: “Yes, that’s right. Our Presidential Suite has two beds. Sister Meng can sleep in one, and Hua Zi and Miss Lin can share the other. Young people are fearless!”

Ye Linghua: “???” Is that a human thing to say?

However, no one cared about Ye Linghua’s feelings.

They all finalized the arrangements and opened the doors to rest.

Ye Linghua, Meng Kelin, and Lin Xin stood outside the room they were left with, exchanging glances.

Meng Kelin massaged her legs and asked: “Can we rest now?”

Even though Ye Linghua knew she had been tricked, and even though she had watched them scheme against her, she couldn’t bring herself to refuse now.

Especially since Lin Xin, standing across from her, was clutching her scarf, covering half her face, leaving only a pair of dark, phoenix eyes visible.

She was looking at her, still looking at her…

Eating her up was out of the question. Ye Linghua could only offer Lin Xin a gentle smile. Lin Xin, seeing her smile, happily grinned back, her eyes curved like two clear springs, soothing to the heart.

And so, her heart once again sped up uncontrollably.

Ye Linghua turned and opened the door, letting the two of them enter first. Meng Kelin thanked her and walked past. Lin Xin hesitated in place for a moment, and only when Ye Linghua looked at her with curiosity did she pull her suitcase inside.

Their shoulders brushed, sending a shiver through both of them.

Ye Linghua could even smell Lin Xin’s unique fragrance, but her self-control was always strong. She calmly turned, pulled her luggage into the room, and closed the door.

Meng Kelin looked at her proper demeanor and couldn’t help but mutter. Lin Xin was so beautiful that even Zheng Lanwen, who had feelings for someone else, couldn’t help but want to try something a few times. If Lin Wan hadn’t been so manipulative, Zheng Lanwen and Lin Xin might have gotten together already.

And Ye Linghua, who liked Lin Xin, could hold back? Meng Kelin truly had to lament the vast difference between people!

Lin Xin wasn’t thinking about that. After putting away her luggage, she looked around curiously. In fact, throughout her years as a star, Lin Xin had stayed in many Presidential Suites.

After all, she was once the top artist at Yuntiān. She and Yuntiān were mutually supportive, and they had a deep bond. Yuntiān had treated her very well, always booking the best rooms for filming and commercial performances.

Of course, even Yuntiān had to consider the price of 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a night.

But Yuntiān wasn’t stingy back then, and many filming locations were remote. Even if those places had Presidential Suites, they were often cheap, fake suites.

After all, the areas weren’t prosperous enough for a high-priced Presidential Suite to host a “President” often. Such examples were common.

Furthermore, Lin Xin was not extravagant, and her savings were later squandered by Lin Haiqi.

Therefore, this room Tāng Qiáozī booked was the first time Lin Xin had seen such luxury.

The living room even had three wine cabinets. In the rooms Lin Xin usually stayed in, every bottle in every wine cabinet had a price tag.

But the wines in this cabinet had no prices.

She looked closely for a long time and asked Meng Kelin: “Is the wine here expensive?”

Meng Kelin leaned in and whispered: “What’s up? Planning to get her drunk and then, you know, do things? Seduce her and all that?”

Ye Linghua’s quiet voice came from behind them: “The wine might be more expensive than the room.”

Meng Kelin: “…”

Lin Xin: “…”

If I grit my teeth, maybe? It was still several million in earnings that night!

Speaking of which, is the two million from that night enough to get her drunk?

To keep the company running, Meng Kelin and Lin Xin silently closed the wine cabinet doors. They just thought rich people were so annoying! Why wouldn’t they price the wine just because the room was expensive? Is it because rich people don’t look at prices?

Tsk!

After looking at the wine cabinet, they went to check out the other areas.

The Presidential Suites here were not called that but were named Sky Gardens. All three Presidential Suites had corresponding garden balconies where guests could see the vibrant flowers. Gǎngchéng’s southern location meant that many cold-resistant flowers could be found even in winter.

And the courtyard had an aerial swimming pool. In winter, it became a hot spring, perfect for soaking and stargazing.

The in-room bathtub was also large, facing the floor-to-ceiling windows with a view of the entire Ocean Park.

If you didn’t consider the price, the room was absolutely perfect.

After their tour, Meng Kelin and Lin Xin went to the bedroom to organize their luggage.

The three of them silently placed their luggage in the wardrobe, then grew even more silent looking at the two luxurious large beds before them.

Meng Kelin spoke first: “How should we divide the beds?”

Ye Linghua looked at the 2-meter-plus bed: “The size of this bed should be fine for two people, right?”

Meng Kelin: “Definitely no problem.” A bed over 2 meters is clearly a double bed!

Ye Linghua “hmm”ed: “You and Lin Xin can sleep together. You can choose whether you want the window side or the wall side.”

Meng Kelin: “…Oh.”

Ye Linghua’s refusal was within Meng Kelin’s expectation. Ye Linghua was different from Zheng Lanwen; she was an overly proper person. Moreover, since they liked each other, sharing a bed was indeed unsafe.

Lin Xin blushed and sat on the window side. There was a skylight above the head of that bed, offering a direct view of the stars outside.

Ye Linghua sat on her side, then checked the time: “It’s almost 5 o’clock. We’ll go down for dinner soon.”

Lin Xin nodded. Meng Kelin immediately stood up and said: “I’ll go ask the others!”

She left without giving either of them time to respond.

Ye Linghua sat across from Lin Xin, implicitly accepting this arrangement. Since they were in the same room, they would have to get used to being alone together sooner or later.

After Meng Kelin left, the room fell silent again.

The two sat opposite each other, speechless for a moment.

Lin Xin pondered for a while, then suddenly mustered the courage and asked: “Did you… leave that night?”

Ye Linghua was startled that she would ask this and nodded: “Yes.”

Lin Xin: “I’m sorry.”

Ye Linghua frowned: “You didn’t do anything wrong. Why are you apologizing?”

Being rejected was painful, but precisely because she loved Lin Xin, she knew that refusing people and behaviors you disliked was a good thing.

Lin Xin was someone Ye Linghua cared about. Even if they wouldn’t be together, Ye Linghua wished her happiness.

She hoped Lin Xin would refuse people she disliked, just as she had refused her, and that she would be just as decisive when faced with things she didn’t want.

For example, although Ye Linghua had obtained her consent that night, Ye Linghua knew the atmosphere had played a bigger role and still kissed her.

She had taken advantage of the situation, so nothing Lin Xin said, no matter how harsh, was wrong.

Why apologize? An apology would make it seem like she still had a chance!

Lin Xin knew Ye Linghua would always comfort her and didn’t argue. She then asked: “Why… are you calling me Miss Lin?” Her voice held a hint of dissatisfaction.

Ye Linghua: “Huh? Wasn’t that what you asked for?”

Lin Xin said: “I only asked you not to call me Xīn Xīn.”

Ye Linghua looked at her silently, then said after a while: “Miss Lin, I know the intent behind your request. That’s why I’m calling you Miss Lin.”

Was the main point the nickname Xīn Xīn? In Ye Linghua’s view, no. Those two characters clearly demonstrated Lin Xin’s hopes. A forbidden nickname meant Lin Xin wanted a clear boundary between them.

Ye Linghua believed Lin Xin might have felt a tiny bit of attraction to her, and it was that tiny bit of attraction that made her even more guarded against her.

She didn’t want to continue their relationship and didn’t hope to.

Being forbidden to use Xīn Xīn was the best proof.

However, after a passionate relationship, she wanted the relationship to cool down. She wanted to create distance but also hoped they could go back to being ordinary friends.

Was it hard? Yes, it was.

Ye Linghua sighed internally, What is done cannot be undone. She couldn’t help but fall in love, and her feelings were like a surging ocean. Was it possible to abruptly stop them?

No one on this planet could stop the ocean.

Ye Linghua was similarly unable to return to a state of friendship with Lin Xin, which was why she had left. And why, upon meeting again, she could only use the address “Miss Lin.”

Lin Xin nervously wrung her hands. She looked up at Ye Linghua, seizing the moment, gathering her courage…

Lin Xin summoned her maximum courage and said: “After I rejected you that night, I thought about it for a long time, and I feel…”

Ye Linghua: “Lin Xin.”

Interrupted, her courage to confess deflated like a punctured balloon…

Lin Xin looked at her blankly: “Hmm?”

Ye Linghua smiled: “It’s nothing. Let’s get ready for dinner.”

In matters of the heart, Ye Linghua felt she was like an adult, even though this was her first time—too rational to easily trust the sincerity of Lin Xin’s impulsive words.

In contrast, Lin Xin, despite having been in one relationship, was like a child—impulsive, reckless, and thoughtless.

Lin Xin, whose attempt at confession failed, felt a bit disappointed, and they didn’t continue the forbidden topic.

Lin Xin carefully buried her feelings deep in her heart, covering them with a thin layer of snow to cool down the burning emotions. When she wanted to look at them, she would only need to gently brush the snow aside.

So, if Ye Linghua didn’t want to hear those words now, she would hide them and wait for a future opportunity to easily reveal her feelings to her.

Lin Xin hadn’t given up. She hurried over to Ye Linghua, took hold of her sleeve, and whispered: “Can I order what I like?”

Even a trivial conversation, even a pointless question.

But when it was with the person she loved, every word seemed to carry a delicate intention.

Ye Linghua paused.

The subtle, intermittent contact between them was like an echoing piece of music that stirred the soul.

Ye Linghua looked down at the small, fair, and slender hand grasping her sleeve, resisting the urge to turn and hold it. She said: “Order what you like.”

Lin Xin smiled brightly: “Okay.”

She wasn’t afraid. Even being rejected wasn’t scary. She had always been this brave, hadn’t she?

Besides, Ye Linghua was different; she was very gentle.

Even after being rejected by her, she still wrapped Lin Xin in the greatest tenderness to shield her from harm.

So, as long as it was Ye Linghua, even rejection wouldn’t be terrifying.

Lin Xin happily pulled her out the door…