Apocalypse: The Hotel She Runs Is the Only Paradise

Chapter 42

Night was naturally Fang Yang's working hours.

It was rare for guests to come in late at night, but tonight he saw a woman enter the hotel, her face bearing a timid expression.

This kind of expression was often seen on the faces of new guests, so he put on a friendly smile and said, "Welcome to Peace Hotel. Would you like to check in? Here are the hotel rules for you to review first."

Ning Jie was a bit flustered, after all, this was her first time being an "insider." She glanced at the rules, then said as An Cairou had instructed her: "I heard about your hotel a couple of days ago. They say you have a lot of supplies here and can even protect against zombies?"

"That's right!" Fang Yang smiled. "You can exchange items for points to check in. We recommend using Crystal Cores, which can be exchanged for quite a lot of points. If you don't have Crystal Cores, any other normal items will do."

"Anything works?" Ning Jie asked. "How about this bracelet?"

The bracelet was also given to her by An Cairou. After all, she was just an ordinary person, and if she had Crystal Cores on her, it might arouse suspicion.

But jewelry was different. Although jewelry had lost all its value in the apocalyptic world before the hotel appeared, many people wouldn't deliberately throw away something they could wear.

This time, An Cairou was very cautious, fearing that Ning Jie would be quickly expelled from the hotel like Gu Mingyu.

"Of course, that's fine. Please place the bracelet on the machine."

The bracelet was pure gold and exquisitely crafted, exchanging for ninety points.

As room 4010, a single room, was vacant, Fang Yang assigned her to that room. Ning Jie paid for five days in advance, using the remaining points to buy food.

After Fang Yang completed her check-in and explained the details about the hotel and its various shops, he asked, "Would you like me to show you around?"

"No need, I'd like to rest in my room first," Ning Jie quickly shook her head.

"Alright, please make yourself at home."

Ning Jie entered the elevator, pressed the button for the fourth floor, and finally let out a sigh of relief.

She had been so nervous, but thankfully, she hadn't given herself away in front of the hotel staff.

Arriving at her room, she first looked around.

Room 4010 hadn't been upgraded yet, so the furnishings were very simple, quite similar to where she had lived in the Muruo Base.

However, at the Muruo Base, she had to be on standby at all times, ready to serve An Cairou...

But now, what she had to do was much more difficult than serving An Cairou.

Ning Jie smiled bitterly, lay down on the bed, and closed her eyes.

Whatever happens, she thought, let's get a good night's sleep first.

...

In the morning, Ning Jie emerged from her room full of energy.

Despite her heavy heart, she had slept dreamlessly through the night. Since the apocalypse began, she had never slept so soundly.

She left her room and took the elevator to the first floor. As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she heard an angry, robust shout: "How dare you deceive me!"

Ning Jie trembled in fright, moved to the wall, and cautiously peeked around the corner.

She saw a beautiful woman, her face full of anger, confronting a man: "I trusted you so much, how could you do this! I never imagined you could hide your true nature so deeply!"

The man coldly replied, "You chose to trust me yourself. It has nothing to do with me."

"You...!"

At this moment, another woman ran over, clinging to the man's arm and whimpering, "Sister, don't blame brother. This is all my fault. If you want to blame someone, blame me!"

"You dare to show up? You homewrecker, being the other woman will never end well!" The beautiful woman grew even more furious.

"Boo-hoo, but we're truly in love!"

Just as Ning Jie thought this was about catching a cheating man and his mistress, suddenly, another young girl ran over, grabbing the beautiful woman's arm: "It's okay, sister. If they don't cherish you, I will cherish you!"

Ning Jie: "..."

What in the world was going on?

What kind of people were in this hotel?

Then she heard applause.

She looked over and saw it was the receptionist clapping.

Bai Shuwen and the others had just finished rehearsing a scene, and they humbly asked the receptionist, Xu Shi, for his opinion: "What did you think of our performance just now?"

"A bit melodramatic," Xu Shi said honestly. "But I like it."

"Melodrama is fine!" Bai Shuwen waved his hand dismissively. "That's what the audience loves, isn't it?"

Fu Siheng rubbed his temples, clearly suffering from a headache.

Obviously, he didn't understand why he had agreed to participate in this performance.

But since he had already promised, he couldn't go back on his word and had to grit his teeth and continue acting.

"Shall we go find Manager Gu and see what she thinks?" Bai Shuwen asked.

"Sounds good to me!" Zhuang Xiaoxia said enthusiastically. "This is my first time acting, and it feels pretty good."

"Let's go get some guidance from Manager Gu."

It was only then that Ning Jie understood they had just been acting.

Even in the apocalypse, they still had the mood for this?

It seemed that life in this hotel was indeed quite comfortable...

Ning Jie's mind was in turmoil.

If she and her sister could live here, wouldn't it be a hundred times better than slaving away for An Cairou every day?

Although she didn't have any special abilities, if she had a place like this to live, she would be willing to go out every day to find items to exchange for points, and she could even learn to kill zombies.

Unfortunately, her sister was still in An Cairou's hands... It was impossible to rescue her sister.

Ning Jie sighed dejectedly.

...

After watching Bai Shuwen and the others perform their scene, Gu Wanyin had to pinch her thigh hard to keep from laughing out loud.

"Your acting skills are quite good," Gu Wanyin evaluated objectively. "But the plot... maybe it needs some revision?"

It was clear that Bai Shuwen was a good actor, but not a good scriptwriter.

"Really?" Bai Shuwen looked a bit troubled. "But this is the best I can write..."

The others also exchanged uncertain glances.

They didn't know how to write scripts either.

"Why don't you go ask Teacher Wu?" Gu Wanyin suggested. "He taught Chinese literature before the apocalypse. He might be able to give you some advice on this."

Teacher Wu's full name was Wu Hong, and he lived in room 407.

"That's a great idea!" Bai Shuwen's eyes lit up. "Let's go ask Teacher Wu for help. I'll treat him to a meal!"

With that, the group happily went off to find Wu Hong.

After they left, Gu Wanyin felt a bit bored sitting in her room and decided to go for a walk.

As soon as she stepped out, she saw a woman she hadn't seen before standing at the entrance of the cafeteria, apparently about to go in.

Seeing Gu Wanyin, the woman paused for a moment, then quickly smiled.

Gu Wanyin smiled back politely, but inwardly she felt suspicious.

This woman must be a new guest at the hotel. New guests were normal, of course, but something about this woman just didn't seem right...