"Hello, excuse me, are you Mr. Lin Chen?"
Manager Xiao ignored Sun Peng's inquiry and bowed again to Lin Chen.
"Uh, hello, I'm Lin Chen. And you are?"
Lin Chen looked at the middle-aged man with curiosity.
He didn't seem to recognize this person either!
"Hello, Mr. Lin. I was instructed by the old gentleman to wait for you here. May I ask if we can go up to the third floor for dinner now?"
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Manager Xiao's smile widened.
He hadn't expected that Old Master Meng would go to such lengths as to book a luxury restaurant and host such a young man.
Could this be a young master from one of the top prestigious families visiting Hangcheng?
"Okay, can I bring my friend along?"
Hearing Manager Xiao mention the old gentleman, Lin Chen immediately understood it must be Old Master Meng.
However, given Old Master Meng's special status, Manager Xiao likely wouldn't dare to reveal it directly.
"This... Mr. Lin, I can't make that decision. You know, the old gentleman he..."
Manager Xiao looked troubled and didn't know what to say.
If it were anyone else, he would have readily agreed.
But Old Master Meng was currently on the third floor!
As a mere hotel general manager, how could he dare to agree to such a thing?
"How about this, Mr. Lin? Would your friend be willing to wait on the second floor? Our dishes on the second floor are also excellent today."
"After you go up, you can personally ask the old gentleman. After all, I really can't make this decision."
In desperation, Manager Xiao could only come up with a compromise.
"No, no, no. Old Lin, and you are Manager Xiao, right? I'll be fine on the second floor. You go up by yourself! I'm not at all inconvenienced!"
Hearing the manager suggest he dine on the second floor, Sun Peng was stunned.
Good heavens, wasn't Luo Bin just saying that those dining on the second floor were all dignitaries? Why did the manager seem so hesitant about bringing him up?
Why would he rather arrange for Sun Peng to eat with those dignitaries on the second floor than make a unilateral decision to bring him to the third floor?
After all, if Sun Peng were to go to the second floor and those dignitaries were angered, Manager Xiao would be held entirely responsible!
What was going on?
Why would Manager Xiao rather offend all the dignitaries on the second floor than offend an old gentleman in a storage room?
"Well, that's fine. Old Sun, you have a good meal on the second floor. I'm being treated by an old gentleman today who seems to want to tell me something he doesn't want others to know."
Seeing that Sun Peng had agreed, Lin Chen didn't press the issue.
After all, Old Master Meng's status was undeniable, and he deserved the respect.
"Alright, alright, damn it! I've never dined on the second floor of a Hangcheng hotel in my life."
Upon hearing this, Sun Peng became visibly excited.
"You, take this Mr. Sun to the second floor, arrange a good seat for him, and provide dedicated service."
Manager Xiao then gestured to a beautiful waitress in a qipao standing nearby, pointing at Sun Peng.
"Understood, Manager Xiao."
The waitress nodded at Manager Xiao's words and quickly complied.
"Then, Mr. Lin, please follow me. The old gentleman has been waiting for you for quite some time."
Manager Xiao then personally led the way, ushering Lin Chen into a rarely used elevator, heading for the third floor.
After Lin Chen left, the beautiful waitress in the qipao looked at Sun Peng with a smile. "Sir, would you like to go up to the second floor for dinner now?"
"Not yet, I'll stay here for a while."
Sun Peng shook his head vigorously at the waitress's question.
Are you kidding? Only a fool would go up now.
He was determined to show off a bit!
"Listen, Class Monitor Luo, it seems I won't be able to attend your class reunion. I'll just have to go to the second floor and see how many dignitaries Hangcheng really has."
Sun Peng sighed slightly, feigning disappointment.
However, even from twenty meters away, one could sense his smug demeanor.
"Impossible! What's going on here? Tell me, what exactly is the third floor of your hotel?"
Hearing Sun Peng's words, Luo Bin's sensitive intuition detected something amiss. He immediately turned to the beautiful waitress next to Sun Peng to inquire.
The general manager of Hangcheng Hotel personally bowed to greet someone to the third floor. Was the third floor really just a storage room?
"I apologize, sir, but our third floor is indeed a storage room."
The waitress shook her head slightly at Luo Bin's question, maintaining her signature smile.
"Damn it, do you think I'm an idiot? Your general manager personally came down to invite someone to a storage room?"
Hearing this answer, Luo Bin became even more indignant.
"Let me tell you, I am the young master of the Luo family, and I am a regular here. You can't deceive me like this!"
Luo Bin then directly revealed his identity, hoping to force the waitress to tell the truth.
"I apologize, Mr. Luo. You know, some things, if you are meant to know them, you will. If you don't know them now, it's likely because you are not yet qualified to know."
Under Luo Bin's attempt to intimidate her with his status, the beautiful waitress's smile faded.
Are you kidding? That was the third floor!
She had worked at Hangcheng Hotel for a considerable time, and she knew of only two occasions when the third-floor private rooms had been opened.
The first time, the Governor of Hangcheng personally hosted the head of the Liu family, one of the five major families of Zhejiang Province. The second time was now.
"Not qualified to know?"
Hearing these words, Luo Bin was completely bewildered.
He knew that this waitress would not joke with him about such a matter!
"Hello, I am Qiu Hanying, the CEO of Rúshuāng Group. Have we met somewhere before?"
Just as Luo Bin was feeling confused, a beautiful woman in a long dress slowly approached Sun Peng, speaking politely.
Hearing the clear voice, everyone present instinctively turned their attention.
They couldn't understand why Qiu Hanying, one of Hangcheng's four most beautiful women, would approach a nobody like Sun Peng.
"Uh, hello, Ms. Qiu. I'm a security guard at your company. My name is Sun Peng. I had the honor of meeting you once at the company."
Seeing Qiu Hanying approach him personally, Sun Peng was a little overwhelmed and quickly explained.
"I see. Then, do you know Lin Chen?"
Hearing that he was an employee of her company, Qiu Hanying subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ah? Ms. Qiu, you know Lin Chen too?"
Hearing Qiu Hanying mention Lin Chen's name, for some reason, Sun Peng couldn't help but recall what Lin Chen had just told him.
Was Lin Chen currently living together with Qiu Hanying?
Could it be true?