CHAPTER 359: CHAPTER 350: UNCLE IS HIS ROLE MODEL

Brilliant fireworks streaked across the night sky, their dazzling colors and radiant bursts lighting up the heavens, as if instantly dispersing the cloak of night.

Li Ruonan gasped in surprise, her eyes glued to the fireworks above.

Shen Yiming watched his wife, stunned by the fireworks, and secretly rejoiced: Thanks heavens, the surprise seemed to have worked!

"Xiao Bao, do you like it?"

Li Ruonan snapped back to reality, her eyes brimming with moved tears, "It’s so beautiful... so spectacular! When we were on the deserted island, you seemed to have mentioned it... I’m so happy, it’s so beautiful!"

Seeing his wife so excited, Shen Yiming couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotions.

Ah, such a kind and naive girl!

They stood on the terrace for a long time, watching the magnificent fireworks and found themselves at a loss for sweet words, as if suddenly struck wordless, yet their hands held tightly together.

Everything is joyful when done with someone you love.

Gradually, the duration of the fireworks grew shorter, until the last one disappeared, and the terrace regained its usual tranquility.

Suddenly, Shen Yiming turned to Li Ruonan and said seriously, "Xiao Bao, actually I need to..."

"One moment, I have something to tell you," Li Ruonan promptly interrupted, whispering, "Actually, at the end of last month, I wanted to tell you... I’m pregnant, we’re having a baby."

A hint of surprise flickered through Shen Yiming’s eyes, not expecting his wife to bring up this topic. He laughed excitedly, "What? You’re pregnant? I’m going to be... going to be a dad?"

Li Ruonan nodded with a smile.

"So, that’s why... when we were on the deserted island... you didn’t want to deal with me? Threatening to break up, planning to go back to Country D, complaining that I don’t care enough for you, turns out it was because of the baby!"

"I was afraid I wouldn’t be a good... actually DINK might be fine, but having a child might also be nice, maybe I could be a good mother."

"Of course you will, definitely!" Shen Yiming was still speaking when he paused for a few seconds, and then gently touched Li Ruonan’s stomach, "With all that earlier noise... it didn’t startle the baby, did it? Don’t worry, baby, don’t worry, Daddy’s here."

Seeing her husband so anxious, Li Ruonan couldn’t help but laugh, "It’s just been a month!"

"Stay still, let me listen carefully."

The couple quietly relished their little happiness, their faces reflecting a mix of anticipation and curiosity for the tiny life forming.

...

Meanwhile, the helicopter slowly took off.

Chen Ran looked up in surprise: Booking a room but not staying in it, the rich really live grandly!

"Do you know that girl?"

Chen Ran quickly looked away, smiling as he returned to his desk, but saw his uncle’s gaze sharpen, clearly he had noticed something.

"I don’t know her, just thought..."

"That’s Ling Xiao’s new wife, apparently still a student, when you make it big... you’ll have someone, no need to be envious."

"What? New wife?" Chen Ran thought he had misheard, his mouth agape.

"You didn’t think... it was like hiding a mistress or something? Ling Xiao is a man of great aspirations! He isn’t into that kind of thing. Also, this hotel... will soon be under his ownership!"

"But how does this relate to me changing jobs, because of staff changes, creating vacancies?"

"We’re family, having a connection here... isn’t that good? At Hai Sheng, you’ve been there for so long, yet not even a team leader, that speaks volumes... medical devices aren’t for you.

These words from his uncle were deeply stinging yet true.

He had been at Hai Sheng for two full years.

"Didn’t we just get a new manager? There will surely be opportunities; how could I give up on my dream now... I can’t accept that."

"Bridle back before the cliff, stop losses in time, think it over, your uncle wouldn’t lead you astray."

"I got it, I’ll be going then."

"Since you’re already here, why not make the most of it? Go ahead, take the card."

After those words, a silver card was placed on the table, an internal use card, different from the room cards for guests, without a room number marked on it.

Chen Ran smiled naively, "Which floor?"

"29, Room 2922."

Hearing it was a high floor, Chen Ran immediately perked up. It didn’t matter where to sleep; going home still meant having to listen to his parents’ nagging, which was annoying to death.

"A night must cost at least five or six thousand, right?"

"It’s free, actually. It started last month. From now on, managers can enjoy this privilege once a month, but it’s only valid below the 30th floor. Anything above requires VIP status, and regular members won’t do."

"The kind that costs in the tens of thousands?"

"One million as a threshold, and you still need a recommendation from a long-term member; just having money is useless. As for levels, there are only five in total, with the highest being the Supreme level. Uncle has no hope, but you’re young, strive hard."

"Leng Ling Xiao is in the Supreme level, right?"

"Isn’t that obvious? The hotel is practically his. Besides, for someone with a net worth over hundreds of billions... a mere Supreme card is nothing. It’s just a spice of life, occasionally comes around for a walk, people with his status prefer staying at their own homes usually."

Chen Ran was stunned by those words, gaining a new understanding of the concept of ’status.’

In this seven-star hotel, besides the General Manager, there are nine department managers, and Chen Ran’s uncle, Wu Qiming, was also a veteran employee.

He had been diligently working as a manager of the Housekeeping Department for nearly five years.

Finance management was Wu Qiming’s major in college, and he went on to graduate school. Ten years ago, when he was 30, if not for his wife’s serious illness that required his care, he would have perhaps achieved even more.

Those were a man’s golden five years, missing them meant it was too late for many things.

Starting over at 35, Wu Qiming became the manager of the Housekeeping Department in less than a year, the effort involved was imaginable.

Chen Ran silently admired him in his mind.

Even his uncle said so, it seems the online rumors were true, Leng Ling Xiao was indeed a tycoon worth hundreds of billions, genuinely a business mogul.

He simply didn’t care about the so-called annual rankings, just quietly making a vast fortune.

This made him think again of Tang Xiao Wan. Such a simply dressed girl, speaking softly, friendly to everyone, was actually Leng Ling Xiao’s new wife, the chairman’s lady.

Thinking back, she really was low-profile!

No wonder she had gone to the 39th floor, no wonder she skipped staying in the Supreme suite and left directly by helicopter.

Coming and going quietly, not disturbing anyone. Even though many expensive fireworks were set off, who would know it was them.

Naturally, the hotel’s executives wouldn’t say.

Just as Chen Ran was heading towards the elevator, the cool helicopter had already landed at Ling Xiao Manor.

"Wow, it’s really better at home, so comfortable!"

"You’re right, I feel the same."

Tang Xiao Wan had just gotten off when Leng Ling Xiao scooped her up sideways. The man appeared calm and composed, taking firm steps, but his heart was filled with uncontrollable, wild joy.

"Huahua, shouldn’t we be going back to the second floor?"

Leng Ling Xiao suddenly looked serious and replied lightly, "Can’t we change the place occasionally? It’s so boring always being on the same floor."

"Are we going to the third floor? You haven’t done something in a room there, have you?"

"Don’t guess wildly, or it won’t be a surprise anymore."

Tang Xiao Wan couldn’t help but smile, thinking: I’ve already guessed it, what surprise could there still be?

Alright, I’ll just play along then.