CHAPTER 343: CHAPTER 343: THE DOMINEERING MR. YE (5)_1

The stipulations of the contract were coming to pass, right before his very eyes. "Miss Shangguan, your room is your exclusive property. The front desk made a mistake; it wasn’t actually sold. You can check in immediately."

Cold sweat beaded on Shen Cheng’s forehead as he thought of the various penalty clauses.

"Cousin, if we give her the room, where will we stay tonight? That place feels more like a home, and I want to stay there. Plus, our family of five can all stay together," Shen Jia pouted, her face a mask of dissatisfaction.

She couldn’t deal with Shangguan You directly, but stirring up some trouble was still possible, and she enjoyed watching Shangguan You embarrass herself. Even if Shangguan You’s family had great influence, if the hotel had no rooms, she couldn’t just take one by force.

"Stop this nonsense! That room was originally Miss Shangguan’s. If there really are no other rooms, we’ll go back tonight. Our hotel values people and service above all; we’d rather be without a room ourselves than let our guests go without accommodations," Shen Cheng roared.

"I’m sorry, but I don’t want a room someone else has occupied," Shangguan You began, a faint smile playing on her lips. "Moreover, the contract clearly states that the suite belongs to me. If anyone sells the room or occupies it without my consent, what’s the compensation amount? I’ve forgotten. I also recall something about the Shen Family’s hotel shares—thirty percent, wasn’t it?—which are to automatically transfer to my name. Brother Qing, let’s go home. It’s just for one night. Starting tomorrow, that thirty percent of the Shen Family’s shares will transfer to my name."

They had practically handed her the opportunity to reclaim her belongings, something she had never expected. That Ouyang Xuan... how capable he was, to have prepared such a grand gift for her years ago!

"Really, Youyou? So tomorrow, one-third of this place will belong to you?" Yu Zijin asked with a triumphant smile, her voice exceptionally pleasant to the ear.

"Of course," Shangguan You said with a light laugh, putting away her gold card. "Not just here, but all of the Shen Family. And it seems the penalty for breach of contract is about one billion. I can’t quite remember the specifics, but the lawyers will handle it."

"Miss Shangguan, we do have a room. It hasn’t been rented out. This receptionist is new; she doesn’t understand the regulations. Your claim isn’t valid; we haven’t breached the contract." Shen Cheng signaled Wanqian with his eyes. She stepped back, instructing the staff to quickly clear out the room.

"Hmph. How could there not be?"

Yu Zifeng sneered, taking out his voice recorder. Fortunately, due to special circumstances at the academy, he always carried it. "Miss Shangguan, I’m sorry, but this room has been sold for tonight."

"If I’m not mistaken, that is my exclusive suite, and I pay for it every month. Is this how your hotel treats its paying guests?"

"Miss Shangguan, if you had called ahead, we would naturally have saved it for you. However, since you arrived suddenly and without notice, it has already been sold."

The conversation on the recording pen made Shen Cheng’s face drain of color.

"I believe this is enough for your Shen Family to compensate," Shangguan You stated. She gave a cold laugh. "Let’s go. After tomorrow, Youyou will be a tycoon, and we can come here every day to eat and stay for free."

"That’s right, girl! You won’t refuse us rooms then, will you?"

"Of course not. Rest assured, starting tomorrow, the Shen Family will be my territory, and I will make them understand what ’people-oriented’ truly means," Shangguan You said with a light smile, leaving the hotel with her group.

"Miss Shangguan, this receptionist is ignorant; you can’t hold our entire hotel accountable for her personal mistake!" Shen Cheng quickly chased after them.

Watching two luxury cars speed away and disappear from sight, he stormed back into the hotel, furious.

Shen Jia and the others were stunned when they heard Shangguan You mention the enormous compensation and the shares. She had only wanted to see Shangguan You embarrassed; she never imagined she would cause such a huge disaster.

Her lips trembled, and her body shook uncontrollably. When Shen Cheng stormed in, his face livid, she immediately hid behind Wanqian.

"Who authorized you to stay in the presidential suite? Who said there were no rooms?" Shen Cheng’s eyes, filled with a deep chill, fixed on them.

"Cheng," Wanqian stammered, her body trembling, "we always stay in that presidential suite when we come. Besides, that room, though sold, was never actually occupied by anyone. Furthermore, Jiajia, your uncle, and aunt are here for the first time, and they really like it, so... so..."

She had never seen Shen Cheng like this; his current state terrified her.

"Who told the front desk to say there were no rooms?" Shen Cheng demanded.

"Cousin, I... I... I just wanted to see Shangguan You embarrassed. I didn’t think things would turn out like this," Shen Jia stammered.

"Embarrassed? Just because you said ’no rooms,’ do you know how much I’ve lost? Do you know that tomorrow, one billion will automatically transfer to Shangguan You’s name? Do you know that fifty percent of the Shen Family’s shares will transfer to her? Do you understand? An ’I don’t know’ and an ’I didn’t think’—who’s going to compensate for these losses based on that?" Shen Cheng roared, his anger mounting as he thought of the shares he had worked so hard to obtain slipping through his fingers once more.

"Cousin, that’s impossible! Her family, although they hold high positions, couldn’t possibly have that much money." Shen Jia shook her head, stepping back.

Two sharp CRACKS echoed in the hall as Shen Cheng raised his hand and viciously slapped her. "You still remember her family holds high positions? With just one word from her, the entire Shen Family could vanish from Beijing! She simply doesn’t want to bother with you; otherwise, you, Shen Jia, would have vanished from this world long ago! Who gave you the audacity to laugh at their misfortune or delight in their embarrassment? Do you even comprehend their status?"

"And what is your status? You still don’t understand your place! They are heaven, and you are earth. If they want to destroy you, your only fate is death. Haven’t you grasped this reality during all your time in Beijing? Who do you think you are? Who are your parents? How could you possibly compare to her?"