Lin Hai was at home, chatting with his parents.
When he answered Lin Yun’s call, his heart suddenly jolted.
Just as he was about to ask what was going on, the line went dead.
Lin Hai quickly called back, but the phone was already switched off.
“Damn it!” Lin Hai couldn’t help but curse under his breath.
“What’s wrong, Xiao Hai?” Song Qin noticed the change in his expression and asked worriedly.
“It’s nothing, Mom. I need to step out for a bit.” Still unsure of the situation, Lin Hai didn’t dare tell his parents, not wanting to worry them.
Once outside, Lin Hai jumped into his car and sped all the way to Tianhui International Hotel.
“Squeal!” The moment the car stopped, Lin Hai leaped out and charged straight for the hotel entrance.
“Stop right there! Where do you think you’re going?” Two security guards stepped forward to block him.
“Get lost!” Lin Hai kicked one after the other, sending them flying to the side.
“Sir, this hotel has been booked entirely by the Ye Group. During the Youth Singing Competition, we’re not open to the public,” a receptionist hurried over to explain.
Lin Hai grabbed her by the arm.
“Tell me, which room is Qin Shou staying in? Hurry up and tell me!” Lin Hai’s eyes were bloodshot.
On the way there, he suddenly remembered what Bald Qiang had said—that Qin Shou had a thing for preying on female fans.
And Yunyun had gone there with that very Qin Shou. Surely she hadn’t fallen into that bastard’s hands…
Lin Hai didn’t dare think any further.
“I only know he’s on the fourth floor,” the receptionist stammered, frightened by Lin Hai’s ferocious expression.
Lin Hai shoved her aside and sprinted straight for the fourth floor.
“Hello? Manager Liu? Someone just broke in…” The receptionist quickly made a phone call.
As soon as Lin Hai reached the fourth floor, two burly bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses blocked his way.
“Who are you? Get back down!” one of them barked rudely.
“Get the hell out of my way!” Lin Hai shoved him aside and tried to push through.
“Looking for trouble!” The two bodyguards lunged at him, fists swinging.
“Damn it!” With time running out, Lin Hai didn’t hold back.
One punch, one kick, and both bodyguards hit the floor, knocked out cold.
Lin Hai charged forward in big strides.
“Stop!” A middle-aged man in glasses appeared ahead and blocked his path.
Behind the man in glasses stood more than a dozen hotel security guards, all wielding rubber batons.
“Friend, I’m Liu You, the hotel manager. This isn’t a place for you to cause trouble. Leave now, and I’ll pretend this never happened.” Liu You adjusted his glasses and lifted his chin.
“Which room is Qin Shou in?” Lin Hai completely ignored him and spoke coldly.
“Friend, are you really not going to give me any face?”
“Give you face? Just tell me where Qin Shou is!” Lin Hai was frantic. If anything happened to Yunyun, there’d be no going back—he had no time for pointless chatter.
“Damn it, you’re asking for it! Take him down!” Liu You’s eyes widened as he waved at the security guards.
The guards cursed under their breath and charged with their batons raised.
“Damn, don’t you know who owns Tianhui International Hotel? Coming here to cause trouble—you’re asking for…” Liu You didn’t even finish his sentence before he froze.
“What the…” Liu You took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes hard.
“No way, how is this possible?” In the blink of an eye, all the guards were lying on the ground.
“Ow, ow, ow!” While Liu You was still dazed, a sharp pain shot through his arm—Lin Hai had twisted it behind his back.
“Which room is Qin Shou in? Tell me now!” It had already been over ten minutes since Lin Yun’s call, and Lin Hai was growing more anxious by the second.
“I really don’t know! The rooms were all arranged by General Manager Zhao personally. Ow, let go first!” Liu You was in agony.
“Where’s General Manager Zhao?”
“Probably at home. That, I really don’t know either.”
“Damn it!” Lin Hai shoved Liu You aside.
Looks like he’d have to search room by room himself.
“Hello, 110? This is Tianhui International Hotel…” As soon as Lin Hai left, the panicked Liu You called the police.
Lin Hai charged down the hallway.
When he passed a room, he kicked the door open with a loud bang.
“Ah!” Several terrified male voices shrieked from inside.
Lin Hai took one look and nearly gagged—what a sight for sore eyes!
Inside were several old men in their fifties or sixties, along with one woman, in a completely indecent scene.
“Huh? That woman is Zhen Shuang!” Lin Hai paused for a second, but he had no time to dwell on it. Seeing Yunyun wasn’t there, he slammed the door shut and rushed to the next room.
“Bang!” Lin Hai kicked open another door.
“Who the hell is it?” Wang Long roared. The little celebrity beneath him quickly covered her face with the blanket.
“Uh… who are you?” Wang Long thought Lin Hai looked familiar but couldn’t place him. Before he could remember, the door slammed shut again.
Two rooms checked, neither was the right one—Lin Hai’s heart was sinking fast.
Damn it, in both rooms, they were doing that sort of thing. Could Yunyun be…
He didn’t dare think about it.
“Bang!” Another door was kicked open.
“Who the hell is that?” Ye Ziming’s angry voice rang out.
Li Xue shrieked and covered her face.
“Damn it, not this one either.” Lin Hai slammed the door shut again.
“Son of a bitch! I haven’t even gotten a taste of what a celebrity’s like, and now she’s scared to death. I’m going to kill you today!” Ye Ziming trembled with rage as he started getting dressed.
“Yunyun, where are you? Please don’t let anything happen.” Lin Hai was losing his mind.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Lin Hai kicked open one door after another—none of them was the right one.
Bang!
Another door flew open.
“Ah!!!” A woman wrapped in a bath towel screamed in terror.
But as she flinched in fear, her grip loosened, and the towel slipped to the floor.
“I’m sorry!” Lin Hai had no time to appreciate the view. He lowered his head, apologized, and pulled the door shut.
The woman inside, however, froze the moment she saw Lin Hai’s face.
For a long time, she didn’t even think to pick up the towel at her feet. She just stood there completely bare, her mind racing.
“It’s him! It’s actually him! I came to Jiangnan City just to see him, and he just saw my body!” Zhao Ying had no idea whether she felt sweet, embarrassed, or angry.
“But… he didn’t even seem to recognize me. And he didn’t even give my body a second look. Am I really that unremarkable in his eyes?” A sudden pang of disappointment struck her heart.
Lin Hai knew none of this. By now, he had already kicked open another door.
Bang!
The door burst open, but strangely, there were no panicked screams from inside.
“Hey, buddy, wanna join us?” Meng Xu didn’t flinch at the intrusion; he didn’t even stop what he was doing.
But just as he finished speaking, his face changed completely.
“Hai, Hai, Hai, Hai Ge?”
“Huh? This guy knows me?” Lin Hai thought Meng Xu looked familiar too, but he couldn’t remember where he’d seen him.
He had no time to reminisce. Seeing Yunyun wasn’t there, he turned to leave again.
“Hm?” Just as he turned, Lin Hai suddenly stopped.
Then his pupils contracted sharply.
