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Chapter 395 Sneaky
"Tsk tsk, that's really domineering."

Ye Qing lay on her side on the sofa, hugging a cushion, without getting up. She planned to drink her coffee after it cooled down.

Ai Liang shrugged: "This isn't being domineering, it's just a management style."

Although Ye Qing was curled up on the sofa, and there was still room for another person to sit, he still picked up his coffee and sat down on the single sofa on the other side.

Ye Qing picked up the remote and turned on the TV.

The TVs in the hotel are the kind that can't be paired with mobile phones.

She randomly picked a highly-rated movie and started watching it with great interest, hugging a cushion.

Ai Liang held a paper cup in one hand and her phone in the other: "You've already toured the room. If you want to watch TV, can't you go back to your own room?"

"You can't turn the volume up in your own room, Shana is still resting in bed."

Seeing that the coffee had cooled down enough, Ye Qing got up from the sofa and sat down cross-legged. The coffee in the paper cup looked like cola from a fast food restaurant, with a very pale color.

It's completely different from the coffee that's usually made from bagged coffee, which is more like milk tea.

Ye Qing held the cup with both hands, her pink lips touching the rim, and tentatively sipped a few drops.

Her clear eyes widened slightly: "This coffee isn't very bitter, it's sweet and sour."

After testing the waters, Ye Qing began to sip the coffee slowly, and soon finished the whole cup.

The air conditioner was on in the room, and the room temperature was maintained at around 24°C, which was a bit high.

After drinking a cup of hot coffee, Ye Qing couldn't resist taking off her coat.

Anyway, Ai Liang had seen her casual home clothes quite often when she was at home, so she was already used to it.

It has to be said that some people are truly born beautiful.

Even though she had lived alone since childhood, Ye Qing's skin was still smooth and fair, and her shoulders and collarbones could even reflect light slightly under the chandelier.

If you put it out in public, it would definitely make a group of women so envious they'd cry.

Accustomed to this, Ai Liang did not turn around when Ye Qing took off her coat. He stared at the TV and explained, "The coffee beans used are different, so of course the taste will be different."

"What kind of coffee beans?" Ye Qing asked curiously.

Ai Liang turned to look at Ye Qing, who had bright eyes, and said, "The instant coffee I usually buy at the supermarket uses Robusta beans."

This type of coffee bean has high yield, strong resistance to pests and diseases, and high caffeine content with a strong bitter taste, making it suitable for large-scale instant coffee production.

The coffee used in hotels is mostly Arabica, which, compared to Robusta, has higher sugar and fat content and lower caffeine content, resulting in a better taste and aroma.

Of course, the price is also much higher; high-grade Arabica varieties can cost ten or even dozens of times more.

Ye Qing suddenly realized: "Oh, I see. The coffee machines in every room use Arabica coffee. Your hotel is really willing to spend money."

However, Ai Liang put down her cup and said calmly, "You're overthinking it. Only the high-end suites in the hotel use the best Arabica grapes."

The rooms we're staying in now use only the most common variety, costing at most twice as much as Robusta varieties.

Ye Qing asked in confusion, "Aren't we staying in a deluxe king room?"

Ai Liang shook her head and explained the meaning: "Hotels of Yichen Hotel's size don't even have the concept of standard rooms. The cheapest rooms on the list will be named as 'Superior XX Room,' or simply given some more artistic names."

For customers with a strong sense of vanity, or when booking a room for company team building activities, mentioning it makes them feel more prestigious, thus achieving the goal of promotion and attracting customers, indirectly increasing occupancy rates and stimulating consumption.

Ye Qing looked at Ai Liang and fell silent.

After a long pause, she finally uttered a single sentence: "Hmph, a bunch of cunning capitalists!"

After saying that, Ye Qing suddenly sprang up and threw a cushion at Ai Liang: "Take this! Descendant of an evil capitalist!"

Faced with Ye Qing's sudden display of childishness, Ai Liang threw the paper cup into the trash can and grabbed the thrown cushion with one hand: "What does this have to do with me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ai Liang suddenly realized that she might indeed be a descendant of capitalists.

Ye Qing kept throwing pillows at Ai Liang, giving the impression that they were having a pillow fight.

Ai Liang held her phone in one hand and deflected all the pillows thrown at her with just one hand.

Ye Qing made a fuss on the sofa for a while.

Seeing that Ai Liang remained indifferent, she gave up and slumped back onto the sofa, clutching a cushion.

There was absolutely no sense of camaraderie between the two, like a lone man and woman alone in a hotel room.

The main reason is that Ye Qing usually doesn't leave immediately after washing the dishes, unless she's working. Instead, she lies on Ai Liang's sofa watching TV to digest her food.

Time passed slowly. The person who had the TV on in the room was playing on their phone, while the person who was playing on their phone was now watching TV. No one spoke.

Until a special notification sound rang out.

"Ah Liang, it's time to come downstairs for dinner!"

Ye Qing raised her phone and waved it.

The message was sent by Chen Zili in the temporary chat group.

After Jin Ping'an took leave, Yu Xin had to find a new person in charge to replace the class monitor.

He originally planned to have Ai Liang replace Jin Ping'an to lead everyone in the operation in Nevada City.

After all, Ai Liang is a member here, and having him step in can avoid a lot of trouble.

But after thinking about Ai Liang's usual behavior, Yu Xin felt that it would be difficult for the students to even communicate with him, so he finally gave up on this plan and turned to Chen Zili, who didn't have many friends in the class, to be in charge.

Yu Xin had already noticed Chen Zili's situation in class. It wasn't that the young man was bad at socializing, but rather that he lived in the girls' dormitory and had fewer opportunities to interact with the boys in the class.

This joint exam is a good opportunity for Chen Zili to integrate into the group. If he encounters something he doesn't understand, he can ask his deskmate Ai Liang or discuss it with the people in the room.

Students of this age are likely to be very interested in organizing group activities for the whole class.

Putting everything else aside, just knowing whether the girls will be traveling in groups or alone for the three days following their joint entrance exams is enough to attract attention.

Ai Liang glanced at the time, put away her phone, and got up from the sofa.

Ye Qing turned off the TV and put her coat back on: "Wait for me a moment, I'm going back to my room to change into some trousers."

"Wait a moment."

Ai Liang raised her hand to stop Ye Qing, who was about to leave: "Let me check if anyone is outside first."

The dating culture in Chika City is indeed open, but openness does not equate to chaos.

If people were to see Ye Qing walk out of her room, the two of them would inevitably be the subject of gossip and criticism.

Ai Liang walked to the door and used the electronic doorbell to listen to the sounds in the corridor to determine if anyone was passing by outside.

Of course, all of this was done for Ye Qing's benefit.

He was certain there was someone outside.

Ye Qing looked at Ai Liang, who was guarding the door, and couldn't help but complain, "Ugh... you're making it seem like we're doing something shameful in a room."

(End of this chapter)