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Chapter 704: Windy Courtyard
No matter how surprised Chen Nanxing was, the two of them still had to go back to rest and sleep. After all, it was already past midnight. Chen Nanxing and Xu Hongdou, the two good friends, quickly returned to the suite they rented.

"Hongdou, it's obvious that Suning is interested in you. What do you think?" Chen Nanxing looked at Xu Hongdou with a puzzled look on his face and asked.

"Nanxing, what nonsense are you talking about! I'm not familiar with him." Xu Hongdou's face turned red with embarrassment. She really didn't know how to deal with this matter.

"Hongdou, don't relationships between men and women nowadays all develop from strangers to familiarity? Look at Milk Tea Sister and Daqiangzi, aren't they doing just fine." Seeing that her best friend was having trouble with such a good thing, Chen Nanxing retorted with some disapproval.

"Nanxing, I really haven't thought about it so much now. Besides, I know nothing about Suning's situation." Although she knew that what Chen Nanxing said was correct, Xu Hongdou still shook her head with a wry smile.

"Hehe, although Suning is a few years older than you, he is much better than your ex-boyfriend, the Corgi. You must seize this good opportunity!" Chen Nanxing couldn't help but tell Xu Hongdou that she and her best friend had not been in a relationship for many years.

"Nanxing, actually, Suning is staying at our Nikko Hotel this time. Rumor has it that they want to acquire our Nikko Hotel, so he may just be here for business." Seeing Chen Nanxing repeatedly instigating her, Xu Hongdou explained with a wry smile on her face.

"Hongdou, if the Nikko Hotel is really acquired by the Ningyuan Hotel, wouldn't that be a happy thing for everyone? You will suddenly become the proprietress of the Nikko Hotel." After hearing Xu Hongdou's explanation, Chen Nanxing smiled with her eyes brightening.

"You silly girl! You just talk nonsense." Xu Hongdou felt a little embarrassed after hearing what Chen Nanxing said, and then she started to play with Chen Nanxing.

At this time, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing are happy. They are both young people with their own pursuits, but they don’t know that they are about to face separation of life and death, which also has a profound impact on Xu Hongdou’s life.

In the following days, Xu Hongdou was always serving Suning, and Suning calmly investigated the JAL Hotel. Only through in-depth personal experience can one truly understand the other party. Moreover, considering the future development of the overall environment, Suning also had a nonchalant attitude towards the acquisition of the JAL Hotel.

With Xu Hongdou's introduction, Su Ning also met Xu Hongdou's good friend Chen Nanxing. After the initial excitement and surprise, Chen Nanxing gradually accepted Su Ning, this "inhumane" friend.

"Mr. Su, why did you stay at the Nikko Hotel?" After everyone got to know each other, Chen Nanxing asked his doubts.

"Nanxing, you seem to work in the hotel industry as well?" Su Ning did not answer Chen Nanxing directly, but asked Chen Nanxing a question instead.

"Yes! That's why I'm a little curious."

"Haha, actually there's nothing to keep secret." This had nothing to do with any of his business secrets. After all, it was semi-public, so Suning explained with a smile, "We at Ningyuan are interested in acquiring a hotel of the same size, and the Nikko Hotel is one of our targets."

"Oh? I see!"

Looking at the girl in front of him, Chen Nanxing, Su Ning knew that she was about to die, but thinking that she had an incurable disease, Su Ning didn't want to force anything to change.

Moreover, after experiencing so many things, Suning gradually became indifferent to the issue of life and death. He no longer tried to force anything to change, but instead had a subtle feeling of letting nature take its course.

"Chen Nanxing, actually I have always been interested in medicine, so I feel that you look very bad." Su Ning really couldn't be so heartless, so he still spoke out to remind Chen Nanxing.

"Ah? Is that so?" Chen Nanxing couldn't help but look at Xu Hongdou beside him with a puzzled expression.

"Nanxing, Mr. Su is right. You don't look very well." Xu Hongdou nodded in agreement.

"Oh! Maybe I've been too tired these past few days. I'll go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow."

Although Suning was taking its time, Fujiwara Kurasuke was a little overwhelmed. He was anxiously following Suning's actions every day, but he never received a definite response.

"Mr. Sun, has Mr. Su shown any displeasure recently?" Fujiwara Kurasuke picked up the phone and called Mr. Sun, the person in charge of the Hotel Nikko Beijing, in confusion.

"Huh? Mr. Fujiwara, Mr. Su is very satisfied with the service of our hotel and has no complaints at all." Mr. Sun explained in surprise on the phone.

"Yoshi! We must try our best to meet all of Mr. Su's requirements. Tokyo attaches great importance to Mr. Su's inspection this time." Fujiwara Kurasuke said to Mr. Sun on the phone with satisfaction.

"Yes! Mr. Fujiwara, I know what to do next."

"Well, I see that Mr. Su is very interested in the lobby manager. You might as well do some work on him." At this time, Fujiwara Kurasuke suddenly said to Mr. Sun on the phone.

"Huh? This might be a little difficult." The general manager showed an embarrassed expression at this time.

"Why?" Fujiwara Kurasuke asked Mr. Sun on the phone with a puzzled expression.

"Mr. Fujiwara, this employee just handed in his resignation letter yesterday."

"What?" Fujiwara Kurasuke widened his eyes in surprise.

"Mr. Fujiwara, the thing is, a good friend of this employee died of cancer, which made this employee lose the mood to work, so he wants to resign and change his environment." Mr. Sun quickly explained the situation on the phone.

"So that's how it is! Then let's approve her a three-month long vacation. As for resignation, we should try our best to keep her. At least we have to wait until the transaction between our JAL Hotel and Ningyuan Group is successful." After understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Fujiwara Kurasuke made his own arrangements.

"Yes! Mr. Fujiwara."

At this time, Chen Nanxing's fate had come to an end. After being diagnosed with an incurable disease by the hospital, her health quickly deteriorated, and the speed of deterioration was beyond everyone's imagination.

"Hongdou, please don't cry. I am going to enjoy happiness in the distant heaven." Chen Nanxing forced a smile to comfort her best friend Xu Hongdou who was lying beside the hospital bed.

"Nanxing, I really can't bear to leave you." Xu Hongdou was crying heart-wrenchingly at this time.

"Hongdou, Suning is really a good man. If I hadn't lost the opportunity, I would definitely compete with you for him."

"Nanxing, get well soon, I'll give Suning to you."

"Haha, Hongdou, you are quite generous. After I leave, you must cherish Suning. I feel that he really likes you."

"Nanxing, I don't want any Suning, I just want you to be healthy."

"Red Bean, I want to eat oden."

"Okay! Nanxing, wait for me." Xu Hongdou wiped her tears with a forced smile, then said to Chen's mother beside her, "Auntie, please take care of Nanxing for a while, I'll be back soon."

"Hongdou, thank you for your hard work." Mother Chen looked at Xu Hongdou gratefully.

"It's not hard." Xu Hongdou said casually, then hurriedly left the ward and went downstairs to the convenience store nearby. Xu Hongdou hurriedly picked out some ingredients that Chen Nanxing liked to eat, paid for them, and hurried back. However, when she arrived at the ward panting, she heard a shrill "alarm" and saw that there were many more doctors in the ward trying to save Chen Nanxing.

Xu Hongdou stared at everything in front of her in a daze until the doctor shook his head and covered Chen Nanxing with a white sheet. Xu Hongdou realized that she had completely lost this good friend, and then she involuntarily dropped the oden in her hand, and the ingredients were scattered all over the floor.

Witnessing the death of her best friend was a huge blow to Xu Hongdou. She was absent-minded in her work and life afterwards and had no energy to deal with things at all. So she thought about resigning and changing her environment, and then she came to the hotel leader with her resignation letter.

Although she failed to successfully resign from the hotel this time, she was given a three-month long vacation, which was actually better. After all, after she recovered from her mood, she still had to face the helpless reality of life, so Xu Hongdou was still very satisfied with the result.

"Mr. Su, I have some personal matters here and may not be able to serve you." Xu Hongdou came to Su Ning with red and swollen eyes and said goodbye.

"Hongdou, what's wrong with you? Why do you look absent-minded?" Su Ning looked at Xu Hongdou in front of him with a puzzled look on his face.

"Mr. Su, Chen Nanxing is gone." Xu Hongdou couldn't help crying.

"What? Gone?" Su Ning couldn't help but feel surprised, because he didn't expect Chen Nanxing to leave so soon.

"Well, she was diagnosed with a terminal illness some time ago and has passed away now." Xu Hongdou explained heartbreakingly.

"Hongdou, I know you must be very sad now, but you should also take care of your body." Looking at the peerless beauty who was so sad, Suning generously lent his shoulder.

"Mr. Su, I'm a little rude." After crying on Su Ning's shoulder for a long time, Xu Hongdou finally left Su Ning's shoulder with sobs.

"Hongdou, what are your plans next?" Su Ning looked at Xu Hongdou in front of him with confusion and asked.

"Mr. Su, I originally wanted to resign, but my leader did not approve it. Instead, he gave me a three-month vacation. I plan to go to Dali, Yunnan to relax." Xu Hongdou did not hide it from Su Ning, but explained to Su Ning.

"Hongdou, do you mind taking me with you?" At this time, Suning smiled and offered to go together.

"Ah?" Xu Hongdou looked at Suning in front of her blankly.

"Hongdou, actually, my work is pretty hectic, and I've been wanting to go out and relax. I thought I'd just go with you this time, so you don't have to go to Dali alone and be unfamiliar with the place."

"Mr. Su, thank you so much." Xu Hongdou showed a grateful expression. Did she think that Su Ning was worried about her safety?
"Hongdou, you should just call me by my name. If others hear me, they'll think I'm some big shot!"

"Yes, Suning." Xu Hongdou lowered her head shyly, and then tacitly agreed to get closer to Suning.

"Haha, Hongdou, when are you going to leave?" Su Ning suppressed his surprise and asked Xu Hongdou with a smile.
"I'm leaving in three days! But I've booked a room in Yunmiao Village, Dali."

"It's okay! At worst, we can just look for another inn later."

"Well, that's fine too."

After Suning and Xu Hongdou had discussed it, they began to prepare for departure. First, they sent their large luggage to Dali, Yunnan by express delivery, and then Suning and Xu Hongdou each took a suitcase and boarded the plane.

Xu Hongdou seemed to be in a much better mood after sitting in the first-class cabin of the plane. She had temporarily forgotten the sadness of her best friend's death. "Suning, will it affect your work if you accompany me to Dali?"

"It's okay! The company has long been on track, so it won't be a problem if I leave for a while."

Soon the plane landed at Fengyi Airport in Dali, Yunnan. Suning took the initiative to pick up the two people's suitcases, acting like a little follower. Soon the two walked out of Dali Airport and took a taxi straight to Yunmiao Village in Dali.

Looking at the stunning scenery of Dali from the taxi window, Xu Hongdou called out to Suning in surprise, "Suning, look! The scenery here in Dali is truly beautiful!"

"Hehe, Hongdou, how long have you not been out?"

"It's been a long time! It seems like I rarely have time to go out after I started working."

Soon the taxi took Suning and Xu Hongdou to their destination, Yunmiao Village. As soon as Xu Hongdou got out of the taxi, she kept taking pictures of the beautiful scenery, while Suning, funny enough, took the initiative to push two suitcases and followed.

Suning and Xu Hongdou shuttled between the ancient village buildings in Yunmiao Village. They were a little surprised for a moment. They temporarily forgot the hustle and bustle and troubles of the big city, and then enjoyed the tranquility of the moment.

At this moment, a white horse ran towards Suning and the others. Xu Hongdou dodged it quickly, but was almost hit by a little boy. Fortunately, Suning quickly dropped the suitcase in his hand and hugged Xu Hongdou from behind who was about to fall. However, the mobile phone in Xu Hongdou's hand was not spared and was thrown far away.

"Ah?" Xu Hongdou couldn't help blushing and her heart beating fast when she was suddenly hugged tightly by Su Ning.

"I'm sorry, both of you!" The little boy who was running after the white horse turned around and said sorry to Su Ning and Xu Hongdou.

Xu Hongdou stood up straight with a blushing face. Su Ning quickly bent down to pick up Xu Hongdou's phone, then handed it to her with regret, "What a pity! Your phone is broken."

"This little boy is so despicable. I'll ask him where he lives so that he can help us fix our phones." Xu Hongdou held her phone with heartache and said to Suning indignantly.

"Forget it! I'll ask where I can get my phone repaired. There's no need to argue over such a small matter."

"But I've lost so much." Xu Hongdou looked at her phone with some heartache.

"Haha, Hongdou, we are here to relax, there is no need to worry about such a small thing." Suning persuaded indifferently.

"Okay! I listen to you."

Soon, Su Ning and Xu Hongdou arrived at "Youfeng Courtyard". When they met Xie Xiaochun, the proprietress of "Youfeng Courtyard", they saw Xie Xiaochun's face full of surprise, "Miss Xu, didn't you say you were alone?"

"Yes! He is my friend Suning, who decided to come here on a whim. Please recommend another inn to my friend." Xu Hongdou explained to the proprietress Xie Xiaochun with a smile.

"Ah? What a coincidence! The tenant of room number five just checked out, and it happens to be right next to your room number six." At this time, the landlady Xie Xiaochun explained in surprise.

"Ah? What a coincidence?" Xu Hongdou and Su Ning looked at each other in surprise.

(End of this chapter)