Chapter 554: Chapter 554: Let’s go get a room
At the moment of blowing out the candles, Xu Xiangbei gently kissed Song Yuting’s soft, pale cheek. Her face was frozen purple and cold, yet more delightful than a cream cake, exuding a maiden’s fragrance.
That kiss, looking back now, Xu Xiangbei still feels particularly fulfilled.
Song Yuting glanced sideways at Xu Xiangbei, her cheeks flushed. Clearly, like Xu Xiangbei, she also recalled that night four years ago, that deep and innocent kiss.
Everyone watched Xiao Qing, her hands clasped together, her face full of a happy smile. She closed her eyes and made a wish, the most beautiful and sincere wish.
After the candles on the cake were blown out, screams and laughter erupted from the crowd, and classmates began to crazily throw cake; in the large private room, cream flew everywhere like a storm.
Xu Xiangbei used his body to shield Song Yuting, protecting her, while he got pelted with white cream all over, looking like an old man with white hair. But his face was full of a happy smile.
Song Yuting felt the warmth and firmness of his chest, blushing shyly. She gently pushed him away, fearing she might lose control in his arms.
However, as soon as she pushed Xu Xiangbei away, a shadow came at her swiftly, and Song Yuting cried out in pain, "Ah, my eye hurts so much."
With a splat, somehow a metal lighter mixed into the cream cake hit Song Yuting’s eye.
Everyone recognized it as Sun Ze’s loud lighter that he used to light the candles.
Sun Ze looked guilty, "I wondered why I couldn’t find the lighter, turns out it fell into the cream."
The room, which was in an uproar moments ago, suddenly fell silent, everyone looking at Song Yuting in horror, seeing her in pain and realizing it wasn’t a light blow.
Xiao Qing anxiously asked, "Ting Ting, what happened? Did it hit your eye?"
Song Yuting wiped the cream off her face with a tissue, but her eye, struck by a foreign object, hurt too much for her to open it.
Xiao Qing stood up for Song Yuting, "Who threw it? Stand up."
Everyone looked at each other, in such chaos, no one knew who hit Song Yuting.
Song Yuting smiled bitterly, "Never mind, no matter who threw it, it was unintentional. Let’s continue with the birthday party; don’t let me ruin the fun."
Xu Xiangbei helplessly said, "I’ll take you to the hospital. Eyes aren’t like other places."
Xiao Qing guiltily supported Song Yuting, "I’ll go with you."
Patting Xiao Qing’s cheek, Song Yuting smiled, "You’re the birthday star; without you, can the birthday party even go on? Xu Xiangbei accompanying me is enough. You stay and keep everyone company."
Sun Ze tactfully pulled Xiao Qing, signaling with his eyes, "They’re old classmates; let Brother Xu accompany Ting Ting. Her eye should be fine, just a hospital check-up and some eye drops will do."
Under everyone’s gaze, Xu Xiangbei supported Song Yuting as they left Feida KTV.
There wasn’t a well-equipped eye hospital nearby, so Xu Xiangbei simply drove Song Yuting to Earth Sea First People’s Hospital; the ophthalmology conditions there are top-notch in Earth Sea.
The doctor cleaned Song Yuting’s eye, and after an examination, found no major issues besides some bruising, but did discover she had conjunctivitis.
To prevent infection, the doctor applied eye ointment to Song Yuting and bandaged her eye, advising her to return the next morning for a check-up. If there’s no infection, the bandage can be removed. Until then, it’s best to keep it on and let the eye rest.
As he got her into the car, Song Yuting gratefully said, "Thank you for taking me to the hospital."
Xu Xiangbei smiled, "No need to thank me. Your eye will be fine by tomorrow morning. Now, just close your eyes and rest. Don’t worry about going back to the party. I’ll take you back to the dorm."
Song Yuting smiled and nodded, then suddenly remembered something, "Xu Xiangbei, what time is it now?"
After checking his watch, Xu Xiangbei said, "It’s almost eleven. Their party should be wrapping up too."
Song Yuting grimaced, "No need to go back to school. The dorm gate closes punctually at eleven every night. I won’t make it back tonight."
Hearing this, Xu Xiangbei impulsively said, "Since the dorm is closed, why don’t we book a room?"
Upon saying this, seeing Song Yuting’s face flush, nervously clutching her clothing, Xu Xiangbei realized the ambiguity in his words.
He hurriedly explained, "Oh, don’t misunderstand, I mean since you can’t go back to the dorm, you’ll have to stay at a hotel. When I said book a room, I meant just that, nothing else."
Song Yuting showed a calm smile, pointing to her eye, "I know what you mean. Can you help me book a room? I can’t do it myself like this. It would be best if it’s close to the hospital, so we can conveniently return here tomorrow morning to remove the bandage."
Xu Xiangbei chuckled, "No problem, let me first check on my phone if there’s any hotel nearby."
Xu Xiangbei was surprised to find that because it’s the weekend, most decent hotels near the Earth Sea First People’s Hospital were fully booked. Finally, he found a four-star hotel with a vacant presidential suite.
Since the presidential suite cost over four thousand yuan per night, too expensive for students, no one booked it.
Xu Xiangbei promptly made the reservation. Seeing the payment on his phone and the successful booking, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Haha, here’s some good news. I successfully booked a room at the Heaven and Earth Grand Hotel. I’ll take you there now."
Song Yuting, her eyes covered by a white bandage, looked surprised, "Heaven and Earth? That’s a four-star hotel. The accommodation fee is at least eight hundred yuan per night, right? It seems a bit much; I don’t need such a good room."
"Since it’s the weekend and already past eleven, it’s not easy to book a room. Don’t worry, the money’s already paid, and consider it our shared room, so you don’t have to pay."
Hearing Xu Xiangbei say it was a shared room, Song Yuting blushed again and said shyly, "I’ll repay you for half of the room cost later."
Seeing Song Yuting being so courteous, almost distant, Xu Xiangbei felt a twinge of helplessness.
Stepping on the gas pedal, the silver Porsche roared like thunder through the traffic.
Soon, Xu Xiangbei and Song Yuting arrived at the Heaven and Earth Grand Hotel, adorned gorgeously and elegantly.
Xu Xiangbei parked the car and guided Song Yuting to the hotel lobby.
The receptionist verified Xu Xiangbei’s ID, handed him a room card, and smilingly said, "Welcome to our presidential suite. I will be at your service."
Though Song Yuting couldn’t see, she heard clearly and was startled to hear it was a presidential suite, "Wait a minute, Xu Xiangbei, did you book a presidential suite?"
