My Loyal Husband After Our Divorce

Chapter 982: Lylian

Armed with a curious heart, Xinghe stepped into this small, ancient-looking hotel. Sitting behind the old counter was a middle-aged man doing the account. He was gaunt, and even though the shirt on his back was old-fashioned, it was of a certain luxury. There was a calculative glow in his eyes. Xinghe could discern from one look that he was the hotel manager.

The manager saw her, and his gaze swept her whole frame expediently. He then stood up with a smile to ask, “Lodging?”

“Yes, give me your best room,” Xinghe said as she passed him her temporary ID. She had acquired temporary residence at Country W, so she did not have to go around with her passport.

The manager accepted her ID and studied it. He asked with a smile, “Where are you from? It says here you are not from this country.”

“Hwa Xia,” Xinghe answered in a tone that was devoid of emotion. Normally, others would not have pressed, but the manager keyed her information in leisurely and continued to ask, “Are you here for travels or?”

the conversation. The manager caught her

done?” Xinghe asked instead of

manager registered her information and gave her the room key. “This is your room key; for one night, we charge for fifty dollars,

put me down for two nights.” Xinghe

called after her, “Your room is the second one on your right after you get up the stairs. This place is a bit complicated at night, so I advise you to stay in

reached the last landing, she almost came crashing into a waitress who was coming down. The waitress was wearing the hotel’s uniform. She looked like she was in her 40s, but there were already deep crow’s feet by

instantly assaulted Xinghe’s nose. The waitress retreated to let Xinghe pass out of habit. Xinghe left without giving it much thought. After taking a few steps, she heard the manager downstairs

it’s all

room. The manager had given her quite a good room; her room faced the road, and she could enjoy the street scenery if she pushed

the place’s unique antique-like architecture. The whole town had a

in front of the hotel. She studied it for a while and realized the leaves weren’t