After listening to Mu Nuannuan's words, the room manager said: "We have several Oriental chefs here. I don't know which one you are referring to specifically?"
Mu Nuannuan raised her eyes slightly: "The one named Li."
The manager thought for a moment and said, "I'm very sorry, that Master Li is on vacation."
"take a vacation?"
The manager heard the doubt in Mu Nuannuan's tone and said quickly: "He is the most popular oriental chef. I have a deep impression on him, so I also know about his vacation."
"Then when will he come back to work?"
"I'm not sure about this. After all, he's not from the housekeeping department..."
Mu Nuannuan was mentally prepared when she came, so she wasn't too surprised when she heard that Li Jiuxuan was on vacation.
If Li Jiuxuan could take Li Jiuheng out of the country, he must not be an ordinary person. Mu Nuannuan naturally did not expect to find him easily.
The matter of finding Li Jiuxuan needs to be considered carefully.
…
Mu Nuannuan stayed in the hotel for several days, and Li Jiuxuan did not return to the hotel to work.
In the past few days, she had almost no contact with Mu Tingxiao.
She felt that she couldn't sit still and wait for death, she had to think of something.
Mu Nuannuan felt that Li Jiuxuan might have known that she had come to country M and was staying in the hotel where he worked.
If that was the case, she felt she needed to move somewhere else.
Early the next morning, Mu Nuannuan was ready to go through the check-out procedures.
As soon as she got out of the elevator, before she could see the people outside clearly, she heard someone say: "Li, this is Miss Mu who wants to order your cooking."
Mu Nuannuan looked up and first saw the housekeeping manager. Standing next to her was a person who looked almost exactly like Li Jiuheng.
When she looked at him, he looked at her.
Mu Nuannuan narrowed her eyes slightly and spoke first: "Are you Li Jiuxuan?"
Li Jiuxuan curled her lips and smiled, and that face was completely different from Li Jiuheng's.
He spoke slowly: "Miss Mu, we meet again."
His voice was very similar to Li Jiuheng's. If you didn't listen carefully, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between his and Li Jiuheng's voices.
Li Jiuheng's voice sounded relatively relaxed, but Li Jiuxuan's voice had a vague heaviness, just like... Mu Tingxiao's tone of voice sometimes.
Mu Nuannuanpi smiled and said, "It seems that you are looking forward to us meeting again."
"Indeed." Li Jiuxuan paused for a moment before speaking again: "I believe Miss Mu is very willing to have a cup of coffee with me."
"Of course." Mu Nuannuan's purpose was to find Li Jiuxuan and learn about Li Jiuxuan's whereabouts. Since Li Jiuxuan took the initiative to invite her for coffee, how could she refuse
When Mu Nuannuan communicated with Li Jiuxuan, the manager spoke Chinese throughout the whole process, which the manager couldn't understand at all. He looked at Li Jiuxuan with a blank look on his face: "Li, you guys..."
Li Jiuxuan turned around and said to the manager in English: "I have something to leave first."
Mu Nuannuan still held the suitcase in her hand. She pushed the suitcase to the room manager: "Please help me get the room back. I have to stay for a few more days. I will be back by dinner at the latest. Remember to deliver food to me, it’s still the same as before.”
The manager nodded: "Okay."
Mu Nuannuan said these words to Li Jiuxuan on purpose.
She was going out with Li Jiuxuan now. If she didn't come back at night, then Li Jiuxuan must have done something to her that prevented her from coming back.
Although Li Jiuxuan had no reason to harm her, it was always right to be careful in everything.
…
Mu Nuannuan and Li Jiuxuan found a coffee shop near the hotel, sat down and started talking.
The two of them were sitting face to face, and Mu Nuannuan couldn't help but look at Li Jiuxuan a few more times.
Li Jiuxuan was wearing the same black clothes as that day. He looked serious and deep. With this look, you could clearly see the difference between him and Li Jiuheng.
It may also be because his identity has been exposed, so he no longer conceals himself and deliberately imitates Li Jiuheng.
That night, when she and Mu Tingxiao went to Li Jiuheng's house, Li Jiuxuan must have deliberately imitated Li Jiuheng's behavior and tried to get away with it.
And he succeeded.
Thinking of this, Mu Nuannuan's expression couldn't help but change.
If she had recognized him that night, he was not Li Jiuheng, and Li Jiuheng would not have been forcibly taken away.
Li Jiuxuan pushed the menu in front of Mu Nuannuan and made a "please" gesture to Mu Nuannuan: "Ladies first."
Putting aside the seriousness and depth in him, his words and deeds are indeed very similar to Li Jiuheng, and it is completely possible to pass them off as Li Jiuheng.
Mu Nuannuan took a deep breath and ordered herself a cup of coffee.
After the two of them finished ordering at one o'clock, but before the coffee came, Mu Nuannuan asked him: "Where is Li Jiuheng?"
"Didn't we agree to have a cup of coffee together? I haven't finished the cup of coffee yet, why did Miss Mu change her face?" Li Jiuxuan's tone was slow and leisurely.
Mu Nuannuan curved her lips and showed an insincere smile: "After drinking coffee, will you speak?"
"Then we have to finish our coffee first."
As soon as Li Jiuxuan finished speaking, the waiter brought their coffee over.
Li Jiuxuan ordered black coffee without sugar or milk.
Mu Nuannuan ordered a latte.
The two sat facing each other, and the atmosphere was very strange for a time.
Li Jiuxuan drank a cup of coffee for almost an hour. When the coffee was completely cold, he drank the last sip of coffee.
Then, as soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "You are recovering well. Li Jiuheng has taken good care of you."
There is a lot of information in Li Jiuxuan's words.
"Do you know what happened on the island?" Mu Nuannuan did not go into detail, just wanting to know if Li Jiuxuan really knew what happened on the island.
"Of course I know." After Li Jiuxuan finished speaking, as if he knew Mu Nuannuan didn't believe it, he added: "Originally, I should have been the one to save you, but Li Jiuheng beat me to it."
Mu Nuannuan found that she couldn't understand a word Li Jiuxuan said.
She suspected that Li Jiuxuan said these words on purpose to make her confused and unable to understand them at all, and at the same time aroused her curiosity and changed the subject.
Mu Nuannuan didn't dare to relax any more, sat up straight and asked, "Where is Li Jiuxing?"
When Li Jiuxuan heard this, there was a look of surprise on his face: "I really didn't expect that you would come to Country M. It seems that you still care about Li Jiuheng."
"A person must repay kindness. No matter who takes away Li Jiuheng today, I will come after Country M." When Mu Nuannuan said this, her tone was very serious.
Li Jiuxuan's face was even more surprised, and he soon regained his composure.
He tapped his index finger on the table, and then said slowly: "I can take you to see him."