46 One Room (1/2)

When Mu Yi caught up with Anong, she was standing in the hallway alone. The young man who she chased after was nowhere to be seen. Just looking at her back, she appears like she'll break down at any minute.

”Are you alright?” Mu Yi asked, hugging her from behind. He won't ask any questions about the young man, or else Anong may break down if he did ask her.

”Yes.” Somehow hearing Mu Yi's deep low voice brought a sense of security and calmness within me.

Seeing Aiden here made me confused about what was going on. Someone who I had known for three years to suddenly disappear and then show up in front of me two years later. It was apparent whoever took Aiden and his mom did not want to leave any evidence behind they had ever existed.

”Should I check if he is still here?” Mu Yi held Anong tighter in his arms, he could feel the anxiety emitting off her.

”No,” I shook my head. Closing my eyes, I wrapped my hand around the crescent moon ring on my right pointer finger.

Something doesn't feel right about all of this. Aiden is hiding something from me, that's why he ran away when he realized it was me. Was there something I wasn't supposed to see or was it something he didn't want me to see? I don't know which one is the right answer, but I do know one thing for sure. Mu Yi should not get involved.

”Should we go get our rooms?” I broke through Mu Yi's hug and headed towards the elevator nearby.

”I can just call to settle our room,” Mu Yi took out his phone to make a phone call to the front desk. With his status and money, getting a room in this hotel is a piece of cake.

”No,” I answered, walking into the opened elevator. ”I lost an item here, I need to ask the front desk if anyone saw it.”

Mu Yi followed along, though he didn't like the monotone she was talking in. She was so lifeless. Especially when she is usually so energetic that he could never keep up with her. He would rather let her make snarky comments at him than be like this.

While down at the front desk lobby, Mu Yi insisted he'll do all the talking and booking. He wanted me to sit down over here away from the front desk to relax. I apparently didn't appear to look too well. I guess the shock of seeing Aiden was too much.

”No, like I said, I need to ask them for something as well.” I got up from the chair Mu Yi forced me to sit down on.

”What are you looking for?” Mu Yi asked, not moving away so Anong can get past him.

It was odd Mu Yi wouldn't let me go ask the receptionist myself, but I wasn't in the mood to argue with him either.

”It's a jeweled peach blossom hairpin,” I tried describing how it looks to the best it can.

Mu Yi nodded his head as if the hairpin wasn't in his pocket at this very moment, ”Okay, I'll ask for you.”

Almost five minutes passed, and Mu Yi was still talking to the receptionist. I couldn't sit around waiting for him to return with our key cards anymore. More like I need to know the answer to my hairpin, so I know what to do next. Good thing I glanced their way in time to see that Mu Yi was handed only one key card.

”One?” I narrowed my eyes. That means we were given only one room when we needed two separate room.