Chapter 4 - Magnet for trouble (1/2)

Kai Xin snuck out of the house at around 8.30pm.

She made sure to lock her room door before doing so even though her brother never bothered to go into her room and her mum was always too tired to pay any attention to her.

She took a cab down to Hotel W, the largest, fanciest hotel in the city.

Right before she exited the car, she pulled out her bear-themed mouth mask.

In the contract that she signed, DX had requested for her to always be in disguise whenever they met in sensitive places.

For the first two years, Kai Xin had thought that it was because he wanted to protect his reputation.

However, when she talked to him about this over one of their anniversary dinners, he laughed.

That guy actually stated, with no less than a belly full of arrogance, "Who dares to mess with my reputation? I'm telling you to do this for your own safety."

He patiently explained to her that with his status, everyone around him could be used as a target to hurt him.

She and DX met at the hotel often enough that the receptionist and her were on a friendly basis.

She went straight to reception and pulled down her mask slightly before pulling it back up.

"Morning, K. What's the code today?" the receptionist, Kavi smiled as she looked at Kai Xin. K stood for Kara which was her English name, and one that only DX uses.

" Prince Zuko."

Kavi ran the name through her system, "Ah. A reservation for Prince and Princess Zuko. Presidential suite, fancy."

Kai Xin grinned and shot her a wink as she waved the gold card that was just handed to her, "Of course. We royals don't settle for less than the best."

"Do you need me to take you up?"

"Nah, I know the way." She took out $100 and tipped Kavi, "As usual…" She placed a finger against her lips.

The North Indian immigrant had been working as a receptionist for the past 10 years, and she had seen many young girls like the one before her who sold their bodies to lecherous men.

Kavi never judged them. God knows, her own past was dotted with darkness.

Maybe that was also the reason why she agreed easily when the Head Manager requested for her to work the night shifts.

She had overheard that some of her colleagues dissed customers behind their backs and she knew that some of them collected photos with the intention of selling them to paparazzi.

While she was disgusted with their actions, she understood where they were coming from.

Everyone had their own problems and as long as they did not go overboard, she would not report them.

However, even though she had not said anything, she still wanted to protect the girls.

So, despite longer working hours, she accepted the night shift.

"No one will ever hear a thing out of my mouth."

As she watched the back of her favorite guest get smaller and smaller as she walked towards the lift, Kavi wondered if she was a girlfriend rather than a sugar baby.

From the brief interactions that she had with President Du and Kai Xin separately, and from the rare moments she stumbled upon them and saw the way the two interacted with each other, she felt that the two treated each other with genuine respect, which was rare.

President Du always had a soft gaze whenever he was talking to her.

Kavi couldn't say this when it came to the other patrons of the hotel.

She had seen girls coming out with bruises on their faces only to return again shortly, and she did not want the kind woman to suffer the same fate.

Kai Xin headed straight for the presidential room while humming the tune from Imagine Dragons, 'Not Today'.

Her mask was on when she saw a pair of "business partners" walking towards her direction.

She frowned as she recognized the man. She saw him in the news before.

DX warned her before that this man was a two faced bastard and that she should stay away from him.

On the surface, he appeared to be a gentleman, but behind closed doors, he often abused his lawful wife physically.

There were even speculations that she might have been crippled or dead by now.

The man was singing loudly as he leaned against his companion who struggled to walk with his weight on her.

"Stay away?" thought Kai Xin mischievously.

When they walked past each other, Kai Xin took advantage of the fact that he was drunk to trip him with her foot, causing him to land on the floor.

"Oops." gasped Kai Xin before she apologized insincerely.

Then, when he cursed at her, she pretended to stumble and stepped onto his fat hand, hard.

She wanted to break a couple of bones but his fat gave him too much cushioning. "Clumsy me."

The man howled in pain as he cursed at the little devil.