The ninety-minute session was over.

Cici wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead.

Clearly, she hadn’t slacked off at all and had taken her job very seriously.

"Mr. Qi, my part of the service is finished."

"If you’d like to book me again, you can add me on WeChat."

"I can come to you for a massage on my days off."

Cici had put in so much effort precisely for this moment.

They were all adults; it was better to be direct.

"Alright. I’ll be in Sanya for the next few days. I’ll call you if I need anything."

Qi Sheng didn’t refuse. He was on "cooldown" today, so he decided to spare her.

After Cici left, Qi Sheng took a shower to rinse off all the massage oil.

Then he got dressed and prepared to check out.

Mickey walked in, followed by the guest services manager.

They first asked if Qi Sheng was satisfied with his stay and if there was anything the hotel needed to improve.

Qi Sheng would give his stay a perfect score.

As someone who had gone from rags to riches, he still needed time to get used to this kind of wealthy lifestyle.

"Mr. Qi, your total comes to 385,221 yuan. That includes the room charge of 108,888 yuan, a service fee of 16,333 yuan, and 260,000 yuan for dinner and drinks."

"Your lunch at the underwater restaurant and the spa services are covered by your complimentary credit."

"As your spending has qualified you for Atlantis’s Black Card membership, your final total for this stay is only 350,000 yuan."

After quoting the price and seeing that Qi Sheng had no questions, the guest services manager took out the POS machine.

"Mickey’s service was excellent. The next time I’m in Sanya, I’ll consider staying at the Atlantis again."

Qi Sheng took out his China Construction Bank Diamond Card and briskly entered his PIN.

WHIRRR...

Hearing the POS machine spit out the receipt, the guest services manager and Mickey quickly bowed again.

"Thank you for your recognition of our service and the Atlantis Hotel, Mr. Qi. We sincerely hope to have the opportunity to serve you again."

Qi Sheng smiled and nodded. "Alright, then."

With that, Qi Sheng walked toward the elevator.

Mickey carried Qi Sheng’s suitcase, careful not to bump or scrape its corners.

Downstairs, a Mercedes-Benz E300 was already waiting.

When the driver saw Qi Sheng come out, he quickly got out of the car.

"Mr. Qi?"

"Yes, that’s me."

This was the luxury car service Qi Sheng had booked.

The driver saw the butler-like Mickey place the suitcase in the trunk.

Then he watched as Mickey and the guest services manager bade Qi Sheng a warm farewell.

"Tsk, the Atlantis Hotel isn’t cheap. You must have been staying in the presidential suite, right?"

"At other hotels, the presidential suite is the most expensive room. It’s the opposite at the Atlantis, though. They have several room types that are more expensive than the presidential suite."

The driver was quite talkative. As someone who’d taken out a loan to buy an E300 for a car service, he only had some clout in front of ordinary people.

Rich people like him stayed in suites that cost tens of thousands a night.

Otherwise, why would that butler be so attentive in seeing him off?

"Something like that."

Qi Sheng just smiled without explaining.

The presidential suite at the Atlantis was only 35,888 yuan a night.

That was over 70,000 yuan cheaper than the Poseidon Suite.

"I see your destination is the Capella Hotel in Tufu Bay."

"That hotel isn’t much cheaper than the Atlantis."

"I only stayed there one night for my wife’s birthday, and it cost me over four thousand."

The driver asked curiously, "How much is the room you’re staying in this time?"

"Let me see."

Qi Sheng had been too busy admiring the hotel’s scenery at the time.

He had picked a relatively large pool villa and hadn’t paid much attention to the price.

A man earning three million a month could afford to be that confident.

"Oh, the room type is called the Bright Moon Garden Two-Bedroom Pool Villa. It’s not expensive, only thirty-five thousand a night."

Qi Sheng’s casual "not expensive" dealt a devastating critical blow to the driver’s psyche.

"That’s not expensive?"

The driver was a bit confused. "That price is about the same as the presidential suite at the Atlantis. Why go through the trouble of changing hotels?"

"Because this one is cheaper. The room I stayed in at the Atlantis costs nearly 110,000 a night."

"Ahem... don’t tell me you stayed in the Poseidon Suite."

The driver was numb.

’What kind of damn luck do I have, picking up a god-tier guest who stays in the Poseidon Suite!’

"Yeah, I just wanted to experience it. It’s too expensive for a long stay. The Capella is better value for the money."

It wasn’t that Qi Sheng couldn’t afford to extend his stay in the Atlantis’s Poseidon Suite.

But compared to a sea-view villa facing the ocean, what was the point of looking at marine life all day?

It wasn’t like a presidential suite with its fantastic high-floor views either.

He was afraid he’d go stir-crazy staying in that dim, subterranean room all day.

"Uh, I think I have a new definition for ’value for the money’ today."

The driver shook his head, losing his enthusiasm for conversation.

The amount this young master spent on a single night was probably almost enough for the down payment on his E300.

...

「Capella Hotel.」

The butler, who had been contacted in advance, recognized the license plate number he had memorized.

He immediately rushed forward enthusiastically to take Qi Sheng’s suitcase.

As for the driver, after seeing the butler take the suitcase...

...he drove off in a hurry without even asking for a five-star rating.

"Mr. Qi, welcome to the Capella Hotel. This way, please. We can handle the check-in process in your room shortly."

For a thirty-five-thousand-a-night sea-view villa, having a dedicated butler was standard procedure.

Qi Sheng leisurely strolled through the hotel.

The hotel’s overall style was that of a classical Chinese garden, with an incredible amount of greenery.

It gave one the feeling of having stepped into a tropical jungle.

Qi Sheng was especially taken aback the moment he stepped into the hotel lobby.

The reflecting pool, the domed ceiling, the water curtain... it was filled with an Eastern artistic conception.

The vacation atmosphere was amplified to the extreme, making one relax involuntarily.

The hotel’s overall design was the work of Aman’s go-to designer.

The sense of a serene, comfortable vacation was perfectly captured.

The Capella is located in Tufu Bay, Lingshui.

Tufu Bay and Haitang Bay are in the same bay area; Tufu is actually a part of Haitang Bay.

Compared to other popular bays, this area was exceptionally tranquil.

The advantage was that it wasn’t clustered with other hotels, so you were less likely to run into other tourists on the beach.

As for the disadvantage, since it was part of Haitang Bay, you couldn’t swim in the ocean.

Geographically, it was also slightly farther out than most hotels in Haitang Bay and Yalong Bay.

This tranquil vacation atmosphere was exactly what Qi Sheng wanted.

That’s why he had booked the Capella without hesitation.

After spending too long in the hustle and bustle of the city, one always craves the experience of a quiet, natural life.

However, when he followed the butler to the two-bedroom sea-view villa he had booked, its size was almost absurdly extravagant.

Two bedrooms, a private outdoor pool, and an area of 498 square meters.

’If we played hide-and-seek with our eyes closed, it would probably take half an hour to find someone.’

Staying in such a huge villa alone was a bit too extravagant.

Qi Sheng looked at his phone. ’Maybe I should invite Du Xinxin over?’

That girl had dropped plenty of hints before that she wanted to go on a trip with him.

But she had been ruthlessly confined to the dorms by Tao Siyao.

Every day, she would grumble to Qi Sheng about all of Tao Siyao’s unreasonable behavior.

She and her boyfriend were clearly heading toward each other, but this woman insisted on playing the part of a wicked villain.

When she saw the photos Qi Sheng sent of the beach, the ocean view, and the pool villa...

...Du Xinxin couldn’t sit still any longer.

Her heart felt like it was overgrown with weeds; she wished she could fly to Sanya right this instant...

...to splash around in the pool with her boyfriend in a bikini.

Tao Siyao saw she couldn’t stop her, but she didn’t feel comfortable letting Du Xinxin go out with Qi Sheng alone.

Who knew how messy the circles of the rich second generation were.

She didn’t want to see her best friend showing up in some "domestic section."

So, she had to go too.

Not only was she going, but she also dragged Pan Yinuo along.

If she went with Du Xinxin by herself, wouldn’t that be like Little Red Riding Hood delivering herself right into the Big Bad Wolf’s mouth?