Chapter 20: – Love Hotel
With Wu Min's suggestion, Lin Jin had already chosen a song that could barely be perford on stage for the Chinese New Year's Eve event with the the of the Long March. It was Tian Zhen's "Rainbow after Storms, Unyielding Roses." Although this song was from 2003 and the lyrics didn't directly ntion the Long March, it was an excellent inspirational song.
Initially, Lin Jin was not very willing to sing this song. However, after checking on Baidu, he discovered that this song was actually the the song for the National Won's Football Team in the World Cup and contained the aning of shining brightly even after enduring hardships, which happened to be suitable for praising the spirit of the Long March.
However, this song was not easy to sing, and capturing its charm was even more challenging. So Lin Jin no longer hid and practiced this song in front of his roommates using a mature and alluring voice. In his opinion, only this type of voice could barely handle the song.
After practicing for more than a day, specifically until Monday noon, Lin Jin finally made an effort to sing the entire song in front of his roommates. In the end, he looked at them with hopeful eyes, expecting a positive evaluation.
"To be honest..." Wu Min's face showed so conflict, making Lin Jin's heart skip a beat. But after a mont, Wu Min smiled and said, "It sounds pretty good."
"At least it sounds better than those top ten contestants in the recent singing competition" Wu Min grinned mischievously, bringing his face closer to Lin Jin's and teasingly asked, "When did you learn this voice? You're quite skilled at it. Do you often scam people online for money?"
"How is that possible?" Lin Jin scoffed indignantly. "Do you think I'm that kind of person?! I learned this specifically to sing this song, okay!"
"I think it's highly possible" Wen Xuan leaned against his own desk, smirking. "You must often use this voice to deceive innocent kids online and make them pay for your gas, right?"
"It's impossible, okay! That's selling your soul. How could I ever do such a thing!"
Lin Jin felt a bit guilty. In fact, he initially learned the fake feminine voice so that he could cozy up to wealthy players in online gas and deceive them into gifting him skins and other items. And he did succeed. In the ga League of Legends, from which he had already retired, he managed to scam over 300 yuan worth of skins. He even felt that he had scamd too much and intentionally restrained himself from doing it excessively.
"I have sothing else to attend to. Since this song is doable, Wu Min, please inform Chen Xinya and let her prepare for the dance routine" Lin Jin stood up, took his phone, and retrieved the sealed package of his costics from the wardrobe. "I might be gone for two hours. Please mark
present in the afternoon."
"Who are you going on a date with?" Wu Min casually crossed his legs. "Introduce
to your sister?"
"Go away!" Lin Jin's face displayed disgust. "With a roommate like you, how can I have the audacity to bring soone out and embarrass myself? Are you jealous or sothing?"
"Who would be jealous of you?"
Lin Jin didn't bother to argue further with him. He picked up his phone and checked the remaining ti for the weekly task—only one hour left.
Fortunately, his wig had arrived half an hour ago. If he hadn't already told his roommates that he would be singing today and wanted their evaluation, he would have rushed out to collect the package.
"I'll collect the package later and find a nearby hotel to book an hourly room..." Lin Jin muttered to himself, tightly holding the package of costics as he ran downstairs. Looking around left and right, he headed straight for the back gate of the school.
This ti, the delivery was handled by SF Express, so it was available at a small shop near the back gate, whereas the school's bookstore only handled deliveries from YTO Express and STO Express. However, Lin Jin had already planned to search for those small hotels near the back gate, so after quickly retrieving the package containing the wig, he strolled along the street near the school's back gate.
He rarely ca to this street and wasn't very familiar with it. While reading novels, the descriptions of streets near schools would often portray them as filled with hotels. However, Lin Jin was dismayed to find that the streets near his school were not like that at all. He walked to the main road and looked around.
Within a radius of at least 200 ters, apart from a cluster of restaurants and an electric bike rental shop, there were no other visible stores. He had no choice but to continue walking along the main road, constantly looking around, occasionally glancing at the ti. Putting on the wig and applying concealer shouldn't take more than half an hour, but now that he had received the package, he only had fifty minutes left.
Lin Jin could only regret why his mind didn't turn the corner earlier, why he stubbornly decided to actually learn makeup when he saw the words "learn makeup" in the task.
After studying for four to five days, he gained almost nothing except for so knowledge of makeup products. Until now, he didn't even know how to apply eyeliner, mainly because he was afraid of accidentally poking his eye with the eyeliner pencil if his hand shook.
After walking on the street for nearly twenty minutes, when Lin Jin was on the verge of going crazy with impatience, he finally saw a sign... of a hotel.
The sign was so worn out, it looked like sothing from over a decade ago. There was an arrow on the sign pointing towards a small alley. Even in broad daylight, the alley was as dark as dusk, and it was filled with garbage on both sides. Although it was just household waste and didn't have a strong odor, Lin Jin still hesitated to walk inside.
After hesitating for a mont and glancing at the ti, with only half an hour left, Lin Jin couldn't afford to hesitate any longer. He gathered his courage and stepped on a garbage bag at the entrance of the alley, then slowly made his way inside, step by step.
After a hundred ters, Lin Jin finally saw the hotel. It had a shabby facade, and on the front, a piece of white paper was used to write: "There is a hotel."
"What a terrible na."
Due to the ti constraint of the task, Lin Jin was in a bad mood. He entered the hotel swiftly, walked straight to the front desk, knocked on the counter, and called out, "Is anyone here?"
"There's soone! Just wait a mont."
After waiting for about five minutes, when Lin Jin was about to smash sothing out of frustration, a young man with ssy hair erged from one of the rooms. He took a quick glance at Lin Jin, then looked outside at the entrance, and curiously asked, "Where are the others?"
"Just one person."
"Just one person?" the young man muttered, "I thought it was a couple booking a room."
"Hurry up, one hourly room for two hours." Lin Jin took out his ID card from his pocket and slamd it on the table, his feet nervously shaking.
"Sure, okay. 70 yuan" the young man glanced at the ID card, without registering anything. He took out a key from the counter's drawer and handed it to Lin Jin, "Room 102, go inside and turn left, it's the second room."
Lin Jin grabbed the key and ID card, walking quickly towards the location the young man pointed to. Soon, he arrived in front of the room, and upon opening the door with the key, he was surprised to find that this hotel was beyond his expectations.
From the outside, it looked like a rundown hotel, even the counter's wooden structure was swaying from termite damage. But inside the room was a thed suite?!
The walls of the suite were adorned with pink heart-shaped decorations, there was a bouncy ball on the floor, and an S-shaped sofa. When the lights were turned on, a dim purple light emitted from various corners of the walls, creating a vague atmosphere throughout the entire room.
Lin Jin's face instantly turned dark. No wonder the hotel was located in a remote area, no wonder the young owner asked if he was alone. So this hotel specialized in this kind of thing?
As soon as Lin Jin entered the room, he faintly heard the soft moaning coming from the adjacent room. His face turned cold upon hearing it, and he slamd the door shut. Imdiately, the sound from the neighboring room ceased, followed by a few curses.
However, within two minutes, the moaning beca even louder, causing Lin Jin to feel increasingly irritated to the point of wanting to kill soone.
"What the hell is going on here?!"
Translator’s Note: Rainbow after storms, unyielding roses by Tian Zhen (风雨彩虹铿锵玫瑰 by 田震)
I believe those are real shipping companies.
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