Chapter 4: First Known Encounter

"Oh, before you leave, you should apologize to them (people present in the lobby) for disrupting our operations. If these potential guests decided to leave because of the commotion you've caused, even your life is not enough to compensate for the loss QPRC will incur!"

Was she even serious? Judging by how she looked at Kim Eunji, there was mockery in them as well. As if saying, 'Who told you to come inside the dragon's den and then expect to leave unscathed?' She felt righteous and had the urge to teach Kim Eunji a lesson to not wander in places where she didn't belong.

Whether she apologized or not, QPRC would never suffer any loss at all because all of the clients either had a yearly subscription via membership to their resort or had already paid in advance for their accommodation when they booked online.

There's no such thing as a walk-in customer for them. Because they had to pay more attention to them by researching that person's hobbies, interests, likes, and dislikes so that they could arrange services and activities that suited them.

She thought Kim Eunji did not know about it. Of course, she did! Poor manager, she was oblivious to the fact that she had messed up with the wrong person.

Kim Eunji was about to open her mouth to speak when she heard footsteps behind them then she felt that malicious gaze coming from her back once again. Together with their footsteps, Kim Eunji could also hear an audible gasp from the people present in the lobby. Kim Eunji guessed that the new arrival was someone of important background and standing in the community or that there was someone beautiful or handsome in the group.

She could also feel that the female manager was stunned and suddenly became tense. So she guessed that she was right. These people were probably VIPs of this resort.

"Oh, what do we have here? Why didn't you open the door for us to come in? Is this how a 7-star resort should treat its patrons?" The newcomer spoke.

"We're very sorry Master Bai, Master Ling. This will be the last time that you'll experience such a bad welcome from us." The manager spoke in a butt-licking tone that made Kim Eunji's lips twitch behind her mask. Eunji praised her for how quickly she regained her composure.

The manager also made sure that Eunji would realize the disparity between these people's status and hers.

Because her back was facing them, Eunji was not able to see that the newcomers, aside from Master Bai, were the same group of people who were looking at her inside the airplane earlier.

The manager's way of how she addressed them also caused a displeased reaction from Master Ling. Ling Qiao was a regular in QPRC. Even so, he could only afford the Silver membership card of the resort which made him able to book an Executive suite at this resort hotel. The accommodations at QPRC are suites and Deluxe is the cheapest suite in this hotel.

However, he could always upgrade his membership every year by paying a little more. And bringing a new member into the club would earn referral points which could be counted in upgrading the membership.

However, since he was with the one and only Master Bai or Master Nathaniel Bai of the Bai Enterprise, he decided to push aside his displeased feeling to cater to this man. However, he didn't know that the man was already a member of QPRC that's why the manager knew him. He was a Diamond card holder which allowed him to book a Penthouse Suite in any of QPRC branches across the globe.

Bronze was the most common membership that a person earning US$ 1,000,000.00 - US$ 1,200,000.00 per month could avail of. Why? Because to subscribe, the customer had to pay a non-refundable CNY 30,000,000.00 just to be a Bronze member and have an opportunity to enjoy the 12-day free accommodation inside the Deluxe suite for the whole year. If they wished to stay a little longer, they had to pay US$ 20,000.00 - US$ 25,000.00 per night.

But considering the luxurious treatment that they will enjoy while staying, it's all worth it. Also becoming a member or a cardholder at QPRC had become a symbol of status in Beijing and the rest of the world. Their target markets were those billionaires and their heirs who were so eager to flaunt their wealth to the world.

So, imagine how much Nathan Bai had to pay just to become a Diamond card holder and had the luxury to avail of the 60-day free accommodation in the Penthouse of this 60-story hotel.

Because of this reason, the manager become more irritated with Kim Eunji's presence.

"Miss paparazzi, forget about apologizing, you should leave. Or else we'll call the cops and charge you for public disturbance." The two guards were about to grab her shoulder to force her out of the building and even out of the entire premises of the resort but Kim Eunji suddenly spoke. "Hold on a sec!" Irritation was evident in her tone.

The Burly man then went closer to Master Ling and whispered in his ear. Master Ling then grinned when he heard what he said.

"Oh, Miss plane mates. It's you! Seems like you're unwelcomed here. Would you mind joining our group so that you could enter?"

He suddenly said that made the manager frown.

"You could take multiple photos of me if you want. What publication company do you work with?" He added that made Kim Eunji turn around and looked at them.

As she did, she finally understood why they were throwing malicious gazes toward her. Just like the manager and the guard, they thought that she was a paparazzi as well.

This whole situation was beyond ridiculous that she felt like laughing. So she did. Her laugh was so magnetic that it mesmerized everyone. Aside from that, her sudden laughter caught everyone off-guard especially the manager and the two guards.

She knew that her outfit was not fit for the place but she didn't pay any attention to that. Why? Because she's already exhausted to even spend her remaining energy deciding on what to wear.

The so-called airport fashion never found a place on her to-do list when she hopped on the plane and go to her next destination.

But this was the first time she got judged by how she dressed up.

And to even judge her outfit?! D*mn they! Only a person with keen eyes could tell that each cost a fortune. It could compete with the prizes of those known luxurious brands of clothing found in the market today.

Kim Eunji was so tired to even get angry at them. All she wanted was to sleep! Can these people let her go? Had she known that karma would come to her earlier than expected for making her best friend lose her face, she should have agreed in boarding that car at the airport to bring her to QPRC.

She just figured out that the guards must have seen that she did not come out from one of QPRC's arranged shuttle cars and came out from a cab instead. Therefore, they concluded that she was not the resort's guest. They didn't even ask her if she was a cardholder.

She was complacent as this was not the first time that she visited this branch. The last time she visited was a year ago. She forgot that she was together with that person during her visit.

Now, it seems like she had to say an urgent hello to this person for him to talk some sense to his employees.

If she was still Anastasia Watson, she would solve this matter by throwing her needles to their acupuncture points without their knowledge and they would die instantly. However, that person was long dead.

She's Kim Eunji now. Talking was a taxing task for her. As much as possible, she didn't want to entertain irrelevant people.

But since they're slandering and ruining her reputation in public, she would not let them off easily.

"Are you all done?" Kim Eunji spoke as took off her mask and cap as she felt like if she would not do it, they would think that she was guilty of all their allegations.

As soon as she revealed her face to them, she could hear audible gasps in shock and awe around the entire lobby.

Nathan Bai was not paying attention to the drama all this time. He was busy with his phone. Therefore, when he heard those gasps coming from the people in the lobby, he could not help not to be curious.

As he looked forward, she saw an angel. No a deity. A goddess. The woman was so beautiful that he suddenly had the urge to approach her.

His heart skipped a beat when their gazes met. Though it was just a fraction of a second, Nathan felt like it was longer than that. Call it cliché but he felt like his world slowed down when their gazes unexpectedly collide.

When she looked away, he suddenly felt empty. He knew what he was feeling as this was not the first time that he felt this towards the opposite sex.

He suddenly had the urge to make her his. But at the same time, a familiar feeling suddenly crept into his heart. The feeling suddenly made him somewhat overwhelmed.

He could tell at first glance that she isn't ordinary at all. For someone to have those dull eyes, she should have experienced something terrible in the past.

For Kim Eunji, sure, the man was attractive but... that's all that he is for her... for now...

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