Chapter 138: You Have Been Removed from the Group Chat by the Admin

By the time Chen Jianhai returned to the hotel, it was almost eight in the evening. After dinner and a bath, he headed to the hotel's poolside bar.

The bar was nestled within a garden, creating a very quiet and quaint atmosphere. It extended into an arc-shaped swimming pool with a small bar restaurant, allowing guests to enjoy drinks while soaking in the pool.

If you arrived early, you could snag one of the giant yellow banana floaties or the watermelon slice floaties. Normally, Chen Jianhai didn't like competing with his guests for spots. But today, after a long day of research, he really wanted to treat himself to a drink.

As he reached the pool, Chen Jianhai dramatically tossed his bathrobe behind him like Superman shedding his cape. He then dove into the pool and quickly climbed onto the yellow banana floatie, lying on his back and spreading out.

"Ah... this is the life!"

The water rippled gently, and the banana floatie bobbed up and down. As the evening lights came on, the pool lights, combined with the bar's golden lighting, created a romantic and relaxing atmosphere.

Anxia sat in the bar, tuning her guitar and adjusting the sound system.

"Boss, here's your drink and fruit~"

A poolside bar staff member thoughtfully placed a tray with watermelon juice and fruit by Chen Jianhai's side, letting it float over to him. Chen Jianhai took a sip of the watermelon juice, and the refreshing, sweet flavor flowed through the spiral straw into his mouth, bringing a cool, sweet sensation from his tongue to his throat.

"Boss, what song do you want to hear tonight?"

Anxia's voice floated out from the bar.

"The Song of Lang'ai!"

Chen Jianhai replied, lying back on the watermelon floatie, with cucumber slices on his eyes, lazily drifting in the pool.

Ah, this is great~~~

However, upon hearing Chen Jianhai's request, Anxia first made a bitter face, then sighed helplessly. She strummed her guitar, and a sad yet gentle melody filled the air, accompanied by cheerful lyrics:

"La la la la~ la! La la la la (fourth tone) la la la~"

"La la la la~ la la la la (fourth tone)~ la la!"

"Wake up, the outside world has both rain and sunshine."

"Step out, the gentle breeze will make you feel lazy."

"They talk about their experiences and the busyness of life,"

"But no one cares about how much extra ketchup the fried chicken stall you love added today,"

"La la la~ la la la~!"

"La la la la~ la la la la (fourth tone)~ la la!"

"This song can only go this far,"

"Because my boss hasn't thought of the rest of the lyrics yet~ next chapter~!"

…

Bar patrons: ????

"Keep singing! What's next?"

"Yeah, what's next?!"

"What kind of song stops halfway?!"

At first, everyone found the song a bit refreshing, but as it went on and reached the latter part, Anxia just kept on "la la la-ing" while playing the guitar. Though the melody was nice, they really wanted to hear the rest of the lyrics!

Anxia awkwardly explained, "Sorry, our boss hasn't finished writing the second half of the lyrics."

Ever since Chen Jianhai accidentally saw Anxia writing songs and composing music on a music sheet, his long-suppressed artistic and musical spirit, hidden for 24 years, could no longer be contained.

He immediately picked up a pen, his thoughts flowing like waves, insisting on writing a hotel song! Composing was a bit challenging for Chen Jianhai, but writing lyrics? It's just like writing an essay! It's harder than a poem but easier than an essay—no big deal.

Chen Jianhai began writing, struggling for an entire afternoon, and finally squeezed out a few lines he was satisfied with for Anxia to set to music.

"But boss, these lyrics aren't finished!" Anxia was baffled, looking at the half-written lyrics, almost in tears.

"I'll add to them later," Chen Jianhai said nonchalantly, twirling the pen in his hand. "I've even got a title: The Song of Lang'ai."

Anxia: ????

"What do these lyrics have to do with our hotel?"

Chen Jianhai nodded. "They're intricately related; it's all in my head. Once I write it out, you'll see!"

Anxia took a sharp breath. He had been singing and writing songs for years but had never seen such a wild approach.

Thinking it over, he still held onto his professional attitude towards music and asked, unwilling to give up, "Boss, how about we finish writing it together and compose a complete song?"

Chen Jianhai gave him a sideways glance. "Do you know how many songs I had to listen to and how much time it took just to write these few lines? If I keep writing, not only won't I finish the lyrics tonight, but I also won't be able to post them on the website for the audience to hear, and I'll lose my full attendance bonus this month… I'll add more later!"

…

Just as Chen Jianhai was about to fall asleep, his phone suddenly pinged with a Weixin notification. 

Boom~ The group request got approved? 

Chen Jianhai quickly removed the cucumber slices from his eyes and grabbed his phone. Sure enough, the familiar group name appeared: "A Loving Family."

Chen Jianhai noticed the group had 399 members; with him, it made a perfect 400.

Yongheng Shenghuang: Who is this guy? Don't recognize him from the profile pic!

Daimao DSG: Who's this dude?

Tedahao Lajiao: Yan Shu, who is this? By the way, just a heads up, the island's vegetable store is getting new stock tomorrow. Don't forget to pick up your pre-ordered veggies.

Seeing the messages pop up one after another, Chen Jianhai quickly typed a message:

"Hello everyone, I'm Chen Jianhai from Lang'ai Hotel. Happy to join our island family. According to the association's arrangements, the land in the northern hills will be developed by Lang'ai Hotel starting today. The construction team will begin work at 2 AM tonight. I apologize for any inconvenience."

As soon as the message was sent, the group chat exploded with messages popping up like fireworks.

"Enough is enough! One troublemaker leaves, and another disaster comes!"

"The last guy abandoned the hotel halfway; now another one's coming to build a hotel!"

"Do you think our island is easy to bully?!"

"Construction? Did you get our approval to start work?! The island only has one pier, and last time your hotel's material shipments disrupted our fishing boats!"

"Get off our island! You're not welcome here!"

"Get out!"

Messages and voice notes flew in so fast that Chen Jianhai couldn't even open them to listen. Yan Shu's message of thanks to Chen Jianhai for helping the island had already been buried in the flood of complaints, probably pushed far out of sight.

In less than a minute, Chen Jianhai experienced a barrage of messages that rivaled the speed of in-game chat during a massive boss fight.

This... isn't the group admin going to do anything?

Before he could react, a new message popped up:

"You have been removed from the group chat by the admin 'Jian Ku Fendou.'"