Rebirth: I have Monopoly System

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: A Perfect Miss and Seeing Xu Chenxi Again

After a supremely awkward hot pot dinner, Wen Meng carefully drove him and Wenfeng to the airport.

"Hey, take it easy! My flight isn’t until nine! We’ve got plenty of time!"

Wu Yun watched Wen Meng’s increasingly proficient driving. She was probably getting antsy, thinking he had to rush for his flight.

Even though his toes were practically tearing through his shoes, Wu Yun still spoke in a soft, reassuring voice.

In the back seat, a buckled-up Wenfeng sat ramrod straight. "Meng Meng," he said, "you need to practice more! What if Xiaowu has to go out drinking for work one day? It’d be good if you could go pick him up."

A little after 8:10, the C63 came to a steady stop on the road, a good half-meter from the curb.

The three of them got out of the car. Wu Yun retrieved his travel bag from the trunk and said with a smile to the father and daughter, "Mr. Wen, you two should head back now. Drive safely on the way home."

After exchanging a few more words, Wu Yun turned and entered the terminal.

After getting his boarding pass, Wu Yun sat down in the VIP lounge and took out his phone to call Bai Yue.

Unexpectedly, Bai Yue’s phone was off. He tried calling several more times, only to get the same automated recording.

He thought for a moment, then took a picture and posted it to his Moments: "Popping up in the Capital City!"

He sent a message to Qi Fei and only got a notification of her reply after a long wait.

"Xiaoyunzi, we’re at a cast dinner tonight. Brother Jing is treating everyone. I’m about to go give Teacher Ni a toast; he’s always looked out for me, and I’ve learned a lot from him."

"Let me know when you get to the Capital City!"

.....

Wu Yun was a little puzzled. ’How is everyone so busy? One of them has even disappeared on me.’

Just then, Wu Yun received a message from an unexpected person. He looked at Xu Chenxi’s profile picture, which now showed a message notification.

"Young Master Wu, what a coincidence! I’m in the Capital City right now. Want to get a late-night snack later?"

Ever since Wu Yun had taken off, Xu Chenxi had only been chatting with him like a friend, asking about good food and fun places to visit.

Wu Yun thought for a moment and replied, "Let’s talk after I land. Where are you now?"

"The airport hotel~"

...

The moment the plane landed, Wu Yun turned off airplane mode.

Instantly, his phone was flooded with unread messages.

Qi Fei: 3

Xu Chenxi: 4

Wen Meng: 2

Bai Yue: 20

He replied to Qi Fei’s and Wen Meng’s messages one by one.

Wen Meng’s message—"Thanks for today, love you, finger heart!"—made Wu Yun break into a smile, causing a beautiful, mature-looking woman in her thirties sitting next to him to size him up repeatedly.

"Ah Yun! Why did you go to the Capital City?!"

"Ah Yun! Why didn’t you tell me beforehand?!"

....

"SOB SOB SOB! Ah Yun, your phone wouldn’t connect! I’m already in Rongcheng!"

When Wu Yun saw this message, a hundred different curses ran through his mind.

"Ah Yun! Call me when you land!"

Seeing these messages, Wu Yun first sent a reply to Bai Yue, telling her he had just landed.

Then he sent a message to Xu Chenxi: "Does your hotel have any rooms available?"

Xu Chenxi replied instantly, "Everything’s been booked for hours! It’s the National Day holiday, you have to reserve way in advance! Do you not have a place to stay? You can come over to ours. I’ll talk to my roommate; we can squeeze in together tonight, and you can have my bed?"

"That’s not it..." Wu Yun replied, briefly explaining the situation and adding a frustrated emoji.

"Never mind, I’ll just go to the hotel I booked in the city. I already have a car arranged for pickup."

Xu Chenxi sent a few snickering emojis.

"Young Master Wu, I’m so envious of your girlfriend. If my boyfriend gave me a surprise like that, I would be overjoyed!" Xu Chenxi emphasized the word "boyfriend" again. It seemed she hadn’t given up on the idea of becoming Wu Yun’s girlfriend.

"Haven’t you made up your mind yet? The terms I offered before haven’t changed. As for the ’boyfriend’ thing, I can consider playing the part when you need me to~" Wu Yun didn’t want to beat around the bush with Xu Chenxi and got straight to the point.

"You have about ten minutes to think it over. Message me when you have an answer."

After getting off the plane, Wu Yun immediately called Bai Yue.

"Ah Yun! You finally answered!"

Wu Yun could just imagine Bai Yue on the other end of the line, pouting with a displeased look on her face.

"You wanted to surprise me, and I wanted to surprise you, but who knew it’d turn into such a mix-up! You wait in Rongcheng, I’m going to check if there are any flights leaving right away!"

Wu Yun hung up only after listening to another round of complaints from Bai Yue.

This was where the convenience of being a black card holder became apparent. Wu Yun directly stated his request to his dedicated concierge, Tan Shu: book him on the next available flight from the Capital City to Rongcheng.

A short while later, Wu Yun received a message from Tan Shu.

"My apologies, Mr. Wu. The earliest flight with an available seat is tomorrow at eleven a.m., in business class."

"Fine! Book that one!"

Afterwards, Wu Yun called Bai Yue back.

Because of the time, Bai Yue hadn’t been able to book a suitable hotel either. Left with no other option, Wu Yun could only tell her to take a cab to Shida Modern Garden; she knew about the place from when he’d bought his first apartment there.

Fortunately, even though Wu Yun usually lived with Wen Meng, he had a cleaning service tidy up the apartment every few days so it would be ready for him at a moment’s notice. As for any feminine products in the apartment, he only kept a few new sets, having thrown out all the used ones.

He sent the door code to Bai Yue, along with a message telling her to be safe and to call him anytime.

After settling everything, Wu Yun finally let out a long sigh of relief. If he hadn’t managed to book that flight for tomorrow morning, being stuck for a whole day would have been a major loss.

Composing himself, Wu Yun picked up his travel bag and headed for the arrivals exit.

As he scanned the crowd of people holding pickup signs, his phone vibrated with a WeChat notification.

"I want to tell you in person!"

Wu Yun smiled. ’Looks like she’s made up her mind. Tonight’s going to be fun!’

"Address!"

.....

"Mr. Wu, hello! I am the courtesy car driver from the Yuantong Weijing International Hotel."

A middle-aged man of about forty walked up to Wu Yun, showing him his ID and the hotel reservation details.

The ride was silent. After getting in the car, Wu Yun said, "Driver, we’re making a stop first. Head to the *** Hotel to pick someone up."

"Of course, Mr. Wu."

The Yuantong Weijing Hotel’s courtesy car was a Mercedes S-Class that still looked quite new.

The man’s driving was also very steady; it was no wonder he’d been assigned to chauffeur the hotel’s important clients.

Less than ten minutes after leaving the airport, Wu Yun spotted Xu Chenxi’s figure at the entrance of her hotel.

The mornings and evenings in the Capital City were already getting chilly in October. Xu Chenxi was dressed in a cute outfit: her hair was up in a top knot, and she was wearing an autumn JK schoolgirl uniform with black stockings that added a touch of sexiness to her otherwise adorable look.

The Mercedes pulled up in front of her. Wu Yun lowered the window. "Get in!"

Xu Chenxi bent over to look, and after seeing it was Wu Yun, she opened the car door with a sense of relief.

"It’s so cold!" Xu Chenxi said, rubbing her hands together and breathing on them to warm them up, all while giving Wu Yun a pitiful look.