Chapter 132: Escape from Danger

Watching Qin Miaoyu retreat, Su Yikun’s eyes were filled with fury. “You actually… you’re already awake…”

Qin Miaoyu had no intention of wasting words with him and swiftly ran back in the direction she came from.

Su Yikun shouted to the person pressing the elevator button, “Hurry up, catch her and bring her back to me!”

The elevator attendant, who had been hired by Su Yikun, hesitated upon hearing this. “Mr. Su, this is a hotel. Isn’t it inappropriate to seize someone like that here?”

Su Yikun, sweating from the pain, gritted his teeth. “Don’t worry. I’m one of the hotel’s shareholders too. Get moving and catch her for me!”

He spoke the last sentence with clenched teeth, dripping with venom.

At his command, the elevator attendant immediately gave chase toward Qin Miaoyu.

Her feet had been tightly bound for too long, causing poor circulation and discomfort as she ran.

Hearing the rapid footsteps behind her, she endured the pain and quickened her pace until she reached the emergency stairwell.

She hurriedly ascended two flights before hearing heavy footsteps above—someone had realized something was wrong and had caught up.

Forced to exit the emergency stairwell, Qin Miaoyu was grateful the hotel’s layout was simple and similar to the previous floor. Relying on memory, she struggled to locate the elevator.

There were three elevators: one descending from the top floor, stopping at nearly every level due to heavy traffic; another inexplicably stuck on the 19th floor; and the last ascending from below, just a few floors away.

Seeing the first two were unlikely options and hearing the pursuers approaching, Qin Miaoyu pressed the button for the ascending elevator, deciding to get on before they arrived.

The doors opened, and though startled by the occupant inside, she entered and immediately pressed the close door button.

As the elevator began rising, she heard the other person inside say, “Mr. Louis, I hope you can lend me a hand when the time comes…”

Qin Miaoyu froze instantly.

She never expected that the foreigner she had met at noon was none other than Louis himself.

With someone chasing her to take her to the presidential suite, she was now sharing the elevator with Louis!

Suppressing her anxiety, she silently hoped Louis didn’t recognize her, then pressed the button for the first floor.

But her hope was in vain.

Louis had already seen her photo long ago and had recognized her the moment they met.

“Qin Miaoyu, you…”

She didn’t look up. “Sir, you must have mistaken me for someone else.”

Louis smiled. “Miss Qin, I saw your photo several days ago. You’re quite the little cutie, exactly my type. The Liang family even agreed with me on this…”

Qin Miaoyu took two steps back, pressing against the elevator wall, eyes wary as she contemplated how to escape her predicament.

“Don’t worry, Miss Qin. I was indeed interested in you before, but someone warned me off. No matter how interested I am, I wouldn’t dare touch anyone connected to him. You can call Lu; he’s been looking for you.”

Although Louis only said the surname “Lu,” Qin Miaoyu instantly guessed he meant Lu Qi’an, who had told her before that he knew Louis.

Still, she didn’t dare fully trust Louis’s words or reveal that her phone was not with her.

After some thought, her expression calm, she replied, “Mr. Louis, since you say so, why don’t you call Qi’an? What if I call him and you do something afterwards?”

Louis hadn’t anticipated her wariness. He took out his phone and dialed Lu Qi’an.

Seeing Louis’s call displayed on his phone, Lu Qi’an for once eagerly hoped to hear Louis’s voice.

He asked urgently, “Is there news about Miaoyu?”

Louis answered, “Yes, the little cutie is currently… where?”

Qin Miaoyu quickly said, “At the Huaxuan Grand Hotel.”

“That’s right, we’re at the Huaxuan Grand Hotel.”

“Louis, give her the phone. I want to say a few words.”

Louis handed the phone to Qin Miaoyu. “Little cutie, Lu wants to talk to you.”

Taking the phone, Qin Miaoyu’s voice choked as she called out, “Lu Qi’an…”

On the other end, Lu Qi’an sensed something unusual in her voice and asked, “Are you alright?”

Qin Miaoyu nodded. “I’m fine. Please come to the Huaxuan Grand Hotel to pick me up. I’m a bit scared.”

Lu Qi’an immediately soothed her softly, “Okay, I’m coming right away. How about Louis escorts you down to the first floor to wait for me?”

“Good. Hurry up.”

“Mm, give the phone back to Louis. I’ll say something to him.”

The phone returned to Louis’s hand.

Lu Qi’an’s tone turned cold. “Louis, make sure she gets safely to the first floor.”

Louis complained, “Am I your servant? The presidential suite has some fun things waiting for me. Are you wasting my time like this?”

“Louis, stop talking nonsense. I’ll be there in half an hour. I hope when I arrive, Miaoyu will already be waiting on the first floor.”

“Alright, alright, I get it!”

Louis hung up. When the elevator reached the 16th floor, he let the other person exit first, then turned back with the intention of escorting Qin Miaoyu down.

Glancing at the second-floor indicator and recalling the decent food there, Louis asked, “Want to stop on the second floor for a bite?”

The more he looked at Qin Miaoyu, the more satisfied he was. He thought this little cutie seemed tailor-made for him, though unfortunately, Lu Qi’an had beaten him to her.

If it were in his own country, he might have tried to compete with Lu Qi’an, but not here—this was Lu Qi’an’s turf. If he made a move, Lu Qi’an wouldn’t let it go.

Qin Miaoyu refused without hesitation. “Sorry, Mr. Louis, I don’t have an appetite right now.”

“Alright.” Louis felt some regret at missing the chance to dine together but then asked, “Miss Qin, have you ever considered living abroad? My country is a free land. Many from your country dream of coming here but can’t. If you want to come, I can arrange everything quickly for you.”

Qin Miaoyu declined again. She didn’t know what others thought, but she herself had no intention of settling overseas.

Seeing her firm stance, Louis could only feel regret once more.

He escorted her to the first floor, where the crowd was dense. Qin Miaoyu finally relaxed her tense nerves, thanked Louis, and let him go rest.

Louis said, “It’s fine, I’ll stay here and chat with you until Lu arrives. It’s the first time I’ve seen him so concerned about a woman. I want to see his expression when he gets here!”

Since Louis had helped her, Qin Miaoyu didn’t bother to shoo him upstairs.