It seems the power won't be restored tonight.

Su Yang stared at his phone, deeply captivated by the supercar that looked like a work of art.

He genuinely loved this car, both its exterior and its interior.

He wished he could book a flight back right this instant just to see how beautiful the actual car was in person.

"What's up, Old Su? You've been staring at your phone," Qin He asked with a smile, looking at Su Yang.

"Oh, it's nothing, just replying to a message." Su Yang turned off his phone, putting the thought aside for now, and went back to drinking and chatting with everyone.

Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was already eleven o'clock.

Since everyone had to set off for their next destination the following day, they decided not to stay out too late.

Qin He had originally wanted to invite Su Yang's group to travel together the next day. However, upon learning that Su Yang's group was heading to the Maoya Prairie to ride horses while his own group planned to drive straight to Linzhi, they decided to go their separate ways.

The twenty-one of them filed out of the bar and onto the street.

The designated drivers that Qin He's group had called were already waiting by their cars.

"Old Su, Old Meng, let's keep in touch after we get back. You guys can come to Hang City, or I can visit Hai City. Either way, we definitely need to get together again once we're back!" Qin He said, grasping Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou's hands.

"No problem. We'll keep in touch on WeChat once we're back."

"Okay, we'll be heading off then." Qin He and his friends nodded in farewell to the dozen or so people on Su Yang's side.

"Alright, take care! See you later!"

"Will do!" The group turned and walked toward the roadside. Soon, their three cars quickly disappeared at the end of the street.

At that moment, Liu Bo looked at Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou and said, "Qin He actually seems pretty easy to get along with. At first, I thought he'd be some arrogant, domineering rich kid."

"Times have changed, and people are smart. If you can make a friend, why make an enemy, right? Harmony brings wealth, after all," Meng Wenzhou said with a smile.

"True that. You always see things clearly, Brother Meng," Liu Bo grinned.

"Let's get going."

"Alright."

Everyone hailed taxis and headed toward their hotel.

About ten minutes later, their cars arrived one after another on the street in front of the hotel.

Just as they were about to walk into the hotel, the streetlights suddenly all went out one by one, and the lights in the surrounding low-rise buildings followed suit.

In an instant, the entire area was plunged into a pitch-black abyss.

"Holy crap! What's going on?" Liu Bo shouted.

The girls were also startled by the sudden power outage.

Since Litang County was at a high altitude, the temperature dropped significantly at night. Coupled with the lack of nightlife, there were very few cars or pedestrians on the streets this late.

Now, it was pitch black all around. The streets were deserted, and the small shops lining the road had long since closed for the night.

After the taxis that dropped them off drove away, their only source of light vanished.

Everyone hurriedly pulled out their phones and turned on their flashlights, barely illuminating their immediate surroundings.

"Why is the power out?" Ji Bo asked, exasperated.

"Who knows? And by the looks of it, the whole area is down."

"What do we do now? It gets pretty cold here at night. It's not going to be fun staying in our rooms without the AC or floor heating," Zhang Ziming said worriedly.

Meng Wenzhou looked around and said, "Usually, large-scale blackouts like this don't last too long. The power will probably be back in a bit. Let's head inside first; the wind out here is freezing."

"Yeah, alright, let's get inside the hotel first."

With that, the group used their phones to light the way and hurried into the hotel lobby.

The front desk staff in the lobby had already taken out and lit a few candles.

A crowd of people had gathered in front of the desk, asking about the situation.

Seeing this, Su Yang and his friends quickly walked over as well.

"Miss, what's going on? Why did the power suddenly go out?" a tourist asked the staff member behind the counter.

The girl explained, "Please calm down, everyone. We aren't entirely sure why the power went out yet. It's likely that there's some circuit maintenance going on nearby."

"Circuit maintenance? No, the main question is, will the power come back on tonight? If it doesn't, we won't be able to sleep at all without heating."

"Yeah, how do you expect us to sleep in this freezing cold?"

"And it seems it's not just the power; the water's been cut off too! I was just about to take a shower when this happened!"

The tourists crowded around the two front desk staff, bombarding them with questions.

Seeing this, Su Yang spoke up, "Everyone, please quiet down. It's no use hounding these two young ladies. They aren't in charge of the power grid."

A few tourists turned to glare at Su Yang. "Who are you? If we don't ask them, are we supposed to ask you? Are you the hotel manager?"

Su Yang didn't get angry. He just shook his head and smiled. "I'm a tourist too, just like you."

"Then why are you taking the hotel staff's side?"

"I'm not taking their side. I'm just pointing out that the hotel staff have nothing to do with the blackout. It's not just this building; the power is out everywhere in the area!"

"What? Everywhere?" The guy who had spoken scratched his head and quickly ran out the hotel doors to check the street.

He quickly ran back inside, looking a bit embarrassed as he turned to Su Yang. "Uh... sorry about that, bro. I thought only our hotel lost power, which is why I was questioning the front desk."

Su Yang gave a faint smile, not bothering to argue further. "Since the whole area is down, all we can do is wait."

The girl at the front desk looked at Su Yang with deep gratitude. Just then, her phone lit up, and she hurriedly checked it.

"We have an update, everyone," she announced.

"What is it?"

"It's about the power outage. Our boss just received a notice. He said there's a major circuit overhaul happening nearby, and the power probably won't be back on tonight."

"What? You've got to be kidding me!"

"This is ridiculous!"

"No power, no water—what's the point of even staying in a hotel! I want a refund!"

"Yeah, give us our money back! I'd be better off sleeping in my car; at least I'd have the AC."

"Refund! Refund!"

Hearing that the power wouldn't be back on tonight, a portion of the tourists flew into another unreasonable rage.

Just then, two men in suits holding flashlights hurried out from a hallway behind the front desk. They looked like hotel managers or supervisors.

They quickly stepped forward to pacify the irate tourists.

Seeing this, Su Yang's group shook their heads helplessly and walked over to the lounge area to sit on the sofas.

"They're so loud!" Meng Qianyu frowned, glaring at the crowd in annoyance.

"It can't be helped. No matter where you go, there's always going to be a small minority of unreasonable people," Meng Wenzhou said calmly.

"So what do we do if the power doesn't come back on tonight?" Ji Bo asked, looking thoroughly defeated.

"What else can we do? We'll just have to go back to our rooms and sleep. Sure, there's no heating and we can't shower, but at least we have beds and thick blankets. It's not like it's so freezing that we won't be able to sleep," Su Yang said.

Meng Wenzhou nodded. "Exactly. At the very least, a bed is much more comfortable than sleeping in a car."

"Yeah, and we're on a road trip anyway. If they can't even handle a little inconvenience, what's the point of traveling? They should have just stayed home in comfort," Liu Bo said in annoyance, glancing at the tourists who were still making a scene.

"Haha, exactly!" Ji Bo nodded in agreement.

"It's eleven-thirty now. Let's just head back to our rooms, mess around on our phones for a bit, and go to sleep."

"Yeah, what else can we do."

"Wait, I'm afraid we won't be able to use our phones either." Chu Qiunan pulled out his phone and checked the signal bar, which showed no signal.

"Why?" The others turned to look at him.

Chu Qiunan gave a helpless smile. "No signal."

"What?" Hearing this, everyone took out their phones to check, and indeed, all of them had no signal.

"Damn, it's really gone!!"

"I'm speechless. We can't even use our phones, and it's only eleven-thirty so we can't fall asleep. Are we just going to go back to our rooms and lie there doing nothing?" Ji Bo said, looking like he wanted to cry.

"Then how about we just sit here and chat?"

"It's noisy as hell over there, how are we supposed to chat? So annoying," Zhang Ziming said, shaking his head as he looked toward the front desk.

Liu Bo stood up at this moment. "Damn it, I'm gonna go over there and teach them a lesson!"

"Hey, hey, hey, sit down, sit down. It has nothing to do with you. If you hit someone, we'll have to deal with the fallout, and it'll be a huge hassle," Meng Wenzhou said, pulling Liu Bo back.

"It's so damn noisy!"

"How about this? I have an idea. I wonder what you guys think?" Chu Qiunan said after thinking for a moment.

Everyone turned to look at him and asked, "What idea? You haven't even told us, so how would we know?"

"Wait, don't say something useless like sleeping in the car or pitching a tent outside," Zhang Ziming said, raising an eyebrow.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I pitch a tent when I have a bed to sleep in?"

"Then tell us."

"Here's what I'm thinking. Isn't Old Su and the others' room a suite? It's pretty spacious. We didn't actually drink that much just now, so how about we get some more beer, ask the front desk for a couple of candles, and go to the living room of their suite to drink and play games?"

"Oh? That actually sounds pretty interesting," Zhang Ziming said with a wide-eyed smile.

"Right? The main thing is that it's not late yet, and we can't play on our phones, so we might as well play some games together."

"What games should we play?" a few of the girls asked with great interest.

"Cards? Or Truth or Dare. Anyway, let's head back to the room first, and we can ask the front desk for a deck of cards in a bit." Chu Qiunan looked at Su Yang and Pan Ning as he spoke.

Naturally, the two of them had no objections. Su Yang smiled. "Your suggestion isn't bad, but the shops outside are all closed. Where are we going to buy alcohol?"

"Hehe, there's some in Old Meng's car."

"What?"

"I bought two cases of dark beer earlier and tossed them in his car."

"You're amazing."

"Then let's make a move, shall we? Xiao Ji, you come with me to get the alcohol, and the rest of you head back to the room first," Chu Qiunan called out.

"OK, let's do that. Let's go."

"Old Meng, give me the car keys."

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