Reading People Accurately

“I’ve never seen a celebrity before. Wouldn’t you be curious?”

Su Yang smiled and pulled the chubby boy aside. Then he took two hundred euros from his bag and quietly slipped them into the boy’s hand.

“Talk.”

“What are you doing? I’m not that kind of person!” The chubby boy turned his head away with an affected air of pride.

“Seems like it’s a little short, huh?” Su Yang smiled and pulled out another seven or eight hundred-euro notes, stuffing them into the boy’s hand.

“You!” The chubby boy accepted the money, drew a deep breath, and then quickly changed his expression into a broad grin. “You really know how to judge people! Hehehe.”

He quietly pocketed the money, then led Su Yang toward a less crowded area.

After glancing around nervously, he leaned close to Su Yang and lowered his voice. “I’ll tell you, but you can’t tell anyone else!”

“Relax. I’m traveling alone, so there’s no one for me to tell. Besides, it’s not exactly some earth-shattering secret. What are you worried about?”

“Just don’t tell anyone.”

“Fine, fine.”

“As far as I know, five celebrities are checking into our hotel today. All the suites have already been booked in advance.”

“Really? Who are they? Are they famous?”

The chubby boy thought for a moment. “I only know the most famous one.”

“Who?”

“Zendaya, my goddess!” he said, his face taking on a lovestruck expression.

“Zen… the girlfriend of Spider-Man?”

“That’s her! I’m a huge fan. Hehehe.”

“She is pretty, though she’s not really my type. Who are the others?”

“I don’t know them. By the way, handsome, are you Chinese or Japanese?”

“I’m Chinese.”

“Then you should know one of them. There’s a Chinese female celebrity among them.”

“Really? What’s her name?”

“I’m not entirely sure,” the boy said. “I think it’s something like Xiaolan. I don’t know if she’s pretty.”

“Xiao…”

Su Yang rolled his eyes thoughtfully. Could it be the one known as the Goddess of Vibes, Chen Xiaolan? If it was her, then she was definitely his type!

“Hello, handsome? Do you know her?” the boy asked, waving a hand in front of Su Yang’s face.

“Uh, I think so. She’s a Chinese celebrity—extremely beautiful.”

“Is that so? Then I’ll have to take a good look at her later.”

“What about the others?”

“The others… I heard there are two Koreans. One is called Lisa, and I can’t remember the other one.”

“Lisa? A member of some girl group?”

“Probably.”

“Oh, I think I know who you mean. By the way, if celebrities are staying here, can the other guests still stay at the hotel normally?”

“Why not? Are celebrities somehow better than everyone else? Just because they’re staying here, does that mean nobody else can? They’re people too.”

Hearing this, Su Yang gave the boy a thumbs-up. “Well said. What should I call you?”

“You can call me Neil.”

“Good, Neil. My name is Su Yang.”

……

After chatting with Neil for a while, Su Yang worried that the hotel might run out of rooms, so he went to the front desk and joined the line.

More than ten minutes later, it was his turn. Fortunately, the hotel had plenty of rooms, and Su Yang booked a deluxe king room.

After completing the check-in process, Neil came over with a beaming smile and led him upstairs.

“Neil, when are those celebrities arriving?”

“Not sure. They’ll all be here sometime today.”

“Okay, you’re not a bad guy.”

“I only told you because I liked you. I definitely wouldn’t tell anyone else.”

“Really? It wasn’t because you were swayed by money?”

“Of course not!”

“Haha, all right, all right. I’ll consider you a friend. Are you from Paris?”

“Yeah.”

“Nice. Do you have any recommendations for fun places to visit in Paris?”

“There are so many…”

Neil introduced various attractions as he led Su Yang to the sixth floor. The hotel had a total of two hundred deluxe guest rooms and ninety-three suites, as well as more than six hundred employees, including massage therapists, waiters, and other staff.

Inside the hotel were a tea room, a rooftop restaurant and bar, a Chinese restaurant, a cigar lounge, a gym, a swimming pool, a spa, and a whole range of other facilities and services.

Guests could enjoy an exceptionally luxurious experience here. Naturally, the rooms were also extremely expensive, with even the cheapest costing at least 20,000 yuan per night.

Su Yang’s room was 608. After saying a few words to him at the door, Neil left first.

Su Yang opened the door and walked inside. Even the smallest rooms in this hotel were at least fifty square meters, while his room measured sixty-eight square meters and was quite spacious.

The room was decorated primarily in brown, white, and gray. Its style was not especially French, leaning more toward modern design.

There was a large bed, a single sofa at the foot of the bed, and a balcony beside it filled with green plants and flowers. The balcony was not very large, but from it, Su Yang could see Paris’s most famous landmark in the distance: the Eiffel Tower.

Su Yang looked around and nodded with satisfaction. “Not bad. I’ll stay here for two days and see how it goes.”

It was still early, and he had nothing else to do. He walked into the bathroom, took off his clothes, and had a shower. Then he lay down on the sofa and smoked while lost in thought.

Since he was bored, he took out his phone and searched for the Chinese actress Chen Xiaolan.

He often came across her online, but he did not know much about her.

Chen Xiaolan’s profile quickly appeared on his phone.

Age: 26

Height: 167 centimeters

Weight: 48 kilograms

She had appeared in many films and was already considered one of the most famous up-and-coming actresses in China.

Based on her photos alone, she was at least a nine out of ten in terms of looks. She had a classic oval face, delicate features, and smooth facial lines, with a hint of classical beauty. When she did not smile, she looked pure and innocent; when she did, she was sweet and adorable. She was known as the Goddess of Vibes.

“She’s really beautiful.”

System, scan her.

[Chen Xiaolan, age: 26]

[Height: 168 centimeters]

[Weight: 48 kilograms]

[Looks: 95]

[Figure: 90]

[Number of relationships: 2, single]

[Number of sexual partners: 0]

[Traits: straightforward, humorous, optimistic, enjoys working out]

Holy crap! She’s never slept with anyone? Is that for real?

[Confirmed.]

Great, great. I’ll see if I get a chance to interact with her later. I don’t have any celebrity friends yet. Having one as a friend wouldn’t be bad.

Su Yang dozed on the sofa for a while. At eleven in the morning, he stretched and sat up.

“This is so boring. I’ll go sit in the tea lounge downstairs and take in the Parisian street view.”

As he spoke, he changed into a stylish outfit and walked out of his room.

He soon took the elevator down to the lobby. By then, there were far fewer guests checking in than there had been that morning.

Su Yang looked around but did not see Neil, so he headed alone toward the tea lounge on the other side of the lobby.

A male employee hurried over and asked, “Good morning, sir. What would you like to drink?”

“Just bring me any kind of tea. Oh, and do you have coffee?”

“Yes, we do.”

“Then add an Americano.”

“An Americano?”

“What, you don’t have one?”

“I’m sorry, but we don’t serve Americanos.”

Oh, right. People in France—and Italy, for that matter—hardly ever drink Americanos. They have pretty high standards when it comes to coffee, so they look down on adding water to it. But I like my coffee that way. To hell with what anyone else thinks!

Su Yang thought for a moment, then turned to the young man and asked, “Excuse me, do you have espresso?”

“Yes.”

“Ice?”

“We do.”

“Plain water?”

“Yes.”

“Good. Then I’ll have one serving of each of those three.”

“Sure. Please wait a moment.”

The young man felt that something wasn’t quite right, but he couldn’t put his finger on it. He gave a faint smile and turned to leave.