Little temptress

1.2K 26 0
                                    

"Of course I did! I believe everything that Class Rep Mei says." Song Ruyu sent him a suggestive look: she clearly hadn't given up on him.
Gu Nianzhi and her roommates saw this from afar and scoffed in disgust.
"The two-faced b*tch from Class Two is here too. If I'd known she were coming, I would have stayed home. She makes me sick! What an ugly blemish on my undergrad graduation trip." Green Tea Fang complained about Song Ruyu with elegance.
Little Temptress dragged Gu Nianzhi's arm to pull her towards the villa and held her head high. "We didn't promise to switch rooms. If this is a case of first come first serve, who would spend money on making a reservation?"
Gu Nianzhi didn't want to deal with Song Ruyu, so she didn't refuse when Little Temptress pulled her to the resort entrance. A hostess in the villa welcomed them in and asked, "Which courtyard have you reserved?"
"Mingyue Court, Class One: Year Four, C University Faculty of Law. The reservation should be under our Class Rep, Mei Xawen's, name," Little Temptress promptly said as she looked around the resort. She was from the Imperial capital and wasn't familiar with the areas around C City. During her four years of undergrad, she had either gone back to the capital or travelled abroad on holidays. She had never been here before. The hostess smiled as she took them south and turned a corner onto a narrow, winding path. Tall and straight green bamboo trees lined the path and when the night breeze came, the scents of bamboo combining with the lake water from the Little Mirror Lake made it especially refreshing.
Gu Nianzhi took a deep breath and the slight disappointment that had previously filled her heart instantly dissipated.
Little Temptress was also curious about the scenery here and looked around in great interest. She pointed. "These rooms are vintage replications. It looks like they've spent a lot of money."
"Yes, all the decorated pathways are crafted in wood and are of truly fine workmanship. There are over ten courtyards and the structures are wood framed, so it allows you to steep yourselves in historythis is the perfect place to escape to." The hostess had a mellifluous voice and gave them a tour through the resort to Mingyue Court.
Mingyue Court mimicked a traditional siheyuan,1 with an exquisite entryway opening up to a large, square courtyard. There were three main houses directly facing the entry, and two side houses on the other sides, as well as flanking rooms. It was truly an antique design. Little Temptress followed the hostess though the entrance of Mingyue Court. However, just as Gu Nianzhi went through the door, she caught a glimpse of a tiny concentric circle drawn in chalk on the wall by lower right corner of the door. The symbol was very small and barely visible in the daylight. But the chalk appeared to be fluorescent and the symbol revealed itself in the low light. It glowed in dark green and nearly blended with the lush greenery by the door. If it were not for Gu Nianzhi's sharp eyes, the tiny symbol would have been difficult to spot even with the aid of a magnifying glass. Gu Nianzhi had randomly discovered this dark green fluorescent symbol but didn't stop for a closer look.. She merely paused her step for a second, then entered the courtyard with a smile.
Mingyue Court was breathtaking. It was apparent that the resort's management had spent a lot of time and effort to replicate a vintage look, while subtly adding various modern elements. For example, the post-modern bathrooms were equipped with a central air conditioning to control temperature, outlets were hidden away, and the lamps were styled like ancient palace lanterns. There was also Wi-Fi, which was indispensable to people in this day and age.
Gu Nianzhi took out her phone to check the signal and found that, although they were in the mountains, the signal was especially strong. There must be a cell signal tower nearby, she guessed.
Little Temptress was following the hostess to check the rooms, but Gu Nianzhi stayed behind in the courtyard to wander around. Her eyes flitted casually to all the doors. She soon discovered, after, she squinted her eyes, that there were a total of seven doors in the courtyard and on the lower right corner of four of them was the same fluorescent symboljust like the one by the entry, a dark green concentric circle symbol. The only difference was the number concentric circles, some had four and some only had one.

Hello, Mr. Major General I'M Gu NianziWhere stories live. Discover now