Xu Ye stopped by Red Leaf Estate on his way that evening, but with Jiang Meilin back there was obviously no more sharing a bed with Chen Qingqing.

Chen Qingqing had gathered up all of Xu Ye's things on the sly that afternoon.

Wang Manning and Wang Yuxin got wind of this fast, and the next morning, before Xu Ye was even out of bed, the two of them showed up at the house.

There was nothing he could do. Xu Ye took both tagalongs to the company.

He had barely sat down in his office when Wang Lanlan, the head of the logistics team, came in and handed him a business card. "Director Xu, this is the card for the person in charge at the hotel."

"Good."

Xu Ye took it and looked. The most eye-catching thing on the white card was the title — General Manager, Jinjiang Hotel, Jiangzhou — and after it the manager's name: Chen Sheng.

But Xu Ye's whole attention was on the name Jinjiang Hotel.

Well, if that isn't a coincidence.

And there's where the connections come in.

Xu Ye suddenly started laughing. He looked up at Wang Lanlan. "Book the Jinjiang Hotel. You don't need to look at any other venues."

"Huh?"

Wang Lanlan looked baffled. "Director Xu, didn't you say it was way over budget?"

"I'll talk to them."

Once he had said it, Xu Ye took a photo of the card and sent it to Yu Beiwang, then sent a voice message right after. "Brother Yu, could you do me a favor?"

He had barely put the phone down when Yu Beiwang came back with a voice call.

Xu Ye picked up right away.

Yu Beiwang's voice came through. "What do you want me to help with?"

"There's a clothing brand I've invested in. They're putting on a show in Jiangzhou on August 8th, and I want to rent a hotel venue for a few days."

Two seconds of silence, and then Yu Beiwang answered. "I'll get in touch with them. I'll call you back shortly."

Xu Ye added quickly, "Our…