1 Chapter 1 Actually, the Hotel is Ours!

Huadong City, inside the lobby of the five-star Kaiman Hotel.

Su Mu, dressed in a waiter's uniform, was busy carrying an important box for a customer.

According to the customer, there was a very precious antique inside the box.

Su Mu had never seen an antique before and had no idea how valuable it actually was.

Initially, Su Mu carefully supported the rather small box with both hands, but his phone in his pocket wouldn't stop ringing.

With no other choice, Su Mu took out his phone and glanced at it, it was a WeChat voice call from his homeroom teacher.

Having just finished his college entrance exams, Su Mu knew this voice call from his teacher had to be about his scores.

After answering the call, Su Mu did indeed receive good news from his teacher.

Regrettably, before he had a chance to feel happy, Su Mu, whose attention was entirely focused on the phone, failed to notice the customer in front of him had stopped.

"Bang..."

Su Mu bumped right into the back of the customer.

This wasn't a big deal in itself, but because of the bump, the box Su Mu was holding with only one hand fell to the ground.

Looking at the box, which opened from the fall, spilling pieces that looked like porcelain fragments.

Su Mu stood there stupefied, with only one thought repeating in his mind: "I'm done for."

Normally, Su Mu wasn't this careless, but the WeChat call from his teacher had informed him that his college entrance exam scores were out and he had done exceptionally well.

Although he wasn't the top scorer in Huadong City, he still ranked among the top three students in the college entrance examinations across the city.

Overwhelmed by the news, Su Mu got a bit carried away.

He hadn't noticed that the customer in front had already stopped.

The inertia from the bump, combined with the shift from using two hands to only one to support the box, was enough to cause a tragedy.

Su Mu knew he had to take full responsibility this time.

After all, the customer had already emphasized how valuable the contents of the box were.

This accident was undoubtedly caused by Su Mu's momentary distraction.

Su Mu was just a high school graduate who came to work at the hotel to earn some money for college living expenses, and his family's financial situation was quite average.

Yet, looking at the now shattered antique, Su Mu truly felt like crying but had no tears.

Su Mu knew that compensating the customer for the antique would cost him a fortune.

"Xiao Mu, how could you break the customer's item?"

Before the owner of the antique had a chance to speak, the hotel supervisor, having heard the noise, rushed over.

Seeing the box on the ground and the antique pieces that had fallen out, the supervisor knew there was a serious problem.

"Xiao Mu, have your parents come to resolve this."

When Su Mu started working at the hotel, he had made his situation clear: he was a recent high school graduate, working to save some money for university.

However, in the eyes of the supervisor, Su Mu was thought to be a low-key rich second generation.

Because the school Su Mu attended was a well-known international school in Huadong City.

It was said that anyone who could afford to study at that school came from either a very wealthy or a prestigious background.

After all, the tuition fees amounted to a hefty sum each year.

Therefore, the supervisor wasn't too harsh on Su Mu.

Because the supervisor believed that Su Mu's family could certainly afford the compensation for the antique.

Su Mu was oblivious to the supervisor's thoughts.

If he had known, he would have definitely informed the supervisor that besides those wealthy and privileged students at his school, there were also students like him who excelled academically and were admitted on their own merits.

However, knowing that the fault lay with him, Su Mu had no choice but to agree despite his reluctance.

As Su Mu pulled out his phone to dial his father's number, he noticed that the owner of the antique kept watching him.

It was a middle-aged man who, seeing his antique shattered into pieces, merely furrowed his brow but said nothing.

Perhaps having overheard the conversation between the manager and Su Mu, the man didn't feel the need to press Su Mu any further.

It was clear that, aside from his financial standing, the man was also of good character.

"Beep... Beep..."

The call was quickly connected.

"Xiao Mu, what's up? Could it be that the high school exam scores are out?"

Although Su Mu's father, Su Ruizhi, was aware that Su Mu was working, he didn't know the details of his job.

Believing his son was grown up and shouldn't be monitored all the time, Su Ruizhi refrained from asking too many questions.

Since it was time for Su Mu's shift at work, Su Ruizhi thought there must be something significant for Xiao Mu to call him.

For a student who had just finished the college entrance exams, of course, the most significant news would be the release of the scores.

"The scores are out, top three in Huajiang City... But, there's something even more important right now—you might need to prepare yourself. Maybe sit down first?"

While speaking, Su Mu caught a glimpse of the now shattered antique out of the corner of his eye and felt a lingering sense of unease as he relayed the information to Su Ruizhi.

"Top three, well done, son! What else is there? Just tell me straight."

Su Ruizhi was incredibly pleased with Su Mu's exam results, and his joy was evident in his voice on the phone.

"Dad, I've broken a client's antique piece."

Su Mu closed his eyes for a moment, steeled his heart, and blurted it out.

The client was standing right in front of him, and there was no delaying this matter, so Su Mu had to speak up.

Su Mu braced himself for his father's rage and a severe scolding upon hearing the news.

"Just an antique piece, son. You didn't get cut by the shards, did you?"

"No, dad, I'm fine. It's just that the antique seems to be very valuable."

Su Mu remembered the customer mentioning this at the beginning.

It seemed to be worth tens of millions.

"How expensive could it be? It's just an antique; I have plenty of them in my study."

Su Mu was somewhat speechless. Who was his dad trying to impress over the phone? Was he really bragging like that?

Taking another glance at the antique's owner, Su Mu felt like saying into the phone, "Dad, can we stop bragging for now? Your son is still waiting for you to save the day."

"Xiao Mu, where are you now?"

"Dad, I'm at the Kaiman Hotel."

"Xiao Mu, I have some important news for you too, and you might want to brace yourself for this," Su Ruizhi said gravely.

Su Mu was slightly taken aback. Could it be that his dad had also encountered some trouble?

"Xiao Mu, the truth is, our family is very wealthy, and the Kaiman Hotel belongs to us."

The Kaiman Hotel belongs to us?

Our family is very wealthy?

If they were so wealthy, would Su Mu need to work in a hotel?

Having graduated from high school, didn't Su Mu know the real situation of his family after all these years?

Su Mu knew that both his parents were standard office workers and that there was no talk of anyone in the family running a business.

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