Chapter 15: Never Expect It in This Lifetime

After leaving the Cui Ge Xuan, Ye Chen did not return home immediately.

He wanted to give his wife a complete surprise on their wedding anniversary.

This surprise was not just an emerald necklace; he also wanted to arrange a romantic wedding for his wife.

Initially, Ye Chen and Xiao Churan had rushed to get their marriage certificate at the old man’s request, and they never had the chance to hold a wedding.

The old man had intended to choose an auspicious date for a grand wedding.

However, shortly after they obtained their certificate, he fell seriously ill and was hospitalized, which delayed the wedding plans.

Later, after the old man passed away, Ye Chen found himself in a position where no one in the Xiao family respected him, making it even less likely for the wedding to be rescheduled.

But now that Ye Chen had money, he felt he must give his wife the most magnificent and dignified wedding!

When he thought about the wedding, the first place that came to mind was the Sky Garden at the Buckingham Palace Hotel!

The Buckingham Palace Hotel is currently the best hotel in Jinling, bar none!

The hotel covers a large area, is extravagantly decorated, and has a vast, high-end shopping mall inside.

The Sky Garden is located on the top floor of the mall.

It is called the Sky Garden because it is entirely constructed of crystal glass, designed by top Italian designers, and adorned with a large number of high-end fresh flowers airlifted from abroad. From a distance, it looks like a grand garden floating in the air.

This place is also the most magnificent and luxurious banquet hall in all of Jinling. Holding a wedding here would cost at least several million, even up to tens of millions.

Now that Ye Chen had money, several million was nothing to him; as long as it made his wife happy, that was what mattered most.

So he went to the Buckingham Palace Hotel, intending to book the Sky Garden for their anniversary.

However, Ye Chen did not know that the Buckingham Palace Hotel operated on a membership system.

Whether dining, staying, or hosting a banquet here, one must have a hotel membership.

Moreover, different membership levels correspond to different services.

Ordinary members can only dine in the lobby and stay in standard rooms;

Silver members can dine in private rooms and stay in high-end luxury rooms;

Gold members can dine in luxury private rooms and stay in luxury suites;

Platinum members can dine in the Sky Garden and stay in top luxury suites.

The highest level is the Diamond member.

Only Diamond members are qualified to stay in the presidential suite, and only Diamond members can book the entire Sky Garden for banquets.

Furthermore, memberships above Gold level cannot be obtained just by having money; one must have sufficient social status.

As Ye Chen approached the Buckingham Palace Hotel, he was stopped at the entrance by several men in black.

“Sorry, sir, please show us your membership card.”

Ye Chen’s entire outfit was worth less than two hundred yuan, making him stand out starkly compared to the well-dressed, affluent guests.

Ye Chen hurriedly said, “Excuse me, I would like to speak with your client manager about booking the venue.”

The other party coldly replied, “Sorry, you cannot enter without a membership card!”

Ye Chen said, “Can I apply for a membership card right now?”

The other party shook his head and said, “Sorry, membership cards can only be issued through qualified referrals.”

Ye Chen frowned, thinking that this Buckingham Palace Hotel was too troublesome.

Just when he was unsure of what to do, he suddenly remembered that when he was arranged by the old man to attend Jinling University and study with his wife in their senior year, there was a classmate named Bi Lina who seemed to work there!

So, he immediately took out his phone and called Bi Lina.

After explaining his situation about wanting to apply for a card, Bi Lina immediately said, “Ye class monitor, leave this to me; I’ll be right over!”

Ye Chen quickly thanked her.

It seemed that although he had only been classmates with Bi Lina for a year, there was still some friendship between them, and he would definitely repay her kindness in the future.

“Hey, Ye class monitor!”

A few minutes later, a woman’s surprised voice suddenly came from inside the hotel.

Looking up, Ye Chen saw a woman in OL attire, heavily made up and strikingly beautiful, walking out of the hotel.

Bi Lina? She has changed so much! I almost didn’t recognize her!

Seeing the glamorous woman, the two black-clad security guards at the entrance hurriedly bent down and respectfully called out, “Team Leader Bi.”

Ye Chen exclaimed in surprise, “Bi Lina, it’s been years since we last met, and you’ve become a team leader at the Buckingham Palace Hotel. That’s impressive!”

Bi Lina smiled and said, “You’re too kind, class monitor. I’m just a small team leader in the HR department; at the Buckingham Palace Hotel, I can only be considered a mid-level leader.”

Ye Chen sincerely praised, “That’s still very impressive. I heard the management standards at the Buckingham Palace Hotel are very high; you really are remarkable!”

Bi Lina smiled with some pride, then turned to the two black-clad security guards and coldly questioned, “Are you two the ones who stopped my class monitor from entering?”

The two exchanged glances, and one of them quickly said, “I’m sorry, Team Leader Bi, I didn’t know he was your classmate, and he doesn’t have a membership card. I’m just following hotel regulations…”

Bi Lina snorted coldly, “Regulations are dead, but people are alive. Don’t you understand this principle?”

Ye Chen thought Bi Lina was going to punish them for this, so he hurriedly said, “Bi Lina, don’t make it difficult for them; they’re just following the rules.”

Bi Lina looked at Ye Chen and suddenly burst out laughing, changing her demeanor to mock him, “Ye class monitor, you really think too highly of yourself. Do you really think I would make things difficult for my subordinates just for you?”

Ye Chen frowned tightly, “Bi Lina, what do you mean by that?”

“What do I mean?” Bi Lina smirked and said, “Isn’t it obvious enough? With your kind of pathetic loser status, you think you can enter the Buckingham Palace Hotel? Let me tell you, you can forget about it for the rest of your life!”

Ye Chen clenched his fists and questioned her, “What exactly do you mean?”

“I’m just messing with you!” Bi Lina laughed, her voice full of mockery, “Back in college, I looked down on you, a loser who only knew how to study, who couldn’t even afford a meat dish in the cafeteria, yet you acted as class monitor? And you dared to criticize my grades? Pfft! You should take a good look at yourself!”

Ye Chen’s expression turned cold as he questioned, “Bi Lina! I, Ye Chen, believe I have never provoked you. Why do you keep mocking me?”