Extreme Pampering
Chapter 148 Miss Shen Can Make the Decision.

Chapter 148: Chapter 148 Miss Shen Can Make the Decision.

On the third day of the variety show shoot, the guests were originally supposed to do farm work in the fields, but in the afternoon, the weather suddenly turned gloomy, with thick clouds covering the sky. The female guest staying with Shen Zhiyi had just put on her rain boots and looked anxiously at the sky.

"Looks like it’s going to rain?"

Shen Zhiyi came out of the house, looked up at the sky, and said, "It should be, and it looks like it’s going to be a downpour."

She had grown up here and was fairly familiar with the area’s erratic weather, able to guess the severity of the rain just by looking at the shape of the clouds.

"It shouldn’t be," another older male guest didn’t quite believe, "I didn’t hear any forecast for rain today. If it does rain, it should be just a light one that stops quickly."

Shen Zhiyi felt that there was an eighty-ninety percent chance it would be a heavy downpour, so she went to ask the director of photography, sharing her guess with him.

The latter also felt a bit troubled, "The program content is all ready, and we still don’t have enough footage for today. Why don’t you start, and if it starts pouring, come back?"

After discussing it, they decided to stick to the original plan, but they hadn’t been recording for half an hour when suddenly a strong wind started, which was so fierce that it literally blew the photographer who was filming into the field. Shen Zhiyi, whose legs were still stuck in the field, wasn’t blown away, but the female guest staying with her was not so lucky; she was blown into a mud pit nearby, completely losing her composure.

"The wind is too strong!" Shen Zhiyi had to shout at the top of her lungs for the director of photography to hear her, "It’s going to rain soon, we must hurry back!"

The wind was no joke. Not daring to hesitate any longer, everyone immediately started packing up the equipment and hurried back to their lodgings. Halfway there, a torrential downpour started, and the wind did not decrease but was accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder.

Although Shen Zhiyi had brought an umbrella, it was impossible to open it in the fierce wind, so she could only push forward against the wind with the group.

She was walking at the back of the group, and just as she was nearing the locale, she suddenly heard people ahead exclaiming in shock, followed by someone saying, "The house has collapsed!"

Collapsed?

Shen Zhiyi walked up to the front to see, and indeed, it had collapsed. The program team had only built this house for filming, never anticipating such extreme weather. The house couldn’t withstand the fierce wind, and though it wasn’t uprooted, several parts had caved in and broken, making it uninhabitable.

Everyone had no choice but to rush to the vehicles parked on the roadside. The filming of the show was completely suspended by force.

"I saw on the news that they were talking about this storm," the female guest, covered in mud and wrapped in a thick blanket from the car, struggled with her cracked phone, "Is there a place to stay in town? With this weather, not even planes are flying; how are we supposed to go home?"

"Let’s see what the show crew arranges," the male guest consoled her while taking her phone to make a call.

Shen Zhiyi’s phone was also water-damaged. Xiaodong had dropped her off and gone back. Now she had no one and nothing nearby.

"Sister, let me borrow your phone too."

The female guest handed over her phone, "Call your assistant to see if they can send a car over. I think we might be stranded on the streets tonight."

Shen Zhiyi’s first call was not to Xiaodong but to Pei Yu, but the call was not answered, possibly because he was busy. She had to send a message to check in, then she contacted Xiaodong.

Half an hour later, the group arrived in town. After the director discussed for a while, it turned out that roads out of the area were blocked due to a landslide, making it impossible to leave today. They could only find a place to stay temporarily.

"There are a few hostels still available," the director prioritized arranging accommodations for a few guests, "Go and settle in there; we’ll see if we can find other accommodations."

This storm had trapped many people, and the small town wasn’t big, making it not so easy to find accommodations.

"Stay here?" The female guest, all muddy, clearly disliked the idea, "The conditions here are too poor. I suspect the bedding hasn’t even been disinfected. How can we stay here?"

She was arguing with the director when her phone rang. She answered with an irritated tone, "Hello?"

Whatever was said on the other end, she didn’t even look as she handed the phone back, "Zhiyi, it’s for you."

She then continued arguing with the director.

Amidst the background noise, Shen Zhiyi picked up the call, "Hello?"

"I saw the message you sent," Pei Yu had just finished a meeting. Due to the special nature of this meeting, his phone had been off, "Are you injured?"

The wind speed had reached at least level nine. Many houses were damaged, and some people were injured.

"No," Shen Zhiyi was completely soaked by the rain and sneezed involuntarily, "It’s fine, just got caught in some rain."

As the two of them spoke, the female guest finally calmed down. After all, the situation was clear. Many crew members didn’t even know if they had a place to stay, so it was really not the time to be picky.

"The shoot is paused, but I can’t return for a while," Shen Zhiyi whispered, "Don’t worry."

"Have you figured out where you’ll stay tonight?" Pei Yu couldn’t help but worry since he had been concerned from the moment he saw the message.

"Yes, there’s a small hotel," Shen Zhiyi had experienced such storms before and wasn’t too scared, more composed than many others, "If the situation improves by tomorrow, I should be able to drive back."

But it probably wouldn’t be that easy.

Pei Yu said, "Send me your exact location, I’ll arrange a different place for you to stay."

"Oh?" Shen Zhiyi caught his drift and couldn’t help expressing her surprise, "You have properties here, too?"

"A resort," Pei Yu said nonchalantly, "someone will come to pick you up shortly."

In recent years, as the land here began to be developed, people gradually started hotels and the catering business had improved a great deal. However, Shen Zhiyi didn’t expect Pei Yu to build a resort here, as this place was much quieter compared to other popular tourist destinations.

Still, she could hardly afford to judge Pei Yu’s investment insights because she quickly added, "Can you also take the crew with us? It looks like they are also having trouble finding accommodations."

"Yes," Pei Yu said softly, "whatever else you need, let them arrange it."

Half an hour after the call ended, the wind had died down a bit, but the rain was still heavy. Outside, fallen leaves and broken branches were everywhere.

The hotel lobby’s door was opened, and a man in a suit and leather shoes entered. His clothes were drenched, but his demeanor remained calm. He looked around and found Shen Zhiyi, "Miss Shen."

Shen Zhiyi glanced at the surrounding crew members, "Could you help find accommodations for these people as well?"

"Of course," the man, who had been informed earlier, nodded, "The resort has many vacant rooms."

He took over the negotiation from Shen Zhiyi with the director, who naturally wouldn’t refuse such a timely help in a crisis. However, he was surprised, "Isn’t that resort a private property?"

If it were a regular resort, they would have contacted it already.

The man gave a slight smile, "It is private, but Miss Shen is in charge."