Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 58: Cooperate a Bit

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Cooperate a Bit

梁 Lei was a veteran fan in Xiao Chuan’s fan group. Naturally, he was happy to have a big fan leader come to support him. Squatting by the stage, he proactively greeted Liang Lei. He noticed the charming Chen Ningxi beside her, his eyes lit up as he recalled she was the beautiful woman who had interacted closely with him during the performance at the Danjiang store.

The reason he had such a deep impression of Chen Ningxi, besides her outstanding appearance and extraordinary temperament, was primarily because the onsite video of their interaction had gone viral. The likes had exceeded two million, and comments were close to three hundred thousand, earning him countless new fans.

Xiao Chuan wouldn’t miss such a great opportunity to capture the secret of viral traffic.

He picked out two flowers from the bouquet the female fan gave him. He placed one in Liang Lei’s hair bun and another behind Chen Ningxi’s ear. The white roses matched her ivory dress, giving her a fairy-like, noble appearance.

He frequently interacted with the two ladies, creating more shooting material for his assistant.

At this moment, Lin Hanrui’s car stopped in front of Youle. Cheng Qiaobei got out of the car and said,

"I can’t stay out too late tonight, my girlfriend is sick, and I need to go back early to accompany her."

Lin Hanrui smirked, pointed at him in the air, showing a disappointed expression, "You’ve got some nerve, choosing your girl over your bro, huh? How many years have we been friends? Want me to do the math for you?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "That’s a separate issue. If she weren’t sick, it would be fine, I could spend the whole night with you, but she’s sick."

Lin Hanrui wasn’t unreasonable, it was just banter after all. Besides, it wasn’t easy for him to date a girlfriend, he couldn’t be happier for him.

"Just kidding, spend a little while and then head back."

Upon entering, they were greeted by explosive music and the simultaneous singing of girls. This kind of atmosphere instantly energized Lin Hanrui, who looked at the crowd below the DJ booth and said,

"Did you hear that? To reach that level of proficiency, they’ve absolutely been clubbing for a long time."

Cheng Qiaobei wasn’t interested in these things. He found an outside table to sit at and ordered a beer for Lin Hanrui. He requested a lemon water from the waiter, as he would be driving back later.

In the dim lighting, Chen Ningxi didn’t notice the people coming in. Xiao Chuan just happened to approach her, slowly kneeling in front of her and extending his hand.

Remembering the last interaction, Chen Ningxi smiled bashfully and refused politely by waving her hand.

At this time, the atmosphere inside was lively. Xiao Chuan, covered in sweat, took off his jacket and threw it on the stage, exposing his strong and well-defined body. His actions also triggered a full-on scream across the room. Some handed him tissues, some reached out to feel his abs. Xiao Chuan accepted them all, after all, wasn’t this what they came to play for? He grabbed the wrist of a girl holding tissues among them and pressed it against his abs, gazing passionately into her eyes as he wiped slowly.

The scene made people blush and hearts race.

"Holy shit, this guy knows what’s up," Lin Hanrui exclaimed with fervor.

The powerful male pheromone presence filled the entire room. Screams reached a fever pitch at the moment Xiao Chuan single-armed Chen Ningxi, and the scene became more ambiguous and heated.

Chen Ningxi’s ears burned, and her shoulders retracted inward. She pulled her hand back, gripping the edge of the stage tightly. She couldn’t cooperate with this level at all, so she supported herself and jumped off the control platform.

Liang Lei shouted with her phone in hand, "Ah—Oh my God! Don’t fall."

Chen Ningxi tried to push through the crowd to get down, but the stage was too high. Xiao Chuan felt a bit amused and said, "It’s too high, don’t jump."

Cheng Qiaobei was looking down at his phone when he suddenly heard a deafening scream. He looked toward the stage, only to see Chen Ningxi up there.

His lips twitched. So this was her reason for being too tired to eat dinner tonight?

"Whoa, whoa," Lin Hanrui also felt parched, drinking some beer to wet his throat and pointing to the two people on stage, saying to Cheng Qiaobei, "That female fan is quite pretty."

Cheng Qiaobei’s brows furrowed into a line as he slowly turned his face. His deep, dark eyes fixed intensely on Lin Hanrui. The latter sensed it through his peripheral vision and, still clueless, asked,

"What’s up? You know the person on stage?"

It was meant to be a joke, but Cheng Qiaobei responded,

"I know her."

Lin Hanrui: "Who?"

Cheng Qiaobei: "My girlfriend."

Lin Hanrui: "..."

With the noise, Lin Hanrui confirmed again, asking incredulously, "Who?"

Even with the dim lighting obscuring Cheng Qiaobei’s expression, the cold and imposing aura he emitted was palpable.

Cheng Qiaobei set down his water glass, got up, and waded through the crowd to the platform. Just as Chen Ningxi was in a dilemma, she saw Cheng Qiaobei prop one hand on the edge of the stage and leap onto it.

Liang Lei covered her mouth in surprise, "We’re in trouble now."

A sudden visitor came up; Xiao Chuan hadn’t even reacted before the person next to him was taken away, grabbed in full view around the waist, and with a low dip of the shoulder, gently kissed her on the lips.

Chen Ningxi’s eyes widened, looking at the person in front of her.

A gentle, fleeting kiss accelerated her heartbeat and blanked her mind.

Lin Hanrui’s mouth hung open, stunned by what he saw. He never dreamed Cheng Qiaobei would lose control, "Whoa—"

Xiao Chuan, who frequented the nightclub scene, could tell their relationship with just one glance. He asked into the microphone, "Who is she to you?"

Cheng Qiaobei lowered his eyes and replied openly, "My girlfriend."

The people below the stage started whooping and clapping, the atmosphere reaching an unprecedented fever pitch.

Cheng Qiaobei jumped off the stage, extended his hands to catch Chen Ningxi, and asked, "Do you want to play a bit longer? I’ll wait for you."

Liang Lei awkwardly smiled; there was no way to play now.

Chen Ningxi shook her head, "...No more playing, let’s go back."

Cheng Qiaobei realized she misunderstood, smiled warmly, and pointing to the booth where Lin Hanrui was sitting not far away, said to the two of them,

"I came with a friend too. You guys play, I’ll be at the booth behind."

Chen Ningxi was still flustered from just being on stage, avoiding eye contact with him. She felt guilty even though she hadn’t done anything.

Chen Ningxi said, "You stay with your friend first. Liang Lei and I will hang out for a while and then find you."

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Okay."

He turned and walked away casually. Liang Lei let out a sigh of relief, "That was terrifying. He’s not stalking us, is he?"

Chen Ningxi knew Cheng Qiaobei well enough to know he wouldn’t do such childish things.

"He wouldn’t."

"How do you know he wouldn’t?" Liang Lei was skeptical, glancing through the crowd toward the booth, finding that there was someone sitting opposite Cheng Qiaobei, but the face was hard to see.

"Are we sticking around a bit longer?" Liang Lei asked.

Chen Ningxi didn’t have the patience to stay, but since she promised to accompany Liang Lei, she couldn’t easily suggest leaving. So she said, "Weren’t you here to support Xiao Chuan? Go ahead and shoot, after you’re done, we can leave."

Liang Lei: "Sure, I’ll shoot a couple more clips, then we’ll head out."

But even as she said this, knowing there were eyes constantly on them, Liang Lei was a bit constrained, too shy to sing with everyone else or dance wildly as she wanted to.

Liang Lei wanted to speed up, "Can you also help me shoot a few segments from multiple angles for better editing?"

Cheng Qiaobei finished his glass of water and had the waiter send over another glass of ice water.

Watching Chen Ningxi hold up her phone to capture footage of the people on stage, he narrowed his eyes dangerously, his tongue gliding over his cheek, letting out a snort, "Ha... you like this."