Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 101: She’s Really Irresponsibly Anxious

The meal was very harmonious, and at the same time, the knot in their hearts unraveled at that moment.

After opening up, Xinan felt increasingly unburdened in Cheng Yi’s presence.

She dared to say anything, dared to do anything, even more so than before.

Their relationship was like a return to their high school days, yet it seemed even more intimate.

Having signed the contract with the crew, Xinan joined the team the next day.

But upon arriving on set, she was completely dumbfounded.

The female lead turned out to be Lin Wei!

How could it be her...

Upon seeing Xinan, Lin Wei didn’t show any surprise on her face, as if she had known all along that Xinan would come here.

Lin Wei whispered something to her assistant and then slowly approached her.

Lin Wei’s face was adorned with a gentle and sweet smile, "Sister Xinan?"

Her voice was sweet, and if Xinan didn’t already know about the petty tricks she played behind the scenes, she might actually believe she was a weak, uncompetitive, and kind girl.

But she was mistaken... this person was nothing like she had imagined.

Xinan raised an eyebrow, as if someone might think they had discussed this before her arrival.

"What’s the matter?" she asked indifferently.

"Sister Xinan, that endorsement matter wasn’t intentional on my part, the brand came to me on their own. I know you were their spokesperson before, so I didn’t want to take it initially, but my agent had already signed the contract for me... and I can’t afford the penalty fee for breaching the contract," Lin Wei said apologetically, her eyes filled with a hint of panic.

Xinan laughed lightly, "You can’t afford the penalty, but I’ve never heard of agents signing contracts without the consent of the relevant party before, this is a first for me."

"You don’t believe me? I know you have hostility towards me because of Mr. Yi, but I’ve never thought about competing with you for anything," Lin Wei said hurriedly, tears already whirling in her eyes.

However, Xinan was entirely unmoved; she simply thought this person’s acting skills were too good. If it weren’t for a few encounters where she had stumbled because of her, she might have actually been fooled.

"Lin Wei, you don’t have to keep acting in front of me. It was you who asked the director to hire me, wasn’t it?"

In fact, the moment she saw Lin Wei, she had guessed it. She had auditioned for so many crews, and all the directors were afraid to cast her, but the director of this low-budget web drama dared to.

She only blamed herself for being so desperate to find a role that she didn’t think much of it at the time. Now, looking back, she deeply regretted it.

But the contract was signed, the deed was done, and regretting now was useless. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue acting.

"You guessed it, huh."

"So what exactly are you trying to do?"

Lin Wei put on her innocent expression again, "Sister Xinan, I really didn’t mean anything. You helped me before, and I’ve always remembered that. Now it’s my turn to help you."

"Help me?" Sure, not to make her look bad?

Lin Wei nodded earnestly, "I know Sister Xinan might not care for such a minor role, and being a supporting actress to me is really beneath your abilities, but I can only do so much. I hope you won’t hold it against me."

She did despise it, but not the role, nor was she concerned about her own status—it was simply the thought of acting alongside her.

She was truly nauseated.

Xinan remembered the words Lin Wei had said to her before when she had explained her situation with Cheng Yi using the same demeanor.

What did she say again? Oh... she claimed Cheng Yi had asked her to get into the car.

Her words were quite misleading, and if Xinan hadn’t mentioned this to Cheng Yi, she might have been led by the nose by her all along.

She had to admit, Lin Wei was very good at pretending.

"I don’t need your pity," Xinan stated bluntly.

Lin Wei hadn’t expected Xinan to be so blunt, and her face darkened, but she quickly recovered and smiled again, "Sister Xinan, this isn’t pity. I mean well."

"I don’t need your kindness either," Xinan said, looking at her. "Haven’t I told you before that I hope you’ll stay away from me?"

"Sister Xinan..."

"Shut up, don’t call me that. It disgusts me."

The air became awkward for a second until the director suddenly called out Xinan’s name, somewhat alleviating the tense atmosphere.

Xinan didn’t look at Lin Wei again and walked toward where the director was.

Because of Lin Wei, Xinan grew wary of the director, but... there was something she was puzzled about, when did Lin Wei have the power to dictate which actors the director could hire?

There were many fight scenes for Xinan in this drama, even more than she had in "Mist."

During fight scenes, it was inevitable to get bumps and scrapes, so she didn’t pay much attention at first when she got scratched.

But the director kept calling cut, and after many retakes, her arms were almost raw, and he was still not satisfied.

For a professional actor, this was akin to a great insult and torture.

Besides, after so many years of acting, there had never been a single shot where she NG’ed so many times.

Even with a director as picky as Lu Jiang who directed her, she had never NG’ed so much.

So, many times Xinan wanted to confront the director, but in the end, she managed to suppress her temper.

After all, she had finally managed to get a role, and if she offended the director now, it would just mean more trouble later.

Eventually, the director was still not satisfied.

During the break, the other actors had their own assistants and separate chairs, while Xinan had nothing and could only stand by, silently memorizing her script.

However, Xinan didn’t care about these things; she had had them all before.

Sooner or later, she would regain them.

"Miss Xinan, this is from my sister to you," a pretty-looking girl suddenly appeared before Xinan, holding a cup of milk tea in her hand.

Xinan gave her a glance and then looked towards Lin Wei, who was sitting not far away, "You can take it back, I won’t accept it."

She couldn’t fathom what Lin Wei was playing at now. Didn’t she understand what she had just said?

Or did she have hearing problems?

The little assistant seemed to be in a bind, not knowing whether to stay or go.

Xinan sighed, "Fine, leave it here."

This was her feud with Lin Wei; it was indeed not right to involve others, and this young assistant looked to be barely an adult, so Xinan really didn’t have the heart to make her feel awkward.

It reminded her of how Meng Qiu looked when she was with her back then.

The assistant hurriedly placed the milk tea on the nearby shelf and quickly left.