Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 102: Here to Back You Up

Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Here to Back You Up

Lin Wei always used to say, "When will I get to act in the same play with her?"

At that time, her reply was, "There will always be a chance."

Now that the day had finally come, the status of the two had gone through earth-shaking changes.

Xinan couldn’t help but find it somewhat laughable.

After resting for roughly two hours, the film crew was back in operation.

But Xinan’s scenes had been rescheduled to nightfall.

Initially, she could have gone home after completing her morning shoot, but now she had to idly wait for five or six more hours.

Seeing everyone else busy, Xinan had no choice but to wait in the makeup room.

Eventually, the script was nearly worn out from her turning the pages, yet no one called for her.

Feeling drowsy, Xinan dragged two chairs together and lay down on them.

The chairs were made of wood, extremely uncomfortable, but Xinan fell asleep anyway.

The air conditioner in the makeup room was broken too, and the crew hadn’t called a technician to repair it, and the weather in July was extremely hot; she hadn’t been asleep long before the heat woke her up.

She rubbed her eyes, touched her cheek, and was just about to get up when she heard a "creak," and the door to the makeup room suddenly opened.

Two junior actors from the film crew entered, whom Xinan had seen a couple of times.

Because Xinan was sleeping in the corner, they didn’t notice someone else was also in the room as they entered.

So, they started to gossip eagerly: "Who would have thought that Xinan would end up like this? I was an extra on one of her sets before, and when I greeted her, she totally ignored me. She’s so arrogant."

Xinan had no recollection whatsoever of this person in her mind.

"You didn’t see her just now, standing there all alone waiting for her scene to shoot, looking so pitiable. If Lin Wei hadn’t taken pity on her and gotten the director to give her a chance, could she have played the second female lead under her current circumstances?"

Another girl chimed in, "Yeah, I really don’t know how she landed those resources in the past."

Then Xinan heard a wave of mocking laughter: "How else could she have gotten them? She must have used her foxy face to seduce men, that’s how!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Xinan closed her eyes tight and finally couldn’t bear it anymore, "Have you said enough? Did you see me seducing men with your own eyes, or did you hear me say I was being kept? Without evidence, don’t spout nonsense and slander others."

A cold gleam shone in Xinan’s beautiful eyes.

Caught red-handed gossiping about someone behind their back, both girls turned very awkward and, after looking at each other, dared not say a word. They hurriedly left the room, even closing the door behind them.

Xinan was speechless; indeed, when the forest grows big, all kinds of birds will fly in.

Because she was left with nothing, was that why everyone was pushing her down further?

Truly ridiculous.

As a result of this little episode, Xinan had no desire to sleep anymore and started to play with her phone while sitting there.

She opened her social media and posted a status: "I really don’t feel like attending this class anymore."

Very quickly, people began to comment below.

Jiang Yurou: "Then don’t attend anymore, I’ll support you."

Tan Bo: "May I remind the person above to reconsider? You haven’t settled your dues with me yet."

Han Jibai: "Stay true to your original aspirations, don’t mind the opinions of others, just do what you like."

Seeing these comments made Xinan’s mood considerably better. Han Jibai was right; life was her own, why should she care about the opinions of others? And Shen Yan’s death had nothing to do with her, so why should she feel guilty?

With that thought, Xinan’s heart felt much more at ease.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated, indicating a message from Cheng Yi.

Cheng Yi: "?"

Xinan didn’t know what he meant and typed back: "What’s up?"

Cheng Yi: "What does your social media post mean?"

Xinan: "Nothing much, just encountered some unpleasant things."

Cheng Yi: "Were you bullied?"

Xinan could already imagine the serious and stern expression Cheng Yi had when he typed those three characters.

Although that wasn’t exactly being bullied, Xinan did feel somewhat aggrieved, so she played it up and replied: "Yeah, I was bullied by your scandal partner."

Xinan waited about five minutes to get a message from Cheng Yi: "I will pick you up tonight."

Seeing Cheng Yi completely ignored her tease, Xinan suddenly felt a bit angry: "Why come? To see your scandal partner?"

This time, his reply came in less than two seconds.

"No, to support you."

When Xinan saw this message, she was completely stunned. ...What did he mean?

By nightfall, Xinan finally got to her scene, and the director, as before, made her shoot the same shot several times before it was approved.

Xinan pondered all day but couldn’t understand why the director was targeting her.

If Lin Wei had instigated it, it would have been too obvious, so it probably wasn’t her.

But she had never met this director before...

If she could, she truly felt like punching the director in the head.

Well... for the sake of money, she’ll endure a little longer.

There was a scene later on that required wirework because it was a fight sequence in mid-air, and thus Xinan had to be suspended the whole time.

However, once she was suspended, the director didn’t start the scene nor told her to come down, and even dimmed the lights.

The rigid wires were digging into her ribs, contorting her face in pain, yet she was helpless and could only clutch the wires to lessen some of the ache.

Just when she nearly couldn’t bear it and was about to call out to the director, he spoke up before she did: "All departments, take your positions, prepare to start."

Left with no choice, Xinan had to grit her teeth and bear it.

She tried to perform each move perfectly because she truly didn’t want to go through this feeling again.

However, just when she thought it was all about to end, suddenly, she felt her center of gravity plummet; before she could react, she was in freefall.

As she saw her face diving towards the plastic air cushion below, she instinctively shut her eyes.

She braced for the pain, but it didn’t come. Instead, she landed in a warm and familiar embrace, a faint scent of tobacco that was incredibly comforting, almost making her want to indulge in it forever.

When Cheng Yi arrived on set, he just happened to witness the scene of Xinan about to fall.

Even though there was a plastic air cushion below, without a second thought, he ran over and caught Xinan, and they both fell in together.

The people on set were frightened by the scene and gathered around immediately.

Cheng Yi sat up and thoroughly checked Xinan’s body, asking anxiously, "Do you feel any discomfort anywhere?"

When Xinan saw Cheng Yi’s face, a wave of sour emotions rippled through her heart.