Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 118: Sleep, My Baby

Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Sleep, My Baby

Although the movie was a comedy, Xinan had lost interest halfway through; she didn’t find it particularly funny, just boring.

Even Xinan felt this way, let alone Cheng Yi; his expression was calm as still water throughout.

By the time the movie ended and the audience dispersed, Xinan had already fallen asleep, her head resting gently on Cheng Yi’s shoulder.

Unaware of what she was dreaming about, a faint smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

Seeing Xinan like this, Cheng Yi somewhat didn’t want to wake her up. He couldn’t help but reach out and pinch her cheek affectionately and with a hint of helplessness in his voice: "Sleep, my darling."

With that, he gently moved Xinan’s head to rest on his lap.

Seemingly sensing the shift in position, Xinan’s brows knitted together, but she remained asleep.

Cheng Yi touched her furrowed brows, tapped her nose twice, and relaxed only after noting her breathing was even and calm.

Seeing Xinan curled up, Cheng Yi took off his coat and draped it over her.

When the cleaning lady came in and saw two people still there, she froze briefly, then was about to hurry them along when she caught sight of the handsome young man signaling "shush" with his hand.

The lady then noticed someone was sleeping on his lap and that person was sleeping soundly.

Having been young herself once, she nodded in understanding, swallowed back her words, and even lightened her cleaning movements a bit.

Finally, for the next showing, Cheng Yi booked the entire theater and asked them not to play the movie to avoid disturbing Xinan’s rest.

After the cleaning lady left, the private room became exceptionally quiet, with Xinan’s breathing especially clear.

Cheng Yi maintained his posture; he didn’t move but occasionally caressed Xinan’s cheek, as if touching a treasured object, very gently.

Indeed Xinan was having a dream, a beautiful one.

In her dream, she was back in high school, and Cheng Yi was still the aloof and indifferent boy.

That day, as usual, Xinan waited for him on the path he always took.

Around five minutes later, Cheng Yi appeared at the crossroad as expected.

If it had been the previous Xinan, she would have carefully approached and greeted him in a subdued tone, "Good morning, Brother Yi."

But the Xinan in her dream knew that Cheng Yi liked her, and it was that special kind of like.

So the moment Cheng Yi appeared, she sprinted toward him and threw herself into his arms, "Brother Yi, good morning!"

Her voice, already sweet, was intentionally coquettish when she called him, melting any listener’s heart.

For the first time, Xinan saw surprise and bewilderment in Cheng Yi’s eyes.

Seeing his earlobes turn a rosy pink, Xinan couldn’t help but let her mouth curve upwards.

This side of Cheng Yi was simply too entertaining!

It took a good while before Cheng Yi finally came back to his senses, looking down at the charming and cute girl in his arms, "Good morning..."

His voice was pleasant, with a unique magnetism that could uplift someone’s spirits.

Thus, Xinan walked to school arm in arm with Cheng Yi until they neared the school gates, only then did she finally let go.

But Xinan caught the fleeting change in Cheng Yi’s expression at that instant.

Her heart burst with joy; clearly, he didn’t want her to let go but pretended to be indifferent, such a closet romantic!

As she neared the door to her class, Xinan had to part ways with Cheng Yi.

Soon, a photo of Xinan arm in arm with Cheng Yi that morning spread to the school forum, causing a frenzy of comments.

"No way, am I seeing this right? Is that Cheng Yi with a smile on his face? Gosh, it’s the first time I’ve seen Cheng Xiaocao smile so tenderly."

"Who’s this girl? Why is she holding Cheng Xiaocao’s hand?"

"I know her from the floor above; she’s a freshman."

"Ah, Cheng Xiaocao is actually in a relationship? I’m literally crying in the bathroom."

"..."

There were all sorts of comments on the forum, and when Jiang Yurou showed her phone to Xinan, she wasn’t surprised.

Because she had anticipated it when she had walked to school with Cheng Yi that morning, arm in arm.

Even though the forum was ablaze with fierce arguments, during the long break, Xinan still ran to the senior building to find Cheng Yi.

Not only did she hug Cheng Yi in front of everyone, but she also held his hand as they walked along the corridor.

That set the whole school off, no... more like made it go crazy.

That day, half of the girls in the school suffered from heartbreak, and Xinan’s name spread throughout the entire school because of this incident.

When Xinan returned to her classroom, everyone’s gazes uniformly fell on her.

There were all kinds of looks—jealousy, envy, mockery, disdain, anger...

But no one dared to come forward and say anything.

Xinan simply ignored these gazes and walked straight to her seat, then sat down.

As soon as she sat down, Jiang Yurou immediately came over and asked the question on everyone’s mind, "Nannan, when did you and Brother Yi start dating? You really kept it a secret, even I didn’t notice it."

Xinan smiled back at her, "We’re not together yet, but we will be very soon."

After school in the afternoon, before Xinan went to look for Cheng Yi, he had already appeared at her classroom door a step ahead.

The freshmen knew of this towering figure in the school mostly through rumors, and the senior building was across an entire field from the freshmen building, so other than seeing Cheng Yi on the basketball court, there was usually no chance to see him at other times.

So when they saw Cheng Yi that day, everyone was stunned, especially the girls.

The appearance of Cheng Yi lent even more credibility to the rumors on the forum.

When Xinan came out, she saw Cheng Yi in his black and white uniform, one hand in his pocket, his short hair neat and tidy, and a gentle glow shimmering in his eyes, like a warm current slowly flowing from his gaze.

Seeing several girls continually staring at Cheng Yi, Xinan walked straight over and wrapped her arm around his just like she did in the morning, as if to assert her claim.

Then, under their watchful eyes, she walked off with Cheng Yi.

Not until they were far from the school gate did Cheng Yi finally stop walking and looked at Xinan with deep, long, and somewhat complex eyes, "Tell me, what’s going on today?"

Xinan looked straight into his eyes and said earnestly, "Brother Yi, I like you, I really, really like you. Will you be my boyfriend?"

"What... what did you say?" Cheng Yi was stunned and took a moment to comprehend.

Today’s Xinan was like a different person, not at all like herself.

"Will you or will you not be my boyfriend?" Xinan asked again.

"Nannan, are you serious?" Cheng Yi asked.

He still couldn’t quite believe it because it had all happened so suddenly.

"Of course, I’m serious, it couldn’t be more real, so will you?" Xinan’s eyes gleamed.

After ten seconds, Xinan finally heard the words she wanted to hear the most.

"I... will."

It was at that moment that Xinan saw Cheng Yi turn into a wisp of a shadow, getting farther and farther away from her.