Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 165: Lin Wei Extra Story

Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Lin Wei Extra Story

In 2013, the Korean Wave swept through the north and south of the Yangtze River, and under the various promotion of television stations, it became the hot topic of the day.

Girls of Lin Wei’s age were all imitating the outfits of female leads in Korean dramas, each dressed to the nines as if they were going to an event.

For others, this year might have been epoch-making, but for Lin Wei, it was the most difficult year because she flunked the college entrance exam. She spent her entire summer vacation at home studying, but even with such effort, she still couldn’t change her parents’ decision to marry her off.

Her family was not well-off; her parents were ordinary people with no background, so she knew very well that to stand out in this environment, she had to work harder than others.

Yet, after so many years of effort, Lin Wei was still very confused about her future. What was she going to do?

In her junior year of high school, the answer came to her. That year, smartphones became popular, and rich kids in class started to have one each.

Lin Wei was a boarding student; after evening self-study, they would take out their phones to play.

It was then that Lin Wei first learned the term "fan-chasing."

Lin Wei always kept to herself at school. Although everyone shared a dorm room, they actually seldom spoke to each other.

Because Lin Wei knew that deep down, they still looked down on her, even though it wasn’t overt, she could feel it.

Listening to their discussions, Lin Wei silently worked on the problems in her hands.

Suddenly, her shoulder was tapped, and a white smartphone was held out in front of her.

"Which of these two girls do you think is prettier?"

Lin Wei was puzzled and glanced at the screen. The video showed two girls, one bright and bold, the other gentle and sweet.

Though she didn’t know why they wanted her to choose, Lin Wei still said, "The one on the left."

After she spoke, the girls gathered together again.

"See, everyone thinks Ran Shasha looks better. I really don’t know what you are thinking."

Lin Wei thought to herself, so the girl in the video was named Ran Shasha...

Later on, the name Ran Shasha was mentioned more and more frequently, and Lin Wei learned a lot about her from her classmates.

It turned out she was the new best actress and had won an international film award at just 22. It was said that her influence in the circle was even greater than that of popular actresses.

She was the goddess of nearly all the boys in her class.

It was then that Lin Wei also harbored a dream of becoming an actress. If one day she could become someone like Ran Shasha, would so many people like her too?

With this thought, Lin Wei went home and proposed to her parents that she wanted to study performing arts, but as expected, she was met with universal opposition from the family and was severely scolded.

But Lin Wei did not give up, no matter how much she was punished, she wanted to pursue this path. Why was it fair that her brother, whose grades were so poor, could still get financial support to learn painting, yet when it came to her, they absolutely refused? It was unjust!

In order to persuade her parents, Lin Wei knelt in the living room all night, and they finally relented with one condition: her monthly living expenses were only 200 yuan.

Lin Wei agreed. As long as she could become a big star like Ran Shasha one day, she didn’t care about the hardship. Without living expenses, she would just work in a restaurant every Sunday, she surely wouldn’t starve to death.

But sometimes, fate seems to work against you; the more you want something, the less likely you are to get it.

In the end, she failed the college entrance exam again, missing the cut-off for the Jing City Film Academy by just five points—five points!

Lin Wei truly couldn’t accept just resigning to her fate; she wanted to retake the year, but her parents opposed it and arranged a marriage for her.

When Lin Wei found out they had already accepted a bride price, she knew even more so that they wouldn’t let her retake the exam.

So now, the only person who could help her was herself...

The next morning, Lin Wei took her ID card and used the money she had saved to buy a bus ticket to Jing City.

It was her first time running away from home, and to a place thousands of kilometers away from home.

Since she didn’t have much money, Lin Wei was careful not to spend recklessly, always trying to save on food as long as she could fill her stomach.

After settling down, she found herself a job as a waitress in a restaurant.

It was here that Lin Wei met a couple who came to the restaurant almost every day. Over time, they became familiar faces.

They didn’t have children and felt pity when they learned about Lin Wei’s situation, so they decided to sponsor her to go back and repeat her studies.

Just like that... Lin Wei returned to school and the following year, she was successfully admitted to the Jing City Film Academy. The couple were very happy when they heard the news and decided to sponsor her until she graduated from university.

University life was relatively relaxed, and Lin Wei had more free time to work part-time and earn pocket money.

Later, she met Cheng Yi, the man who changed her life.

The first time Lin Wei saw Cheng Yi, she was stunned. She had never seen a man like him before, sitting in the dark like a king, noble and elegant, exuding an unapproachable aura.

Her intuition told her this man wasn’t to be messed with, and she definitely couldn’t make him angry, so she didn’t dare say much throughout.

Lin Wei thought she was somewhat attractive, as the usual patrons couldn’t help but glance her way, but this man was different. Apart from a brief look when he first entered, his gaze never fell on her again.

He seemed quite unhappy, drank a lot of alcohol, and when drunk, he kept calling out a name, Nannan.

At that moment, Lin Wei felt he must really love this Nannan, otherwise why would he still be calling her name even when drunk?

That night when she went back, Lin Wei often dreamed about Cheng Yi, where he was very gentle and completely different from his cold and distant self in reality.

The next time she saw Cheng Yi, Lin Wei fell utterly in love with him.

What she didn’t know was that falling in love with Cheng Yi marked the tragic beginning of her life...

Knowing that Xinan was the one Cheng Yi cherished in his heart, it was a lie to say she wasn’t jealous. So after struggling for a night, she still ended up pouring shower gel on the floor near the pool.

But at that time, deep down, Lin Wei was still thankful to Xinan, so she still harbored a slight illusion that maybe Cheng Yi was just toying with her.

Later on, Lin Wei realized how completely wrong she was. Cheng Yi was not just toying with Xinan; they had grown up together, were childhood sweethearts, the closest of people. How could it be just toying...

No one knew how nearly insane Lin Wei became with jealousy whenever she saw the affectionate scenes between Cheng Yi and Xinan in the cast.

Why did it have to be Xinan?

She already had everything...

Lin Wei’s gratitude towards Xinan completely disappeared, replaced by jealousy and hatred.

But in the end, despite all her scheming, she still failed. Cheng Yi still didn’t spare her a second glance, and instead, she drew fire onto herself, ruining her own future.

In the moment when Cheng Yi took a knife for Xinan, Lin Wei finally understood.

She shouldn’t have loved someone impossible.

She shouldn’t have betrayed Xinan.

She shouldn’t have hurt those who were kind to her.

...

If she hadn’t fallen in love with Cheng Yi, would her life have been different?

She and Xinan could probably have become good friends...