Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 81: Encountering Xinan

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Encountering Xinan

Xinan’s eyes flashed with disappointment, "Mom, is the company really that important?"

"Important! It’s your dad’s life’s work."

"Is it more important than your daughter?"

This time, Zhou Rong paused, but then she heard her say firmly, "Anyway, you can’t divorce Ah Yi."

Her attitude was very tough, leaving no room for Xinan to negotiate.

Xinan lowered her eyelids, "Mom, you’re really breaking my heart."

Zhou Rong sighed, "Nannan, your father and I are helpless."

They had raised Xinan for so many years, invested so much in her, all to make her marry into the Cheng Family, so they would not easily let her divorce Cheng Yi.

Completely disappointed, Xinan hung up the phone and walked into the bathroom.

The bathtub was already filled with water. She casually grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her waist, removed her shoes, socks, and coat, and sat down directly into the tub.

The warm water stimulated her skin; she closed her eyes, seemingly trying to wash away all her fatigue.

Unconsciously, she fell asleep until the water in the tub turned completely cold, yet there was still no movement from her.

A pair of arms encircled her waist from behind and lifted her up entirely.

Xinan woke up suddenly; the abrupt feeling of being suspended made her instinctively want to grab onto something, but when she abruptly opened her eyes and saw Cheng Yi’s face, her hand around his neck stiffened.

She pursed her lips and said nothing, letting Cheng Yi carry her to the bed, then a clean, soft towel landed on her head.

"Dry yourself off."

Cheng Yi coldly dropped these words and left the bedroom, not to return all night.

-

On the tenth day of its release, "Mist" had a box office breakthrough of one billion, successfully reigning over the slump. The attendance rate surged to 16.7%, leading the Spring Festival holiday rankings and causing a huge buzz online.

At the same time, the female lead played by Xinan was voted by netizens as the most beloved character of the year.

Because of this role, Xinan’s online reputation underwent a complete reversal.

However, so many days after the movie’s release, Xinan had not yet gone to the cinema to see it for herself.

So, Xinan arranged to go to the cinema with Jiang Yurou.

It has to be said, Lu Jiang’s control over the pacing and his filming skills were flawless.

During the filming of this drama, Xinan spent a lot of time understanding her character, so when she saw herself on the screen, she could barely recognize herself.

Li Yu, who played the male lead, was impeccable as well—every slight movement and expression he made in the movie was just right, his acting was absolutely top-notch, truly deserving of the title of Best Actor!

The movie tells the love story between a police officer and a female assassin.

The male lead is an undercover cop sent by the police to investigate a drug trafficking case. Just as he is about to complete his mission, an unexpected situation occurs—the female lead, hired by a client, comes to kill the drug lord, but as she is about to leave, she is spotted by the male lead.

In a moment of desperation, the Female Lead had no choice but to abduct the Male Lead and flee to an island, where she was also seriously injured.

During his time with the Female Lead, the Male Lead discovered that her nature wasn’t actually bad, it was just that the environment she grew up in had forced her to become what she was now.

On that island, the Female Lead experienced the happiest time of her life, with the Male Lead teaching her self-examination and reflection and instilling in her a sense of compassion.

This was the first time the Female Lead felt cared for and cherished, and she fell in love with this gentle and cultured police officer.

Their fates were thus entwined, but their identities doomed the relationship to be a tragedy.

The police officer, played by Li Yu, died in a fight with criminals, and Xinan, playing the role of the female assassin, turned herself in after learning of the Male Lead’s death and was eventually sentenced to death.

But she died never knowing the policeman’s true feelings...

That was the end of the movie.

Xinan was particularly moved by a line the Female Lead said in the film: "I like you, but you need not worry. I am willing to be the shadow behind you; just turn around, and you’ll see my love for you. I will always be your strongest support."

After the Male Lead’s death, Xinan nearly cried through the rest of the story, indeed being too emotional was sometimes not a good thing.

But Jiang Yurou was even more exaggerated than her, crying from the beginning to the end, using up an entire pack of tissues.

When they left the cinema, Jiang Yurou, choking up, asked Xinan, "Nannan, do you think the policeman loved the female assassin?"

Xinan thought for a long time but couldn’t give a definite answer, he probably did love her, but he was too rational, knowing well that a relationship with the female assassin was impossible, so he buried his feelings deep in his heart, never revealing them until his death.

Since the movie ended early, Xinan and Jiang Yurou went to a nearby bubble tea shop.

After ordering, Jiang Yurou started playing with her phone, but the next second, she handed it to Xinan, saying, "Nannan, you are trending."

Xinan frowned and looked down at Jiang Yurou’s phone, which showed a video a netizen had posted of her in the cinema.

In the video, Xinan was wearing a face mask, with slightly reddened eyes, occasionally wiping away tears.

The accompanying text from the netizen read: "Encountered the Female Lead from ’Mist’ in the cinema. She’s super gorgeous, ten times more beautiful than in photos. Seems the movie plot moved her too, as she kept wiping her tears, directly becoming a fan."

Xin Fengye: "I also encountered her once while shopping at a mall, really gorgeous, and with a great figure. Looked like she was without makeup, her skin as smooth as a peeled egg. I was too excited and forgot to take photos."

Sunrise outside the window: "She looks so good even with a mask on, can any kind-hearted person push me her Weibo, I want to become a fan."

Willing to Wait for One Heart: "Why does it feel like the whole world is encountering Xinan, I want to encounter her too!!!"

The Weibo post had already received tens of thousands of likes, and the comments were quite friendly, with no attacking remarks so far.

Not long after, #EncounteredXinanAtTheCinema topped the entertainment hot searches.

Seeing it had no adverse effects on her, Xinan was relieved and handed the phone back to Jiang Yurou.

Receiving the phone, Jiang Yurou smiled and said, "Nannan, with the way things are going, I think you’re about to become famous, no, I should say you’re already famous!"

Xinan handed Jiang Yurou a cup of bubble tea that the waiter had brought, "Becoming famous from one movie isn’t as easy as you make it sound."

Currently, most netizens only felt a fondness for Xinan because of her role in the movie, so in reality, her fan base was not very loyal yet.

Moreover, she wasn’t planning to pursue the path of a traffic-celebrity.