Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 98: Cohabitation

Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Cohabitation

Xinan hung her clothes and went to take a shower. Afterwards, she lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

She tried to close her eyes and sleep, but no matter what, she couldn’t fall asleep. Her mind was filled with the events of the morning and the questions the reporters had asked.

Whenever she thought about it, her head felt like it was about to split.

Xinan reached for her phone on the bedside table; Ding Lan had sent her two messages:

"Your appearances have been postponed."

"Rest well at home."

Although Zhang Lixuan had already made it clear that he would not renew the contract with Xinan, Ding Lan was still her agent since Xinan’s contract with the company hadn’t expired yet.

Xinan typed back, "Okay."

Besides Ding Lan, Jiang Yurou and Ran Shasha had also sent messages.

Xinan first opened the conversation with Jiang Yurou.

"Rourou, are you having fun?"

"It’s quite fun here, it’s just too crowded. We should come together some other time."

The message included a photo of her at Universal City.

Xinan: "Looks good, but it might be a while before I can join you."

She was currently in the eye of a storm. If she went out now and was recognized, she couldn’t even imagine what would happen.

She didn’t want to put Jiang Yurou in danger by having her come along.

Xinan glanced at the message sent by Ran Shasha, which was filled with words of self-blame.

But Xinan knew the incident had nothing to do with her; after all, no one could have predicted things would turn out this way.

Moreover, Shen Yan’s death at her wedding was an especially bad occurrence for her—whenever she recalled her wedding in the future, she would remember this incident.

Xinan typed a long message asking Ran Shasha not to feel guilty.

After dealing with that, Xinan knew she definitely wouldn’t be able to sleep. She

threw off the covers and got out of bed.

She opened the bedroom door; the villa was pitch dark.

Cheng Yi... must have gone to sleep by now...

Xinan groped her way downstairs to the living room and turned on the light.

In an instant, the villa was as bright as day, the brightness stinging her eyes.

She walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, pulled back the curtain, and looked outside, where the night was dense.

Xinan rubbed her eyes and went to the kitchen to pour herself a glass of water.

With nothing else to do and not feeling like playing with her phone,

she thought of going to Cheng Yi’s study to pick up some books to read.

Cheng Yi’s study was not locked. Xinan gently pressed down on the handle, but as soon as she opened the door a crack, a dim light came through, along with Cheng Yi’s deep voice.

"I will come for a physical check-up after some time."

"I will notify you then."

"Let’s see how it goes."

"..."

Listening to Cheng Yi’s conversation with the person on the phone, Xinan’s eyebrows furrowed. A physical check-up? Was he ill?

Or was it his stomach condition acting up again?

But that couldn’t be right; neither at the wedding nor when she saw him today did he look ill.

Xinan was baffled.

"Is there something you need?"

Cheng Yi’s deep, resonant voice startled Xinan, and she found herself looking directly into his eyes.

"No... nothing. I just couldn’t sleep and thought about picking up some books to read from the study. I didn’t realize you were here."

Caught eavesdropping, Xinan felt awkward at the moment.

"Come here."

"Oh."

Cheng Yi walked over to the bookshelf and picked out a few books for Xinan, then handed them to her and said, "These books should help you fall asleep quickly."

"Ah... is it really that magical?" Xinan asked in surprise, "Do these books contain methods to cure insomnia?"

The air seemed to still for about five seconds before Xinan heard Cheng Yi slowly say a few words, "You’ll know once you read them."

"Oh."

Xinan nodded, looked up at Cheng Yi, and asked, "I just heard you mention you were going for a checkup, are you not feeling well?"

"No, it’s just a physical exam." His expression was very calm.

"Oh okay, I’ll go back to my room then."

"Mhm."

Xinan took the books back to her bedroom and began reading. After about ten minutes, she felt sleepy.

And she also realized why Cheng Yi had said these books would help her sleep.

Because they were all about economics and investment strategies.

They were so profound that Xinan couldn’t understand a thing, nor was she interested, so her eyelids began to droop after just a few minutes, and finally, she fell asleep directly.

What she didn’t know was that after she fell asleep, the bedroom door was gently opened.

A tall figure slowly walked in.

Cheng Yi went over, took the book off Xinan’s face, and revealed her delicate smiling face.

Seeing her face, the tenderness in Cheng Yi’s eyes deepened, and he reached out to touch her cheek but noticed that her brow was furrowed tightly.

"Did you have a nightmare?" he asked gently, then reached out and pinched her nose.

He could only do such things after she had fallen asleep.

Xinan’s lashes fluttered a few times, but she did not open her eyes, instead, just turning on her side.

-

In the following days, Xinan stayed at the villa and went nowhere.

Cheng Yi returned home early every workday, sometimes even bringing her favorite strawberry cake, being uncharacteristically gentle with her.

Although she was happy inside, she did not show it.

Because she feared that all this was just her wishful thinking.

These days, taking advantage of her bad mood, Xinan acted willfully and unbridled in front of Cheng Yi.

Xinan thought to herself: Since you don’t like me anyway, there’s no need to maintain an image.

Previously, Xinan had always been very respectful towards Cheng Yi because she had her family’s image to consider.

But now, with the Xi Family bankrupt and her own career on the brink, she no longer had such concerns.

She even began to boss Cheng Yi around, like today...

Xinan was lying on the couch, holding a bag of chips in one hand and the remote control in the other, changing channels.

Hearing the door open, Xinan immediately sat up from the couch, "Cheng Yi, what’s for lunch today?"

Ever since she found out Cheng Yi could cook, and cooked well, it had always been Cheng Yi who did the cooking.

Xinan just had to wait to eat.

Cheng Yi glanced at her lightly and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"I don’t mind, but I’ve developed a canker sore recently, I’d like something light, like coconut chicken or something..."

Xinan said this while batting her eyes, looking particularly innocent.

As if to say: I don’t want to trouble you, but I can’t go out, you know, what if reporters start following me?

"Okay." He agreed without a moment’s hesitation.

Cheng Yi put his half-removed shoes back on and then left the house.

Xinan happily lay back down, and the TV drama started.

Sometimes, Xinan thought this kind of life was quite nice too, not having to do anything, and still being fed.

However... when did Cheng Yi become so easy-going?