Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 418 - 416 You Talk Too Much_1

Chapter 418: Chapter 416 You Talk Too Much_1

Third Brother wrapped his arms, boasting with a proud smirk, "My Bao’er is the best!"

"Hmm-hmm!" Ruanruan looked up at him, her cheeks flushing red, and quickly nodded in agreement.

Before long, half a month had passed.

That day, after finishing filming, Xia Ningxing was dragging her exhausted self back to the hotel when she was suddenly embraced from behind by a man.

"Who!?"

Xia Ningxing instinctively took down the man behind her onto the carpet.

It wasn’t until she turned around that Xia Ningxing realized it was the big shot!

"Lu! Why didn’t you dodge? Are you alright?" Xia Ningxing’s brows immediately knitted together as she hurriedly bent down to pull him up from the ground.

Although she was strong, if Lu Tingli had wanted to, he could have avoided her even if he couldn’t overpower her.

But he didn’t.

Instead of getting up from the carpet, Lu Tingli pulled her into his embrace, "I’m fine."

His thin lips were close to her ear, his warm breath against her earlobe.

"As for you, with such a tired face, you must be very exhausted recently."

He sighed while extending his well-defined fingers to massage her shoulders, his long and deep eyes filled with concern.

But he would not say something like "let me support you", not because he couldn’t afford it or couldn’t do it, but because he knew she had her own pursuits.

All he needed to do was silently stand behind her.

Lu Tingli’s fingers seemed to have been professionally trained, kneading one after the other, pressing precisely on the acupoints.

Xia Ningxing gradually began to relax in his embrace, curling up in his arms like a little white rabbit.

"Lu, you’re really good at this! I instantly feel refreshed; you’re really amazing. Did you learn this specially?" Her voice was lazy from comfort, reminiscent of a cat basking in the sun with its belly exposed.

Lu Tingli nodded, "Yes, I met a master abroad and learned a bit."

He knew acting was exhausting, so he wanted to learn so that he could often give her massages, helping with blood flow and relaxing her muscles.

"You must have learned it for me, right, Lu?" Xia Ningxing could guess. At that moment, warm bubbles seemed to rise from the bottom of her heart: "Lu, why are you so good to me!"

"And to think you’ve learned it so well in such a short time; you’re just too amazing, Lu!"

Xia Ningxing, like a motor that couldn’t stop running, carried on as if she wanted to use all the words of praise in the world on him.

"Stop with the flattery." Lu Tingli glanced at her, yet the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"This is not flattery; it’s genuine admiration, okay!" Xia Ningxing said, her tone seriously.

Then she blinked, "But Lu, why didn’t you give me a heads-up before you came?"

"I wanted to surprise you," Lu Tingli said.

"That was more of a scare than a surprise!" Xia Ningxing complained, shaking her head with frustration.

Just suddenly appearing in her room and then unexpectedly embracing her from behind, it was a good thing she had strong mental fortitude. Otherwise, if it had been any other girl, they might have started screaming for help already.

Seeing a hint of darkness on his handsome face, Xia Ningxing immediately changed her tune and turned her small head to kiss his cheek, "But I like it!"

"I have a strong taste for surprises of the scary kind!"

Her brows and eyes were curved, even showing a hint of sycophancy.

Lu Tingli couldn’t help but chuckle, reaching out to pinch her nose.

"You and your slick tongue." After gently pinching twice, Lu Tingli helped both her and himself up from the ground, urging her, "It’s getting late. You should take a warm bath first, I’ll go run the water for you."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ningxing let out another burst of flattery, "Lu, you really are a good man!"

As Lu Tingli entered the bathroom and turned on the tap, he curved the corners of his lips, "You’re right."

"But I will try to do even better," he added.

"!!"

Xia Ningxing’s heart nearly burst out of her throat.

That was way too flirtatious!

If she hadn’t known from the original story that the boss had never been in love before, she would have thought he was some kind of experienced playboy!

Seeing her staring blankly at him, Lu Tingli’s smile deepened, and with a teasing tone, he said, "Silly little girl with a crush."

"It’s your fault for being so handsome!" Xia Ningxing stood with hands on hips, her expression defiant as if to say, "this is your problem, not mine."

"I’ve prepared the water for you; hurry up and go wash," Lu Tingli said, coming out of the bathroom at that moment.

At night, Lu Tingli held Xia Ningxing as they fell asleep. Inhaling the unique scent of her hair, he felt as if his heart was suddenly racing to the edge of a cliff.

Unable to resist, he spoke to distract himself, "Baby Xing, how much longer before the movie is done filming?"

Lying in his arms, Xia Ningxing blinked and replied, "About three months or so."

"It so happens I’ll be at the research institute for three months," Lu Tingli said.

Xia Ningxing lifted her gaze to his face, "Then, we’ll see each other in three months!"

"Okay, I’ll miss you, miss you a lot," Lu Tingli’s thin lips whispered close to her ear.

"Me too, miss you a lot," Xia Ningxing echoed.

The next day, by the time Xia Ningxing woke up, Lu Tingli had already left.

There was a sticky note left on the bedside table, along with breakfast.

Her favorite buns and milk.

Xia Ningxing ate while picking up the sticky note to read:

[Baby Xing, I’ve left. Seeing you sleeping soundly, I didn’t wake you. Good morning] *

At the bottom, there was a smiley face drawn.

"Xiaxia!"

At that moment, Ruan Ruanruan came in with breakfast in hand. Seeing the buns and milk, she was taken aback.

"Where did you get these?" Her eyes widened with curiosity.

Embarrassed to say she spent the last night innocently under the quilt with Lu Tingli, Xia Ningxing awkwardly chuckled and blinked, "Guess!"

"But I can’t guess," replied Ruan Ruanruan, her face a mask of confusion.

"Then never mind," Xia Ningxing got off the bed and started getting dressed, giving no answer to her question.

But then, Ruan Ruanruan suddenly caught on, sporting a mischievous expression, "Oh~ I get it now, it must have been your man who came last night, right?"

"You’re so nosy," Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but glare at her.

This time, after filming in Anda City for a month and a half, Xia Ningxing and the crew returned to Capital City.

Then they filmed for another month and a half.

Finally...

"Tsunami" finished shooting!

"I’d like to thank everyone for your hard work over these past three months. Tonight, let loose and eat to your heart’s content, it’s on me!"

That evening, Director Xu made a grand gesture, booking a private room at the Capital City Hotel and ordering a feast for everyone to indulge in.