Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon

While Xinan was changing clothes in the dressing room, Cheng Yi returned to the shooting location they had just left.

At that moment, staff members carrying brooms and mops were cleaning the floor, and Cheng Yi watched the spot where Xinan had stood with a cold expression.

The floor near the swimming pool was understandably wet, but Xinan was usually very careful when walking—how could she have possibly slipped so easily?

Cheng Yi frowned and then stepped forward.

Seeing him, the staff immediately stopped their work, bowing respectfully, "Mr. Yi."

Cheng Yi walked straight over, his mood obviously worsener than in the morning as he reverted to his usual poised and detached demeanor.

He slowly crouched down and touched the floor... Cheng Yi's face instantly turned grim.

No wonder Xinan slipped after just stepping on this spot—someone had poured shower gel here.

Since it was right next to the swimming pool, everyone would assume the fall was due to the wet floor; it was unlikely anyone would suspect sabotage.

Plus, since the staff would be using cleaning agents on the floor, the mix would go unnoticed.

This person had really calculated it well!

The staff members, standing by and watching Cheng Yi's actions, did not understand his intentions. Seeing his increasingly dark expression, none dared to speak.

But those familiar with Cheng Yi knew that this expression was a sign of imminent danger.

Cheng Yi glanced around, thinking that villas like this usually have security cameras installed.

Sure enough, there was a camera at the corner of the opposing wall.

"Where is the control room?" Cheng Yi's voice was bone-chillingly cold.

The staff, intimidated by his demeanor, dared not provoke him and hastily showed him the way.

In the control room, Cheng Yi sat before the computer, his expression growing even darker as he watched the footage on the monitor.

Due to the camera being in the corner, only half of the person's back was captured, and since the villa's surveillance hadn't been updated in some time, the footage was extremely blurry.

But one thing was certain—the person was a woman.

Cheng Yi rested his face on one hand, scrolling with the mouse in the other.

The woman was clever and very familiar with the surroundings; she knew exactly where the cameras were. Except for the one in the backyard, she had managed to avoid appearing on any other footage.

In the entertainment industry, such incidents were commonplace. It could be sabotage from someone within the same crew as well as trouble from anti-fans.

After changing, Xinan came out and couldn't find Cheng Yi anywhere. Had he left without even saying goodbye...?

Just as Xinan was about to call him, she saw him walking down the villa's staircase. Looking at his handsome face, she asked with a slightly complaining tone, "Where did you go?"

"I just took a little walk."

"Oh... I thought..."

Cheng Yi cut in, "Thought I had left?"

"Yeah." Xinan lowered her head, just then a ray of sunlight shone in, casting a warm hue on her face, making her look even more strikingly beautiful.

Cheng Yi suddenly wanted to reach out and stroke her head, but he refrained.

Sometimes he truly hated it—hated that Xinan liked Han Jibai instead of him.

Even a little affection would have been nice... It would at least allow him to show a hint of his love.

"By the way, thank you for diving in to save me," Xinan hadn't expected Cheng Yi to be the one to rescue her in the water.

Coming back to his senses, Cheng Yi replied indifferently, "You should thank me. Xinan, think about it—over all this time, how many times have you thanked me?"

Xinan actually pondered for a moment, somewhat hesitantly saying, "It seems like quite a few times."

"Anyone can say thanks," Cheng Yi leaned closer to Xinan as he said, "So, shouldn't you show some practical appreciation?"

His voice was low, but Xinan still heard it, her face turning slightly red as she awkwardly said, "Then tell me... how should I show practical appreciation?"

"You figure it out yourself."

Xinan asked, "Then should I treat you to dinner?"

"Too unoriginal."

"Watch a movie?"

"Not interested."

Xinan thought for a while, "Then what do you want?"

Cheng Yi paused for a moment and said, "Accompany me to a place."

Xinan, with a puzzled face, asked, "Where?"

"You'll know when we get there."

"When do we go?"

"After you wrap up shooting."

Xinan agreed, "Okay then."

Because of the morning's mishap, the director and staff were extremely careful in the afternoon. They checked the set several times before starting to shoot.

Cheng Yi was sitting in a chair, flipping through a magazine, then checking his phone, looking thoughtful.

—

Xinan originally thought today's incident was just a minor interruption, but that night it made the trending news.

She was about to go to sleep when suddenly, she received a call from Ding Lan.

"Xinan, you need to log in to Weibo," Ding Lan hastily said through the phone, sounding somewhat panicked.

"Sister Lan, what's the matter? You seem really anxious," Xinan asked, puzzled.

"You're on the trending searches."

"What?" Xinan was stunned.

"I'm already contacting the staff over there to see if they can take down the trending post."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Xinan promptly opened Weibo.

#PoolHunk#

#Xinan and a Stranger Embracing in the Pool#

#Xinan Falls into Water During Shooting#

At that moment, these three hashtags had dominated the top three spots on Weibo's trending list, with #PoolHunk# exploding in popularity.

Xinan clicked on the first trending topic and saw three photos of her falling into the water, Cheng Yi holding her as they walked out of the pool.

Xinan's heart tightened. Cheng Yi was rarely featured in magazines, and there were hardly any photos of him online, but this news put him directly in front of the public.

Xinan didn't know when those were taken, but she was well aware that Cheng Yi was a person who greatly valued privacy; he had never been photographed with any woman before.

But this time not only was he photographed, but it was also with a female celebrity.

If Cheng Yi was recognized, the impact on him would be extremely bad. Xinan didn't even want to think about it.

Xinan opened one of the photos and zoomed in. It was very clear, even her facial features were distinctly visible.

Luckily, Cheng Yi's face was not captured.

In the photo, Cheng Yi, dressed in a white casual outfit, his jawline visible from the side profile, had deep and spirited eyes, and his hair still dripping with water drops. His entire demeanor was lazy yet charming, breathtakingly so.

It had to be said, this photo presented Cheng Yi very well.