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

In his memory, Ran Shasha would never say such hurtful things, regardless of whether the person involved had a good or bad relationship with her.

Ran Shasha looked at Han Jibai, knowing she shouldn't have spoken those words, but she couldn't control herself.

Did she truly not care as she watched Xinan snatch away her resources? Did she really feel no sense of crisis as Xinan's success grew?

Actually, she did...

The upbringing she had received since childhood kept reminding her to be magnanimous, but the flames of jealousy within her seemed to burn larger and larger.

In fact, she regretted those words as soon as she had said them.

How could she speak like that? And to Xinan, the sister she had watched grow up.

"Jibai, I don't know what came over me; I just blurted out those words."

Han Jibai rubbed her shoulder gently, "Could it be that you've been under too much stress lately?"

"A bit."

She had indeed been under a lot of stress lately. Since switching back from Hollywood, her available resources had dwindled day by day.

Back in the day, she became widely popular from a single movie. Posters and magazines featuring her were everywhere, and almost no one on the street would not know her name.

As her fame grew, so did her aspirations.

She wanted to go international, she wanted the whole world to see the radiant her.

That year, she had headed to Hollywood against everyone's advice, thinking her future there would be bright. But things only got worse.

In Hollywood, nobody would give you more screen time just because you were a three-time Best Actress in China; they couldn't even remember her name.

During her years in Hollywood, though she acted in quite a few movies, they made little impact; in several of them, she wasn't even the lead but had only a few minutes of screen time.

Later, netizens gave her a nickname, "Extra Queen."

It meant domestically she was a queen, internationally just an extra.

Han Jibai had tried several times to get posts deleted online, but as long as people could speak, those words would never truly disappear.

"Jibai, please apologize to Nannan for me. I really do hope she does well; I'm sorry about what I said earlier," Ran Shasha said, somewhat apologetically.

"Okay."

Remembering what Cheng Yi had said earlier, Ran Shasha asked, "Speaking of which, what did Cheng Yi mean? Is there something wrong with the company?"

She knew Cheng Yi wouldn't say things without reason.

"It's nothing," Han Jibai smiled and replied, "It's just that the company's stocks have dipped a bit recently."

"Oh." Stocks rise and fall; as long as there isn't a sudden severe drop, it's really no big deal.

When Ran Shasha and Han Jibai returned to the private room, their company had already gone through three rounds of drinks.

"How come you two took so long to come back? You must each drink three penalty cups," Tan Bo slurred, clearly drunk.

Han Jibai didn't refuse but instead chuckled, "Alright, I'll drink Shasha's share as well."

"What a good man, then I won't be hard on you—drink two cups."

Han Jibai smiled, and just as he was about to pour the drinks, Cheng Yi, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke up, "Do you know how to play dice?"

Although Han Jibai hadn't played much, he rarely lost.

"Yes, I do."

"Shall we play a few rounds? Whoever loses drinks a cup," Cheng Yi suggested with a raised eyebrow.

Ran Shasha knew Cheng Yi was provoking, and though Han Jibai's skills weren't bad, she couldn't help worrying, "Jibai…"

Han Jibai touched Ran Shasha's hand, "Shasha, it's okay."

Cheng Yi was obviously targeting him; since that incident, Cheng Yi's attitude towards him had only worsened.

"Alright," Han Jibai responded.

In the first round, Cheng Yi started shouting, "Five sixes."

Han Jibai said, "Open."

Cheng Yi had four sixes, Han Jibai had two.

Han Jibai lost.

In the second round, Cheng Yi began shouting again, "Three threes."

"Four twos"

"Six threes"

"Open."

Cheng Yi had three threes, Han Jibai had only one, he still lost.

Seeing Han Jibai continuously losing, Tan Bo, somewhat concerned, said, "At this rate, he's going to drink all the booze on the table!"

Tan Bo and Cheng Yi wouldn't dare play dice with him.

Because he was truly godlike, no matter how you rolled, you couldn't beat him.

Eventually, more empty bottles accumulated on the table, most of which were drunk by Han Jibai, while Cheng Yi had only a few.

But he didn't drink because he lost, he drank because he wanted to, which was the most annoying part.

By now, Han Jibai was already half-drunk but still refused to give up, "Another round."

Seeing Cheng Yi showed no signs of stopping, Xinan couldn't help but speak, "Cheng Yi, let's stop here today. Brother Ji Bai is really getting drunk."

"Yeah, let's all get together another day, then I'll play with you," Jiang Yurou also said.

Cheng Yi gave her a disdainful look, "You'd better not."

"Brother Yi, don't underestimate people."

Cheng Yi perfunctorily "Hmm"ed, then turned to Ran Shasha, "You take him home."

Although Han Jibai wasn't heavy, he was quite tall at about 1.8 meters, so it was quite hard for Ran Shasha to support him alone.

"Let me help you," Xinan walked over and helped Ran Shasha to get Han Jibai up.

"Nannan, thank you."

"No problem."

After helping Han Jibai into the car, just as Xinan was about to leave, Ran Shasha suddenly apologized, "Nannan, I'm really sorry about what happened just now, I apologize for those words."

Xinan smiled and said, "Sister Shasha, I accept your apology."

After all, Xinan had known Ran Shasha for so long, she wasn't really angry with her.

Not calling her "Sister Shasha" could have been better, as using it only made Ran Shasha feel more guilty, but ultimately she said nothing more.

Let's just consider it a debt she owes Xinan.

As Ran Shasha drove away, Xinan turned around only to see Cheng Yi standing not far away.

"Where are Rourou and Tan Bo?" Xinan looked around, seeing only him.

"They are inside settling the bill," Cheng Yi replied, his throat moving slightly.

Despite having drunk quite a bit, his complexion hadn't changed, but his eyes seemed deeper, as if they could pull someone in.

"Oh."

For a moment, the atmosphere between them got quite weird.

"Jiang Yurou, I'll remember today's bill, don't try to weasel out of it later!"

"I know, I know, it's just money. As soon as I have some, I'll pay you back right away."

"To think that you'd remember this debt, I'm thankful for that."

"I know, I know."

Finally, the voices of Tan Bo and Jiang Yurou broke that odd silence.