Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon-Chapter 44 - Celebrating a Birthday Again
Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Celebrating a Birthday Again
Chapter 44 -44: Celebrating a Birthday Again
Lin Wei woke up at six o’clock the next morning and glanced at her phone. There were several unread messages from her roommate.
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“We are at Yueci Hotel, room 303.”
“Weiwei, aren’t you coming?”
“Be safe.”
Lin Wei briefly scanned the messages, then replied, “I found a hotel nearby last night and stayed there, sorry I forgot to message you.”
After replying to the messages, Lin Wei walked out of her room and instinctively glanced at Cheng Yi’s master bedroom. The door was tightly shut; he was probably still asleep.
Thinking about what happened last night, Lin Wei felt incredibly ashamed. She had never done anything so embarrassing in her entire life, and Cheng Yi probably didn’t want to see her now.
Lin Wei stared at the door for a while before turning around. Just as she was about to go out to buy breakfast, she heard the door open behind her.
Lin Wei stopped in her tracks and turned around to meet Cheng Yi’s eyes, deep as the sea.
Seeing the person before him, Cheng Yi’s brows furrowed slightly, “How much was the hotel stay last night?”
His voice carried a hint of laziness.
Lin Wei bit her lip, her heart trembling slightly, then began, “Mr. Yi, actually, it wasn’t…”
Before Lin Wei could finish, she heard Cheng Yi’s indifferent and cold voice, “How much money it was, ask my assistant to reimburse you. He will contact you later.”
After speaking, he walked past Lin Wei without sparing her another glance.
It was a long while before Lin Wei came to her senses.
Was it only when he faced Xinan that he wasn’t so indifferent and ruthless?
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Xinan thought she wouldn’t see Cheng Yi for several days, as usual, but unexpectedly, when she got up in the morning and went downstairs, she ran into him coming back through the door.
He was still dressed in the same clothes he had worn the previous morning. There was not a single wrinkle, but the aura he radiated was completely different from usual.
Xinan met Cheng Yi’s gaze, and he merely glanced at her indifferently before turning his gaze away.
His expression was devoid of surprise, anger, and even emotional fluctuation.
This calmness made Xinan feel deeply uneasy.
As Cheng Yi passed by, Xinan reached out and grabbed his arm, “Cheng Yi, let’s talk.”
Cheng Yi looked at Xinan, and after a moment of silence, he nodded, “Alright, let’s talk.”
Xinan took a deep breath and said, “Cheng Yi, I am really sorry about last night. In such an emergency, I couldn’t just leave and ignore Brother Ji Bai.”
At that moment, Cheng Yi suddenly felt like smoking, but he reached into his pocket and remembered he had run out of cigarettes the previous night.
Cheng Yi chuckled softly, his gaze carrying an unprecedented tiredness, “Xinan, why didn’t you answer my call last night?”
Xinan paused before explaining, “My phone was out of battery then.”
“Oh, out of battery…” Cheng Yi dragged out his tone, chuckling as if he heard something amusing.
That laughter sounded incredibly harsh to Xinan. She knew it was ridiculous and funny, but it was the truth—she hadn’t lied to Cheng Yi.
“Cheng Yi, you don’t believe me?” Xinan asked.
Cheng Yi did not answer her question but instead asked, “How is Han Jibai’s condition now?”
“He’s out of danger.”
“Good.” He nodded, his expression unchanging.
Watching Cheng Yi’s retreating figure, Xinan felt incredibly complex, experiencing a sense of powerlessness for the first time.
An hour later, Cheng Yi came downstairs in a fresh set of clothes.
Xinan, carrying a plate from the kitchen, saw Cheng Yi heading out and quickly called out to him, “I made breakfast, have some before you go!”
Cheng Yi merely glanced at her and then coldly shifted his gaze away, “No need.”
He then turned around and strode towards the door without looking back.
Xinan watched the breakfast on the table with some disappointment. She had cooked two steaks that she couldn’t finish alone. It seemed like another waste.
In the afternoon, Xinan went to the hospital to visit Han Jibai, who was still unconscious. Ran Shasha and Mrs. Han took turns looking after him.
On the way home, Xinan visited a mall, but after a long search, she couldn’t find a satisfactory birthday gift.
Just as she was about to leave, she spotted a gray suit in a display window of a luxury store. It was uniquely designed, exquisite, and appeared to be of high quality.
Cheng Yi typically wore dark suits, and in Xinan’s memory, she had never seen him wear such a light-colored suit.
The sales assistant immediately noticed Xinan’s interest in the suit and quickly approached, “Miss, you have great taste. This suit is designed by internationally renowned designer Raelynn, and it’s limited to fifty sets nationwide.”
“How much is it?”
The sales assistant said with a smile, “Three hundred eighty-eight thousand.”
“Wrap it up for me.”
“Certainly, miss.”
The sales assistant took the suit down and packaged it into a specially made box, “Miss, are you buying this for your boyfriend as a birthday gift?”
“Yes, it’s for his birthday.”
“Your boyfriend is really lucky to have such a beautiful and considerate girlfriend,” the sales assistant said with envy.
Xinan simply smiled and replied, “Thank you.”
After she had paid, Xinan took the suit and hailed a taxi.
When the driver heard she was going to Luming Academy, he couldn’t help but give Xinan a closer look, as those who lived there were wealthy and prestigious.
Xinan was used to such stares, but fortunately, the driver quickly looked away.
While passing a supermarket, Xinan went to buy some ingredients, wanting to prepare a lavish dinner to celebrate Cheng Yi’s birthday again.
With the meal ready and candles lit, it was already 7:30 PM.
Xinan picked up her phone and sent a message to Cheng Yi, “What time are you getting off work today? I made dinner.”
Cheng Yi didn’t reply.
After ten minutes, Xinan called Cheng Yi. The phone rang for a long time before someone answered, but it wasn’t Cheng Yi’s voice on the other end but a captivatingly flamboyant female voice, “Hello?”
Xinan’s heart sank immediately, and for a moment, she appeared visibly flustered.
“Hello?” The woman on the phone spoke again, her tone slightly impatient, “What do you want with Mr. Yi?”
“He… Where is he?” Xinan tried to keep her voice steady, but her flickering eyes and trembling hands betrayed her emotions.
“Mr. Yi is busy right now. Please don’t call again.” Her voice was sultry, suggestive.
With that, the woman hung up the phone. Listening to the dial tone, Xinan’s emotions were incredibly mixed.
