Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon-Chapter 61 - Brother Yi
Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Brother Yi
Chapter 61 -61: Brother Yi
Time gradually slipped away, and he smoked one cigarette after another until well past three in the morning when Cheng Yi’s eyes finally flickered and then he drove off.
He had never felt so lost as he did now.
After returning to Luming Academy, looking at the garden full of roses and the crystal piano worth millions, he suddenly found it all rather ridiculous. Just yesterday he was excitedly arranging everything he saw before him, but now it all seemed unbearably glaring.
“Crash!”
Cheng Yi smashed the guitar he held against the piano with all his strength, and due to the tremendous impact, the guitar shattered into pieces, even the strings snapped, while the piano was left with a huge hole.
Then he took a crystal glass and hurled it into the flowerbeds, scattering petals of the bright red roses like a shower of raindrops, leaving the yard in complete disarray.
After doing all of this, Cheng Yi slumped into a corner by the piano, then covered his face and started sobbing, tears slipping through his fingers and dropping onto the ground.
His heart felt as if it had been hollowed out…
The day before Cheng Yi’s birthday, Tan Bo called to tell him that Xinan had thrown him a birthday party.
Although he had already known what Xinan would do, Cheng Yi still went. Not only did he reject her confession, but he also said many things against his true feelings.
Xinan would never know that, on that day, he had also thought about confessing his feelings for her.
The couple bracelets he’d custom-ordered, in the end, he never got to give them away.
Cheng Yi blinked his eyes, his thoughts slowly detaching from the memories.
The bedroom door opened gently, and seeing Cheng Yi sit up, Xinan thought he had just woken up and said with concern, “You’re awake?”
“Mhm.”
Xinan didn’t notice anything amiss about Cheng Yi, and after finding pajamas in the wardrobe, she turned and went to the bathroom.
Half an hour later, with a “click,” the bathroom door opened, and there was Xinan, stepping onto the floor in slippers, her hair casually tied up, revealing her slender and fair neck.
Cheng Yi watched, somewhat spellbound.
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After applying her skincare products, Xinan slowly climbed into bed, then turned to look at Cheng Yi, “Should I turn off the light?”
It took him a moment, but Cheng Yi finally uttered, “Mhm.”
Once the lights went out, the bedroom became very quiet, with Cheng Yi’s eyes remaining open, staring at the ceiling, his mind filled with memories of the chat between Xinan and Tan Bo. After all these years, why had Xinan suddenly brought up this matter?
And Xinan, too, hadn’t closed her eyes; she was gripping the blanket tightly, pondering what exactly had gone wrong that day with Cheng Yi’s mood.
Did he know about that one thing…
Although they shared the same bed, each was preoccupied with their own thoughts.
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After Christmas, New Year’s Day was fast approaching. This year, Ding Lan surprisingly gave Xinan three days off, given that in previous years, Xinan was still rushing around for engagements even on New Year’s Day itself.
As Xinan was considering how to spend these three days, a message from Jiang Yurou popped up on WeChat.
Jiang Yurou: Nannan, let’s spend the New Year’s Eve together this year!
Xinan thought for a moment and replied: Sure, why don’t we also invite Brother Tan Bo, it would be more lively to celebrate together.
Jiang Yurou: Sounds good, but let’s not go out this year, it’s not novel at all.
Xinan asked: Then how do you want to spend it?
After ten seconds, Jiang Yurou replied: Doesn’t Brother Yi’s villa have a yard? We could decorate it and have a barbecue, how about that?
Xinan was a bit hesitant: The idea is quite nice, but I should ask him first.
Jiang Yurou: OK, just ask him, he will definitely agree.
Ever since she discovered the existence of that diamond ring, Xinan had become increasingly presumptuous in front of Cheng Yi, sometimes even daring to tease him to his face.
For a moment, Xinan felt like they had returned to the past.
Xinan cut the fruit, saw Cheng Yi sitting on the couch working on some documents, and walked over with the plate.
“Cheng Yi… do you want some fruit?”
“Mm,” he replied indifferently.
But before Cheng Yi could reach for it, Xinan used a toothpick to spear a piece of strawberry and offered it to his mouth.
Cheng Yi was taken aback, first looking up at Xinan and then slowly opening his mouth.
After the initial awkwardness, Xinan became more adept at it, feeding Cheng Yi a piece, then taking a piece for herself.
Soon, the fruit plate was empty.
“Cheng Yi, I want to discuss something with you…” Xinan’s voice was exceedingly gentle.
Cheng Yi paused his perusing of the documents, then asked, “What is it?”
“The New Year’s Day is coming up, and Rourou and I plan to invite everyone over for a countdown to make it more festive.”
Cheng Yi: “Hmm, that’s fine.”
“But… Rourou and I thought about it and feel that celebrating the New Year outside lacks atmosphere, so we think we can have a barbecue in the backyard of our house.” Xinan paid special attention to any change in Cheng Yi’s expression, “What do you think?”
Cheng Yi put down the documents and stared at Xinan, “Was this Jiang Yurou’s idea?”
Xinan smiled lightly and said, “Yes and no.”
“No,” Cheng Yi flatly refused. A barbecue would definitely leave oil and smoke smell everywhere.
Xinan expressed a disappointed “Oh,” then carried the fruit plate back to the kitchen, but she really wanted to have a barbecue!
Five minutes later, Cheng Yi felt someone return to his side. He looked up in confusion, only to see Xinan gazing at him with a pitiful look, and he immediately felt a bit soft-hearted, “Do you really want to have a barbecue at home that much?”
Xinan nodded eagerly: “Mm, Brother Yi… please agree.”
When the words ‘Brother Yi’ came out, not only was Cheng Yi stunned, but even Xinan herself found it inconceivable that she had used this address again after so many years.
Cheng Yi had already felt a softening of his resolve upon seeing Xinan’s expression, and now, hearing her call him that, he simply couldn’t resist agreeing to her request.
Seeing that Cheng Yi hadn’t responded, Xinan called out again, “Brother Yi?”
Cheng Yi awkwardly averted his gaze, “After the barbecue, clean up properly.”
Watching Cheng Yi’s discomfited demeanor, Xinan suddenly broke into a laugh. Her smile was like sunshine spilling warmly and purely upon the earth.
“Okay.”
Xinan took out her phone and began to type: Rourou, Cheng Yi agreed!
Jiang Yurou replied instantly: Not bad, that was pretty fast.
Xinan: But we have to clean up the yard after the barbecue. You know how serious Cheng Yi’s obsession with cleanliness is. If he sees even a speck of oil on the ground, he might freak out.
Jiang Yurou sent a yellow six-six-six emoji, saying: Brother Yi is so rich, why doesn’t he fix that nasty quirk?
Xinan curled her lips in a smile and then typed: He is right beside me.
The moment the message was sent, Jiang Yurou immediately retracted her previous comment and replied: I didn’t say anything just now.
