"What do you want with him?"
A shadow passed over Su Qinian's eyes. His deep, dark eyes were colder than the night outside.
Lin Jinran obediently shut her mouth, deciding not to provoke the man in front of her. She waved awkwardly and said goodbye. "It's nothing. If you're okay, Su Qinian, you should rest first."
As soon as the words left her mouth, she turned to run.
Su Qinian casually glanced at the staff following Lin Jinran. Then he lowered his head, grabbed the collar of Lin Jinran's clothes, and pulled her into the room. Immediately afterwards, there was a loud "bang" as the door closed, leaving the filming staff with an embarrassed look.
"Su Qinian, what are you doing? Let go, let go!" Lin Jinran, whose collar was grabbed, felt as if her destiny had been grasped by the scruff of her neck. She flailed her arms and legs, trying to kick and punch the person behind her, but all her efforts were in vain.
After the door closed, Su Qinian casually let go. Lin Jinran shrank like a startled little rabbit behind the door, carefully eyeing him. "What are you doing?"
"What's in your hand?" Su Qinian asked.
"Nothing. It's just an autograph for Xie Yun. He asked me for it." Seeing the man's deep - set eyes, Lin Jinran honestly confessed. Better to confess and get leniency.
"Really? Why didn't you give me one, Ranran?" The man pursed his lips. His deep eyes became intense and playful. His gaze slowly moved down and landed on Lin Jinran's soft lips.
It seemed that she hadn't removed all her makeup. There were still traces of lipstick on those soft lips.
"I, I..." Lin Jinran lowered her eyes, nervously avoiding Su Qinian's gaze. Suddenly, she thought of a reason and immediately regained her confidence. "You never told me you wanted one. Xie Yun did!"
It was always Xie Yun. All day long, her mouth had said that name so many times.
His face turned ashen. The hand hanging by his waist clenched tightly. Jealousy raged in his chest like a storm, and it was hard for him to calm down.
The smudged lipstick seemed to be an eyesore. Su Qinian resisted for a moment, then covered the girl's lips with his calloused fingertips and gently wiped off the remaining part.
Lin Jinran didn't know what Su Qinian was up to. She was forced to tilt her head back, her eyes glistening. Suddenly, she felt a slight pain on her lips and let out a soft hiss.
Su Qinian seemed to suddenly come to his senses. He laughed self - deprecatingly, let go of her, and let Lin Jinran leave. "Xie Yun's room is on the left of mine. Don't worry. I've covered all the cameras in my room with cloth. They didn't capture anything they shouldn't have. You can go."
Lin Jinran lowered her eyes. For a moment, she couldn't bear to look up at Su Qinian's hurt expression. She whispered a thank - you and left the room.
Su Qinian silently stared at the door. Then he turned around, opened a bottle of wine, and went out onto the balcony to drink. One sip after another, the fresh smell of his shower gel was replaced by the smell of alcohol.
The year she graduated from high school, Lin Jinran suddenly fled the confession scene and then disappeared without a trace. He had searched for her for a long, long time. It was during this search that he found out that Lin Jinran's mother had passed away. She had calmly buried her mother alone, and even calmly attended classes with everyone and took the college entrance examination.
He had been so stupid, so dull. He had clearly noticed that something was wrong with Lin Jinran, but he had wrongly thought it was because of the college entrance examination.
After searching for more than half a year, Lin Jinran seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth. He couldn't find a single clue.
He also hated himself for not helping Lin Jinran in time, which had led to their current situation.
Flowers will bloom again after they fall. Butterflies can fly again even after their wings are broken. He didn't know what Lin Jinran had been through all these years that had made her heart as cold as ice, keeping everyone at a distance.
After finishing the bottle of wine, Su Qinian was still very sober. He lowered his head and sent a message to his secretary. "Tomorrow at work, find suitable film and television resources and negotiate with the agent of the actress Lin Jinran. Try to get big - budget productions."
After thinking for a while, he sent another message. "Contact the director of Crazy Crush about our magazine cover shooting resources."
Since she wanted to be famous, he would do everything in his power to make her a star.
...
After giving the autograph to Xie Yun, Lin Jinran returned to her room. The phone on the bedside table suddenly lit up. There was a hidden mission.
"Dear guest, your hidden mission for the first day is to wake up the opposite - sex guest in the corresponding room. The room key will be delivered later. The mission deadline is ten o'clock tomorrow. This is a hidden mission. Remember not to let anyone find out. If you fail to complete it, there will be a penalty~"
Lin Jinran: "..."
Lin Jinran: "???"
Lin Jinran: "!!!"
What? There was actually a hidden mission?
Lin Jinran quickly recalled the location of her room. Her room was in the middle of the rooms on the right side. According to the hidden mission, the person she needed to wake up tomorrow morning was in the middle of the rooms on the left side.
And the person living in the middle of the rooms on the left side was... Su Qinian.
Yes, it was Su Qinian.
"Wow, this is so exciting. Before dawn, no, at the first light of dawn, Lin Jinran has to wake up Su Qinian. This is the kind of dating show that adults should watch."
"Guys, did you notice the detail? When Lin Jinran came out of Su Qinian's room, her lips were red! Red, guys!"
"I get it. They must have been secretly making out. I was complaining that Su Qinian covered all the cameras in his room. So that's what it was for."
Lin Jinran stood there in silence. She had just escaped from the tiger's den and was about to enter the wolf's lair. Was it a coincidence?
Suddenly, she felt something was wrong. She turned her head and met the camera installed in the room. She found a washcloth and covered all the cameras one by one.
Then she threw herself onto the soft bed and let out a long sigh.
The more she tried to escape, the closer it got.
When she woke up the next day, it was already eight o'clock. After washing up, Lin Jinran took the key and quietly left the room. The living room on the first floor was quiet, and the corridor on the second floor was also very quiet.
The staff carrying the camera carefully followed behind Lin Jinran.
With a "click", the door to Su Qinian's room opened. A cold, pine - like fragrance wafted towards her. Lin Jinran turned her head and saw that there was an aroma diffuser on the cabinet under the TV.
Lin Jinran very carefully walked over to Su Qinian's bed. The netizens watching the live broadcast immediately got excited. Tens of thousands of bullet comments floated across the live - broadcast screen.
The light in the room was dim. The air - conditioner made a faint whistling sound. The curtains by the balcony fluttered like waves in the wind. The man in the bed was sleeping soundly, completely unaware.
Even in his sleep, he had a good sleeping posture. His breathing was regular. The cold pine - like fragrance on his body was mixed with a faint smell of alcohol. His eyebrows were thick, his nose was straight. The usual aloofness on his face was gone, and he looked a bit more childish.
Lin Jinran stood at the head of the bed and hesitantly glanced at the staff. The staff signaled that they were already filming. She took a deep breath, bent down slightly, and softly called out, "Su Qinian, wake up. Wake up."
There was no response. He seemed to have gone to bed very late last night.
Lin Jinran bent down a bit more, pushed his arm, and said in a firmer tone, "It's time to get up."
Unexpectedly, her wrist was suddenly grabbed. Lin Jinran was completely off - guard. With a dizzying spin, she fell onto the bed and accidentally rested her head on the pillow that Su Qinian had used.
Su Qinian's face was right in front of her. His warm breath hit her face.