Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon-Chapter 52 - Choice
Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Choice
Chapter 52 -52: Choice
The photo of Xinan showed her smiling brightly, her eyes curved like a clear autumn pond.
Beneath the collar of her school uniform, her delicate collarbones were faintly visible, and her slender, fair legs peeked out from beneath her brown school skirt. Wisps of light fell on Xinan, casting a halo around her and giving her an aura of freshness and sweetness.
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Lin Wei stared intently at the photo on her phone, momentarily lost in thought.
What was she like during her high school years?
She spent days and nights solving practice problems and dancing, completely isolated from the outside world. She disliked speaking, never interacted with classmates, and if someone approached her, she would respond indifferently, never truly smiling.
No one knew what she was thinking or doing, nor could anyone penetrate her inner thoughts to see her truest emotions and reactions.
In her senior year of high school, when the art exam scores were released, she missed the Film Academy’s cutoff by just five points – the score of one math problem.
She was incredibly frustrated, so she talked it over with the couple who were sponsoring her education, and they agreed to support her for another year.
Thus, the third day after the scores were released, ignoring her parents’ curses and relatives’ criticisms, she returned to that “cage”…
Eventually, during the following year, she successfully got admitted to the Film Academy, escaping the oppressive confines of her family home.
Seeing Xinan’s photo, Lin Wei realized that a person could smile so freely.
After bidding farewell to Lin Wei, Xinan and Ding Lan walked out of the clubhouse.
The driver had already brought the car to the entrance. Before Ding Lan and Xinan could get into the car, Ruan Luoqing, who had been following them, suddenly called out, “Sister Ding Lan…”
Ding Lan turned around, puzzled, “What’s wrong?”
The girl had been distracted since leaving the VIP room, and Ding Lan thought she had something to say.
Ruan Luoqing struggled to express herself, her beautiful eyes filled with melancholy, “Sister Ding Lan, you guys go ahead… I’ll take a cab later.”
At these words, Ding Lan’s expression fell instantly. “Do you even understand what you’re saying? Do you really want to go back to President Zhang?”
Ding Lan saw through her intentions instantly.
Ruan Luoqing turned deathly pale, biting her lip, “Sister Ding Lan, please, just let me be.”
“I just let you be? You’re under my care, I must bring you back safely,” Ding Lan was furious.
Ruan Luoqing looked up at Ding Lan, tears glimmering in her eyes; she spoke softly, “Sister Ding Lan, this is the path I choose for myself, I won’t blame you.”
“Although what President Zhang offers is tempting, with your talents, you are bound to succeed eventually if you work hard. It’s only a matter of time,” Ding Lan sighed, “You don’t have to do this.”
“Sister Ding Lan, but my best years are fleeting; I don’t want to wait that long. President Zhang said… he will make me the next Actress.”
Ding Lan was silent for a moment, then asked, “Have you decided?”
“Yes, I have decided,” she said firmly.
“Well, I hope you won’t regret today’s decision in the future,” Ding Lan said helplessly.
Xinan watched Ruan Luoqing turn and walk away until she was no longer visible. Only then did Xinan look away.
After a long while, Ding Lan suddenly asked, “Nannan, how did you resist these temptations back then?”
Hearing her, Xinan turned and said with a smile, “Maybe because I had a good agent who protected me too well.”
“Just your sweet talk.” After a pause, Ding Lan asked, “How did you afterwards…”
Mid-sentence, Ding Lan suddenly shook her head and said, “Forget it, pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Although Ding Lan hadn’t spoken her thoughts out loud, Xinan knew what she wanted to say. Since the last time she trended on social media, Ding Lan had always thought she was being kept by some big shot.
But now, she hadn’t figured out Cheng Yi’s intentions yet, so she couldn’t explain it to Ding Lan.
After getting into the car, Xinan leaned her head against the car window, looking at the scenery speeding by outside, and suddenly recalled the question Ding Lan had asked.
How did you resist these temptations back then?
Maybe it was because none of those people were Cheng Yi…
Back then, Xinan had just started her career with an online drama and afterwards had no more acting opportunities.
Ding Lan was anxious too and began to take Xinan to various dinner parties, having met with fifty, if not a hundred, investors.
Among them, some were interested in the newcomer Xinan, wanting to invite her to dinner, drinks, or even to bed…
The conditions they offered were each more tempting than the last, enticing.
But Xinan was unmoved, as any time their hands touched her shoulder, whether intentionally or not, she would get goosebumps and even feel nauseated to the point of wanting to vomit!
She didn’t know what that girl named Ruan Luoqing would eventually become.
She could only hope her future would be good…
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Standing at the door of room 508, Ruan Luoqing took a deep breath before knocking on the door.
President Zhang seemed to have anticipated her return. His eyes narrowed into slits as he leisurely extinguished his cigarette, then walked over to open the door.
“So, you’ve finally figured it out?” he said with a smirk.
Ruan Luoqing looked at him coldly, “Did you mean what you said earlier?”
“Of course, as long as you take good care of me tonight, not just the title of Best Actress, if you want to go to Hollywood, I’ll support you there too,” President Zhang’s gaze swept over her body, his smile becoming more lecherous.
“Fine…”
Ruan Luoqing closed her eyes, then opened them and stepped into the room.
Although the heater was on in the room, Ruan Luoqing couldn’t feel any warmth. She just felt cold, so cold that her whole body shivered.
Until a pair of rough hands grabbed her waist, a wave of nausea hit her, and all the hair on her body stood on end.
At that moment, she was like a puppet, manipulated by others.
President Zhang’s obese body wriggled on top of her, emitting a nauseating laughter, “Hehehe… little beauty, your skin is so smooth…”
Ruan Luoqing just hoped it would all end quickly. She never wanted to experience this kind of humiliating torment a second time.
But the next second, Ruan Luoqing saw President Zhang pull something out from behind, and she then understood what true despair was.
Her hands and feet were cuffed…
For the first time, time passed so slowly. After everything was over, Ruan Luoqing felt as if a century had passed.
She told herself that everything she had done today was her own choice. She couldn’t regret it; she shouldn’t regret it… Everything would gradually get better.
She looked out the window, a tear trailing down her face, only to be blown away by the night wind, leaving no trace…
