Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon-Chapter 59 - One Step Away from Being Together
Chapter 59: Chapter 59: One Step Away from Being Together
Chapter 59 -59: One Step Away from Being Together
Xinan unlocked her phone again, found the chat with Tan Bo on WeChat, and started typing, “Brother Tan Bo, are you free right now? I want to ask you about something.”
Tan Bo was Cheng Yi’s best friend, and there were some things he might know the reason for.
A few seconds later, Tan Bo replied, “I’m free, what is it? Go ahead.”
“It’s about a few days before I confessed to Cheng Yi during college, was he acting a bit off, emotionally?”
“Why are you suddenly bringing this up?”
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Xinan sent him an emoticon, then said, “Just asking casually. If you don’t remember, never mind.”
At that moment, Tan Bo was drinking in a bar, surrounded by a noisy crowd, so he simply found a relatively quieter spot to reply to Xinan’s message.
He lit a cigarette and began to recall the monotonous and dull days of college.
Before the confession? Tan Bo started to think it over, and after a few seconds, his eyes suddenly flashed, and then he took out his phone to reply to Xinan’s message, “A few weeks before you confessed, his mood did seem a bit off.”
He continued typing, “That day a few of us old classmates had planned to meet up, but Cheng Yi showed up late, looking quite unwell. He started guzzling drinks as soon as he arrived, not saying a word. His whole demeanor was low, and we didn’t dare to ask, thinking maybe you two had a quarrel.”
“What happened after that?” Xinan pressed.
Looking at the message from Xinan, Tan Bo thought for a while before continuing to type, “After he finished drinking, he went straight to the restroom. When I went to look for him, I saw him leaning on the washbasin, lost in thought, and at that moment, I noticed his expression began to seem off. But before I could speak, he suddenly left, saying he needed to confirm something.”
“I thought maybe he had suffered some sort of blow and wanted to find a chance to ask him, but later he acted as if nothing was wrong at all, so I just forgot about it.”
Xinan asked, “Do you remember what day it was?”
Since the day Xinan confessed to Cheng Yi was his birthday, Tan Bo estimated for a moment and replied, “I think it was November 10th.”
November 10th? Xinan rapidly recalled the events of those days in her mind.
Suddenly, Xinan’s pupils shrank with disbelief flashing across her face as her fingers began to tremble…
Could Cheng Yi’s off mood at the time be because of that incident?
Xinan shook her head. Impossible, that incident was only known to herself and Han Jibai, and he had promised her he wouldn’t tell anyone else.
But aside from that incident, Xinan couldn’t think of any other significant events that could’ve happened during those days.
With a sigh, Xinan sent another message to Tan Bo, “Keep today’s matter a secret, please don’t tell Cheng Yi.”
“Okay.”
But Xinan clearly overestimated Tan Bo’s trustworthiness.
No sooner had Tan Bo finished replying than he called Cheng Yi.
Actually, after Xinan left the bedroom, Cheng Yi hadn’t slept but had been working in bed. He had just finished reviewing a document when his phone rang.
Seeing that it was Tan Bo, he answered, “What’s up?”
“Ah Yi, Xinan just called me to ask about something, do you know what it is?” Tan Bo spoke mysteriously.
Cheng Yi’s brow furrowed slightly, “What is it?”
“I can’t just tell you for nothing, you know. Just now Sister Xinan made me promise again and again not to tell you. Don’t you think you ought to give me something in return?” Tan Bo said, smugly.
“Spit it out, what do you want?”
Tan Bo laughed, “I’ve always liked that Pagani of yours…”
“Fine, it’s yours.”
Although Tan Bo expected Cheng Yi to agree, he did not anticipate such a quick response without any hesitation, which made him feel a bit embarrassed. Still, he couldn’t help saying, “Mr. Yi, you’re always so straightforward!”
“That’s enough, what did Xinan tell you?” Cheng Yi’s voice was growing impatient.
Tan Bo no longer beat around the bush and said, “Actually, she didn’t tell me much, just asked me about the time in college before she confessed to you, wondering if you were emotionally not quite right.”
He added fuel to the fire, “In other words, she thinks your rejection before had to do with some other external factors.”
“Is that really what she said?”
“Of course, I’ve told you everything verbatim. If you don’t believe me, I can show you the chat logs.”
“Then send them over.”
Tan Bo, “…”
Internally cursing, Tan Bo called him by his full name, “Cheng Yi, can’t there be a little trust between people anymore? I’ve always seen you as my best friend, and my trust in you is two hundred percent!”
“You trust me because I’m trustworthy. Besides, you’ve extorted a Pagani from me, what’s wrong with asking one more question?”
Cheng Yi’s response was flawless; Tan Bo could not refute.
Eventually, Tan Bo did end up sending a screenshot of the chat log and didn’t forget to add, “I’ll come to your garage to pick up the car tomorrow.”
After handling the matter, Tan Bo reentered the noisiest part of the bar. He weaved through the crowd and soon found his friends.
Looking at the chat screenshot sent by Tan Bo, Cheng Yi experienced a mix of emotions. He slightly looked up at the ceiling and couldn’t help but smirk.
His mood had indeed been bad that day, even downright terrible.
It was a day he never wanted to recall in his lifetime…
At the time, his relationship with Xinan was closer than ever. In his view, they were only one step away from being together.
And that step required just one of them to utter those four words.
Cheng Yi had always been waiting for the right moment, the perfect opportunity to confess to Xinan.
His birthday had seemed like the perfect occasion.
To ensure Xinan had a perfect confession experience, Cheng Yi specially chose his own villa as the venue for his birthday party where all his good friends would witness the happy moment between him and Xinan.
A week before his birthday, he began to prepare the site for the confession. He had even hired Xinan’s favorite musician to play piano, and to make the entire villa romantic and cozy, he adorned it with plenty of beautiful petals and candles.
He had even ordered a pair of couple bracelets from a famous designer abroad.
All of this was eagerly and personally handled by him, no one knew that he would be confessing to Xinan that day.
All these beautiful preparations were like a dream, but this dream shattered on November 10th…
