The alcohol was getting stronger, and Bai Yunxi's cheeks were flushed with a hint of intoxication, her eyes increasingly hazy.
Riding on the alcohol's effect, Bai Yunxi spilled quite a bit of her pent-up frustrations, but she also found herself drinking more and more.
The suffocating pressure of the entertainment industry felt so overwhelming that it was as if one would either explode in silence or perish in it—perhaps that was the feeling...
Using the opportunity, Bai Yunxi vented for a while.
"Ning Fan, I'm really tired. If I could choose again, what do you think I would choose?"
Ning Fan didn't directly answer Bai Yunxi's question but countered with one of his own.
"Regret?" Bai Yunxi's eyes flickered with an inexplicable light; she fell silent, seemingly pondering something.
Ning Fan's question seemed to have touched something deep within her soul, making her involuntarily sentimental.
Whether she regretted it or not, Bai Yunxi wore a bitter smile, somehow feeling that this night was much more relaxed than others before.
It was either others exploiting her or herself pushing her own limits. In the entertainment industry, the amount one must give up to get ahead is invisible to others.
Having poured out her troubles, Bai Yunxi no longer wanted to think about anything superfluous.
Perhaps she was truly tired, or maybe it was the alcohol, but Bai Yunxi leaned on Ning Fan's shoulder, closed her eyes, and her breathing gradually evened out—she must have fallen asleep.
"Hey, you're not going to sleep just like that, are you?" Ning Fan helplessly watched Bai Yunxi slowly collapse into his arms, a wry smile on his face as he looked at the now soundly asleep Bai Yunxi.
"Let's just call her agent..."
Ning Fan sighed, gently brushing the hair sticking to Bai Yunxi's face, and while cradling her with one arm, pulled out his phone to call Zheng Wenxiu with his other hand.
Surprisingly, Zheng Wenxiu's phone was turned off!
Ning Fan widened his eyes, thinking to himself that Zheng Wenxiu was really irresponsible, wasn't she?
A lone man and woman, and Bai Yunxi being a popular artist under Zheng Wenxiu—wasn't Zheng Wenxiu worried with it being so late?
With this in mind, Ning Fan felt somewhat helpless. He had thought it was just a late-night snack with Bai Yunxi, but now he had ended up with a "trouble."
Yet in reality, how could Zheng Wenxiu not be worried about Bai Yunxi? If it were anyone else, she definitely wouldn't have agreed to Bai Yunxi going out alone.
It was because Zheng Wenxiu trusted Ning Fan that she turned her phone off, deciding to ignore what was happening outside...
Having no choice, Ning Fan could only settle the bill and then take Bai Yunxi away from the place.
After getting Bai Yunxi into the car, another problem arose—he didn't know where to take her.
To her home? No, Ning Fan didn't know where Bai Yunxi lived.
To his place? That was even worse. Xu Ruolan and the others would definitely misunderstand, and that would just bring more trouble Ning Fan truly wanted to avoid.
After some thought, it didn't take long before Ning Fan took Bai Yunxi to a hotel and checked her into a suite.
"Sir, here is your room card. Please take it," the front desk attendant said with a smile, but her eyes were filled with suspicion.
Bringing a girl who was too drunk to be conscious to a hotel late at night was, after all, a situation that could easily lead to misunderstandings.
Although Bai Yunxi's face was not clearly visible, just by looking at her perfect figure, one could discern traces of her beauty.
Ning Fan took the room card awkwardly and then went up the elevator with Bai Yunxi on his back.
After finding the suite corresponding to the room card and laying her down on the bed, Ning Fan finally heaved a sigh of relief after tucking her in.
As Bai Yunxi sweetly drifted along in her sleep on the bed, Ning Fan shook his head as he looked at her sleeping face, pondering how the night had been hectic, and he ended up doing the heavy lifting; yet, if it was for a beauty like Bai Yunxi, Ning Fan felt there was nothing to complain about.
With a slightly drunken expression, lying on the bed, Bai Yunxi's lips were slightly parted, alongside her rosy cheeks, presenting a very tempting appearance that was quite lethal to men.
If Ning Fan wanted to take advantage now, he definitely could have succeeded.
The room was eerily quiet, the atmosphere somewhat ambiguous, yet Ning Fan chose to sit on the sofa and closed his eyes.
Bai Yunxi's long eyelashes began to tremble slightly, and she cracked her eyes open just a bit, stealthily peering at Ning Fan.
It turned out that she had already woken up, only pretending to be asleep, wondering if being alone in a room with Ning Fan might lead to some strange behavior from him.
But to her disappointment, Ning Fan had no intention of doing anything bizarre; he was flirtatious on regular days, but at the crucial moment, he still had some self-control.
"Why hasn't he come over yet? Could he have fallen asleep?"
Bai Yunxi felt anxious thinking this, as Ning Fan's lack of action reassured yet also somewhat infuriated her.
Could it be that she wasn't attractive enough? or perhaps Ning Fan was just dense?
Various doubts mingled in Bai Yunxi's mind, and the nervousness, even a bit of anticipation she felt, gradually relaxed, and slowly she truly fell asleep.
It wasn't until the next morning that Bai Yunxi groggily opened her eyes and then crawled out of bed to look for Ning Fan.
"Ning Fan... Ning Fan!"
After calling Ning Fan's name several times with no response, Bai Yunxi noticed the breakfast on the table and underneath it, a note.
Picking it up, she realized that Ning Fan had already left, apparently for some urgent matter, yet he had prepared breakfast for her before leaving.
Looking at the note and the breakfast on the table, Bai Yunxi felt warm inside, and a bright smile gradually spread across her face, her eyes twinkling with happiness.
Meanwhile, Ning Fan was just yawning as he got out of the car.
"Oh, is there a guest?"
When he got home, Ning Fan noticed Xu Ruolan talking to someone in the backyard, and it was a man.
Curious, Ning Fan walked over and discovered that it was Nangong Fu there.
At first, Ning Fan didn't pay much attention and just stood at a distance observing them, but Nangong Fu's subsequent behavior took Ning Fan by surprise.
"Ruolan, since you already have someone in your heart, I won't insist on anything else. I just hope that what happened before doesn't leave a bad impression on you both," Nangong Fu said.
"Thank you, cousin Nangong," Ruolan replied.
"Thank me for what? I just want you to be happy!" Nangong Fu concluded.
Nangong Fu showing such grace? Even though Ning Fan had limited interactions with Nangong Fu, his behavior now seemed too unusual!
Ning Fan scrutinized Nangong Fu closely and suddenly widened his eyes.