Chapter 662: Chapter 662

After learning of the premiere results, everything that followed felt fantastical, as if she had blinked her way through the procedures.

The cast and crew were bustling and dazed, and even after the ceremony had ended, they couldn’t seem to come back to reality.

He Jinxia was the first to snap out of it. Although she had never broken any records, she had experienced higher box office returns than this art film.

The daze was just a moment, and seeing Duan Yu too shocked to speak, she took the microphone to help him through the rest of the procedures.

After the ceremony, He Jinxia, seeing them still dazed in the lounge, couldn’t help but say, "It’s over, you can go now."

Duan Yu nodded blankly, "Oh."

Xu Xiuzi came to her senses and followed with a nod, "Um."

Xi Jing regained her composure and nodded emphatically, "Okay."

The other two directors did the same.

Why does it feel like she’s deluding herself like cooking mushrooms, each of them a mushroom, one by one...

She walked to the door and,seeing they were still standing there, she called out again, "I’m really leaving now!"

He Jinxia covered her face with her hand, they were beyond help...

Leaving the hall where the premiere was held, He Jinxia headed straight to the hotel where she had made her reservation.

Upon entering her room, suddenly, something felt off. The room card hadn’t been inserted yet, so why were all the lights on? Official source ıs novel(ꜰ)ire.net

He Jinxia furrowed her brows and had barely taken a few steps inside when she quickly turned to leave the room. She didn’t like the idea of exploring alone, better safe than sorry. What if the person in the room was a criminal?

Her hand had just touched the doorknob when a figure leisurely appeared at the entrance, dressed in a black bathrobe, exuding a refreshing aura.

His skin wasn’t fair, but a healthy wheat color, and against the black fabric, he had an explosive beauty.

He Jinxia’s eyes widened slightly; she forgot to move and just stood there, staring.

Sheng Yan gently curved his lips into a faint smile, leaned against the wall, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, and asked in a low voice, "Scared silly?"

As he spoke, he moved closer, pressing her directly against the door.

He Jinxia flinched in pain and snapped out of it, exclaiming, "How do you have the key to my room? Why are you here? Didn’t you say you were attending an event today and couldn’t make it?"

Sheng Yan buried his head in her neck and nuzzled her like a cat, no, more like a sleek leopard, lazily retracting his claws and rubbing against her.

His voice was husky as he said, "I missed you."

He Jinxia’s body trembled slightly, she pushed him gently with her hands and whispered, "You haven’t answered my questions yet."

Sheng Yan answered incongruently, "I’m hungry."

He Jinxia tilted her head, catching on half a beat later, "Order some late-night food?"

Sheng Yan stared at her deeply, his eyes dark and mysterious like fine inkstone, unfathomable.

"I want to eat now..."

He Jinxia was somewhat nervous, her heart pounding unbeknownst to her had intensified, sweat breaking out on her palms as she nervously suggested, "Then, then go down to the restaurant yourself."

Sheng Yan stared at her for a while, eventually shifting his gaze away and burying his head in the nape of her neck again, rubbing against it without speaking.

It was then that He Jinxia smelled the faint scent of alcohol on his breath, tinged with the sourness and bitterness of grapes.

He Jinxia felt her mind working slower than usual, and it took her a good while to think of what she wanted to say, "Did you drink?"

Her voice was slightly hoarse.

Sheng Yan didn’t answer, continuing to nuzzle her with his head for a while, possibly unsatisfied with just superficial contact, he began to move his hands.

A flush of crimson immediately rose to He Jinxia’s cheeks as she murmured softly, "Sheng Yan, you’re drunk."

The cool touch of Sheng Yan’s lips brushed past the tip of her ear as he spoke in a husky voice, "I’m not drunk, Jinxia, would you like to drink some too? Hmm?"

The teasing lilt at the end of his sentence was even more enticing, his voice like the song of a siren in the sea, luring humans step by step to plunge into the ocean.

He Jinxia felt herself getting a bit drunk too, her head nodding somewhat unclearly.

What followed seemed only natural, a bit of liquor to lighten the mood, using alcohol to numb the mind, or perhaps just using this as an excuse to take that step together.

The merging of body and soul expressed all the fatigue and longing they had accumulated over many days, serving both as a stress relief and a pleasure.

Amidst the shifting weights, He Jinxia could only remember the man’s strong arms and the sweat trickling from his forehead, falling slightly onto her body, searing her skin.

The next day, sunlight spilled over the floor-to-ceiling window, blocked by a heavy curtain, preventing the sunlight from scattering into the room, which remained dimly lit.

He Jinxia opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was the curtain, glowing in the sunlight, making her squint.

Turning her head slightly to look elsewhere, the dizziness started to subside a bit.

Suddenly, she felt a heaviness on her body and looked down to find that someone had dominantly placed a hand on her waist and had grandiosely slung a leg over, giving He Jinxia the sudden illusion of being a fish caught on a board.

She moved her body, experiencing a severe ache all over, everything felt sore.

This movement woke the other person lying on top of her.

Sheng Yan opened his eyes groggily, saw He Jinxia, and instinctively cuddled up to her neck as he had the day before.

His entire weight pressing on Jinxia instantly made her gasp in pain!

Seeing Jinxia’s suddenly pale face, Sheng Yan asked with some concern, "What’s wrong?"

He Jinxia glared at him with a hoarse voice: "It hurts!"

The look of concern on Sheng Yan’s face immediately vanished, replaced by a smirk of triumph. He quickly moved off her and sat up straight, whispering, "I’ll help you up."

"Where does it hurt? I’ll rub it for you, and if it’s very painful, I’ll call the family doctor over."

At the moment, He Jinxia didn’t feel like dealing with him, looking all self-satisfied.

She rubbed her waist and turned her head away, "You put on your clothes first."

Sheng Yan raised his eyebrows and said lightly, "Feeling shy?"

Eventually, he added, "There’s not a place on my body you haven’t seen before, no need to be shy."

Sheng Yan then said, "There’s not a place on your body I haven’t seen either, so you don’t need to be shy."

If it weren’t for the condition of her body, she’d want to kick this big bad wolf off the bed right now!

Seeing He Jinxia not responding and keeping her head down, Sheng Yan stopped teasing her. He quickly dressed in no time and then came over, whispering: "Your body hurts, let me help you dress."