The parking lot in front of the hotel was large, but only a few cars were eligible to park here. The distant noise contrasted sharply with the surrounding silence. Shi Su tried to lean her neck back, her eyes wide open as she looked at Jing Jihan, who after fastening her seatbelt, didn’t step away immediately and remained silent. Their eyes met for a long time, long enough for her to clearly see the dark ink gathering in the man’s eyes. She raised her hand, pulled the extra men’s trench coat over herself, yanked the collar forward, pulling it up to cover half her face, then glared at him warily. She had drunk alcohol herself, so she couldn’t smell if there was booze on Jing Jihan, unsure whether he had been drinking or not. Noticing her pulling up the collar, the deep ink in Jing Jihan’s eyes slowly faded. He looked at this occasionally sharp yet sometimes oblivious little woman, suddenly stepped back, closed the car door, and casually unbuttoned a few buttons at the shirt’s collar. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by N0v3l.Fiɾe.net From start to finish, he never looked back at the direction of the hotel, walked around the car body, opened the door on the driver’s side, and got in the car. As soon as the car door closed, the spacious car suddenly felt cramped to Shi Su; she instinctively moved a centimeter towards the car door. Her movements were slight, thinking they wouldn’t be noticed. Jing Jihan glanced at her lightly, and Shi Su immediately tugged at her coat again and moved another centimeter. The engine started, and as Jing Jihan drove off, he said, "Call your agent and tell her to find a way to leave the hotel herself; you don’t need to go back." Only then did Shi Su finally turn her eyes to him, her gaze fixed on the man’s face in the driver’s seat: "Why?" With one hand firmly on the steering wheel and the other handing his own phone to her, Jing Jihan looked forward coldly and said, "Will you call her and remind her to leave early, or should I send someone to rescue her?" Shi Su first looked at him silently and hesitantly for a moment, then suddenly understood the implication in his words, quickly withdrew her gaze to look ahead, and picked up her own phone to call Jun. Jun was indeed still being coaxed to drink, but she was at least somewhat sober. Shi Su briefly explained the situation on the phone, telling Jun to find a way to leave first, and they would discuss the endorsement after sobering up. Because Jing Jihan was right next to her, she couldn’t complain too much, nor say much more. Only when Jun agreed and said she would immediately look for a way to leave the hotel did Shi Su feel relieved and hang up the phone. The entertainment circle environment is mostly not very clean; both Shi Su and Jun initially thought tonight would be a formal business discussion, so they didn’t bring too many people along. In the end, it was an oversight. The fact that those people were constantly trying to get them to drink already made Shi Su want to leave, but Jun was still there, and she couldn’t just leave behind this rare endorsement deal and Jun. She initially wanted to hold on with some sober-up medicine, but the vague warning in Jing Jihan’s words quickly conveyed its meaning to her. "How did you know I was at Yuezhi Donglai?" Shi Su asked after putting down the phone, looking again at the man driving: "Did you have a meeting here today?" Jing Jihan’s trench coat was on her, and at the moment he was only wearing a shirt with a few buttons undone at the collar, looking casually laid-back yet particularly eye-catching. Speaking of which, this man unexpectedly left after having a bowl of noodles at her place last time and hadn’t contacted her these days. Now, finding herself suddenly in his car, Shi Su wasn’t mentally prepared for this. Jing Jihan didn’t answer, his eyes fixed on the front car window, suddenly asking, "What kind of advertisement were you discussing tonight?" Shi Su saw no reason to hide it and honestly replied, "KC’s, a newly released facial mask." Jing Jihan: "Not the entire brand line?" "...Of course not. For a mature skincare brand , the entire line’s spokespersons are usually top-tier celebrities. I haven’t reached that level yet." Shi Su wasn’t being self-deprecating; just speaking the truth and assessing the situation realistically. The man drove past a roundabout ahead: "Is this minor title worth you recklessly jeopardizing your safety and attending a drinking banquet?" It really wasn’t minor for Shi Su. But in this situation, since she’d already left, and the endorsement deal was surely lost, there was no point in complaining. She just said, "I will be more careful next time." No need to ask where to go, the black Bentley already headed in the direction of her home, slowing slightly near the kindergarten. Jing Jihan asked, "Aren’t you picking up Mianmian?" Shi Su checked the time: "It’s half-past nine; she’s already asleep at the kindergarten. It’s not good to wake her and the night-duty teacher. I have no filming tomorrow afternoon, so I can pick her up early." The black Bentley drove past the kindergarten to her residential area. Before he drove into the area, Shi Su quickly said, "Just drop me here." Jing Jihan knew her temperament and didn’t force the car inside. Just as she was about to take off the trench coat, he spoke: "It’s chilly at night; keep the coat on." Shi Su was indeed afraid of cold, and since she hadn’t brought her jacket back, there was some distance from the entrance to her building. Knowing he didn’t mind such a coat, she didn’t hesitate to gratefully drape his coat over herself and got out of the car. When she first got in the car, she was pushed in. Now properly wearing it, she realized the coat’s length almost reached her knees, stretching down to her calves and feeling very warm. The wind was indeed quite strong tonight. Once out of the car, Shi Su waved through the window at the man inside before turning and sprinting into the community without looking back. Jing Jihan didn’t immediately drive away, instead called Lu Zhao to handle the follow-up matters at Yuezhi Donglai. After hanging up, he turned and saw Shi Su’s phone on the passenger seat. Wrapped in the long and wide coat, Shi Su dashed into the building corridor. The lights on the second and third floors were out these past days. She prepared to take out her phone and use the flashlight function, but after searching herself for a long time, she still couldn’t find it. Suddenly, she heard messy footsteps in the corridor, and saw two drunken middle-aged men supporting each other while walking down. The two drunks had just been drinking at home and intended to find a nearby foot massage place. Suddenly, they saw an exceptionally beautiful woman standing in the shabby corridor and immediately approached with leering smiles, reaching to grab Shi Su. "Hey, little sister, where are you from? Want to come home with your brothers and have some fun?" Before the two drunks could get close, Shi Su immediately stepped back in alert—