The director treated us to dinner that evening, booking a large private room in a five-star hotel with seven or eight tables – it was practically a wrap party!

As one of the lead actors in the production, Gu Qingqiu sat at the main table with the director and Xiao Yiming. However, there were several people between her and the two of them, so she couldn't say anything and could only silently pick up food.

The director, his face flushed from drinking, began to speak at length with great enthusiasm. Gu Qingqiu found it somewhat boring, but she couldn't leave early, and the actors next to her kept pouring her more drinks.

Around 11 p.m., the director finally succumbed to the alcohol and collapsed onto the table, falling fast asleep.

Many people at the table were flushed from drinking and started calling their agents or assistants to pick them up. Some people simply booked rooms upstairs in the hotel to rest.

Gu Qingqiu closed her eyes and rubbed her temples with her fingers. She felt a little dizzy and was afraid she couldn't walk by herself. Sister Ling was also a girl and should be putting the children to bed early at night. Gu Qingqiu was too embarrassed to trouble Sister Ling to pick her up, so she decided to book a room upstairs in the hotel to sleep as well.

Just then, someone leaned down behind Gu Qingqiu and whispered in her ear, "Are you feeling very unwell?"

Xiao Yiming's warm breath made Gu Qingqiu's ears turn slightly red. She opened her eyes, turned slightly, and saw Xiao Yiming's concerned gaze.

Wait a minute... isn't this distance a bit too close?

Gu Qingqiu shook her head. "It's nothing. What about you? I saw you drank a lot of drinks. How are you going to get home later?"

"I'm not leaving." Xiao Yiming asked, "What about you? Should I have Xiao Yang take you home?"

"Don't bother Xiao Yang." Gu Qingqiu quickly waved her hand. "It's so late, I'll just sleep upstairs."

"Okay, let's go then." Xiao Yiming straightened up. "I've already asked for a room for you. I'll take you upstairs."

Gu Qingqiu stared blankly at Xiao Yiming for a while, then said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Xiao Yiming said calmly.

The two kept an arm's length distance as they entered the elevator together.

Xiao Yiming booked two rooms that were connected.

“I’m next door. If you need anything or feel unwell tonight, you can call me.” Xiao Yiming opened the door for Gu Qingqiu and led her into the room.

"Okay, thank you." Gu Qingqiu nodded.

Xiao Yiming left the room.

Gu Qingqiu sat silently on the sofa for a while, then went to the bathroom to take a shower. She came out steaming, wearing a bathrobe, and texted Xiao Yiming, "Are you asleep?"

Xiao Yiming replied quickly, "Not yet, what's wrong?"

Gu Qingqiu: "The hairdryer in my room seems to be broken. Can I borrow the one in your room for a moment?"

Two minutes later, Xiao Yiming replied to her: "Okay."

So Gu Qingqiu immediately got up and went out, and gently knocked on the door of the next room.

When Gu Qingqiu knocked a second time, the door opened from the inside, and Xiao Yiming, who had also changed into a bathrobe and looked like he had just finished showering, said to Gu Qingqiu, "Come in."

Gu Qingqiu entered Xiao Yiming's room, and Xiao Yiming locked the door very carefully. "The hair dryer is in the drawer under the bathroom sink. See if you can use it."

Gu Qingqiu turned to Xiao Yiming and smiled, "Thank you." Then she turned and went into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.

Xiao Yiming felt inexplicably thirsty, so he poured himself a glass of water, drank it, and then sat down on the sofa.

Gu Qingqiu just now... had a different kind of beauty. Without makeup, Gu Qingqiu was less aggressive and more innocent and cute.

Her long, black hair was damp with moisture, and water droplets still clung to the ends, making her skin appear even whiter. Her calves, visible beneath the bathrobe, were slender and straight, easily encircled by hand.

Stop! What is he thinking?

Xiao Yiming rubbed his hair in frustration, suddenly remembering that he had seen Gu Qingqiu looking like this a few months ago.

Back then, Gu Qingqiu... stripped naked and lay in his bed. When he kicked her out of the room, she was only wearing a bathrobe, just like today.

But at that time, Xiao Yiming not only felt nothing, but also felt disgusted.

And now...

Listening to the sound of the hairdryer running in the bathroom, Xiao Yiming felt really uneasy and had a strange restlessness in his heart.

Suddenly, the hairdryer stopped, and Gu Qingqiu called out from the bathroom, "Ming-ge, is it convenient for you to come over for a moment?"

"Okay, what's wrong?" Xiao Yiming got up and walked to the bathroom door.

The semi-transparent glass of the bathroom door reflected Gu Qingqiu's curvaceous and graceful figure.

The door wasn't locked, but Xiao Yiming still knocked politely.

"Come in, Ming-ge," came Gu Qingqiu's reply from the bathroom.

Xiao Yiming opened the door and was greeted by Gu Qingqiu's slightly flushed cheeks and bright, sparkling eyes.

Perhaps the temperature in the bathroom was too high, because Xiao Yiming felt even hotter all over.

But Gu Qingqiu looked at him with innocent eyes and said, "Brother Ming, I have too much hair. Can you blow-dry it for me?"

Xiao Yiming silently took the hair dryer and stood behind Gu Qingqiu, making the already small bathroom seem even more crowded.

The two people in the mirror looked like an intimate and sweet couple. The man was gently drying the girl's still slightly damp hair with a serious expression and gentle movements.

When Xiao Yiming glanced at the mirror, he discovered that Gu Qingqiu had been staring straight at him from the mirror for some time now.

In this way, he was caught off guard and found himself staring at Gu Qingqiu in the mirror.

However, after being caught, Gu Qingqiu did not try to hide, but instead smiled at him with her lips slightly pursed.

Xiao Yiming felt his breathing quicken. He felt that Gu Qingqiu had just given him a very ordinary smile, but he was inexplicably bewitched.

But this shouldn't be his imagination...

Gu Qingqiu's actions, from borrowing his hairdryer to asking him to help dry her hair, were all based on a very obvious pattern.

She was tempting him to commit a crime.

Xiao Yiming should have realized it sooner, but he unknowingly became her prey.

Having worked in the entertainment industry for many years, Xiao Yiming is used to all sorts of one-night stands, romantic encounters, and unspoken rules, and he's seen it all before.

But this time, he still fell into the trap, and... he willingly fell into it.

So, Gu Qingqiu still likes me, right? Whether she likes me as a person, my appearance, or the power or resources behind me, I can give her what she wants.

Even if it's a mutually beneficial arrangement, he accepts it now; he desires her.

The sound of the hair dryer stopped at some point.

The man's hand had unknowingly landed on the girl's waist.

Two hot bodies had slowly drawn closer together without anyone noticing.