Chapter 102 You Can’t Escape Me
He said they had a pleasant cooperation afterwards, but Rongzhen hadn't seen this person again for several months.
It wasn't until the filming of the movie was finished and the director organized a celebration party that she saw him again.
As the largest investor, Chu Chengxi was naturally arranged to sit in the main seat. No one dared to sit in the seats on both sides, but the director pushed Rong Zhen over and took one.
Rongzhen didn't want to offend anyone, so just as she was about to stand up and give up her seat, others quickly took up the remaining seats.
Now there is no way to give way, so I can only sit down.
The director cleared his throat and gave a summary speech, and then the banquet began.
Rongzhen sat beside a big Buddha and did the necessary social activities. From time to time, the young actors below would come over and offer her a few glasses of wine. After a while, her face turned red from drinking, as if she had been stained with the most beautiful rouge.
Chu Chengxi was watching from the side, and the undercurrent in his eyes was caught by the sharp-eyed director.
The director smiled inwardly. After the toasts had passed, he said to Rongzhen, "Jiaojiao, don't just drink what others offer. Come and join uncle in toasting Mr. Chu. This movie was made possible thanks to his strong support."
Rong Zhen responded by refilling her empty glass and turning to the person next to her, "Mr. Chu, I toast you."
Chu Chengxi raised his eyes and looked over, his deep eyes seemed familiar.
Before Rongzhen could think about it, he had already raised his glass and clinked it with hers, and then he and the director drank the wine in the glass together.
When everyone present saw this, they immediately greeted each other and the atmosphere instantly became lively.
After three rounds of drinking, Rongzhen's bladder couldn't take it anymore and she had to get up to relieve herself.
Xiaoyue was eating with other people in the next box, and she didn't call her and went to the bathroom not far away alone.
There were not many people in the bathroom. Rongzhen went to the women's room to use the toilet and came out quickly. While washing her hands, she met a drunk man who came in.
The other person saw that she was the only one in the huge outer room. He didn't know whether he was drunk and horny, or he wanted to take advantage of her while she was drunk. After he came in, he left the door of the men's room wide open and instead walked and fell towards her.
Rongzhen initially thought it was a coincidence, so she moved away from him, washed her hands, and prepared to leave.
As a result, the man, reeking of alcohol, blocked her way and said with a lewd smile, "Beautiful lady, don't leave. Come on, chat with me here for a while."
"Please respect yourself." Rong Zhen said lightly, without even looking at the man who was dressed well but had a greasy face, and walked around him and wanted to leave.
The pig-headed man uttered a cry, stretched out his dirty hands to stop him, and uttered obscene words.
Rongzhen turned around to avoid the claw that was stretched out towards her. When she heard him say that the price could be negotiated, she immediately kicked the other person's vital parts with the tip of her high heels without any hesitation.
The next moment, a pig-slaughtering howl sounded instantly.
Rongzhen then withdrew her foot in disgust, and suddenly heard a low and magnetic voice asking from behind her.
"Do you need help?" Chu Chengxi appeared at the bathroom door at some point, looking at the situation inside with no strange expression on his face.
Rongzhen saw that it was him, and her heart suddenly fell. "Please help me call a waiter."
The drunkard howling on the ground ran out from an unknown box. He actually dared to take advantage of his alcohol to attack women at will. At least he met her this time because she had some ability to protect herself. If it was another girl who had no ability to fight back, wouldn't she be at a disadvantage?
If she hadn't taken her current identity into consideration, she really wanted to call the police to arrest him and sober him up.
Chu Chengxi walked forward, unfolded the coat in his hand and put it on her shoulders, and said in a deep voice: "I just saw your assistant looking for you, leave this to me."
Rongzhen felt her shoulders sink, and her body was suddenly enveloped by warmth. The pleasant smell of tobacco wafted from her coat, drifting towards her nose.
He probably just came out to smoke, and came over to check when he heard the noise.
With him cleaning up the matter, Rongzhen thanked him and returned to the box with peace of mind.
It was not clear how he handled it afterwards. The pig man specially found Sister Zhang's phone number and wanted to apologize to Rongzhen. After learning that Rongzhen was unwilling to meet because of her involvement, he eagerly sent a lot of apology gifts, as well as an endorsement for a recently popular food.
When mentioning this endorsement, Rong Zhen couldn't help but think of the Qiao family, which used to be the leader in the food industry. Now, they can no longer maintain the industry and it has fallen into decline. It has been replaced by the food company that is currently giving them the endorsement.
"Do you want to accept it?" Sister Zhang came to ask her opinion, considering the past grievances between her and the Qiao family.
Rongzhen recalled the embarrassment that Pig Brother made that night and felt that he was not a good person. She shook her head and refused: "I'll accept the apology, but forget about the endorsement."
For people like that, who knows whether the things sold by their company are safe? Her fame and status are gradually rising, and she is taking steady steps. There are some money to be made, but some risks she cannot afford to take.
Sister Zhang also had the same idea and decisively rejected the endorsement invitation.
After Chu Chengxi learned about it, he did not force it and instructed his secretary to send the advertising invitation of his subsidiary company.
After receiving the call, Sister Zhang immediately helped Rongzhen to agree and hurriedly pulled her over to sign the contract.
Yuesheng Electronics is a subsidiary of Yuesheng Group. Rongzhen was invited to shoot an advertisement for their company's newly launched product, which is well-known, high-end and well-paid.
Rongzhen felt that they were able to get such a job because the other party was planning to invest in her in advance because the movie she had just filmed was about to be released, so that they could take advantage of the popularity of the movie.
This is a mutually beneficial situation. To be honest, it is Rongzhen who makes the profit.
Having received the benefit, Rongzhen naturally had to show the best sincerity. On the day of the shooting, he arrived at the scene early and actively cooperated.
Halfway through the filming, Chu Chengxi brought people to inspect and watched the entire filming process from the side. He seemed quite satisfied.
Rongzhen only realized they were there when she was taking a break after filming. Sister Zhang called her and she quickly went forward to greet them.
Chu Xicheng politely shook hands with her, then retreated immediately, saying calmly and confidently, "Sorry to bother you, Miss Jiaojiao. I just saw that the photos turned out very well."
Rong Zhen said modestly: "It's my duty. As long as you are satisfied."
This sentence touched a sore spot in Chu Xicheng's heart, causing the corners of his mouth to curl up slightly into an invisible arc.
After the branch manager noticed this, he immediately came up with a plan and invited the big boss and Rongzhen and others to have dinner together.
It was difficult for Rong Zhen to refuse the invitation from Party A, and Chu Chengxi also readily agreed.
So the group went to a nearby restaurant.
When it was time to get in the car, Rongzhen's nanny car was stuck in the parking lot and couldn't come in time, so Sister Zhang hurriedly called to urge the driver.
Chu Chengxi's black business car slowly drove in front of Rong Zhen at this time. The car window rolled down to reveal his handsome face with deep features. He invited: "It's not far, just take mine."
Although people said so, Sister Zhang didn't dare to do it.
But we can’t just let the client wait.
Therefore, Sister Zhang could only let Rongzhen take Chu Chengxi's car first, and she would rush the nanny car over as soon as possible to catch up.
Rongzhen originally wanted to sit in the front seat, but it was already occupied by the secretary.
The other person came down to help her open the back door, obviously wanting her to sit in the back.
Chu Chengxi was sitting in the back. Rong Zhen hesitated for a moment, bent down and got into the car. In an instant, she was surrounded by the male hormones in the narrow space, and the faint scent of lemon lingered at the tip of her nose.
Rong Zhen's nose twitched, and she made small talk, "Mr. Chu, do you also like lemon-flavored perfume?"
"Also?" Chu Chengxi paused flipping through the documents and looked up.
Rongzhen smiled slightly: "I smelled it from your brother before. It turns out you all like it."
Chu Chengxi closed the folder, his eyes revealing a bit of interest in conversation, "It sounds like you two are very familiar with each other?"
"No, it's just a work requirement and I accidentally smelled it when I came into contact with him." Rong Zhen calmly distanced herself from the matter, as if she didn't want to be involved with that person anymore.
Chu Xicheng's interest faded and his aura became cold.
Rongzhen tactfully stopped talking and was about to turn around to look at the scenery outside the car window when the car suddenly jolted and she couldn't control herself and crashed diagonally forward.
"Be careful!" At the critical moment, the man next to her stretched out his arms in time, grabbed her slender waist, and subconsciously pulled her into his arms.
This is human instinctive behavior, and the car is still shaking, so it will hit something if you are not careful.
Rongzhen instinctively hugged her head and snuggled in the embrace filled with lemon scent. It was a while before she heard a soothing voice above her head.
Chu Chengxi: "Okay, it's okay."
The car finally stopped at this time. It turned out that a car behind them was speeding and rear-ended them, crashing their car into the green belt.
Fortunately, no one was seriously injured, only the back of the car was dented. The driver and secretary went down to deal with the matter.
Rongzhen and Chu Chengxi were left in the car, and it took them a while to come back to their senses.
Hearing the comfort from above her head, Rongzhen subconsciously looked up, and her lips accidentally brushed against his nose and chin, and her whole body froze.
The man probably didn't expect such an accident to happen. After a moment of hesitation, his eyes met hers. His eyes gradually became deep and dark, and his gaze slowly moved from her eyes to her lips.
Some things don't require many words. Just a change in the eyes or a turn of the gaze is enough for you and me to understand.
The time, place and atmosphere were perfect, and the man slowly lowered his head as if bewitched.
The hot breath blew on his face, the distance between them was getting closer and closer, and they were about to kiss. Rongzhen suddenly came to his senses, pushed him away, and backed away quickly, almost falling off the back seat.
Chu Chengxi once again came to the rescue, holding her waist and bringing her back.
Rong Zhen sat back and leaned against the car door, thanking him in a trembling voice, "Thank you, Mr. Chu. I'm sorry for... offending you just now."
"I should be the one to say it's offensive, Miss Jiaojiao." Chu Chengxi's voice was slightly hoarse, and his eyes fell on Rongzhen with a kind of forbearance and restraint.
He was moved, she knew.
Because she had just experienced it herself, but she didn't know how it all happened.
Normally, a man of his status should have no shortage of the opposite sex, and he should have seen countless beauties. How could he be like that after just two unintentional touches from her?
Rongzhen couldn't figure it out and was very embarrassed, so she could only shrink her head and escape in silence.
Due to an unexpected car accident, the dinner party ended up not taking place.
Sister Zhang arrived in time in a nanny car and took her and Chu Chengxi to the hospital for examination, just in case.
Unexpectedly, there were paparazzi lurking in the hospital, originally planning to take pictures of gossips about other celebrities, but ended up taking a picture of Rongzhen and Chu Chengxi going to the hospital together and posted it online.
Netizens thought that Chu Chengxi was their Chengshen, and the Wolf Cat Brigade appeared again with joy, celebrating that the CP they were fans of might be getting married soon and having a baby.
Rong Zhen was doing the inspection and didn't have time to clarify. When he found out, Chu Chengxi's secretary happened to be reporting the matter to him.
Thanks to Chu Chengxi's action, the related hot searches were removed before they even went up.
This saved Rongzhen the trouble of clarifying.
After examination, both of them were fine. After the incident, Chu Chengxi sent a new car and offered to take her home to apologize to her.
Rongzhen remembered the accident that happened in the car before and could not help but decline: "Don't bother, my car is outside, you can go back and rest early."
She also wanted to go back and rest early to avoid thinking about all sorts of things and having her head filled with dirty nonsense.
But at night, she received a long-distance call on her mobile phone. After the call was connected, no one on the other end said anything, just the sound of gusts of wind blowing in silence.
Rongzhen waited for a while but didn't hear any words. She hung up curiously and then realized who the caller was. She felt complicated.
If she hesitates to make a decision, she will suffer the consequences. She cannot afford to be trapped in this tangled relationship any longer.
After making up her mind, Rong Zhen rarely went to Yuesheng except for some matters related to filming commercials, in order to avoid meeting Chu Chengxi again. She even blocked the overseas phone number from last time.
Chu Chengxi didn't know what was going on, and during that time he invited her to dinner, saying that he wanted to apologize for the accident.
Rongzhen just wanted to pretend that it never happened and turned down the invitation.
Perhaps he understood her attitude from this incident. For the next six months, he did not bother her again, nor did he meet her anywhere.
Before National Day, Rongzhen flew to Milan to attend Fashion Week for work. Considering personal privacy, she chose business class. Unexpectedly, her seatmate happened to be Chu Chengxi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
It’s better to be him than that one, Rongzhen can only comfort herself in this way.
"Miss Jiaojiao." Chu Chengxi nodded indifferently, and resumed his distant and polite attitude when they first met.
Rong Zhen relaxed at this, and responded with a hint of defensiveness: "Hello, Mr. Chu."
As the plane took off, Chu Chengxi looked intently at the documents in his hand, with no interest in talking at all.
Rongzhen was very satisfied. She asked the flight attendant for a blanket to cover herself, put on an eye mask and took the opportunity to rest for a while.
Thanks to the quiet and comfortable atmosphere, she fell asleep without realizing it, her breathing gradually becoming shallow. She didn't notice that the person sitting next to her had stopped what he was doing and turned his gaze towards her.
Chu Chengxi watched her silently, watching her slowly lean her body while she slept, and unconsciously rest her head on his shoulder.
"Jiaojiao..." A faint sigh did not disturb the sleeping person at all.
When Rongzhen woke up, the plane was about to land. She was still sleeping soundly on Mr. Chu's shoulder, and her saliva accidentally left a mark on his clothes.
Uh, that's a bit awkward, she really didn't mean it.
Rongzhen quickly wiped her mouth, sat up straight and apologized: "I'm sorry for staining your clothes. I'll compensate you."
Although it was too polite to talk about money directly, it was the best solution for both of them.
Rongzhen had good intentions, but someone would not let her get away like this.
Chu Chengxi: "Forget about the money. Can you accompany me to customize a new one when the time comes? Miss Jiaojiao."
Now that he had said this, Rongzhen couldn't say no anymore.
Rongzhen nodded in agreement, and Chu Chengxi smiled.
His smile made him look even more like that man, which made Rong Zhen dazed for a moment and almost mistook them for the same person.
Chu Chengxi noticed it, but didn't mind, and the smile on his face deepened.
The plane landed, but Xiaoyue, who was sitting in economy class, didn't have time to come and pick her up.
Chu Chengxi handed his belongings to his assistant and said to her, "The car waiting outside is already here. Just follow me. Someone will take care of the rest."
Since she still owed him a set of high-end clothing, Rongzhen couldn't refuse, so he persuaded her to go to the hotel where he was staying with just a few words.
Coincidentally, they both booked the same hotel, but their rooms were on different floors.
After they arrived, Xiaoyue and the others arrived right after them with their suitcases.
At this time, there was still some time before Rongzhen started work, so she planned to finish it quickly. After a short rest, she contacted Chu Chengxi and suggested going to buy him clothes.
Chu Chengxi was not in a hurry. "It's not too late to buy clothes before you leave. My assistant is looking for you. Come down with him."
His room was upstairs. Rongzhen wondered why he went downstairs. She followed his assistant downstairs and found out that he was inviting her to a candlelight dinner.
If Rongzhen had known this earlier, she probably wouldn't have agreed, but now that everyone has come down, it would be a bit inappropriate to leave.
A warm and romantic candlelight dinner made her feel a little bloated. She thought that the meal would be over, but just as she put down the cutlery and wiped her mouth, melodious music started playing and the men and women sitting opposite each other in the restaurant began to dance.
Chu Chengxi raised his hand and invited her at the same time: "I wonder if you have the honor?"
Rongzhen: “…Okay.”
The music was playing and the scene was like this, could she still refuse him?
The slender hand reluctantly placed on the big hand, and they danced together like other couples.
As they danced, their eyes inevitably met. She could clearly understand what he meant, as clear as day.
Before, when he hadn't expressed his feelings, Rongzhen could still pretend to be stupid and stay away from him. But now that he expressed his feelings so directly, she could no longer lie to herself.
After the dance, Rongzhen left without saying a word and hurried away as if to escape.
Chu Chengxi stood there, watching her fleeing in panic, and whispered something.
Jiaojiao, you can't escape.
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