Chapter 334: Showdown

February 22, 2010, at 12:02 PM,

The entertainment sections of major portals like Sina Entertainment, NetEase Entertainment, Tencent Entertainment, and Sohu Entertainment.

Following headlines such as "Zhang Yimou Misses Out on Best Director" and "Liu Yifei Fails in First Bid for Berlin Best Actress,"

"Chen Nuo Wins Best Actor at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival for the Second Time; Liu Yifei Offers a Kiss on the Spot."

"Chen Nuo Takes Another Silver Bear, Creating Asian Film History! Shares a Kiss with Girlfriend Liu Yifei on the Spot; Zhang Yimou Hugs Him Excitedly (Live Photos)."

"Asia's First Two-Time Berlin Best Actor Born Today; Our Country's Actor Chen Nuo Makes History!"

These headlines from the Berlin scene quickly dominated the top spots on these pages, sparking countless discussions in the comment sections.

In the CCTV live broadcast room, which was one step faster than the major portals, things had already exploded by 12:01 PM!

"Nuonuo did it! Two-time Berlin Best Actor!"

"Nuonuo! Nuonuo! Nuonuo!!"

"It's my fifth year as a fan of Chen Nuo, witnessing him take the Berlin Best Actor award again, I'm crying!"

"I knew Nuonuo could do it, a great start to 2010, everything will be red-hot all year long!"

"Two Berlin Best Actor awards, one Cannes, one Oscar, one Golden Horse, badass!!!"

"I knew it, even though Nuonuo has a bad temper, is cold and heartless to fans, is a playboy who loves to mess around, and goes through girlfriends one after another, he is a professional when it comes to winning awards! Haters, does your face hurt now!!"

Along with the excited revelry of these 'Sticky Rice' fans, the chat box was flooded with countless apologies.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have voted for others,"

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have voted for others."

"I'm sorry, my hands were really itchy, Chen Nuo, I was wrong."

"I'm sorry, Chen Nuo."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please forgive me."

The two guests and the host in the live broadcast room, after their initial shock, quickly regained their composure.

Zhu Jun smiled and said, "Although the live video and photos haven't been transmitted back yet, and we haven't seen the written report of Chen Nuo taking the stage, I believe that just hearing this news, not only I, but the two of you must also feel very surprised, right?"

Chen Kexin smiled, touched his hair, and said, "A little bit, but of course I thought of it in advance. I just said that Nuo-zai had a very good chance of winning Best Actor again."

Bi Chenggong chuckled and said, "Actually, so did I. Why did I say I wasn't optimistic just now? It's because friends who know me know that whatever I say usually doesn't come true."

"That friend of mine, he's French. What do the French know about love? I've never believed a word he said."

Bi Chenggong knew he had spoken a bit too confidently earlier, so he made a sudden U-turn, spouting nonsense. In front of the 2 million viewers in the live room, he must have looked a bit like a clown.

As someone who makes a living in this industry, he had to provide some solid substance.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit him, and without time to think it through, he hurriedly said, "The most important point, why Chen Nuo was able to win the award, let's not forget, there is a Chinese judge among the Berlin jury this year."

"Even if those foreigners couldn't understand it due to cultural barriers, Yu Nan definitely could. Could it be that she spoke up for Chen Nuo and *Under the Hawthorn Tree* within the jury, which led to this scene? I think it's very likely."

Once he said this, Zhu Jun immediately slapped his thigh in realization and said, "Teacher Bi, you are absolutely right, it is very likely exactly as you said. Come to think of it, if I were Chen Nuo, I would definitely have to take Yu Nan out for a meal."

"Heh."

Bi Chenggong looked at the chat box in the live room, where among those still flooding the screen with "I'm sorry," there were more comments echoing his words. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed he had managed to muddle through with his nonsense.

"Teacher Bi's analysis makes sense."

"It's indeed very likely, otherwise I would have wondered if Chen Nuo had bribed them."

"Who is Yu Nan? Is it a man or a woman?"

"It's a female actress, it seems."

"Damn, this Yu Nan is meddling in other people's business."

"Why help Chen Nuo speak up?! Chen Nuo is already like this, does he still need you to speak up for him?"

"24 years old, Berlin, Cannes, plus an Oscar, and you want to give him another Berlin award? It's the New Year, I really don't want to curse, but is this woman's brain not working?"

"I'm 24 too, I don't even have a girlfriend, I haven't even touched a woman's hand. This guy surnamed Chen wins an award and has the Fairy Sister offering him a kiss, damn you, Yu Nan, why don't you help me speak up, Yu Nan?"

The chat box was truly lively for a moment, with so many prohibited words that the administrators couldn't keep up with the speed at which everyone was posting.

Zhu Jun received instructions from the director and hurriedly changed the subject, saying, "What Teacher Bi said is just one possibility, it's not confirmed news, I hope everyone views it objectively. Alright, now let's wait for Chen Nuo's acceptance speech from the front."

"I think Chen Nuo's acceptance speeches are always particularly good. Director Chen, back when he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor for your *Perhaps Love*, I remember he gave a very moving speech, do you remember?"

Chen Kexin responded with a smile: "I remember. At that time, he mainly thanked his teacher, who is also my old friend, Professor Li Er. I also want to thank Professor Li for helping me find Nuo-zai. To be honest, there really aren't many young people like Nuo-zai who are so sentimental and also know how to speak well."

Zhu Jun said with deep emotion: "Indeed. At only 24 years old, he has already won the Berlin Best Actor award twice. At this moment, I think he must have a lot to say in his heart, and many people he wants to thank. From his teachers at school, to the directors he has collaborated with, to his parents and friends, of course, it's also possible that he will be so excited on the podium that he will be speechless and filled with tears."

"I believe the audience in front of their computer screens is just as full of anticipation as we are."

"Hmm, alright, our reporter at the front has sent back news."

Just then, a line of text appeared on the live broadcast screen: "Chen Nuo walks onto the podium and begins to deliver his acceptance speech. He says in English, 'Thank you, Zhang Yimou.'"

A few seconds passed.

Zhu Jun smiled and said: "It seems a bit laggy. Audience friends, please wait a moment."

After another while.

"After the Best Actor award was presented, only the last major award remains—the Jin Xiong Award, which has yet to be revealed. Host Engelke is currently inviting the President of this year's jury, Werner Herzog, to the stage to present the final major award."

At this, not only was Zhu Jun taken aback, but the chat box exploded instantly.

You have to know, ever since the news of Chen Nuo winning the award spread, countless viewers who rushed to the live room from sites like Sina, NetEase, and Tencent were constantly piling up online at a rate of hundreds per second, and the number of online viewers was about to break the 3 million mark.

These people were all here to hear what Chen Nuo would say after winning the award. But now, they actually skipped the speech segment?

"Jin Xiong Award? Who cares about that! Everyone wants to see Chen Nuo! And this Jin Xiong Award has nothing to do with *Under the Hawthorn Tree*."

"What about the rest of the speech? What's going on?"

"This live broadcast is insane! Chen Nuo's acceptance speech was just one sentence, and the rest was all cut off."

"After the lag, it jumped straight to the Jin Xiong segment, what on earth did Chen Nuo say afterwards?"

"I rushed over specifically from Sina, just hoping to hear Chen Nuo say a few more words, where is he?"

"Can CCTV. com put in some effort and optimize it properly? How could it jump straight to the next segment?"

"What are they doing? Lagging like this and skipping straight ahead, is this even acceptable?"

Zhu Jun was also a bit confused at this moment. He cast his gaze toward the director off-camera, and the director gestured for him to stall for time.

Zhu Jun hurriedly said: "Audience friends, please calm down for a moment, it's likely that there's a problem with the network at the front. Let me ask Director Chen again. Director Chen, what do you think Chen Nuo's next goal should be after winning the Berlin Best Actor award today?"

Although this question was stupid, Chen Kexin also saw the director's gesture and cooperated very well, answering: "I think at 20-something years old, Nuo-zai shouldn't have any more goals. He's already amazing enough. If he sets goals for himself, the pressure on other actors will be too great."

Zhu Jun continued to make small talk: "Actually, many people in the country are hoping he will go to Venice to pick up the trophy and complete the Grand Slam of the three major European awards. Director Chen, do you think this goal can be achieved in the short term?"

"We'll talk about that later, really, don't put too much pressure on Nuo-zai..."

Zhu Jun continued to press: "What about the Oscars? We all know this has been his goal all along. Director Chen, how far do you think he is from an Oscar for Best Actor now?"

"Uh, as for that, it's even harder to say. If one day Nuo-zai could really be an Oscar Best Actor, I would definitely be very happy. But you still have to eat one bite at a time, as I said before, take it slow, Nuo-zai is still young."

Speaking of this, Zhu Jun finally received news from the director in his earpiece. He was stunned for a moment, looked at Chen Kexin, then at Bi Chenggong, and said to the camera: "Audience friends, I just received news that this is not a problem with our network. After Chen Nuo took the stage, he only said that one sentence in English..."

Bi Chenggong's mouth opened wide, and he let out a silent "Ah."

"We now have the live video transmitted from the front, which has already been uploaded to the CCTV. com video platform, everyone can watch it with us."

After Zhu Jun finished speaking, he really clicked on the video and watched it together with Chen Kexin and Bi Chenggong.

The video was very short, totaling less than 30 seconds.

After watching it, even though Zhu Jun had been in the hosting industry for over a decade, he was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

And at this time, many viewers in the live room had already started flooding the screen.

"Wow!!!! Too cool!!"

"Brother Nuo is really cool this time!"

"6666666."

"I've never been able to get Chen Nuo's point before, but this time I feel like I understand."

"After the Spring Festival Gala, Chen Nuo has been deified for the second time in my heart!"

"This is definitely the most badass acceptance speech I've ever seen, bar none!"

Zhu Jun opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he couldn't find the right words, so he could only turn to Chen Kexin and say: "Director Chen, how about... we play it again?"

Chen Kexin frowned slightly and nodded: "Okay."

Thus, Zhu Jun clicked the play button again.

The video started playing again.

And at this very moment, there were far more than just the millions of people in the live room watching this video again.

In Japan, South Korea, the United States, and France—places that had intricate connections with Chen Nuo and had just been baptized by *Twilight 2*—hundreds of thousands of netizens were replaying this video over and over again through various channels.

Regardless of gender, as long as they had seen this video, almost no one could resist watching it again.

Because this video really didn't look like a normal award-winning scene at an awards ceremony.

In the eyes of a professional director like Chen Kexin, it looked more like a high-quality clip edited from a movie.

What is texture?

In a director's eyes, texture is first reflected in the rich details of the image.

For example, when filming a person, the texture of the skin, the fibers of the clothing, and the texture of the hair can all be clearly presented, allowing the audience to feel the real existence and unique attributes of the objects in the frame.

And at this moment, this texture didn't come from the German TV station's resolution, which was far inferior to a movie, but from Chen Nuo himself.

Chen Kexin knew deeply that when a person appears in front of a camera, no matter the occasion, they will produce a subtle difference from their true self.

This is why many great directors like to "break and reconstruct" actors, trying to erase that "camera presence."

However, no matter how hard they try, that "performative sense" is always difficult to completely eliminate.

But on Chen Nuo at this moment, this "camera presence" had completely disappeared.

Under the lens of the cameraman following him, what Chen Nuo displayed was a heavy sense of reality, not that kind of pretentious performance.

When a person who is already extremely charming, after perfect makeup and clothing, displays this reality in front of the camera, what will the final effect be?

The footage starts from Chen Nuo leaving his seat and ends after he finishes his acceptance speech.

Throughout the process, his expressions and movements were full of details, and every detail gave the image an indescribable tension.

Chen Kexin, Zhu Jun, and Bi Chenggong watched it a full three times together.

At the very beginning, he came out from his seat, one hand at his side, the other covering his mouth.

At this moment, Chen Kexin felt that his eyes were not revealing emotion for even a second.

Nervousness, unease, joy, calmness, composure, surprise, confusion.

Under these circumstances, Chen Kexin felt that from a performance perspective, the hand covering his mouth was a perfect design.

It was precisely this hand that attracted everyone's gaze to his face, to those eyes that were the most expressive in the world.

Chen Nuo walked forward from about the fourth row.

When he reached the steps, he finally took his hand away from his mouth, looked at the camera, and smiled a little shyly at everyone watching the video at that moment.

Next, Chen Nuo began to climb the steps.

Chen Kexin didn't know that Chen Nuo had just woken up from a dream. His body had the sense of rhythm practiced over several months of filming action scenes for *Inception* under the guidance of Nolan, one of the best directors in the world.

So he, along with the millions of viewers watching the video, felt that Chen Nuo's climb up those few steps was truly clean and crisp, and possessed a unique rhythm.

That kind of crisp and dashing feeling cannot be described in words at all; you really only know it when you see it.

The next things happened very quickly.

He took the trophy from Zellweger's hand, and then, with an indescribable complex expression, walked to the podium.

How complex was it?

It was a bit like a high school student who was still dreaming a second ago, and the next second was called up to the podium by the teacher, facing an extremely difficult math problem on the blackboard; he scribbled something in a daze, and in the end, the teacher announced he got it all right.

This was the micro-expression Chen Nuo revealed in front of the camera.

Thousands of audience members in the Berlinale Palast were watching him.

He stood silent for two seconds, began to speak, two words plus a name, then waved the trophy, and turned to leave.

Video ends. Zhu Jun is faking a smile, Bi Chenggong is speechless.

Looking at the frozen back on the video screen, Chen Kexin felt that the *Perhaps Love* clip would definitely have a formidable competitor on video sites like Tudou, Tomato, and even YouTube from now on.

Because this award-winning scene could definitely rival the classic scene of flipping through the book on the bus in *Perhaps Love*.

And the reason why *Perhaps Love* can still be remembered by so many people like Zhu Jun is largely due to this clip that has dominated the popular lists on video sites for years.

People who want to see Chen Nuo acting cool might not choose it as their first choice anymore. This thought flashed through Chen Kexin's mind.

Come to think of it, the new film he had been preparing for a long time had been flaked on by the Hollywood side; it was said that the investors pulled out.

Should find time to give Nuo-zai a call to reconnect.

How could Chen Nuo have imagined that his drunken awakening, covering his mouth while hiccuping, rushing to the stage, and his panicked and chaotic eyes would lead Chen Kexin to make such an interpretation, and even label it with something like "the most XX in the world"?

Otherwise, even if he were vomiting his guts out in the bathroom, he would probably have said thank you to Director Chen.

Likewise, his dazed appearance, without even having time to think about the existence of cameras, would fill him with a kind of real charm, and be appreciated over and over again by many fans and even passersby in China, Japan, and South Korea.

On Yahoo! Japan and Naver in South Korea, who knows how many people have already shared this video with friends.

It can be said that the significance of this award-winning video itself, in the eyes of most ordinary people, even exceeds the title of the 60th Berlin Best Actor itself.

This might be the precursor to the coming era of traffic.

After all, in the next ten-plus years, such things that make people laugh and cry will happen more and more often.

After Chen Nuo came out of the bathroom, Qi Yuntian was waiting for him at the door with the Silver Bear trophy.

"Brother Nuo, have you noticed a problem?"

"What?"

"You have a bond with bathrooms at awards ceremonies." Qi Yuntian said seriously, "Look, there was no one there this time, and you still went to drill into the bathroom. Don't you think it's strange? Did you worship some Southeast Asian evil god of toilets or something? Do you want me to find you an Indian shaman in America this time..."

Unable to listen any longer, Chen Nuo gave him a flying kick on the spot, but how could Qi Yuntian let his butt be kicked easily? He dodged on the spot and laughed: "Alright, I won't say it. So what now? You finished being cool on stage, now you have to have a solution."

Chen Nuo shook his head, secretly resolving again never to drink alcohol again, looked up at Qi Yuntian and said: "You say?"

Qi Yuntian smiled and said: "How about we keep it simple..."

Qi Yuntian's meaning of keeping it simple was to just keep being cool to the end.

Don't accept interviews, don't explain, but don't shirk either.

This was the result he had discussed with Li Jing and others from the Beijing company while Chen Nuo was busy in the bathroom.

In short, say nothing; whatever happened with his performance just now, he would not respond to any of it.

"The video of your speech on stage has already spread online, it's very popular, and there are many interpretations. We unanimously feel that under these circumstances, there's no need for us to stand out. Maintaining a certain sense of mystery and not having too much contact with the public also fits your consistent public image."

Chen Nuo didn't have many thoughts right now; having just finished vomiting, he just wanted to go back to the hotel and sleep. Whatever Qi Yun decided, so be it.

But to do this, he had to communicate with the organizing committee for the sake of reason and sentiment.

As it turned out, the Berlin Film Festival organizing committee's reaction was very positive.

Because the clip of Chen Nuo winning the Silver Bear award was frantically clicked on by netizens from all over the world on their TV station's website. In a short time, before their crappy, inexperienced website crashed, the click rate had already exceeded 500,000.

Honestly, this amount of trash traffic is nothing in China or the US, but for the Germans, this was a brand-new world they had never encountered before.

How to participate in this level of public relations, how to make good use of this hot spot, how to promote the Berlin Film Festival—they were far behind their French counterparts, practically completely in the dark.

Before Qi Yuntian went to talk to them, these Germans actually wanted to find Chen Nuo to hold a press conference to clarify what happened during the awards ceremony. Don't say he was drunk, just say he was feeling unwell or something, to avoid outside rumors.

It was simply ridiculous.

However, the Germans were still smart, otherwise they wouldn't have once held the upper hand over the old Jews. It's just a pity that they handled things too crudely and couldn't be like a certain country, making many surrounding ethnic groups disappear into the smoke of history without knowing what happened.

Upon hearing Qi Yuntian's advice, which was full of traditional Eastern wisdom, they quickly reacted and agreed with the opinion from this side.

They brought over the official photographer who was supposed to be filming the winner of this Berlin Film Festival's "Jin Xiong Award," director Semih Kaplanoğlu of the Turkish film *Honey*,

Found a clean and bright place,

Took a few photos of Chen Nuo holding the Silver Bear award as official photos, and then arranged a secret passage for Chen Nuo and his people to leave.

Sitting in the car, looking at the streets of Berlin at 12:00 midnight, Chen Nuo held the Berlin Silver Bear award in his hand.

The little silver bear stood upright, looking simple and honest.

It felt cold and cool in the palm of his hand.

It wasn't the first one.

The names engraved were the same, but unlike the one at home, the silver base was engraved in German with "60th Berlin Film Festival Best Actor."

He gripped it tightly, and suddenly felt a kind of belated emotion in his heart.

If he had been standing on the podium in his current state an hour ago, he definitely wouldn't have just said that absurd and ridiculous "Thank you, Zhang Yimou."

Besides Zhang Yimou, he clearly had so many other people worth thanking.

Walking to this day, his trophy display room in his Beijing home already had two Best Supporting Actor awards and three Best Actor awards.

He really had a lot to say.

He wanted to tell the whole world how he walked step by step to today, how lucky he was, and how much he liked this world after rebirth.

He thanked God for giving him a chance to live again. He would definitely not let others down, not let himself down, and live a good life.

Also, he wanted to thank himself.

Sometimes it's quite strange to think about.

In his previous life, he was clearly a pile of mud, so why did he become so... indescribable in this life?

To the point that sometimes when he looks in the mirror, he almost doesn't recognize himself.

Take women, for example.

In his previous life, he never turned anyone away, as long as they weren't sick.

Now he is becoming more and more self-disciplined, and more and more able to control his own crotch.

Sleeping in the same bed with Liu Yifei every day, if it were in the past, he would have already developed 108 kinds of tricks. How could it be just kissing for so many days?

He actually has a feeling of not being able to bear to destroy the flower.

Damn it, reborn, and became a gentleman, Chen Nuo.

He gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.

However, Liu Yifei's matter really needs to be handled well.

Chen Nuo stood by the window, his phone screen still lit. Among the dozen or so missed calls he just hung up, there were Han Sanping's, Fan Bingbing's, Wen Yongshan's, and even Ellen Page's and Nolan's.

Some people were congratulating him, and others were teasing him about his "shortest acceptance speech in history."

There were also many people, such as Chairman Xu from Hengdian, who were envious of the promotional effect brought by this incident. And said that if Zhang Weiping were sensible, he should at least give him a seven-figure red envelope for this one sentence.

When the doorbell rang, he checked the time: 2:15 AM.

Who else could it be at this hour besides Liu Yifei?

He had long expected her to come. In fact, the reason he hadn't slept yet was that he was waiting for her.

Since he wants to follow the gentleman route in this life, then carry it through to the end. No ambiguity, no being a scumbag, make things clear.

The premise is very clear: he will not give up the whole forest for one tree. If she can accept it, continue; if not, call it quits early. Anyway, it hasn't reached the point of no return yet.

Thinking of this, Chen Nuo also knew clearly that tonight would 99% end unhappily, but long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

In all fairness, Sisi's conditions are not bad. It's not impossible to really date. Even her mother, since joining the company, has restrained herself a lot, at least not pointing fingers like before.

But to say how good it is, it doesn't seem to be the case.

Compared to Wen Yongshan's gentleness and thoughtfulness, Liu Yifei is simply a heartless person.

Let alone getting up early to make soup, she can't even take care of herself, thinking of one thing one moment and another the next, it's really giving people a headache.

Even if they were really to be together, it couldn't be so rash.

At least try to see if their daily life is compatible first. As it stands, it's probably tough.

If even in bed it's not harmonious, just talk about feelings? Have a Platonic relationship?

Sorry, Chen Nuo doesn't think he has that level of cultivation.

Just like the love in *Under the Hawthorn Tree*, let alone the foreign judges not being able to understand it, even he, the male lead, felt it was nonsense after acting in it.

Nobility is the epitaph of the noble, and baseness is the pass of the base.

Chen Nuo is neither noble nor base.

He is just a vulgar person, like most people.

Liu Yifei didn't feel his mood at first, and after entering the door, she pouted and complained: "You left without calling me! I called you and you didn't answer. If Director Zhang hadn't said you went back, I would have thought you were accepting interviews. I was even prepared to go find you."

Chen Nuo didn't respond, pointed to a chair and said: "Sit down for a moment, I have something to tell you."

Liu Yifei felt something was wrong, looked at Chen Nuo's expression, became a bit nervous, sat down and asked: "What's wrong?"

"I'm going to America tomorrow. There are some things I want to make clear to you..."

Just as he said this, about to have the showdown, it was such a coincidence that the phone on his nightstand started vibrating; a call was coming in.

Chen Nuo walked over and was stunned when he saw the phone on the screen.

He could guarantee that the name and number in his phone contacts were definitely not entered by him personally.

He didn't even need to think about who had the opportunity and ability to do so; it could only be Laura Eisner.

It was probably when they were filming *Inception*, she, as the producer, got his phone at some point and entered this name and number. And he actually never noticed.

"Who is it? Looking for you so late?" Liu Yifei asked curiously.

Chen Nuo said without changing his expression: "Brother Qi is looking for me, probably the awards ceremony today isn't over yet. You go back first, we'll talk tomorrow morning."

"No, I'll wait for you here."

"No..." Chen Nuo was about to say more, the phone stopped vibrating, but a text message came in immediately.

After Chen Nuo finished reading it, his tone changed, and he said: "Alright, then you wait for me here for a moment, I'll be back in a while."

"Okay."

Finally, when Chen Nuo returned, Liu Yifei had already fallen asleep on the stool.

Lying on the round tea table, probably because of the posture, she made a faint snoring sound.

Chen Nuo checked his watch; it took a total of 32 minutes from going out to coming back.

Excluding the time for the elevator and entering the parking lot, he probably stayed in Angelina Jolie's car for no more than 25 minutes.

Chen Nuo swore he wouldn't mess around in the car with such a 30-year-old wolf-like woman next time; his head was still aching faintly, because he accidentally bumped the back of his head on the door when changing positions.

After all, a Lexus car, the back seat is so small, it was not easy to find the right position in the first place.

With his 183cm height, how could he possibly lie down.

Moving around and bumping his head, he didn't feel anything at the time, because the blood wasn't on that head, but he felt it afterwards.

But it was truly crazy and exciting; damn, the chassis of Japanese cars is soft in the first place, from the outside it was definitely a "car vibration" in the true sense.

It's been almost a year since Cannes. Chen Nuo had a feeling, could it be that this woman is already at odds with Mr. Pitt now?

But Chen Nuo didn't ask.

Between FWB, asking about each other's love lives is a big taboo. It's very easy to cause misunderstandings for the other party. Just keep your head down and do it.

Liu Yifei lifted her head in a daze, her eyes a bit red, and there was still a bit of saliva at the corner of her mouth: "Finished?"

"Hmm, finished." Chen Nuo looked at her sleepy appearance and nodded.

"Then what you wanted to say before, are you still going to say it?" She rubbed her eyes, like a cat that had just woken up.

Chen Nuo looked at the defenseless girl in front of him and suddenly felt that dating this person wasn't without its benefits.

At least if there really was an unexpected situation like just now, it was definitely easy to fool.

"Hmm."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 335 =====