Chapter 106 - 99: Let’s Watch a Movie Together

Chapter 106: Chapter 99: Let’s Watch a Movie Together

The girl was already nervous. Seeing Xiao Ran’s message, her delicate brow furrowed slightly. Her heart pounded in her chest.

Yan Xici: Brother, you saw it...

’So that person really was Xiao Ran. I already stopped streaming, why is he still hounding me about it? I really didn’t tell them to call him ’hubby’!!!’

’Boohoo... This is so unfair!’

To be honest, Yan Xici didn’t know when she’d started becoming so afraid of Xiao Ran getting angry. The moment she sensed even a hint of displeasure from him, she would panic.

’It felt like her heart was in her throat. What a rush.’

Xiao Ran: Mm.

Xiao Ran: Are you the one who posted all those comments in my book’s review section?

’He didn’t have any evidence, but his gut told him she was the one behind it!’

’He became even more certain after watching her livestream. He even suspected that the accounts of all those girls belonged to her friends or something.’

Reading the message on her phone, the girl felt her just-stabilized blood pressure shoot right back up.

’Based on what I know about him, if he found out it was me, he’d definitely give me a lecture.’

’Besides, Li Le and the others were mainly responsible for flaming the trolls, and their language was definitely not going to be pretty. I absolutely cannot let Brother Xiao Ran find out, or he’ll definitely lecture me.’

"How could it be?" she replied guiltily. "Of course it wasn’t me."

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to admit it. The main thing was that he had already caught her red-handed during the livestream today. This situation made the timid girl feel even more guilty.

Looking at the message she sent, it’s safe to say Xiao Ran didn’t believe a single word.

’He always felt that where there’s smoke, there’s fire. There was a ninety percent chance she was behind this!’

Xiao Ran: Really?

Yan Xici: Really!

Xiao Ran: Then what happens if it is you?

Yan Xici: ...

’Just asking should be enough, why is he trying to make me swear an oath?’

’You have to understand, a girl who believes in lucky koi would never swear a cursed oath. What if it comes true?’

Xiao Ran: Tell the truth!

Yan Xici: The truth is, it wasn’t me.

She was about to say something else when her phone buzzed again. She opened it and saw a message from their three-person group chat.

Zhang Chuan: Work gave me a movie card with three hundred yuan on it. Are you two gentlemen free?

Zhang Chuan worked in the business development department of a real estate company. A job like that always came with all sorts of weird perks, like hot spring tickets, movie cards, or even spa packages.

It was just a shame he didn’t have a girlfriend. No matter how great the activity, it always felt dull and tasteless.

That’s why he always invited Xu Cheng and Xiao Ran.

As the saying goes, keep the good stuff for your own people.

Xu Cheng: Can’t. No time this afternoon. I recently started a farm resort, gonna go check it out.

Xiao Ran: Holy cow, what about your hot pot restaurant?

Xu Cheng: It went out of business.

Xiao Ran: It’s only been a few days and it already went under?

Xu Cheng: Bro, with the way you say that, I don’t even know what to say.

Zhang Chuan: Fuck, now that you mention it, I don’t feel like going either. Why don’t you go, Ranzi?

Zhang Chuan didn’t really like watching movies to begin with. With one person out of the three dropping out, he instantly lost all interest.

Xiao Ran frowned.

’He had to admit, for someone who wanted to test the girl’s feelings, this was a golden opportunity.’

’If he asked her out himself, it would feel a bit forced.’

’But if it was a card from Zhang Chuan, that was a different story.’

’It suddenly felt much more casual. Everything would seem so natural.’

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran replied decisively: Sure.

Zhang Chuan: Perfect. I have a colleague who lives in your complex. I’ll have him drop it off at the security office for you. You can go pick it up yourself.

Xiao Ran: OK. Oh, right, when you two aren’t busy in a couple of days, come over for a meal.

He’d moved into a new place, and neither Zhang Chuan nor Xu Cheng had been over yet.

Zhang Chuan: OJBK!

Xu Cheng: OJBK +1

Xiao Ran: Then, OJBK!

After replying to the messages, Xiao Ran checked the time. It was already twelve o’clock, time to get off work.

He walked out of the library, hopped on his beloved little electric scooter, and headed home. The sun was brutal today, but he had the cooling seat cushion she had given him. Sitting on it, not only was he not hot at all, but it was also soft and incredibly comfortable.

...

Meanwhile, back at home, Yan Xici sat on the sofa, too nervous to come to her senses for a long time.

’Not only had I acted like a flamer in Brother Xiao Ran’s book, I even roped other people into being flamers with me. If Brother Xiao Ran found out, I really wouldn’t know how to explain myself.’

’She just couldn’t stand seeing him get insulted by others. She had already made up her mind: if he asked, she’d deny it to her dying day.’

Ten minutes later, Xiao Ran got home.

With a BEEP, the door was opened from the outside. Yan Xici looked over at Xiao Ran guiltily.

"Brother, you’re back."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran was taken aback.

Yan Xici was the kind of girl who had a vibrant, lively aura. With makeup on, her natural advantages were magnified even more.

It added a touch of indescribable charm to her already beautiful eyes.

The sight of her was enough to make one’s heart pound.

"Mm, you don’t have class this afternoon, right?"

"No, I don’t."

"Are there any movies you’ve been wanting to see lately?" Xiao Ran asked as he changed his shoes.

Although he acted natural, he was actually a little nervous when he said that.

Hearing this, Yan Xici looked completely baffled. "Huh?"

’She thought he was going to ask her about the comments, but instead, he was asking if she wanted to see a movie?’

’What was going on?’

’Was he... asking me to a movie?’

Startled by the sudden surprise, the girl’s heart began to beat a little faster.

"Me? I... I haven’t seen one in a long time. Brother, do you want to go see a movie?"

"Zhang Chuan gave me a movie card. It’ll expire if I don’t use it, so I came back to ask you."

"Oh, so that’s how it is..."

’So he wasn’t asking me to the movies specifically.’

But even if it wasn’t a deliberate invitation, she was still very happy—so much so that a hint of delight danced in her eyes.

"Yeah, see if there’s anything you want to watch. I happen to be free this afternoon, so we can go together," Xiao Ran said calmly, walking to the dining table. He picked up a glass and drank some water to hide his own nervousness.

Hearing this, the girl quickly uncrossed her long legs, picked up her phone, and opened the movie ticket feature in WeChat.

She started scrolling through the movies, row by row. Before she got two rows down, her eyes landed on a horror movie.

It looked a little scary.

’But then, Qiu Yuru’s words suddenly popped into her head: ’I’ll take your uncle to a haunted house!’’

’Even though I can’t take Brother Xiao Ran to a haunted house, I can take him to see a horror movie, right?’

’Doesn’t this count as an opportunity too?’

’She was a coward too, but she could just close her eyes and wait for Brother Xiao Ran to get scared. Once he was scared, she could take the chance to comfort him, or hold his hand, or get a little closer.’

’The more the clever girl thought about it, the more excited she got. This was truly a gift from the heavens! At this rate, she felt it wouldn’t be long before she could win Brother Xiao Ran over!’

The girl looked at Xiao Ran with an eager expression and said, "How about we watch this one, *Zhenzi vs. Pen Spirit*?"

A look of helplessness crossed Xiao Ran’s face.

’How could a movie like that possibly be good?’

’Just the name alone was enough to tell!’

Xiao Ran: "You like horror movies? You get scared so easily."

’It wasn’t that he was looking down on her. After all, they’d been living together for so long, he knew all too well how little courage she had.’

’Wasn’t she just asking for trouble?’

"Don’t young girls usually like to watch romance movies and stuff like that?" Xiao Ran said, trying to salvage the situation.

The girl shook her head, her eyes filled with determination. "Nope! I want to watch the horror movie!"

"Fine..."

Xiao Ran shrugged helplessly.

’To be honest, he really didn’t want to see it. Not because he was scared, but because it sounded boring. Other than jump scares, horror movies had absolutely no substance.’

’But if she wanted to see it, he had no choice but to agree. What else could he do?’

Meanwhile, the girl, who had put down her phone, was so excited after learning they were going out for lunch and a movie today that her small face had started to flush slightly.

’This was her very first time going to the movies with Brother Xiao Ran!’