You're my wife, don't doubt it!

Xiao Yao saw the girl's face clearly and was slightly startled. Yu Luying also broke free from the boy's embrace, shook off his hand, and sat up straight.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Yao said in a very soft voice.

Xu Qingwei seemed not to hear him speak, but merely raised her chin slightly towards the screen, appearing to be intently watching the movie.

Xiao Yao turned around, nervously searching for Lu Ziya's face in the crowd.

You've come up to us in public like this. Putting aside other people, your roommate knows that we're in a "pursuer and pursued" relationship. How are you going to maintain your public image if you do this?

Don’t you want to live?

This is still the first row...

Xiao Yao couldn't find Lu Ziya in the crowd, but that didn't mean Lu Ziya hadn't come.

After all, with so many people, and it being nighttime, you can imagine how many faces would be in the audience watching a movie.

Mufa had no choice but to continue watching the movie.

We can't just stand up and leave, can we? Or forcibly remove her? Or argue with her here? None of these are acceptable; each one would only escalate the situation further.

While watching the movie (though he was barely paying attention anymore), Xiao Yao secretly glanced at Shen Jie's profile. He wasn't entirely sure, but he sensed a hidden—or rather, not-so-hidden—anger on Shen Jie's face.

She's probably completely lost her temper, Xiao Yao guessed.

Moreover, she was very anxious.

Xiao Yao learned this from her school psychology class—in addition to observing her facial micro-expressions, there are many body language techniques that can capture her anxiety.

For example, she kept switching between her left and right legs, and even unconsciously shook them (she rarely did this because of her upbringing), and there were also signs of slight trembling in her right hand; another example is that she first kept fiddling with her fingers, then took out her phone from time to time to look at it, closed it, opened it again, closed it again, and finally simply took out a bunch of keys and started fiddling with them.

All of this indicates that she is very anxious.

“I didn’t mean to ignore your messages, my phone was disconnected,” Xiao Yao said softly, tilting slightly to the left. “Can’t we talk about it when we get back?”

Shen Jie remained unmoved, whether deliberately putting on airs or because Xiao Yao's voice was drowned out by the gunfire, it was unclear.

Helpless, Xiao Yao had no choice but to force himself to refocus his attention on the movie.

"What is she going to do?" Yu Luying couldn't help but poke Xiao Yao's hand and ask in a low voice.

Xiao Yao shrugged and didn't say anything.

About half an hour later, Xiao Yao noticed that Shen Jie's anxiety had eased somewhat. After calming down a bit, she seemed to have refocused her attention on the movie screen.

At this moment, our protagonist, 12-year-old José, is being escorted by military police, his bare feet stained with blood, his hands shackled, on his way to the execution ground.

He walked unsteadily, falling to the ground every now and then, only to get back up after being soundly beaten with the butt of a rifle; this scene was shot in slow motion, accompanied once again by the opening music—

Between Heaven and Earth

Between light and darkness

Between faith and sin…

Chapter 301 What if you get tired of me?

2023-08-18

Soft sobs could be heard from all around, and gradually the sobs grew louder and became a continuous chorus.

Xiao Yao looked around and saw many girls crying.

Uh, okay, it is quite touching, but—

Suddenly, Xiao Yao felt a hand reach into his pocket.

? ?

Xiao Yao turned around and found that even Xu Qingwei's clothes were covered with glistening tears, and she was rummaging through her pockets for something.

Finding nothing in his left pocket, she turned completely to the side and searched Xiao Yao's right pocket, then his left trouser pocket.

Xiao Yao doesn't usually carry tissues with him, but he happened to have some today.

The boy took out a tissue from his right pocket and was about to hand it over when he suddenly sensed something and looked to his right—sure enough, the person on his right had started too.

Fine.

Xiao Yao bit open the tissue with his teeth, pulled out two sheets, and gently wiped Xu Qingwei's face.

Xu Qingwei didn't dodge or snatch Xiao Yao's tissue; she simply sat there quietly, letting Xiao Yao wipe her face.

However, large tears were still welling up in her eyes, soaking the tissues, and she could not wipe them away as fast as they flowed.

Xiao Yao hurriedly pulled out two more tissues to wipe Xu Qingwei's face, completely ignoring the person on his right.

Besides, he knew without turning around that Yu Luying had already taken out a tissue and dried her face herself.

"Sorry... I'm too busy," Xiao Yao said silently to Yu Luying.

"It's alright, don't worry about it." Yu Luying's voice echoed in the boy's heart.

Xu Qingwei finally couldn't hold back any longer. She snatched the remaining half pack of tissues from Xiao Yao's hand and started wiping herself.

Then, she buried her head in Xiao Yao's arms and gently punched him twice.

Xiao Yao looked at Shen Jie in his arms, who was crying and frantically wiping her face with tissues until it was covered in smears. He didn't know if she was crying about the movie or something else.

The boy felt that all his efforts over the past few days had been in vain.

It's hopeless. I've tried my best. I'm exhausted. Let it end, just let it go.

This has now officially cemented his reputation as a "two-wife hero."

Xiao Yao gave up resisting and struggled, gently patted Qingwei's left arm, and then touched her ear.

Yu Luying, I'm sorry, I'll repay you with Shen Jie's family fortune in the future (just kidding).

The movie ended, the credits rolled, and then a comparison of stills of the actors and real photos of historical figures began to play.

Only after the black screen began to display scrolling text did everyone slowly stand up, stretch, and start talking to each other.

There will be a 15-minute break in the middle, and then the next movie, "Modern Exorcist," will be played.

Amidst the noise, Xu Qingwei took Xiao Yao's hand and left.

Xiao Yao wanted to turn around and greet Yu Luying, but he didn't have time to speak, and only opened his mouth twice.

The girl led the boy to a place far from the crowd and noise—close to the sea, where, because it was far from the projection equipment and lights, it was shrouded in pure darkness.

From this vantage point, they can see the campers, but the campers cannot see them.

"You stinky Xiao Yao," Shen Jie's voice was a little hoarse, "Now you not only dare not meet with me, but you also dare not reply to my messages, right?"

"Heaven and earth bear witness," Xiao Yao cried out, "I only sent half of the phone before it stopped working."

"I know your phone is out of service, why don't you go and recharge it?" Shen Jie persisted, deliberately making trouble for him.

"...I went to recharge it, but I couldn't find a place to buy mobile phone recharge cards after searching for a long time," Xiao Yao explained.

"Let me tell you, if you're tired of me, just tell me directly. Don't leave me hanging like this all day," Shen Jie rattled on. "I'll take my bad luck and go home to apologize to my dad. You go your own way, I won't bother you anymore—"

"What did you say?! I'm dizzy!" Xiao Yao's phone rang: "Wait a minute... it's Father Yu."

Shen Jie waved her hand, indicating that he should answer first.

"Hello, Father Yu," Xiao Yao answered the phone.

"Kid, you did a pretty good job," Yu Bo said.

"Huh?" Xiao Yao thought Yu Bo was being sarcastic.

“The old man has a pretty good impression of you,” Yu Bo continued. “He might invite you to dinner in the next day or two. Keep it up, but also keep that in mind.”

"Huh?" Xiao Yao was so shocked and surprised that he could only utter this one word.

"Keep it up these next couple of days. When you go out to eat, make sure your hair is clean and you're dressed nicely. A man needs to be presentable, you know? When you're eating, listen more and talk less, you know? The more you talk, the more mistakes you make; the less you talk, the better..."

Xiao Yao silently put down his phone, looking somewhat dazed.

I was happy, but it also felt very unreal.

You... you passed the test so easily?

Could they be trying to scam me...?

"What are you staring at?" Shen Jie waved her hand in front of him. "What did Father Yu say?"

“He said…” Xiao Yao stammered.

He hadn't decided whether he should tell Shen Jie, or if he should, how he should tell her.

Fortunately, Shen Jie, like the Roman governor Pilate, asked the question but did not seek the answer: "I have something serious to tell you, listen carefully."

“Go ahead and say it,” Xiao Yao said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"I'm not going to beat around the bush with you," Shen Jie said. "Your Yu Luying went to see another man by herself this afternoon, did you know that?"

"Huh?" Xiao Yao said.

"Ahhh, you knew that?" Shen Jie tugged at his ear: "A handsome uncle, I don't know who introduced him to her, he's so handsome, just looking at his face, even I'm smitten!"

"Really?" Xiao Yao laughed. "Are you the kind of person who would fall for an older man?"

"Stop interrupting!" Shen Jie glared at her.