Xie Qingshi snapped back to reality and met the girl's concerned gaze. He quickly turned his eyes away as if he had been electrocuted, took a few steps back to distance himself from her, and his clear, deep voice was slightly hoarse.

"It's alright, let's go."

He avoided eye contact with Sang Huan the entire time he said this.

Sang Huan's eyebrows curved even more, and just as she was about to say something, her eyes inadvertently swept across the opposite building.

A familiar-looking couple suddenly appeared before her, and a look of surprise flashed in the girl's eyes. After confirming the information through the system in her mind, her long, thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and she reached out to take Xie Qingshi's hand.

Seeing the other person turn around in surprise, she blinked her bright black eyes and rang out in a sweet voice.

"Qing Shi, I just contacted the staff at the pottery studio. They said it's Saturday and there are too many people with long queues. How about I treat you to a movie?"

Xie Qingshi's eyelashes trembled slightly. He glanced at the other person's small hand holding his out of the corner of his eye, and nodded without changing his expression.

"it is good."

In fact, the redness at the base of her ears had quietly spread to her neck.

The movie theater was on the top floor of the mall, and the elevator was too crowded, so the two of them simply took the escalator upstairs.

The two, who had made the decision on a whim, hadn't done any research and simply chose the romance movie with the closest showing time to avoid queuing.

Shopping malls are crowded on Saturdays and Sundays, and movie theaters are especially popular with young couples, as they are extremely crowded with people coming and going.

Seeing this, Xie Qingshi found a seat for Sang Huan and then turned around to queue up for tickets.

When he returned, in addition to the two movie tickets, he also had a box of popcorn and two cups of Coke.

He handed the popcorn to Sang Huan, his usually aloof eyes now showing a smile.

"Huanhuan invited me to the movies, but in return, this was my treat to Huanhuan."

Upon hearing this, Sang Huan blinked her bright black eyes. Since the items were already presented to her, she didn't refuse and took them herself.

"Thank you, Qingshi."

Her sweet, cloying voice was as soft and pleasant as if coated in syrup, which made the man's eyebrows and eyes even more gentle, while also adding a touch of helplessness to his eyes.

"Huanhuan, we're friends, no need to be so polite."

"Just friends?"

A soft voice sounded, and Xie Qingshi was startled, subconsciously raising his eyes to look at the girl in front of him.

His dark eyes held a hint of something unreadable, and his thin lips parted slightly, as if he were about to say something.

The movie theater's loudspeaker suddenly blared, announcing the start of the show.

The girl's attention was suddenly drawn away. She stood up, holding the popcorn, her clear, bright eyes sparkling.

"It's our turn, Qing Shi, hurry up."

Xie Qingshi had to suppress the words that were on his lips, along with the turbulent thoughts in his heart. He followed behind Sang Huan and walked towards the ticket gate of the movie theater.

Xie Qingshi wasn't really interested in romance movies. His daily routine consisted of work, and he mostly spent his free time traveling and partying with friends. When he was really bored, he would watch some science fiction movies to pass the time.

Therefore, while the girl beside him was engrossed in watching the movie, Xie Qingshi was watching her.

The theater was dimly lit, and their seats were in the last few rows. They'd picked this movie randomly; it wasn't a popular one. There weren't many people in the theater, and most of them were couples holding hands. They didn't need to worry about being noticed, especially the intense, dark gaze he gave the girl...

Sang Huan is usually very busy. At school, she spends her days either in class or working. This is one of her rare moments of leisure. She is very engrossed in watching the movie, and her pretty and delicate face is occasionally amused by some of the little plot points.

It was at this moment that Xie Qingshi noticed that the girl had a beauty mark at the corner of her eye that was almost invisible without careful observation.

As her eyebrows curved upwards, the beauty mark under her eye also curved upwards with her smile, making her already delicate and pretty face even more alluring.

Like a rose blooming in the early morning, glistening with dew, it is incredibly delicate.

Her slender, beautiful fingertips picked up a piece of popcorn and gently placed it into her rosy lips...

Xie Qingshi always felt that he was not a man who was obsessed with lust.

Compared to his friends who, during their adolescence, were drawn to adult films out of excitement, he was as detached from worldly desires as if he had become a monk, busy with both work and studies every day, and completely disdaining to click on the links sent by his friends.

This is how Xie Qingshi's friends describe him.

But now, Xie Qingshi remains silent.

It turns out he wasn't a man of simple desires at all.

He just hasn't met someone he likes yet. Once he does meet someone he likes, he'll be more of a beast than anyone else.

For example, right now, the girl is just eating popcorn, but he seems to want to...

That's really perverted.

As if sensing that the man beside her was looking at her, Sang Huan turned her head and looked over with her clear, innocent eyes.

Xie Qingshi turned his head the instant the girl looked over, quickly grabbed the Coke cup from the armrest next to him, and pretended to drink the beverage.

"Qingshi, why aren't you eating?"

Xie Qingshi looked up when he heard the sound, and handed over the Coke cup he was holding.

"I'm not really interested in this..."

Before he could finish speaking, the girl held a popcorn kernel to his lips.

Xie Qingshi paused, the second half of his sentence unconsciously swallowed back.

"Are you busy? Then I'll feed you."

Looking at the popcorn reaching his lips, Xie Qingshi realized that he was holding a can of cola in one hand and his phone in the other, indicating that he was indeed busy.

It seems Sang Huan has misunderstood.

But Xie Qingshi had no intention of clearing up the misunderstanding. His long eyelashes drooped slightly, and the shadows cast by them concealed the turbulent emotions in his eyes.

He lowered his head, opened his lips, and gently rolled his tongue to put the popcorn the girl offered into his mouth.

The sweet flavor slowly exploded in his mouth as he chewed. Xie Qingshi looked up, but the dim light made it impossible to see his expression. Only his low, husky voice could be heard in his ear.

"Thank you, Huanhuan."

Sang Huan smiled and said, "You're welcome~"

As she spoke, she pulled her hand back, but her elbow "accidentally" bumped into the Coke cup beside her, and the cup was instantly knocked over and fell on her.

Sang Huan let out a soft "Ah!" and hurriedly tried to pull out a tissue to wipe herself, but there was too much cola in the cup, which soaked the hem of her clothes.

The smile on her delicate face vanished instantly, and Sang Huan felt like crying, but before she could react, the man next to her had already stood up.

"Don't move. Cola took the ice cubes. Let me take them away for you. It's not good for your health if they're too cold."

The man, holding a flashlight, half-squatted down, and with his long, slender fingers, following the narrow beam of light, gently and quickly picked up the ice from the girl's body and threw it away.

He quickly pulled out a tissue from his pocket and helped her wipe the wet area. The man held the snow-white tissue between his fingers and focused intently on wiping the wet area for her.

Through that thin layer of fabric, she could clearly feel the gentle yet irresistible strength of the man's fingertips.

The cold cola soaked her clothes, and the sticky feeling against her skin was unpleasant. Sang Huan immediately lifted the wet area.

This also resulted in a small section of her snow-white waist being exposed, where the skin was soft and smooth, like lustrous jade, unbelievably white...

Xie Qingshi swore he really just wanted to help wipe the clothes, but when his gaze inadvertently swept over that spot, his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, and he awkwardly and embarrassedly looked away.

"Sorry, I'm too wet. I probably didn't bring enough tissues."

A low, husky voice rang out, and his breath inadvertently landed on the girl's hand, burning her so much that she instinctively flinched.

Even more awkwardly, the movie is now reaching its climax, with the male and female leads embracing and kissing passionately.

This added an unspoken ambiguity to the already sweet atmosphere. Many couples in the front rows had already begun to secretly embrace and kiss passionately.

Sang Huan bit her lip, and with her slender, pretty hand, she reached out and tugged at Xie Qingshi, keeping her voice at a level that wouldn't disturb others.

"You, you get up first..."

In his haste, Xie Qingshi hadn't paid much attention and simply squatted down in front of her. Sang Huan's legs were slightly apart at that moment, and he suddenly squeezed in...

Xie Qingshi paused, realizing that his current posture was incorrect, and he quickly stood up and took a step back.

"Sorry, I... I wasn't paying attention..."

He made a bit too much noise, disturbing many couples who were embracing and kissing in front of him, who all looked over with displeasure.

Sang Huan noticed the scene in the front row, and a blush quickly rose to her cheeks. She didn't care about anything else and quickly stood up and covered Xie Qingshi's lips with her hand.

"Shh, keep your voice down!"

As she stood up, the wet patch on her hem became visible as the movie screen brightened, and the indifferent glances from those around her turned meaningful.

Sang Huan: !!!

She was even more embarrassed, wishing she could just disappear into a crack in the ground.

Ignoring everything else, she dragged Xie Qingshi away from the theater.

As she reached the corner of the stairs leading down, she heard a sigh of admiration.

"This guy looks pretty handsome, why is he playing such a promiscuous game?"

Sang Huan: !!!

The blush on her face spread all the way to her heels, and she walked faster, eventually turning into a jog.

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