I'm in high school, is my dating system working correctly?

Outside the movie theater.

Perhaps due to the heavy rain, there were quite a few audience members waiting for the 7 pm show.

Most of them are couples.

While waiting for Lu Yu to pick up the tickets, Cheng Bailu curiously looked at the promotional posters for the movie they were going to see.

Your Name.

The poster features boys and girls in school uniforms at the bottom, twinkling stars in the middle, and a shooting star streaking across the deep night sky above.

It looks like a romance movie.

thump--

My heart skipped a beat.

Here, the words "little deer" and "little land" are homophones, creating a double entendre that is both amusing and endearing.

Don't explain your lame jokes, Cheng Bailu.

She looked away.

Lu Yu's frustrated voice came through.

"Oh dear, I just picked up my ticket and realized it's a couples' lounge, the screen is a bit small."

He was only looking at the start time and didn't pay attention to the theater selection. The movie's effect was indeed better on a larger screen.

"A romantic/couples' lounge?"

Cheng Bailu's beautiful eyes widened as she looked at the text on the ticket machine.

It's all because of today's exaggerated marketing.

It's a couples' room, why call it the "Golden Wind and Jade Dew Room"?

"Yeah, no discount, same ticket price, and the screen is smaller. It's a huge loss."

Lu Yu was still feeling regretful about the big screen.

"How about we cancel our order and look at something else, or maybe we can go to the arcade?"

He asked the girl for her opinion.

"Hmm..."

Ticket checks had begun, and couples holding hands entered the venue.

"Let's look at this one, I'm quite interested in it."

Cheng Bailu, who hadn't searched for any information about the movie, said this.

"That's fine, it's better than having a brat yelling around."

Lu Yu decided to accept reality and clicked to collect the ticket.

Fortunately, even non-couples can buy tickets for the couples' section. While queuing, Cheng Bailu saw two boys going through the ticket check together.

Wait...aren't you really a couple?

Cheng Bailu had only been to the cinema once, when the school organized a movie screening. After walking through the corridor, the two followed the couples into a slightly smaller theater and found their seats.

They were immediately dumbfounded.

Unlike regular cinemas with individual seats, the seats in the couples' theater are arranged in pairs with no barriers between them.

It makes it easier for couples to hold hands, hug each other, or kiss in the dark.

The person behind them urged them to sit down, so the two had no choice but to sit down.

The chair is a bit cramped.

This couple's chair seems even narrower than a normal two-seater, and with Lu Yu's long legs and tall stature, their thighs almost touched when they sat down.

Before the show even started, GG's glow illuminated the two people's faces, creating a dazzling display of colors.

Through her skirt and his pants, a soft, warm sensation could be felt.

Yuko, you need to step up your game.

Dude, is now the time to stand up for ourselves?

Their arms touched, and both of them felt a little awkward.

Is this seat intentionally designed so that guys can only sit comfortably if they hug girls while looking at them?

Fortunately, Lu Yu had shared a ride with Zhou Qianyun before, so he leaned forward slightly to avoid having their shoulders separated.

"Does sitting like this make you uncomfortable?"

Cheng Bailu was able to touch the backrest, but seeing Lu Yu leaning forward, she asked him somewhat uneasily.

She was glad it was a movie theater; the deep darkness concealed her already flushed cheeks.

"Not bad, look, it's starting."

Lu Yu shushed him.

The pitch-black screening room was completely silent, and a shooting star streaked across the big screen.

Cheng Bailu quickly became immersed in the story and, unlike her initial shyness, gradually relaxed.

The concept of body swapping was very novel to her.

The various hilarious blunders in the early part of the movie brought waves of laughter to the theater.

Lu Yu felt the girl's shoulders tremble slightly as she laughed beside him. He glanced at her and saw her face illuminated by the light from the big screen, shining brightly in the dimly lit movie theater.

He was unconsciously drawn into the moment and leaned back, only to be stopped by the girl's shoulder.

"Excuse me."

Lu Yu apologized in a low voice.

"Hmm..."

Perhaps it was the dim and unclear space, perhaps it was the atmosphere of the couples around us whispering sweet nothings, or perhaps it was everything that happened today.

The girl bit her lower lip and leaned close to Lu Yu's ear.

"Why don't you put your hand over here? I, um, I'll lean on you."

Her voice was very soft, like a drizzle falling for no reason.

The sounds from the movie theater faded away in an instant.

Lu Yu turned his head in a bit of a panic. The girl's face was close at hand, and in her eyes was the reflection of the dazzling shooting stars on the screen.

It's like a magical moment, a moment where only certain memorable rituals, unforgettable for a lifetime, can make this moment eternal.

bang——

The sound of a shooting star falling came from the movie theater, causing the two to look in a panic.

The ambiguous and seductive atmosphere from before seemed to have vanished without a trace.

A sense of loss enveloped Cheng Bailu, as if it came from the plot, or perhaps from the present moment.

"...Then come a little, a little closer."

The boy's whisper made her look up.

Lu Yu reached out to Cheng Bailu, wrapped his hand around her neck, and gently placed it on her other shoulder, as if afraid of hurting her.

The sound of her heartbeat drowned out the sound system in the screening room. Cheng Bailu's body stiffened, and she gripped the hem of her light blue dress tightly with both hands, stiffly resting her head gently on Lu Yu's arm.

Their bodies were pressed close together, the girl's delicacy contrasting sharply with the boy's masculinity.

Is this convenient for you?

Lu Yu's heart was also beating fast, and he was even a little worried that Cheng Bailu, who was leaning against him, would feel his heart about to burst out.

"Hmm, it's alright."

Cheng Bailu only touched Lu Yu lightly, without putting all her weight on him, worried that it would hurt his arm.

"Well then, let's keep watching."

The two finally turned their attention to what seemed to be the least important movie.

As the film enters its turning point, the story's mood begins to soar.

As if infected, Cheng Bailu clutched the hem of her clothes, her emotions rising and falling with the male protagonist's search.

After focusing on the film, the two of them relaxed a little.

Lu Yu unconsciously pinched the folds of the girl's clothes on her shoulder, and even through the clothes, he seemed to be able to touch her smooth and delicate skin.

Cheng Bailu relaxed, the familiar scent of laundry detergent calming her down, and she gradually entrusted her weight to him beside her.

The feeling of watching TV on the sofa with her parents when she was a child enveloped the girl.

She could hear his rapid and strong heartbeat.

He could smell the faint lemon scent in her hair.

She could touch his firm chest, her side pressed against his, feeling his warmth.

He could feel her soft body nestled in his arms, petite and delicate.

The two remained silent, their breaths mingling.

It was as if, with just a word, the carriage would turn back into a pumpkin, the servants into mice, and Cinderella's magic would vanish in an instant.

This is a small-scale miracle that belongs only to him and her tonight, at this moment, inside the movie theater.

Some couples next door were already entwined in love, but for the two of them, simply cuddling together was enough.

Until the end credits rolled and the lights illuminated the theater just moments before.

She quietly left his embrace, sat up straight, and he hurriedly withdrew his hand from her shoulder.

The two sat upright, like the most well-behaved students.

Everything that happened in those last hundred minutes is like a secret between the two of them.

I can't say it, I can't think about it.

But I won't forget.

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