The aloof military doctor arrives at the unit, and the tough guy can't sit still.

When Lu Zhenghan arrived, he tried to take out his military officer's ID and place it on the ticket seller to prove that he hadn't sneaked in to watch the movie without a ticket, but because he was holding things in both hands, he couldn't succeed after trying for a long time.

"Comrade, excuse me, could you help me with this? I can leave my ID card and military ID here. I'm going in to drop off something and then I'll be right back out," Lu Zhenghan said in a serious tone.

The ticket inspector across the way was completely confused. He had already given her a movie ticket, so why was she asking all this?

"Comrade, you don't need to leave your ID to watch the movie, you can just go in."

Lu Zhenghan didn't understand what "watching a movie" meant either.

At this moment, Xia Qiuran finally couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing Xia Qiuran tilting her head and laughing like a little fox, Lu Zhenghan realized that he had been tricked.

All tension vanished from his gaze, replaced by a mixture of helplessness and indulgence. He looked down at Xia Qiuran, who was laughing unrestrainedly, and a slight, involuntary smile appeared on his lips.

He walked over, his deep voice tinged with a hint of indulgence: "You're getting bolder and bolder; now you even dare to tease me."

"I've finished talking to Sister Wenmei. I'll treat her to dinner another day."

"Just kidding, Zheng Han, you're not angry, are you?"

Seeing Lu Zhenghan's expression after being deceived, Xia Qiuran smiled slightly, then reached out and gently shook the cuff of his polyester shirt, her voice soft and seemingly carrying a coquettish tone.

Lu Zhenghan caught a glimpse of Xia Qiuran's soft and sweet appearance out of the corner of his eye, and his heart felt as if it had been brushed by a feather. This seemed to be the first time he had ever seen Xia Qiuran act coquettishly towards him.

At this moment, he really regretted buying so much food. If he could free up one hand, he would definitely pinch Xia Qiuran's mischievous face.

"Ranran, if I get angry, how are you going to make it up to me?"

As Lu Zhenghan walked, he said that the movie theater was not big, and they found their seats after walking a few steps inside.

Xia Qiuran was holding a paper bag of popcorn. After thinking for a moment, she picked up a piece and stuffed it into Lu Zhenghan's mouth.

"Then I'll make it up to you with a piece of popcorn."

Warm, delicate fingertips brushed against Lu Zhenghan's thin lips, and the tip of the index finger even accidentally slid across his wet, soft tongue.

Caught off guard, Lu Zhenghan's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily before he could even chew the popcorn in his mouth. The aroma of the corn mixed with the slightly salty taste on his fingertips sent a shiver through him.

Just then, the movie started on the screen, and everyone stared intently ahead. Lu Zhenghan also quickly chewed the popcorn and swallowed it.

My heart remained unsettled for a long time.

Xia Qiuran gazed at the curtain held firmly in place by a black wooden frame. The pale color shone with a unique light of that era, unconsciously reminding her of her miserable past life. It was so good to be reborn and experience so many things she had never experienced before.

"Waaah."

Halfway through the movie, I heard several women around me quietly sobbing.

Xia Qiuran then noticed that the film had entered an emotional phase. The male and female leads faced obstacles and persevered in staying together, which moved many of the female comrades. At this moment, some of the male comrades next to them handed over handkerchiefs, while others took the opportunity to hold their hands to comfort them.

Xia Qiuran had watched this movie many times in her previous life and could recite many of the plots by heart. Now, watching it again, she didn't feel anything special, so she didn't feel like crying. She kept staring intently at the screen, which made her seem a bit out of place.

To ease the tension, Xia Qiuran picked up her soda and took a sip.

Meanwhile, Lu Zhenghan, standing beside her, held a handkerchief tightly in his hand, intending to hand it to Xia Qiuran when she was moved to tears, and to shake her hand in comfort.

However, as the film entered its touching parts, he kept an eye on Xia Qiuran's emotional changes, but he never noticed that Xia Qiuran showed even a hint of sadness.

The women around her were all crying, so how could Xia Qiuran not be moved? Did Xia Qiuran not like this movie?

At this moment, Xia Qiuran also noticed Lu Zhenghan's change. It seemed that he would look at her every minute or two, and the hand holding the handkerchief was raised many times, but each time he would put it down as soon as he raised it.

Is he waiting to wipe her eyes? It's not good that she hasn't cried after waiting for so long.

In order not to make Lu Zhenghan wait in vain, and in order not to become an oddball, Xia Qiuran decided that she still had to pretend to blink twice.

Upon seeing Xia Qiuran's action, Lu Zhenghan immediately handed her the handkerchief.

She also whispered reassurances, "Movies are all fake. Our lives will definitely get better and better from now on."

After speaking, Lu Zhenghan quietly raised one of his hands, which was resting on his knee, two or three times, but each time he paused for a few seconds before putting it down again, the taut veins on the back of his hand clearly bulging out.

Xia Qiuran noticed out of the corner of her eye that he was trying to take her hand.

Wasn't she quite brave in the hospital office last time? If the documents hadn't been spilled that time, Lu Zhenghan probably would have kissed her.

But now I'm so hesitant to even hold hands. Could it be that I'm still traumatized from last time?

"Zhenghan, did you cry?"

As Xia Qiuran spoke, she directly used her fingers to wipe away Lu Zhenghan's tears.

The fingertip touched Lu Zhenghan's eye, and the strange sensation made his whole body stiffen instantly.

In the dimly lit atmosphere of the movie theater, this feeling seemed particularly strong.

The throbbing in my chest seemed to grow stronger, as if I had lost my composure.

"How come you're not crying over such a touching story?"

Xia Qiuran touched it a few more times with her fingertips, but found it was not damp at all.

She understands that men tend to think more rationally and it's normal that they don't easily get into the story, which is why the audience for these kinds of emotional films is mostly women.

She was just trying to tease Lu Zhenghan, but Lu Zhenghan didn't seem to react at all, and didn't even give her a glance.

What's wrong with him? He's really strange. He just stops talking to people like that. Seeing this, Xia Qiuran stopped talking and turned back to watch the movie.

Halfway through the movie, Xia Qiuran drank an entire bottle of soda. Suddenly, she felt something in her lower abdomen, greeted Lu Zhenghan, and ran to the restroom.

Just as she finished washing her hands and came out, a large hand suddenly grabbed her wrist, dragged her into an empty house next door, and closed the door behind her.

The light was instantly blocked out by most of it, and a few thin rays of light from the paper shone hazily on the faces of the two people.

Xia Qiuran then saw Lu Zhenghan pinning her against the wall.

"Brother Zhenghan, you..."