A Date, the Doujinshi Way

8:30 PM, Sunshine Cinema.

"... Is this really necessary?"

Looking at the earphones that Xia Wen had shoved into her hand, Lin Xiaoyi remained silent for a moment before speaking softly.

"I'm a wingman. Do you even know what a wingman is?"

With a slight smirk, Xia Wen handed the other person two consecutive movie tickets.

"You have absolutely no experience in dating. To prevent something like last time from happening again, having some off-the-job guidance is very important."

"But you don't have any experience in dating either..."

Looking at Xia Wen, who was wearing a hood and mask and looked suspicious—clearly not a good person— Lin Xiaoyi's words sounded rather helpless.

"A real man has never seen a pig run before, but he's never seen pork."

Xia Wen waved his hand casually, his face full of confidence.

"I didn't read all those doujinshi for nothing, I've read tons of pure romance doujinshi, okay? There are quite a few on hetushu. com. com that take place in Movie Theater. With my guidance, I guarantee you'll master them!"

"What do you think I'm worried about? I'm worried about the experience you've gained from those notebooks, okay...?"

Lin Xiaoyi's lips twitched slightly, and she sighed.

"Don't think I don't know what a doujinshi is. I'm not the Heroine in any doujinshi, even if it's a pure love doujinshi... Let me make it clear beforehand, if you give me any instructions that sound pretty outrageous, I'll bury you when we get back."

"Uh... like what?"

"What do you think? You ill-intentioned, lewd-minded bastard, don't think I don't know what you're really thinking."

As if she had thought of something unspeakable, Lin Xiaoyi's face flushed slightly. She glared at the other person and said in a rather annoyed tone.

"Anyway, you definitely want to... well, you better behave yourself!!"

"Hey, hey, Xiao Yi, and you're already planning to dismantle the bridge?"

Xia Wen seemed quite dissatisfied.

"I've already said I read doujinshi for art research. If it weren't for your life's important matter, why would I bother coming here to eat your dog food?"

"Alright, since you've called yourself my wingman, why don't you give me some feedback first?"

Lin Xiaoyi gave a soft hum and looked at the other person.

Hmm... let me see...

Taking a few steps back, Xia Wen crossed his arms and looked Lin Xiaoyi up and down, pondering in his heart.

Since this was supposed to be a formal date, Lin Xiaoyi dressed up quite carefully this time. However, she didn't go for the extravagant white dress she wore last time. Instead, she wore casual clothes, and her long, flowing black hair was tied up with a red ribbon. Just standing there, she was a beautiful sight to behold.

"Xiao Yi, based on my experience from those notebooks..."

Xia Wen held up one finger in front of him with a serious expression.

"For a date in Movie Theater, you should wear a skirt, the shorter the better, it will be more practical."

"It's convenient, but a skirt would be obviously..."

After hearing Xia Wen's words, Lin Xiaoyi was stunned for a moment and didn't react until she saw the mischievous smile on his face. Then she belatedly realized what was going on and her face turned bright red.

"Stop right there! Don't even wait until we get Dormitory, I'm burying you right now!!!"

"What? I just said you'd look prettier in a skirt. It's clearly your own dirty mind that's to blame for this?"

Running ahead with a grin, Xia Wen looked completely carefree.

"As the saying goes, 'My heart is like the Buddha, therefore I am the Xiao Yi, hadn't had that kind of thought in your heart, you wouldn't have..."

Because she was focused only on what was behind her and not on what was in front of her, she crashed straight into someone before she could finish her sentence. The force of the impact caused her to fall to the ground.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it..."

With a grimac, Xia Wen looked up, about to apologize to the person she had bumped into, when she saw the figure in front of her and couldn't help but pause slightly.

"Little girl, remember to be careful when you walk in the future."

Seemingly having no intention of pursuing the matter further, the Middle-aged Woman, carrying a bag and looking old and tired, muttered a few words in a low voice before hurriedly walking past Xia Wen toward the theater's restrooms.

"This person..."

Turning his head to watch the Middle-aged Woman's departing figure, Xia Wen, still sitting on the ground, frowned slightly.

Almost subconsciously, she sensed that something was wrong with the other person.

"Take this! Cross Chokehold Kill!!"

Before she could even observe further, a vicious voice rang out, and the Campus Belle's pursuit arrived from behind. Before the panicked Young Girl could even get up from the ground, a hand was already wrapped around her neck...

Xia Wen, died.

At exactly nine o'clock, Bai Zhi appeared in front of the Sunshine Cinema.

"This should be it..."

Looking up at the building in front of him, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although it's 9 p. m. now, the nightlife is just beginning, with the city's vibrant lights dispelling the darkness.

Although there haven't been any major movie releases recently, there are still quite a few people going to the Movie Theater together in the evenings, mostly groups of young couples.

If someone is so poor they can't afford to eat, maybe they could consider coming to the Movie Theater at night; they're guaranteed to get their fill of dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection).

As Bai Zhi walked upstairs, he immediately saw the Campus Belle standing in front of the vending machine, looking conflicted.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi walked over there. When he got closer, the other person seemed to have finally made up their mind and bought two bottles of black tea from the vending machine.

Just as Lin Xiaoyi turned around with the two bottles of black tea, Bai Zhi walked right up to her.

"You're here? Here, your black tea."

After a slight pause, Lin Xiaoyi wasn't embarrassed at all and generously handed over the cup of black tea.

"When watching a movie, Cola and popcorn are the perfect combination, right?"

Taking the bottle of black tea from the other person, Bai Zhi's gaze inadvertently swept over the other person, his expression noncommittal.

"Well~ but don't you hate sweets? Black tea is your favorite, more so than Cola, right?"

With her hands behind her back and her body leaning slightly forward, Lin Xiaoyi blinked.

"Although I personally prefer Cola, I'll be accommodating to you in this kind of situation~"

"... Let's go inside."

After a moment of silence, Bai Zhi turned his head.