Hearing Jingliu's answer, Hua Yi nearly shivered.
A soft tug plucked at his heartstrings, and the feeling was wonderfully sweet.
An ice beauty had the charm of an ice beauty.
Jingliu did not need to deliberately speak sweet nothings. Even her brief replies carried a special meaning.
After experiencing Herta's pride and presence as a Genius, and Robin's superb musical talent and dazzling girlish heart, Hua Yi now truly experienced Jingliu's elegance as well.
His heartstrings had been plucked more times than he could count.
Gradually, Hua Yi could no longer tell whether he was the one flirting everywhere and teasing beautiful girls, or whether these girls, each beautiful in their own way, had captured his heart.
Hua Yi reached out and pinched Jingliu's cheek.
There was quite a sense of accomplishment in shaping that cool, aloof face into something adorable beneath his fingertips.
"Let's buy some more popcorn to eat during the movie."
Jingliu nodded and accompanied Hua Yi to the counter, watching him speak with the Waitress, pay in Clover Bills, and receive a large bucket of popcorn.
Even though Bai Heng, who had said she would provide off-site assistance, had been silent through the tiny jade abacus in their ears for quite some time now, who knew what she was busy with at the moment—
Jingliu would take action on her own. She naturally stepped forward.
Seeing this, Hua Yi thought she wanted a bite, so he deliberately tilted the bucket toward her, turning the popcorn inside in her direction.
"Here."
But Jingliu did not take any popcorn. Instead, she took hold of the brimming bucket.
"I'll carry it. You eat."
"...Is my resistance really that poor, or are you just too charming, Jingliu?"
Hua Yi gazed at the girl before him.
"Why does every casual thing