Anyway, she had her brother to keep her company.
Chi Xiuke called her brother with a smile.
As expected, her brother agreed.
Everything went smoothly.
But...
An unexpected problem came up at the last minute.
Her brother had something come up and couldn't go to the movies with her.
Chi Xiuke's friends knew she was going to see a movie with her brother today, so they'd made their own plans too.
The movie started in an hour.
It would take half an hour to get to the theater.
Chi Xiuke hadn't bought tickets for the theater in the mall near her school.
Instead, she'd bought tickets for a theater in a mall a little farther away.
That mall had a new Chinese restaurant.
She'd heard the food was excellent.
One of her brother's friends had strongly recommended it to him.
Her brother had wanted to take her there to try the food while they were out seeing a movie.
So she'd bought tickets for the theater in that mall.
Now...
If she went by herself...
She probably wouldn't go to that restaurant either.
Maybe...
She should wait until her brother had time and go with him next time?
The girl was torn.
Would that make her seem too dependent on her brother?
But the thought of going to a horror movie alone...
She reminded herself there would be lots of people in the theater.
Even if the theater was pitch-black...
Ah.
She still couldn't quite bring herself to decide.
Chi Xiuke absentmindedly scrolled through her phone.
She opened her contacts.
A name caught her eye.
Master Xiao...
Chi Xiuke's eyes lit up.
But soon, they dimmed again.
Wouldn't it be rude to ask him out so suddenly?
And for something as trivial as a movie...