"Knock, knock, knock..."
"Come in!"
The kiss lasted until a waiter knocked on the door to bring in their food.
Lin Chao Ci felt as though she was about to suck his soul out. If they kept kissing like this, his lung capacity would reach national-athlete levels at the very least.
Seeing their slightly flushed faces, the waiter realized what their relationship was and couldn't help taking another couple of looks.
He sighed inwardly. What a beautiful girl. A total goddess. What a waste, ending up with that pig!
Once he had served the dishes, the waiter left immediately. He didn't want to watch someone kiss his goddess.
As long as he didn't see it, it hadn't happened.
His goddess would still be pure.
"Let's eat. Food first!"
Seeing the love brimming in Liu Shuang'er's eyes, Lin Chao Ci felt his lips go dry and hurriedly pointed at the dishes on the table.
Because she had a performance that evening, Liu Shuang'er had worried she might need the bathroom during it, so she had only eaten a couple of bites to tide herself over.
Now that the performance was over, Liu Shuang'er's stomach was growling with hunger.
When Lin Chao Ci said they should eat, Liu Shuang'er naturally obeyed her husband, following him wherever he led. She picked up her chopsticks and ate in tiny bites, chewing slowly and carefully.
She managed to chew a single little mouthful of rice more than a dozen times.
Lin Chao Ci stared for quite a while. The Liu Shuang'er from his previous life had never eaten this "slowly and carefully."
Why did this affected manner remind him so much of a certain actress from later years?
Pinru, is that you?
"Ahem, we've known each other for a long time. You don't have to eat that slowly!"
At this rate, she probably wouldn't be full even after several hours.
Lin Chao Ci offered her a well-meaning reminder.
"But this is how slowly I always eat!"
Liu Shuang'er smoothed the stray hairs over her forehead and spoke in a slightly coy voice.
In front of the person they loved, anyone would instinctively pay attention to their appearance, wanting to show him their best side.
"Uh..."
Lin Chao Ci grumbled inwardly. If I hadn't been with you for so long in my previous life, I'd actually believe that!
"But if you eat this slowly, we won't have time to see a movie afterward!"
Lin Chao Ci had no choice but to bring out his trump card.
"A... a movie!"
Liu Shuang'er had watched plenty of movies and read plenty of comics.
She knew couples did some naughty things when they went to the movies.
Liu Shuang'er's imagination started running wild, and her cheeks instantly flushed red.
She nodded shyly and immediately picked up the pace.
Seeing that she had finally gone back to normal, Lin Chao Ci settled down to eat too.
They ate for almost half an hour.
After paying, the two left the restaurant.
The movie theater happened to be beside the school, very close to the restaurant.
They strolled over.
"What kind of movies do you like?"
"Anything you like, I like!"
"Uh... let's watch a foreign horror movie, then!"
"Okay..."
They picked a wildly popular horror movie at random.
Most of the theater's customers were students, and with the school anniversary celebration that day, there were hardly any customers around.
Only a handful of people were watching the screening Lin Chao Ci had chosen. Most were couples, and all had tacitly chosen dark corners where no light reached.
As for whether they were watching the movie or doing something else, Lin Chao Ci maintained that he had no idea.
With so many empty seats, there was no need to sit according to their ticket numbers. Lin Chao Ci was just about to pick a darker, deserted spot.
Liu Shuang'er was even more proactive than he was. She grabbed Lin Chao Ci and pulled him straight into a dark, empty corner.
Once they sat down, Lin Chao Ci raised the armrest, then made a show of watching the movie for a while.
Only then did he sneak his hand toward Liu Shuang'er.
Liu Shuang'er had been secretly watching Lin Chao Ci the whole time. When she noticed his little move, she didn't resist. Instead, she secretly rejoiced, pretending not to notice anything as she watched the movie with a perfectly serious expression.
"..."
They had barely embraced when a sound like a cat's meow came from a distant corner.
With his wealth of experience, Lin Chao Ci immediately understood what the sound meant.
Clueless, Liu Shuang'er didn't understand the reason at all. She simply assumed a stray cat had slipped in from outside.
Pretending nothing had happened, Lin Chao Ci had only just begun kissing Liu Shuang'er.
"..."
The couple in the darkness made another ill-timed sound.
Lin Chao Ci frowned slightly. There were two kinds of people he hated most in this life: show-offs, and people who got in the way of his showing off.
What they were doing was really ruining his mood.
"Forget it, forget it. It's a public place!"
Lin Chao Ci didn't want such a trivial matter to spoil his mood. He pretended not to hear and continued kissing Liu Shuang'er.
The movie lasted over two hours.
Lin Chao Ci and Liu Shuang'er only watched five or six minutes of it. They spent the rest of the time kissing.
Couples who had just gotten together were always especially clingy.
When the movie ended, the two walked out of the theater.
"Let me take you home!"
Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Chao Ci offered to take her home.
Liu Shuang'er lowered her head without saying anything.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Chao Ci asked, puzzled.
"Um, I brought my ID!"
Her face bright red and her head lowered in utter embarrassment, Liu Shuang'er pulled a familiar ID card from her coat pocket.
At that moment, Lin Chao Ci fell silent.
"Seriously, you're in that much of a hurry to throw yourself at me? I haven't even made a move, and you're already... wow!"
Lin Chao Ci really did both love this silly girl and find himself speechless over her.
Who moved this fast?
We're not doing some instant, fast-food romance here...
"You just can't stop lusting after my body! I'm not letting you get your way this soon, you little pervert!"
Lin Chao Ci pinched Liu Shuang'er's flushed cheek and teased her.
"I'll take responsibility!"
Thinking Lin Chao Ci was conservative and scared, Liu Shuang'er summoned her courage and spoke with absolute determination.
It really felt as though their gender roles had been reversed.
Once again, Lin Chao Ci was speechless. Once again, he fell silent.
"Silly girl, nobody moves that fast. That sort of thing only happens after you've been together for a while and your feelings have grown deeper..."
Lin Chao Ci patiently explained it to her.
Liu Shuang'er was clever and understood what he meant.
"Then give me a deadline. How long is 'a while'? A week or a month?"
Liu Shuang'er's startling question left Lin Chao Ci utterly speechless.
Weren't men usually the impatient ones in a relationship, while women were more reserved?
Why was the woman the impatient one in his case?
"We'll talk about it later, later. Let me take you..."
Lin Chao Ci chose not to answer and skipped right past the topic. They got into the car, and he drove Liu Shuang'er home.
After getting her home safely, Lin Chao Ci went home too.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Really living it up, huh, big brother? Aren't you going to wipe those lipstick marks off your face and lips?"
The moment he walked in, Lin Weiyi hopped off the sofa and jogged over to him.
Lin Chao Ci's face was covered in evidence.
Lin Weiyi looked at him with a hint of disgust.
It was as though her big brother had been sullied.
"What do little kids know? Why aren't you in bed this late? Off you go!"
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