14 Chapter 14
◎Eating from the bowl while looking at the pot!◎
When they came out of the game city, Sang Xinqi looked back at the claw machine reluctantly, "I didn't catch a single doll."
Sensing her desire, Liao Yishen analyzed carefully, "According to the probability calculation, it takes about 20 game coins to catch one. We don't have enough coins, but..." He paused, "We can try again after the movie."
"Okay!" Sang Xinqi's eyes lit up, and the previous disappointment disappeared.
The two took the elevator up to the fifth floor. As soon as they stepped out, they saw a crowd of people in front of the cinema. The newly released movie had attracted quite a few viewers. Fortunately, there were still ten minutes before the show, so they found a corner to stand and wait.
Liao Yishen looked around and noticed that almost everyone was holding popcorn and drinks! He turned to Sang Xinqi and said, "I want to buy something."
"What are you buying?" she asked subconsciously.
"Drinks and popcorn, the movie's two hours long."
"I'll go with you," Sang Xinqi said without hesitation, "I hate waiting around. I'd rather go with you."
Liao Yishen was obviously stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."
While waiting in line, Sang Xinqi suddenly heard a voice calling, "Sangsang."
The call brushed past her ears like a feather, making her heart tremble.
She looked up and replied, "Hmm?"
After knowing each other for so long, this was the first time Liao Yishen called her so intimately, which was completely different from how others addressed her.
"I saw Jiang Xun," Liao Yishen said calmly.
"Where?" Sang Xinqi looked around and finally found Jiang Xun and his well-known "goddess" diagonally in front of her.
She couldn't help but frown, "Why are they mixed up again..."
"Is it the girl he likes?"
"That's right," Sang Xinqi curled her lips, "Jiang Xun is really hopeless. He's addicted to being a backup."
Liao Yishen said, "At this stage, if the girl takes the initiative to ask him out, he will definitely lose control. In this kind of situation, no matter how clearly others see it, it will be useless. He has to wake up on his own."
Sang Xinqi sighed, "I don't care about him."
"Do you want to go and say hello?" Liao Yishen asked.
"No..."
Before he finished speaking, a loud "Sangsang! Brother Liao!" resounded throughout the theater hall. Sang Xinqi looked up and saw Jiang Xun waving his arms and walking towards them, attracting the attention of the surrounding audience.
Liao Yishen sighed softly, and Sang Xinqi held her forehead and whispered, "This guy never knows the occasion... It's so embarrassing."
Her ears felt slightly hot, both because of Jiang Xun's recklessness and because of the special "Sangsang" just now.
"Can we run?" Sang Xinqi looked at Liao Yishen with sparkling eyes.
Liao Yishen was helpless, "I can't run away."
Jiang Xun had already walked up to them.
"I'm really impressed by you," Sang Xinqi sighed, holding his forehead, his voice very low.
Jiang Xun looked puzzled, "What's wrong?"
He looked around. "Are you two here to watch a movie alone?"
"Yes, just the two of us," Sang Xinqi admitted frankly, her eyes unconsciously glancing at Liao Yishen, who was staring intently at the electronic screen at the ticket office, but the tips of his ears were quietly red.
Jiang Xun's expression suddenly became subtle, and his eyes looked back and forth between the two of them. Sang Xinqi knew his expression too well, so she quickly changed the subject and looked at the girl in the floral sundress next to him, "Would you like to introduce me?"
"This is me..." Jiang Xun suddenly got stuck and his Adam's apple rolled.
The other party had never acknowledged their relationship, and a bitter feeling welled up in his heart, "My classmate, Han Xuexue."
Sang Xinqi had seen this legendary "goddess" a long time ago, but the other party obviously didn't know her. Jiang Xun hid her very well and never brought her out to meet his friends.
She was about to reach out to say hello, but she found that Han Xuexue's eyes were fixed on Liao Yishen, and a nameless anger suddenly rose in her heart.
Sang Xinqi withdrew her hand and said coldly, "Hello, I'm Sang Xinqi."
Han Xuexue finally turned her gaze away from Liao Yishen and replied perfunctorily, "Hello!" Then she turned back to Liao Yishen, her voice instantly becoming eight degrees sweeter. "Hello, what's your name?"
"Liao Yishen," he replied briefly.
"What a nice name~" Han Xuexue narrowed her peach blossom eyes, "He's so handsome too."
Jiang Xun's expression instantly turned ugly, and he reached out and tugged at her sleeve, "The movie is about to start..."
"What's the rush?" Han Xuexue shook off his hand and continued to smile at Liao Yishen, "Which show are you watching?"
Sang Xinqi's brows were furrowed tighter and tighter. She had, yes, already considered Liao Yishen her own property in her heart, yet he was being coveted so blatantly, and in front of Jiang Xun!
Liao Yishen remained silent. Jiang Xun quickly pulled Han Xuexue over and said, "Didn't you just say you wanted to eat popcorn? Let's go buy some."
"Okay~" Han Xuexue turned around and threw a coquettish glance at Liao Yishen before leaving.
After the others left, Sang Xinqi stamped her feet in anger. "I usually don't like to say bad things about people..." she gritted her teeth, "But this Han Xuexue is too shameless! She's still looking at the pot while having her own food in her bowl!"
Liao Yishen felt inexplicably happy when he saw her like this. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "In the pot?"
Sang Xinqi finally realized what she had said, and her cheeks suddenly flushed. "I, I mean... she's really too much! Jiang Xun, that idiot..."
Liao Yishen hummed softly. He didn't take Han Xuexue seriously at all. His eyes fell on her red ears, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
Sang Xinqi touched her burning cheek with the back of her hand. The warmth from her fingertips made her even more embarrassed - she really couldn't change her habit of blushing easily.
To hide her embarrassment, she quickly pointed to the ticket gate and said, "Let's go line up too."
"Yeah," Liao Yishen's voice contained a hint of smile.
As soon as the two of them reached the end of the long line, they saw Jiang Xun and others coming over with popcorn in their hands.
Han Xuexue suddenly stopped as she passed by, staring at Liao Yishen, "What a coincidence, it turns out we were watching the same show."
After saying that, he glanced at Sang Xinqi meaningfully.
Sang Xinqi felt a tightness in her chest, but when she met the other person's gaze, she raised a perfect smile and said, "Yes, what a coincidence."
Her voice was as light as a feather, but her eyes were as cold as ice.
Liao Yishen calmly took half a step closer to Sang Xinqi. This subtle movement made Han Xuexue's smile freeze.
Seeing this, Jiang Xun quickly pulled her forward and said, "The show is about to start, let's get in line too."
Han Xuexue shook her hair in boredom and said, "Okay."
Although the line was long, the ticket checking was fast. After entering the cinema, they groped their way to the screening room.
The hall was pitch black. Sang Xinqi was worried about getting separated from Liao Yishen, so she subconsciously reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes.
Liao Yishen, who was walking in front, felt the corner of his clothes being pulled. He paused slightly and then slowed down his pace. The two of them found their seats in the dark, one in front and one behind.
Advertisements and new movie trailers were playing on the big screen. "I saw this trailer online and it seemed pretty good. I wonder what the feature film is like."
Sang Xinqi moved closer to Liao Yishen and spoke in a low voice.
Liao Yishen lowered his head cooperatively, and after listening, he responded softly, "It should be good."
"Yeah," Sang Xinqi nodded.
Soon, the theater was packed. Sang Xinqi took two sips of milk tea, looked back at the audience entering the theater, and leaned close to Liao Yishen's ear, "There are so many people. I felt a lot of people outside just now, and now I'm inside, there are even more."
The warm breath she exhaled brushed against his ear, making that small piece of skin inexplicably hot.
"Yeah," he replied softly.
The movie started quickly. Sang Xinqi adjusted her sitting position, drank a sip of milk tea, hugged the popcorn bucket tightly in her arms, and leaned back comfortably. "It's started!"
"Let's Go Together" tells the inspirational story of a group of teenagers participating in a volleyball match. The movie lasts more than two hours. Sang Xinqi, who was originally worried that she would not be able to sit still, was completely attracted by the plot and unknowingly ate the whole bucket of popcorn.
When the show was over, she hugged the empty popcorn bucket and smiled sheepishly, "I forgot to let you have some too."
Liao Yishen smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. It's all because the movie is so exciting."
Sang Xinqi laughed out loud, "Yes, I really admire their never-give-up spirit. They are so enthusiastic about everything they do, and their friendship is so touching."
The two of them walked and talked all the way to the game city on the underground floor.
"I almost forgot we also have to catch dolls," said Sang Xinqi.
Liao Yishen smiled and said, "I've always remembered it."
After exchanging the game coins, Sang Xinqi chose the claw machine she liked and started trying. After trying four or five times without success, Liao Yishen encouraged her, "Keep trying."
“The tenth time there will be a strong claw,” he added.
Sure enough, on the tenth attempt, Sang Xinqi exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my God, Liao Yishen, he really caught it!"
She squatted down, took out the doll, and held it in front of him excitedly, "You are amazing!"
Liao Yishen smiled and shook his head, "You caught it, you are so awesome."
Sang Xinqi snorted complacently, then complained, "It only took 20 coins to catch one. The merchant is so unscrupulous. They must have deliberately lowered the probability."
Liao Yishen nodded in agreement, "Yes, but we can wait for others to give up after trying a few times before continuing. This way the success rate might be higher."
Sang Xinqi's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea!"
In this way, the two of them played until six o'clock in the evening and actually caught ten dolls.
As they walked out of the mall carrying their loot, Sang Xinqi said happily, "Great! I can share one with everyone at cram school tomorrow."
Liao Yishen nodded in agreement. Sang Xinqi picked out two identical ones from the bag and handed one to him, "This one is for you."
Liao Yishen was stunned for a moment, then reached out to take it.
"Now we have identical dolls," she said with a smile.
"Yeah," he responded softly.
The sun has set.
"Are you hungry?" Liao Yishen asked.
Sang Xinqi thought of her bucket of popcorn and shook her head. "I'm not hungry. How about you?"
"A little bit," Liao Yishen answered honestly.
Sang Xinqi said cheerfully, "Let's go eat!"
The two walked side by side.
"What do you want to eat?" Sang Xinqi asked.
"How about a hamburger?" Liao Yishen suggested.
Sang Xinqi nodded, "Okay."
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