Chapter 30 The consequence of ambiguity and indulgence was that Qin Manpiao.
Qin Man spent money recklessly, and losing tens of thousands of yuan from her bank account was an easy task for her, and she was used to it by Qin Chen and Qu Lan.
The whole family felt as if they had returned to that wealthy and prosperous past.
Qu Lan frequents high-end venues every day, and her walk-in closet at home is filled with bags and shoes.
Qin Chen, on the other hand, is always out partying and only occasionally shows up; he never interferes with Qin Man's spending habits.
The consequence of this indulgence was that Qin Manpiao became arrogant.
Who says rich people don't engage in revenge spending?
Qin Man is doing this right now.
She even booked a movie theater for a day just for entertainment, only to find out when she got in that the movie to be shown was a racing movie.
American racing movies, which are all about thrills, are the type of movies she hates watching the most.
Qin Man has hated horseback riding since she was a child, is afraid of riding motorcycles, and is also afraid of roller coasters. Even in movies, any vehicle that moves very fast will evoke bad memories for her.
Qin Man was about to stop reading when the door opened. She had just sat up from the sofa when the door opened.
She had booked a VIP seat, enjoying a medium-sized cinema under the stars all to herself. There was no one there at the time, but she never expected to run into him there.
Jiang Xuchi opened the door and saw her. He was surprised for a moment, then turned to the other side and said, "There is indeed someone here."
"Who on earth is so powerful as to book the entire day?"
Xi Yue's voice grew louder as he approached, and upon seeing Qin Man, he exclaimed in disbelief, "So it's a princess bag."
Before the movie even started, Qin Man saw these people and immediately refused to leave.
"Knowing that I've booked the entire place, you should consider moving to another room."
Xi Yue grinned and said, "Alright, let's go, Brother Chi. The princess is telling us to leave."
Behind Xi Yue were several other boys whom Qin Man didn't recognize; she guessed they were just rich kids from some social circle.
Jiang Xuchi twitched his lips and glanced at Qin Man: "Okay."
They moved to the next room, and a few people sat down. Xi Yue pulled a USB drive out of his pocket as if it were a treasure.
"I brought all the good movies, which I bought in Japan."
This cinema has private screening rooms where guests can bring their own films.
Ten minutes ago, these guys finished playing ball and were still sweating, so they came to the mall for drinks. At the same time, Xi Yue suggested that they come here to watch a movie.
"An action movie? That's so boring, I won't watch it."
"Bullshit, who watches that kind of boring stuff? It's all just fluff. Mine has a plot, characters, and a profound theme."
"Arthouse film?"
"No, you'll see when you see it." Xi Yue nudged Jiang Xuchi's shoulder. "Brother Chi, wanna come along?"
Jiang Xuchi nodded slightly.
So the group of them came here to watch a movie.
I never expected to meet Qin Man.
"She's a woman made of gold, booking the whole place by herself, she really knows how to spend money." Xi Yue shook his head, handed the USB drive to the staff, and then chatted with the others about Qin Man.
"She's the princess of our class, isn't she beautiful? Want her WeChat ID? You'll have to ask Brother Chi."
The topic was then turned to Jiang Xuchi.
Jiang Xuchi sat on the sofa to the side, lazily glancing over at the boy who said he wanted to ask Qin Man for her WeChat ID.
“Go ask for it yourself if you want it,” he said calmly.
"Haha, just kidding," the boy chuckled. "Is she your girlfriend?"
Although he didn't know Jiang Xuchi's background, a man who even a playboy like Xi Yue called "brother" must be extraordinary.
Jiang Xuchi remained silent.
Just then, the movie started playing steamy content, which attracted the boys' attention.
Qin Man, who originally wanted to leave, found Jiang Xuchi next door and reluctantly sat on the sofa.
The film begins with a thrilling chase scene, which Qin Man watched with bated breath, every second of which was agonizing.
Her body stiffened; she was too frightened to move and curled up on the sofa.
Qin Man couldn't stand the racing-like scenes because of her childhood experience of being abducted.
She couldn't recall those memories, but ever since then, she couldn't watch racing games or those kinds of movies.
The doctor speculated that when she was kidnapped by bad guys, the fact that they were looking at these things triggered her traumatic memories.
Even though Qin Man doesn't remember anything, she can still feel things in her body.
Qin Man's mind was filled with thoughts of how she was no longer the helpless little girl she used to be; she could now take out her phone.
Send a message to whoever it may be.
Whoever it is.
The moment Jiang Xuchi received the message on his phone, the plot of their film was reaching its climax.
Qin Man's message was very brief.
Jiang Xuchi.
I just typed his name once and didn't say anything else.
"Brother Chi, going to the bathroom now?" Xi Yue looked at Jiang Xuchi, who had stood up, with a growing interest in his eyes.
He also wanted to go to the restroom, but after all, he had already seen the movie.
Jiang Xuchi: "This is boring, I'm leaving now."
He said that, picked up his bag, and walked out.
I turned and went to the screening room next door. The moment I opened the door, a violent explosion from the movie rang out.
The video shows a car colliding with another vehicle, veering off the track, catching fire, and exploding.
Qin Man hid in the corner of the sofa, her eyes tightly closed and her ears covered.
She was wearing a white gauze dress, the hem of which was wrinkled and trampled underfoot. Qin Man, who didn't even care about such things, exuded helplessness and tension.
She realized someone was coming and screamed, "Turn it off! Please, turn it off!"
Jiang Xuchi closed the door and walked up to Qin Man.
There is no button to close the video; you need to contact staff to turn it off.
Qin Man had long forgotten about this incident and looked at Jiang Xuchi with teary eyes.
Jiang Xuchi walked around the coffee table, knelt down in front of Qin Man, and covered Qin Man's ears with his hands.
“The movie can’t be turned off, and this part of the plot will pass quickly,” Jiang Xuchi said. “I’ve seen this movie before, and there are no more scenes like this after that.”
"..."
Qin Man slowly lowered her hand. She didn't even realize that the palpitation was gradually disappearing and her limbs were finally regaining some feeling. She began to feel grateful that Jiang Xuchi was here, at least no one else was laughing at her.
Jiang Xuchi knew about her problem, but all he knew was that she hated watching these kinds of movies.
I don't know why, or to what extent I hate it.
Qin Man grabbed his arm. "You're not allowed to laugh at me."
Jiang Xuchi then suppressed his smile and said, "Mm."
The racing segment ended quickly, as expected.
Next comes the ambiguous scene between the male and female leads in the film. American movies are very direct; after only two minutes of ambiguity, they're already rolling around together.
Qin Man coughed awkwardly, picked up the water on the table to drink, and glanced at him while doing so.
Jiang Xuchi was dressed casually in a black shirt, gray trousers, and a black wristband, holding a glass of iced cola. He sat relaxed next to her, staring at the screen in front of them.
I don't know why it ended up being just the two of us watching a movie here.
The ambiguous scenes continued, seemingly without end.
Qin Man lowered her head and started scrolling through her phone.
Jiang Xuchi, who was standing next to her, remained silent. The hand that was covering her ears gradually moved to her back, and he half-embraced her from a distance.
Qin Man did not refuse.
She glanced at Jiang Xuchi's trousers out of the corner of her eye, wondering how they looked under the light...
Qin Man's face instantly turned mostly red.
It's really strange that guys react like this when watching this kind of storyline.
Qin Man finally breathed a long sigh of relief when the movie ended.
Jiang Xuchi didn't utter a single unnecessary word from beginning to end, nor did he change his posture.
I didn't expect to just stay with her in silence, without asking her anything.
Aren't you curious?
"What are you curious about?"
"How I looked just now..." Qin Man thought back for a moment, realizing it must have seemed exaggerated to others. "This isn't a horror movie, why would I be that scared?"
Jiang Xuchi patted her back with his hand and said in a low voice, "I didn't notice these things."
"So what were you paying attention to?"
Jiang Xuchi smiled, "Guess?"
"..."
Qin Man immediately felt that there was no point in talking to him about this; what kind of nonsense was going through his head right now?
As the two of them came out, Xi Yue and his group happened to come out from next door.
Upon seeing the two of them, Xi Yue immediately whistled and teased, "Now I know why Brother Chi said it was boring. It turns out it's because of the princess."
Qin Man: "What are you looking at?"
When the group heard her ask this, they exchanged glances and couldn't help but laugh.
"It's better for girls not to know."
"Brother Chi was willing to give up this film for you, that's amazing."
"Hahaha."
Qin Man: "..."
After they left, Qin Man couldn't help but ask Jiang Xuchi, "What movie did you guys watch together?"
"Action movie".
Which one?
"Adult film".
"..."
Qin Man regretted asking that question earlier.
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