The man immediately apologized and then bent down to pick up the things on the ground.
Out of politeness, Duan Sisi bent down to pick them up and discovered that what had fallen to the ground were resumes.
Are you looking for a job?
As soon as she asked the question, her hand holding the resume froze, and her gaze went straight to the screen.
"yes."
The man also looked up, his expression mirroring Duan Sisi's. He was even more shocked than Duan Sisi.
"Sisi?" Qiao Chen exclaimed in surprise.
Duan Sisi froze on the spot, listening to the familiar calls in her ears, not daring to turn her head even once. Her hand gripping the resume was trembling, her eyes filled with that face etched into her very bones in the resume photo.
"Sisi, I didn't expect to run into you here. Are you here to watch a movie? Are you alone?"
Qiao Chen was unusually agitated when he saw Duan Sisi. Since the divorce, he hadn't been able to let go of her for even a day.
Before Duan Sisi could answer, a man's voice suddenly came from the side.
"She certainly came to see the movie, but she wasn't alone."
Qiao Chen heard the somewhat familiar voice, but couldn't remember where she had seen it before.
He turned his head and saw Wen Zhan holding drinks and popcorn, and his expression immediately changed.
He looked Wen Zhan and Duan Sisi up and down, almost interrogating Duan Sisi, "What's your relationship?"
Wen Zhan walked over to Duan Sisi with a light laugh and gently took her hand.
"A man and a woman watching a romance movie alone, do you really think it's just a normal relationship?"
Hearing this mocking remark, Qiao Chen's eyes practically blazed with fury.
"Duan Sisi, I knew all along that you and he were having an affair! Looks like I made the right decision to divorce you! Otherwise, I would have been wearing this green hat for ages!"
After he finished his sarcastic remark, he suddenly remembered something, and his facial expression became even more distorted.
"Is the child also his?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Zhan became excited and was about to step forward when Duan Sisi grabbed his arm.
"Wenzhan, let's go inside. Let's not waste time with unnecessary people; it'll delay the movie."
She nestled close to Wen Zhan like a little bird, not even glancing at Qiao Chen, and walked straight past him.
Qiao Chen was furious and roared at her retreating figure, "Duan Sisi, you shameless woman!"
Wen Zhan glared at him and turned to go find him, but Duan Sisi grabbed him again.
"If a dog bites you, will you bite it back? Let it bark; all it can do is bark."
These words were spoken at just the right volume to reach Qiao Chen's ears, and Qiao Chen's face turned completely pale with anger.
Wen Zhan and Duan Sisi entered the screening room; the movie had already started. They groped their way to their seats in the dark.
After that incident, Wen Zhan lost interest in watching movies, and all his attention was on Duan Sisi, glancing at her every now and then.
Duan Sisi wasn't unaware of this special relationship. Without turning her head, she chuckled lightly, "What's wrong? Is my profile so beautiful that you can't bear to look away?"
Wen Zhan listened to her joke without feeling any joy. He leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "I'm curious, what are you thinking right now?"
“Emma…” Duan Sisi stared at the movie screen, thought seriously for a moment, and then said in a serious tone, “I’m wondering how you have the nerve to call a horror movie a romance. Do you think he can’t read?”
Wen Zhan waited for her answer with great seriousness, but he didn't expect her to say something like that. He pouted and said irritably, "What kind of time is this to be talking nonsense? Nonsense..."
Before he could finish speaking, the movie suddenly reached a climax, and Duan Sisi screamed and naturally threw herself into his arms.
Wen Zhan couldn't say a word, his mouth was half open and he stood there, not reacting for a long time.
Duan Sisi was completely absorbed in the movie's emotions and didn't notice his stiff body at all. She didn't dare lift her head, only whispering to Wen Zhan, "Is it over?"
Wen Zhan glanced at the now-calm movie screen, coughed, and said very seriously, "Not yet."
"It's not over yet? Why is it taking so long?" Duan Sisi's voice trembled.
Wen Zhan began to comment on the now-normal movie with a serious expression: "This ghost is really ugly, yet it shamelessly hogs the screen with its big face!"
His words piqued Duan Sisi's curiosity, and she couldn't help but peek out to look, but before she could even show her eyes, Wen Zhan pressed her back down.
"That was scary! That was scary!"
Wen Zhan's sudden outburst startled Duan Sisi, leaving her completely terrified.
Wen Zhan looked at Duan Sisi, who was almost crying from fright in his arms, and couldn't help but smile, almost laughing himself to death.
Qiao Chen not only had the misfortune of running into his ex-wife and her current partner, but he also got rejected for a job interview.
He never imagined that someone with such strong professional skills would fail an interview for a popcorn selling job!
He's been interviewing for all sorts of jobs these past few days, and the results have all been the same. His anxiety has forced him to lower his expectations.
But he never expected that it was no longer the time when he could get a job simply by bending over.
Qiao Chen left the movie theater looking disheveled, and then her phone rang in her bag.
He looked down, opened his bag, rummaged through the bread he hadn't finished eating at noon, and took out his phone.
A credit card payment reminder text message lay calmly on the phone screen.
When Qiao Chen resigned, he thought he was in a position where if one place didn't want him, another would, so he didn't control the funds.
Who knew that this one expenditure would lead to such a financial crisis that they could no longer make ends meet?
Frustrated, Qiao Chen lost all interest in looking for a job and drove home.
Before he even entered the residential area, he caught a glimpse of an argument in the square. He vaguely spotted Qiao Xiufen in the crowd and, with a skeptical mind, tentatively approached her.
As they got closer, the sounds of arguing inside became even clearer.
"How am I a liar! You need to provide evidence for your claims! How have I lied to you!"
The person who was agitated and questioning was none other than Qiao Xiufen.
At this moment, the people confronting Qiao Xiufen were a group of elderly men and women, making it seem as if a group of people had ganged up on Qiao Xiufen.
"Don't you know what's wrong with your son? He came here trying to trick you into marriage!"
These words immediately garnered widespread support.
"Yeah! I really thought her son was that well-off, and I even wanted to introduce my daughter to him. Thank goodness I found out sooner, or my daughter would have been in trouble!"
Qiao Xiufen was both angry and aggrieved to be scolded by such a large group of people.
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