Chapter 96: Falling into a Strong Embrace
Chen Lie was standing not far from them, with no expression on his face, standing there very awkwardly.
"I, I forgot to get my ticket," Wan Jiajia said, glancing at Chen Lie out of the corner of her eye. She didn't really want to see the movie, especially with Xiao Li. She felt like their relationship wasn't close enough to warrant going to a movie alone.
Xiao Li smiled and took out two movie tickets from his pocket and said, "I guessed you might have forgotten to take them, so I went to your house in advance."
The movie ticket was handed to Wan Jiajia, along with Xiao Li's trembling hand.
Wan Jiajia didn't know how to respond. Should she make an excuse not to go? It seemed like she had no excuses left.
"I heard the movie is very good and there are a lot of people lining up."
Xiao Li continued smiling and enthusiastically explained to Wan Jiajia, "Since we have tickets, let's go. It's okay for friends to watch a movie, right?"
Wan Jiajia looked at Chen Lie again. He was still standing there, saying nothing, and even his movements did not change.
For some unknown reason, Wan Jiajia said angrily, "Okay!"
It's just a movie, isn't it? Who can't watch it with? It's possible to sit next to strangers in a row and watch a movie together. What's so strange about that?
At worst, you can just give the movie ticket money to Xiao Li.
Xiao Li immediately rolled his eyes excitedly, wiped the back seat vigorously with his hands and said, "Come on, I'll take you there on my bike!"
Wan Jiajia shook her head. She felt that being carried through the streets and alleys on the back of a bicycle by a member of the opposite sex would easily attract trouble. She said with an embarrassed look on her face, "Let's just walk."
"Okay." Xiao Li nodded. This way he could actually extend the time on the road so he could chat with Jia Jia. Xiao Li felt that as long as he was with Wan Jia Jia, anything would be fine.
Watching the two people walking forward side by side, Chen Lie let out a light breath.
Lin Wanqing and Si Ye stood behind these people and watched this triangle relationship. Si Ye was very contemptuous of Chen Lie throughout the whole process.
Wasn't he bragging earlier? He was saying he'd already gotten his father-in-law. So what went wrong? Did someone get there first?
Si Ye coughed deliberately, walked towards Chen Lie, and bumped his shoulder hard.
Lin Wanqing also looked at him with a surprised look, "I was wondering why Jia Jia has been so distracted all day. What are you two doing..."
"Some people are just overconfident!" Si Ye snorted, "See? That girl is liked and pursued by many people, and there are many men with good conditions. You, with your old arms and legs, can't compare to her!"
Si Ye is not usually so talkative, but whenever he encounters something that bullies his brothers, he starts to talk non-stop.
"How can you rub salt into other people's wounds?" Lin Wanqing raised her hand and gently hit Si Ye.
Si also smiled at Chen Lie and reached out to hold Lin Wanqing's hand. The movement was so gentle that it seemed like a caress.
"I'm trying to motivate him." Si also smiled.
Lin Wanqing glared at Si Ye coquettishly.
In Chen Lie's eyes, this was just rubbing salt into the wound. Aren't these two just flirting and provoking him?
In order to avenge his brother, Chen Lie grabbed Si Ye, put his arm firmly around his neck and said, "You are conscripted today, go!"
"Hey! Let go!" Si Ye raised his hand and elbowed Chen Lie in the chest with no mercy at all, and with such speed and force.
"I still have to cook for Wanqing!"
"Okay, cook one less meal. She won't starve to death. If you don't take care of me, I'm going to die." Chen Lie dragged Si Ye forward.
Lin Wanqing raised her eyebrows and watched the two people walking away. She didn't know where they were going. Could they be going to the movies like other couples?
That’s right, Chen Lie dragged Si to the cinema.
This is the only cinema in this city.
There was already a long queue in front of the Victory Cinema.
Chen Lie looked for Wan Jiajia and pulled Si Ye into the team.
"Look at you, I invited you to see a movie, and you still have a sullen face." Chen Lie curled his lips in disgust.
Si Ye chuckled, "Tell me the truth, you want to watch a movie with me? You have no choice but to watch a movie with me!"
"Honestly, you might as well give me these movie tickets. I'm bringing Wanqing to watch it, and I'll keep an eye on this guy for you!"
Not far away were Wan Jiajia and Xiao Li. Xiao Li was holding some dried fruits, melon seeds and other snacks he had bought. His attentive look made it clear at a glance that he was pursuing the girl.
Si looked the man up and down and nodded. "He's tall, good-looking, and he has a bicycle. Judging from his clothes, he comes from a well-off family. I think you've met your match this time!"
Si Ye crossed his arms and made sarcastic remarks.
Chen Lie tried his best, obviously very angry with Si Ye, "I noticed that you talk so much today!"
Si also raised an eyebrow, "Seeing you get humiliated, I'm very happy!"
"Just wait until the day you get married, I'll tear off a layer of your skin!" Chen Lie gritted his teeth.
Si Ye was not afraid, he chuckled, "Anyway, you will get married one day, we are both the same."
As the two were talking, Wan Jiajia suddenly looked back.
Chen Lie's body trembled immediately and the expression on his face froze.
Wan Jiajia stared at him with some resentment in her eyes.
Si also shut up and ran his tongue across his back teeth, thinking that this play was much better than the movie.
The movie is about to start and the audience is lining up to enter.
Wan Jiajia looked back every three steps. Only when she saw clearly that Chen Lie was watching the movie with her did she feel a little relieved.
Maybe it was issued by the unit, so Chen Lie found Si Ye.
But why didn't Si Ye accompany Lin Wanqing to the cinema? Wan Jiajia's mind was spinning, but she couldn't figure out that Chen Lie had forced Si Ye to come.
After entering the cinema, people sat down according to the seats on their tickets. As soon as they sat down, Wan Jiajia discovered that Chen Lie and Si were right behind them.
They are all in the best position in the middle. You can tell at a glance that they put a lot of thought into buying them and asked for help from talented people.
Wan Jiajia looked back frequently, and Xiao Li also looked back.
As soon as he turned around, he met Chen Lie's hawk-like eyes, which were still bright in the dim cinema.
Xiao Li nodded to Chen Lie neither humbly nor arrogantly, but what he was thinking in his heart was that he had done a really good job. If he had acted a little later, Wan Jiajia would have been asked out by Chen Lie.
But now, the person sitting next to him is Wan Jiajia, so Chen Lie can only sit next to a man.
Throughout the entire show, Wan Jiajia and Chen Lie had no idea what the movie was about.
Chen Lie's eyes were fixed on the back of Wan Jiajia's head, motionless, as if he was acting as a scout.
Wan Jiajia seemed to be able to feel the burning gaze and felt uncomfortable no matter where she was. She wanted to ignore it, but she couldn't.
From time to time, she reached out to smooth her hair and adjust her clothes, trying to appear more natural, but she really couldn't do it.
It turns out that in front of the person you care about, you can't help but be "pretentious", pretending to look back for something, or laughing unnaturally with everyone, trying to attract his attention, but secretly regretting whether you are being too obvious.
Wan Jiajia sat with her back straight throughout the entire movie. When the movie ended, she applauded with everyone else and felt pain in all her muscles.
Xiao Li whispered to her, "Jia Jia, what do you want to eat later? I heard there's a place nearby that makes really good pork knuckles. Let's go and have some."
"The food he cooks is not tasty." Wan Jiajia replied.
She was very familiar with the area, so how could she not know where to eat? The place Xiao Li mentioned was just average.
Xiao Li's eyes dimmed and he followed the crowd forward.
He walked a few steps and found that Wan Jiajia didn't keep up, so he couldn't help but stop.
"Hey, why don't you leave?"
"What are you all doing here? Comrade!"
Everyone around him was complaining, so Xiao Li had no choice but to follow the crowd and move forward unwillingly.
Wan Jiajia stood in the middle of the team and looked back frequently. She wanted to see where Chen Lie was.
But she could only be coerced by the people around her and pushed forward passively.
People around were squeezing towards the corridor like squeezing toothpaste. In the airtight environment, Wan Jiajia was sweating all over. She looked back, but still couldn't see Chen Lie.
She was really upset to the extreme.
A burly man rubbed her arm and hit her hard. Wan Jiajia lost her balance and fell to the side with a cry.
But she fell into a strong embrace.
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