“Don’t listen to her nonsense!”
Shen Xiyan flung out a powerful palm, knocking over Qin Sheng, then forcibly removed her left shoe and sock, revealing the wound on her foot for the others to see.
“She got tired from walking around, and Qin Sheng got a blister from all that walking. She wanted to go home but didn’t, so we had to find somewhere to rest.”
“There’s nowhere else to kill time around here. Isn’t the cinema the best choice?”
… Uh.
“Uh what?”
Shen Xiyan forced himself to look calm, casting a disdainful glance at Wenwen. “What, you got a problem?”
Wenwen shook her head, a delicate smile lifting her face. “Big brother finally isn’t so wooden. Your little sister is happy.”
If it wasn’t for that tone squeezed out from between her teeth, I might have believed you.
You’re mad that I spent today with Qin Sheng instead of you, aren’t you?
No, I have to save myself.
I was so focused on Lin Ci that I forgot about Wenwen.
At least Lin Ci is reasonable, but Wenwen is not.
“Didn’t I say just now? I was ‘forced’!”
“Xiyan~~” Qin Sheng pouted.
Shen Xiyan kept up his defense: “I only found out after I got here.”
Lin Ci pretended to suddenly realize, batting her beautiful eyes and cooing, “So that’s how it is. Then you must have wanted to go on a date with Qin Sheng in the first place, right?”
Shen Xiyan: “???”
Qin Sheng gave her a sidelong glance. “…. What, is there a problem?”
“Relax, relax, it’s just a small thing. Look, everyone’s watching us, don’t argue, don’t argue, let’s watch the movie… Girls, what do you think?”
If not for that last sentence, it would have sounded quite impressive.
Then there was a long silence.
The seats, from left to right, were Wenwen, Lin Ci, Shen Xiyan, and Qin Sheng.
Lin Ci leaned to the left, Qin Sheng leaned to the right, each absorbed in her phone.
It seemed like things had just blown over.
Shen Xiyan suddenly felt at ease. Looks like my words still carry weight with them. I feel quite like the head of the household. Nothing to be afraid of at all.
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“But it really is such a coincidence, running into each other like this.”
No one responded.
Maybe Wenwen wanted to, but she was too far away, and she also sensed something different in the air. Smart enough not to comment.
If this happened to Li Xunhuan, it would be simple.
Lin Ci: “Sorry, looks like I came at the wrong time.”
Qin Sheng: smiles.RMVB
Shen Xiyan: “No, you came at just the right time.”
Then he’d have a beauty in each arm, or at the very least, he’d be holding the girls’ hands, described in the prose popular back in the day: “The two beauties exchanged a smile, harmony filling the air.”
Cut to: Shen Xiyan lying shirtless in bed, more than a match for two.
But reality was, Shen Xiyan sat upright and still, getting his foot stepped on by Lin Ci from time to time.
Was Lin Ci doing it on purpose?
Lin Ci was definitely doing it on purpose.
Fortunately, her little tantrum was limited to just that, and Qin Sheng probably knew Shen Xiyan’s attitude too, so she didn’t try to provoke him further.
There was a delicate balance among the three.
But if Qin Sheng really were that well-behaved, she wouldn’t be Qin Sheng.
“Xiyan…… These cinema seats are so low, I can’t even stretch my legs.”
Catching Lin Ci’s gaze out of the corner of his eye, Shen Xiyan looked straight ahead. “Go lie down on the street outside. If a car runs over you and takes a bit off, you won’t think your legs are too long anymore.”
“Waaah…Can I sit on your lap and watch the movie?”
“Scram!”
“Xiyan~~”
Qin Sheng, having just had one shoe and sock removed by Shen Xiyan, now took off the other herself. After glancing around, she flashed a sweet smile and put her foot on Shen Xiyan’s lap.
Shen Xiyan glanced down, seeing the girl’s pale, tender toes, and then his eyes traced up the length of her foot towards her.
Looked at this way, Qin Sheng’s legs were flawless—made one want to kiss all the way up, to reach the road to a woman’s heart that Zhang Ailing once spoke of.
When he didn’t say anything, Qin Sheng went even further, putting her other leg on his lap too. Then she scooted her butt closer, looking as if she was watching the movie turned sideways.
Shen Xiyan didn’t want to react—after all, it was dark and responding would just get him into trouble—but when her cute little feet started wiggling, Shen Xiyan lost all interest in the movie and leaned forward slightly.
Partly to block Lin Ci’s view, partly to cover his own embarrassment.
But Shen Xiyan’s little moves couldn’t fool Qin Sheng. Noticing his silence, she got even bolder.
Lin Ci next to them saw everything, but she couldn’t bring herself to do what Qin Sheng was doing. So she just moved her popcorn closer to Shen Xiyan. “Xiyan, do you want some popcorn?”
“No.”
“I have some!” Qin Sheng shoved her big tub over.
Compared to hers, Lin Ci’s popcorn was like a cherry blossom girl meeting the African Chief.
Originally, after Shen Xiyan said no, Lin Ci wanted to take her popcorn back, but when Qin Sheng jumped in, she didn’t want to anymore.
She covered her nose, pretending to sniff, and put on a puzzled expression. “Why does it smell kind of sour?”
Qin Sheng: “….”
“Ah! Did you take your shoes off? Sorry, sorry.” Lin Ci apologized over and over. “I didn’t notice. I was wondering who could be so rude… Ah! I didn’t mean it like that.”
Qin Sheng’s eye twitched, gritting her teeth. “???”
Little brat, where do you get your confidence?
How are you so gutsy this life?
At that moment, the lights in the cinema faded out completely.
“The AC’s kind of cold. A dark night, with wind and moon, perfect for murder and arson.”
Lin Ci muttered to herself, scooting bit by bit closer to Shen Xiyan until their shoulders touched. Feeling his warmth, she finally stopped.
Shen Xiyan didn’t dare move a muscle.
The cinema was pitch-black, like nighttime. With her favorite scent so close, and the warmth within reach, Lin Ci started feeling sleepy. She gently rested her head on Shen Xiyan’s shoulder.
The two were so close, Shen Xiyan only had to turn his head slightly to catch the scent of her hair.
For some reason, Lin Ci suddenly grew bold. Thinking it wasn’t enough just to lean on him, she wrapped her arm around Shen Xiyan’s.
But, to her surprise, Shen Xiyan didn’t react at all, just kept staring at the screen as if he hadn’t noticed her hand.
What’s this?
Was this some kind of signal?
Lin Ci was ecstatic inside, holding back her excitement.
As they say, fortune favors the bold, cowards starve.
Sometimes you might fail if you try, but if you don’t try, you’ll never succeed.
Lin Ci thought this made sense, so she decided to take action—slowly pressing her whole body against him, her little face even nuzzling his arm.
Hey hey hey! Lin Ci, you’re playing with fire!
Shen Xiyan sneakily poked her.
He wanted to slip his hand out of her embrace without alerting Qin Sheng, but she let out a soft whine and hugged him even tighter, not letting him move.
Shen Xiyan could clearly feel the softness of her body; the key was, she kept shifting or rubbing against him now and then.
A girl’s sweetest feelings bloomed like this.
Like a flower bud kissed by dew, peeling back the petals to reveal the heart of the flower, whose fragrance bursts forth in an instant, bewitching the senses.
Such a sweet punishment.