Chapter 2176: The Truth Abroad (8)
In the next life, he would stay by her side earlier than anyone else, protect her, and do everything he had failed to do for her in this life.
Lu Xian finished that cigarette, looked at the watch on his wrist, and said, "Find a time, whatever you want to know I’ll tell you. Right now, there are still five minutes before the movie ends, so maybe we should head back a little early."
After saying that, he didn’t wait for Duan Xi to respond, just turned around and walked off first. Only, he didn’t go back into the theater, but went straight to the cinema entrance, holding Lu Meng’s hand, who had been waiting at the door.
Duan Xi followed them out, stood there for a while looking at the big and small figures at the cinema entrance, no one knew what he was thinking. After looking for about a minute or so, he finally pulled his gaze back and turned around toward the screening room.
What he didn’t know was that the moment he turned, Lu Xian also looked back at him, his eyes just as dark and unreadable.
When Duan Xi returned to the screening room and had just sat down, the theater lights came on. Afraid the sudden brightness would hurt Ruan Jiaojiao’s eyes, he immediately cupped his hand over them.
Then he slowly moved his hand away bit by bit, so she could gradually get used to the harsh light.
Lu Zishu was sitting right behind the two of them. Seeing this, his trashy mouth just couldn’t be held back. He snapped, "How is she that delicate?"
Ruan Lei, sitting next to him, straightened up and kicked him on the butt, also annoyed: "She’s exactly that delicate, got a problem with that?!"
All the Ruan Family brothers were there, except for the four older ones who hadn’t come. Hearing what Lu Zishu said, they all turned their heads in unison and swept their gaze over.
Lu Zishu immediately covered his mouth.
Yuan Xiaodong burst out laughing. "Lu, how come you never learn your lesson?!"
Unlike him—he’d figured out Ruan Jiaojiao’s status from way back when they were kids. Even though Ruan Jiaojiao was two or three years younger than him, it was always "Sister Ruan" this and "Sister Ruan" that. After all, compared to personal safety, what’s a bit of pride worth?
Lu Zishu had always had a foul mouth and a crafty streak. The moment he sensed things might go south, he’d already taken off running ahead, scared that each of the Ruan Family brothers would give him one kick. His ass would be swollen for sure.
As for Ruan Jiaojiao, who had just been called delicate, her attention was not on this at all. She first snuck a glance at Duan Xi’s expression, then wondered in her head if her dad was really waiting for her outside.
And sure enough, Ruan Jianguo really was waiting, and he’d arrived before ten o’clock, scared that Duan Xi might carry off his precious little cabbage ahead of time.
When he saw the group come out, he immediately got out of the car and waved from afar. "Baby girl, baby girl, over here, Dad’s over here!"
"Brother Xi..." Ruan Jiaojiao turned her head to look at Duan Xi.
"What are you doing, what are you doing, there are so many people here!" Ruan Jianguo jogged over, and when he saw their hands still linked, he immediately went up and pried them apart, then wrapped an arm around Ruan Jiaojiao’s shoulders and steered her toward his car. As he walked, he coaxed her, "Hurry up, we’re going to be late. Dad prepared a present for you at home, let’s hurry back and see it."
Ruan Jianguo was tall and solid, and with Ruan Jiaojiao tucked in his arms, she was practically being clamped along as he walked. She couldn’t stop even if she wanted to. She stretched her little neck, trying hard to look back at Duan Xi, only to have her chin pinched and turned back by Ruan Jianguo.
Ruan Jiaojiao felt like a life-sized doll being carried along by him. She was annoyed and amused at the same time. Her feet were half off the ground, kicking in midair. "Dad, put me down, I can walk by myself. If you keep this up, I’m going to get mad!"