Chapter 1203: Watching a Movie
"Morning, bro."
Zhou Chengchen greeted Zhou Qi with a bright smile. Zhou Qi was slightly taken aback but relieved; he was worried Zhou Chengchen might be upset because of yesterday, but apparently not.
Zhou Qi sat down next to Zhou Chengchen, picked up his chopsticks, and took a bite of rice before speaking, "Early? Dressed like that, are you going out?"
"Yeah."
"With Xi Siyan?"
"..."
Zhou Chengchen didn’t finish, but the answer was already obvious.
Zhou Qi clicked his tongue repeatedly, "As expected."
Zhou Chengchen rolled her eyes at him, "What? You’re not convinced?"
"Convinced, convinced! Just get back early, okay? A girl shouldn’t be out with someone late at night. It’s not proper."
"What’s ’proper’? Can you eat it?"
Zhou Qi: "..."
The Zhou siblings’ banter is a common occurrence in their household, nothing unusual.
After finishing lunch, Zhou Chengchen fixed her bun hairstyle again. She tied her hair with a new hair tie bought yesterday, wrapped a big white scarf around her neck, and unhurriedly left the house.
In Zhou Chengchen’s dictionary, there’s no such thing as "a girlfriend having the right to make her boyfriend wait." She timed perfectly, arrived at the cinema entrance five minutes early, just stepped out of the elevator, and saw the person standing under the pillar not too far away.
Xi Siyan was still wearing his signature black down jacket. Their eyes met, and Zhou Chengchen quickly ran to him, "How long have you been here?"
"Just got here."
"Shall we buy tickets? What should we watch?"
Xi Siyan waved the two movie tickets in his hand, "Already bought them, and the screening starts in fifteen minutes."
"Oh, oh, then I’ll get popcorn. Movies go better with popcorn."
Zhou Chengchen didn’t bother asking what movie Xi Siyan had bought; it wasn’t important. What mattered was who you watched it with.
She was about to head over to the popcorn stand when someone grabbed her arm, "I’ll go."
Xi Siyan handed the movie tickets to Zhou Chengchen and headed to the counter himself.
Zhou Chengchen didn’t argue. She glanced at the movie tickets in her hand—"The Time of Us, Later On"
A very artsy name. Zhou Chengchen scanned the surroundings and quickly spotted the large poster. Her mouth twitched; it turned out to be a romance film.
Does Xi Siyan like this kind of genre?
Looking around, there was a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster on one side, and on the other, a thriller suspense by a famous director. Besides that animation over there, Zhou Chengchen thought any of those would be more interesting than the one in her hand.
Silently glancing at Xi Siyan still queueing, Zhou Chengchen silently mocked him for the first time, Mister, what’s with your taste?
Xi Siyan came back with two drinks and a bucket of popcorn. Zhou Chengchen had already restrained her mockery; it was about time, and they headed to the ticketing gate together.
Just as Zhou Chengchen imagined, the artsy-named romance film had an artsy visual style, but... the actors’ awkward performances and the clichéd plots were really...
As Zhou Chengchen watched, she started feeling sleepy; it was too boring. She tried to hold on for a while but eventually couldn’t resist.
She unknowingly closed her eyes.
Xi Siyan’s eyes remained on the screen when suddenly he felt a weight on his shoulder. Someone had leaned against him. He slightly tilted his head, and his chin touched Zhou Chengchen’s bun.
Is she asleep?
Xi Siyan didn’t move, letting her lean against him. The popcorn in his hand remained untouched.