Chapter 82 Is Today the Qixi Festival?
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"Hahahahaha!" After listening to Fang Jueyu's explanation, Xinyu's mouth nearly split from laughter. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire
She had been pretending to be angry just moments ago. After spending time with Fang Jueyu, she had a clear understanding of his character and was only teasing him.
Watching Fang Jueyu's frantic demeanor, Xinyu could feel that she still held some weight in his heart.
"You, driving such a flashy sports car, how could you not draw attention?" Xinyu said. In her eyes, Fang Jueyu was perfect, except for being too wealthy!
Perhaps for others, such a sports car was a lifelong dream, but for Fang Jueyu, a multi-million-dollar sports car was no different than an ordinary person's view of a Santana, merely a means of transportation.
"Then how about I come to pick you up in my Wuling Hongguang next time?" Fang Jueyu joked.
"Are you planning to take me to Heavenly Mountain for a car race at night?" Xinyu handled this joke with ease.
"Hahaha, it seems my true identity is exposed. I am Fujiwara Takumi of Jiangnan!"
"Childish!"
Nearby was a university town with plenty of places to eat and play. Driving such a sports car was indeed too conspicuous, so they found a place to park and walked side by side down a street filled with food stalls.
Xinyu, with milk tea in her left hand and skewers in her right, completely shed her usual goddess demeanor, appearing more down-to-earth.
Fang Jueyu had initially picked a nice restaurant, but Xinyu led him to a place known as "Trash Street."@@novelbin@@
This "Trash Street" wasn't littered with garbage; it's just that all the street food there was often referred to as junk food, which didn't seem to diminish its popularity.
"I can't believe you actually like eating these things," Fang Jueyu remembered one day when Xinyu was doing an outdoor live stream eating the same stuff.
"I'm not like you, the big boss, indulging in delicacies every day," Xinyu joked. "Grabbing skewers with friends is the happiest thing ever!"
"Well, you're wrong then. I actually love these junk foods too," Fang Jueyu recalled there being many of these snack stalls on the way from his house to school when he was in elementary school, but back then he didn't have pocket money and was never satisfied.
As he grew older, although he had more pocket money, those snack stalls disappeared in the process of creating a civilized city. So this "Trash Street" actually held fond memories for Fang Jueyu.
The two found an empty spot to sit, ordering heaps of food. They both had metabolisms that didn't allow them to gain weight and enjoyed their meal amidst laughter.
"Burp~" Fang Jueyu unattractively belched, which made Xinyu laugh uncontrollably; she never thought Fang Jueyu had such an adorable side.
"Can't you pay a little attention to your image in front of a girl?"
"That stuff is too pretentious; this is being down-to-earth!" Fang Jueyu wiped his mouth with a napkin. "Let's go, the movie starts in half an hour!"
The cinema was inside the nearby Baida Plaza. It wasn't clear what day it was, but the plaza was filled with people, mostly couples.
Suddenly, he looked up and noticed two pink words on the banner in the plaza.
"Qixi!"
"Today is the Qixi Festival?" He couldn't tell if he was too busy lately or just had a screw loose. Maybe he'd been single for too long; he hadn't realized the day and unintentionally invited Xinyu out on this particular day!
"You didn't know?" Xinyu's cheeks were slightly red. She naturally understood the implications of Fang Jueyu asking her out on such a special day, but she didn't expect him to forget the date!
Xinyu didn't know whether to be angry or laugh at his obliviousness.
"I-I-I really didn't know… I'm sorry," Fang Jueyu stammered. "If I knew it was Qixi, I should've prepared a gift for you!"
Hearing his first statement, Xinyu was a bit angry; did that mean if he knew it was Qixi, he wouldn't have invited her out? But the latter part of his sentence warmed her heart, realizing he only regretted not preparing a gift.
Xinyu had no intention of blaming him. Although they were in a somewhat ambiguous phase, they hadn't confirmed their relationship. If he genuinely gave a gift, it would be out of line and might make things awkward for both.
"What do you want to watch?" Fang Jueyu, holding two tubs of popcorn, asked as they arrived at the cinema. Xinyu had insisted on paying for the popcorn.
"You didn't buy the tickets yet?" Xinyu was a bit exasperated. The Baida Plaza cinema rarely had empty seats, and on such a festive day, seats would be even scarcer. By now, it was probably full!
"I… um…" At this point, Fang Jueyu wanted to slap himself. He hadn't bought tickets in advance, fearing he might choose a movie Xinyu didn't like.
"Wait, I have this!" Fang Jueyu had a brainstorm and pulled out a VIP card. "Hehe, Principal Wang gave me this. With this card, you can enjoy VIP treatment and discounts at any of Baida Plaza's establishments!"
"Hmph!" Xinyu huffed softly, still unsure whether Fang Jueyu was just dense or genuinely low in emotional intelligence.
"Let's watch the Qixi special screening 'Meeting You at the Most Beautiful Time'!"
"Sorry folks, this movie is all sold out!" the cashier said apologetically.
"Will this work?" Fang Jueyu asked, showing the VIP card.
The cashier was slightly surprised; this was not a common VIP card. Such a card was issued and held only by members of Baida's board. She had worked here for two years and had never seen such a card before.
Her demeanor became more respectful; this young man's identity must be highly exceptional.
"Of course, sir. We have reserved a special viewing room for VIPs. Would you like to go now?"
"Yes, please lead the way."
"Alright, please follow me!" The cashier temporarily left her post to a colleague and led them to a nearby screening room, where, surprisingly, there was an independent mini suite on the second floor!
It was equipped with a sofa, bathroom, tea table, and almost everything, just like a small private screening room!
"Isn't this a bit over-the-top?" It was Xinyu's first time watching a movie in such a place and she felt a bit overwhelmed, especially being alone with him here, her cheeks were slightly flushed.
"Ah, this is so comfy!" Fang Jueyu seemed not to hear what Xinyu was saying. He was already sprawled on the sofa, looking intrigued. "Come on, sit down, Xinyu. The sofa is really soft, see, there's even a fruit platter! The movie is about to start!"
"He must have a screw loose!" Xinyu muttered softly before sitting next to him.
Being so close, the male scent from Fang Jueyu made Xinyu a little flustered, but little did she know Fang Jueyu was also feigning that goofy demeanor.
At that moment, Fang Jueyu's body was practically tense; being so near, the scent of Xinyu's hair filled his nostrils, and even his breathing involuntarily quickened a bit.
The cinema dimmed, and the movie began.
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