Chapter 34: The Date is Underway (End) (Additional Update T覇氵令⒐ 笼棋酒舞玐9)
On the movie screen, the protagonists were still engaged in unspeakable acts, doing such things in broad daylight, truly shameless.
Unfortunately, none of the audience in the screening hall felt anything was amiss. Everyone thought it was a common occurrence.
Of course, this was also normal, after all, this was the world of butter, wasn’t it?
While tidying up the popcorn scattered on her skirt, Lu Zhiyin used her peripheral vision to glance at the audience, each engrossed in their own activities.
As for Long Qinxin… she had no intention of helping. Instead, she was carefully examining Lu Zhiyin’s face.
Did her recent actions not seem to anger Lu Zhiyin?
She touched her lips, recalling the feeling of touching Lu Zhiyin’s thin lips.
Cool, soft, and very comfortable.
She thought, perhaps classmate Zhiyin didn’t resist such things.
She was currently dating classmate Zhiyin; would their relationship advance further? Would they do everything they should and shouldn’t do, like the protagonists in the movie?
Visions of the girl’s bruised body flashed in her mind, imagining the girl pressed beneath her, gasping uncontrollably.
Long Qinxin began to fantasize about unrealistic things.
Her cheeks began to heat up rapidly. Long Qinxin patted her face, snapped back to reality, and started to help Lu Zhiyin clean up the popcorn that had been scattered everywhere.
The dress she bought for Lu Zhiyin was extremely complex in its craftsmanship, and the layered fabrics provided good hiding places for the popcorn. It took a long time for Lu Zhiyin and Long Qinxin to pick out all the popcorn.
Picking up the last piece of popcorn stuck on Lu Zhiyin’s white stockings on her leg, Long Qinxin hesitated for a moment before popping it into her mouth.
Unlike ordinary popcorn, besides the faint sweetness and buttery aroma, there was a special scent, unique to Lu Zhiyin.
Long Qinxin liked it very much.
“…The movie is about to end.”
Ignoring Long Qinxin’s strange behavior, Lu Zhiyin looked at the screen.
The credits had already begun to appear on the screen.
The two protagonists in the movie did not end up parting ways. The gloomy girl, for the sake of her lover, gave up her chance to study in the big city and chose to stay in a plain, ordinary small village, teaching at a village elementary school.
“…Mmm… it’s over…”
Long Qinxin looked at the screen, still feeling a sense of longing.
Of course, she didn’t like the movie, because the plot was not very engaging.
Long Qinxin just wanted to spend more time with Lu Zhiyin.
The end of the movie meant she would soon have to part ways with Lu Zhiyin.
According to the original plan, after the movie, they would have dinner together, and the date would end.
Long Qinxin did not want it to end like this.
“…”
Unable to read Long Qinxin’s thoughts, Lu Zhiyin remained silent. She held Long Qinxin’s hand.
“Classmate Qinxin, I should go back.”
Being forcibly kissed made her somewhat unhappy, and her already not-so-good mood worsened.
In addition, she didn’t know how long the other person, Leng Qing Qiu, would be back, which made her even more agitated.
With all these things combined, Lu Zhiyin decided to leave early.
“…Classmate Zhiyin?”
Shock, panic, and a mix of emotions appeared on her face simultaneously, leaving Long Qinxin feeling a bit flustered.
Weren’t they supposed to have dinner together? Why was she leaving so suddenly…
Was she angry because she had acted out of line?
Lost in thought, Long Qinxin tightened her grip on Lu Zhiyin’s hand.
“Weren’t we supposed to have dinner together? Are you leaving so early?”
She asked in disbelief.
“Mmm… about dinner, let’s do it next time.”
Lu Zhiyin withdrew her hand from Long Qinxin’s palm and sat on the seat, unmoving.
The movie had completely ended in the screening hall, and the sounds of the audiences engaging in illicit acts became even more apparent.
The sounds of splashing and bodies colliding made Lu Zhiyin feel somewhat disgusted.
If it were her in her previous life, she would have been overjoyed to witness such a decadent scene, let alone feel disgusted.
Unfortunately, she was no longer the person she used to be.
Slightly closing her eyes, Lu Zhiyin avoided looking at the scattered couples in the seats in front of her.
“Is classmate Zhiyin angry? Did I make classmate Zhiyin unhappy? I’m sorry… I’m truly sorry…”
Looking at Lu Zhiyin, who had closed her eyes, Long Qinxin became increasingly flustered.
She thought Lu Zhiyin had completely lost hope in her.
She stood up from her seat and crouched in front of Lu Zhiyin, holding Lu Zhiyin’s hands with both of hers.
“I’m sorry… This won’t happen again. Can classmate Zhiyin forgive me?”
She felt regret, regretting her impulsive act of kissing her classmate Zhiyin.
What if classmate Zhiyin really didn’t want her anymore? Would she return to her previous state of loneliness and rejection? Would she have to return to the boundless darkness? Long Qinxin could barely imagine it.
Looking up at Lu Zhiyin from below, Long Qinxin almost raised her hand to slap herself.
Her heart was too sensitive, causing her to overthink minor details and be unable to find peace.
“…Ah, I’m not angry. I just didn’t get enough rest last night and I’m a bit tired.”
Helping Long Qinxin to her feet, Lu Zhiyin embraced her.
Burying her face in Long Qinxin’s embrace, she let out a silent sigh.
She had lied again… She was becoming more and more skilled at lying.
“You’re really not angry?”
Long Qinxin’s voice, from her embrace, was somewhat cautious, and her anxiety was evident.
Lu Zhiyin pondered how to reassure her.
“Really not.”
After a moment of thought, Lu Zhiyin released the girl in front of her, making her bend down slightly.
“…”
Cupping Long Qinxin’s face and gazing at her moist lips, Lu Zhiyin hesitated for a moment before kissing her proactively.
Unlike Long Qinxin, Lu Zhiyin’s kiss was not aggressive. She merely touched her lips to hers and then quickly separated.
“Does classmate Zhiyin believe I’m not angry now?”
Lu Zhiyin touched her lips, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
“…? Yes, I believe you.”
After standing there stunned for a while, Long Qinxin, realizing belatedly that Lu Zhiyin had kissed her, nodded blankly.
“Then, can you push me back to the park where we first met?”
The decadent atmosphere in the screening hall was becoming overwhelming, and Lu Zhiyin could no longer stand it.
“…Okay…”
Absently agreeing to Lu Zhiyin’s request, Long Qinxin placed Lu Zhiyin back in the wheelchair and then pushed her out of the cinema, all the way back to the park where they first met.
Unknowingly, it was already noon.
Lu Zhiyin looked up at the blinding sun in the sky, closing her eyes.
“Then, classmate Qinxin, let’s part ways here. We’ll go out together next time.”
Taking the bag containing her hoodie from Long Qinxin, which she placed on her lap along with the bouquet of roses, Lu Zhiyin finished speaking and looked at Long Qinxin quietly.
“Mmm… Classmate Zhiyin, see you next time…”
With some dejection, she bid farewell to Lu Zhiyin. Although she knew Lu Zhiyin didn’t dislike her kissing her, and Lu Zhiyin had even kissed her proactively, Long Qinxin still felt a bit uneasy.
Turning around, Long Qinxin lowered her head and walked towards her apartment. Her first date with Lu Zhiyin had come to an end.
