Chapter Forty-two Watching Movies

  After Ye Zi left, I put the bracelet back on my hand. I think I won't take it off again. Is Zhao Zimo gone now? I should go to Zhao Ouyang and say sorry, and also thank him.

  I lingered in front of Ouyang Luo's door for a long time, wondering whether to go or not. To go? Or not to go? I coughed, preparing to knock on his door, but ended up knocking at thin air because the door was opened, and Ouyang Luo happened to be going out. Seeing me appear in front of his door, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

  I stared at Ouyang Luo, but my hand remained frozen in mid-air, still in the motion of knocking on the door. It took me half a day to come back to my senses. I withdrew my hand.

  "Anything wrong?"

  "Uh-huh." I nodded. "I wanted to ask you if it was you who saved me that night two years ago?"

  Ouyang Luo was somewhat surprised, "Did that kid tell you?" That kid? He must be referring to Shan Ruo Feng.

  I nodded. So it was true after all, "Thank you!" I said to him.

  Ouyang Lu was taken aback for a moment, "Huh?"

  "I shouldn't have gotten angry with you this afternoon, sorry. Actually, I didn't throw away the bracelet, I put it on my bedside table. Look, I'm wearing it again." I stretched out my hand in front of Ouyang's eyes and smiled at him.

  Ouyang Luo didn't say anything else, just kept staring at me. "Don't smile like that at others in the future." After saying that, he walked past me and went straight downstairs.

  "What does 'Don't smile at others like that in the future?' mean?" I was left dazed by his words.

  The next day, I arrived at Qiguang Square as scheduled. This time, I was quite sure that I wasn't late, but I didn't find Gu Yue Xuan by the fountain. I reckon he hasn't arrived yet.

  "Come quickly and see, someone is performing magic over there!"

  "Looks like a handsome guy, let's go take a look."

  The crowd on the square all walked to the left side of the square, and I curiously followed the crowd. There were only two people surrounded by the crowd, a five or six-year-old little girl, and the other person was unexpectedly Gu Yue Xuan.

  His blond hair made him recognizable at a glance, he wore a white casual shirt with a black waistcoat on top, a pair of black casual pants, and still wore black sunglasses, giving off an air of mystery.

  At this moment, he was kneeling on one knee doing magic for the little girl. A handkerchief that originally had nothing on it miraculously turned into a flower. The applause around him erupted instantly. The little girl was so happy that she couldn't stop clapping her small hands, and her pink face was flushed, but the tear stains on her face were still very clear, and she must have cried earlier.

  "Wow, he's so cool, so handsome!"

  "I like people who can do magic tricks the most, because I think people who can do magic tricks are the smartest!"

  Just then, Gu Yue Xuan used a handkerchief to turn the flower from just now into a lollipop and handed it to the little girl. The little girl happily said thank you. Gu Yue Xuan smiled and gently rubbed the little girl's nose.

  "Stars, you were here all along! Baby, I was scared to death!" A woman rushed into the crowd and picked up the little girl.

  "Mom, I couldn't find you just now and was so scared. Big brother did magic for me, look, this is what big brother turned into for me." The little girl proudly waved the lollipop in her hand.

  The woman said thank you to Gu Yue Xuan, Gu Yue Xuan didn't say anything, just smiled and rubbed the little girl's nose again.

  "Goodbye, big brother!" The little girl waved her hand. Her mother carried her away.

  The crowd slowly dispersed, and a few girls were still staring at Gu Yue Xuan in a daze.

  "Long-haired girl, you're here?" Gu Yue Xuan saw me and walked over with a smile.

  "I didn't know you could do magic!"

  "Hehe, want me to turn it into a lollipop for you?"

  "I'm not a little girl who can be coaxed with just a lollipop."

  "Hehe..." Gu Yue Xuan chuckled.

  "Gu Yue Xuan——"

  "Huh?"

  I want to tell Yezi about confessing to him, but how should I say it?

  "Why didn't you say so?" Gu Yue Xuan looked at me with a puzzled expression.

  "Hey, does Gu Yue Xuan like Ye Zi?" I hesitated for a long time before asking this question.

  "You've asked this question before, and I've answered it before."

  I also knew I asked before, I just wanted to confirm again. "If, I mean if, she confessed to you would you accept?" I looked at him with a hopeful face, hoping for his affirmative answer.

  Gu Yue furrowed his brow, "I already have someone I like!"

  Do you have someone you like? "Who?"

  "Alright, the movie is about to start, let's go!" Gu Yue Xuan seemed to be avoiding this question, who was that girl anyway? Was she better than Ye Zi?

  Gu Yue Xuan walked forward with his hands in his pockets, and I followed him.

  When we arrived at the cinema, the movie had already started. The cinema was pitch black with only a faint white glow reflected from the screen. I and Gu Yue Xuan found our seats and sat down.

  After I sat down, I found that the person sitting in front of me was actually Ouyang Luo. I almost cried out loud, and the person sitting next to him was Zhao Zhi Nuo. Was yesterday's appointment referring to coming to watch a movie?

  Gu Yue Xuan noticed something was off about me and turned around. His sunglasses were already taken off at some point, "What's wrong?"

  "Nothing... nothing, let's just keep watching!"

  Gu Yue Xuan looked at me with a mixture of trust and doubt, but didn't say anything else, turning her head to watch the movie screen instead.

  Ouyang Luo and Zhao Zhiqian didn't notice us sitting behind them. I would occasionally glance at the two of them while watching the movie.

  I didn't realize until after watching for so long that we were actually watching a horror movie. The scene shifted to a person walking in an alley, accompanied by suspenseful music, which was really scary. I didn't dare look again.

  As the movie let out a scream of "ah", it was imaginable how frightened that person was. However, I didn't see it, but Zhao Yinan actually took advantage of the opportunity to hold Ou Yangluo's hand, closed her eyes and leaned her head on Ou Yangluo's shoulder, and the despicable Ou Yangluo didn't even resist.

  "Are you very scared?" Gu Yue Xuan turned his head to look at me.

  "No, no!" I didn't even look, how could I be afraid?

  "Why are you so nervous and clenching your fists? Don't be too proud!"

  I looked at my own hands and indeed they were clenched into fists, only then did I feel the pain from my fingernails digging into my palm. Gu Yue Xuan suddenly grabbed my hand, interlocking our fingers, his hand was very large and warm. I wanted to pull back, but he held on tightly. He misunderstood, I wasn't afraid.