Su Liya, however, grabbed Chen Cheng’s hand and pulled him to the car door, "Hurry and drive! We’re short on time, I’ll buy them!"
Chen Cheng gave her another look and then opened the car door and got in.
Su Liya ran to the other side, sat in the passenger seat, and took out her phone.
Standing in Jinyi Cinema’s auditorium with a super-sized bucket of popcorn, Chen Cheng finally realized he had fallen for Su Liya’s scheme.
There were many people; they had bought the last two tickets.
The location was indeed a public space, not some closed private venue.
But the seats in this auditorium had no sign of conventional chairs, replaced instead by double-bed-like seats.
Chen Cheng immediately felt a tingling in his scalp, he looked down at Su Liya, who was innocently blinking, as if everything was natural.
"Uncle, go upstairs, the movie is about to start!" Su Liya ran up the steps, with the hem of her dress fluttering just like her mood at the moment.
Chen Cheng, with gritted teeth, followed suit, arriving at their assigned seats, where Su Liya lay on the inside without taking off her shoes.
She patted the empty spot beside her, "Uncle, get up here! Don’t block the way!"
Chen Cheng looked around, the surroundings of the double lying-seats had fitting dividers, completely concealing the people around them.
He placed the bucket of popcorn on the bed, deliberately keeping some distance from Su Liya, then lay down as well.
The server came with two drinks and a thin blanket. Su Liya sat up cross-legged, took a cup of watermelon juice, and casually hugged the popcorn lying between them.
"Uncle, do you want any?"
Su Liya brought the first popcorn to Chen Cheng’s mouth.
Chen Cheng glanced at it, "I’m cutting sugar recently, no thanks."
"Then I won’t be polite." Su Liya started eating the popcorn with relish.
The lights dimmed, and the logo appeared on the screen.
The sounds from the speakers filled Chen Cheng’s ears, along with the crisp sound of Su Liya eating popcorn.
"Uncle, the blanket," Su Liya moved closer to Chen Cheng and whispered.
Chen Cheng handed over the blanket without thinking.
"I don’t have hands~"
Under the dim light, Chen Cheng saw Su Liya holding popcorn in one hand and her drink in the other.
In the darkness, her radiant smile remained brilliant, "Please~"
Chen Cheng sighed internally, this young lady had really mastered the art of acting coquettish.
He sat up slightly and covered her with the blanket, "Alright now?"
Su Liya, however, moved her exposed legs closer to Chen Cheng and sweetly said:
At this moment, she was like a little demon, endlessly challenging Chen Cheng’s patience.
Chen Cheng had never had such an experience, he tried to keep his composure, "The movie theater’s air conditioning is set to a fixed temperature, if you’re cold, I can ask the server for another blanket."
Saying so, Chen Cheng was about to get up.
"No!" Su Liya grabbed his arm with a touch of panic in her voice.
"I... I’m scared." Su Liya’s voice was soft, but still clearly audible to Chen Cheng.
Chen Cheng was stunned, "But we’re watching a comedy, aren’t we?"
"I have a phobia of the dark!"
"I’ve been scared of the dark since I was a child. As soon as it gets dark around me, I get scared, my heart races, I even find it hard to breathe..."
Chen Cheng didn’t respond; he knew this was another one of Su Liya’s tricks.
"In the past, whenever I was scared, Mommy would hold me..."
Su Liya looked longingly at Chen Cheng, "Uncle, can you hold me? I promise I won’t move!"
Chen Cheng sighed and opened his arms.
Seeing this, Su Liya, like a joyful bird, plunged into his embrace.
Chen Cheng’s body stiffened for a moment.
He could feel Su Liya’s soft body pressed tightly against his, the youthful scent mixed with a faint fragrance constantly stimulating his senses.
"Uncle, your heartbeat is so fast."
Su Liya looked up at Chen Cheng with a smile, her sapphire-like eyes twinkling.
"Not really? My heart rate is naturally fast, about the same as your fear of the dark."
Su Liya didn’t believe him, she playfully blinked, "I feel like, Uncle, you are being shy?"
Chen Cheng blushed; this little girl was becoming bolder, daring to tease him.
He was about to speak when Su Liya suddenly pressed a piece of popcorn against his lips.
"Shh! The movie’s started! Open your mouth, ah~"
Seeing Chen Cheng eat the first piece, Su Liya contentedly rested her head on his chest and kept quiet.
In the movie, Wang Duoyu was in turmoil over how to spend a billion dollars.
Lying in the bed-seat, Chen Cheng felt similarly disturbed.
Although Su Liya in his arms was sticking to the agreement and not making a move.
But her occasional wriggling made Chen Cheng a bit restless.
He was supposed to be watching Happy Mahua, but Su Liya was nearly twisting into a pretzel.
The movie played on, but Chen Cheng was distracted.
With Su Liya writhing restlessly in his arms, like a slippery little fish, it was hard for him to concentrate.
He stealthily glanced at Su Liya in his embrace, she was watching the movie with rapt attention, her long eyelashes casting a shadow on her face, her delicate nose moving slightly as if completely absorbed in the plot.