"Watching a movie with an ex might lead to getting back together, but watching with a current partner could result in a breakup."
A mouthful of Coke sprayed out!
Song Lili looked at Lu Ziqing, whose reaction was extreme, but she wasn’t too surprised.
She just thought his reaction was rather cute.
She knew he had no idea what the movie was about. Moreover, based on his reaction, she could almost guess why he invited her to watch this movie.
Maybe in Lu Ziqing’s mind, Wen Nian might be her ex.
Unfortunately, she had already seen this movie. She couldn’t remember the specific details, but there were two points she still clearly remembered even after more than a decade.
One was that the male and female leads hardly had any direct confrontation throughout the movie, and the other was... two people who shouldn’t have separated did.
She still remembered the indescribable stuffiness in her heart after watching the movie...
And remembered crying uncontrollably in the private cinema of the President Mansion, clinging to Wen Nian...
And Wen Nian, looking at her puzzled, asking, "Where’s the sad part?"
She punched him, cursing him for being cold-hearted and emotionless.
He kept protesting his innocence... The President was chased around the cinema by her.
She also remembered that night, nestled in his arms, seriously sharing her thoughts about the movie, tears streaming down her face as she spoke. He gently patted her back. She couldn’t recall his exact words, but he broadly indicated she always personalized other people’s stories and mistook artistic expressions for reality.
He sounded so rational... It seemed to make sense.
But reality was... their ending was even more "artistic" than the fictional stories.
"Did you... watch this movie?"
Lu Ziqing asked puzzledly, then muttered to himself, "Impossible, didn’t it just come out two days ago? How did you see it?"
Song Lili shook her head,
"No, I had a multimedia class yesterday. After I finished a simulated battlefield plan, I checked out some trending news... It mentioned this movie. I just took a quick look at the reviews."
Lu Ziqing was momentarily at a loss for words.
What does it mean that going to a movie with a current partner makes it easy to break up? Wouldn’t it be more likely...
"Brother Lu, it’s time to go in."
"Uh... otherwise, why don’t we switch to a different movie? I think there’s an action film available..."
As Lu Ziqing was about to head to the service desk to find another movie, Song Lili grabbed his hand...
A tingling sensation ran through Lu Ziqing’s palm, and he turned around. Song Lili shook her head at him,
"Let’s just watch this one. The same movie can evoke a hundred different feelings in a hundred different people. There’s no need to heed others’ opinions, and besides... we’ve already bought the tickets, not watching would be a waste."
Lu Ziqing ended up heeding Song Lili’s suggestion, and then his feet felt light... almost floating all the way to the cinema.
They found their seats and sat down.
Lu Ziqing finally came back to his senses.
"The male lead of the movie, I quite liked him when I was younger."
Song Lili said casually, as if chatting with a good friend, seemingly letting her guard down.
"When you were younger?"
"... I... when I was in my teens..."
Song Lili quickly corrected herself.
Lu Ziqing gave her an awkward look, "You girl... why do you sometimes talk like a forty-year-old auntie?"
Lu Ziqing didn’t argue with her further; the movie had already started. Lu Ziqing was curious to see what the male lead looked like that had made Song Lili fall for him...