A movie ended amid the cries of the girls.
Lu Ziqing watched silently as the end credits played on the big screen, his sword-like eyebrows slightly furrowed, the latest hit song playing in his ears, mixed with the audience’s emotions and praise for the film.
The more he heard, the angrier he got, and he couldn’t hold back his curse,
"What a piece of crap! This is considered a film?"
Song Lili was startled by Lu Ziqing...
"This man and woman, both freaking live too pretentiously! Watching this really makes me want to rush in and beat them both up!"
Song Lili really couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing...
Lu Ziqing frowned at the person next to him, who was laughing non-stop, her eyes brimming with tears of laughter.
"Brother Lu, you’re really hilarious!"
Song Lili said honestly.
"Goodbye, My Ex" tells the story of a man and a woman in the city who, after a ten-year relationship, grow apart as the male protagonist’s career success increases and the female protagonist feels more and more neglected and misunderstood. After a quarrel, they gave each other the silent treatment, not even knowing what they were holding on to in anger.
Both waiting for the other to give in, yet neither did.
Clearly loving each other, yet not knowing what pride they were clinging to, they couldn’t let go of that face-saving stance, to bow their heads before the person they love...
Until letting go, until hearts broke, until... someone new appeared.
Back then, she watched this movie with Wen Nian... and shared so many thoughts with him, but she never brought up one thing.
She had a feeling that the male protagonist in the movie was just like Wen Nian, and the female protagonist was herself, afraid that one day they too would drift apart like that...
It was probably also because of watching this movie that she never made the choice the female protagonist did until the end... to leave, and then start over.
Watching this movie again today, Song Lili really didn’t feel the same heartache as before.
Who says... you can only be happy with the person you love the most?
The kind of love that is reckless, as if there’s only the other person in life, is actually the last thing that should keep people together.
Lu Ziqing looked at Song Lili, who couldn’t stop laughing and simultaneously kept wiping away endless tears...
He was a bit panicked...
"Ah yo... I’m dying of laughter... ha ha..."
Song Lili held her stomach, the audience who hadn’t left yet all looked at her as if she were an alien...
"Lili... stop laughing."
Her laughter was exaggerated, but Lu Ziqing couldn’t see any real joy in it, the tears she kept wiping away were probably her true feelings at the moment.
"Brother Lu, you’re right, the male and female protagonists are acting too pretentious, so much it makes one want to go hit them!"
Lu Ziqing took a deep breath, he handed Song Lili the tissue that came with the popcorn,
"Just make do with this for wiping your tears, I didn’t bring any tissues."
Song Lili took the tissue, dabbed at her damp eyes, "Thanks, Brother Lu."
"Alright, let’s get out of here, it’s suffocating in here."
Lu Ziqing said, feeling indeed as if the air in the cinema was stuffy and unbreathable...
Given Song Lili’s reaction, he really wanted to crack his head open and see what was inside!
Finally having the chance to watch a movie with Song Lili, and he picked such a film, still feeling smug about it!
Song Lili followed Lu Ziqing out of the cinema, she went to the washroom to wash her face, and when she came out, there were no traces of crying left on her face.