Chapter 10

Under Guan Ting’s persistent interrogation, Su Yao summarized the process of how she met Liang Chuyuan, highlighting the key points.

Except for one thing: her ability to hear Liang Chuyuan’s inner thoughts.

On this point, their thoughts were highly aligned. They both believed that the fewer people who knew about this unconventional ability, the better.

“It started with a collision, then we coincidentally met when buying a painting, and then because I wanted to show my gratitude, we had dinner together yesterday, and tomorrow we’re going to the movies… Did I get it right?” 

Su Yao didn’t dare to meet Guan Ting’s eyes as she nodded nonchalantly, “More or less.”

Guan Ting immediately blurted out an expletive.

“You two are clearly romantically involved!”

“…,” Su Yao almost choked, “Guan Ting, I warn you not to misuse idioms.”

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Guan Ting burst into laughter, “I’ve already started imagining your days together.”

“What’s so funny about that?”

“Just chatting! It’s just chatting!”

Su Yao: “…”

She wouldn’t, she was the only one in the world who could hear Liang Chuyuan’s inner thoughts.

At this moment, Su Yao hadn’t realized that her own sarcastic remark had fallen into the trap set by Guan Ting.

*

The cinema where the tickets belonged was not particularly close to Wenjiang, requiring about forty minutes by car.

After all, the tickets were bought for Tian Lijun, so Su Yao hadn’t considered this sudden situation.

Once in Liang Chuyuan’s car, Su Yao fastened her seatbelt and glanced over. “We have more than half an hour on the road. I prepared some snacks in the backseat. Do you want some?”

Since they couldn’t talk face to face while driving, they basically couldn’t have a conversation. Just like the last time Liang Chuyuan drove Su Yao back from Century Tower to the company, they were silent throughout the journey.

Learning from the previous experience, Liang Chuyuan specifically bought snacks before picking up Su Yao to satisfy her hunger and prevent boredom.

“You bought snacks too?” Su Yao turned around to see two large bags overflowing with colorful snacks. “So many!”

“They’re all for you. If you can’t finish them, you can take them home,” Liang Chuyuan replied.

Su Yao chuckled, “After finishing these two bags, I’ll gain at least five pounds.”

“You can sneakily eat them when your fat isn’t paying attention. Then you won’t gain weight,” Liang Chuyuan teased, seeing the playful look in Su Yao’s eyes.

Seeing Liang Chuyuan’s teasing expression, Su Yao raised her eyebrows. “You make a good point.”

However, during the journey, neither Su Yao nor Liang Chuyuan touched the two bags of snacks. They only took out two packets of potato chips when they got off the car, saving them to eat during the movie.

Perhaps because of the subject matter, there were plenty of empty seats in the theater. Except for a couple sitting in the last row, Su Yao felt like it was almost as if they had rented out the entire place.

“I already have a sense of how boring this movie is going to be,” she remarked, considering it just a pastime.

As the lights dimmed, Su Yao’s ears suddenly plunged into silence.

The movie lasted 100 minutes, and halfway through, Su Yao let out her first yawn. She had a habit of taking naps, and combined with the uninteresting movie, it was no wonder she dozed off.

Liang Chuyuan, expressionless, stared at the big screen with no particular thoughts. He had always had a calm demeanor.

So when he felt a weight on his shoulder, he paused and looked down to see Su Yao leaning against him.

At this moment, Su Yao had been asleep for twenty minutes already.

In the glow of the screen, Liang Chuyuan could see that she was sleeping soundly.

Glancing back at the screen, he thought again, this movie seemed quite boring.

…

Su Yao woke up as the movie was about to end.

She slumped to the side, miraculously not feeling any neck pain. She stole a glance at Liang Chuyuan, only able to make out his blurry figure, sitting upright and motionless, seemingly unaware of her sleeping.

Well, the scenes in the movie mostly consisted of dimly lit alleyways with rainy atmospheres, making it difficult to see the people around clearly.

After consoling herself, the lights in the theater gradually came on, and Su Yao rubbed her eyes, relieved that it was finally over.

“…There’s no post-credits scene. Let’s go eat. I’ll treat you this time,” Liang Chuyuan suggested, unable to escape his inner thoughts.

“Did I drool in my sleep?” Su Yao covered her mouth, suddenly concerned.

“No, you slept well,” Liang Chuyuan lowered his brows and then raised them again. “I wanted to sleep too, but since you were already asleep, I didn’t dare close my eyes for fear of missing the end of the movie.”

Su Yao suddenly realized that Liang Chuyuan was paving the way for her, which only heightened her fondness for him.

She smiled, “Next time, I’ll try to give you the chance to sleep.”

Liang Chuyuan took the remaining packet of potato chips from her hand.

“I hope next time we can watch a more interesting movie.”