Chapter 23

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Let’s pretend I didn’t sleep through a whole day and that’s not the reason this is late (sorry).

Jiang Ci poured Chinese medicine for Lu Xingxue again, and in November, Wen Nian asked her to watch a movie.

She had mentioned this before, and Jiang Ci agreed without hesitation. After a regular company meeting, when she rushed to the theater, she had a few minutes left.

Wen Nian wore a black dress, fair-skinned and beautiful, standing under the glittering lamppost in the theater with snacks, which was particularly conspicuous. As Jiang Ci walked towards her, she looked up and found Jiang Ci, smiling and beckoning.

Jiang Ci took the snack bag from her, and the two checked the tickets together.

“Have you waited a long time?” Jiang Ci asked her.

Wen Nian: “Ten minutes? I just arrived.”

The lights in the theater went out, and Wen Nian kindly took Jiang Ci’s arms up the steps. Jiang Ci followed the digital sign on the ground and found their seats.

The temperature has warmed up these days, and Wen Nian’s skirt was a little shorter. As soon as she took her seat, Jiang Ci took off her coat and put it on Wen Nian’s knee: “There is air-conditioning here, so it’s better to be covered up.”

Wen Nian pulled up the coat, leaning on the back of the chair and sighed softly: “Since I was a child, you have taken care of me, Ah-Ci, I really have to make it up to you.”

Jiang Ci spread her hands: “Okay, bring the check.”

Wen Nian smiled and clapped her hands, and the palms of the two were touching: “No problem, just say what you want, your sister will buy it for you.”

Jiang Ci: “Let me think about it.”

The opening credits appeared on the big screen in front of him. Jiang Ci sat upright, and the two of them separated their hands as the film officially opened.

‘24 Hour Rescue’ is a modern urban war movie. Jiang Ci had seen several previews on social platforms before. It was the hottest movie recently. Even if Wen Nian didn’t ask her, she would find time to watch it.

Wen Nian tore open the package of potato chips and handed it to Jiang Ci. Jiang Ci’s attention was on the movie. She took a few pieces and thought that these were not as delicious as the pack Lu Xingxue bought last time… What brand was it?

However, she quickly put the comparison of potato chips out of her mind. The pace of the movie was very fast, and a race against time was underway in the ruins of the city, full of smoke. The plot was stimulating, and people were excited.

Jiang Ci kept her eyes on the film. In the second half of the movie, the protagonist’s group made several sacrifices. The atmosphere in the theater became depressed, and many viewers were wiping tears. The corners of Jiang Ci’s eyes were also moist, and the peripheral light passed by Wen Nian, who looked down at the phone.

Since entering the show, Wen Nian’s cell phone messages seem to have not stopped.

A few minutes later, Wen Nian picked up Jiang Ci’s coat and put it on her body, and whispered to her: “I’ll go out and answer the phone.”

Wen Nian went out for a quarter of an hour, and when she came back, the movie was over. In the sensational and tragic background music, the surrounding lights were on, and a girl watching the movie in the front row spoke softly: “It’s too cruel, is this rescue really worth it?”

Jiang Ci used a paper towel to wipe under her eyes, dragging a slight nasal voice and asked Wen Nian: “Have you returned to the company to work?”

At this time, it was only half a month since Wen Nian had a miscarriage, and her mobile phone was so busy that she didn’t even have time to watch a movie with peace of mind. This was Jiang Ci’s first thought.

Wen Nian explained: “No, it’s just something unexpected happened in the company. Assistant Zhou is reporting to me.”

Jiang Ci knows how hard Wen Nian works and does not expect her to completely let go of the company due to physical reasons.

Jiang Ci: “Is it serious?”

Wen Nian: “It’s okay.”

“Don’t lie to people, you have to get your body well before you go to work.” Jiang Ci said, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips.

Wen Nian laughed at her: “You crying ghost…”

They left the theater and it was already dinnertime. Wen Nian suggested going to Lin Ji for dinner, and the two headed off.

When Wen Nian ordered a dish, Jiang Ci received a message from Huo Zhenzhen.

[Huo Zhenzhen: Damn, my heart was sniped, and the newest movie ‘24 Hour Rescue’, the sniper in it, my mom said they were so handsome that it fouls the rules! It’s arranged, Ah-Ci, you can accompany me to see it tonight!]

Photos of the sniper appeared one after another in the chat box.

[Huo Zhenzhen: [Love Launch] [Love Launch] [Love Launch]]

You could realize how excited Huo Zhenzhen is by just reading the text. Jiang Ci couldn’t bear to pour cold water on her: “…I just finished watching it.”

Huo Zhenzhen directly dialed the phone and said sourly: “You said you don’t have time to accompany me, so you can say that you didn’t find me when you watched the movie just after watching it? Thanks to my enthusiasm, I came to Amway ahead of you. My tickets are already bought!”

These years, Huo Zhenzhen accompanies her to all the movies. Jiang Ci felt bad and coaxed her: “Then, I’ll invite you to dinner? Or a drink? You decide.”

Huo Zhenzhen tweeted: “What’s the matter with you? Can’t you accompany me again after seeing it?”

The red in Jiang Ci’s eyes had not completely faded. She instinctively resisted: “The film is quite heavy. I haven’t gotten over it yet. I won’t be able to see it again in a short period of time.”

Huo Zhenzhen: “Really?…Hey, where’s my sniper? Is the sniper alive or dead?”

Jiang Ci said the word “he,” Huo Zhenzhen hurriedly interrupted: “Wait, wait, don’t tell, don’t tell me, don’t give me spoilers, it affects my viewing experience, I want to see for myself.”

Jiang Ci: “……”

“…” Huo Zhenzhen returned to her sour state again: “Then who did you watch it with? Mrs. Lu?”

Jiang Ci looked at Wen Nian. Wen Nian was telling the waiter what ingredients she could not eat. Jiang Ci said to Huo Zhenzhen: “Wen Nian.”

Wen Nian heard her own name, turned her head and looked over.

Huo Zhenzhen was dumbfounded for ten seconds: “Oh, she… is she okay? Say hello to her for me.”

Jiang Ci: “Hmm, I got it.”

Hanging up the phone, Wen Nian gave Jiang Ci: “Look, do you have any other dishes you want to eat… Who just was it? Did they also ask you to watch ‘24 Hour Rescue’?”

Jiang Ci: “Huo Zhenzhen, she already bought the tickets.”

Wen Nian: “Ah…I knew she had wanted to see it with us. Was she unhappy?”

“She wasn’t.” Jiang Ci smiled and gave the menu to the waiter: “Let’s do this first.”

……

The two were talking while eating, and it took a long time for a meal to end. What happened in the company might be as Wen Nian said: “It’s okay.” Her mood was not affected, but she was always happy.

The night wraps the long street, standing outside Lin Ji, Wen Nian wanted to send Jiang Ci home.

The two didn’t live in the same area, and the directions were different. Jiang Ci wanly refused: “It’s too bad. Go back and rest early. I will stop the car by myself.”

Wen Nian feigned anger: “I just said that I want to compensate you, but you won’t give me any face?”

There really is no need to be polite between Jiang Ci and Wen Nian because of this kind of thing. Jiang Ci was about to let go. The phone in her hand suddenly vibrated. She looked down and saw it was a call from Lu Xingxue.

“Are you home?” Lu Xingxue asked on the phone, in a soft, gentle tone.

Jiang Ci listened to her voice, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly: “Not yet, just about to return.”

Lu Xingxue: “Where are you?”

Jiang Ci: “Lin Ji, I just finished eating.”

Lu Xingxue: “Eh? What a coincidence, I’m near Lin Ji, do you want to go back together?”

……

At the end of the call, Jiang Ci shook her phone and said to Wen Nian: “Lu Xingxue just passed by here. I will go with her, so you don’t have to send me home.”

“Oh~” Wen Nian had guessed from Jiang Ci’s words: “How long before she gets here? I’ll wait for her with you.”

Jiang Ci: “It shouldn’t be too long.”

Lu Xingxue said that it was near Lin Ji, maybe it was really close, and it would be there in less than five minutes. The bright black car body was soon parked on the side of the street. Jiang Ci recognized it and pointed it out to Wen Nian: “She’s here.”

Wen Nian: “Let’s go.”

The two of them walked to the place where the car stopped together, and saw the back door slid open. Lu Xingxue came out from inside carrying her skirt.

She seemed to have just left a banquet. She was wearing a flickering dress, her fragrant shoulders were slightly exposed, her skin was porcelain-white, and her black hair was pulled down.

Catching Jiang Ci’s gaze, Lu Xingxue slowly smiled. Under the dim street lamp, her facial features were three-dimensional and bright, and this smile is as if the stars are shining brightly.

Jiang Ci sighed secretly, Lu Xingxue’s appearance and manners were so beautiful that others could not help but admire it.

The three of them stood still, Lu Xingxue said, “Chief Wen, it’s been a long time since I last saw you.”

Wen Nian smiled: “It’s really been a long time since the last time I saw you.”

Jiang Ci told Wen Nian: “Then we’ll go first; you should pay attention to your body.”

“Hmm~” Wen Nian hooked Jiang Ci’s shoulder and looked at Lu Xingxue: “President Lu, come out to play together when you have time.”

Lu Xingxue swept her gaze across Jiang Ci’s shoulder, smiling slightly: “There will be a chance.”

Wen Nian watched the two get into the car. The door was closed. Assistant Yao and Luo Mingliang in the front seat greeted Jiang Ci: “Good evening, madam.”

Jiang Ci still hadn’t gotten over the embarrassment of being called ‘madam’ so slightly embarrassed, she replied: “Good evening.”

Luo Mingliang was about to step on the accelerator when someone tapped the rear window. The four people in the car looked over at the same time, and it was Wen Nian who had ran back over, only to see her stepping back and starting to take off her coat.

Luo Mingliang lowered the car window, Wen Nian handed the coat from the window to Lu Xingxue sitting at the side of the window: “Ah-Ci’s clothes, I almost forgot.”

Lu Xingxue took Jiang Ci’s coat from her; Wen Nian curled her lips and said, “Byebye.”

Lu Xingxue nodded: “Bye.”

The wheels rolled forward, and Lu Xingxue returned the jacket to Jiang Ci. Jiang Ci did not wear it, and placed it on the seat.

The car has been driving for a long time, and the inside of the car remained quiet. Yao Zhu thought about it, leaned back and asked the two people in the back seat for their opinions: “Do you need to play music? Or listen to the radio?”

Lu Xingxue didn’t make a statement, Jiang Ci said: “I don’t mind, whatever you want—”

Lu Xingxue: “Noisy.”

Jiang Ci: “……”

Lu Xingxue didn’t often refuse people, and she was gentle when she did refuse. Jiang Ci watched her close her eyes, raised her hand and massage her eyebrows, thinking that Lu Xingxue might be tired and wanted to take a break without being disturbed for a while.

Jiang Ci shook her head at Assistant Yao. Assistant Yao turned back silently while holding the frame. At the same time, Luo Mingliang turned her face: “…Madam, the group will have a team building tomorrow night, and it will be the most recently shown movie. Movies, do you want to watch them with us?”

Jiang Ci: It will not be ‘24 Hour Rescue’ again, right?

Luo Mingliang: “’24 Hour Rescue’!”

Jiang Ci: “…” On the same day, the same movie, what kind of magical small probability event is this?

Luo Mingliang: “The big production, it’s all big scenes, very exciting!”

…Indeed, but the director fed the audience a merciless meal. Jiang Ci got bored as long as she thought about the plot of the tragic death.

She felt that she would not be able to see it anymore.

Long before he heard Jiang Ci’s reply, Lu Xingxue opened her eyes and looked at her.

The two looked at each other. About four or five seconds later, Jiang Ci: “I…”

Lu Xingxue: “Are you free?”

Jiang Ci: “I’m free.”

……

Jiang Ci:???

Jiang Ci: …

TL: zen

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