Chapter 24

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I’m planning on getting at least 1 more chapter out this week, so, that should be fun.

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On the second day, Lu Xingxue specially picked up Jiang Ci and went to the theater together.

The theater built by the FOREST group is on the seventh floor of a large shopping mall. The two got out of the car and took an elevator from the basement to go up. At this point in time, the flow of passengers in the mall is very large, and because it is not a direct elevator to the cinema, it stopped on every floor, and many people came in and out.

Jiang Ci and Lu Xingxue stood side by side at the back of the car. Jiang Ci watched the floors go by on the electronic screen. In the crowded crowd, a childish milky voice sounded: “Auntie, I’m sorry, I stepped on your foot. Are you hurt?”

Jiang Ci bowed her head. He was a little boy wearing a little yellow duck cap. He was only three or four years old at most. He was trying to apologize to Lu Xingxue with his head up.

“You are so good, Auntie is okay.” Lu Xingxue took out a finger-length cat doll and gave it to him.

The little boy held the cat doll in the fleshy hand, and immediately said to his mother beside him: “Mom, I apologized to the auntie, the auntie forgave me, and gave me a gift!”

His mother squeezed his little face and reminded him: “Then what do you want to say to Auntie?”

The little boy bowed solemnly: “Thank you, Auntie.”

……

From the jade hair ring tied to her black hair to the stilettos with sheepskin soles on her feet, Lu Xingxue’s whole person exudes an elegant and luxurious atmosphere from top to bottom. Who can guess that she had a doll in her handbag?

When the mother and son turned around, Jiang Ci tilted her upper body toward Lu Xingxue, and said in a small voice: “I didn’t expect it to be President Lu with toys.”

Lu Xingxue lowered her eyes, because it was close, the small red mole on the auricle of Jiang Ci fell into view. She looked at it, a thin smile appeared in her eyes, and said softly: “President Lu originally brought this for her wife.”

Jiang Ci: “……”

President Lu who can’t even eat a bit of verbal loss.

The elevator door opened, and someone came in again, Lu Xingxue pulled Jiang Ci back.

“Jiang Ci!?” The elevator door was not fully closed, and a man who had just entered squeezed his head back with difficulty, against his bruised face: “It’s really you! I didn’t expect the two of us to meet here.”

The man has a very good frame, wearing a suit with wide shoulders and narrow waist, and a handsome appearance-otherwise Huo Zhenzhen’s face control would not be able to fall in love with him. …It’s the bruise on the cheekbones that seems to be a blush with a strange color. Jiang Ci said that Huo Zhenzhen did not exaggerate, and Xiao A did cut Gu Xiaowei severely.

Gu Xiaowei finally squeezed in: “Should we two have not seen each other for half a year?”

“Xiao Gu, well, the elevator is full, can’t you go?” Gu Xiaowei’s colleague, who was crowded at the elevator entrance, turned around and urged him out.

“You go first, I have something to do.” After sending his colleague away, Gu Xiaowei asked Jiang Ci: “Jiang Ci, are you free now?”

Lu Xingxue looked at Gu Xiaowei’s only eye.

Jiang Ci: “No time.”

When the elevator reached the seventh floor, Jiang Ci walked out of the elevator. Gu Xiaowei followed her unwillingly, with a serious expression: “I won’t delay you for too long, just a few minutes. We have to talk about Zhenzhen. “

Jiang Ci paused: “What are you going to talk about?”

Gu Xiaowei’s eyes floated towards Lu Xingxue, reminding Jiang Ci that there is an outsider here: “…this, let’s take a step back.”

Jiang Ci has gained a deeper understanding of Gu Xiaowei from the several descriptions of Huo Zhenzhen. Seeing him so twitchy right now, she resents him even more: “She is Lu Xingxue.”

“Oh oh! It turned out to be Lu Xingxue! I used to hear Jiang Ci mention you. I have heard of your name for a long time, and I looked forward to meeting you for the first time. Fortunately, I am meeting you now!” Gu Xiaowei reached out to Lu Xingxue.

Jiang Ci: “…” No, how often did she mention Lu Xingxue?

Lu Xingxue raised her eyebrows slightly at Jiang Ci.

Jiang Ci: “……”

Jiang Ci refused Gu Xiaowei’s hand: “No need to greet you, we are in a hurry, what on earth do you want to say?”

Gu Xiaowei only rubbed his palms on his trousers and then together, hard: “The one in Zhenzhen’s studio called Xiao A, do you know? He and Zhenzhen are getting together!”

Gu Xiaowei made a circle on his face and said angrily: “Look at my face, you can see how I was beaten by him!”

Jiang Ci: “……”

Gu Xiaowei: “I said that Huo Zhenzhen has such a violent temper, why is she so noisy, and when she said that she broke up, it turns out that she has been in love with others behind my back! Jiang Ci, she is so green, not just a little bit. I didn’t even apologize, and asked her to hit me on the head! Jiang Ci, tell me, is she too much!?”

“…” Jiang Ci felt that Gu Xiaowei might be really not very good at his brain.

Gu Xiaowei: “I misunderstood her! My mother said she was not a good girl, and I tried to defend her, sandwiched between them and got angry. Looking at her now, I’m so heartbroken!”

Jiang Ci: “Done talking?”

Gu Xiaowei: “……”

Jiang Ci said to Lu Xingxue: “Let’s go.”

Gu Xiaowei said anxiously: “No, Jiang Ci, what do you mean? Zhenzhen is so corrupt now. As her good friend, shouldn’t you be in charge of her?”

Jiang Ci was just impatient at first, but now her eyes were really cold: “Gu Xiaowei, my patience is limited. If you didn’t take the initiative to mention Zhenzhen, I wouldn’t listen to you saying a word. Xia! As a good friend of Zhenzhen, even if she greens you hundreds of times, I won’t think she is bad. She can green you, that’s all her choice.”

Lu Xingxue held back a smile from the side. This was not the first time she had witnessed Jiang Ci’s sharp tongue.

Gu Xiaowei was stunned: “How many, hundreds of times?”

He was hit hard, and he even lost the will to continue the entanglement. Jiang Ci and Lu Xingxue walked all the way to the screening hall. When they entered the door, Jiang Ci stopped: “Lu Xingxue, I will go out again.”

She pointed out her mouth, Lu Xingxue’s heart was clear, Jiang Ci was going back to look for Gu Xiaowei: “Can you be alone?”

Jiang Ci: “It’s okay, you can go in first.”

Gu Xiaowei was still standing there, Jiang Ci stopped in front of him and called his name.

Gu Xiaowei collapsed his shoulders and said blankly: “Huh?”

Jiang Ci: “Don’t make any excuses for your own derailment. Xiao A was recruited into the studio after you broke up with Zhenzhen. They didn’t know each other before. You are about to be a father. There should be a new life. Your business is over. It’s turned over. Do you understand?”

Gu Xiaowei listened, his eyes flushed: “I did something wrong once, Jiang Ci, it was really only once, but no one corrected me—”

Jiang Ci interrupted him: “These explanations don’t need to be mentioned any more, they will only be annoying. Zhenzhen has already moved on, so look forward.”

Jiang Ci hoped so, but watching Gu Xiaowei like this, she was afraid Huo Zhenzhen still had a lot of trouble.

She stepped into the screening hall and hardly looked for it. Jiang Ci saw Lu Xingxue sitting on the side of the aisle in the middle.

Lu Xingxue put on her glasses, and was talking sideways with the person in the seat next to her.

Jiang Ci went up the aisle, separated by two or three meters. The person sitting next to Lu Xingxue looked up, and her eyes met Jiang Ci in mid-air.

Jiang Ci recognizes that this is Wang Yuanyuan, who has a relationship with Lu Xingxue. By the way, she is a new designer at Forest, and it is normal to appear here.

Wang Yuanyuan smiled at Jiang Ci, still discussing something with Lu Xingxue, and didn’t mean to give up her seat.

Jiang Ci: “……”

Jiang Ci continued to go up.

She preconceived that Lu Xingxue would sit by herself, but there was no stipulation on who must sit with whom. She was an adult, of course, she can sit as she wants!

Jiang Ci went directly to the last row. Assistant Yao, Luo Mingliang and Wei Ning were all there. Assistant Yao said: “Why does Madam sit here? Isn’t President Lu in front…face…”

Assistant Yao found Wang Yuanyuan sitting next to Lu Xingxue—what happened to Wang Yuanyuan?

Jiang Ci: “This hall is not very big, it’s a good experience to sit back.”

“…Uh, yes, I usually choose the back aisle.” Assistant Yao pulled out a bag of dried pork from Luo Mingliang, opened the mouth of the bag, and turned towards Jiang Ci: “This was made by Wei Ning’s family. It doesn’t have any strange ingredients, and sometimes President Lu will take two pieces. Try it, it’s delicious.”

Jiang Ci originally wanted to have a taste, but when she heard Lu Xingxue’s name, she lost her appetite for some reason: “No, I’ve had dinner.”

At this time, the lights in the theater were turned off, and Luo Mingliang handed Jiang Ci a packet of jelly: “Then madam, eat this. It has grape flavor and pineapple flavor. Which one do you like?”

Jiang Ci has already refused once, and it is inevitable that she will give in to their politeness, so she took the jelly in her hand: “That’s it, thank you.”

Wei Ning: “I’ll give you more melon seeds.”

Jiang Ci: “…” You have prepared so much.

The movie has already begun, but Lu Xingxue’s conversation with Wang Yuanyuan is not over. Maybe it’s because they are afraid to disturb other people watching the movie. They put their heads close together.

Jiang Ci stared at the big screen, feeling bored. She knew that her movie-watching sequelae would not heal in a short time, so why couldn’t she tell Lu Xingxue that she was not free?

Not long after, Assistant Yao and the others on the left hand side suddenly collectively moved aside and away from Jiang Ci.

Jiang Ci was puzzled, and was about to ask them what’s going on. Lu Xingxue’s voice came from the right hand side: “You have a good view from the location you picked.”

Jiang Ci: “……”

Lu Xingxue smiled at her, sitting and saying: “So many snacks?”

Jiang Ci: “Oh.”

Lu Xingxue took Jiang Ci’s wrist and cleared away the jelly and melon seeds she was holding in her hand.

Jiang Ci: “You…”

“This is also for you.” Lu Xingxue took out a few chocolate candies from her handbag, and put them into her empty palms.

Jiang Ci: “……”

Lu always brought gifts to her wife.

The light in the theater was so dim that the heat quickly rising on Jiang Ci’s face was completely unknown.

“Thank you.” She said unnaturally.

Lu Xingxue softly said, “Yeah~ don‘t thank me”

……

The sniper squinted and exploded the enemy’s head with a shot, splashing blood mixed with brains.

The hall was full of surprises, and Lu Xingxue flinched. Her movements were a bit big, her arm touched Jiang Ci, and Jiang Ci looked at it unclearly.

Lu Xingxue said awkwardly: “I can’t see this kind of picture very much.”

“It’s really bloody.” Jiang Ci was overwhelmed by several scenes when she watched it yesterday.

Lu Xingxue: “Is this passage over?”

Jiang Ci: “…Well, you can watch it.”

Ten minutes later, another bloody shot that was still fresh in Jiang Ci’s memory is coming.

She hesitated for a moment, Lu Xingxue in the corner of her eye was very devoted.

Jiang Ci stretched out her hand and covered Lu Xingxue’s eyes.

“Close your eyes.”

Lu Xingxue’s vision was blocked, and almost at the same time, a deafening explosion sounded.

“It’s too miserable…” There was a sound of inhalation all around.

Jiang Ci was also inhaling. She realized that this behavior didn’t seem appropriate. It was too intimate.

Lu Xingxue did not close her eyes. The burning picture illuminated the entire projection hall. She stared at Jiang Ci and slowly asked: “How do you know this… Have you seen it in advance?”

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