Chapter 90

"Mom, I'm going out."

She buried her head and walked past the living room.

"Just a moment."

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"Where are you going?"

Mom sat on the couch, calling her back.

"I..."

She hesitated, looking to the side.

"I made plans to watch a movie with a friend..."

"A movie? Is it a guy or a girl?"

"Huh?"

She was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect her mom to ask that.

"Oh, Yu just made plans to hang out with friends. Why are you asking so many questions?"

Dad, who was watching TV on the side, said softly.

"Oh..."

After he said that, Mom didn't say much.

"Are you coming back for dinner in the afternoon?"

"Probably not."

"Oh... Don't stay out too late."

"Okay."

"And don't spend the night outside!"

"..."

"Do you hear me?"

"I know..."

She muttered impatiently and quickly changed her shoes and left before her mom could say anything else.

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"Laonan."

After Raina Nan left, Mom patted Dad's shoulder again.

"What now?"

"I still feel something is not right!"

She thought for a long time and said mysteriously.

"What's wrong?"

"I suspect... that Raina might be in a relationship..."

She frowned and said so.

"Huh?"

Dad looked up, glanced at her, and then covered his face with the newspaper.

"You're being suspicious."

"Huh, do you think I'm joking with you?!"

Mom, seeing him ignoring her, snatched away the newspaper.

"Here we go again, right? Can't you stop talking about this topic..."

She thought this matter was already over, but she didn't expect her mom to bring it up again...

"Huh, you said she was going out with friends. Does she need to dress up like that?"

"How is she dressed up? Isn't that how young girls are these days?"

"Oh, now you know?"

"You're making a fuss over nothing..."

"Oh~ well, Teacher Nan, you're the one who mingles with female students every day, of course, you would know~"

"..."

Dad was speechless and didn't bother with her sarcasm. He stood up.

"Where are you going?"

"The restroom!"

The best way to deal with this situation is to quickly hide in the restroom, out of sight, out of mind...

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On the other side

Raina Nan walked along the pedestrian street alone.

After thinking for a moment, she stopped and checked her outfit in the glass of a shop window.

Feeling satisfied, she ran her hand through her hair.

"Xiaoyu'er, if you encounter any trouble during the date, don't forget to call me, okay?"

Yin Lixia said this yesterday before walking away...

Now, thinking back, she felt that something was off... Could she have been fooled by this person again? She wasn't sure...

But even if that's the case, it was her own doing.

At this point, she could only grit her teeth and go on...

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"Little one."

"Huh?"

A voice pulled her back from her thoughts.

She looked up and saw Samson Nan standing in front of her.

"You're late."

He pointed to the watch on his wrist.

"Just a few minutes late..."

"Just? It's a date, Xiaodun. Take it seriously."

"What, what date? We're just going out to have fun..."

She muttered softly.

"Huh, Xiaodun, that's not what you said yesterday~"

He said and took out his phone, showing her the text message from yesterday.

"Look~"

"I don't want to see it."

Her face felt a bit hot, so she turned her head to the side...

"Tsk, you're not responsible once you tease my older brother, huh? I'm the one who's nervous here..."

"What's there to be nervous about?"

"Do you think I'm as carefree as you?"

He reached out and messed up her hair, which she had painstakingly styled.

"What are you doing..."

"Oh, wait a moment."

He suddenly paused and slightly bent down.

He brought his nose closer and sniffed her.

"What are you doing?"

Her body shook involuntarily and she took a step back.

"Raina, are you wearing perfume?"

"Huh?"

She was stunned for a moment.

"Do you, do you have a problem with that..."

Her voice was as soft as a mosquito, she glanced at him and then lowered her head again.

She usually doesn't wear perfume or anything, but this morning, when she left the house, somehow she inexplicably sprayed her mother's perfume twice...

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Sure enough, it's strange, right?

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"It smells good~"

His voice came from beside her ear.

By the time she snapped out of her trance, he had already pulled up a lock of her hair and brought it to his nose...

"Idiot! What are you smelling!"

She quickly opened his hand and for some reason, her face was burning, as if it would scorch.

"It's not like you're losing a piece of meat, stingy~"

He just smiled nonchalantly.

"Come on, let's go, the movie is about to start."

She didn't dare look into his eyes, hurriedly walked ahead.

"Hey, wait for me!"

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As they walked into the cinema, they realized that there were a lot of people today.

Although it was still afternoon, the ticket hall was already crowded with a long line.

"Little one, what do you want to watch?"

"Anything."

Since she hadn't checked online in advance, she had no idea what good movies were playing recently.

"Star Trek~ I've been wanting to watch it for a long time, let's go with that."

"I'm not interested."

"Huh? But you said anything..."

He sighed, then glanced at the scrolling subtitles on the screen.

"Love Dyeing Autumn Leaves... a romance?... tickets are really cheap, probably not that good..."

"Just..."

She murmured softly, then immediately realized something and looked away.

"Do you want to watch this?"

"Anything..."

You should just say if you want to watch it... he sighed.

"Then let's go with this one, you go sit over there first."

"Okay."

After he finished speaking, he ran off to join the queue in front.

Raina Nan walked alone to the rest area and found a seat to sit down.

She looked around, and more people gradually filled the cinema.

There was a family of three with a child, as well as a few friends who came together, but more... were couples walking past her side by side.

Holding hands, shoulder to shoulder, they walked by her.

She unconsciously looked down at her palm...

Come to think of it, her brother would occasionally hold her hand like that... what did it look like to others?

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"Hey, little beauty all alone?"

Lost in thought, she suddenly noticed someone sitting next to her.

"?"

She was startled and looked up.

Only to find herself surrounded by three or four unfamiliar men.

"Who are you guys..."

"Sister, we'll treat you to any movie you want to watch."

"No thanks."

She sighed and stood up.

"Don't leave."

The man sitting next to her grabbed her wrist.

"Let's play together."

"Let go."

She turned back, her face showing some anger.

"Oh, so fierce~ Such a waste not to smile with such a pretty face."

"That's right, come on, smile."

"Why should I smile?"

A voice came from behind.

"Huh?"

The man was startled and only then noticed that someone had placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Who are you?!"

The man took a step back in fear.

When he turned around, Samson Nan was already standing in front of him.

"What do you want with her?"

He said, reaching out to grab her hand and pulling her next to him.

"We, we..."

The man looked up at Samson Nan, who was taller than him.

"I asked you if you had something with her?!"

He raised his voice, interrupting the man's words.

His dilated pupils revealed a hint of coldness.

"..."

Suddenly, everyone fell silent.

"Let's go."

"Hmph, dealing with men..."

"Boring."

Muttering to themselves, they walked past.

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"Brother..."

Raina Nan finally snapped out of her nervousness.

She lifted her head and secretly glanced at his profile.

There was very little expression on his face, as if he was thinking about something...

"I said, little one."

After a moment, he finally turned around.

He stared at her without blinking.

"..."

She was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked away.

"I've only been gone for a short while, and you got into trouble already?"

He said, flicking her forehead with his finger.

"That's none of your business..."

She covered her forehead and glanced at him with annoyance.

"..."

"Remember, next time I won't save you anymore~"

"Hmph..."

She turned her head and looked to the side.

"I got the tickets, let's go."

"Oh."

She responded and followed him, running.

Why couldn't she say the word "thank you" that was already on the tip of her tongue...

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"The 7th auditorium..."

He walked ahead, searching for the screening hall.

"It's here, Raina..."

When he turned around, he noticed that her hand was suspended in mid-air.

"What are you doing?"

He looked at her suspiciously.

"No, nothing..."

Her face turned crimson, and she quickly pulled her hand back.

Samson Nan paused for a moment, looked around left and right.

He realized that almost everyone entering and exiting this 7th auditorium were...couples?

Hand in hand, laughing and talking as they walked inside.

"..."

He sighed softly.

Silently, he walked up to her.

Bending slightly, he took her hand.

"Brother...?"

She felt the warmth from his palm.

Before she could react, he pulled her along, heading towards the screening hall.

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"That movie just now was pretty good, huh~"

"Yeah, it was worth the ticket price, right, Jiazi?"

"..."

"Jiazi!"

The girl poked her shoulder with her hand.

"Huh? Are you calling me?"

She snapped out of her thoughts.

"Who were you looking at? Did you see someone you know?"

"No, I didn't..."

She waved her hand.

"That hall seemed to be showing 'Dying Leaves of Love', let's go see it next time~"

"Sure, I heard it's good. Oh, Jiazi, why are you spacing out? Let's go!"

"Yeah, okay..."

She hesitated for a moment, then looked back in the direction she was just looking.

After a while, she turned her head and walked outside.