Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Luo Yanran's expression was somewhat blank. Although she didn't know what this "Private Cinema" was all about, the name didn't sound very proper, did it?

For a moment, Luo Yanran felt that maybe she didn't really understand Xie Xiao after all. The gentle and warmhearted big boy she imagined couldn't be just something she conjured up in her mind, could he?

Her hesitant gaze landed on Xie Xiao's face, and it was conspicuously obvious.

Xie Xiao tried to act as if he hadn't noticed, but he couldn't help turning his head to look at her with a bemused and helpless expression. Before he could say anything, she quickly turned her gaze away, looking utterly uncommunicative.

Xie Xiao: ...

He shook their interlocked hands, "Don't think anything messy—it's just a regular cinema. It's just that the couple seats are separated, and there's a bit more private space. So, what shall we eat later?"

Actually, Xie Xiao wasn't hungry because he had just had breakfast, but it was almost noon now, and Luo Yanran must be hungry.

Luo Yanran retorted in a low voice, "I didn't let my thoughts wander!"

It wasn't her fault—wasn't he the one who mentioned what little couples should do, and talked about private cinemas...

It's hard for anyone to not let their thoughts wander with all that!

All blame on Xie Xiao!

Though she kept grumbling inwardly, there was only a slight blush on Luo Yanran's face that gave nothing away. "I heard from Hai Ou that there's a new Korean restaurant that just opened nearby. Want to try it out?" she said.

"Sure, if you want to eat there, let's try it," Xie Xiao agreed without a second thought.

Luo Yanran felt a bit happy and took out her phone to get in line. "The place is new, so it might be crowded... we'll have to wait for four tables," she said.

She glanced at the person next to her, "Shall we take a stroll in the meantime?"

Xie Xiao naturally had no objections, and he amusingly noticed that Luo Yanran seemed to be gradually relaxing. It was happening much faster than he had anticipated.

He had thought that she would be very shy at the start, but apart from that slightly misleading biology question earlier, she acted quite gracefully, which took Xie Xiao by surprise.

"Ranran," Xie Xiao suddenly called out.

Luo Yanran made an acknowledging sound and turned to look at him. As she did so, her hair also fluttered softly, and in the sunlight, she was as beautiful as a painting.

He was momentarily dazzled, and the words he was about to say got lost on the way out.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Luo Yanran asked with puzzlement in her tone, snapping him back to reality. He smiled, "How come you're not blushing when you see me now?"

Luo Yanran blinked, thinking to herself that her face was still warm, just not visibly red. But what she said was, "What's there to blush about? We're together now. It's not like I can just blush every time I see you."

Xie Xiao laughed and reached out to touch the little ear that betrayed her, "Really?"

Luo Yanran quickly covered her own ears with her hands—they were still warm, and definitely red!

She glared at Xie Xiao, "You did that on purpose! You're so bad!"

Xie Xiao chuckled, feeling very pleased, "Didn't you just lie?"
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Luo Yanran stared at him with a triumphant smile on his face and then suddenly laughed herself, "Are you happy now?"

Xie Xiao was taken aback. She still remembered the moment earlier when she realized he was unhappy...

"What if I'm still not very happy?" Xie Xiao asked in a low voice, just as they were stepping into the entrance of the mall.

Since it was the weekend and lunchtime, the place was quite crowded.

He heard Luo Yanran whisper, "Then what would make you happy, boyfriend?"

Xie Xiao was absolutely floored. How could his girlfriend be so sweet and well-behaved? What's to be done?

Of course, take a mile when given an inch!

He looked at Luo Yanran, "Could you give me another kiss?"

Luo Yanran's first reaction wasn't to refuse outright, but to glance around her, "There are so many people here..."

She thought they might bump into Teacher Lin or some other students…

Isn't that a bit too brazen?

Xie Xiao was already very happy when he heard this; she hadn't rejected him.

Xie Xiao reached out to hold her hand again, "Then let's kiss later, the cinema is fine, I heard it has great privacy..."

"Xie Xiao! Don't always talk about this kind of thing..." The girl's voice was tinged with embarrassment.

Xie Xiao looked a bit innocent and felt that it was indeed inappropriate, "But I'm just so happy..."

Afterwards, they both quickened their pace to go eat without realizing it.

The restaurant they chose was indeed busy, but luckily they had made a reservation online.

After strolling around, it was just their turn.

Xie Xiao thought the taste was pretty average, but the decor, service, and price were good.

Only when it came to paying, the two of them had a disagreement.

Luo Yanran looked at Xie Xiao seriously and said, "You're a student too, you can't always be the one paying, right?"

"But we're boyfriend and girlfriend," Xie Xiao said earnestly, "I have money."

"You may have money, but you can't always use yours, I have money too," Luo Yanran insisted, "How about going Dutch?"

Xie Xiao sighed, unsure of how to make her accept that it was proper for him to pay for the date.

Which couple on their first date expects the girl to pay?

That's not appropriate either.

Seeing her serious face, Xie Xiao knew they couldn't go on like this and suggested, "How about this, I'll pay for the meal, and you pay for the movies later?"

Luo Yanran thought that eating out definitely cost more than watching a movie, but it also seemed inappropriate to be so calculating.

In the end, she put away her phone, "Alright."

Xie Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. As for their different concepts of spending money, they could only discuss it slowly.

In fact, he found it quite novel. It had always seemed like a natural thing for the boy to pay when going out with someone of the opposite sex.

Even if they weren't boyfriend and girlfriend, Xie Xiao had hardly ever let a girl pay.

They also didn't have the awareness to do so.

But Luo Yanran was different; she always seemed to have a clear sense of boundaries.

Only now that they were in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, Xie Xiao felt a bit hurt by her insistence on keeping things so clear-cut.

After paying and heading out, Xie Xiao put on a hurt expression, "Girlfriend, aren't you drawing the line a bit too clearly with me? It hurts a bit."

Luo Yanran was taken aback and explained, "It's not like that, it's just, I know you have money, but I can't let you always pay..."

She wasn't used to explaining herself to people and suddenly couldn't find the right words.

All she could do was frown in urgency, reaching out to hold onto Xie Xiao's hand. Her tone was anxious yet earnest, "I really didn't mean that, I like you a lot, not looking to make things that clear-cut between us..."

She was still thinking about how to clarify when she saw the boy in front of her had already started to laugh, leaning in close to whisper, "How much do you like me?"

Luo Yanran was momentarily speechless.

She stared at him with wide eyes, her eyes smiling, lips pursed, her gaze shifting away, but still she whispered, "I like you a lot, even more than you can imagine."

And I've liked you longer than you might think.

Xie Xiao felt a softness in his heart looking at her like that.

He thought, since she's already his girlfriend, a kiss would be alright, right?