Different Girls, Same Movie

Inside a movie theater.

Lin Yu and Huang Feiya entered with their tickets.

To keep the viewing experience from being too boring.

The two also bought a bucket of popcorn and two drinks.

Perhaps because it was an advance screening and the movie hadn't officially premiered yet.

There were very few people in the audience for this showing, only a scattered single-digit number of people.

The seats Huang Feiya bought were in the third row from the back.

There was absolutely no one sitting behind them; it was completely empty.

Thinking back to his playboy lifestyle in his past life.

When he watched a movie in a booked-out theater, he loved choosing this kind of seat.

Bringing a female companion he had only known for a few days to watch a midnight showing.

There were cameras in the theater, so of course, they couldn't put on an explicit show.

But aside from going all the way, they would go through all the other necessary bases in advance.

In this life, he didn't have many memories in movie theaters.

But in his past life, it was full of memories and left behind quite a few stories.

Sitting in this familiar spot now, it was inevitable that some images would rise in his mind.

Lin Yu had already seen the full version of That Green Year in advance during the last screening event.

He didn't tell Huang Feiya about this.

She had prepared for a long time and even kept him in suspense beforehand.

Waiting forever for the perfect opportunity to bring it out and give Lin Yu a surprise.

If Lin Yu tactlessly said:

Sorry, I've already seen this movie!

Wouldn't that be too much of a slap in the face to Huang Feiya?

It was hard on her to have prepared for so long.

When Lin Yu went to pay the bill after dinner, he found out that Huang Feiya had topped up her membership and already paid.

This kind of behavior, for a normal friend, was absolutely impeccable.

Consequently.

Lin Yu didn't ruin the mood, came to the theater, and kept the fact that he had seen it to himself.

Looking at the sparsely populated theater, Huang Feiya couldn't help but say:

This should be the second day of the movie's advance screening, right?

Is word of mouth that bad? Why is the attendance rate so low!

It seems I picked the wrong movie. If I had known, I would have picked another one.

Lin Yu, if the movie is terrible, please don't blame me.

I rarely watch movies, so it's really hard for me to tell if the quality is good or bad.

Lin Yu shook his head and said:

I haven't seen this movie, but I heard from my classmates that the plot is pretty good.

The acting of the male and female leads is on point, and the quality is up to par.

There aren't that many people watching it now, probably because it hasn't reached the main promotional period yet.

Many people don't even know there's an advance screening for this movie. We're considered lucky.

I don't know what your movie-watching habits are, but I actually really like places with few people.

In the past, I would often wait until a movie I'd been wanting to see was about to leave theaters, and then I could often have the whole place to myself with just one or two other people.

Huang Feiya couldn't help but cast an admiring glance.

She smiled and said:

I understand you a bit more now.

Every time I learn something about your habits and style, it makes me feel a bit more affection for you.

I always feel like you were tailor-made for me. Every habit of yours matches mine perfectly.

Lin Yu: ...

Anyone who dared to express themselves so directly definitely couldn't be bad-looking.

If her looks were even slightly lower, she would directly be labeled as greasy.

Too cloying!

How could she say it so calmly and naturally?

Doesn't she feel embarrassed at all?

Furthermore.

If Huang Feiya knew the biggest reason why Lin Yu liked watching movies in empty theaters...

Would her words still be so straightforward!

I'm afraid she would only keep her distance from Lin Yu and scoff at him.

Bzz bzz... bzz bzz...

While waiting for the movie to start, Lin Yu's phone vibrated non-stop.

To ensure he wouldn't be disturbed during the movie, Lin Yu had switched it to vibrate mode early on.

The series of irregular vibrations, without a doubt, were WeChat messages.

Seeing that Huang Feiya's attention wasn't on him.

Lin Yu naturally took out his phone, unlocked it, and glanced at his WeChat messages.

Lin Yu: !!!

Hiss!

The person sending the messages was none other than Elder Chi?!

The first message was a screenshot of a movie review, signed with the name Lin Yu.

Looking at the content of the review, Lin Yu instantly understood what was going on.

This review of That Green Year was written for him!

Could it be.

The previously organized screening event actually left behind this kind of boring reaction essay homework?

Elder Chi hadn't mentioned a word of it to Lin Yu.

Perhaps from the very beginning when she invited Lin Yu to attend, Elder Chi had already made up her mind.

That she would write this homework for Lin Yu.

Man proposes, God disposes.

It was this exact same movie that Lin Yu had come to see again today.

Only, the person beside him wasn't Elder Chi!

For a moment.

A flash of guilt crossed Lin Yu's heart.

No matter what.

Elder Chi was, in the truest sense, his first girlfriend in this life.

She treated him with all her heart, not even letting him do his own homework.

Yet here he was, bringing another girl to watch the exact same movie.

Even though this wasn't Lin Yu's original intention, nor had he initiated it.

Yet, he still couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

It wasn't that Huang Feiya had failed to notice Lin Yu checking his phone.

It was just that their current relationship wasn't intimate enough for her to bring it up.

She only had five days.

During these five days, if she acted in a way that made Lin Yu feel smothered, whatever budding feelings he might have had would be completely wiped out by his urge to escape.

Huang Feiya knew a thing or two about how men thought.

No man liked being controlled by his significant other.

If she wanted Lin Yu to fall for her step by step, she needed to let him feel a certain degree of freedom, at least during the initial stages of their time together.

She waited until Lin Yu finished replying to his messages and put his phone away.

Only then did Huang Feiya speak up to continue their conversation:

"Can we try holding hands while we watch? Looking at the time, the movie should be starting soon."

"I'm not good at lying, and I don't see the need to lie anyway."

"You are the first guy I've ever watched a movie with alone, and barring any surprises..."

"You will very likely be the last!"

"I don't mean anything else by it. I just want to experience what it feels like for a normal couple to watch a movie together."

Looking at Huang Feiya's outstretched hand, Lin Yu fell into a brief moment of hesitation.

Taken on its own, this request really wasn't too much to ask.

They were in the middle of a bet.

As long as her requests weren't completely outrageous, Lin Yu was supposed to cooperate with her.

This was what the two of them had agreed upon beforehand.

However, Lin Yu wasn't entirely sure if Huang Feiya was intentionally baiting him.

First, she would break down his guard through minor physical contact.

Then, very quickly.

She would gradually up the ante, escalating to more unreasonable demands.

By agreeing time and time again, he would slowly fall right into her trap.