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.
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
