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Su Shi unconsciously touched her palm and casually said, "If I remember calling you."
"It's a date then, want to pinky swear?"
"No."
This time the answer came quickly.
“She’s not a child anymore,” Su Shi said again.
She also didn't want any more physical contact with Aine.
"So, what movie did you choose?" Li Xi asked.
Aiyin, who was fiddling with the TV, showed her mobile phone.
It was a movie title they'd never heard of before, and judging by the rating, it only had 23 points—it seemed like a terrible film no matter how they looked at it. Li Xi and Su Shi's expressions changed slightly as a result.
Is Aine planning to drag them to watch a bad movie?
"The rating doesn't seem very high..." Deng said softly.
"It's not high."
"You think it's good?" Lixi asked again.
"nor."
"Huh?" Li Xi couldn't help but exclaim.
So, it was intentional?
Is the purpose of bringing everyone out here just to critique a terrible work? Li Xi really doesn't know what to say.
Su Shi was equally helpless. If she had known this would happen, she should have rejected Ai Yin no matter what.
Seeing their disgusted expressions, Ai Yin quickly said, "You guys take a look first! You'll see when you see it."
After setting up the TV and drawing the curtains, the living room became much darker, but some light still seeped in.
The television screen started moving, displaying various logos for two or three minutes before the main program began. Such a long display of logos was enough to give Lixi and the others a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the opening scene was immediately filled with a cheap feel.
Characters with unclear meanings are constantly shifting and jumping around. Why are they doing this?
"You're so lucky." Li Xi sighed deeply.
The extremely awkward colloquial text and the bizarre storyline that seemed to be written by a human or a machine were surprisingly interesting, but the interesting parts were not in the film itself.
"What's the point of doing all this somersaults?" Li Xi asked, frowning.
"Is it to highlight how capable these people are?" Su Shi pondered.
"Then...why choose somersaults as a demonstration of strength?" Deng asked, utterly bewildered.
Lena ate some snacks and said, "I can flip it too."
"Really?" Aine asked in surprise.
"Hmm, but I'm full and can't move." Le Nai said, then lay down on the sofa and let out a long yawn.
Lixi pulled Lena up: "Don't lie down right after eating, or you'll get a stomachache."
The movie continues, and the perplexing story continues as the scenes change, but the more serious the characters become, the more hilarious it becomes.
"Are these inappropriate jokes really popular with these bad movie directors?" Li Xi shook his head.
"Yeah, the humor is really low-level," Su Shi commented.
"I feel... I can't understand it." Even the most eccentric light was becoming more and more confused, not knowing what it was looking at.
However, listening to everyone's comments one after another, she found it quite interesting.
I heard that before television became widespread, people would sit together and watch the same program. They could see each other's faces, laugh together, or shake their heads and sigh together—it was incredibly lively.
Just like it is now.
Could this be Aine's purpose? Akari couldn't help but look at Aine beside her.
This is an experience you won't get at the movie theater.
"I'm a monster!!! Not human!!" the protagonist in the scene roared, and despite trying his best to appear sad and angry, he still managed to make Lixi laugh out loud.
"I can't take it anymore." Li Xi leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes.
“Weren’t you laughing quite happily?” Ai Yin said.
"If you consider being so angry that you laugh out loud to count as such."
Su Shi had by now almost understood Aine's intentions.
You don't necessarily have to watch good movies to relax; you can watch bad movies too—provided you're not watching alone.
“I find it very interesting,” the lamp suddenly said.
Everyone else looked at her in shock, except for Lena. Lena was already asleep.
Aine exclaimed in surprise, "Really!?"
"Deng, let's go see a really good movie next time!" Lixi said worriedly.
There are plenty of truly interesting movies out there; don't get hooked on this kind of rubbish.
“I think the light meant that everyone’s reaction was interesting,” Su Shi said.
The lamp smiled and said, "Mm."
Lixi was relieved, which was all the better.
Aine agreed, "Riki's reaction was indeed very interesting."
"...Could you watch the movie and not look at me?" Li Xi said softly, arms crossed.
"Because it's so boring."
"Then why did you choose this one?"
"Because everyone's reactions were quite interesting."
It turns out she wanted to see people, not movies.
Although the process wasn't bad, a bad movie is still a bad movie, and watching it still left me feeling mentally hurt.
Su Shi thought of this and asked again:
What kind of movies does Aine dislike?
Why are you suddenly asking this? Ai Yin thought for a moment before replying, "I'm actually not that picky. If I had to say, I don't watch romance movies very often."
Li Xi asked in surprise, "Really?"
The lamp was equally surprised: "Unexpected..."
Su Shi seemed to be deep in thought: "Hmm..."
What kind of reaction is this? She's already mentioned it in the chat group, right? They seem to have some kind of misunderstanding about her.
Aine added, "Your reactions are so strange."
“Because no matter how you look at it, Aine is the kind of person who would like that kind of music,” Lixi said directly.
"Hmm, a pink atmosphere..." Deng explained his thoughts as best he could.
But Aine couldn't understand. She felt like she was being treated as an innocent and naive heroine who always fantasized about one day having her true love come to her side and having an extremely romantic love affair.
This kind of character design is no longer popular in morning dramas.
Even if it's trendy, she doesn't want to be a part of it. It's best not to follow this trend.
"It's not that I hate them, it's just that I'm picky about this type of work. Even if action movies or horror movies are bad, I can still find some entertainment in them."
But romance and comedy films, when they're really bad, are utterly awful and offer absolutely no enjoyment. They're practically torture.
Li Xi felt like she could understand: "That does make some sense."
"so--"
Su Shi had already guessed what Aine's next words would be.
"Let's all go to the movies together next time! Let's go to the cinema. There seems to be a really popular romance movie." Ai Yin smiled and showed her phone, pointing to the screen.
Su Shi didn't look and said bluntly, "I won't go."
Li Xi sighed, "Not interested."
Lena was sleeping, oblivious to everything around her.
That's it again!
Ai Yin complained, "Everyone really has no team spirit at all!"
“I want to go,” the lamp gave a different answer.
But if Lixi and the others don't go, then she'll be the only one going to see a romantic movie with Aine.
It always makes me feel shy.
Lixi looked back and forth between Aine and Deng, her feelings complicated and subtle. She felt like she had suddenly become an outsider, and she didn't know whether this feeling was caused by Aine or Deng.
But no matter what, she didn't like this feeling.
Lixi subconsciously looked at Aiyin and mumbled, correcting herself, "...If you're in the mood, you can go take a look."
"Riki is so dishonest. She clearly really wants to go, doesn't she?"
"Nonsense! I didn't say that!"
The slightly loud noise seemed to have woken Lena, or perhaps the movie playing on TV had entered its final, indifferent phase.
Lenai's ears twitched, and she opened her eyes: "It's over?"
"No, Renai. Do you want to go to the movies together next time?" Aine invited.
What's in the movie theater?
"Popcorn and Coke."
Lena rubbed her eyes: "Yeah, it depends on my mood."
This answer is similar to Li Xi's.
"Soyorin, soyorin—" Aine called out the name while tugging at Su Shi's clothes.
"I can't take it anymore." Su Shi sighed deeply.
"You always make promises so casually."
"It doesn't matter where it is. I'm serious, you know."
Even when you're sick? Su Shi glanced at her sideways, and Ai Yin, clearly thinking of the same thing, guiltily looked away.
“Yes, Ai Yin isn’t casual,” Li Xi said, the words slipping out of her mouth.
"Why are you the one defending her?"
"...Is there a problem?"
"Not really."
She knew perfectly well that Aine was not casual at all, but it was precisely because Aine was not carefree by nature and always had some ulterior motives that she was so despicable.
"Sigh, I'll go then."
Aine exclaimed with delight, "That's exactly how it should be!"
"but--"
Su Shi changed the subject abruptly: "—I have a request."
"any request?"
"Would they take another picture?" Ai Yin thought nervously, even though the photo on Su Shi's phone was actually a candid shot.
Su Shi said softly, "...You can cook dinner tonight."
"Eh?"
"Anything is fine, I'm not picky. Except for offal and the like, although we don't have that kind of ingredient in the fridge."
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