Chapter 126
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Chapter 126: She’s Easy To Soothe
Qin Yunxi wanted to watch a movie, so of course Ye Xiao would try her best to make it happen.
Early the next morning, she hailed a taxi and brought Qin Yunxi to the Chianda Cinema.
Since they hadn’t bought tickets in advance, they opted for a morning showing—fewer people, quieter environment. After all, once you’re inside the cinema, it’s all pitch black anyway. The experience would be the same.
While waiting, they stopped by the basketball court in front of the Chianda Plaza.
The two of them, standing there hand in hand, became a striking sight. Some boys got hit by the ball because they were too distracted by the view.
Especially when they saw Qin Yunxi’s innocent and naive look—many of the boys already started imagining what names to give their future children.
Before long, a tall boy jogged over and, looking at Ye Xiao and Qin Yunxi holding hands, smiled and asked, “Hey, pretty girls, can I add you on WeChat?”
Qin Yunxi had never been hit on before and panicked on the spot. “S-sorry, I didn’t bring my phone!”
Ye Xiao was busy looking at movie times on her phone. Without even glancing up, she turned to Qin Yunxi and said, “Xixi baby, which movie do you want to watch?”
The boy trying to flirt, named Ye Chen, was momentarily stunned.
He looked at the black, square-shaped object in Ye Xiao’s hand and had the urge to curse.
Are you seriously lying with your eyes wide open?
Though he was inwardly cursing, Ye Chen still kept up a polite front.
“Alright, I get the message!”
He shrugged, gave an awkward smile, and went back to the court.
“Ding! Target identified: Child of Destiny, Ye Chen. Current Luck Value: 100%. Related Female Leads: Unknown.”
Hearing the system’s notification, Ye Xiao immediately became alert. She already hadn’t liked that smug guy from the start, and now she disliked him even more.
A Child of Destiny? Who knows how many girls this guy had already fooled?
Ye Xiao had a natural distaste for these kinds of “main character” types.
—
“Chen-ge, where did you just go?”
A girl holding two cups of bubble tea returned to the basketball court just in time to see Ye Chen walking back after being rejected.
Her mind went blank—like a bomb went off in her head.
She couldn’t believe what she’d just seen.
Ye Chen-ge was her childhood friend of over a decade.
Though they hadn’t been physically intimate, in her heart, she already saw herself as his girlfriend.
Even if he had never formally confessed, things like “I only like you” or other sweet nothings—he’d always say those easily.
She couldn’t believe her Ye Chen-ge would flirt with other girls.
When they were little, they’d share a single bag of spicy snacks.
They used to rip a novel in half and read it page by page together—she’d read a page, then he’d read a page.
When they played house as kids, she was always the mom, and Ye Chen the dad.
With that kind of emotional bond… Ye Chen still dared to flirt behind her back?
Unacceptable!
Totally unacceptable!
Xiao Lingyu’s face turned deathly pale.
“Wait—!”
“Chen-ge isn’t that kind of person! He never even comes to Chianda unless I ask him. He must’ve come here because I begged him to watch a movie with me.”
“He probably only talked to those girls because he lost a bet with his friends or something.”
“Those two foxes must’ve seduced him first! That’s the only way Chen-ge would go up to talk to them!”
Xiao Lingyu reasoned through it all in her head.
Maybe it wasn’t as bad as it looked.
Most likely, those “improper” girls flirted with Ye Chen first.
In her eyes, Ye Chen was so outstanding. But toward her, he was always loyal.
Meanwhile, Ye Xiao was totally unaware that she had already been labeled by a pretty girl as some kind of vixen.
She and Qin Yunxi were still chatting and laughing.
“So, Xixi, which movie do you wanna see? This one’s called “The Husky’s Moving Castle”, or “Wolf War 3”, or this “Steel Battle Diva 2”?”
Ye Xiao held her phone screen in front of Qin Yunxi and gave her shoulder a gentle pat.
Qin Yunxi was still dazed, clearly not over being hit on earlier. The pat startled her like a scared little bunny.
“Xiao Xiao… are you going to get a boyfriend in the future?” Instead of answering the question, Qin Yunxi asked one of her own.
She suddenly realized that boy-girl was the norm in this world.
“Why would I get a boyfriend?” Ye Xiao said, then launched into a persuasive speech:
“Let me break it down for you. If you get a boyfriend, you’d have to eat with him, watch movies with him, right?”
“You’d have to go shopping and buy clothes with him.”
“You’d have to put up with him when he’s moody or hormonal every month.”
“Then there’s Dragon Boat Festival, Valentine’s Day, Teacher’s Day, National Day, Singles’ Day, Double 12, birthdays, Spring Festival—you’d have to buy him gifts for all those, right?”
“It’s not just a waste of money—why bother getting yourself a living ancestor to worship?”
“I’d rather spend money buying myself a rack of ribs—way more satisfying!”
Using Qin Yunxi’s innocence and lack of experience with men, Ye Xiao craftily mixed truth and nonsense to win her over.
Qin Yunxi nodded along, utterly convinced. In that moment, Ye Xiao seemed incredibly charming—what she said sounded so reasonable, even if something about it felt… off.
As for the “monthly hormone shifts” or “egg-changing period” part—Qin Yunxi’s face turned beet red.
So boys actually had such a strange physiological cycle?
But it also made her feel much more at ease. She had feared Ye Xiao might be lured away by some guy and abandon her.
Thankfully, it seemed Ye Xiao didn’t like men at all.
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In the end, Qin Yunxi chose to watch the animated film “The Husky’s Moving Castle”.
Compared to the wildly popular “Wolf War 3”, this re-release drew a much smaller crowd.
For most people, this film was about nostalgia. But since it wasn’t a new release, and since you could easily find it online, most people wouldn’t bother coming to the theater for it.
As for “Wolf War 3″—who knew why it was so popular?
Looking around, almost everyone came in couples.
Ye Xiao and Qin Yunxi—just two girls together—drew the attention of the ticket checker.
The woman looked at them with a peculiar expression, perhaps assuming they were a couple—and looking quite excited about it.
“Sigh…”
“Why do girls keep falling for girls these days? Us guys can’t even compete anymore.” The male employee beside the ticket checker sighed dramatically.
While Ye Xiao went to get the tickets, popcorn, and drinks, Qin Yunxi got hit on again.
Ye Xiao quickly stepped in and drove away all the shady guys.
Watching a movie with her “girlfriend,” Ye Xiao didn’t worry too much about formalities.
Qin Yunxi was easy to please, which made the whole outing feel natural and relaxed.
The animated film was actually pretty good—reminded Ye Xiao a lot of Studio Ghibli classics from her past life.
Two hours flew by.
When she checked the time again, Ye Xiao realized—it was already 11 a.m.!
Translator’s Note: I wonder how many Readers are still interested in this Novel? This Novel is not getting that many views.
VenExile
I’m still interested! I check this novel every so often for updates.