Chapter 130
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Chapter 130: The Eyesore Small Fry
The ticket-checking young woman stared at Ye Chen for a few moments. He looked strangely familiar.
But she saw so many people pass by her every day that she didn’t pay much attention.
It wasn’t until a very pretty girl appeared by his side that the memory clicked.
This guy had been here earlier this morning—with another equally pretty girl. Her name was Xiao Han.
Still, the ticket girl had long since stopped being surprised by things like this.
Finally, the movie ended, and Ye Chen felt drowsy.
At first, he tried to act like it was his first time watching—feigning excitement and gasping at key moments.
But by the end, he simply couldn’t fake it anymore.
This was the third time he’d watched the same movie today. He was sick of it.
He was so sick of it!
“Brother Chen, are you a little tired? I noticed you nearly dozed off during the movie. Oh, and I meant to ask earlier—what happened to your face?”
“Hmm… probably just had a busy day,” Ye Chen replied. “There’s nothing wrong with my face, you must have imagined it.”
By now, the slap marks had completely faded, so he wasn’t too concerned.
Xiao Han didn’t press further. Sometimes asking too many questions just made things awkward.
Looking again, she saw his face really did look fine. Maybe she had been mistaken earlier.
On the other side of the theater, though, Ye Xiao was having a rough time.
At first, she was excited for the monster movie. But the standard American-style melodrama and cringe-inducing political correctness quickly made her regret it.
Whenever a slow, dialogue-heavy scene came on with no monsters in sight, Ye Xiao would turn her attention to teasing Jiang Qingyue.
But just as the two were getting flirty—really getting into the groove—a deafening monster roar shattered the mood.
Her head buzzed from the noise.
Roar after roar followed, and the sound system in the cinema was so loud she felt like she was going deaf.
She had no choice but to abandon her romantic plotting and focus on the monster fights.
To be honest, most people came to this kind of movie just for the monsters, and this one certainly delivered on that front.
But whether it was due to regional factors or something else, these American directors just couldn’t let go of those painfully awkward dialogue scenes.
The monster fights were cool—if she judged purely on visuals and action, she’d give it a 9/10. But overall? A 6, at most.
The plot was all VFX. The characters were all VFX.
And it was definitely not because the monster’s roar interrupted her flirting with Jiang Qingyue. Definitely not.
By the time the movie ended, it was already 6 PM.
“Perfect timing. Let’s grab something to eat!” Jiang Qingyue seemed energized and clearly didn’t want the date to end just yet.
Ye Xiao considered for a moment and nodded. Her next movie date with Jiang Mengwei was for a late showing at 9 PM, so dinner with Jiang Qingyue wouldn’t conflict.
They were still at Qianda Mall anyway—plenty of places to eat nearby.
“Let’s stroll around a bit first,” Ye Xiao suggested.
After three straight movies, she honestly felt like her butt was going numb. A bit of walking might be good for her health.
“Sure!” Jiang Qingyue’s eyes lit up instantly.
She’d wanted to spend more time with Ye Xiao too, but hadn’t dared suggest it.
After all, she’d secretly arranged this date without telling her bestie Li Mengyue, so she’d been feeling a little guilty.
Now that Ye Xiao brought it up herself, of course she said yes right away.
Thinking about how Ye Xiao had chosen to date her, not Little Yue, made her heart flutter.
Usually, anything Ye Xiao did, she’d tell both of them. But this time, there wasn’t a single sign on Li Mengyue’s end.
Maybe… Ye Xiao liked her a little more?
After all, Ye Xiao had given her a full year of “Governor” status, agreed to go on a date, watch a movie, and now even suggested going shopping.
She was clearly ahead!
“Jiang Qingyue’s affection +20. Current affection: 90. System scanning target… Beep. Target confirmed as female lead, bound to Destined Son Chen Chen.”
“Congratulations, Host! You have seized 5% Luck Value. Reward: 400 Strategy Points. Current completion: 85%. Keep it up!”
Hearing the Sister System’s voice again startled Ye Xiao.
“Sister System, we’ve met Jiang Qingyue so many times now. Why are you only now telling me she’s a female lead?!”
“Because, Host, your technique is terrible. Her affection hadn’t been high enough, and she hadn’t even met the Male Lead yet.”
System Sister shrugged.
“Hey, what’s with these strategy points? The first time I stole 5% Luck Value, you gave me 500! Now I only get 400?”
“My, my, small fry Host, what a good memory you have. Well, I took a 20% service fee this time—to level up the system!”
Ye Xiao curled her lip and muttered under her breath, “You shady, scummy system. Even upgrades have to be funded by stealing my points. Trashy system really lives up to the name.”
“Xiao Xiao, what are you mumbling about?”
“Nothing! Didn’t we say we’d get dinner? Small fry Sis, you pick the place. It’s my treat!”
Ye Xiao shook her head quickly.
“Huh?” Jiang Qingyue blinked.
Weren’t they just going shopping? Why the sudden pivot to dinner?
But she didn’t think too hard about it. A girl’s mind is a mysterious ocean—she didn’t always know what she was thinking, let alone what Ye Xiao was.
Maybe Ye Xiao just suddenly got hungry?
In any case, having a meal alone with Ye Xiao made her very happy.
She might even be the first one to successfully schedule something with Ye Xiao since she’d vanished for a few weeks.
Sure, she may have jumped the gun a little, but being the first to reconnect gave her a huge advantage.
Family background? She was no match for Shen Yunchu.
Looks? She had zero edge there too.
But Ye Xiao had made her Governor, gone on a date, watched a movie, and now offered to treat her to dinner. She was clearly winning.
“No way, Xiao Xiao! You can’t treat me! You’re my Governor now, after all. I’m paying!”
Qingyue patted her chest confidently.
She quickly looked up a BBQ spot with a 4.9 rating on ChouTuan called Beef Grill Master, conveniently located inside Qianda Plaza.
It was peak dinner hour, so the restaurant was packed—they even had to take a number to wait.
While waiting, they stopped by Shanghai Rich Lady Tea and bought two fruit teas.
But when they returned to the BBQ restaurant, Ye Xiao spotted a familiar figure in the waiting area.
It was Ye Chen!
Ye Xiao immediately felt her mood sour. Why the hell does this small fry keep showing up wherever I go?
Couldn’t he have picked a different day to come to Qianda?
She’d already run into this guy countless times today.
To be fair, though, Ye Chen clearly had good taste.
The girl next to him was yet another youthful beauty—Ye Xiao would give her at least an 8.5 in looks.
