Chapter 241 - 241 I Agree
241 I Agree
Ever since Yao Nian overheard that conversation and found out that Yu Yan’s family was wealthier than his, he had been feeling insecure. Yu Yan’s current behavior made Yao Nian feel that his guess was right.
As he watched Yu Yan leave, Yao Nian felt very anxious. After all, the two of them had just gotten together and their relationship wasn’t solid yet. If Yu Yan’s parents were fast enough, Yu Yan might be transferred back to the city very soon. He definitely wouldn’t be able to follow them.
Returning to the city required money and connections. If they weren’t related, who would help a stranger? Yao Nian decided to speed things up and take their relationship to the next level.
Recently, Yu Yan had been ostracized by Xu Ling. However, because she would send food to some female intellectuals from time to time, there were still some greedy people who were willing to hang out with with her.
There were some people who were neutral and didn’t hang out with Xu Ling, but Yu Yan felt that they were slow-witted and only had working in mind, so she disdained to play with them.
Among the female intellectuals, Yu Yan was the most well-off. However, because she had to save money to visit Duan Mei, she had been short on money recently. Those people were secretly saying that Yu Yan was stingy, which angered Yu Yan so much that she had been staying in the dormitory apart from working.
On their day off, Yao Nian took the initiative to invite Yu Yan to watch a movie. Yu Yan was bored at that time, so when she heard that there was no need for her to pay, she immediately agreed happily.
At this time, movie theaters still used projections. The projector projected the movie onto a large white cloth. Even with such simple equipment, the movie theater was still fully-packed. The movie theater only had a screening room that could accommodate about 300 people. It was played twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
The second floor, which was for projectors and discs, was built in the back half of the theater.
After Yao Nian bought the tickets, he specifically brought Yu Yan to buy melon seeds. When they were halfway to the cinema from the supply company, Yao Nian said that he wanted to buy soda, so the two of them returned to the supply company.
After two trips, when they arrived at the cinema, only the back seats were left. Yu Yan was a little unhappy and she frowned at Yao Nian as she complained, “It’s all your fault. Only the back seats are left.”
At this time, there were still no fixed seats, so it was first come, first served.
Yao Nian smiled good-naturedly and said, “Alright, it’s all my fault. I was just worried that you would be thirsty after eating melon seeds.”
When Yu Yan heard Yao Nian say that he had bought it for her, she felt a little embarrassed. When she turned around and saw Yao Nian’s smile, she suddenly felt her face heat up, so she turned around and looked straight ahead.
When Yao Nian saw Yu Yan’s reaction, a scheming look flashed across his eyes.
The lights in the cinema were suddenly turned off, and the room was plunged into darkness. A few seconds later, light began to refract from the curtain in front of them. The movie had begun.
Yao Nian’s mind wasn’t on the movie at all. After more than ten minutes the movie started playing, Yao Nian saw Yu Yan reach into the bag containing the melon seeds while watching the movie, so he reached over to take the melon seeds as well.
Yu Yan was watching with relish and didn’t notice Yao Nian’s actions at all. When their hands touched, she was so startled that she immediately withdrew her hand and turned to look at Yao Nian.
Yao Nian hurriedly apologized in a low voice. “I’m sorry.”
Yu Yan shook her head. When she saw Yao Nian take the melon seeds and pull his hand away, she reached into the paper bag again.
Recalling the feeling when the other party’s calloused palm touched the back of her hand just now, Yu Yan felt the heat on her face return.
Yu Yan suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and looked up at the screen.
However, Yao Nian didn’t give her time to calm down. He looked at her hand, which was on her lap, and grabbed it.
Yu Yan was stunned by Yao Nian’s sudden action. When she came back to her senses, her heart raced. She quickly looked at the people around her and heaved a sigh of relief when she realized that no one was paying attention to her.
Then, Yu Yan exerted force to pull her hand out, but Yao Nian pressed Yu Yan’s hand on his leg firmly.
Yu Yan looked up at Yao Nian and said anxiously in a low voice, “You’re crazy! There are people beside us. It’ll be over if we’re discovered.”
Yao Nian replied, “Then promise me that we can hold hands when there’s no one around.”
When Yu Yan heard this, she was angry and embarrassed. She exerted force again. When she realized that she couldn’t pull her hand out, she could only compromise. “I agree.”
Yao Nian revealed a smug smile in the darkness and let go of Yu Yan’s hand.