“How do you feel?” Xie Shu asked Ruan Nianxi as they exited the private cinema. “If you like it, we can come here again for our dates.”
Ruan Nianxi nodded repeatedly, she absolutely loved being with Xie Shu!
The private cinema’s layout was nice too, and Xie Shu had held her the entire time!
“It’s my first time at a place like that. By the way, have you ever been to a regular cinema?”
“No…”
“If you haven’t, we can try that too. It’s good to experience different places on dates. But let’s talk about that later. I’ll book a hotel first.”
As Xie Shu spoke, he was already planning their future dates while checking his phone.
It was already quite late, and going back to school seemed like a hassle, so he booked a hotel online.
While Xie Shu was busy with the booking, Ruan Nianxi stood beside him, her face flushed.
Staying at a hotel… the two of them…
Her hands intertwined nervously, and her cheeks grew hotter.
After booking a nearby hotel, Xie Shu hailed a cab for them.
At the hotel front desk, Xie Shu took out his ID and showed the booking information to the staff, while Ruan Nianxi stood beside him, her face still red, avoiding eye contact.
Even though she often fantasized about such things, when it actually happened…
Especially when the staff asked Xie Shu, “Just the two of you?” and he replied, “Yes,” her cheeks burned even more.
She lowered her head, unsure if the staff was looking at her, but the longer it took, the more embarrassed she felt.
Luckily, there was a cat on the desk. To distract herself, Ruan Nianxi pretended to pet the cat.
Xie Shu glanced at her before continuing his conversation with the staff.
Once everything was settled, he put the ID and room card into his pocket and then wrapped his arm around Ruan Nianxi as they headed upstairs.
On the way, Xie Shu talked about their date today, not mentioning their stay at the hotel, and Ruan Nianxi wisely didn’t ask.
When they reached the floor, Xie Shu took out the room card, checked the room number, and led Ruan Nianxi to their room.
He swiped the card and entered first, inserting the card to turn on the lights before looking back at Ruan Nianxi.
He didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving, instead, he gestured for the nervous Ruan Nianxi to come in.
Once inside, Ruan Nianxi took a quick glance around.
Single room, double bed…
She felt like she was about to burst into flames.
She cautiously glanced at Xie Shu, who was already sitting on the sofa, engrossed in his phone.
This made her even more nervous.
She walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, her fingers still nervously intertwined, occasionally stealing glances at Xie Shu.
“Ruan Ruan, come over and see what you want to eat.”
Without looking up, Xie Shu raised a hand to beckon her.
Even though it had only been a day, Ruan Nianxi had gotten used to Xie Shu calling her that. When they were alone, he loved calling her that.
At the amusement park, during breaks, he would call her that a few times. At first, it felt awkward, but she got used to it after hearing it more.
He said the name suited her, that holding her felt just like that…
Although he had saved her name with different characters, she couldn’t tell which ones he meant since they sounded the same.
Ahem!
Pulling her thoughts back, she walked over to Xie Shu.
Xie Shu was about to order takeout.
They had spent the entire afternoon outside. Although they had some snacks at the private cinema, it wasn’t much, and they hadn’t stopped at any restaurants on the way to the hotel.
Thinking about how much they had done that afternoon, Xie Shu decided to order takeout for dinner.
When Ruan Nianxi got close, he pulled her to sit down and handed her the phone to choose.
She looked through the options, picked what she wanted, and handed the phone back to Xie Shu, who ordered the same thing.
After placing the order, he switched from the takeout app to his photo album, scrolling through the pictures they had taken at the amusement park.
Besides the photos taken by the photographer, they had taken quite a few themselves.
He kept scrolling through the photos, comparing them, and editing the ones he liked, adjusting the colors and atmosphere. Since he wasn’t very skilled, some took several tries before he was satisfied.
Ruan Nianxi, sitting beside him and watching him fiddle with his phone: “…”
Is he going to play with his phone the whole time?
She leaned back against the sofa, watching him scroll through the album. Finally, he selected nine photos and posted a grid on his WeChat Moments, even blocking the people she wanted to block.
So he was looking for photos to post.
Ruan Nianxi’s lips curled into a sweet smile, and she leaned her head towards Xie Shu.
Just as he put down his phone, he turned to look at her, naturally taking her hand and kissing it.
Every time he kissed her, Ruan Nianxi felt incredibly happy, and this time was no exception.
She smiled softly, her eyes filled with affection, her heartbeat quickening with Xie Shu’s every move.
After letting go of her hand, Xie Shu leaned closer and said in a slightly aggrieved tone, “It’s always me kissing you. This time, it’s your turn!”