Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
An Lan originally thought it was great, but after hearing her words, she suddenly felt miserable.
âForget it, itâs better not to go. Letâs go home and read the documents.â An LAN waved her hand. It was more important to focus on earning money.
âNo, no, no, Iâll go with you.â Yan Wen quickly hugged her arm to not let lawyer An go home alone and her imagination run wild.
Recently, a classic Japanese anime, âSpirited Away,â had been released. The two of them did not really care that they had to watch a domestic movie, as long as it was good.
After buying a ticket and going in to watch it for more than ten minutes, An Lan felt a little bored. Yan Wen could not help but say, âIsnât this anime quite classic? All the big name bloggers are praising it on Weibo, but why do I feel that it is just average?â
An LAN thought about it and said, âMaybe itâs because weâve watched too many movies and we watched everything, but this cartoon was released more than ten or twenty years ago. Itâs a classic and has a profound meaning. What weâre watching is our emotions.â
Yan Wen nodded her head and the two of them continued watching with popcorn in their hands.
Around nine oâclock, An Lan received a call from Xu Bohan. Before he could speak, she heard the sound of a screening coming from An Lanâs side. âYou... Where are you? Itâs quite noisy.â
âIâm watching a movie with Yan Wen,âAn Lan said in a low voice.
After that, there was silence and Xu Bohan said in a low voice after a while. âAn Lan, Iâm jealous.â
â...â
What to be jealous about watching a movie with a female subordinate? He should be feeling sorry for her alright.
âWhy didnât you wait for me?â Xu Bohan sighed deeply.
An Lan was silent. She couldnât possibly say that she went to the movie because she didnât want to go back after you stood her up.
âWhich movie theatre are you at? Iâll look for you,â Xu Bohan said, âLetâs go and have some dinner. I just got off work.â
An Lan looked at the time and pondered, âItâll take you at least 40 minutes to get here from the judgeâs place. Itâll be about 12 oâclock by the time you finish your dinner. You have to go back to work tomorrow, how about...â
âI didnât have dinner.â Xu Bohan interrupted her.
An Lan opened her mouth and said, âDo you have anything to eat at your place? Iâll drive over to eat with you.â
Xu Bohan chuckled, âAre you afraid that itâll be too late by the time I finish my dinner, so you suggested eating at my place? But An Lan, even if you eat at my place, I wonât let you drive back alone. Iâm worried.â
An Lan blushed. She didnât expect him to see through her immediately. She didnât want him to go through all that trouble and sheâs already tired after a whole day of work.
âWait for me at the entrance of your neighbourhood,â Xu Bohan said, âGo home and put the car away. Iâll pick you up to eat with me. I remember that thereâs quite a lot of food around your neighbourhood. An Lan, Iâm tired from work, but Iâll be even more tired if I donât see you.â
It was noisy in the cinema, but his voice drifted into her ears like a cello, causing An Lanâs heart to burn.
After the movie ended, she drove back to her house and parked the car. Xu Baohan had arrived as well.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
She got into the passenger seat. He was wearing a light blue striped shirt with slightly rolled sleeves and a few buttons unbuttoned at the collar. There were two Starbucks on the shelf in the car, and the faint aroma of coffee wafted through the air.
âI bought you a cup of hot chocolate.âXu Bohan pointed at a Starbucks paper cup in front of him, âOther than coffee, there arenât many varieties of Starbucks. I donât want you drink coffee at night, so I bought hot chocolate.â