Chapter 21: Nightmare in Slumber

  Qiao Jing used her hand to support her forehead and stopped talking.

  I stared at him in surprise: "What's wrong? Have you also seen this one? Did you find it particularly boring?"

  He waved his hand weakly.

  "Haha, this abacus is really like a thief who can't even steal a chicken and ends up getting caught with his pants down... Cough cough..." Suddenly, Hua Jian's stifled laughter came from beside him.

  I glanced at Hua Jian, who was laughing so hard he was bent over: "Big brother, you're supposed to be a refined and elegant young man with high learning, can't you please not randomly change the idioms when speaking? Can't your sense of humor be a bit higher and less inexplicable? Do you know that the first impression I had of you has been completely destroyed by you? You're really abnormal like this."

  Watching the boy who looks like a celestial being degenerate and unknowingly lead himself to the path of "deep well ice", as a rotten woman who wholeheartedly loves all kinds of beautiful boys, I find it heart-wrenching and painful.

  "So what do you think I should be like to be normal?" Hua Jian sat down beside me, asking with great interest.

  Qiao Meng suddenly coughed twice.

  A beautiful young man was delivered to my doorstep, and I couldn't ask for more. On the screen, under the projection of a dark red glow, I carefully examined Huajian's face.

  A pair of pitch-black eyes shone like jade, with a hint of a smile that seemed to be both smiling and not. The originally pale features, reminiscent of a watercolor painting, now seemed to have been imbued with the bold strokes of heavy ink, evoking the image of an immortal who had inadvertently strayed into the mortal realm. Although they no longer possessed the ethereal quality of one who did not partake in worldly affairs, their eyebrows and eyes still exuded an air of noble elegance.

  "In short, it's not human."

  Hua Jian gazed at me intently for a while, then smiled faintly, and all the nervousness from before instantly seemed like it had never appeared in my memory.

  He said lightly: "Yao Yao, this shows that I am exceptionally different to you. You know, in front of others, I'm not so gentle. Nor do I speak so nicely."

  I was taken aback: "Although I don't think you've ever been gentle with me, why are you being especially different with me? Are you infatuated with me at first sight? Although I like your appearance, that's just a simple appreciation of art."

  He was suddenly choked with emotion.

  Cheng Qiao sighed helplessly beside me: "Hua Jian, you're really something." After finishing speaking, he turned my body around again. "A Yao, the more you talk, the more off-topic you get. Actually, Hua Jian is a relatively introverted person. In school, he never proactively spoke to anyone except for me, so his intention just now was... En. He already considers you a good friend."

  "Qiao is right," Hua Jian echoed, "Yaoyao. I now consider you a friend, and also a friend of my sister-in-law."

  The relationship between relatives is actually used... The metaphor of Huajian is really full of the flavor of human fireworks.

  But anyway, unexpectedly having such a stunning and excellent gay friend, I'm already over the moon with joy, it's like God is giving me an ultra-value package deal. As the saying goes: "A distant relative is better than a close neighbor." Yaoyao said: "Having a base from afar, isn't that a wonderful thing?"

  With a greedy gaze at Hua Jian, I stretched out my hand: "Come on, good fellow, let's shake paws."

  A delicate and tender immortal youth is not someone that just anyone can touch, this rare opportunity to take advantage of him I certainly won't let slip away.

  Hua Jian's mouth curled up slightly. Just as he was about to reach out his hand, he heard Cheng Qiao say: "Hua Jian, watch the movie carefully."

  Hua Jian began to hesitate.

  I immediately stretched out my hand in front of Hua Jian's face: "Good spray oil. Beg for a handshake!"

  "Believe me, next time I won't give you a chance to come out again." Qiao said gloomily.

  I looked at him discontentedly: "Xiao Qiao, your possessiveness is too strong, Hua Jian has personal freedom."

  It was just touching his good friend's hand, but it was still a big deal. Although they were both men and there was no romance involved, there was still so much fuss about it.

  Hua Jian smiled and spread his hands: "Let's watch a movie. Don't waste such a beautiful night." Then he turned his head and really focused on the screen.

  My paws lonely and sadly stiffened in mid-air.

  They all ignored me, so I had no choice but to continue watching the movie. However, when I saw those terrifying contents that were limitless in other people's eyes, drowsiness still came over me wave after wave, and my eyelids drooped as if I wanted to fall asleep.

  But under the threat of the previous car, as soon as I thought that after falling asleep, I didn't know what kind of inhuman thing I would do to Cheng Qiao, I immediately woke up with a start.

  So in the midst of my drowsiness and wakefulness, the second Japanese horror movie finally ended, followed by the start of the last Thai horror movie.

  I sat up straight immediately with renewed energy.

  Hua Jian suddenly leaned in again: "You fell asleep for a moment and it was gone, does Yaoyao really like watching Thai horror movies?"

  I shook my head: "I've never seen it before, but I've heard that some horror movies with demons have a lot of comedic content, so I'm looking forward to it."

  "Do you want to see comedic content in a horror movie?" Hua Jian raised an eyebrow, "Are you finally scared?"

  "No, it's just that the scarier the movie is, the more sleepy I get. If this state of wanting to sleep but not being able to continues, I'll probably collapse mentally. So I'm looking forward to something in this last movie that will wake me up." I paused for a moment and added, "Best if it's something that makes me laugh so hard I cry."

  Hua Jian should have been speechless towards me, because he silently straightened his own body.

  The air conditioner in the auditorium is still at a low temperature, just like when I came in. At first, it felt very comfortable, but after sitting for a while, my body gradually started to feel a bit cold. Especially for someone like me who just woke up from sleep, the skin on the outside was already icy cool, fortunately, I wore long pants today.

  I rubbed the goosebumps on my arm and couldn't help but turn my head to take a glance at Cheng Qiao, who was quietly staring at the screen.

  He was leaning his head sideways towards me, one hand supporting his chin and the other casually placed on the armrest, looking so relaxed that it seemed like he was watching a romantic movie rather than a horror film. His delicate profile, beautiful eyebrows, eyes, nose, and lips, and his white jade-like chin all made him look serene, making it hard for me to tear my gaze away.

  She is indeed born with beauty and cannot be abandoned, one day she will be chosen by the radiant side.

  I pursed my lips solemnly and burst into triumphant laughter in my heart.

  At this time, the movie officially started, and I watched it with rapt attention.

  But perhaps heaven intended for me to collapse once, so there was no intention of sparing me. The film started with the vengeful spirits collectively committing suicide under a curse, and deep red blood flowed on the tiles like it was worthless.

  Then the protagonist and supporting characters engaged in various reasoning, the scenes were eerie, the atmosphere was tense... Under the pressure of various bloody scenes, I finally couldn't hold on, my eyes went black, and I fell asleep.

  I came to in a daze.

  My eyes weren't even fully open when I immediately sensed something was off.

  Why am I lying down with my body arched? And what's with this slight trembling sensation all over? It even has piano music playing, it's Chopin's "Childhood", and under my head is a sturdy... thigh?

  "No matter what, I still think it's too sinister. At this rate, my sister will be drained dry before she even realizes what's happening, and there won't even be any bones left."

  The crisp voice was Bai Yue speaking.

  I suddenly opened my eyes, and after a daze, the familiar environment immediately appeared before my eyes: "Who wants to eat me? Play with your life for your life?"

  Bai Yue said disdainfully: "Eldest sister, you haven't woken up yet, have your IQ dropped to negative values? In peaceful times, who would be so bored as to fight with you to the death?"

  Just as I was about to speak, I heard Qiao's clear and gentle voice above my head: "A Yao, it's still a while before we get home, why don't you sleep some more?"

  I clearly felt my heartbeat stop for a moment, and my whole body suddenly became icy and stiff.

  Huajian's low voice sounded from the front: "Yao Yao, we are now on our way back to your home. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask Qiao."

  "Yes," Bai Yue smiled mischievously, "it's not like it makes a difference whether I ask or not."

  I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and as soon as I regained sensation in my limbs, I sprang up from Qiao's leg, pointing at him "you you you" for half a day, but couldn't manage to say a single sentence.

  This is even more eerie and thrilling than a horror movie?!

  I woke up and found myself in my own car, but I had no idea how I got there from the movie theater. It's not like someone was drifting and accidentally brought me along, that's just unrealistic. This is clearly a case of human interference! The key point is that it happened without my knowledge or consent! What if I was taken apart and had my organs harvested? My god! I'm totally messed up now!

  And judging from Hua Jian's tone, he definitely didn't do it, so it must have been Cheng Qiao who carried me onto the car. Just thinking about how he carried me onto the car makes my old face turn white with embarrassment. Thinking that after getting on the car I slept on his lap and didn't even have a face to show, sleeping soundly and being princess-carried by a big man, I'm also capable of feeling shy, okay!

  Qiao Yang raised his lips and smiled brightly at me: "A Yao, ask whatever you want to ask, I will definitely answer truthfully."

  I hugged my knees and shrank into a corner of the seat: "Why are we here?"

  Because after the movie is over, the staff needs to clean up...

  "I interrupted him: 'I remember it was two hours before the venue was cleared, why didn't you sleep there for a bit to rest? And even if we were going back, shouldn't you have woken me up so we could walk together on foot? And why did I end up sleeping on your lap?'"

  He said seriously: "Because you fell asleep and curled up into a ball, as if staying there for a while would freeze to death, so we had to put you in the car to warm up immediately. And I called you, but you not only hit me with your hands and feet, but also said 'just hold me back'. He shrugged extremely innocently, "Since Ah Yao said so, I had no choice but to carry you onto the car."

  PS：

  Making up for yesterday's, today's update will be at 11pm tonight~

  The weather is getting cooler, everyone pay attention to keep warm~