Chapter 5 Section Title

  Six

  Then the three of them watched a movie, Shen Shuxian tried her best to pretend it wasn't awkward. She leaned against Kang Weiwei and sat down, she didn't remember what the movie was about at all, she just saw Ning Xingguo holding Kang Weiwei's hand, her eyes hurt a little.

  I don't know what it's like to hold hands with a gentleman, probably this lifetime is also difficult to fulfill. They called themselves out, no more than bringing a banner, in case they were seen by acquaintances, they could at least be considered as three people traveling together, after all, in people's eyes, a lone man and woman are always up to no good.

  Zong Xiuyu was busy, but no one dared to ask what she was doing. Although Ning Xingguo was introduced by Director Ni Anya, the lessons of the past were too profound, and people couldn't be trusted easily. Judging from Ning Xingguo's performance over the past few months, it was also impossible to confirm that he was reliable. Although he had previously participated in the army against Yuan, human hearts are unpredictable, and for the time being, nothing could be revealed to him.

  Slowly, Shen Shuxian's eyes became blurry, and her head slowly tilted back. Kang Xiao and Ning Xingguo locked eyes, their happy breaths intertwining with each other's, getting closer and closer.

  "Ahh―――" A loud scream.

  There were not many people in the cinema to begin with, and after that shout, it was even emptier as everyone fled. In the pitch-black cinema, Kang Miao Miao looked puzzled, Ning Xing Guo desperately shook Shen Shu Xian's shoulder, "What's wrong, what's wrong?"

  Shen Shuxian opened her eyes, tears streaming down her face, "There's a ghost! There's a ghost!"

  Kang MiMi hummed from her nose, holding Shen Shuxian in her arms, "Had another nightmare?" Then to Ning Xingguo, "It's nothing, she might have fallen asleep. She always does this, like a neurotic. How annoying."

  Others will naturally dislike it when you ruin their good deeds.

  Shen Shuxian rubbed her eyes and looked around before lowering her head and saying, "Sorry."

  "What's wrong?" Ning Xingguo handed her a handkerchief and said, "Tell me while we walk."

  There were few pedestrians on the road, and vendors selling melon seeds and cigarettes surrounded them. A rickshaw was soliciting customers but had no business. One person bought a roasted sweet potato from a street vendor. Shen Shuxian said, "I originally intended to watch the movie with enthusiasm, but somehow I fell asleep. I dreamed that many people died in this cinema, their bodies piled up, and I ran desperately. A corpse next to me suddenly opened its mouth and bit my leg, biting hard and painfully."

  Shen Shuxian pulled down her sock, and on the ankle, a piece of skin was torn off without bleeding, only with big teeth marks, slowly seeping out a little blood.

  Ning Xingguo felt a chill in his heart. Had the illicit love between teacher and student offended the gods, making this cinema a place he could never set foot in again? Shen Shuxian's skin was very fair, and as she pulled up her socks, Ning Xingguo's heart skipped a beat. However, remembering that the revolution had yet to succeed and comrades still needed to work hard, not to mention that emotions had their own order, he couldn't just ignore the lovely chubby girl who liked him because he preferred thinner girls. A real man...

  Just then, the plane flew over our heads, the air raid siren pierced through the night sky, no bombs were dropped, not afraid. But also ran quickly towards the school.

  Not many words were exchanged, but the night was already deep. The autumn leaves rustled in the wind, making a soft "shhh" sound as they fell to the ground. The crisp footsteps echoed through the air, accompanied by hushed conversations. As the saying goes, "when three people walk together, there must be one who is a troublemaker." Although this may be true, each of the three individuals harbored their own secrets - perhaps something related to national affairs, or maybe just romantic entanglements.

  Ning Xingguo was the first to climb over the wall, and when he pulled Kang Mi, it was a bit laborious. Her two dimples were deep under the moonlight, "I promise not to eat so much in the future."

  The two of them pulled Shen Shuxian up together, she was as light as a feather, her hair blown by the wind, looking up at them with no expression, saying "Sorry, I ruined your movie, don't bring me next time."

  They had just landed in the grass and were preparing to return to their dormitories when they suddenly heard footsteps, so they quickly squatted down. An autumn insect crawled onto Shen Shuxian's leg, probably a male cricket.

  The footsteps got closer and closer, then farther and farther away.

  Ning Xingguo stealthily stretched out his head, it was the female dormitory monitor Zhang Xiaoping, holding a flashlight, seemingly on patrol. The three of them held their breath, no one dared to move, in case they were discovered, and if they were all expelled, it would be a loss.

  Finally couldn't hear any sound. Ning Xingguo carefully stood up, "Let's go back, let's part ways here."

  Kang Yu's voice was low and reluctant, "Alright, you should get some rest early."

  Ning Xingguo didn't return to the dormitory, he saw Zhang Xiaoping walking towards the backyard. That place was off-limits, what was she doing there? He secretly and quietly followed her from a distance, under the cover of night, Ning Xingguo's shoes were soft-soled, Zhang Xiaoping didn't notice anything unusual, as the dormitory supervisor, she could go wherever she wanted.

  The lock on the door was opened by her, and Ning Xingguo slipped into the men's restroom. Similarly, it was not uncommon for male teachers to go to the men's restroom at midnight. There were almost no male students coming to this restroom, firstly because it was too far away, secondly because it was near the off-limits area, and if caught by the school authorities, they would be suspected of trying to sneak into the backyard.

  The gap in the outer wall was large enough to see Zhang Xiaoping's figure, she went in alone. Before entering the door, she looked back vigilantly, saw no one following, and slipped inside.

  Strange woman.