Chapter 180: The Fitting Room’s Over There, Go Try It On

Tian Yawen?

Wasn’t that girl supposed to be busy?

Why was she at the movies too?

Could it be…

Jiang Ning leaned her head back slightly.

Immediately, she spotted the face of a young guy sitting next to Tian Yawen.

That side profile looked familiar.

But with the dim lighting of the cinema, she couldn’t quite tell who he was.

So—

She tugged Luo Shanshan’s arm.

“Shanshan, look two rows behind us to the right, in the corner—who’s that?”

Luo Shanshan was still wrapped up in the sadness of the movie.

Hearing Jiang Ning’s voice, she wiped her teary eyes and instinctively looked in the direction she was pointed to.

The moment she got a clear look at the person in the corner—

“Ah…”

“Ah?”

“Ah!?”

Three soft gasps in varying tones rang out.

Zhu Hui, sitting nearby, was drawn in by the noise.

So was the couple sitting in front of them.

Seeing this, Luo Shanshan quickly apologized.

After the couple turned back around, she yanked Zhu Hui’s arm and pointed toward the corner.

Compared to Luo Shanshan’s startled gasp—

Zhu Hui was a lot quieter.

Mouth agape, eyes wide, tongue slightly curled—yet not a sound came out.

And when Qi Wen saw that face in the corner—

She seemed rather calm, even silent.

As if she had already guessed something.

“That’s Wang Xiao from Class 8.”

What?

Now even Jiang Ning was stunned.

If she wasn’t mistaken—

Didn’t this Wang Xiao guy write her a love letter once?

Probably just a few months ago.

Back then, Tian Yawen was the one who delivered it.

And now, just a few months later, they were…

For a moment—

Jiang Ning was dazed.

Clearly, Luo Shanshan and Zhu Hui knew something too.

They exchanged glances.

At this point, none of them were paying any attention to the movie anymore.

No matter how real the film was—

Could it compare to the drama of their own friends?

Then—

As a narration voice played out on screen—

The theater lights suddenly came on.

And then—

People began to stand up and head for the exits.

Since Tian Yawen and Wang Xiao were seated near the other exit—

They followed the crowd and left through that door.

Watching the figures disappear—

Jiang girl couldn’t help but ask:

“Should we follow them?”

The other three exchanged looks and all nodded.

The girls then sneakily weaved through the crowd.

As they reached the exit, Luo Shanshan deliberately held the others back behind her.

Only after she poked her head out and looked around did she wave them forward.

Only to find that the other three had already walked out openly.

“Stop being dramatic.”

“Keep it up and they’ll be gone.”

“Oh.”

Then—

They spotted Tian Yawen waiting by the restroom, and came to a halt.

Each of them backed into a corner, drawing curious stares from passersby.

“Is that really Tian Yawen?”

Qi Wen nodded.

“Damn.”

“Seriously, damn.”

Luo Shanshan was muttering in disbelief, about to poke her head out again when—

A deep voice suddenly came from behind them.

“Girls, what are you up to?”

Panic ensued.

Once settled, and after Luo Shanshan’s explanation, Luo Yong offered:

“Want me to check the men’s room?”

“What’s this guy look like?”

Just as he said that, Jiang Ning caught something out of the corner of her eye.

She immediately pulled Zhu Hui and Qi Wen behind Luo Yong.

Thankfully—

Luo Yong was broad enough to block most of their view.

They watched as the pair walked by, laughing and chatting.

Then—

The girls’ eyes followed them.

“Did they hold hands? I can’t see clearly.”

“No.”

“Were they close?”

“Shoulder to shoulder.”

“Then it’s done—more than friends, not yet lovers.”

That was Luo Shanshan’s conclusion.

Though she wasn’t experienced—

Jiang Ning agreed with that assessment.

At this moment—

As people streamed out of another screening room—

The growing crowd forced the girls to stand still, watching as the two got on the escalator downstairs.

By the time they reached the escalator themselves—

Jiang Ning could only catch a fleeting glimpse of the two as they vanished from view.

Seeing this—

The girls didn’t bother following further.

They stood by the escalator, exchanging glances.

“Did you know about this?” Jiang Ning asked Qi Wen beside her.

After all, the two had been in the same class since junior high.

Their bond should be stronger than the rest of them.

But in truth—

Qi Wen didn’t know much either.

She’d only seen Wang Xiao drop by twice.

At the time, she thought he hadn’t given up on Jiang Ning and had come back again.

Who would’ve thought…

Seeing Qi Wen fall silent—

Jiang Ning figured she’d also been kept in the dark.

And probably wasn’t feeling great right now.

After all, four years as classmates—

They’d long become close confidantes.

But now her best friend was secretly dating and hiding it from her.

If this happened to Jiang Ning—

Well—

She honestly didn’t get all the twists and turns in girl-world.

If this were her past life and a buddy was caught sneaking around with a girlfriend—

They’d probably just tease him into buying dinner.

And then life went on.

But now—

Jiang girl thought for a moment, then quietly reached out and interlocked fingers with Qi Wen.

Leaning in slightly—

Breathing in that gardenia-like scent.

“Don’t be sad. You’ve still got me.”

Heh heh…

Jiang girl never passed up a chance to comfort someone.

Just then—

Luo Shanshan suddenly chimed in.

“Sigh.”

“If only the tablet were here.”

True.

If Sun Qian were around—

With her ability to dig up info—

She’d probably be able to find out what Wang Xiao had for breakfast this morning within the hour.

Actually, this whole Tian Yawen incident was just a brief detour for the girls.

Aside from Qi Wen taking it to heart—

The rest just saw it as some juicy gossip.

Luo Shanshan, in particular, seemed a bit gleeful.

Only to be harshly shot down by her brother.

“Luo Shanshan, I’m telling you.”

“You’ve got neither height nor looks, and you still want to marry a hunk?”

“Unless the guy grew up without love…”

“Luo Yong!!!” Luo Shanshan yelled furiously.

And then they started fighting again…

Is this what siblings are like?

Jiang Ning couldn’t help but glance at Zhu Hui.

If she remembered correctly—

Didn’t she have one too…

“He’s a cousin.”

“We don’t live together.”

Fair enough.

“So where are we going now?” Jiang Ning glanced at the time—4:20.

Too early to go home.

“Wanna go shopping?”

Qi Wen and Zhu Hui exchanged a look—

Then said in unison.

Shopping, huh…

To be honest, Jiang girl really just wanted to go up to the fifth floor and play arcade games.

But in her current situation, it didn’t seem very appropriate.

No choice.

She could only sigh.

“Fine.”

“What are we shopping for?”

Just then.

The Luo siblings returned from their scuffle.

It looked like Luo Shanshan had won.

She strutted over proudly.

“Where are we going next?”

“Shopping.”

“Nice! Let’s buy clothes!”

As she spoke, she pointed to her burly brother.

“Perfect, we’ve got someone to carry the bags.”

OK.

Clothes shopping it is.

Since her rebirth, although Jiang Ning didn’t have much interest in shopping,

she wasn’t as resistant to it as before.

Besides, just watching the girls pick out clothes,

while she only needed to comment and rest, shouldn’t be too tiring.

But as soon as they entered the first store,

Jiang Ning hadn’t even warmed her seat,

when Qi Wen came over with a few pieces of clothing, smiling brightly.

“Which one do you like?”

Hearing that,

Jiang Ning looked up.

One was a light pink puff-sleeve dress.

The other was a white printed T-shirt paired with a straight-cut denim skirt.

Both looked pretty good.

But Jiang Ning preferred the dress.

Because it matched Qi Wen’s sweet and obedient style better.

So she pointed at the dress.

“This one.”

Then—

something that left Jiang Ning stunned happened.

Qi Wen shoved the dress into her hands.

Then pointed to a corner not far away.

“The fitting room is over there.”

“Go try it on.”

???

Say that again if you dare?

(End of chapter)