Chapter 406: Chapter 326: Snow and You

The moment her hand was held, Lin Lu felt her heart skip a beat.

The cinema was quite warm, but her hands and feet were still icy cold.

It was always like this once winter set in.

She could feel the warmth from that large hand, it was very warm, like a personal hand warmer.

It seemed like this winter in Hang City was colder than previous years.

But it seemed not so cold anymore.

Interestingly, the sudden hand-holding caused Lin Lu’s brain to go blank momentarily.

This made her walk as if she were a marionette, led by Cheng Zhu.

In the dimly lit cinema hall, where she could have walked steadily up the stairs, she now stumbled because of the hand-holding, almost falling.

Cheng Zhu quickly steadied her and whispered, “Be careful.”

The unexpected situation made Little Lu somewhat embarrassed, and she instinctively pulled his hand even harder.

Due to the popularity of the movie tickets that day, by the time they purchased their tickets, only corner seats in the last row of the couples’ section were left.

Furthermore, as everyone had mostly settled in their seats, Cheng Zhu had no choice but to lead her, whispering apologies as they made their way: “Excuse us, sorry.”

Once they found their seats and sat down, Cheng Zhu teased her, “See, if I hadn’t pulled you, you would have fallen.”

Lin Lu thought to herself, “That’s not true, I almost fell because you pulled me.”

But for someone during the flirtatious phase, having a reason to hold hands wasn’t bad.

The couple seats in Wanxiang City Cinema were actually quite spacious.

But neither of them deliberately kept distance; instead, they sat snugly together.

Cheng Zhu could smell the fragrance from Lin Lu, and she was even more sensitive, feeling a bit mentally and physically feverish, which made her think she could feel Cheng Zhu’s warmth.

“He really wasn’t lying; he’s like a big furnace in winter,” Lin Lu thought to herself.

This made her understand why many idol dramas take place in the winter.

Cheng Zhu had seen “Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy” once before in a previous life in the cinema and watched it again on TV with his parents.

He was very clear about the plot.

To him, the so-called 3D effects were also nothing new.

Instead, he spent more time observing Lin Lu: “Her face looks a bit plump, but actually, her face is quite small. The 3D glasses on her face seem particularly large, which is quite cute.”

Initially, Lin Lu’s attention was mostly on the embrace of the couple’s seats, immersed in the flirtatious atmosphere.

But as the movie progressed, she gradually got into it.

Unlike Cheng Zhu, who was distracted, paying more attention to Little Lu.

When the plot was thrilling, Lin Lu would get a bit scared, curling up slightly.

When the plot was humorous, Lin Lu would laugh heartily, almost overflowing with vitality.

But soon, she was captivated by a scene outside the movie.

The young couple sitting in front of them had lifted the armrest between their seats during the movie, and the woman leaned directly into the man’s arms, half reclining on him.

This made her slightly lean forward, sneakily using her peripheral vision to observe how the couple next to them interacted.

The couple sitting on their left side already had the woman placing her leg directly over the man’s thigh, hooking him with her leg.

This posture seemed to be a favored movie-watching position for many women, finding it exceptionally cozy.

“What are you peeking at?” Cheng Zhu leaned in close and whispered.

As he drew nearer, Lin Lu felt even hotter.

Copycatting the correct way to use couple seats,” Lin Lu thought to herself.

Yet she only replied out loud, “I’m not watching anything.”

“But you’re definitely peeking at me!” exclaimed Little Lu, suddenly becoming clever as she turned to look at Cheng Zhu.

Otherwise, how would you know I’m watching something else?

Since both were wearing 3D glasses, neither could clearly see the other’s eyes, so Lin Lu became even more brazen and just stared at Cheng Zhu.

Cheng Zhu: “…”

Okay, your smart yet silly brain is indeed quite unpredictable.

“You were almost peeking over at someone else, don’t talk about me. They’ll notice soon,” Cheng Zhu quietly warned.

“Ooh,” Lin Lu immediately moved away from the couple on the left, naturally scooching towards Cheng Zhu.

Now, they sat even closer together, their arms and shoulders nearly touching each other.

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The movie “Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy” soon reached its conclusion.

For movies, the Christmas and New Year’s timelines were almost linked, and this movie seemed to be the box-office champion during those two periods in 2014.

Including today, this was the fourth time Cheng Zhu had watched it.

He thought the movie was alright.

After the movie ended, the lights in the cinema hall came on.

The audience started to stand up, preparing to leave.

Since Cheng Zhu and Lin Lu’s seats were too far inside, they were in no hurry; they could leave more conveniently after everyone else had walked out.

Lin Lu sat there and put on her undone scarf again.

The exit of the cinema was on the left side, but during the movie, Cheng Zhu had given Lin Lu the seat closer to the central big screen, so he was sitting on the right.

Now, as they both stood up, Cheng Zhu moved forward first.

“I’ll lead the way,” he said.

After saying that, he raised his hand behind him.

Seeing this, Lin Lu obediently placed her small hand into his palm.

“I was thinking of pulling the same trick again,” she mused internally.

“It’s rare for you to take the initiative,” he noted.

“Hand-holding again, tehe!” they joked as they walked hand-in-hand down the stairs and out of the cinema, with Cheng Zhu not letting go.

Lin Lu wasn’t likely to withdraw her hand either.

Passing the restroom, Cheng Zhu asked, “Do you need to use the restroom?”

She actually felt a bit of an urge but wanted to continue holding hands, so she shook her head.

She felt that once they let go, Cheng Zhu definitely wouldn’t hold her hand again.

For the sake of hand-holding, she actually chose to… hold her bladder!

She indeed had some unique talents.

No help for it; this voice actress girl was quirky, her thoughts sometimes different from the average person’s.

After leaving the cinema, they headed towards the elevator.

However, the elevator was packed with people, causing it to be somewhat crowded inside.

Initially, Cheng Zhu was standing in the same direction as Lin Lu, but as more people squeezed in, he shifted slightly to face her, blocking the people in front to avoid crowding her.

Once in the underground parking lot, Cheng Zhu led Lin Lu towards the right.

“Cheng Zhu, isn’t our car parked on the left?” she said.

“That’s right, in Area B,” Cheng Zhu replied.

He always paid attention after parking to avoid confusion when coming down from another elevator.

Sure enough, they soon saw the parked Land Rover.

He then let go of Lin Lu’s right hand and said, “Let’s go, get in the car.”

“Oh,” she replied softly, feeling a bit melancholic.

Once in the car, Cheng Zhu checked the time, which wasn’t too late.

He then asked, “Shall we head back?”

“I don’t know, I only planned up to watching the movie,” Lin Lu answered.

Cheng Zhu nodded and drove the car out of the underground parking lot.

As the car exited the parking facility, the voice actress girl exclaimed in surprise, “Wow!”

The reason was simple; it had started snowing outside again.

Compared to the sparse small snowflakes of the night before, the snow was heavier tonight.

The weather forecast had not lied, there was moderate snow today.

For the people of Hang City, heavy snow was a luxury, and snow of this intensity was quite rare.

“Cheng Zhu, Cheng Zhu! How about we go for a walk?” Lin Lu immediately got excited.

Cheng Zhu: “…”

If he had known, he wouldn’t have driven the car up; this area wasn’t great for parking.

“Then I’ll find a convenient place to park,” Cheng Zhu said.

“Okay.”

The car aimlessly drove through the streets of Hang City, with no particular destination in mind, as long as they could find parking.

After finding a street-side parking spot, the two got out of the car.

“Are you cold?” Cheng Zhu asked.

He was wearing a thick, long black down coat, and coupled with his naturally strong constitution, was particularly resistant to cold.

But Lin Lu was different.

He worried about walking on the street late at night, possibly causing this young girl to catch a cold.

Her outfit today did indeed look rather un-warm.

She wasn’t even wearing pants, only dressed in thick black winter stockings.

Beautiful and attractive, yet chillingly beautiful.

“Humph, I came prepared!” Lin Lu opened her bag, first pulling out two small hand warmers.

Cheng Zhu: “…”

Absolutely genius, Baby Lu!

She squatted down by the street, removed her black platform leather shoes, and attached a hand warmer inside each.

Once the feet are warm, the whole body tends to feel warmer.

In winter, keeping one’s feet warm is quite important.

After that, she started buttoning up her black overcoat.

The coat was somewhat long, covering her thighs and part of her calves.

“I have another treasure,” Lin Lu continued to dig into her bag.

The voice actress began to voice her own treasure, pulling it out while saying, “Ta-da–!”

She surprisingly pulled out two Christmas hats.

“Here, one for each of us!” she also gave Cheng Zhu one.

Cheng Zhu, reluctantly, also played along and put on the Christmas hat.

“Ha ha, so you look like this with a hat, Cheng Zhu. You don’t really suit these kinds of hats, ha ha ha, silly,” she even started teasing him.

Cheng Zhu didn’t mind much, since he was just accompanying her and didn’t think it looked too bad.

However, clearly, Lin Lu’s head was much smaller than his.

The same Christmas hat appeared much looser on her head.

So, she pulled the hat down, covering her small ears too, ensuring they wouldn’t get cold.

Finally, she started readjusting the scarf Cheng Zhu had given her, tightening it and pulling it up, covering almost half her face.

With her expressive eyes, visible outside, gleaming at Cheng Zhu, bragging a bit, “Impressive, huh?”

“Impressive, fully armed from head to toe,” Cheng Zhu genuinely praised.

Upon hearing this, the smile on Lin Lu’s face disappeared, she frowned deliberately at him, and just like at the ice rink, raised her arms,

“Who said so, Cheng Zhu, my little hands are ice cold!”

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