The Jasmine Scented White Moonlight

chapter 11 - heavy rain

“Brother Yun!”
Shen Shuyun looked towards the sound, and saw Ning Wan standing outside the school gate.

Today he was wearing a black leather jacket and dark jeans that were tucked into brown high-top leather boots. He looked lean and tall and completely handsome, with that youthful energy radiating all over his body, which made Shen Shuyun’s heart skip a beat.

“Coming,” Shen Shuyun walked out hurriedly from the school with his briefcase, “Have you been waiting for a long time?”

“No no, I just arrived.” Ning Wan said, pulling out two neatly folded movie tickets from his pocket, and looked down at his watch, “There’s still half an hour before the movie starts, shall we walk there?”

Ning Wan bought tickets for Everland cinema, the movie theater is open in a commercial building, right in the middle between the Third High School and Shen Shuyun’s home, the two walked fast and got there in less than twenty minutes.

Although the tickets were bought by Ning Wan, but the film was picked by Shen Shuyun. It was a newly released literary film.

Ning Wan already anticipated a headache from watching this kind of movie; he much prefers Marvel or interstellar exploration, the kind with special effects.

For people like him who do not have any literary cells to speak of, literary films are purely a pain.

But since Shen Shuyun wanted to see it, Ning Wan couldn’t help but accompany him.

He was a bit nervous though; it was his first time going into a regular movie theater, crowded with so many people in a dark hall, watching a movie.

He had actually never seen a movie in this kind of setting.

Generally speaking, when he wanted to watch a movie, he would go directly to a private cinema opened for celebrities on demand, or at most, he would take Luo Xiao to watch a movie with him.

The entrance of the cinema was filled with the aroma of popcorn, a sweet and creamy flavor, Shen Shuyun glanced toward the large glass box with warm lights, turned back and asked, “Want to buy some popcorn?”
Ning Wan was a little distracted and didn’t quite hear what Shen Shuyun asked so he just casually replied: ” Yeah, yeah.”

Shen Shuyun went to buy the popcorn and came back holding a large bucket; he looked just like a college student, fresh and young.

The two of them walked into the cinema together and found a seat.
Ning Wan sat a bit awkwardly with his legs bent, leaning towards Shen Shuyun’s side – there were too many people there, too noisy, and the seats were too close to each other; almost as soon as he raised his hand, he would touch someone else.

Moreover, the woman sitting on his other side was covered in too much perfume, choking Ning Wan and making him want to sneeze.
“What’s wrong?” Shen Shuyun noticed Ning Wan’s abnormality and couldn’t help but ask, “You’re not feeling well?”

As he spoke, the lights in the cinema suddenly went out and the huge screen in the middle slowly lit up – it was the opening of the movie.
Ning Wan shook his head and said he was fine.

Perhaps because the literary film was not to Ning Wan’s liking, or maybe it was the pungent perfume smell but Ning Wan simply could not concentrate; not long after the movie started, his mind felt heavy and his vision got blurred and sitting in this 100 people filled theatre he could not help but drift to sleep.

Shen Shuyun was very engaged in the movie and just when the main plot came up he suddenly felt a heavy head on his shoulder, he slightly turned his head and saw Ning Wan buried in the nook of his neck, sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.
“Ning Wan?”