At the medical university, in the girls' dormitory, Lu Xiaoran sat on her bed, dazed, surrounded by three roommates who chattered anxiously.
"Xiaoran, didn't you have a date today? Why do you look so distracted?"
"Did Wang Chong bully you?"
"It's okay, if the new one's no good, the old one's still around. Tomorrow I'll set you up with a boyfriend."
Lu Xiaoran, snapping out of it, retorted irritatedly, "What nonsense? Wang Chong and I are doing fine."
"Then what's wrong? We thought you got bullied!" the first girl scoffed.
A bit embarrassed, Lu Xiaoran explained, "Wang Chong took me to his friend's cinema to watch a horror film today, and I got scared."
Medical university girls scared by a horror movie?
Upon hearing this, the three girls exchanged incredulous looks — like "are you kidding me?"
Joking aside, medical students see a lot of corpses. No exaggeration — they've seen more dead bodies in one day than most people in their lifetime. They've dissected bodies many times; now this girl was scared by a movie?
Seeing their expressions, Lu Xiaoran hurriedly said, "The movie was really scary, I'm not lying."
"What movie?"
"A Wicked Ghost."
One tall roommate sighed, "Scared by a decade-old film? Xiaoran, you're a disgrace to med school!"
"You don't understand," Lu Xiaoran said anxiously. "That cinema is weird — it's like a ghost is really in front of you."
Seeing her serious expression, the three roommates suddenly grew interested.
"Wow, a ghost! Really that mysterious?"
Lu Xiaoran nodded: "Yes, I almost cried several times."
They'd known Lu Xiaoran for three years and were familiar with her personality. She never scared easily — even when dissecting corpses. But almost crying at a movie?
Driven by curiosity, the tall roommate eagerly asked, "Xiaoran, where's that cinema? I'm free tomorrow and want to see it."
"I'm going too."
"Count me in!"
...
The next day.
Lin Chen woke up slowly past ten a.m.
There was no point waking early — who watches movies early in the morning? Ningxuan Street was also quiet in the mornings. Better to sleep in.
After a leisurely wash, he went downstairs and rolled up the shutter. Bright sunshine poured in.
"Another new day!"
He bought some buns and soy milk at the neighboring breakfast shop, then sat at the bar eating and logged into his game.
As he queued for a ranked match, voices came from outside.
"Horror Cinema? That must be the place Xiaoran mentioned."
"The decor is awful — I thought it was a haunted house just now."
"Look, the guy at the bar is pretty cute."
"Shut up, fangirl!"
Soon, three girls slowly walked into the lobby — Lu Xiaoran's roommates.
"Are you ladies here to watch a movie?" Lin Chen smiled, seeing business come in.
The tallest girl walked forward, curious, scanning the lobby. "Xiaoran watched the movie here yesterday, right?"
"Xiaoran?" Lin Chen was surprised, then realized, "Oh, you mean Lu Xiaoran."
"I heard she cried after watching? Is that true?" asked another girl with a teasing smile.
Lin Chen answered, "To be exact, they didn't finish the movie yesterday. They only saw half before running out scared."
The tall girl seemed skeptical. "Really? That exaggerated?"
"Whether it's true or not, you'll know when you watch," Lin Chen chuckled without further explanation.
"Fine, three tickets then."
"380 each, total 1,140 yuan!"
"380? Why don't you just rob us?"
At that price, the three girls were immediately outraged. They often watched movies, and even imported 3D blockbusters rarely exceeded a few dozen yuan.
The short-haired girl had been fond of the handsome Lin Chen, but now saw him as a money-grubbing wolf ready to fleece them.
Her gaze shifted coldly.
"Don't worry, the movie is worth every penny," Lin Chen explained.
Seeing their reluctance, he confidently smiled: "If after watching you don't find it scary, I'll give you a full refund."
The short-haired girl hesitated, "Full refund if it's not scary?"
Lin Chen nodded, "Exactly."
The three glanced at each other and hesitated briefly before agreeing, "Alright!"
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。