Bab 45: Zi Jue is the Awkward Boyfriend Type

"Amusement park? Sure. We'll go there. As for the k-kiss? Ehem. We'll see what happens. Where did you get these ideas, anyway?"

Zi Jue asked after he recovered himself. He tried to play it cool. But his anxiety still followed through because he once again stuttered. He was just thinking about kissing her and she threw it out on the open just like that. Zi Jue felt like he was caught red-handed for a crime.

Yan Qing Shan has been throwing her bomb after another bomb at him. He didn't know whether to be glad about it or what. Somehow, he felt as if their roles have been reversed.

"I looked it up in the internet. I even searched about kissing. It said there that a french kiss and not a smack would be more romantic. Is that true?"

She answered him innocently. Zi Jue choked on his spit and started coughing awkwardly. Should he thank those search results for giving his baby girl these ideas or curse them for putting him in a tight spot?

"Ehem. Well, I don't know, baby. I have never been in a ferris wheel. Nor kissed someone inside it. Do you want to try though?"

He resorted to solve the awkwardness with teasing her about it. But he had forgotten that Yan Qing Shan never behaved predictably. Thus, her answer is as usual contrary to his expectations.

"Hmm. Sure. Let's try it later."

Zi Jue almost slammed in the brakes when he heard that. Thankfully he was still careful enough to control the sudden influx of heightened emotions one after the other. He masked the turmoil in his head with another awkward clearing of the throat. Hells! He was acting like a sissy teenager.

They arrived at the cinema a few minutes after. The place had relatively few people and thus it wasn't too uncomfortable for the both of them. He followed Yan Qing Shan into the ticket booth.

"What will we watch?"

He gestured at the images flashing at the screen. Yan Qing Shan pointed at a poster of one of the latest romantic comedy movie. Zi Jue couldn't help but look at her questioningly. He didn't take her for the rom-com type. Well, he didn't actually know what her preference were. He was actually clueless about it. Zi Jue frowned at this realization.

"What? You don't like it?"

She asked him reluctantly when he went too silent for long. He shook his head and snapped out from his daze. Zi Jue decided to find out all about her likes and dislikes soon enough. He'll make sure to get every single thing of it right.

"I like it. Don't worry about me too much, baby. I'm not the only one who is supposed to have fun at this date."

He smiled sweetly at her and rubbed her head gently. To emphasize his point, Zi Jue proceeded to buy the tickets to the movie. They passed by the snack bar and Zi Jue promptly ordered some popcorn and drinks. He held onto the food as they settled themselves down to their seats.

The lights of the theatre went off and the movie started to play out. Zi Jue wanted to put his arm around Yan Qing Shan but he was lost as to how he was going to do it. She was concentrating on the movie and he didn't want to disturb her.

He vented his frustration at the popcorn and decided to just watch the movie seriously. However, fate really seemed to have made it a mission to mess with his fragile emotions. A steamy make-out scene suddenly flashed unto the screen

Zi Jue pulled on his hair as he felt the girl beside him stiffen.

'Isn't it a romantic comedy? Why does it have such a scene like that?'

He gulped when Yan Qing Shan suddenly put her face near him. He felt his cheeks heating up and the tips of his ear were red for sure. Zi Jue could see the individual hairs on her fluttering lashes. His eyes wandered to her lips which was moist and pinkish like sweet sakura petals.

But before he could act out, Yan Qing Shan suddenly pulled away and focused on the movie again.

'What was that? Aaargh! Why am I acting so awkward and uncool?'

Zi Jue thought glumly. He was too preoccupied that he missed the mischievous smile that appeared in Yan Qing Shan's lips as she glanced at him briefly.