Chapter 14 Strange smell
Chinese people love to watch the excitement. The spacious cinema hall was packed with people in three circles inside and three circles outside, and the staff had to work hard to squeeze in.

When they saw the cinema security coming, the crowd knew there was no show to watch and left with some reluctance.

Xiao Xiao looked at the back of the girl as she left, and that cold and strange smile lingered in his mind.

"Third brother, you are not attracted to that girl, are you? No, although that girl is pretty, but..." When Zhuge Yun saw the target of Xiao Xiao's "reluctant" gaze, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately began to "educate" her earnestly.

Oh, my roommates are all so troublesome, what should I do?
Zhuge Yun had an expression of a worried old lady on his face.

Uh, Xiao Xiao was stunned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "I don't like her."

"Really? Then why are you staring at her?"

"...It just happened. I was just daydreaming." Xiao Xiao couldn't find a good excuse for a moment. He finally came up with one, but seeing Zhuge Yun's expression as if to say "don't lie to me", he knew that this excuse was not very good.

Xiao Xiao was helpless. Fortunately, Zhuge Yun did not pursue the matter any further. However, seeing the other party's expression of "I understand, I am considerate", he knew that what the other party was thinking in his heart was definitely not what he liked, and it was something that was far from the truth.

Forget it, Xiao Xiao decided to ignore it.

Anyway, time will tell, and the main thing is that he has no way to explain it.

……

It was just a chance encounter, although they encountered the protagonists of the excitement more than once.

Except for Xiao Xiao, everyone else quickly put the matter behind them and happily went shopping in the mall.

Even if Xiao Xiao cared, it was ultimately just curiosity that got the better of him. He was always open-minded, and since the mystery couldn't be solved for the time being, he wouldn't think about it anymore.

The mall is brightly lit, the windows are clean, and a sweet scent fills the air.

People came and went, with bright and carefree smiles on their faces, which soon wiped out the strange smile lingering in Xiao Xiao's mind.

……

Because they had eaten too much for dinner, Zhang Jiajia suggested walking back to school to help digest the food.

Naturally, everyone had no objection, since it would only take half an hour to get to school even if they walked.

The moon was already at its zenith, and the inky sky was filled with a gentle and clear glow.

The air is slightly chilly, and winter is gradually approaching.

As everyone was chatting, the topic somehow turned to the protagonist of the previous cinema incident.

"I think," Luo Xiaoluan said seriously, "that girl abandoned the male protagonist and fell in love with the second male protagonist, and then hooked up with the third male protagonist, the enemy of the second male protagonist. This led to a big fight between the male protagonist and the second male protagonist, and then deepened the conflict between the second male protagonist and the third male protagonist. Maybe it will also lead to a 'world war'."

Speaking of this, Luo Xiaoluan's tone revealed a hint of regret, but it was a pity that she couldn't see it.

"Hmm, that makes sense. Why do I feel that this is the case?" Xu Ying thought about it and found that his friend's nonsense made some sense.

"Pfft~" Wu Ya laughed, "But, be careful not to play with fire or you will get burned if you do this." Wasn't that what happened in the cinema today?
Fortunately, only the arm was injured this time, but who knows what will happen next time.

"Actually, this girl is very amazing." Zhang Jiajia showed some admiration on her face.

"Really? Thanks."

Suddenly, the gentle female voice coming from behind made everyone's hair stand on end. They turned around subconsciously. Even Xiao Xiao and the others who didn't speak looked frightened and embarrassed, not to mention the girls who were having a great time talking just now.

Saying bad things about people behind their back and getting caught by the person behind it is really a test.

The girls had blank faces and stiff bodies, and they just stood there in a daze for a moment.

Xiao Xiao was the first to come back to his senses and smiled apologetically at the girls: "I'm sorry, they didn't mean any harm."

"Oh~" The tone is deliberately prolonged, and its meaning is unclear.

Xu Ying and others came back to their senses when they heard Xiao Xiao speak, and their faces suddenly turned red.

"I'm sorry, we..." Xu Ying and the others were speechless again. In fact, now that they think about it, they didn't say anything bad about the girls. They were just wrong for talking about them behind their backs and being heard by the person involved. But except sorry, they didn't know what to say.

"I'm sorry, they didn't mean it."

"I'm sorry." "I'm sorry."

Zhang Bo and others apologized on behalf of Xu Ying and the others.

It's like seeing something interesting on the Internet and making a comment. It's just talk, no big deal.

Who would have thought that the main character suddenly popped up right after the girls were having a great discussion. Even though they didn't actually say anything bad, the joking remarks they made before were still somewhat disrespectful, which made the girls who were facing the main character feel anxious.

"Okay, I understand." The girl's stern face suddenly relaxed and she revealed a faint smile.

"Huh?" Everyone looked confused.

"I forgive you." The girl said with a smile, "Besides, you are praising me, right?"

"Uh, yes, yes." Is that a compliment? Never mind, as long as the original owner doesn't pursue it.

"Thank you, we're really sorry, we didn't mean any harm." After expressing their gratitude to the girl for her magnanimity, Xu Ying and several other girls expressed their apologies again.

“Okay, okay, it would be best if we could all forget the grudges and laugh it off,” Zhang Bo concluded.

"What's the matter with gratitude or hatred? It's just a trivial matter." Zhuge Yun muttered to himself.

"Haha" Amidst the laughter, the atmosphere really eased up.

"Why are you here? And all alone?" Xu Ying was outspoken, and as soon as the matter was resolved, he blurted out his doubts.

"Uh, sorry, Xu Ying meant no harm." Wu Ya pulled Xu Ying, this silly girl, what is their relationship, why does she care so much about other people.

"It's okay. Is your name Xu Ying? My name is Ruan Rou, and I'm going back to school." The girl, Ruan Rou, pointed to the back.

Everyone turned around and realized that they had arrived at the school gate without realizing it.

Haha, Xu Ying and the others felt that they had done a lot of stupid things tonight.

"Oh, you are from our school too?" Wu Ya said with a dry smile.

"Yes." Ruan Rou tilted her head slightly, her eyebrows curved and she smiled.

Xiao Xiao couldn't bear to watch it. He felt that Xu Ying and the others were heartbroken.

However, as they got closer, the evening breeze blew by, and Ruan Rou's scent drifted towards him. Xiao Xiao smelled the scent that had left such a deep impression on him again, as if it was emanating from her bone marrow, sweet, yet rotten and fishy.

"It smells so good." Zhuge Yun looked serious on the surface, but secretly touched Xiao Xiao's arm, signaled Ruan Rou with his eyes, and let out a low, somewhat intoxicated sigh.

"Yes, this perfume smells so nice." Zhao Luzheng also agreed in a low voice.

"Stupid, maybe it's the natural body odor of girls."

"Huh? Really?"

……

Listening to the whispered conversation between the two people beside him, Xiao Xiao frowned in confusion. Does it smell good?

It did smell good, but like overripe fruit that was about to rot, the overly strong fragrance exuded a dark and gloomy air of death, which made him feel... sick.

He took a few steps forward, tilted his head to take a few breaths of fresh air, and then turned back to meet the girl's meaningful gaze.

A sense of palpitations came over him, but it passed in a flash. When he looked again, he saw the girl saying goodbye to Xu Ying and the others.

He watched the girl turn around and say goodbye to the boss and him easily.

He looked at the girl talking and laughing, and finally curled his lips and said goodbye politely.

When the girl turned around and walked into the school gate, he slowly retracted the curve of his lips, his eyes thoughtful.

……

(End of this chapter)