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Chapter 430 An Encounter (Part Two)

The flames of war that had not yet been extinguished yesterday have reignited.

They engaged in another refined and amicable debate over the same issue.

Since there weren't many customers, the two of them could freely and unrestrainedly start arguing.

Whether it's due to the weather or these two people, the movie theater is sparsely populated today.

This makes one wonder whether this movie theater can continue to operate.

Five minutes before the movie started, Ai Liang and her group sat in chairs, eating popcorn and chatting quietly, waiting for the movie to begin.

Evanna has stopped making any trouble when it comes to choosing movies.

She chose a romance film with a very normal plot but a relatively short runtime.

I didn't deliberately choose those niche yuri films just because I like Ye Qing... or maybe they weren't available in today's movies?

In any case, Ai Liang found the movie, which was just over an hour long, quite enjoyable to watch.

Aside from being a little bored and wanting to go back to sleep.

As soon as the movie ended, Yi Wenna pulled Ye Qing to take the elevator down to the mall to buy things.

It was not yet nine o'clock, and the shopping street was in the evening rush hour, but there were 30-40% fewer pedestrians than usual.

Most of those still on the streets are people who spent the day playing and haven't had time to go home yet.

After all, not many people would go out in strong winds before a rainstorm, right?
Ai Liang pushed her shopping cart and strolled leisurely through the supermarket.

He didn't need to get involved in girls' shopping.

Ye Qing and Yi Wenna were selecting products at the skincare counter, while Ai Liang was preparing to go to the seasoning section to buy some mixed spices unique to Nevada.

We were almost out of supplies at home.

It's not that you can't buy this seasoning in Qianhua City, but the products on the shelves vary from region to region, making it troublesome to buy.

For example, dill can be found in almost every supermarket in Nevada.

Once in Qianhua City, aside from visiting some large department stores, Ai Liang could only buy things online.

Why go back to the store or wait for a courier to deliver something you can easily buy now?

Anyway, Ai Liang's suitcase only contained one set of clothes and one school uniform, so there was plenty of space left.

After parting ways with Ye Qing, Ai Liang headed straight for the condiment section.

But just as he parked the cart, an unexpected shout rang out from behind him.

"Ai Liang?"

Ai Liang slowly turned around and saw Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue, who were pushing a shopping cart full of ingredients, standing at the corner.

Yue Qihua pushed the cart up to Ai Liang: "It really is you! What brings you to buy groceries at this hour? Aren't you staying at a hotel?"

"...I just wanted to buy some spices on the way back."

Ai Liang was more curious about the two sisters, who never lifted a finger in the kitchen, than about buying spices herself: "Why are you here? Isn't grocery shopping the nanny's job?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue glanced at Ai Liang, looking quite embarrassed.

Finally, Yang Xingyue blushed and explained, "Actually, we wanted to practice cooking more. We're all grown up and still can't cook; it just feels a bit...unfortunate. Besides..."

I still want to cook for you.

Yang Xingyue looked at Ai Liang with deep affection and said the rest of the sentence she hadn't said aloud.

The light from the incandescent bulb fell into Yang Xingyue's eye sockets. Her eyes, slightly narrowed because of her smile, were like a clear spring, flowing with affection for Ai Liang.

Faced with such an offensive, who can guarantee that they will not be tempted?

Ai Liang tilted her head slightly, shifting her gaze from Yang Xingyue to Yue Qihua.

"Well, the workload in our honors class isn't too heavy, and we have plenty of free time on weekends. It's not a bad thing to learn more life skills. We can't wait until we go to university and still have to ask our families to hire a nanny for us!"

Seeing Ai Liang looking over, Yue Qihua stammered an explanation.

Ai Liang bluntly exposed Yue Qihua's pretense: "But aren't you supposed to be gathering material and breaking records this weekend?"

Yue Qihua argued her point, trying to salvage some of Ai Liang's impression of her: "I do other things at home too, okay? Like practicing martial arts or doing laundry, I don't spend all day glued to the game console!"

I might believe it if someone else said it, but coming from someone like you who specializes in studying game mechanics, breaking speedrun records, and consistently topping the speedrun leaderboard...

Ai Liang gently shook her head, not saying those words aloud, thus preserving some face for Yue Qihua.

Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue finished explaining why they came to the mall.

But Ai Liang's explanation clearly did not satisfy them, and Yue Qihua took the opportunity to change the subject: "We practiced in the kitchen all day today and used up all the ingredients in the refrigerator, so we came out to buy groceries at this time."

But knowing your personality, Ai Liang, you wouldn't deliberately break the rules and sneak out just to buy spices, would you?

Yang Xingyue tugged at Yue Qihua's sleeve: "Huahua, Ai Liang just came out to buy things, she didn't come out to do anything bad..."

You're not even married yet, and you're already turning your back on people?
Yue Qihua looked at Yang Xingyue, who was pouting, speechlessly: "I'm just saying what I mean. Isn't this how we always communicated before?"

"But things are different now, Hua Hua, aren't you also planning to... mmm!"

Before Yang Xingyue could finish speaking, Yue Qihua covered her mouth.

Under the coercion of Yue Qihua's gaze, Yang Xingyue had no choice but to swallow the rest of her words.

Yue Qihua glared resentfully at her sister, whose thought process was abnormal.

She knew, of course, that the loud and boisterous way of chatting from the past was not suitable for men and women who wanted to change their relationship.

In the past, Yue Qihua always treated Ai Liang as a good buddy, and she didn't have to worry too much about her tone when speaking to him.

Do close friends care about how the other person speaks or their tone of voice?
But now someone has suddenly revealed their feelings and wants her to treat Ai Liang as a man.

The difference between the two is not small.

Who can change their way of speaking in a short time?
While covering Yang Xingyue's mouth, Yue Qihua was also secretly glancing at Ai Liang's reaction.

Just as Ai Liang was about to tell the truth that she had been dragged out, another shout rang out from around another corner.

"Ah Liang! What are you doing here in the condiment section? Shana and I have been looking for you for ages..."

Seeing half of Ai Liang's figure, Ye Qing strode towards the shelf.

From her perspective, Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue's bodies were completely blocked by the shelves.

So when Ye Qing approached the shelf and saw two girls standing in front of Ai Liang, she clearly paused for a beat.

She walked silently to Ai Liang's side and stood there, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Ai Liang, Yue Qihua, and Yang Xingyue.

(End of this chapter)