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Chapter 333 What are you holding in your hand!
In the dim screening room, Chen Shiping sighed.

He looked down at Li Xiaoran's slender calves and felt that what was being rubbed was not his legs, but his heart!

Li Xiaoran looked at the screen and pretended to be indifferent, so that she wouldn't have to retract her legs.

Chen Shiping silently moved his legs a little, and Li Xiaoran silently followed.

Well, this place is small and there is no way to hide, so Chen Shiping gave up.

Focus! Watch a movie!

Chen Shiping concentrated on watching the movie and was quickly drawn into the plot.

The filming was really good, the rhythm, pictures and characters were all very good.

In Chen Shiping's opinion, this version of Mulan is much better than Disney's animation.

Disney's style is too Western and not suitable for the atmosphere of the Asian cultural circle.

What I fear most is the combination of things.

They are two completely different, even somewhat opposing cultures, so it would be strange if you tried to integrate them.

Modern dramas are better, as many things are similar, but costume dramas and historical dramas are very different.

Chen Shiping watched the screen as Hua Mulan joined the army to replace her father. Later in the movie, it was no longer about Mulan's filial piety, but about her sense of responsibility for her family and country.

This kind of thing is incomprehensible to many Europeans and Americans.

Individualism, liberalism, and sexuality are their true meaning.

Many Europeans and Americans have the concept of home, but their concept of country is not as strong.

Even in war films, the main emotions are family, faith, love and freedom.

Anyway, we are not fighting for our own country and nation.

Chen Shiping felt that this was really freeing, and they really lived just for themselves.

This culture is very attractive at first glance, giving people a sense of freedom and satisfaction.

If I don't like you, I'll shoot you.

Shooting every day is no joke.

Chen Shiping was daydreaming while watching the movie, and soon the movie ended with Mulan fighting the enemy.

When the lights in the screening room came on, Cheng Kaige turned around confidently and wanted to ask Chen Shiping how his filming went.

But before he opened his mouth, Li Xiaoran couldn't wait to ask questions.

"How is it, is my acting good?"

Li Xiaoran took the opportunity to grab Chen Shiping's arm and shake him around, his eyes sparkling.

Chen Shiping hummed, turned his head and looked at Cheng Kaige and said, "It's very well shot. Both the rhythm and the picture are first-rate. Your directorial thinking is becoming more and more mature, and you are no longer biased towards personal imagination."

Cheng Kaige: “.” Are you praising me or scolding me?

Who is imagining this?
Movies are art for the masses, not for personal self-appreciation. Any movie that does not consider the audience is not a good movie.

Li Xiaoran grabbed Chen Shiping's arm and pouted, looking very unhappy. He was still avoiding her!

Damn man! He took the initiative!

You said you were young before, but what excuse are you going to use now?

After chatting with Cheng Kaige for a while, Chen Shiping said:

"It will be released during the Spring Festival. For the Lunar New Year, we have already made a special reservation to let everyone have fun before the New Year, and then let the audience bring their families to watch Mulan during the Chinese New Year."

Cheng Kaige had no objection. The children were on holiday during the Chinese New Year, and they would only go to the cinema if they had the New Year's money.

Mulan can be considered a children's movie, but it also has a core that adults like, so the Spring Festival is a good time to reap the box office.

"Personalized orders will be available later. Would you like to take a look?" Chen Shiping asked with a smile.

Cheng Kaige asked curiously, "Is it a movie theater?"

"It's not a film screening. I've been too busy recently and haven't watched it yet." Chen Shiping said with a smile: "The film screening is just a formality. The theaters seem to be in control, but in fact they are very passive in front of China Film. They have to take the films we promote even if they don't like them."

Cheng Kaige: “.” You are awesome!
Damn, I don't want to watch it anymore, I always feel like he's just showing off!
slip away!

After Cheng Kaige declined, Li Xiaoran couldn't wait to say, "Let me see! I want to stay and watch! Just the two of us? Do you have any Coke?"

Chen Shiping twitched his lips and said, "Do you think this is a movie theater?"

"Ms. Li, we have Coke. Do you want it iced or at room temperature?"

Secretary Li, who had been sitting in the back, suddenly asked.

Li Xiaoran was stunned for a moment. Why was there someone behind him? Damn it, he forgot about it!

She subconsciously let go of Chen Shiping's hand, turned around and said very ladylikely, "No thanks, I was just joking."

Chen Shiping couldn't help shaking his head and said to Secretary Li, "Get some iced Coke, and go and transcribe ten CDs of Hua Mulan and send them to my office."

"Okay!" Secretary Li nodded and went out.

Li Xiaoran breathed a sigh of relief and began to look forward to the movie that would be watched later. There were only two of them left!
I don’t know whether Chen Shiping deliberately sent the secretary away.

After a while, Secretary Li brought the Coke and left. He remembered Li Xiaoran in his heart and raised her level a lot.

Li Xiaoran drank an ice cola, squinted his eyes happily and burped.

Chen Shiping shook his head speechlessly. She was already 22 years old, but how could she be the same as when she was a child?

After doing this calculation, Chen Shiping suddenly realized that he seemed to have known her for almost five years.

From eighteen to twenty-two, I watched her grow from a little girl into a big girl.

What have I been eating in the past few years? Why do I feel like I'm still growing?

Chen Shiping turned his head and looked at her and asked, "Are you tired from filming during this period?"

Li Xiaoran drank Coke and kicked his legs while saying, "It's been almost two months since I finished filming, and I've already rested a long time ago."

"Hmm" Chen Shiping said hum and didn't know what to say.

Suddenly I felt like I had no topic to talk about, or I didn’t know what to say.

Li Xiaoran was the same. Although she wanted to hook up with Chen Shiping, she had never seduced a man before, so how could she do that?

I should have asked Chen Zihan earlier. She has starred in so many romantic idol dramas, she must understand!

How about confessing directly?

Li Xiaoran thought about it and immediately denied it, thinking that if her confession was rejected, it would be extremely embarrassing.

Then just carry her up?

What if I get pushed away?

Li Xiaoran suddenly felt that it was so difficult to seduce men!

Chen Shiping didn't know what was wrong with her and why she kept sighing. He raised his hand and waved towards the back, and the projectionist immediately started showing the movie.

After the room fell into darkness, Li Xiaoran was visibly relieved and felt at ease again.

Naturally, he became braver, his IQ came back online, and his straight calves stuck forward.

Chen Shiping was quite helpless. Why did she become so unruly as soon as the lights were turned off?

The two of them continued to move as they sat there, and began to watch the movie quietly, and soon they were amused by the plot of the movie and started laughing.

After the laughter wore off, Chen Shiping looked down and saw that Li Xiaoran's legs were resting on his knees.

Chen Shiping was just about to reach out and push her away when the movie started to play a funny part. Li Xiaoran was laughing so hard that she almost leaned into his arms, not to mention her legs resting on his knees.

Chen Shiping coughed lightly and said, "The projectionist can see that. Pay attention to your image. You are a big star now. Can't you smile more like a lady?"

Li Xiaoran: “.” Why didn’t you say so earlier? It’s so embarrassing!

She quickly pulled her leg back and angrily stepped on Chen Shiping. But she left it there, still. You can see it when you cross your leg, but you can't see it when you step on your foot!
The two of them finished watching the movie with different thoughts, and neither of them laughed much afterwards.

The projectionist was a little puzzled. There had been laughter throughout the previous screenings, so why wasn't Mr. Chen laughing?

Is this movie not good?
After watching the movie, it was time to get off work.

Chen Shiping was in a good mood. This was the most relaxing afternoon he had had at work during this period.

After watching two movies, I went home after get off work!

Li Xiaoran followed Chen Shiping out and asked, "Do you have time tonight?"

"What?" Chen Shiping asked without turning his head.

"I want to eat at the small restaurant in front of the special school. I haven't been there for a long time."

Li Xiaoran caught up and looked at Chen Shiping expectantly.

Chen Shiping hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll bring it to you."

"Ah? You don't want to eat? It's so boring for me to eat alone!"

"Let's go first and talk later."

Chen Shiping didn't know what to do, whether to go with the flow or just refuse.

I’ve been rejected many times in the past two years, but this girl still refuses to give up. Is she really in love?
Chen Shiping was lost in thought when the car soon arrived at the destination.

Before getting off the car, Chen Shiping said to the driver: "You go off work first."

"Okay, Mr. Chen, tomorrow morning then."

"Tomorrow will be normal. It's not a holiday, so what's there to ask?"

Chen Shiping got off the car after he finished speaking, but the driver couldn't help smacking his lips, saying, "Isn't it because I'm afraid that you won't go home at night?"

Li Xiaoran watched the car drive away and could hardly suppress the smile on her face.

Hey Hey
When Li Xiaoran was laughing in her heart, Chen Shiping suddenly felt his head explode.

Laugh your head off!
Li Xiaoran was not angry. She secretly pulled Chen Shiping's clothes and followed him into the hotel.

Chen Shiping pulled back his clothes and said, "You forgot what I just told you. Pay attention to your image."

"Oh, then let's pack it up and eat it at home."

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Half an hour later, Chen Shiping came out carrying a few bags of vegetables.

Small restaurants don’t have disposable lunch boxes, so they can only use bags.

Chen Shiping couldn't understand why Li Xiaoran had to come here to eat.

Li Xiaoran was happily chewing a chicken claw at this moment. Of course, she came here to eat because this place held very fond memories for her.

At that time, she was in a special school. Chen Shiping would come here every week to take her to dinner, chat with her, listen to her stories about school, and encourage her.
That feeling is really great!
Li Xiaoran looked at Chen Shiping and said with a smile: "Would you like to eat one first?"

"Can't you see I'm holding vegetables in both hands?"

"Then I'll feed you, open your mouth, ah~"

Looking at the half-eaten chicken feet that Li Xiaoran handed over to him, Chen Shiping felt numb.

"Li Xiaoran! You are just smart, ahem, but you don't have any brains, right?"

Li Xiaoran looked down and said aggrievedly, "I don't want to be so big either. I'm so tired of walking."

"Just shut up." Chen Shiping really had a headache and felt that he had to find a reliable agent for her in the future.

I eat so much every day, but I don’t take the nutrition into consideration at all.

If you don't use your brain when speaking or doing things, how can you be a public figure in the future?

What a headache! It’s such a headache!
The two of them were strolling back on the street carrying the vegetables. The weather was cold and there was ice on the road.

Li Xiaoran grabbed Chen Shiping's arm and said that he was afraid of falling, and then he saw traces of ice on the road and wanted to skate there.

True lies!
Li Xiaoran shouldn’t have been allowed to debut in this role in the first place!
At this time, the vegetables in Chen Shiping's hands were almost frozen, and his hands were also very cold. Li Xiaoran came over and took the initiative to hold his hand and decided not to go skating anymore.

Chen Shiping felt the warmth in his hands, and the ice in his heart melted a little, and he was no longer as determined as before.

More than ten minutes later, the two finally arrived home. Li Xiaoran ran over to fill a thermos for Chen Shiping, and then took the dishes to heat them up.

Chen Shiping looked at the saline bottle in his hand and thought that this thing was really powerful and better than a hot water bottle!

It's filled with boiling hot water, and the key is that it won't get cold easily.

If you put one in your bed, it will keep you warm all night. It is most comfortable to put it under your feet.

Chen Shiping turned his head to look at Li Xiaoran's bedroom. He suddenly wanted to take a nap. He was really exhausted during this period of time.

Listening to the clanging sounds in the kitchen, Chen Shiping didn't know how long it would take to get better.

"I'll take a nap. Call me when you're done." Chen Shiping said to the kitchen.
Li Xiaoran said "oh" in a panic and ignored Chen Shiping.

Chen Shiping leaned on the bed with a bottle of saline solution in his pocket, ready to take a nap. But when he smelled the fragrance in the room, he suddenly became alert again.

I opened my eyes and looked around curiously. In fact, I was quite curious and had a voyeuristic desire.

But he still leaned there without moving, so you couldn't just watch him.

Chen Shiping closed his eyes, counted a few numbers silently in his mind, and slowly fell asleep.

A few minutes later, Li Xiaoran finished preparing the food, ran to the bedroom, looked at the sleeping Chen Shiping, hesitated for a moment, and did not call him to eat.

She walked over, squatted down, carefully took off his shoes, put his legs on the bed, covered him with the quilt, and then went out.

Chen Shiping opened his eyes only after Li Xiaoran left. He woke up when he just took off his shoes.

I just continued pretending because I felt embarrassed, but fortunately nothing more embarrassing happened.

Chen Shiping thought about it for a while, and then fell asleep in Li Xiaoran's bed.

I'm really sleepy.
Li Dabai walked in quietly at this time, and looking at Chen Shiping who was sleeping soundly, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

The rice wine is hot!
There’s no need to get Chen Shiping drunk!

Li Xiaoran quietly kicked off her shoes, climbed up from the end of the bed, and lay down next to Chen Shiping, lying on her side and looking at his sleeping face.

She had imagined this scene countless times, but never thought it would come true today.

Li Xiaoran carefully pulled the quilt and squeezed closer to Chen Shiping.

Chen Shiping, who was sleeping soundly, was gently hugged by Li Xiaoran.

Li Xiaoran sniffed gently, smelling the scent on Chen Shiping's body. She felt that this scent was also pleasing to her. It was like the scent of her mother, which made her feel very comfortable and safe.

Li Xiaoran was so sleepy that she hugged Chen Shiping, yawned and slowly fell asleep.

It was unknown how long it had been, but when Li Xiaoran woke up again, it was completely dark. It was pitch dark in the room, and Chen Shiping was gone.

Li Xiaoran felt as if she was abandoned by the whole world for a moment. Her dizzy head and empty heart made her collapse all of a sudden, and she burst into tears.

"What happened!"

Chen Shiping ran in hurriedly with his trousers held up. Before he could stand firmly, Li Xiaoran jumped off the bed and hugged him.

"Woo woo. I thought you were gone."

Chen Shiping bent over and pulled the zipper hard, and immediately couldn't help but gasp.

"Hey, I just woke up and went to the bathroom."

In the darkness, Li Xiaoran wiped her tears, sobbed, touched Chen Shiping and asked:
"Why are you bending over? Are you feeling uncomfortable? What are you holding in your hand?"

"Uh, let go first."

“It’s getting bigger!!!”

(End of this chapter)