As soon as Ling Shu entered the door that day, he let out a sigh.

From Ling Yao opening the door for him, to preparing the meal in the middle, to eating, he sighed at least three or four times.

"What are you sighing about at such a young age? You'll sigh away all your good fortune!" Ling Yao, quick-witted as ever, knocked Ling Shu's hand away from the boiled shrimp with her chopsticks.

"Use your chopsticks!"

Ling Shu grinned. "I'm just worried about you and your husband."

Ling Yao rolled her eyes at him. "My husband and I are doing just fine. Why are you so worried? Just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush!"

Ling Shu grabbed his chopsticks and used his mouth to peel a shrimp, while his other hand rummaged around in his pocket for a while.

Finally, he pulled out two crumpled movie tickets.

"Someone gave me movie tickets, you two can go watch it. It's a newly translated Charlie Chaplin movie in China, you both will definitely love it."

Ling Yao immediately perked up and didn't even touch her food.

"Who? Who gave you the movie tickets? And two of them? Which girl? Let me tell you, if it's a dance hall girl, forget it. You give it back to her, or you have to pay her!"

Ling Shu: ...

He looked towards his brother-in-law, Zhou Sa.

The latter silently conveyed to him through lip reading and eye contact: Your sister must have gone out to buy groceries today and encountered some nosy neighbors, and got upset.

Ling Shu: "Sis, what are you thinking? It's from Old Yue, he asked me to go watch the movie!"

Ling Yao was relieved and waved her hand, "Then go!"

Ling Shu asked again, "Are you sure you don't want to go?"

Ling Yao glared at Zhou Sa, "Show him the tickets."

Zhou Sa also took out two movie tickets.

'Between the Showers' is playing tonight, just like the tickets Ling Shu had, but on a different date.

"Your brother-in-law bought a ticket too, so you two can go watch it together!" Ling Yao's enthusiasm waned. "I thought a girl would invite you to the movies. Look at you, you attract so many admirers, but none of them are serious."

Ling Shu joked, "Who said there aren't any serious ones? What about Old Yue? It's just that his gender doesn't suit your taste. If Old Yue were a girl, would you be willing?"

Ling Yao hesitated.

Ling Shu clicked his tongue and spoke seriously, "Sis, I never thought you had gender bias. It's a new era now, and since men and women are equal, isn't a sister-in-law the same as a brother-in-law to you?"

Ling Yao asked, "Do you really want me to say it?"

Ling Shu: "Speak freely in your own home!"

Ling Yao: "I just don't think you're good enough for him."

Ling Shu: ???

"It's what you made me say."

Ling Yao began to count on her fingers. "Take a look for yourself. His family background is quite impressive. If he were to marry a girl, she would be a wealthy heiress. As for our family, although we were well-off in the past, we are now just commoners. Plus, he is a university professor, with both knowledge and looks. If he were to pursue a girl, there would be a long line of suitors stretching from the school gate to the Huangpu River. Where would you fit in? You, with just a pretty face and no ambition, who can't even wash your hands before a meal without me reminding you. You're content with just getting by in a mediocre job. Tell me, which respectable girl would want to marry you? Even if Dingtang were a girl, I would wake up laughing if I dreamed of her marrying you!"

"I'm not hungry anymore," Ling Shu grumbled as he put down his bowl and headed back to his room to get his clothes for a shower.

Ling Yao called after him, "There's still a lot of shrimp left!"

Without looking back, Ling Shu declared, "I'm full!"

He was stuffed!

He had even bought a bottle of perfume, planning to spray it on his clothes after taking a shower.

But after being scolded by Ling Yao, he gave up and decided not to bother with it. He dried his hair, changed his clothes, and left.

Yue Dingtang arrived ten minutes early, but he didn't wait in the car. He sent the driver back and stood outside the cinema for about ten minutes.

When Ling Shu arrived, Yue Dingtang had already attracted many passing glances, especially from young women whose eyes were filled with admiration and curiosity about the woman who could make Yue Dingtang wait.

But to their surprise, another handsome man arrived and engaged in conversation with Yue Dingtang before they both entered the cinema together. They couldn't help but feel a mix of envy, confusion, and excitement at the sight.

Despite being an adult, Ling Shu had never been to the cinema before, let alone with another man.

This was a rare and formal date, and when Ling Shu saw Yue Dingtang, he regretted not wearing cologne.

He could smell the faint, elegant fragrance emanating from Yue Dingtang's crisp suit, which was as subtle and intoxicating as wine.

The weekend was packed, but they managed to get good seats right in the middle, facing the screen at the perfect angle.

The crowd around them was bustling with couples and groups of female friends, and even some male friends had come along.

But Ling Shu couldn't help feeling like he was the center of attention.

In short, he was both narcissistic and insecure.

Especially after Ling Yao's recent comment, he even felt like he was cheating on someone.

Seeing Ling Shu's uneasy expression, Yue Dingtang couldn't help but ask, "Do you need to use the restroom?"

Ling Shu's face turned a bit unnatural. "It's probably just because it's my first time on a date. I'm not used to it."

Yue Dingtang couldn't help but chuckle. "But you used to have a lot of admirers, didn't you?"

Ling Shu pretended to cough. "That's different."

When he was with those dancing girls like Ya Qi, he enjoyed the spring breeze brought by his charm, with women on both sides. Going on a date with Yue Dingtang alone, to be honest, made Ling Shu a little nervous.

Who knows what he was nervous about, Ling Shu himself couldn't figure it out.

Luckily, the movie started quickly.

The image of the vagabond Charles soon brought waves of laughter in the cinema.

Yue Dingtang had already seen this movie in France, but it takes time for foreign films to be translated and introduced in China, so it was still considered a relatively new work for the Chinese audience.

Even though it was his second time watching it, it didn't stop Yue Dingtang from feeling that it was a classic.

He was still engrossed in the movie and occasionally laughed.

Naturally, he turned his head to share the interesting plot with the person next to him. Even a simple eye contact could bring double the joy.

Suddenly, his shoulder felt heavy.

Ling Shu turned his head directly, from dozing off to deep sleep. Yue Dingtang felt a bit speechless and could only adjust his posture to make the other person more comfortable while sleeping.

If he had known that Ling Shu was so uninterested, he would have probably turned the cinema into a Western restaurant. At least, on the food front, Ling Shu would have been a hundred times more lively.

With this thought, Yue Dingtang's interest in watching the movie faded a bit. His gaze wandered aimlessly over the first few rows, then suddenly stopped at the back of someone's head on the right side of the second row.

That person looked just like the Fifth Young Master Wu.

But how could the Fifth Young Master Wu be doing such a thing with another man?

For the first time, Yue Dingtang began to doubt his own eyes and brain.

He wondered if he would start to find anything between two men ambiguous after being with Ling Shu.