Chapter 414: Wanna Hook Up? Let's Hook Up!
"Minos, we are in the ninth row, seats five and six."
Following the flow of people to screening hall number seven, Ryohei reminded her.
"Okay."
Minos responded, looking at the seats, counting row by row from the first row up to the ninth.
Walking along the aisle to the inside, she stopped in front of the sixth seat.
She put the iced cola into the cup holder on the armrest first, then sat down holding the popcorn, relaxing her body against the back of the chair, and crossing her voluptuous long legs wrapped in mismatched stockings.
Minos picked up a piece of popcorn still carrying residual warmth and a fragrant aroma with her slender white fingers, put it into her mouth, chewed with a crunch, and her eyes lit up:
"This is actually quite tasty!"
After speaking, she passed the popcorn bucket towards Ryohei.
Ryohei knowingly reached out, picked up two pieces of popcorn, threw them into his mouth to taste, and nodded:
"Not bad."
The sweet fragrance of caramel mixed with the mellow aroma of butter and milk.
The outer layer was coated with a thin, crispy sugar glaze, while the inside maintained a light, fluffy texture that melted in the mouth.
Truly top quality!
"..."
Like hamsters eating, the two ate popcorn with crunch crunch sounds, occasionally taking a sip of iced cola.
Before two minutes passed, with a click, the lights in the screening hall suddenly dimmed, and the big screen lit up.
An advertisement played smoothly!
Ryohei reached out to grab popcorn, but accidentally grabbed Minos's hand.
"Uh..."
He let go consciously.
Minos turned her head to look at Ryohei and roasted nonchalantly: "Coming to the cinema to watch a movie, do we have to watch advertisements first?"
"Mn, normally, we have to watch a few first."
Ryohei didn't mind this much and answered calmly.
"So that's it!"
"..."
Soon, the advertisements on the big screen ended, and the long prelude of the movie began.
The plot unfolded slowly—
Married for fifteen years, with their relationship on the verge of breaking, the wife Kanna, after her husband Kakeru died accidentally while saving someone, actually returned to fifteen years ago and met her husband when he was young.
She tried to save her husband's life by changing the past and fell in love with him again in the process...
It was basically a story of reunion and salvation.
The movie was called First Kiss, but it told the story of a "second first love"...
Two hours later—
"How was it? Was it good?"
The movie ended, and Ryohei and Minos walked out of the screening hall with the crowd.
On the way to the restroom, he asked casually.
"Mmm... not bad."
Minos tilted her head and organized her words:
"The first half was quite relaxed and humorous, and the second half's emotions were very sincere; it touched me a bit."
"Can't tell you are quite sentimental."
Ryohei teased Minos.
Coming out of the restroom after washing his hands, Ryohei stood at the door looking at his phone for a while when he felt someone gently bump into his back.
"I'm hungry."
Minos continued to press her forehead against his back, her voice revealing a hint of acting spoiled.
"Mn, I'll take you to eat ramen."
Ryohei put away his phone and chuckled unconsciously.
"Let's go—!"
Minos instantly became spirited, raised her head, walked out from behind Ryohei, wagged her silver-white cow tail, and announced: "I want to eat two big bowls!"
"Eating three bowls is fine too."
Ryohei smiled and started walking.
"Ooh ooh—!"
The energetic shout attracted many people's attention.
Ryohei noticed someone raising a phone, seeming to want to take a picture of them, and hurriedly pulled Minos and ran.
He was somewhat of a celebrity now.
If photos spread online, that wouldn't be good.
Chotto matte!
What is this feeling of a guilty conscience like a thief?
Stepping into the fire escape, Ryohei was startled in his heart.
Between him and Minos, it was completely innocent!
Taking Minos out for a movie and meal today was only because she asked him, and he happened to be free...
Forget it!
Don't think about it; go eat first!
...
Ryohei drove Minos to a ramen shop with good online reviews.
After each devouring two big bowls, they left the ramen shop and strolled on the streets of Tokyo.
Tokyo at the end of the year had unique scenery—
Christmas decorations hadn't been completely removed yet. Colored lights and light strips wrapped around bare branches and under shop eaves, flowing with colorful light in the night.
The street was bustling with people, even livelier than usual.
"Ne, Ryohei-kun..."
Minos put her slender hands behind her back, her exhaled breath condensing into white mist in the cold air.
Ryohei turned his head to look at her.
"Let's stay outside tonight?"
Minos suggested without warning, looking away after speaking, but immediately looking back.
"...Wanna hook up (Yue ma)?" (Note: "Yue" can mean date or hook up depending on context, implying spending the night together here)
Ryohei opened his eyes slightly wide, his heartbeat seeming to skip a beat, then realized he had said those two words.
"Hook up (Yue)!"
Minos waved her hand without hesitation, her voice clear and affirmative.
"Then I'll book a room?" Ryohei took out his phone from his pocket and shook it at her.
"Mn, book it!"
Minos stuffed her hands behind her back and clenched her fists gently.
"..."
Result—
Ryohei found that rooms tonight were unexpectedly hard to book.
Checking several hotels in a row, only some basic room types were left, which he wasn't very satisfied with.
Come to think of it.
It was almost New Year's Day; many people came to Tokyo for travel, so a shortage of rooms was normal.
However, Ryohei eventually booked a sea-view room in Odaiba.
After booking the room, he walked back with Minos and then drove to the booked hotel.
More than half an hour later—
"Oh ho—! This room is really nice! Looks so high-class!"
"Although can't see the sea now, can see a very beautiful bridge!"
After Minos walked into the room, she looked around and then came to the floor-to-ceiling window.
"That bridge is called Rainbow Bridge."
"By the way, the hotel we are in now is on an artificial island."
Ryohei walked over.
"Eh? Is that so?"
Minos looked at him in surprise; she didn't expect the artificial island.
"Mn."
Ryohei nodded gently, his gaze moving down, landing on Minos's black pleated skirt which was propped up in a beautiful curve.
He reached out and grabbed that silver-white cow tail...
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