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The little girl replied that she didn’t know him; she had come out to watch a movie and saw him in the cinema lobby.

What great luck!

I’m so envious I could burst!

How about asking for his WeChat ID?

He’s too handsome! Oh my gosh, I want to marry him!

I wouldn’t dare. Who wants to go up there? The little girl didn’t have the courage to ask for Chiyan’s WeChat. Even just looking at him made her afraid he would notice.

Someone as fluffy and delicate as him is better admired from a distance.

Fifteen minutes quickly passed, and it was almost time to check tickets. Chi yan got up from the massage chair.

As he walked towards the ticket check, he suddenly stopped and glanced to his left. There were some people there, all focused on their phones, with nothing unusual about them.

But Chi Yan felt a bit strange, as if someone were secretly watching him.

He looked around but couldn’t find anyone.

Maybe he was just overthinking it. Chi Yan took his movie ticket to the check-in point.

Just as he entered and turned a corner, a person stepped out from where he had been looking earlier.

The person’s expressionless face gave him a chill.

The little girl who had filmed Chi yan’s video unconsciously looked around, and when her eyes met the man’s, they trembled slightly.

She carefully watched the man as he took several movie tickets and picked one before striding toward the ticket check.

The movie soon started, and Chi yan sat in the middle of the fifth row.

The theater lights were off except for the huge screen in front and a few emergency lights.

Occasionally, someone entered the theater, but Chi yan didn’t give them a second glance, fully engrossed in the movie.

He was so focused that he didn’t notice someone behind him staring at him for two hours.

The movie was quite good, even exceeding his expectations; the ticket was definitely worth it, and Chi yan even thought about watching it again.

After leaving the cinema, there were various food options downstairs, including a large supermarket.

Feeling a bit hungry, Chi yan went to a clay pot restaurant and ordered a serving of clay pot rice noodles.

The restaurant was spacious, and a few minutes after he sat down, Feng Min, who had been following him from the cinema, also walked in.

Feng Min intentionally chose a corner table where he could see Chi yan through a partition, but Chi yan wouldn’t be able to see him right away.

Chi yan ordered his rice noodles and sat there scrolling through his phone while waiting.

A waitress approached Feng Min’s table to ask what clay pot dish he wanted.

The same as his. The light in Feng Min’s eyes was unusual.

The customer ordered a beef clay pot rice noodle. “Sir, are you ordering this too?”

“Same.” Feng Min’s gaze never left Chi Yan, enviously observing how focused Chi Yan was as he played with his phone.

However, Chi yan wasn’t chatting with anyone. He logged into his Weibo account using his livestream name, which had accumulated over a hundred thousand followers over the years.

Although many of those were system-generated bots.

Chi Yan typed a short movie review on Weibo, mentioning that it might not be a proper critique but more of his thoughts after watching it.

He highly recommended his fans to check out the movie, as it conveyed some very touching messages.

As soon as he posted it, fans immediately commented, saying they were going to buy movie tickets.

Some fans mentioned they had just seen the movie and asked Chi yan if they watched the same screening.

There’s no way that could be true; Chi Yan replied that the movie was indeed good, right?

Fans replied that it was super good.

“Remember to watch it again!” Chi Yan sent back.

The rice noodles were ready and served at Chi Yan’s table. He politely thanked the waitress, who noticed the small dimple on his left cheek, causing her face to flush instantly.

Her heart raced, and the waitress turned to leave quickly but glanced back several times.

She almost bumped into a table edge.

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The feeling of being watched lingered.

It felt as though the person who was watching him was right beside him.

Chi Yan frowned slightly and looked around the clay pot restaurant, noticing some staff and customers looking at him.

Some would avert their eyes, while others would stare in surprise.

But it felt different; Chi yan knew it wasn’t them.

Even after finishing his rice noodles and leaving the restaurant, he still felt a lingering, sticky gaze on him while using the escalator.

The mall was crowded, making it difficult for Chi yan to identify the person from the crowd.

After leaving the mall, he walked towards his apartment complex.

If it were a stalker, Chi yan smirked; just make sure he doesn’t get caught.

The streetlights were brighter than those in the complex, where the streetlights were sparse, making it hard to see if someone had poor vision.

Chi yan quickly headed toward his apartment building, which was positioned more inward.

He usually took a shortcut, and today was no exception.

Just when he could see his apartment building, his phone rang.

A strange number.

Chi Yan answered the call, and the voice on the other end sounded familiar.

However, the voice seemed to be coming not just from the receiver but from nearby as well.

With the phone still at his ear, Chi Yan turned to look under a tree on his right.

As he turned his head, a figure stepped out from the dim shadows.

Chi yan had good eyesight and instantly recognized who it was, his expression tightening slightly.

“Chi Yan, I’ve called you many times and sent countless messages. Did you block me?” The young man who stepped out smiled, but there was a hint of madness in his smile.

“I thought I made it clear last time. Sorry, but I won’t accept you. Not in the past, not now, and definitely not in the future. We’re just not suited for each other.” This man was one of Chi yan’s suitors, and Chi Yan originally had a good impression of him.