Chapter 831: Chapter 346: Alright, You Really Are a Total Pushover!

Han Lie felt his remaining energy, thought and thought again, and decided not to go after Shuangxue sisters.

Forget it, forget it, today’s output is already over the limit, the engine needs maintenance, it’s better not to engage in battles with low chances of winning...

If I can’t handle the heavy stuff, then I’ll go for something lighter.

So, Han Lie took the initiative to call Ding Xiang, and gently asked, "Where are you? I’m almost done with work."

Ding Xiang was so happy she stuttered, "I’m... I’m wandering around the Bund..."

Dog Lie felt a shiver in his heart, secretly relieved: Thank goodness I’m cautious, didn’t let Xiao Shou Pan take me out to show off. If I ran into her on the street or at the mall, how would I explain that?

"It’s getting late, let me take you to a movie!"

The dog man spoke with the tone of a gentle romantic, arranging everything for her clearly: "After the movie, I’ll take you back... Are you staying at school or at a hotel?"

"Ah? I... I booked a room downtown... I’m going home tomorrow morning..."

Little Ding Xiang was extremely shy.

Thinking of the hotel, certain images involuntarily floated into her head.

NO!

No, no, that’s not allowed!

So when Han Lie saw Ding Xiang in the cinema lobby, she was a small white flower with flickering eyes, full of shyness.

She didn’t dress up intentionally, pure student style, yet even standing in a corner attracted numerous gazes.

Han Lie held the flowers as he walked over, gently taking her hand, naturally.

"Happy Valentine’s Day, my flower girl!"

"Pfft!"

Ding Xiang was so amused she bloomed like a flower, scolding, "What was that? So embarrassing!"

Han Lie didn’t believe a word and directly began humming a couple of lines: "You say you love lilac the most, because your name is her..."

Ding Xiang immediately buried her face in the bouquet, refusing to lift her head.

Then Dog Lie wrapped his arm around her shoulder, guiding her toward the ticket counter: "Come on, let’s pick a movie! How about a romance film?"

"I’m okay with anything..."

Ding Xiang’s CPU was fried, she had no ideas, she just felt extremely warm.

In just a few moves, Han Lie eliminated the long-absent unfamiliarity completely, showcasing what professional skills a charming guy should have.

Considering both the showtimes and duration, Han Lie bought tickets for "Empire City Love Story."

Written, directed, and starred by Chen Sicheng, it’s probably the same kind of stuff as his series version of "Empire City Love Story."

Back then, Han Lie went to watch the series because of Big Secret and Sister Yaya, but got nauseated enough, so now he doesn’t have any expectations for the film version.

But the problem is...

If you’re a man, and you’ve finally managed to get the goddess to a movie, with choices like "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," "Empire City Love Story," "Flash Soul," and "Nurse 3D," which would you choose?

DDD, I choose D!

Alright, congratulations, your craftsmanship might be advancing to master level.

As expected, Empire City Love Story was hard to watch, bloody and pretentious, but Ding Xiang’s hand was soft and tender...

Messily and confusedly, the movie time passed, Ding Xiang no longer resisted snuggling into Dog Lie’s embrace and, to be more precise, she already enjoyed it.

And maybe because she was very relaxed, she unexpectedly started venting to Han Lie.

"What kind of romance film is this? It’s all shallow fantasy, wasting Tony Leung Ka-fai and Liu Jialing’s acting..."

Oh?!

Han Lie was a bit surprised; he didn’t expect Little White to be so rationally clear-headed.

"So which part do you think is the most absurd?"

Ding Xiang lifted her little face, confidently replying, "I don’t understand middle-aged emotions, but the first and fourth segments were simply toxic.

A beautiful lady, ignoring the rich and handsome, pure like a little white flower, then falls in love at first sight with a loser guy at a nightclub and immediately rolls in bed, no protection... Isn’t that mental derangement?

Anyway, if it were me, I wouldn’t even give the male lead a glance, growing up I’ve seen many men like him."

The movie itself isn’t important, but Little White’s thoughts are very significant.

Han Lie found it interesting, so he followed up with, "Do you think the director’s portrayal of the goddess is problematic?"

Ding Xiang tilted her head, thought carefully, and hesitantly replied, "The whole movie seemed very chaotic and awkward to me. I think it might not just be a portrayal issue but rather a problem with the core starting point."

Wow, not bad!

Han Lie felt a slight surprise.

Ding Xiang’s experience is lacking, and her personality is very simple since her family protected her too well.

So she can’t discern exactly what’s wrong, nor can she accurately describe it, but she can sense it instinctively, and that’s a kind of gift.

Let’s call it a sixth sense.

The significance of this is that she can clearly perceive what’s right, what’s wrong, what kind of feelings are beneficial to her, and what pursuits are not worth caring about.

So, she might be gullible with herself, but against other men, she’s like an impenetrable fortress.

In other words—she’s not a foolish girl who needs to be worried about.

She’s naive and immature but not easily fooled.

There’s no happier discovery than this.

So, Han Lie smiled and analyzed for her, "Actually, if you think about it from another angle, you’ll understand—

Let’s assume this movie is the director’s idealized expression from his absolute consciousness, then these five stories reflect what he believes a successful man’s life should be like.