Chapter 256 - Comedy

It was a comedy, and it was full of punch lines. The entire hall was filled with laughter. Arabella was also very happy. She had probably not come to the theater for a long time. So she watched a movie she liked and laughed happily. Every time she laughed, she would turn to look at Jaquan. But she could only see Jaquan's calm expression.

"Isn't that funny?" She stopped laughing and whispered to him.

Jaquan forced a smile and said, "Well, it's funny."

To be honest, He had seen the film before. He watched it with Emma at home. At that time, he also laughed a lot. But as he turned around, he saw that Emma was very calm. The woman seemed to be indifferent no matter what funny movies she saw. Back then, in order to test how she would laugh, Jaquan showed her a video called "Who Could Suppress Laughter". In the video, people of different ages and races laughed loudly. There were children, old men, black and white, men and women. There were all kinds of laughter. Perhaps one of them could make the audience in front of the screen laugh loudly.

But Emma did not. From beginning, she was very calm until the end of the video.

Jaquan lowered his head and took a sip of bubble tea. Damn! Why did he think of that woman again?

After the movie, Jaquan and Arabella came out. Beside them were young couples, walking hand in hand. Some of them put their arms around the shoulders of the other. They just looked so intimate. But for Jaquan, he always behaved properly. Arabella was originally worried that what she should do if Jaquan did something to her when they watched the movie. But she didn't expect that Jaquan didn't want to touch her at all. She heaved a sigh of relief. However, she didn't understand why she felt a little upset.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when the movie was over. They came outside and saw that it was raining. Although it wasn't raining heavily, it was getting colder. Arabella only wore a thin coat today. She was feeling hot in the warm temperature at the cinema. But the moment she came out, she was shivering due to the coldness.

Jaquan took off his coat and put it on her. Arabella held the sleeves and whispered, "Thank you."

Jaquan showed a strange expression at her.

"What's wrong?" Arabella asked.

"When did you say 'thank you' to me?" Jaquan looked up at the sky. "No wonder the weather has changed."

"..."

"Jaquan, please give me time," said Arabella as she rubbed the floor with her shoes.

In order to enjoy the romance, some young couples covered their heads with jackets and walked out. Jaquan's gaze swept across the crowd and then he turned to look at Arabella. "What time are you talking about?" He asked.

There were many people beside them and Arabella was embarrassed to say it in front of them. So she blushed.

She didn't know what was going on these days. She was always thinking about Jaquan. But the man she liked was clearly Vincent. When she saw the photo posted by Mandy, she suddenly panicked. She thought that Jaquan and Mandy were together. Jaquan hadn't come to see her once in four days. He didn't even send her a single text message or call her. She didn't sleep well for four nights. Finally, she couldn't help but run to Jaquan on the fifth day to ask him.

She had to admit that when she heard Jaquan's denial, she was very happy. But she also realized one thing, which was that she liked Jaquan.

Jaquan didn't figure out what was happening until he asked the question. Arabella wanted to accept him and not to love Vincent anymore. As for the "time" she mentioned, it meant after she made up her mind, they could be real lovers.

Perhaps she was weighing the stakes. Should she choose Vincent or him? Hearing what she said, Jaquan wasn't excited or happy at all. He curled his lips and said, "What if I say that I won't wait for you?"

Arabella looked at him in surprise.

"It's good that you like Vincent." Jaquan's voice was mixed with rain, which sounded inexplicably pleasant. But what he said wasn't so pleasant. "You look more real when you love Vincent."

"Do you think I pretend to like you?" Arabella was stunned.

"Randy once told me a law in the social psychology." Jaquan turned to look at her. Arabella had always been exquisite and beautiful. From the moment she entered the movie hall, there were many men staring at her. She should be proud of her beauty and she never cared about showing herself to others. She flaunted her beauty and enjoyed the attention of everyone.

Jaquan thought of the banquets that she had brought him to. He was like a decoration that belonged to her. She held his arm and wandered around the lobby. Sometimes, they would receive some compliments. Then, he would be thrown away just like a pair of disposable chopsticks.

Jaquan looked at her with a solemn expression. "Actually you don't like me. It's just that I haven't contacted you for a few days, and you are not accustomed to it."

Arabella was stunned for a moment and then suddenly laughed. Her eyes turned red with laughter, as if she heard something really funny. "You keep saying that I don't like you. Isn't that you don't like me?"

The surrounding people roughly sensed that they seemed to be quarreling, so they couldn't help but cast their gazes at Arabella and Jaquan. Arabella rarely argued with people in public, for that she was afraid of being embarrassed. But today, she just couldn't help it. She had been wronged all afternoon. Now that she had the chance to say it out, how could she suppress it?

"In the past, you would always give me something when you came out to see me. It was either flowers or funny stuff. But today, I arrived an hour earlier and waited for you. I thought about what gift you would bring me, like a fool! But you didn't! From the meal to the movie, I was always thinking about the topics. Have you thought about me? Normally, it was you who tried to make the conversation. But today, I am the one who has been trying to talk with you. Isn't it enough for me to change so much for you?"

Arabella almost roared. After she finished speaking, she ran out crying. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and she rushed out to the rain. Jaquan was worried about her, so he hurriedly followed. He took large steps and caught up to her soon, stretching out to grab her arm.

Arabella struggled and cried, "Didn't you say you like me? Why did you push me to Vincent when I want to be closer to you? Vincent doesn't like me. Now, you don't like me as well."

They soon got wet in the rain. Jaquan used his hand to cover her up, but Arabella suddenly embraced him. "Jaquan, can you stop ignoring me? I'm so sad. You ignored me for several days. I thought you didn't like me anymore..."

Jaquan opened his mouth and wanted to say something. He liked Arabella, right?

He wasn't sure himself. Today's date should have brought them closer. However, it made him feel that they were driven far apart.

Over the years, to love Arabella had been a belief for him and he was very persistent. But when she really liked him, he hesitated. He muttered as if he was hypnotizing himself, 'I like Arabella. I always like her.'

In love, the one truly devoted one would never care about how much he or she had given to the other person. Arabella was so wronged just after one afternoon. Jaquan couldn't understand this in the past. Every time he saw Arabella cry, he would feel distressed and he wished he could get her the stars. Now that he understood all this, he no longer had the same feeling as before.

Because at this moment, he actually thought of Emma.

No matter how much Emma had paid, she wouldn't cry and ask for rewards from others. Even if she risked her life to save others, she would also say "it's no big deal". Jaquan didn't even see her cry once. She was completely different from Arabella.. She could endure all the grievances and pain, and she wouldn't cry out.