Ryan hung up. He was a little embarrassed about the task that Albert had given him.
It was easy to destroy Hammer's plan, but it was not easy to avoid being found to be against him, and to avoid erroneous influence on Sophia.
He thought about it for a long time and finally had an idea, and arranged it at once.
Ryan was really proud of his IQ.
When Sophia came to the cinema in Hammer's car, she saw a lot of people waiting in line at the entrance to the screening hall.
This was rare. Even on holidays, there was no such spectacle. Usually, before the opening, there were a few people in line, but not so many.
Stranger still, there was no one at the ticket counter.
Hammer was also surprised. As he went to the ticket counter, he asked Sophia, "Which movie do you want to see?"
There were seven movies this day. Posters placed in front of the ticket counter and could be seen at a glance.
Sophia took a rough look and chose one that she thought was better, "How about the 'Death in Abyss'."
It looked complicated. She thought it would suit her taste.
Hammer told the conductor, "Two tickets for 'Death in Abyss'."
The conductor shook her head with a smile, "I'm sorry, Sir. The tickets are sold out."
Hammer frowned. It was embarrassing if he could not even do it well.
"Open one more room, and I'll make a block booking." Hammer raised his chin with a "rich and willful" look.
The conductor kept smiling, "I'm sorry, Sir. All the movies are booked today. And the one who makes a block booking is offering to treat people to watch movies for free. See the line over there? They came when they heard movies are free. You can also wait in line. The next show is in 15 minutes. There should be seats for you."
Watching a free movie made Hammer feel humiliated. He thought about it and said, "Let's go to another cinema. There's one nearby…"
The conductor gave him a warm hint, "The same person has booked all cinemas in Lands City. Every cinema was like this. If you want to make a block booking, you can go to another city."
Hammer was confused.
Which toff was so generous? Was he out of his mind? To go to another city to see a movie, Sophia would not agree, would she?
He had no choice but to say to Sophia, "Let's go in line."
"All right." Sophia nodded.
Although there were a lot of people in line, they entered quickly. Sophia and Hammer queued for a while, and it was their turn.
The ticket inspector looked at them and smiled. "Well," he said, "the one who makes a block booking invites all the people to the movies, but not including… single male in his twenties. You can go in, Miss. But this gentleman… you have to prove you're not single before you can go in."
Hammer angered, "What rule is this? Are you discriminating against single men? I want to complain."
The ticket inspector was still very nice and patiently explained, "It's his freedom which he wants to invite to see the movie. We just do what he wants. Is this your girlfriend, Sir?"
An idea occurred to Hammer. "Yes, she is my girlfriend," he nodded.
Sophia didn't want to admit it, but if she denied it, Hammer wouldn't be able to get in. Hammer took her here; she could not just expose him.
The ticket inspector smiled, "Well… we have to verify that."
Hammer frowned, "How?"
"A kiss."
Hammer's heart beat fast, and he looked at Sophia.
Sophia stepped aside and said, "I don't know him well."
Hammer said nothing.
The ticket inspector kept her smile, "The next one."
Sophia and Hammer stood by for the time being. Behind them was a young couple who happened to be in their twenties. The ticket inspector said the same words to them and asked them to prove that they were a couple, or the young man would not be allowed in.
The girl was a little shy, "No, I... This is my first kiss..."
The man laughed, "Well… let's go somewhere else?"
"But I want to watch a film."
"Then you watch. I'll wait for you outside."
"But… I want to share it with you."
The hint was quite obvious. The man wasn't a fool. He hugged the girl, bowed his head, and kissed her gently on the lips.
The girl was so ashamed that she buried her head in the man's arms and gently pounded his chest with her fists, whispering, "You're so bad."
The young man laughed happily. The ticket inspector let him in with the girl.
On one side, Hammer was tortured by these two intimate lovers. And the following two were boys in their twenties.
He couldn't help but say, "She said single men in their twenties were not allowed to go in. You can't go in."
A guy took a look at Hammer and said contemptuously, "Who's a single man?"
Then he hugged the other young man and kissed him.
The ticket inspector did not change his face and let the two in.
Hammer was in a mess in an instant.
That would work?
In the end, there was only Sophia and Hammer left.
The ticket inspector looked at Sophia, "Miss, there are seats inside. You can go in. Do you want to go?"
Sophia nodded, "Yeah... Thank you for taking me here, Mr. Hammer. I'll go back to myself after the movie. You can go back now. This will counteract the life-saving grace you said. Don't go to my school to look for me, okay?"
If she didn't go in, Hammer might invite her to go to the KTV or a bar or somewhere. If so, she had better watch the movie. While queuing, she heard people say that the "Death in Abyss" was very good. So, she had some expectations.
She walked into the cinema and waved goodbye to Hammer.
Hammer wanted to cry. It was not easy for him to persuade Sophia to watch the movie with him. Which toff was so boring, invited people to see the movie, but specially excluded the 20-year-old man?
He must have lost his girlfriend to a twenty-year-old handsome guy that he was so crazy.
He could do nothing but bite his teeth and curse the man who loses his girlfriend all his life.