Chapter 138 Enduring Until Now

Li Chuanping slipped away, so Xu Rui would never let him help for nothing, so he asked him to accompany Du Xiao to have a big meal.

At this time, Yan Ran had already seen the old-fashioned projector and screen on the grass, turned her head and looked over, and asked in surprise: "Did you prepare all this?"

"Of course, it feels very retro." Xu Rui took her hand and walked to the lounge chair on the grass, smiling, "It's just that the ingredients are not so retro."

Looking at the birthday cake, champagne, popcorn and other snacks, Yan Ran didn't say anything.

"Don't like it?" Xu Rui asked.

"No, I'm trying not to be moved to tears." Yan Ran wanted to bury her face in Xu Rui's body and rub it.

Xu Rui quickly stopped her: "You are wearing makeup, don't rub it on me."

Yan Ran stopped her action, raised her eyes and asked: "What movie are we watching tonight?"

"Do you want to guess?" Xu Rui asked.

Yan Ran said without hesitation: "Chicken Soup for the Soul."

"You can guess that?"

"I wanted to guess "The Night the Comet Came", but I have the master tape. Apart from this one, the most likely one is "Chicken Soup for the Soul." Yan Ran said with some pride, and then took his hand, "You probably can't find old films in China. You asked someone to convert them. It's just a birthday, but you did so much for me."

Xu Rui stretched out his hand and scratched her nose: "Too pretentious."

Yan Ran wrinkled her nose: "I'm not pretentious, I'm really touched."

"Don't be touched, be happy, blow out the candles and eat the cake first, or watch the movie first?" Xu Rui asked.

In order to solve the power problem of the old projector, he simply bought another generator, but he had wanted to buy this thing for a long time, so he would always need it.

"Let's eat the cake first. I'm a little hungry."

"Come on." Xu Rui lit two candles with the numbers "2" and "4" on the cake. The cake was not big, only six inches. He asked Yan Ran to hold it in her hands and took a mobile phone to record it next to her. "Make a wish and blow out the candles."

"Yeah." Yan Ran closed her eyes seriously, made a wish, and then blew out the candles. Before Xu Rui could speak, she said first, "Don't ask me what I wished for. I won't tell you. It won't work if you tell me."

"Don't ask." Xu Rui found a knife and handed it to her, "Cut the cake."

"Yeah." Yan Ran looked at the cake, "Do you want to leave some for Du Xiao and Li Chuanping?"

"No need to leave, it's only six inches. It may not be enough for the two of us."

"Then I'll cut it." Yan Ran said, holding the cake and slowly cutting down, but found that the knife seemed to touch something, she looked up at Xu Rui.

Xu Rui smiled and said, "What is it?"

"Why do you play this trick?" Yan Ran raised her hand to pat him with a smile, and Xu Rui quickly reminded her, "Honey, you have a knife in your hand."

"Oh oh." Yan Ran quickly put down her hand, afraid of wasting the cake, and carefully cut it open, and then looked at the small book wrapped in plastic wrap inside in surprise, what is this?

She didn't care what the gift was. Everything Xu Rui did today had made her feel sweet and moved. She was willing to be wrapped in this romance and tenderness, and fell into it. It turned out that love was unimaginable. She had never thought that the love she had experienced would be like this.

Seeing that she was a little dazed, Xu Rui reminded her, "Why don't you open it and take a look?"

"Well, I'll take a look now." After coming back to her senses, Yan Ran curiously and carefully peeled off the plastic wrap, took out the small book from it, and found that it was a script with the title "The Truman Show".

"Prepared for you."

"Okay." Yan Ran said, but found Xu Rui showing a surprised expression, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong, what's your expression?"

Xu Rui was very depressed: "I thought you would say, 'My requirements are very high. Although this is a precious gift, I won't shoot if the quality of the script is not good'. I have prepared how to respond. Why don't you play by the rules?"

Yan Ran was stunned for a moment, and burst out laughing: "In your heart, am I the kind of person who will ruin the atmosphere? And I believe you, you will give me a story as a birthday gift, how can the quality be bad."

Xu Rui smiled and said: "Okay, I declare in advance that although it is a gift, don't force it if you don't like it."

Yan Ran nodded: "I know, I guess I must like it."

"Is there still such a guess? Let's read the script when you have time, and eat the cake." Xu Rui was also a little hungry. He stuffed a book into the six-inch cake, and the part he ate was just enough for two people.

After eating the cake, Yan Ran's parents called her. They had never asked her if she would go home for her birthday. They knew she would spend it with her boyfriend. Now they called just to send her blessings, without saying anything.

Such an action made Yan Ran feel that her parents had seen through her, and she felt embarrassed.

Xu Rui turned on the projector and took out a blanket. After she finished the call, he handed the blanket to her, "Here, it's a little cold, cover yourself."

"Yeah." Yan Ran nodded. It was okay during the day in October, but it was indeed a little cold at night. She covered herself with a blanket, raised a glass of champagne and clinked glasses with Xu Rui. The two chatted while watching the movie. Although she had seen this movie countless times, she felt differently at this moment.

The patient in the film was able to move in the right direction amidst the swing between madman and genius, thanks to the sincere help and support of the doctor.

Everyone needs support, especially when in pain, confusion, and discouragement. She turned her head and looked at Xu Rui. Now, in addition to her parents, she has a new harbor, a pair of hands protecting her, so that she no longer worries about falling or retreating.

A psychiatrist made the protagonist in the movie feel happy, and the power of this happiness led him to the Nobel Prize.

And she has so much support, even if she is not a genius, she will definitely achieve some results!

"Move this way." Yan Ran stretched out her hand and pulled Xu Rui's arm.

Xu Rui stood up and put the recliners together: "Is this okay?"

Yan Ran snorted: "Why don't you buy a double one!"

"A double one is a sofa, not a recliner."

"I don't care!"

"Okay, my fault." Xu Rui smiled.

There was a handrail between them, so they couldn't lean on Xu Rui as they wished. Yan Ran pouted quietly to show that she was unhappy, but then she laughed again.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing." Yan Ran didn't tell him, watching the movie seriously, and occasionally taking a grain of popcorn from the bucket and putting it in Xu Rui's mouth.

Xu Rui ate while watching, and the two stopped talking. They just fed each other food from time to time and watched the whole movie quietly.

When the movie ended, Xu Rui said, "This movie is so touching and inspiring."

"Yeah." Yan Ran said softly, "So?"

"So I have been holding back until now." Xu Rui turned sideways and stared at her eyes as bright as stars, and the distance between them became closer and closer.