Chapter 31 Movie

Luo Di had been living in the neighborhood, but aside from community workers, he rarely greeted anyone.

He didn't have any memories of the third-floor residents, at least during the times he would go to school or go jogging, the third-floor door was always closed.

"Class leader, what kind of person lives on the third floor?"

"I think it's a middle-aged person. They only opened a crack in the door, and didn't even show half a face. I left right after making sure it wasn't you, I didn't observe closely."

Luo Di didn't continue the topic, "Let's keep doing our homework and wait for the lockdown to end."

The class leader suddenly blinked, "That's a covert Pseudo-Person, not easy to catch. Based on what the investigator said, they might have already hidden away, the lock might even last all day or longer, I might have to stay at your place tonight."

"Hmm, you can sleep on the sofa, I'll prepare a blanket for you."

The class leader didn't say much and quickly got back to studying.

Homework for cultural and logical thinking classes wasn't much, students primarily focused on physical exercises, which were tracked by a smart ring.

Thus, every hour they spent on written homework, they would start a period of indoor training.

Luo Di was doing push-ups on the balcony, while the class leader focused on high knee lifts and weighted squats.

Time quickly approached noon,

"I'm so hungry…" Wu Wen slumped on the sofa, "I only had a bun on the way here this morning, do you have anything to eat at home?"

"I'll cook." Luo Di quickly got up from his push-ups and headed straight to the kitchen.

Hearing this, the class leader's fatigue seemed to vanish, she sprang up from the sofa and followed into the small yet tidy kitchen.

Leaning on the door frame with both hands, she peeked at Luo Di preparing the ingredients,

"What are we having for lunch?"

Luo Di pulled out a piece of frozen pork belly from under the refrigerator, "Stir-fried pork with green peppers, and winter melon pork slice soup, should that be enough?"

Wu Wen scraped her finger against the door frame, "Could you make a bit more~"

"Then I'll stir-fry some shredded potatoes too."

"Yay! Do you need help?"

"Have you ever chopped vegetables?"

"No… but, I've practiced swordsmanship! I'm pretty good at it."

"Then give it a try, I'll go take a quick shower first; my clothes are soaked."

Luo Di quickly washed off the sweat, and by the time he returned to the kitchen, all vegetables and meat were well chopped, even and proper.

"Is this okay? It's my first time chopping veggies."

"It's good."

"Hehe~ I told you, practicing swordsmanship is quite useful. But I don't know how to cook, I'll leave the rest to you!"

Wu Wen tiptoed out of the way, standing by with a learner's attitude, almost ready to take out a notebook.

In less than twenty minutes, two dishes and one soup were ready.

The two carried their meals back to the dining table,

"I'm starting to eat!"

The class leader filled her bowl fully, and started stuffing the food into her mouth.

"So delicious! It's really good!"

She chewed while praising, causing several grains of rice to fall on the table, which she promptly picked back up into her bowl.

Although Luo Di showed no change in expression, something deep inside him was slightly shaken. Dining at home with someone occasionally seemed much better than he had imagined.

"By the way, what are we eating tonight? I'm looking forward to it!" she asked, even though she hadn't finished the rice in her bowl yet.

"We'll eat whatever is left in the fridge… perhaps the neighborhood will be unlocked in the afternoon."

The class leader clasped her fingers together in front of her, seemingly praying for something.

Time passed quickly,

The map app could now check the current status of the neighborhood lockdown, with an uncertain estimated time of unlocking.

In the afternoon,

Both finished their written homework and the word "boredom" gradually fermented in the enclosed space, prompting both the class leader and Luo Di to become restless.

Due to the lockdown, Luo Di's nightly jogging had to be canceled, and the daily movie plan might also need to be canceled due to the class leader's visit.

The class leader curled up her legs on the sofa, swapping through boring television channels at the rate of one per second.

"I'm so bored~ Luo Di, what do you usually do at night? You're not still doing exercises at home, right?"

"Nightly jogging or maybe watch... a movie."

The class leader's body and head quickly turned towards him, "A movie? Right, you have this old-style DVD player. Got any movie recommendations? We could watch together, I'm strictly restricted at home and haven't seen most movies."

Seeing Luo Di hesitate, the class leader seemed to grasp the implication.

"You wouldn't be hiding those strange kinds of movies, would you?"

"Hmm?"

"Cough cough~" the class leader coughed lightly, "The kind that's restricted for adults…"

Facing the class monitor's suspicion, Luo Di nodded.

Luo Di also made a significant decision again, planning to reveal his "secret."

In his view, since they had experienced a dangerous event together, watching a movie together was no big deal, thus there would be no interruption in the nightly film-viewing plans.

Strangely, the class monitor curled up at the edge of the sofa, staring at him as if he were a pervert.

Luo Di didn't realize there was an issue and continued along the topic: "Do you want to watch?"

The class monitor was also stunned; she had never expected this quiet boy to have such a taste and to speak about it so directly.

Instinct was urging the class monitor to shake her head and refuse, but something deep within her curbed the instinct under the influence of boredom,

She gently bit her lip and slowly nodded.

"By the way, I've seen most of these movies. There are quite a few DVDs stored in my room. Would you like to come in and choose one together?"

This genuinely scared the class monitor, who vigorously shook her head.

"Then I'll just grab one randomly."

This was Luo Di's first time sharing a movie with someone else, and it was the Murderer genre he loved most. He needed to carefully select one most suitable for a beginner.

The class monitor still stayed in the corner of the sofa, trying her best to shrink her body.

But soon, she widened her eyes, staring at Luo Di as he walked out of the bedroom, staring at the two unrelated items in his hand,

"Mystery DVD" and "dumbbell."

In that moment, a bold and exaggerated image formed in her mind, even making her voice tremble as she spoke.

"Luo… Luo Di~ Could this be your way of exercising?"

"I like to work out while watching movies; sitting too long is bad for the body.

Do you mind if I turn off the lights, leaving only the light from the streetlamps coming through the window to reduce the brightness in the room? It will make the viewing experience better."

"Ah~ Oh~Okay."

The DVD was loaded, and the TV screen switched accordingly.

The class monitor quickly covered her face with both hands,

An evident swallowing motion occurred in her throat,

A strange heat spread throughout her body, forcing her to peek through her fingers at the TV screen.

Following the end of the display of the not-so-famous movie company logo,

The scene moved to a chilly night,

A young couple came to the lake to swim, even removing all their clothes in pursuit of thrills,

This was the first time the class monitor had seen such scenes; her heart rate continuously climbed, while Luo Di next to her watched intently, not even blinking.

In the movie, the young man and woman's actions in the lake gradually turned intimate, just as they were about to take things further,

Swoosh!

A machete pierced through the young man's body, lifting him high in the lake.

The blonde woman, covered in her boyfriend's blood, screamed frantically, swimming rapidly toward the shore,

Just as she was about to reach the shore,

The vertically falling blade pierced through her heel, a huge hand grabbed her calf, dragging her back into the lake,

Red spread over the surface of the lake, the camera slowly lifted,

The movie name of the 70s and 80s era also emerged following.

"Ah… Is this a horror film?"

The class monitor's inquiry got no response; Luo Di was already engrossed, one of his hands automatically performing dumbbell curls.

Looking at the murderer on the TV screen, the class monitor suddenly remembered the practice region six months ago, recalling the moment Luo Di alone chopped off the zombie's head,

The feeling from then was quite similar to the scenes in the movie, even the machetes were of a similar type.

Misunderstanding resolved,

The class monitor slowly eased her body, moving back to her original position on the sofa.

Having experienced countless trials of courage, she naturally wasn't afraid of this kind of horror movie, but the murderer presented in it indeed bore some resemblance to Luo Di.

At that moment, she finally understood the so-called "exercise secret," properly speaking, the exercise target.

It may just be a coincidence,

Midway through the movie,

Boom~ A thunderclap streaked across the sky outside, pea-sized raindrops struck the window violently, and the water splashed through the slightly open window gap into the room.

Luo Di decisively pressed the pause button and went to the balcony to close the window.

Just as he closed the window, another thunderbolt flashed.

The momentary brightness from the lightning allowed Luo Di to catch a glimpse of some silhouette, as if something was crouching on the building wall,

He immediately turned around, pressed his entire face against the window, and observed carefully.

Yet, all he saw was an external unit of an air conditioner.