Seraphina Vaughn, while eating, continued playing Dou Dizhu on her phone.
Julian Bishop was sowhat disapproving of her not eating properly, but he knew it wasn’t the ti to deal with Seraphina Vaughn.
The more he tried to manage her, the more she would oppose him.
So Julian Bishop kept silent, listening to the sowhat noisy ga sounds as he finished dinner.
As the sun completely disappeared, the sky grew darker, the lights on the balcony ca on, and the wind beca stronger with a chill.
Looking at Seraphina Vaughn focused solely on her phone, the originally steaming dumplings in the box had completely cooled, and it seed she hadn’t eaten many.
Julian Bishop opened his mouth but swallowed his words.
Seraphina Vaughn didn’t seem to care about the food getting cold; after finishing a ga, she reached for a dumpling and stuffed it into her mouth, imdiately starting the next ga.
Julian Bishop frowned, wanting to say sothing but fearing he might make things worse.
Thinking it over, Julian Bishop asked, "Do you have any plans for tonight?"
Seraphina Vaughn played her cards, then looked up at Julian Bishop and nonchalantly replied, "Does it concern you?"
Julian Bishop stood up and said, "After dinner, I can go walk with you downstairs."
Seraphina Vaughn put down her chopsticks, looked up at Julian Bishop, her eyes darting, and smiled, "Sure, how about a movie?"
Julian Bishop looked at Seraphina Vaughn thoughtfully, suspecting she was up to sothing, but he nodded and agreed, "Okay."
Seraphina Vaughn chuckled mischievously, stood up and said, "Then wait for , I’ll go change clothes."
Julian Bishop hesitantly nodded, glanced at the still half-full box of dumplings, and asked her, "Not eating anymore?"
Seraphina Vaughn shook her head, "You eat if you want, I don’t want to."
After saying that, she left the balcony wearing slippers.
Julian Bishop picked up his jacket from the chair back and followed, watching Seraphina Vaughn enter a room on the left side of the hallway, and waited outside.
Seraphina Vaughn, instead of changing clothes, lay on the bed chatting on her phone, deliberately stalling to make Julian Bishop wait.
Julian Bishop used this waiting ti to update Faye Xavier on work matters through his phone.
After all, his trip was a sudden decision, and unfinished work could only be handed over to Faye Xavier and Morgan Quinn.
After delegating tomorrow’s work, Julian Bishop checked the ti and realized half an hour had passed.
He glanced at Seraphina Vaughn’s room door, never seeing her co out.
Julian Bishop put away his phone and, feeling uneasy, went to knock on the door.
Inside ca Seraphina Vaughn’s lazy voice asking, "Who is it?"
". I noticed you hadn’t co out, so I was worried. Are you alright?"
Seraphina Vaughn opened the door, looking unsatisfied, and said to Julian Bishop, "Don’t girls need ti to get ready before going out? It hasn’t been an hour; you don’t have the patience to wait? Seems like you’re not sincerely wanting to go out with ."
Julian Bishop softly explained, "I was just concerned about sothing happening to you."
Seraphina Vaughn rolled her eyes, deliberately misconstruing Julian Bishop’s words, saying, "I think you’re just hoping for sothing wrong, pretending to care about ."
Julian Bishop calmly said, "Wear sothing warm, I’ll wait here. Have you decided what movie to watch? I can book the tickets first."
"No need, I’ve already got them, for nine thirty. You wait, I’ll co out once I’m ready." With that, Seraphina Vaughn closed the door and returned inside.
Julian Bishop patiently waited until Seraphina Vaughn finally ca out after more than half an hour.
Seeing her wearing long pants and wrapped in a coat, reasonably warm, Julian Bishop didn’t nag, "Ready? Let’s go."
Seraphina Vaughn walked ahead, engrossed in her phone, while Julian Bishop followed half a step behind.
Thinking of reminding Seraphina Vaughn to mind her steps, but knowing she wouldn’t listen, he monitored her path instead, maintaining a cautious distance behind her, ready to respond imdiately to any situations to protect her.
They took a taxi downstairs; Seraphina Vaughn sat in the front passenger seat, Julian Bishop in the back.
In the car, hearing Seraphina Vaughn’s call, Julian Bishop realized she had invited other friends.
When Julian Bishop first heard Seraphina Vaughn suggest a movie, he had prepared himself ntally, anticipating Seraphina Vaughn’s scheming.
Upon arriving at the cinema, Julian Bishop understood her purpose in inviting him was to ss with his ntal state.
Seraphina Vaughn ignored Julian Bishop throughout the trip, and at the cinema, while eting her friends, Seraphina Vaughn excluded Julian Bishop, enthusiastically chatting up her friends, even leaning shoulder to shoulder with a guy.
Julian Bishop didn’t seek attention, calmly observing Seraphina Vaughn’s antics as a bystander.
After ticket checks, Seraphina Vaughn and her friends sat in the pri viewing zone, while Julian Bishop’s seat was in the last row, at the far corner.
Clearly, this seating arrangent was deliberate on Seraphina Vaughn’s part.
But this seat had benefits too; he could clearly see where Seraphina Vaughn was.
As Julian Bishop watched Seraphina Vaughn, she turned and gave him a triumphant, challenging smile.
Julian Bishop remained unfazed, feeling Seraphina Vaughn’s behavior was sowhat childish.
Seraphina Vaughn, thinking she had successfully annoyed Julian Bishop, couldn’t help but snicker, as her girlfriend suddenly asked, "Seraphina, who’s that handso guy following us earlier?"
Seraphina Vaughn raised an eyebrow and said, "I don’t know him."
"I thought he was your friend; he followed you, never speaking, it seed odd."
Seraphina Vaughn pointed at her head and said, "Probably sothing off in here, so he seed eccentric, just ignore him."
"Really?" The friend turned surprised, looking Julian Bishop over, "He doesn’t look like a fool, dressed sharply, and so handso..."
Seraphina Vaughn nodded seriously and said, "Yeah, good looking, but it’s a pity he’s just a fool."
Julian Bishop watched the two whispering, their glances occasionally shifting towards him, clearly discussing him.
He didn’t need to hear; anything from Seraphina Vaughn’s mouth wouldn’t be kind.
He thought Seraphina Vaughn seed hard to handle, but with the right approach, she’d co around easily.
Simple minded, childish behavior, perhaps... not even a week.
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