Jiang Tang heard the expressions of fear from the nine girls, which reminded him of when he was in university, overhearing some classmates chat about how their girlfriends loved to watch horror movies when they went to the cinema.
For instance, ghost films and the like, which the girls enjoyed watching but would scream at certain scenes.
The boys' favorite part was when their girlfriends, in a moment of fear, would cling to them, granting their wishes for a moment of closeness and warming their feelings for each other.
Back then, he could only listen in because, being quite shy, he had a crush on a certain goddess, but only from afar. One of the reasons he dared not confess his feelings to her was that too many had already done so.
The goddess was a wealthy and beautiful girl pursued by numerous rich heirs, and he, a boy from an average family, lacked the confidence to compete for her affection.