For a brief moment, Li Suran felt that Su Junmo had become gentler.
What one cannot obtain in youth often traps one for a lifetime.
The little Li Suran in her heart, the one who never had her parents tie her shoelaces, finally stopped crying after so many years. Now there was a boy willing to teach her patiently, over and over again.
Li Suran suddenly pulled her hand back. The blue bow-shaped ribbon still remained tied around her wrist.
“I’ve got it. It’s such a simple thing. You don’t need to teach me so many times. You’re so annoying,” she complained, yet unconsciously reached out and hooked her arm through Su Junmo’s.
“This café is on the trending list. Come help me take photos.”
She remembered the posts her friends had shared, all showing off pictures taken by their boyfriends. Even though Su Junmo was not her boyfriend, he could still take photos for her.
Su Junmo agreed immediately.
A professional simp had to look like one. The moment he clocked in, there was work to do. That made him feel secure.
The boutique café was decorated in a very retro style. Although Li Suran had golden hair and light green eyes, her features were classically elegant. Willow-shaped brows, almond eyes, lips slightly curved like flower petals. She wore a tight black dress that made her skin look like snow. A green gemstone necklace rested at her neck. Her wrist was bare except for the blue bow ribbon.
From the perspective of composition and aesthetics, Su Junmo took several photos. Looking at the glamorous results on the camera screen, he fell silent for a moment.
Countless online debates about male and female photographers flashed through his mind.
Then he zoomed in on her portrait until half of her body filled the screen. He took a full-body shot. Then a close-up.
“Sister, look at the camera.”
“So beautiful. That face must be a gift from the Creator… Tilt your head slightly to the left. So stunning.”
“A bit more to the left. Extend your hand. Perfect. Sister, you’re gorgeous.”
The boy’s bright voice echoed through the café, and people around them could not help but cast envious glances.
He was giving her full emotional value.
What a lucky girl. They wondered how much such a photographer charged per hour. They wanted one too.
One of the girls nearby secretly took two photos, mostly because the boy taking pictures was too handsome. She sent them to her friend. “Guess what I just saw at the café? A handsome guy giving his companion full emotional value. They don’t look like a couple. They seem a bit awkward. Interested? Want me to get his contact for you?”
Her friend replied quickly. “I know him. He’s one of the good-looking guys at our school. He’s clearly pursuing our Student Union president. This might just be a side job he picked up. I heard his photography skills are good. If he’s freelancing, I’ll book a session too. Go get his contact!”
“Alright, I’ll ask!” The girl stood up and approached them. New chapters come out on g.com first.
“Sister, come see the photos I took.”
Su Junmo leaned closer. Li Suran lowered her head to look at the screen, her gaze pausing in surprise. He had made her look beautiful.
“So this is how you see me?”
After looking at several photos, her heartstrings were plucked one by one.
“You look even more beautiful in real life than in the photos,” Su Junmo said with a smile. “A camera’s proportions can enlarge a person by 20 percent, and it also makes facial features and flaws more pronounced. So people usually look prettier in reality than on camera.”
He meant it objectively.
But to Li Suran’s ears, it sounded like nonsense turned into: You look even more beautiful in my eyes than in the camera.
Su Junmo’s lips were as sweet as honey.
No wonder she sometimes felt that Shen Wanwan treated him differently. Facing a man like this, any woman would feel a moment of attraction.
Only a moment.
Li Suran refused to admit she could be moved by Shen Wanwan’s kept toy.
It was just that if Shen Wanwan had something, she wanted it too. And if Shen Wanwan did not want something, she would not want it either.
She looked up and met Su Junmo’s gentle eyes. For now, she wanted to enjoy having him by her side.
The girl nearby approached. “Senior, is it convenient to add you?”
So it was a pickup attempt.
Li Suran’s expression immediately darkened. She crossed her arms and stood silently to the side.
“Sorry, it’s not very convenient. I’ve reached my limit for adding people on WeChat. I can’t add any more,” Su Junmo replied gently.
Even he did not believe that excuse, but he could only say sorry to the junior. His patrons did not like him chatting up other girls.
The junior looked embarrassed. “Oh, I see…”
Su Junmo nodded sincerely. “I’m really sorry. I’m currently serving my client, so it’s not convenient to chat. Junior, here’s a campus map. If you’re new, this will help you avoid getting lost.” The source of this chapter is g.com.
He took out a campus map from his backpack, one he had distributed as a volunteer, and handed it to her.
The junior’s eyes sparkled. She had initially thought Su Junmo was a scumbag, pursuing the Student Union president at school while accompanying another girl outside to take photos.
So it was just a client.
And he was so gentle.
If his WeChat really was full, it must be true. A senior this gentle had to be popular.
The junior left shyly.
Li Suran said sourly, “I didn’t expect you to be such a busy man.”
“Remember to send them to me,” she added, fiddling with her phone. She had to leave for her hospital internship.
“Send what?” Su Junmo asked.
“The photos you just took. Don’t forget. My mentor is looking for me. See you next time.”
Though reluctant, she left quickly.
She had studied neurology abroad and had returned to pursue graduate studies. She was interning at a hospital now.
Her mentor was about her age but already a renowned doctor both domestically and internationally, specializing in brain neuroscience. Strict, cold, meticulous. Even someone as rebellious as Li Suran had to behave obediently in front of her.
Seeing her in a hurry, Su Junmo thoughtfully called a car for her in advance.
After Li Suran arrived at the hospital, she met her mentor and received her assigned tasks. Soon after, she received the edited café photos from Su Junmo.
Thinking about what had happened that afternoon made her blush and her heart race. They had stood so close. His hands were beautiful, fingers winding around the ribbon, making her want to kiss them.
She looked at the blue ribbon still tied around her wrist and snapped a photo of it.
Then she posted a grid of nine photos, including the café pictures.
Caption: He took them. Not bad.
Soon, several likes appeared.
Shen Wanwan commented teasingly: New boyfriend?