"Why?" Ye Qing asked, then pulled Xu Xiaoyue to a small restaurant for a meal again: "I'm hungry, let's go eat first."
"I'll treat you; you can keep the money you earn."
Ye Qing glanced at the poised Xu Xiaoyue, a stark contrast to her hesitant demeanor just moments before. Ye Qing admired Xu Xiaoyue's personality; she wore her heart on her sleeve, expressing joy or sorrow with detachment, and letting things pass quickly.
Ye Qing wanted to argue, but Xu Xiaoyue, who had already walked into the small restaurant, had already told the owner what she wanted and paid.
Ye Qing glanced at Xu Xiaoyue with a helpless expression. She thought about giving the money to Xu Xiaoyue, but then she felt that being so calculating seemed a bit pretentious.
The two found a place to sit down, and Xu Xiaoyue said, "Just consider this my investment now. If Liang Lu asks me to shoot for him, and the shoot is good and gets published in a magazine, then I'll be famous. After I become a famous model, and you become a great designer, I'll walk in your main show."
Ye Qing smiled and said, "Then let's make it clear first: if we become rich and powerful, let's not forget each other."
The two girls touched their disposable water cups together and then smiled at each other.
After laughing, Ye Qing wanted to ask Xu Xiaoyue why she was so sure Liang Lu would come to find them, but before she could ask, the waiter came over to serve the dishes.
Xu Xiaoyue said, "Don't mind the ramen, the plate of pig ear strips, and the plate of aspic. When I become rich, I'll treat you to something better."
Ye Qing said, "That's very good."
The noodles had soup, so much soup that we couldn't finish it. Ye Qing thought of the earlier topic again and asked Xu Xiaoyue, "Why do you think Liang Lu would contact us? Isn't it just polite of him to ask for our contact information?"
"I think he's thinking about dating you."
Upon hearing Xu Xiaoyue's words, Ye Qing choked and coughed, her face turning bright red: "You can't just say things like that."
"How could that be nonsense?" Xu Xiaoyue said dismissively, "Liang Lu is a very talented photographer, and many people want to curry favor with him, but the only one he admits to is Ye Shuang... Of course, it can't be said that he admits it, but rather that Ye Shuang is spreading rumors about her relationship with Liang Lu everywhere. Liang Lu hasn't denied it, but today, in order to get you to stay and take pictures, Liang Lu embarrassed Ye Shuang in public."
That makes sense, but Ye Qing didn't want to get too involved with people who knew Xi Quan, or Ye Shuang today. Although Ye Qing didn't know her personally and only knew about her from Xu Xiaoyue, Ye Qing always felt that Ye Shuang was... well, they seemed to be natural enemies, or even mutually repulsive.
Adding to the fact that Ye Qing saw Ye Shuang's figure around the corner when she left the photo-taking location to return to school today, Ye Qing had a very strong feeling that something was wrong.
Swallowing hard, Ye Qing said, "Liang Lu is doing this because of Xi Quan, right? Although I don't want to have anything to do with Xi Quan, I'm just using him to my advantage today."
"At first it might have been because of Xi Quan, but later I felt it wasn't. Think about it, you said that Xi Quan had revealed all the secrets he wanted to take to his grave, and Xi Quan was so angry. Liang Lu should have stood up for him, but he didn't. He was still thinking about sending us back to school."
Ye Qing watched as Xu Xiaoyue winked at her after she finished speaking, just like when Xu Xiaoyue asked her gossip. Ye Qing felt helpless: "There's absolutely no possibility between Liang Lu and me. If he wants to take pictures of you, you don't have to worry about me and just go."
"What if he comes looking for you..."
This time, Ye Qing interrupted Xu Xiaoyue: "Don't worry, I'll definitely let you go."
After saying that, Ye Qing couldn't help but tease, "I realized you said Liang Lu likes me, was that on purpose? Did you know I was resistant, so you said that on purpose so you could take advantage of the situation?"
Ye Qing meant no harm; it was just a joke. But considering that he had only known Xu Xiaoyue for less than half a year, he wondered if she would be angry, so he thought about explaining.
Before she could explain, Xu Xiaoyue went along with Ye Qing's words and said, "You can see that friends are just for taking advantage of each other. You're welcome to take advantage of me in the future too."
Ye Qing stared at Xu Xiaoyue for a moment, then smiled. She knew that Xu Xiaoyue hadn't misunderstood her words and had even joked with her.
On their way back to the dorm after dinner, Xu Xiaoyue thought for a moment and couldn't help but say, "Ye Qing, although we were joking before, I still have to tell you something. I heard that Liang Lu's private life is quite messy, so you absolutely mustn't..."
"Don't worry, you're the one who should be worried. I won't have much contact with anyone who knows Xi Quan." Ye Qing knew that Xu Xiaoyue was worried about her, but she didn't think she needed to worry.
"I would never do that. Liang Lu is not my type."
Although Xu Xiaoyue said a lot, Ye Qing really didn't think Liang Lu would contact them again. After all, according to Xu Xiaoyue, Liang Lu was a very capable person, and if he were to film again, he would probably find someone who was very famous.
Moreover, Ye Qing insisted that Liang Lu asking for their contact information was just a polite greeting.
But who knew that a week later, Liang Lu contacted them again, saying he wanted to film a new one. Xu Xiaoyue had filmed many, so it was still 400 per film, while Ye Qing's filming would be between 260 and 300 per film. They would discuss the exact price later.
Although Ye Qing didn't want to get involved with anyone who knew Xi Quan, this was practically money delivered to his door, and Ye Qing had no reason to refuse it.
However, fearing that it would be like last time, when they arrived at the shooting location and were told that it was a swimsuit shoot, Ye Qing asked Xu Xiaoyue to find out in advance what kind of shoot it was.
The feedback received was that the printed calendars were a New Year's benefit for workers in a large factory. Since the factory produces bicycles, the calendars depict workers wearing sportswear and riding bicycles.
So Ye Qing had no reason not to go, and arranged a time to go filming with Xu Xiaoyue.
On the day of filming, Ye Qing and Xu Xiaoyue ran into Xu Ying at the school gate when they left the school to go to the filming location.
Xu Ying is different from Liang Ziqiang. Liang Ziqiang is mentally challenged. After being temporarily sent to the welfare home by the police, he was watched over by someone and was not afraid that he would come back. He also didn't have the ability to do so.
However, Xu Ying was a normal person. Although Ye Qing had threatened Xu Ying and wanted to resolve the issue once and for all, she didn't think that Xu Ying would really stop coming to her after she said those words.
So Ye Qing wasn't too surprised to see Xu Ying, but she was a little annoyed because she was in a hurry.
To avoid wasting time dealing with Xu Ying, Ye Qing pulled Xu Xiaoyue aside after seeing Xu Ying, using Xu Xiaoyue to shield her as they slipped away to avoid Xu Ying. However, even so, Xu Ying still saw them and shouted, "Ye Qing!"
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