Chapter 381 Life is meaningless
Qin Ce's eyes flickered, then he looked away and continued walking forward.
Qiao Xing spent half a day picking out clothes in the store, and finally chose an exotic-style outfit, mainly because the skirt was short so she wouldn't stumble while walking.
The makeup artist did her makeup again, and the whole process took about two and a half hours.
Just as Qiao Xing was about to fall asleep, the makeup artist said, "All done."
Qiao Xing suddenly opened her eyes wide and was shocked to see herself in the mirror. She almost didn't recognize herself.
The makeup artist next to me laughed and said, "Beautiful lady, you have such a great natural look, and this kind of makeup really suits you. It's like it was tailor-made for you."
Qiao Xing touched her cheek. Although she wasn't a narcissistic person, she was still attracted to the person in the mirror.
It looks incredibly unrealistic, just like a poster in a game.
"Makeup is still the best."
"This is the first time I've ever done this makeup look. I wouldn't dare to try it on most people, but the moment I saw you, I knew this look would suit you."
Qiao Xing felt a little embarrassed by her praise.
She thought of Qin Ce. Why hadn't he returned yet?
Qiao Xing took out her phone and called him, asking where he was after he answered.
Qin Ce said, "Immediately."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qiao Xing saw him coming from the bridge. She put her phone away and waited for him to come over.
She was about to call out to him when Qin Ce walked right past her without even glancing at her, heading straight to the Hanfu shop they had just visited.
Qiao Xing's smile froze as she stared at his retreating figure, her mind filled with questions.
Did he not recognize himself?
Qin Ce went inside but couldn't find anyone, so he called Qiao Xing again after he came out.
Hearing the phone ring, Qin Ce paused for a moment, then looked up and followed the sound.
He saw a woman in purple standing by the roadside. She looked vaguely familiar at first glance. He hung up the phone, unsure of what she was doing, and the woman's phone stopped ringing.
He then strode over, stood in front of Qiao Xing, and looked her up and down several times.
"Qiao Xing?"
"Don't you recognize me?"
Hearing her familiar voice, Qin Ce breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at her again, "Why is it drawn like this?"
"Doesn't it look good?" Qiao Xing touched her cheek. She thought it looked pretty good. Although the makeup was a bit exaggerated, it was still fine for going out.
I don't know what magic the makeup artist used, but this makeup looks very light, yet it completely changed her appearance.
Qin Ce sighed, "The painting has lost all its distinctiveness."
"No way?"
"They're pretty much like those mass-produced, surgically enhanced faces online."
Qiao Xing's lips twitched; her good mood was ruined by his words. She couldn't help but punch Qin Ce, "You have no taste!"
Seeing that she was unhappy, Qin Ce tried to salvage the situation, saying, "But you look good no matter what you do."
Qiao Xing glared at him. "Let's go, let's go take pictures!"
She pulled Qin Ce along and found a scenic spot to take pictures.
However, Qin Ce wasn't in a very good mood; he looked unusually nonchalant when taking photos.
After taking a few pictures, Qiao Xing quickly ran over and asked, "Let me see, how are they?"
Qin Ce showed her the photos, and Qiao Xing leaned over to take a look. Although she had prepared herself mentally, the photos still far exceeded her expectations.
What kind of film is this?!
"Isn't this great?" Qin Ce flipped through the photos. She had captured everyone in the pictures, including the scenery behind them. What else could be wrong with that?
"What?! Look at this face! It's so big in the picture!"
"And this one, am I really that short? You've made me look like I weigh 200 pounds in this picture!"
Qin Ce glanced at her makeup again, his expression somewhat complicated. "Why don't you try removing your makeup?"
"No way! I spent two hours drawing this. I'll give you one more chance, reshoot it!"
Qin Ce wore a look of utter despair, but he could only resign himself to taking the photos for her again.
However, the photos he took were still unsatisfactory, and his perfunctory attitude was evident in every single one.
"I'll Photoshop it for you when we get back."
"Do you really know how to edit photos?" Qiao Xing expressed his doubt. He couldn't even take a proper photo, let alone edit one.
"Of course I will, are we still filming?"
"Go ahead and take pictures! We haven't finished exploring yet. Let's take pictures as we go."
Qin Ce nodded, picked up his camera, and followed behind her. She was addicted to taking pictures; she wanted to take pictures of every tree, every step, every pavilion, and every wall.
I took at least a hundred photos along the way.
However, the scenic area was too big. The two spent the entire afternoon exploring it, and it was already dark when they had only seen half of it.
The two took dozens more night scene photos before Qiao Xing finally stopped, mainly because she was tired.
Back at the hotel, Qiao Xing immediately asked him to Photoshop the image.
Qin Ce took out his laptop, transferred her photo to his computer, and opened Photoshop to edit it for her.
Qiao Xing was directing him from the side, "Make the nose smaller, yes, make the eyes bigger, bigger, make the chin more pointed..."
Qin Ce numbly operated the mouse and keyboard, editing the photos according to her requirements.
Qiao Xing rubbed her chin, still somewhat dissatisfied, "The nasolabial folds are so deep when she smiles, let's Photoshop them out."
"That's a smile line, not a nasolabial fold, it's so beautiful."
"It doesn't look good. Ugh, you photoshopped it for me." Qiao Xing grabbed his shoulder and shook him. "Hurry up."
Qin Ce sighed, used the shortcut keys to smooth out the two smile lines, and now the photo looked like a stiff-faced zombie.
Is this okay?
Qiao Xing stared at the photo for a while. "It's alright, but push the chin in a little more, and it will look more natural."
Qin Ce did as instructed.
"Okay, that's how you edit it. Do the rest the same way."
Qin Ce pinched his brow helplessly, unable to understand women's aesthetics. The makeup was already bad enough, and now it was photoshopped like this. He could no longer find a trace of Qiao Xing in this photo.
He felt like he was facing a strange woman, and he had to edit over a hundred photos; it was even more unbearable than seeing Qin Liang.
After editing a few photos, Qiao Xing asked him for them to send to her friends, as it was a memorable occasion.
She first blocked all her colleagues in the company, then edited the photo and posted it.
Less than five minutes later, Yang Han sent a WeChat message, which was a voice message.
"Sister-in-law, where did you go? And who is this woman in your photo? Did you meet someone you met online?"
Qiao Xing replied irritably, "It's me, can't you tell?"
Yang Han: "Really? Hahaha, you look so good. I didn't recognize you because you were wearing makeup, you amazed me. Luckily you told me early, otherwise I would have asked for Jiang Wang's contact information."
Qiao Xing sensed the perfunctoriness in his words, and she had no choice but to click on those photos again. Were they really that bad?
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