Chapter 34 Pregnancy belly photos - don't mistake me for a pervert
"Sister-in-law, please don't be angry with the eldest brother, okay?"
As soon as Ye Chuyi came out of the office building, Xiao Ji bowed and went to greet her.
Since Wei Sibei disrupted the filming that day, and she stormed off, she hasn't gone home.
"No way!" Ye Chuyi, coffee in hand, strode forward, her beige trench coat billowing in the wind, her high boots accentuating her straight legs.
Xiao Ji and the others behind him were forced to retreat repeatedly, their hands clasped together in prayer: "Sister-in-law, please, please! These past two days, the boss has been using us as sparring partners, and the brothers really can't take it anymore."
Not only that, he also damaged a lot of the equipment in the boxing gym.
A black sedan suddenly stopped in front of her, and the person in the back seat pulled her inside.
"Tsk." A lot of coffee was spilled, but Ye Chuyi didn't even look at the person in the car. She went straight to his jacket to wipe it up.
"You woman! How dare you use my coat to wipe coffee!"
Ye Chuyi finally gave him a look, calmly wiped herself clean, lay on top of him without getting up, and leisurely took a sip.
Xiao Ji quickly gave a wink to the people behind him, and everyone got into the car behind. Xiao Ji then sat in the passenger seat and instructed the driver to lead the way.
Wei Sibei tactfully turned his gaze away, supporting himself with one hand behind his back: "My waist, my waist!"
Ye Chuyi asked innocently, "What...what do you want?"
"I've been sitting in the car for so long, my back is really sore." Wei Sibei took her hand and pretended to massage her lower back.
Ye Chuyi pressed down a few times following his force, but Wei Sibei complained, "Oh, not here, a little higher, yes, yes, put some more pressure on me."
"Knowing you can't sit for long, why did you come out?" Ye Chuyi sat up straight, put down her coffee, and put her arms around his stomach to massage him.
"You're worried about me now? I'm in this state, and you're not coming home in the middle of the night, having a good time with your first love. How can I stand it?" He rubbed his stomach haphazardly and bumped into her.
Ye Chuyi looked at him dejectedly: "Are you being unreasonable? You're the one who told me to go."
After much mediation, Ye Chuyi and Wei Sibei reached an agreement yesterday, and Ye Chuyi formally explained to Li Zihan the cancellation of the previous endorsement. So, a large group of people had dinner and a few drinks.
Wei Sibei came to pick her up, hoping to offer her a way out, but he ended up seeing her drinking and laughing heartily.
"I... I thought only his agent and some of my company's employees were there. Who knew he would go too? If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have let you go!" He became more and more angry as he spoke, hissing repeatedly, and pushing his stomach down in discomfort.
Xiao Ji gripped the seatbelt tightly in the passenger seat, barely daring to breathe. He regretted not getting in this car; wouldn't it have been better to sit in the back and joke around with Lao Si and the others? He could only silently pray: Please don't call my name, please don't call my name, please don't call my name…
He looked down and saw that the seatbelt was soaked with sweat from gripping it so tightly.
"Okay, okay, don't get excited, sit up straight and catch your breath." Ye Chuyi stroked his chest, exchanged a glance with Xiao Ji in the right rearview mirror, and smiled readily, "You, it's all the pregnancy hormones' fault."
Wei Sibei got even angrier when he heard this: "Stop bringing up hormones all the time." He glanced at Ye Chuyi, not wanting to speak to her so loudly, afraid that he would upset her again and not see her for several days.
Wei Sibei's lips drooped, like a large, abandoned puppy: "I'm sorry, honey, I didn't want to argue with you. I just wanted you to comfort me and spend more time with me. I didn't mean to..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chuyi realized she had been acting strangely and softened: "It was my fault. You're so heavy, and I was still angry with you."
"Nothing like that." The little brat kicked again, the shape of which was even visible through his belly. Wei Sibei let out a few suppressed groans; the more she went limp, the more limp he became. "That's your job, I should support you. I'm sorry..."
Ye Chuyi leaned in and kissed him, a light, ticklish kiss that made him laugh.
Xiao Ji wanted to knock himself out; he didn't even dare look in the rearview mirror. Good heavens, why was he here? Maybe he should at least be given a steering wheel? At least have something to do! Help!
"What did you just call me?" Ye Chuyi pinched his side waist.
Wei Sibei denied it again: "I didn't call you anything, you must have misheard me."
"If I remember correctly, this is the second time you've called me 'wife,' isn't it?" Ye Chuyi persisted.
Wei Sibei changed the subject: "But he has abs, so he does look better in photos than me."
Ye Chuyi said irritably, "What's so great about those skinny abs? I just like men with big bellies." She glanced at the two light bulbs in front of her, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "Especially those firm and full ones, they make me feel hot and bothered."
Her ears were itchy, and her cheeks were flushed, as if she had just been confessed to. Wei Sibei was still unsure of himself: "Really? You think I'm pretty firm, right?"
Ye Chuyi bit his earlobe: "No one is tighter than you."
Wei Sibei slid down, his belly becoming even more prominent: "Then why do you never offer to take pictures of me?"
Do you want to take a picture?
"Of course, I'm due to give birth soon, so I'll keep it as a keepsake."
Ye Chuyi thought for a moment: "Don't think of me as a pervert."
Wei Sibei pinched her cheek: "You're a pervert." He pinched her face into a bun, making her chin puff out, and whispered seductively in her earlobe, "But I love your perversion."
When the two returned home, without even eating, Ye Chuyi wanted to take a picture of him as a pregnant man.
He had somehow donned a satin robe, his chest muscles gleaming softly at the V-neck, his honey-colored skin appearing even more radiant in the light.
Ye Chuyi had Wei Sibei lie down on the sofa, raising one hand and placing it behind her ear.
Wei Sibei looked at her with suspicion: "Does this pose look good?"
He scrutinized the reflector's position meticulously and instructed Ye Chuyi to move the softbox thirty degrees so that the light would perfectly meet the most rounded curve of his abdomen.
The prominent hills on the plain evoke a sense of wonder, and the navel appears like a pearl emerging from the water.
He flicked the leather of the sofa with his fingertip: "From this angle, my belly looks like an over-fermented steamed bun."
Nine months pregnant, her belly, like a hemisphere sculpted from warm jade, stood proudly, gleaming in the amber light, like a Greek god.
"Trust me, with my skill level, the photos will definitely look great." Ye Chuyi repeatedly adjusted the angle.
A series of camera shutter clicks rang out, and Wei Sibei couldn't contain himself: "Hurry up and bring it over so I can take a look."
After flipping through the pages, Wei Sibei lifted his long leg and rested it on the armrest of the sofa: "It's barely readable."
"whispering sound--"
"Tch, delete this one! Holding my belly makes me look so clumsy!" Wei Sibei immediately ordered. He had unconsciously been supporting his belly with his hand to relieve the feeling of pressure, and she happened to take the picture.
Ye Chuyi frowned, then said smugly, "Isn't this great? You won't have a belly to carry you in the future."
"Ouch, ouch—" Wei Sibei clutched his stomach and fell down.
"Okay, okay, I'll delete it!"
Wei Sibei immediately sat up: "Wouldn't it have been better to delete it earlier?"
Ye Chuyi rolled her eyes at him: "Stand up and change your position again."
"How can you mistreat a pregnant man like this?" Wei Sibei relented, pulling her tightly into his arms.
Ye Chuyi sat on his lap, her soft, warm body pressed against his large belly: "Hey, be careful of your belly, how am I supposed to take pictures like this!"
He proudly raised his chin at the camera and said, "If you can't get a shot, it's your technique that's the problem."
Ye Chuyi accidentally pressed the shutter button because of his restless movements, and the lens was pointed at his stomach, taking several pictures in a row.
Even though I apply oil three times a day, the fine lines are still so obvious under a high-definition lens.
Wei Sibei was extremely concerned: "Delete it!"
Ye Chuyi: "I won't delete it."
She hid the camera behind her back with one hand, then leaned down and kissed the pearl.
Wei Sibei tilted his head back and let out a soft "uh," as a tingling sensation shot through his entire body from his stomach.
Wei Sibei gripped her wrist, gazing at her with longing. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly tensed up.
Ye Chuyi asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"
Wei Sibei slowly shook his head, taking her hand and pulling it down: "It's awake."
Sure enough, things were going very well inside.
Wei Sibei smiled and said, "Wash it and put it at home, okay? Hmm... I'll put it by your bedside."
"Okay." Ye Chuyi resumed her obedient demeanor and, taking advantage of his good mood, quickly suggested, "Let's give that endorsement back to him, okay?"
·
The next day, on set.
Li Zihan's agent and Xiao Ji are currently providing targeted support and engaging in in-depth discussions. Xiao Ji exclaimed, "My sister-in-law is amazing; she calmed her down so quickly."
When the boss went out today, he even asked the brothers if they had worked hard serving him during this time, as if he had been possessed.
Not only did they feel better, but they also managed to bring Li Zihan back to life for the first time ever.
However, not long after, Ye Chuyi was kicked out again.
Xiao Ji saw it clearly: just now, the boss suddenly grabbed Ye Chuyi's right hand as she was adjusting the parameters, his thumb gripping the chain on her wrist, and said coldly, "Party B has an obligation to cooperate with Party A in temporarily adjusting the shooting plan. Now, let's reshoot."
He applied some pressure with his fingertips: "I'll take the picture for him myself."
Ye Chuyi felt the pressure on her wrist increase threefold. Wei Sibei's breath sprayed onto the back of her neck, each word carrying a chill: "Change his look to Plan C."
Just as the assistant was about to unbutton Li Zihan's shirt, he suddenly pulled Ye Chuyi in front of the monitor: "Come and look at the composition."
The 36-inch monitor was suddenly half-blocked by Wei Sibei's palm. Ye Chuyi watched as the man's well-defined fingers traced across Li Zihan's bare chest, leaving long, thin scratches on the screen: "Here, we need mother-of-pearl buttons."
"You scratched the screen," Ye Chuyi couldn't help but remind her.
Wei Sibei ignored him, picked up his camera, and stood in position.
"The wrinkles at the neckline are eating up more than half the light." Wei Sibei frowned behind the camera. "Take a breath."
Li Zihan adjusted her breathing very cooperatively, her Adam's apple sliding in the shadows: "The photographer is really keen on light and shadow."
"After all, we have to give an account to Miss Ye." Wei Sibei lowered his eyes to check the camera parameters.
"Is Mr. Wei not satisfied with the final product?"
Wei Sibei's sneer was like a pebble thrown into a deep pool. His knuckles turned white as he gripped the tripod. The photography assistants held their breath, watching the constantly jumping frames on the monitor.
The lengthy filming schedule was getting to the point where the agent couldn't stand it anymore: "Mr. Wei, we have an agreement regarding working hours..."
Wei Sibei unbuttoned the top button of his shirt. "You've been in the industry for a few years, you can't be this unprofessional, can you? Do I need to remind you of the breach of contract clause regarding the filming process?"
Li Zihan waved his hand, indicating to his agent that it was alright. He clearly also had his own unique insights into the final product.
Wei Sibei insisted on reshooting the few photos that he was satisfied with.
He stood the whole time, and the angles for those shots required the photographer to half-squat or turn to the side and maintain that position for a long time.
Wei Sibei certainly wouldn't lose to him in terms of physical strength, and now he no longer bothered to hide his big belly, so he naturally chose a comfortable position.
“The thirteenth time.” Wei Sibei’s voice cut through the thick air like a scalpel.
Li Zihan loosened his tie, and his diamond cufflinks refracted a sharp, icy glint in the bright light. He suddenly leaned close to the display stand. "President Wei, don't you think this pose is too stiff? Chu Yi wouldn't have approved a photo like this before."
Wei Sibei looked into the other person's eyes from behind the lens: "It seems that Mr. Li has worked with a very limited number of photographers, which is why he can recognize that different photographers all have the same style."
The sapphire in the viewfinder was out of focus, and the two men stared directly at the shimmering light in each other's pupils.
"Mr. Wei, the reflectors behind the model's ears need adjustment." Xiao Ji pressed the intercom button and heard his own voice echo in the empty photography studio. The glass of the monitoring room reflected Wei Sibei's profile; his knuckles, gripping the metal-cased intercom, were white, and he was drenched in cold sweat.
The air conditioner was only set to 18 degrees Celsius today, and Wei Sibei was still dressed very warmly, but he felt a little hot at that moment.
"The twenty-first time."
This has broken Li Zihan's record for most NGs.
Fortunately, there were no media present today.
At 2:17 a.m., the stage assistant was dozing off against the prop box.
Do you think he was targeting the artwork or the person?
Xiao Ji gave the person who asked the question a look: "Don't ask any more questions if you don't want to die."
"The thirty-seventh time."
"The fifty-eighth time!"
"The 103rd time!"
Both of them seemed to be addicted, fiddling with the same photo over and over again.
No one present could say anything, and there was no external force that could stop the two of them.
Another half hour passed, and finally, the phone rang like a lifesaver. Xiao Ji suddenly knocked on the door and went in: "Boss, it's your wife on the phone."
Wei Sibei finally put down his sweat-soaked camera.
Six words came from the other end: "Go downstairs! Come home for dinner!"
The power suddenly went out on set. A sharp metallic clang echoed in the darkness. The moment the emergency lights came on, Li Zihan's voice came from behind: "President Wei stole the cameraman's spot."
Wei Sibei remained expressionless: "Come sign the supplementary agreement tomorrow." He immediately threw down his camera, turned around and left with a smug look on his face.
The second basement level, even the parking lot, was completely empty.
As soon as Wei Sibei showed up, Ye Chuyi launched into a tirade: "Are you stupid? If you want to torture him and make him work overtime, you'll end up working overtime yourself too. It's like hurting yourself as well as the enemy, you idiot!"
Wei Sibei leaned against her backrest: "Yes, I'm an idiot. Should I not come along and leave the two of you alone in there for 24 hours?"
Ye Chuyi raised her hand, and Wei Sibei instinctively dodged: "Ouch, don't hit me, your daughter kicked me so hard, ouch—whoosh, she's already taught me a lesson for you."
"You!" Ye Chuyi gritted her teeth, grabbed his ear, and threw him into the car.
"Be gentle! Don't let anyone see!" Wei Sibei smiled without any pretense.
Insiders were all discussing how the sister-in-law had managed to win back the boss, while outsiders only knew that Li Zihan's title had been upgraded from a sub-brand ambassador to a global brand ambassador.
Starting with Valentine's Day, a deluge of advertisements appeared in major commercial centers.
Ever since Ye Chuyi said she really liked his belly, Wei Sibei has been showing off his belly and holding his back as he wanders around, as if he's showing off some treasure.
His belly grew bigger and bigger, and he deliberately stuck it out, always heading to crowded places.
He would boast about his belly to everyone he met, and at one point even wanted to participate in some Mr. Global competition, but Ye Chuyi had to persuade him to stop.
·
Product sales were good, and Ye Chuyi's unit's videos also had a particularly high number of views. Friday was the usual celebration party.
Wei Sibei was wary of Li Zihan, but unexpectedly, the kid found an excuse that his schedule was full and didn't come.
He was just letting out a sigh of relief as he got out of the car, supporting his back, when he saw a man wearing a baseball cap grabbing Ye Chuyi and refusing to let go.
The man, dressed in a black tracksuit and wearing a black mask, had a hostile look in his eyes and was about to drag Ye Chuyi into the emergency exit.
Ye Chuyi's body language was full of resistance; she grabbed the drainpipe with one hand, preventing the man from pulling her away forcefully.
Wei Sibei gripped the man's wrist tightly like an eagle's claws, his voice filled with malice: "Let go of my girlfriend." At the same time, he sneered at Ye Chuyi, "Ye Chuyi, why are you so weak? Kick him!"
"No, let go first, listen to me!" Ye Chuyi's expression changed, and she gripped Wei Sibei's forearm with both hands, refusing to loosen her grip.
The man didn't let go of Ye Chuyi, but instead extended his other hand from the three people's intertwined arms, saying in an ambiguous tone, "Hello."
Wei Sibei slapped the paw away: "I said let go, did you hear me?"
Seeing this, Ye Chuyi also reached out her other hand and poked Wei Sibei's elbow: "Let go first, this is my brother."
Wei Sibei: "!"
……What?
Ye Chuyi escaped from their clutches: "Hey, let them go, this is my brother, Ye Chucheng, and this is my boyfriend."
Wei Sibei was very dissatisfied with her final ambiguity, but he secretly withdrew his grip, grasped the man's hand, and formed a handshake gesture, chuckling twice: "Bu'er, why didn't you say your brother was here sooner?"
He put his arm around Ye Chucheng's shoulder and said, "Look, Chuyi never mentioned it to me, so I didn't know."
After saying that, Wei Sibei turned his head and winked at Ye Chuyi. Ye Chuyi immediately took her brother's arm and said ingratiatingly, "Brother, um..."
"Ye Chuyi, come here first!" Ye Chucheng immediately interrupted her, preventing her from easing the tension for Wei Sibei. He didn't even know Chuyi had such a brother, which showed he didn't care much about her. He was also present when he first photographed Li Zihan that day, and Chuyi's reaction clearly indicated she didn't know her boyfriend had such a brand.
If neither side is being honest with each other, this is just like playing house.
Ye Chucheng walked to the green light at the emergency exit first. Ye Chuyi quickly touched Wei Sibei's cheeks and comforted him, "I'll be back soon, don't be nervous, mwah."
"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up!" Ye Chucheng said impatiently.
She jogged over quickly, while Wei Sibei walked in the opposite direction.
After watching him walk away, Ye Chucheng asked, "Where did you find this delivery guy?"
"Tsk." Ye Chuyi looked him up and down with disgust. "Brother, how dare you talk to people like that? Look at what you're wearing. Did you cut those holes in your pants yourself?"
Ye Chucheng didn't respond, but instead punched his other palm a few times as if to emphasize the point: "Tell me about you, all the men you dated before were noble and elegant young masters, like that Wei Wen, and that Zi Han, and that twenty-year-old boy you mentioned a while ago. Any one of them is better than this one."
Ye Chucheng really couldn't understand how his sister had misjudged him this time.
Judging by her current standards, it would be strange if she didn't get robbed, kidnapped, and taken advantage of.
Ye Chucheng continued, "He's only in his early thirties, and he already has a beer belly. He has absolutely no self-discipline. Your lifestyle is more precise than a mole's; how can you possibly live together?"
Ye Chuyi rolled her eyes at him: "That's not called a beer belly, that's called a general's belly. In ancient times, soldiers needed to have a belly like that to travel long distances. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, those abdominal muscles with ravines and bumps are too cold and can't withstand it."
"Oh, oh, oh, so you're already siding with outsiders." Ye Chucheng rolled his eyes at her. "Don't try to talk your way out of this. In short, I disagree."
Ye Chuyi straightened up: "Brother, why?"
Ye Chucheng earnestly advised, "A person like him, who grew up in the mud, is extremely vengeful and controlling. Once he sets his sights on someone, he will never let them go for the rest of his life. If you just want to play around, that's fine, but marriage? Forget about it."
His sister studied hard since she was a child, and after receiving so much training for her job, she shouldn't have become love-struck after just a few years apart.
Her brother has been stoic and responsible since childhood. He has endured so much hardship in his job as an adult. It's not like he's become so fussy after not seeing her for a few years.
Ye Chucheng: "I'm a man, I understand men better than you." He looked her up and down and asked suspiciously, "Now that you don't need to be an undercover agent anymore and have started appearing in front of the camera, you haven't seen any handsome men in a long time. Oh, my agency has plenty. I'll introduce you to ten or eight handsome guys tomorrow. I can't just watch you jump into a fire pit."
Ye Chuyi shook her head: "What are you talking about? How is this a pit of fire? Besides, when did I say I wanted to get married? Does dating mean you have to get married?"
Ye Chucheng wasn't falling for it and continued with his own ideas: "From childhood to adulthood, I've always treated you like a precious gem. Unless you can find a man like that, I won't agree to anything. I saw it all that day in the underground parking garage. He was walking ahead with his hands in his pockets, looking so dashing, and you were chasing after him in high heels. Is that appropriate?"
"That's a special case for him. He'll be fine after this period." Ye Chuyi felt a little guilty and weak when she remembered why Wei Sibei was angry.
"That day was a special case, right? He's six years older than you, which isn't considered very old, but I heard that he speaks to you with a fatherly tone, right?"
"Who did you hear this from?" Ye Chuyi quickly calculated in her mind who the person who tipped him off was. "At most, it's my 'little uncle'."
Ye Chuyi mimicked his expression and tone, replying, "Right?"
Ye Chucheng glared and puffed out his beard: "What were you thinking, you little brat, finding yourself a father?"
Wei Sibei suddenly emerged from behind the wall: "Excuse me, I overheard your conversation."
Ye Chuyi turned around, her face flushed. When did he come back? How much did he hear? Did he hear the delivery guy's comment?
She smiled gently at Wei Sibei, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear, looking exceptionally obedient.
Ye Chucheng took a big step: "Eavesdropping on other people's conversations, this...this..."
"Brother!" Ye Chucheng immediately jumped when Wei Sibei called out to him.
"It's nice to meet you. Here's a small gift, nothing special, but I hope you like it."
Ye Chuyi was startled when she heard the word "you" (您).
She had known him for so long, and when had she ever heard him speak to anyone so politely?
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