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"Alright, alright," Lin Changren handed over his phone. "How is it? Pretty, right? I'll send it to you!"
Yu Fan happily accepted the photos, then leaned his head close to Zhu Shiyi's, flipping through them with his fingers.
......
It was like being struck by lightning.
Zhu Shiyi wrinkled her nose, pulled down the corners of her mouth, and then pursed her lips tightly, as if afraid that her inner disdain would be seen.
"Uh..." Yu Fan stammered, "Well, what's the significance of this composition and focal point?"
She blinked in disbelief, turned her phone over so the screen faced Lin Changren.
The bottom three-quarters of the photo is filled with food.
Two girls are standing close together, their faces contorted in a jagged angle above a photograph.
They looked as if they had been put into a compressed file, their facial features distorted and shrunken into a mess, even becoming a blurred background.
The focus of the photo is on the pineapple fried rice on the table.
Lin Changren's mouth, which he had been holding open, froze: "Doesn't it look good?"
Yu Fan gave a forced smile: "It looks good."
She returned the phone to Lin Changren.
"Give me another chance," Lin Changren said, unwilling to give up. "Trust me, you won't go wrong."
Yu Fan politely declined, saying, "It's okay, I won't take any more pictures. Let's eat quickly once the food has cooled down."
"It's okay, I'll take pictures of the two of you, not the food." Lin Changren was determined to take pictures.
Zhu Shiyi: So you do know the focus is on filming people!
To prevent Lin Changren from continuing his endless harassment, Zhu Shiyi offered a way out, forcing a smile and saying, "It's okay, Brother Chang, the photos are great. Just send them to us."
“Okay,” Lin Changren replied immediately, “I don’t think I’ve added you yet. Let’s add each other on WeChat, I’ll send it to you.”
"Okay." Zhu Shiyi looked for the QR code.
"I'll take the photos," Pan Yue said quietly after a long silence.
Zhu Shiyi stared in slight disbelief: "You know how to take pictures?"
“No,” Pan Yue said slowly, glancing at Lin Changren, “but he should still be a bit better than him.”
"Who are you calling an old dog?" Lin Changren retorted.
Pan Yue smiled and said, "You're getting impatient."
Zhu Shiyi held her breath, gritted her teeth, and tried hard to keep her facial muscles from laughing out loud.
Yu Fan offered his phone: "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Pan, to take a couple of pictures for us."
Pan Yue nodded slightly and took the phone.
He frowned slightly, his eyes focused.
Zhu Shiyi quickly put on an expression.
Within seconds, Pan Yue handed the phone back to Yu Fan.
Zhu Shiyi leaned closer to take a look.
The composition is well-balanced, and the timing is natural.
Zhu Shiyi's face lit up with joy.
"It's great!" Yu Fan nodded vigorously. "Let's eat!"
Pan Yue glanced at the person opposite him and smiled slightly.
Zhu Shiyi's lips stiffened.
Pan Yue smiled at Yu Fan.
She even smiled, very gently.
......
Zhu Shiyi then added Lin Changren to his list.
Midway through, Pan Yue ordered another drink.
Zhu Shiyi asked curiously, "What did you order?"
"Beat up the scumbag."
......
After finishing the meal.
Zhu Shiyi licked his lips, savoring the memory.
Pan Yue took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zhu Shiyi.
Zhu Shiyi naturally took it and wiped his mouth.
Yu Fan: ?
Something's up?
Her eyes darted around, filled with suspicion.
"Should we leave?" Zhu Shiyi suggested.
"Let's go." Pan Yue stood up.
Lin Changren quickly said, "I'll take you two back."
"Okay, thank you." Yu Fan nodded.
"I'll take him," Pan Yue suddenly said.
Lin Changren suddenly turned his head and stared intently at Pan Yue: Dude, what's the meaning of this? Why did you do this?
Zhu Shiyi's brow twitched slightly: ?
“We can just take Changzi’s car; he’s going that way anyway,” Yu Fan replied.
Pan Yue tilted his head and glanced at Zhu Shiyi: "She's in my car."
Yu Fan: !
Her eyebrows twitched, and she slightly raised her chin: "I see—"
Yu Fan glanced at Zhu Shiyi: "Then I'll have the pleasure of getting a ride with President Pan. Thank you for your help."
The group stepped outside.
Lin Changren, who was walking at the back, had a bitter face and a resentful expression.
He strode forward, preparing to launch a sneak attack on Pan Yue with a punch.
Pan Yue dodged to the side.
......
Damn Pangou!
......
Standing in front of Pan Yue's car, Zhu Shiyi subconsciously walked towards the passenger seat. Just as she was about to open the door, she remembered that Yu Fan was also there.
She turned around, opened the back door, and sat in the back seat with Yu Fan.
Pan Yue started the car.
Zhu Shiyi sat leisurely, casually scrolling through short videos.
She had her phone on silent while eating, but then she pressed the volume button to try and turn the sound up a little.
The audio in the short video was suddenly amplified several times.
Yu Fan, who was also playing on his phone, suddenly looked up: ?
"Emma." Zhu Shiyi quickly muted the phone.
Pan Yue remained unfazed. He reached out and tapped the car's screen: "Go ahead and play it. I've turned off Bluetooth."
“Okay,” Zhu Shiyi replied naturally.
Yu Fan raised an eyebrow.
She coughed lightly twice, then covered her lips with her fist to hide the excitement that was rising within her.
Something's definitely going on.
Um.
See through it but don't say it.
Not long after, the car arrived in Phoenix.
Pan Yue drove into the underground parking garage and dropped them off at the building's elevator.
After thanking Yu Fan, Zhu Shiyi got out of the car and walked towards the elevator.
"Wait a minute." Pan Yue stepped out of the car with long legs.
Zhu Shiyi turned around.
Pan Yue got out of the car, carrying a small white bag: "Your bag."
Zhu Shiyi jogged a few steps forward: "Okay, okay, thank you."
Yu Fan: He carried her bag.
She ran to his side.
Rounding up, he loved her, and she loved him too.
I bumped into something.
Hehe~
......
inside the house.
Yu Fan and Zhu Shiyi sat cross-legged on the sofa, watching a popular dating reality show together.
In the show, the male and female guests had a mutual crush on each other and finally got together.
"Ahhh!" Zhu Shiyi screamed in surprise.
"So sweet! So sweet!" Yu Fan's mouth was practically splitting open with a grin, and he shrugged from the sweetness.
She glanced sideways at Zhu Shiyi.
Once the seeds of gossip are sown, they are bound to blossom.
To hell with knowing something but not saying it!
If you see through something, then you should say it out loud!
“Shiyi,” Yu Fan turned to the side, “I have a question for you.”
"Hmm?" Zhu Shiyi met Yu Fan's eyes directly, and without thinking much, said, "Go ahead."
"Pan Yue".
"Do I like you?"
......
Zhu Shiyi was stunned.
She parted her lips, forcing a smile: "Does he... have one?"
Unbeknownst to her, her eyelids blinked gently many, many times.
"No?" Yu Fan tilted his head and puffed out his cheeks. "Anyway, I think he likes you."
Zhu Shiyi was stunned.
Something seemed to have fallen to the ground.
It doesn't look like a pebble either.
It's light, soft, and has a... indescribable comfort.
Perhaps it was the morning dew, crystal clear.
It landed on the lake of my heart, crisp and lively.
"Why?" Zhu Shiyi asked softly, afraid of disturbing the dew.
“Hmm…” Yu Fan frowned slightly, tapping his chin with his finger as if deep in thought, “It’s just a feeling, those details.”
“For example, he might quietly hand you a tissue after you finish eating, or he might walk you home,” Yu Fan gave examples.
“That’s because he’s a very nice person. He’s very considerate and caring towards everyone,” Zhu Shiyi said, composing herself. “When the four of us were in the bar, he woke us up, bought us toiletries, and bought us breakfast.”
“But he treats you differently,” Yu Fan retorted. “He cares about your health, takes you to the gym, and even his car’s Bluetooth automatically connects to your phone.”
"The Bluetooth thing was just because I was in his car and we never really talked, so he let me connect via Bluetooth to play music to make it less awkward," Zhu Shiyi found another reason. "As for the health thing, I also think it's not enough. If Lin Changren were sick, he would definitely care about Lin Changren!"
“But Lin Changren is a man, he’s Pan Yue’s brother,” Yu Fan emphasized, speaking earnestly, “You’re different.”
Zhu Shiyi's breath hitched.
She shrank her neck.
The dewdrops trembled gently, reflecting even more of the past.
When she was struggling with her inner turmoil, he would subtly guide her.
When she works overtime and doesn't have time to eat, he will cook dinner for her himself;
Even someone as good-tempered as him would get angry when others bullied her, and he would seek justice for her once or twice.
He even made an exception and gave her an interview opportunity.
......
Pan Yue was always so gentle.
But is it really because of her?
The dewdrop gradually settled down, lying quietly on the leaf.
"I still think it's hard to say. I'm just a little familiar with him," Zhu Shiyi pursed her lips and shrugged. "Pan Yue also cares about you. For example, he cares about whether your rented place is safe and will also drive you back. It's just the concern between friends."
"Silly girl!" Yu Fan pinched Zhu Shiyi's cheek twice. "It's also possible that because you're staying at my house, he was concerned about safety and gave me a ride back on the way."
Zhu Shiyi instantly became obedient after being pinched.
She leaned her face closer and said sweetly, "He's very thoughtful, so he'll definitely take care of you too!"
“Fine,” Yu Fan said, giving it another squeeze, “No matter what I say, you won’t believe me.”
Zhu Shiyi found it inexplicably funny: "You've been single since birth, yet you talk like you're very experienced."
"You're not a good person!" Yu Fan pretended to be angry and even patted Zhu Shiyi's shoulder lightly. "You hit a nerve and made fun of me."
"You're wrong, you're wrong," Zhu Shiyi laughed and covered her shoulder. "Anyway, you must be overthinking it. He's a 90s kid, there's a generation gap between us, how could he possibly like me?"
"What do you mean? I'm also a 90s kid, do you think I'm old?" Yu Fan pouted.
"I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Zhu Shiyi raised his hands in surrender.
“That’s more like it,” Yu Fan said, tilting her head back and acting coquettishly. “I’m also a 90s kid, and I like hanging out with you. How many years younger is Pan Yue than you? There’s no generation gap between us.”
"You have no idea how old-fashioned the emojis he sends on WeChat are."
"Do you still chat on WeChat frequently?"
“What do you mean by ‘often’?” Zhu Shiyi said dramatically, hands on her hips. “Can we change the subject?”
"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore, let's change it." Yu Fan coaxed a child in a high-pitched voice.
Suddenly, her eyes darted around, and then they lit up.
Yu Fan raised an eyebrow, turned his head and leaned closer to Zhu Shiyi, a mischievous grin on his face: "Well..."
A sense of foreboding rose in Zhu Shiyi's heart.
What kind of smirking expression is that?
"you."
Do you like Pan Yue?
The dew trembled again.
Unlike the beautiful, scattered raindrops just now.
This time, it was a tremor.
Yes, a violent storm.
She liked Pan Yue?
......
Zhu Shiyi's heart leaped into her throat, her mind went blank, and she forgot to breathe.
Countless moments, ten thousand feelings.
Like a frame-by-frame animation, it flashes across the cinema of the Heart Lake.
She could hear her own heartbeat.
"I...no." Zhu Shiyi swallowed.
She took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart.
Yu Fan tapped Zhu Shiyi's cheek: "Then why are you blushing?"
Zhu Shiyi was startled to find his ears burning.
She pushed herself up with both hands and sprang to her feet: "I'm not playing with you!"
She kicked her feet back, as if she had been given a whirlwind.
"I'm going to sleep now, I have to go to work tomorrow!"
Zhu Shiyi fled in panic.
......
A futile attempt to wash up.
Once you're in bed, there's no reason to be distracted.
Did she like Pan Yue?
This wasn't the first time Zhu Shiyi had thought about this problem.
She was moved by Pan Yue more than once.
But she didn't dwell on it.
Before starting work at Meeting, Pan Yue and she barely saw each other once a month. They never even saw each other or talked, so how could there be any talk of liking each other?
Zhu Shiyi felt that her attraction was solely due to the fact that the other person was handsome.
After all, in college, all the men around you look weird.
When you finally see someone pleasing to the eye, you're bound to be tempted.
......
But what about now?
What if we see each other frequently?
......
Everyday touches, like on the side of the hand.
My heart skipped a beat.
Zhu Shiyi simply opened her phone and searched: "[How to determine if you like a man.]"
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