Chapter 46 Tattoo
On Friday night, Bai He packed her suitcase. Although she only had one day to go to the ancient town for photography, she would have to stay overnight, so she needed to pack some basic clothes for the night.
Su Xiaojing was adjusting a Canon camera given to her by her cousin.
Bai He held the basin and said with a smile, "You actually managed to snatch a camera from your relative!"
"What's with all that?! I earned this money through my own hard work. I worked as a waitress at his dumpling restaurant every night for most of the semester. It was exhausting. Even if it was my salary, it would be more than enough to buy this camera! And I was working for free."
Zhu Lianqiao came over and looked at it curiously. "Not bad, a mid-to-high-end phone. This one should cost around 8,000 yuan!"
"It's not that expensive. It's second-hand. I got it for 6,000. But it's 9.9% new, hehe."
"I'm going to tag along with you at this ancient town photography exhibition!" Zhan Xinyue ran over and hugged Su Xiaojing's thighs. "Whether I can finish my photography assignment depends on whether you're willing to lend me a hand and take a quick picture."
"Me too, me too!" Zhu Lianqiao hugged Su Xiaojing's other leg.
"No problem, no problem." Su Xiaojing hugged her left and right. "I will definitely treat everyone equally, hahahaha."
At this moment, a girl from the next dorm excitedly came to the door of Room 233 and said, "Bai He, there's a super handsome guy downstairs looking for you!"
"Who is it?"
"He's your boyfriend. He's so handsome! He's on par with our school idol Qi."
"Oh, he's here." Bai He quickly stood up and went to the mirror to tidy up her hair.
Su Xiaojing sighed, "It seems my beloved concubine, Lily, doesn't need my grace tonight, hehe."
Bai He squatted down to tie his shoe and said, "Your words are lascivious."
"Is your boyfriend a pervert?" Su Xiaojing asked curiously. "Yan Yi is such a reserved and flirtatious person, he must have a lot of tricks up his sleeve."
"I don't know!" Bai He blushed and hurried downstairs.
He stood under the camphor tree in front of the dormitory building. He was tall and thin, with cold white skin and a clean temperament.
Looking at Bai He from the side, his protruding Adam's apple is particularly attractive.
She ran towards him, "Ichi!"
Yan Yi subconsciously opened his arms to welcome her, but this time Bai He didn't feel comfortable hugging him. His roommates would definitely be leaning on the balcony to peek at him, and there were people coming and going around, and he was so eye-catching.
"What do you want from me?" She ran over.
"What must I do to find you?" Yan Yi pretended to think, "Then...should we actually do something?"
He emphasized the word "do" and didn't smile, but his dark eyes were full of mischievous intent.
Bai He thought of the question Su Xiaojing asked her when they went downstairs: whether her boyfriend was a pervert.
There is no doubt...Yan Yi is definitely a huge pervert.
Bai He: "If you keep talking nonsense like this, don't even think about calling me down next time."
"Okay." Yan Yi instantly turned into an obedient younger brother. "I want to take you to the supermarket. After all, we're staying overnight. Let's buy some daily necessities or snacks."
"It's okay if it's just for one night."
"I'm afraid you'll lose something."
"All right."
"By the way, I have a gift for you."
Bai He looked at him in surprise: "What?"
"Close your eyes and count down ten seconds before opening them."
"So mysterious."
Bai He closed her eyes as she was told, counted down to ten, and then opened her eyes, only to see a Fuji camera in front of her.
Silver-black retro appearance, lightweight and portable.
Bai He recognized that this was the latest model she had added to her shopping cart that was almost sold out. It was not available on e-commerce platforms and the price was not very affordable, so she did not really make up her mind to buy it.
She and Yanyi have shared an e-commerce account for many years.
Bai He was so touched that she didn't know what to say: "Such an expensive thing, and you just... bought it?"
"It's a little pricey," Yan Yi said. "If you feel pressured, just think of it as me lending it to you. You can return it to me when you're done. I'd actually like to buy myself a camera."
I want to take a picture of her.
Bai He said, "It's nominally a loan, but I've been borrowing money from you since I was a child. When have I ever paid it back?"
"You're so nice." Yan Yi smiled. "If you insist on paying it back, I certainly won't refuse."
"Well, maybe another day?"
The doting in his eyes could hardly be suppressed: "Okay, let's talk about it another day."
Bai He took the camera, adjusted it carefully, and took a close-up photo of his handsome face. The processor made a delicate and precise sound, which was pleasant to the ear.
The surrounding scenery is blurred to the right degree, and his face is clearly presented in all 360 degrees. Even with such a close-up shot, there is no flaw. This shows the high quality of the facial features of this handsome guy.
"Whose handsome guy is this? He looks so good." Bai He lowered his head to admire the photo.
"No matter how good-looking he is, you don't want him."
"Who said I don't want it?"
"Prove it to me." Yan Yi said, and lowered his head to kiss her.
Bai He was startled and subconsciously turned his head away: "There are so many people around!"
The joy in Yan Yi's eyes faded a little, and he took her hand: "Let's go to the supermarket."
Bai He pulled his hand, stood on tiptoe, and wanted to kiss his face.
Yan Yi dodged: "Don't force yourself."
"No, no, no!" She seemed to see the boy's unhappiness and said flatteringly, "Really, I want to kiss you."
"I see you're being very reluctant." Yan Yi said reservedly, "So, no."
"Tsk, forget it if it doesn't work out, don't regret it."
"I will never regret it." After saying that, Yan Yi quickened his pace and walked towards the school gate.
Bai He saw that he was actually angry and just ignored her.
They walked out of the campus one after the other, Bai He walked in front and Yan Yi walked behind. From time to time, she made gestures as if she wanted to hold his hand, but Yan Yi was too stubborn and didn't even touch her hand.
This kid is really hard to appease.
After entering the supermarket, Bai He pushed a small cart. Yan Yi stepped forward to take the cart, walked to the snack area, took some of her favorite snacks and put them in the cart.
"You don't even want to talk to me?" Bai He followed him.
"Go ahead." He picked up a bag of chips in a high-handed manner. "What do you want to say?"
She sighed and grabbed the corner of his clothes: "Ayi, don't be angry, it's okay if your sister is wrong."
"You are not wrong. I am wrong. I shouldn't touch you casually."
"Look, you're still angry, you meanie."
At this time, Yan Yi saw a familiar man's face opposite through the gap between the shelves.
Qi Lang was carrying a basket and seemed to be buying snacks.
He turned around and said to Bai He, "Then should I give my sister another chance?"
"Uh-huh?"
"What should we do?" The boy leaned forward and kept his face parallel to hers, his sticky eyes hooking her.
Bai He looked at him helplessly, reached out and held up his handsome face, and kissed his cheek.
The soft lips touched gently, like a butterfly touching the pistil, a light touch.
His skin was very delicate and hot. The moment he touched it, Bai He felt his heart contract and twitch.
Because, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a tall and handsome young man in a white shirt not far away.
Qi Lang was standing at the corner of the shelf, carrying a bag full of snacks, looking straight at them.
Bai He quickly moved away and lowered his eyes in embarrassment.
Yan Yi also saw Qi Lang, smiled, and waved to him generously.
Qi Lang suppressed the pain in his internal organs, walked over, and said casually: "It's only been a few days, and they're already kissing each other. They're not afraid of poking passers-by in the eyes in public."
"I don't know if I poked anyone's eyes, but someone's eyes must have been hurt." Yan Yi counterattacked.
Qi Lang was too lazy to pay attention to Yan Yi. Seeing the shopping cart in Bai He's hand, he shook the basket and said, "I bought some snacks. You don't need to buy any more. It's a waste if you can't finish them."
"It's okay, I'll buy it." Bai He said.
"Okay then." Qi Lang put the snacks back on the shelf one by one. "You bring the food, and I'll buy some drinks. What do you want to drink?"
"Everything is fine."
"Soda, and your favorite tomato juice?"
"Well, you can buy it if you like."
Qi Lang carried the empty basket and went to the juice and beverage area.
Bai He looked at Yan Yi's calm expression and nudged him with his elbow: "Someone saw us!"
Yan Yi didn't say anything. He took her hand, put it under his lips and kissed it gently: "Don't be angry."
Bai He took a deep breath and said, "For the sake of the camera, forget it."
Yan Yi took her hand and took her to the nursing area to buy toothbrushes and travel cleaning products.
Qi Lang looked back at them and saw the two of them holding hands tightly.
If heartache is just a metaphor, then Qi Lang's heart is in physical pain at this moment, twitching and hurting terribly.
…
Bai He returned to the dormitory, and her roommates came forward to look at her Fuji camera. Su Xiaojing opened the album and saw the photo of Yan Yi taken close up. She sighed and said, "I take it back. It seems that finding someone who likes me is not bad."
"Wrong." Zhu Lianqiao commented, "To like you, you also need money. Money is the key."
Zhan Xinyue: "Wrong, wrong, wrong. I like you, I have money, and I am willing to spend money on you. This is the key!"
"All in all, Yanyi is a very nice person."
"That's right."
"Do you have to give in so quickly?" Bai He said to Su Xiaojing with a smile, "Didn't you say you've never lacked love since childhood and that you must insist on finding someone you like?"
Su Xiaojing looked at Yan Yi's photo and said enviously, "But your boyfriend is so nice, isn't he?"
Zhu Lianqiao: "If I could have a boyfriend like Yan Yi, I would die without regrets."
Bai He used the Bluetooth function to transfer photos between his mobile phone and camera, and exported Yan Yi's photos and uploaded them to the group album.
The three of them have a group, and the name of the group album is "We Three". Starting with this QQ group, some of their daily memorable photos will be transferred to the album. Now there are tens of thousands of photos in the album. In order to expand the storage space, Qi Lang also specially opened a super membership.
There are quite a lot of photos of Qi Lang in the album. This guy is very vain and loves taking photos. When he was in high school and played basketball, some girls took photos of him and said they would send them to him, taking the opportunity to add him on QQ or WeChat.
Yan Yi has the least photos, as he doesn’t like taking photos very much.
She posted this rare close-up photo of Yan Yi to the group album, and within two minutes, she saw Qi Lang's browsing history.
So free.
…
The next morning, Bai He and his roommates carried their suitcases to the bus meeting point at the school gate.
Zhan Xinyue canceled her registration for the ancient town photo shoot at the last minute because her parents came to Beili City to visit her, so it was just the three of them left together.
After getting on the bus, Zhu Lianqiao and Su Xiaojing sat in the back seat. Bai He put on his student union work badge and stood at the door to welcome the students. At the same time, he checked the registered students one by one, signed in and ticked them, and asked the students to put their luggage in the luggage compartment below.
Qi Lang also arrived early, but he was busy at the door of another bus, distributing mineral water to the students and reminding them of safety issues.
Bai He saw him from afar.
He was wearing a clean white sweatshirt with an angry bear cartoon print on the chest. When a classmate asked him where his luggage was, he pointed to his suitcase. His sleeves were rolled up to his forearms, his lines tight and powerful, his knuckles slender.
As if sensing something, he turned his sharp profile to meet Bai He's gaze.
It was too late for her to look away. Qi Lang smiled at her with a very pure smile.
Bai He also smiled at him.
Almost everyone was there, and a few girls gathered around Qi Lang, chatting and joking. In the past, this was a common occurrence, but today Qi Lang no longer smiled like a butterfly. His reaction was rather cold, and he turned around and got busy with his work without saying a few words.
Bai He thought that he seemed to be paying less attention to girls recently.
Before leaving, Qi Lang walked to the door of Bai He's bus and asked, "There's no room over there. Do you have any room here?"
"I don't know." Bai He said, "Let's get in the car and take a look."
The two of them got in the car. At this time, the seats in the car were all full, with only one single seat left at the door.
Qi Lang said, "You sit down, I'll stand for a while."
Bai He reminded: "It's been three hours."
He took the black backpack off his shoulder and threw it into her arms: "Can you put it down for a moment?"
"hold head high."
She took his schoolbag and held it in her arms.
The bus started slowly and drove on the highway for about forty minutes before entering the national highway.
Bai He saw that he was holding the handrail to get on the bus with one hand, and guessed that his muscles were a little sore, so he stood up and said, "Please sit for a while."
"Need not."
"My legs are a little numb. Let me get up and move around." She said as she stood up.
Qi Lang had no choice but to sit down. Bai He stood in front of him, holding the pole, looking out the window at the endless fields and continuous mountains.
Su Xiaojing saw her standing there and quickly called her: "Xiao Baihe, come here, let's squeeze in."
"Oh, okay!"
She turned around, and Qi Lang immediately withdrew his gaze, pretending to look out the window.
Bai He went to Su Xiaojing's seat in the back row, and the two of them could squeeze in.
Su Xiaojing whispered, "You're really good. Let him sit while you stand."
"He's been standing there for quite a while, too."
"He's a boy, so what's the big deal about him standing for two or three hours? So subconsciously you still want to be nice to him."
Bai He raised his eyes and glared at her: "I just want to be good to my friends. If you have any objections, then start with yourself. There will be no birthday present this year!"
"I was wrong! No objection! Our Sayuri is a man of great loyalty, willing to risk her life for her friends!"
At this moment, Bai He's phone vibrated. Yan Yi sent her a WeChat message with a picture of a small villa: "I went to the home of the student I'm tutoring. I found the houses in this area very beautiful. I took a picture to show you."
When he sees a nice house, eats delicious food, or sees a beautiful cloud on the road... Yanyi will share it with Baihe.
Lily: "It's really beautiful. It looks like a fairy tale world."
1: “I want to live in a house like this in the future.”
Lily: "Come on, Dr. Wayan."
1: "Do you like it?"
Lily: "Of course not too fond of it."
1: “Then I’m more motivated.”
Bai He sent him an emoticon of a shy kitten.
1: "I'm going in now. Let's talk after I finish."
Lily: "Yeah, come on, Teacher Yan!"
He sent her an emoji of a laughing golden retriever.
Bai He lowered her head to play mobile games for a while, and gradually began to feel a little carsick. She asked Su Xiaojing: "Do you have any motion sickness medicine?"
Su Xiaojing: "You're a student union officer, aren't you prepared?"
Bai He: "I...don't have any."
It was her first time organizing a student activity, and she had no experience, so she forgot to bring such an important thing.
Fortunately, there was no student suffering from motion sickness in the car, except... herself.
"Really? You can't look at your phone in the car. It will make you carsick," said Su Xiaojing.
"I found that too."
"Close your eyes and rest for a while."
So she leaned on her best friend's shoulder and closed her eyes, but she felt more uncomfortable.
Su Xiaojing weighed her shoulders. She woke up and saw Qi Lang coming over with a thermos cup and a small medicine box in his hand: "Motion sickness medicine. I knew you didn't prepare any."
"Oh, you brought it?"
"There are so many people in the car, just in case." Qi Lang unscrewed the cap of the thermos, poured the motion sickness medicine into his palm, and handed it to her.
Bai He took the medicine, and Qi Lang handed over the thermos bottle.
"Come sit in the front, it's easy to get carsick in the back."
Bai He didn't want to keep squeezing in the same seat with Su Xiaojing, as she would definitely feel uncomfortable, so she stood up and sat back on the chair in front, while Qi Lang still stood beside her.
"If you feel uncomfortable, you can lean on me," he said.
"No."
He didn't force it, and looked out the window. Bai He noticed that he seemed to have a tattoo on his wrist cuff and asked in surprise, "Did you get a tattoo?"
Qi Lang immediately pulled up his sleeves to cover the corner of the black tattoo on his wrist: "Yeah."
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