Chapter 52: That Photo
Because of what Yuan Zi said, everyone’s eyes immediately turned toward Xiao Yuze. Even he could not help but cough a little.
But Xiao Yuze was still Xiao Yuze. Although he felt a bit awkward, his expression still looked calm, without much change.
“Ahem… I’ll go to the restroom. I’ll be back soon.”
After putting away his phone, he ignored the curious looks and stood up to walk out.
Since no one knew he had brought Mu Le with him, they naturally didn’t question him leaving for a while.
After stepping out of the room and being out of everyone’s sight, Xiao Yuze finally let out a breath of relief.
He took out his phone and glanced at the message Mu Le had just sent, showing a helpless expression.
Without hesitation, he turned and walked into the private room next door.
But just as he pushed the door open, before he could react, he found a figure already standing right in front of him.
Because of the height difference, Mu Le was looking up at him, her cheeks puffed up in anger.
Xiao Yuze was clearly stunned. He didn’t expect to see her the moment he opened the door, so he froze for a second.
Mu Le didn’t speak, and he didn’t either. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a bit strange.
Finally, after a few seconds, Xiao Yuze suddenly smiled.
He lowered his head and moved his face closer to Mu Le.
“What, do you want me to kiss you?”
The girl in front of him was stunned for a moment. Then, as if she realized something, her face turned red and she quickly stepped back.
She glared at him and snorted, “Pervert!”
Even though she said that, her face became even redder.
How should she put it… just now, her posture really did look a little like she was asking for a kiss.
“Hmm, I didn’t expect I hid it so well, but you still found out, Lele,” Xiao Yuze said with a smile as he closed the door. Then he showed a thoughtful look. “Since you’re calling me a pervert, should I prove it?”
As he spoke, he even put on a serious thinking face.
But his funny expression had no effect on Mu Le. She couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Seeing her smile, Xiao Yuze softened his expression and said with a light laugh, “Alright, I’ll stop joking.”
“Who’s joking with you?”
Mu Le glanced at him, then suddenly stretched out her hand.
Her action made Xiao Yuze a bit confused. He asked, “What is it?”
“Your phone. Give it to me, I want to check it,” Mu Le snorted, as if it was completely natural.
Xiao Yuze paused for a moment, then casually took out his phone and handed it to her.
After taking it, Mu Le subconsciously entered her own password to unlock it. When it opened instantly, she froze for a second.
She gave Xiao Yuze a slightly strange look, then lowered her head and continued checking his phone.
“…Wow, when did you take this photo? How come I didn’t know?”
“Of course, when you were asleep,” Xiao Yuze shrugged, as if secretly taking the photo without permission was nothing unusual.
His attitude left Mu Le not knowing what to say. Of course, she wasn’t angry. She just felt… a bit strange.
How should she explain it… it just felt a little weird.
While her thoughts were messy, Mu Le instinctively opened the photo album.
There wasn’t much inside, and not many pictures.
But…
“I feel like you should become a photographer. No… actually, a paparazzi. Aze, you would definitely do very well in that job…” Looking at all kinds of photos of herself inside, Mu Le couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
She had no memory of when these photos were taken. And what was even stranger was that she actually thought they were all taken quite well!
“That won’t be necessary. After all, I only take photos of one person, and I only want to take photos of one person.”
Mu Le didn’t answer. She stayed silent for a while. In the end, she didn’t delete the photos and simply returned the phone to Xiao Yuze.
But then, a strange thought suddenly appeared in her mind, and before she could stop herself, she blurted it out.
“Hey… you’re not using these photos at night for… that kind of thing, right?”
Xiao Yuze: “……”
Her sudden words made his expression freeze completely.
Mu Le also seemed to realize what she had just said, but she didn’t feel embarrassed. Instead, the teasing in her eyes became even stronger.
Looking at the stiff man, she touched her chin. “Hey, it’s not true, right? If it is, then Aze, you’re kind of pitiful.”
Xiao Yuze stayed silent for a moment, then looked at the girl in front of him with a deep gaze.
He stopped smiling and walked toward her. Because of his height, he gave off a strong sense of pressure.
Only then did Mu Le realize her joke might have gone too far. She quickly waved her hands. “I-I was joking. Aze, how could you possibly do something like—mm?”
She couldn’t finish her sentence, because Xiao Yuze suddenly pinched her cheeks. It didn’t hurt, but the feeling was very strange.
A slight smile appeared on his lips as he gently pulled her face into a funny shape and said slowly, “It’s okay. Because you guessed it right.”
Mu Le: “……”
Wait, that answer is wrong! Who would actually admit something like that?!
“I also think it’s a bit pitiful. So… are you saying I can do something less pitiful instead?”
His face was very close to hers now. She could even feel his warm breath as he spoke. Mu Le’s mind went completely blank, and she didn’t know how to respond at all.
If Xiao Yuze really used her photos for that kind of thing…
Just thinking about it made her face even hotter.
Shouldn’t her reaction be disgust instead? Why did she feel shy instead? What is this reaction! Has she really changed this much?!
But Mu Le was still Mu Le. Her wild imagination quickly jumped to other strange thoughts again.
Seeing her expression change again and again, Xiao Yuze stayed quiet for a moment, then finally let her go.
After being released, Mu Le rubbed her face. Her gaze wandered a bit as she hesitated before speaking, “Seriously… I was just joking. You’re acting like you actually like me…”
“Isn’t that the case?” Xiao Yuze only gave a faint smile in response.
“So if you like me, you use my photos to do that kind of thing? I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person, Aze. I really misjudged you!”
“Then do you want to get to know me again? I can also get to know you again… from the outside to the inside.”
Xiao Yuze’s smiling voice finally left Mu Le speechless. She now had a completely new understanding of how thick his skin was.
From the outside to the inside? Officer, there’s a pervert here!