No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

(It's finished! The extra 700 words are for my readers! [Rich woman])

The two left home relatively early. Shi Qiao sat in the passenger seat, taking pictures of the bouquet of flowers she had made herself with her phone.

She decided to carefully collect these little details, preparing to organize them into a PPT when she returned to Beijing during winter break, so that she could convince people with pictures.

When they got off the bus, Shi Qiao followed behind Pei Jingnian. At noon, they had a nice meal at a restaurant he had arranged, and then they made a winding journey into the crowded commercial district.

Pei Jingnian put his long arm around her and let her walk on the inside.

Under normal circumstances, a beautiful woman or a handsome man can attract a certain amount of attention.

However, if they appear in pairs, it will cause a huge uproar.

Human nature is still about enjoying gossip.

Especially since Pei Jingnian was already tall, he looked like an invincible slimming artifact standing next to Shi Qiao.

"Wow, is that a celebrity? Did we stumble upon a celebrity's secret relationship? Why is their face so incredibly clear?"

"I checked and couldn't find them. Are they just ordinary people?"

"God, this is how I was supposed to grow up. Someone please narrow my face."

"Why is everyone beautiful, but I'm ugly? There are so many beautiful women in the world, what's wrong with having one more?"

"If I had that girl's face, I could smile every five seconds, and each smile would last five seconds."

"The world kissed those celestial beings with pain, and they repaid it with high noses, large eyes, and exquisite bone structure..."

"I'm so attracted to height and size differences! I, the leopard cat, am born!"

"Speaking of these two differences, I have a question..."

"Cough, cough!!"

Will the connection be lost? Probably!

"But that guy's big arms look like they're good at flipping woks, and if he's flipping woks, you can't disconnect the connection even if you want to."

The gazes directed at them were scorching, and the rustling sounds were even more unbearable.

Is this something you can say in public?

[You keep going on and on about how beautiful my wife is, can you tell me something that people don't know?]

[This is so annoying, don't you guys have wives yourselves?]

[Do you know my wife is jealous? My beautiful and kind wife, and I'm extremely prone to jealousy ^.^]

Don't worry, what you're afraid of won't happen. As long as my wife agrees, I can spend the whole night with her.

Shi Qiao's face was hot, and she leaned closer to Pei Jingnian, her head drooping like a withered daylily, her ear close to his chest.

"Pei Jingnian, let's hurry up."

If we don't hurry up, we'll hear some bold statements in our left ear and Pei Jingnian's foul language in our right.

Pei Jingnian leaned forward slightly, using his palm to pull her slender body closer to him.

"Wife, are you shy?" he whispered in Shi Qiao's ear.

Shi Qiao pouted, "It's all your fault, what are you good for growing up like this?"

"What? Everyone's looking at you." Pei Jingnian said with a resentful expression, seemingly casually covering Shi Qiao's face with his hand, and quickening his pace.

They were afraid that others would look at them even once more.

"Um... Excuse me, could I take a few minutes of your time?" A voice suddenly rang in my ears.

Shi Qiao reacted quickly and obediently looked up at the girl next to her.

Pei Jingnian looked up when he heard the voice. One second his face was filled with the feeling of a resentful husband, and the next second it exuded the chilling aura of a male ghost.

The girl held a DSLR camera in her hands, her cheeks flushed red like apples.

"Hmm, what's up?" Shi Qiao asked without waiting for a reply, and immediately offered a smile.

Paired with the emerald green dress she wore today, she looked like a beautiful green apple.

Seeing that things seemed promising, the girl quickly called out to her friends.

The four girls were fully equipped with reflectors, makeup tools, and everything else.

They reverently handed over their student IDs, saying, "We are second-year photography students at Newport University, working on our final project."

"Our theme this time was to shoot something related to love, but we've been lacking suitable models for the shoot."

"Miss, you and your boyfriend look absolutely gorgeous and photogenic, especially the dress you're wearing today, it's simply stunning."

She then pulled out her previous portfolio, saying, "Look, these are some photos we took before. We promise we won't use them for profit; they're just for our final project presentations..."

She pondered this carefully.

Actually, she really wanted to take the photos.

That way, when they confess to their families during winter break, they can present more irrefutable evidence that they are a perfect match.

I just don't know if Pei Jingnian would be willing.

"Pei Jingnian, will this delay our next arrangements?" Shi Qiao tilted her head to the side, her soft hair falling into the crook of her neck.

The girl quickly added, "If you have plans, that's fine too, I...we can film you! Just forty minutes...oh no, half an hour!"

"We won't film for free. Although the compensation we can offer isn't much, how about 1600?"

The four of them were incredibly nervous; they were really going all out for the assignment.

Seeing this, Shi Qiao glanced longingly at Pei Jingnian again.

This time it wasn't entirely out of personal motives; she genuinely felt sorry for these college students.

Pei Jingnian took out his phone, pressed a button with his fingertip to send something, and then put it back in his pocket.

"If you only have half an hour."

Shi Qiao smiled, turned to her four classmates and nodded, "No need for money... When you're done filming, could you send me a copy of the film?"

"Thank you, big brother and big sister." The little girls nodded their heads like chickens pecking at rice.

Immediately afterwards, they obediently lined up and kept a distance of two meters behind them.

"Don't worry, we absolutely won't bother you. Just pretend we don't exist."

Pei Jingnian glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, snorted coldly, and led Shi Qiao forward.

Thank you, I would have blocked you even if you hadn't told me.

Shi Qiao lowered her voice even further, "Pei Jingnian, I didn't expect you to actually agree."

After all, this man was someone Aunt Lin had taken photos of when he was a child, dressed him in women's clothes, and later she took those photos and sold them.

Pei Jingnian pinched her earlobe. "How can I refuse when you're looking at me with that expression?"

His voice was deep and hoarse, with a hint of coquetry, "You know perfectly well that I can't refuse you."

"But our time together will be interrupted for half an hour, honey."

Shi Qiao's ears felt ticklish from his breath, so she parted her hair slightly and awkwardly tidied her hair.

"A real man shouldn't be more magnanimous."

Pei Jingnian smirked, "Who says a man has to be magnanimous? I'm petty."

Shi Qiao tugged at his sleeve. "How childish! What do you want to do?"

He squinted slightly, keeping the volume just loud enough for only the two of them to hear.

"We can make up for that half hour later tonight."

"But because I'm stingy, I have to lend money at exorbitant interest rates."

Shi Qiao: !

*

Pei Jingnian stopped in front of a glass building, where a welcoming staff member opened the door for them.

Shi Qiao then realized that Pei Jingnian's arrangement was to make pottery.

Pei Jingnian beckoned, "I originally wanted to get a ring made, but I looked at a lot of shops and the environment wasn't very good, and there were too many people."

"And then the amusement park..." He leaned close to his ear, his fingertips tickling her slender wrist, "I'm afraid it won't be convenient for you, my wife, and it'll hurt."

"So I switched to pottery at the last minute. Honey, you won't be mad at me, will you?"

Shi Qiao's fair cheeks were tinged with a light peach pink as she extended her index finger and pressed it against the man's parting lips.

"Shut up."

The four little girls behind them suppressed their screams, wiped the camera lens, and quietly took a picture.

They then reluctantly followed them inside, and when others bowed and scraped to them, they were so frightened that they bowed back.

They silently opened their phones and started spamming emojis in the group chat.

[It's Mengmeng, not Mengmeng: No wonder they didn't want the 1600 we scraped together! Turns out it's for our dear young master and young lady!]

[Mu Zi Li: And it's even more romantic, isn't it...? I just love watching rich people fall in love.]

[Dudu: Love without material things—]

[Everyone: We're a complete mess!!!]

"Ms. Shi, Mr. Pei, the workspace is ready for you."

"Would you like any drinks?" The receptionist pressed the elevator button and handed over a menu in full text.

It looks incredibly high-end.

Pei Jingnian and Shi Qiao had just finished their meal and, without prior arrangement, both chose to brew tea.

Shi Qiao thoughtfully handed the menu to the four people behind her, "Classmates, is there anything you'd like to drink?"

The four of them glanced at the menu. A string of English words with some kind of title, but what was actually a freshly squeezed orange juice drink, cost 108 RMB per cup.

They waved their hands repeatedly, saying, "We're fine with whatever we want; we brought bottled water."

Shi Qiao smiled and said, "Since you're already here, taking photos must have been hard work for you~"

She carefully scanned the menu. "Can you all have your drinks cold?"

The four of them paused for half a second before nodding in agreement.

Shi Qiao thought carefully, "Let's make them a pot of passion fruit and honey beauty tea, thank you."

"Thank you..." The four people were flattered.

Ding, the elevator has arrived.

As the group entered the elevator, four girls almost couldn't suppress their smiles, secretly making advances towards Shi Qiao.

They appeared calm, but the group chat had actually exploded.

[Dudu: How can this rich lady be so beautiful and kind-hearted? Waaaaaah!]

[Mengmeng is not Mengmeng: The air conditioning in the port city is so cold! Let's all stick our hands into this girl's pocket to warm up.]

[Mu Zili: You guys quickly move a little closer to me, this young lady has a delicate white camellia scent, I'm about to faint.]

[Meatball: Really! Ahhh! Such a fragrant and soft little cake! She looks like a student too, right? Which school is she from? Can we be friends with her?]

[Dudu: Yeah! Even just adding her on WeChat would be great, sob sob! I just want to peek at my goddess's WeChat Moments and see her beautiful selfies.]

[Mengmeng is not Mengmeng: Hehehe, I was the one who asked, so I should add the girl on WeChat and send her the photos. You all can wait a bit!]

[Everyone: ? ? ? →_→]

Pei Jingnian narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, keenly noticing the faintly moving heads.

Without making a sound, he switched places with Shi Qiao. His broad shoulders and arms formed a natural cage, completely hiding Shi Qiao inside.

His face darkened, his dark eyes swirling with turmoil as he coldly swept his gaze over the four people.

All four of them swallowed simultaneously.

Is it... just my imagination?

They felt as if they were witnessing the King of Hell calling their way.

Their gazes, like pythons, coiled tightly around their necks, making it hard to breathe for a moment.

[Keep watching, keep watching, keep watching!]

"I'll let you take some pictures, that guy's practically pressed against my wife."

[So annoying, so annoying! I have to watch out for both men and women!]

I feel so wronged, so wronged. I'm going to... when I get home today.

Shi Qiao patted Pei Jingnian's dark face with both hands at the same time. The man, who had just been gloomy, suddenly turned his head and looked innocent with puppy-dog eyes.

"What's wrong, honey?"

The four girls were stunned.

One second he's baring his teeth, the next he's barking like a wife?

This is... so sweet!

When the elevator reached the top floor, Shi Qiao bent down and bypassed Pei Jingnian's restraint, walking directly to the four girls who had shrunk to the corner of the elevator.

"By the way, I still don't know how to address you. My name is Shi Qiao, and my boyfriend's name is Pei Jingnian."

Listening to Shi Qiao's soft and sweet voice is like a gentle spring breeze.

It's so good to be alive.

"My name is Mengmeng. From left to right, these are Xiao Li, Dudu, and Wanzi," they said as they walked forward.

Shi Qiao nodded, then took out her phone. "You can send me the original footage later. Is WeChat more convenient for you, or...?"

"WeChat!" the four exclaimed in unison, their eyes sparkling.

Mengmeng immediately opened the QR code scanning interface, saying, "I'll scan yours, Shi Qiao."

When she added someone as a friend, she immediately sent them her entire message, along with a carefully selected emoticon.

The other three people were heartbroken at the sight, but still looked at Shi Qiao with a last glimmer of hope.

Shi Qiao turned her phone around and said, "Hey you guys, why don't you add each other on WeChat?"

Dudu/Xiao Li/Wanzi: Mom, is this heaven? I think I saw angels.

Now, smiles spread across the faces of all five people.

Except for one person.

His face was terribly dark.

Four people...

*

Upon entering the pottery workshop, the four of them tactfully stepped aside and quickly began filming.

The pottery teacher gave a brief demonstration and then let the two of them create freely.

Shi Qiao wet her hands and carefully sculpted a pottery jar, not even noticing the clay smeared on her face.

Pei Jingnian's attention was not on his worktable. He moved a small stool to sit next to Shi Qiao and took out a tissue to gently wipe the dirt off her face.

Also, be careful not to take away her makeup.

Shi Qiao released her foot from the pedal and said, "Pei Jingnian, I just saw an idea that embraces ceramics."

She washed the mud off her hands and tapped on her phone. "Look, when you hug, you leave irregular marks. It looks pretty good."

"How about I give this to you after I hug it?"

Pei Jingnian smiled slightly and tucked her hair behind her ear.

I believe that sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone.

He went around to the seat opposite Shi Qiao, reached out and pinched the back of her neck, pulling her into his arms.

A warm embrace is imprinted on both sides of the pottery jar.

It turned into a strangely shaped pottery jar.

The four little girls were about to leave, but upon seeing this scene, they quickly took out their cameras and snapped a picture.

Upon seeing the finished image, they were so excited that they screamed in the group chat.

[Dudu: I hereby declare that our group will win first place in the final exam.]

Afterwards, the four of them packed up their belongings, stood in front of Pei Jingnian and Shi Qiao, and bowed again.

"Thank you, we took some great photos!" She held up her camera, wanting to show them to Shi Qiao.

Shi Qiao took a step back. "I'm covered in mud and clay. It wouldn't be good if I accidentally got it in your camera."

"They'll send me the original footage eventually anyway, so there's no rush!"

Xiao Li immediately created a group chat, "I created a group chat, we'll post the original videos here later."

[They even dared to create a group chat.]

"Shi Qiao, if you think any of these photos are particularly good, just tell us! We'll develop them into film for you, hehehe."

【I'm so annoyed to talk to you guys.】

Shi Qiao smiled broadly, revealing her teeth, "Sure, will it be too much trouble for you?"

Maruko shook her head. "How could that be!"

[Pretend, pretend as much as you want.]

Mengmeng picked up her gear and said, "Then we won't bother you anymore!"

[Hurry up and leave.]

Shi Qiao couldn't help but nudge Pei Jingnian with her elbow.

The four of them waved goodbye reluctantly, "Bye-bye~"

Shi Qiao waved enthusiastically, "Bye-bye-bye~"

After the man left, Shi Qiao was about to turn around and try to appease Pei Jingnian's sullen face when she saw that he had returned to his normal self when alone and was even obediently working on the next pottery piece.

She studied it for a while, and then Pei Jingnian raised his head again, a faint smile on his face.

Hmm... this means she's not angry, right?

Then she could rest assured!

The rest of the trip was simple; we had a candlelight dinner and then drove home.

While Shi Qiao was in the passenger seat, her phone, which had been silent, started ringing incessantly.

[99+ photos sent to the "Goddess's Personal Photographers" group chat]

Shi Qiao couldn't wait to open her phone.

It must be said that, although the four of them are still students, the things they produce already have a touch of mastery.

Before I could take a closer look, I arrived at my building.

Shi Qiao got out of the car with her phone in hand, looking at it as she walked. When she got to her front door, she saw the picture of her and Pei Jingnian embracing a pottery jar.

As soon as I entered the house, my phone was suddenly taken away.

Turning around, Pei Jingnian frowned, his eyes drooping, concealing unreadable emotions.

I haven't realized it yet.

The person was carried onto the marble table.

The line of sight was leveled to the same level.

The dark shadows enveloped her completely, leaving no gaps.

"Honey, have you been neglecting me a little too much today?"