Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

Qi Xinye had been smiling the whole time. As the eldest daughter of the Qi family, maintaining a smile was a simple matter.

But when Yu Zhe smiled at the screen and his image was reflected on the screen, Qi Xinye couldn't smile anymore. She felt a rush of blood to her head and could only turn her head to the other side to maintain her composure.

She wasn't exaggerating; you simply can't imagine how devastating it would be to see Yu Zhe's smile at such close range.

Especially for the girls around him... the destructive power increases exponentially.

After all, they rarely see Yu Zhe smile.

Qi Xinye didn't want Yu Zhe to have a bad time because of her, so she adjusted her mindset and scanned the payment code again.

"Let's do it again, Xiao Zhe. This time, I promise there won't be any mistakes."

"No, no, no... there's really no need to come again... the one we just took is fine, but since we've already paid, let's go."

The two stood in front of the machine again.

Qi Xinye took several deep breaths, maintaining a smile while silently reciting pi and the Lagrange Mean Value Theorem in her mind.

In short, you have to find a way to stay calm!

Okay, no problem this time!

"Hey, wait a minute, Sister Ye, can we pause this machine?"

puff!

All that effort was for nothing…

Qi Xinye pressed the pause button with tears welling up in her eyes, and looked at Yu Zhe in confusion.

"What happened?"

"No, I just suddenly caught a cute little thing."

A cute little thing?

Qi Xinye raised an eyebrow and looked in the direction Yu Zhe pointed. Sure enough, she saw a cute little creature.

She still remembered that Xiao Zhe had come to the Su family villa for his birthday party. He was Luo Xiaomeng, the class monitor in his class.

The child had sky-blue twin tails and light...

That flowing white dress is so unique, it's impossible not to see it.

And now she's walking a snow-white Samoyed, which makes her even more conspicuous.

Yu Zhe turned around and said to Qi Xinye, "Since we've run into her, let's ask her to come and take pictures together."

"Yes, no problem."

With Sister Ye's permission, Yu Zhe waved to her from afar and shouted loudly.

"Xiao Meng, Xiao Meng! Over here!"

A dozen meters away on the sidewalk, the Samoyed's ears and Xiaomeng's pigtails twitched at the same time.

What! That beautiful sound!

With a flutter, Xiao Meng looked up toward the source of the sound, and sure enough, she saw her angel.

The Samoyed named Xue'er seemed to really like Yu Zhe. Taking advantage of the moment when Xiao Meng loosened her grip on the leash, she quickly broke free and ran towards Yu Zhe.

Even Xue'er knows how to sneak away!

Xiao Meng quickly followed after him.

She ran over there with her short legs, and Yu Zhe was happily squatting on the ground grooming Xue'er's fur.

"Phew~ Xue'er, why are you running around like this? Yu Zhe, what are you doing here... Ah, hello Sister Qi!"

Xiao Meng came over and saw Qi Xinye was there too, so she quickly greeted her.

"Hmm, good afternoon, Xiaomeng, even though it's almost evening."

Yu Zhe petted Xue'er for a while, making Xiao Meng a little envious.

After Yu Zhe re-tied the dog's leash for Xiao Meng, he asked her, "I just came here to relax. But Xiao Meng, you just got out of school, and you're already here?"

He thought about it again, and realized that Xiaomeng's neighborhood was indeed not far from Century Square.

"Yeah, just got out of school." Xiaomeng nodded cutely, pulling Xue'er, who was running around everywhere, with a bit of effort. "After school, I usually walk the dog and then buy some ingredients for dinner. They have everything here, so it's quite convenient to choose ingredients, and there are also discounts!"

"Pfft... Xiaomeng, your family business is quite large, yet you're surprisingly frugal."

"Hmph, that's right, thrift is a virtue."

I felt so proud of myself, I stood there with my hands on my hips, gloating for a bit.

As a result, Xue'er almost got away again, and Xiao Meng hurriedly grabbed her back.

"Alright, alright, we're already here, how about we take one more photo booth picture together, then we'll go back."

"shoot!"

She agreed without even thinking!

After agreeing, he realized, "A... headshot?"

"Okay, let's film it then. Zixiao should be finishing dinner soon."

Unexpectedly, after hearing that it was a photo booth, Xiaomeng's eyes began to dart away, and she didn't know where to put Xue'er's hand.

"Hey... where's the photo booth picture? Hahaha... Actually, Yuzhe, I remembered I need to get back quickly, so I'm stopping now. You..."

"Ok?"

Yu Zhe didn't know why she was suddenly so resistant. She was so cute, shouldn't she like cute things like photo booth pictures?

But you know, that's just how Yu Zhe is. The more Xiao Meng acts this way, the more curious he becomes.

Qi Xinye was in a similar situation; why did this little girl suddenly look so panicked and uncertain?

"No, it'll only take a little while. Taking and printing the photos won't even take a minute. Right away, after you're done, go buy something. The discount isn't just for this short while."

"Ahhh, it really is just for a little while! Yuzhe, don't pull me! I really don't want to take a photo booth picture! Waaah, please let me go!"

"Is it really necessary...?"

With her small frame, Yu Zhe easily pulled her to the front of the machine.

Xue'er suddenly became obedient. Even though Xiao Meng let go of the leash, it just squatted there, wagging its tail, waiting for its owner to finish what it was doing.

Or rather... wanting to gloat?

So... when Yu Zhe pulled Xiao Meng in front of the machine, he finally understood why Xiao Meng had resisted so much earlier.

The top of her head... barely reached the bottom half of the screen.

Xiao Meng's face was ashen. She didn't even bother to tiptoe and struggle anymore. Leaning on the edge of the machine, she sighed with a tone of vicissitude unlike that of a little girl, a tone that seemed to have seen through the years. Her eyes were lifeless.

"Ah, ah, laugh if you want to. Anyway, I'm just a short man, a short man who doesn't even have the right to take a photo booth picture."

Now Yu Zhe felt a little embarrassed.

"Ah... well, anyway... I'm sorry..."

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(P.S.: Thank you all for your support! I received a lot of monthly passes today, thank you so much!)

45. Pick him up (Seeking votes at the beginning of the month!)

I suppose... Yu Zhe really is quite apologetic.

Being short is a sore point for Xiaomeng, and Yuzhe should have tried to avoid this problem as much as possible.

For example... the fact that her face is not visible on the screen.

Put yourself in Yu Zhe's shoes. His pain point is cross-dressing. Every time this comes up, he's in a similar state to Xiao Meng right now.

Sigh... So at times like these... we need to speak properly...

Apologize my ass! Shouldn't we continue flirting now?!

Yu Zhe turned his head to the side and chuckled softly twice. Then he turned back and joked, "It's okay, it's okay, Xiao Meng. Maybe we can grow taller in the future. By the way, I'll go borrow a small stool for you. Think positively. The only difference between you and us is a small stool. It's not a big deal."

"Yu Zhe, are you a devil?!"

Honestly, instead of offering a word of comfort at a time like this, they have to stab you in the back.

Why didn't you just tell me to climb up onto that machine to take pictures? That way, we wouldn't need a stool!

Yu Zhe was joking, but he really did have a solution, though it wasn't just borrowing a small stool.

"Okay, Sister Ye, let's take one more picture!"

"I need to go back early."

"Taking photos is no problem, but Xiaomeng..."

Qi Xin glanced at Xiao Meng with a hint of sympathy in her eyes, unaware that this was yet another devastating blow to Xiao Meng.

Loli, let her drift away with the wind.

Yu Zhe pushed Xiao Meng, whose eyes had lost their color, forward and looked up at Qi Xinye, saying, "It's okay, Sister Ye, you stand here too, I have a plan."

"Oh well…"

Is there a solution?

Xiao Meng knew she was hopeless, and that they would probably make her stand on tiptoe for a photo soon. Ha! If it were before, Xiao Meng would have refused immediately. This was looking down on little girls!

However, even if Yu Zhe were to stand on tiptoe to take a picture, Xiao Meng felt she could tolerate it. Sigh, what can I do when I like you?

Seeing that the two were standing still, Yu Zhe had Xiao Meng stand in the middle, and then, imitating Qi Xinye's earlier actions, reached out and pressed the shutter button.

"Three...two...one...cheese!"

When she counted to three, Xiaomeng was about to stand on her tiptoes, but before she could even put any effort into it, she suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness, and her feet left the ground!

Looking down again, Yu Zhe actually grabbed her and picked her up!

Their faces immediately appeared on the screen at the same level as Yu Zhe, Qi Xin, and Ye Ping.

Xiao Meng's face turned bright red instantly, but she didn't struggle at all, because it was a photo being taken and the shutter had already been pressed. No... even if it weren't a photo being taken, she wouldn't have struggled anyway.

Ahhh, Yu Zhe picked me up!