Chapter 131: Xueyan’s One Sentence “I Like it”

Sensing Simmons’s gaze, Lu Ting naturally narrowed his eyes slightly like some large beast of prey, and looked at this so-called designer before him with a heavy gaze.

“This is the look—This is the look!”

However, the next second, Simmons, as if discovering some irresistible treasure, wished he could slap the table and stand up.

Fortunately, Steve, who hurriedly rushed over behind him, sweating profusely, firmly held down his boss who was starting his artistic fantasies again.

“Apologies, Chairman Lu, it’s our Director’s occupational disease. He likes to observe the temperament and characteristics of the people around him to gather creative ideas! You know, people in the arts are all like this, haha…”

Steve’s round of explanation barely managed to make Lu Ting restrain his actions.

Lu Ting frowned, closed the materials in his hands, and sized up Simmons:

“So you are the person in charge of that whatever M… something?”

“It’s Masis!”

Simmons, having broken free from Steve’s control, emphasized it again quite persistently, but at least normal communication had begun.

Seeing this, Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief.

“Hehe, Masis? So, you also wrote this greeting card?”

Unexpectedly, Lu Ting directly signaled a waiter nearby, and backhandedly tossed a greeting card onto the table.

Steve instantly widened his eyes and looked at the greeting card drawn full of finger hearts by Simmons. Let alone a parent, even a passerby receiving this kind of thing would have to call the police.

Even Simmons felt a bit flushed. This was no less than writing a little note to a cub, only to have it intercepted by the parent and read out loud in public:

“Ahem, this was indeed written by me, what’s wrong?”

“A guy like this, is absolutely not allowed to stay alone with the sweet cub in the future, understand, Old Third?”

Lu Ting directly looked at Old Third nearby with a stern face and instructed.

Otherwise, who knows if this guy who doesn’t look quite normal would do some bastardly things to his sweet cub.

“…Okay.”

Although Lu Li thought that actually Simmons’s personality had always been like this, and he inherently didn’t have any malicious intent, he ultimately nodded silently.

“No way—How can this be? Without me personally directing and participating in it, how can I hold Xueyan and slap the face of the entire fashion industry! Let them know what a true muse is!”

Only Simmons felt the sky falling down.

“Moreover, if Xueyan had been allowed on stage at the banquet that day, the one being scrambled for by the outside world right now would be Xueyan. Where would it be this impostor’s turn!”

Not to mention that regarding this matter, Simmons was truly extremely furious.

That “Dance in the Rain” portrait was undoubtedly Simmons’s most proud work recently. Not long after its release and debut, it was scrambled to be reproduced by major platforms, considered Masis’s masterpiece in transitioning to a natural aesthetic design doctrine, laden with countless honors.

As for why the little model deliberately didn’t show his face, the outside world guessed on one hand that Masis wanted to better display the clothing design itself, and on the other hand, it was to maintain a sense of mystery and let the topic’s heat continue to rise.

Yet, at the official release banquet, because they failed to obtain the Lu family’s consent, Masis gave a new little model a chance to show his face as an alternative plan.

As a result, the other party actually dared to tacitly accept the outside world’s guesses, bearing countless honors and praises to interface with business deals.

“Could it be that just because Xueyan doesn’t need these, you can let those messy guys usurp his place? Moreover, why don’t you ask if the cub likes taking photos or not? As a parent, arbitrarily making decisions for the cub, isn’t that truly too domineering and dictatorial!?”

Simmons actually spoke these words with quite some confidence.

Because whether the cub was happy or not when taking photos was simply clear at a glance.

Moreover, Simmons was very good at emotional guidance. Before shooting that divine photo, Simmons personally went into battle, hugging the burly photographer beside him and spinning around to demonstrate for Xueyan, successfully making the little guy laugh until his eyes curved for a long time.

Therefore, when the pink-cheeked Xueyan was spinning in circles holding Charlie, even without showing his smiling front face, the appreciators could still sense a feeling of joyous happiness overflowing in the little guy’s movements.

Simmons’s slightly radical words inadvertently poked the domineering temper of this villain family.

Our sweet cub indeed doesn’t need these flashy things.

But our family not wanting them absolutely doesn’t mean just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can secretly pick them up and use them as their own.

“Moreover, they are indeed quite bold.”

Even Lu Li, the one with the best temper in the whole family, had a somewhat cold expression when looking at the few photos on the table, and commented indifferently.

Lu Ting also finally took a good look at the little model on this photo.

“Meow…?”

While the parents were pondering, it was Charlie who first noticed Xueyan on the stairs.

“Little Young Master!”

Auntie Cheng was just about to stop Xueyan, because before Simmons arrived, the Chairman had instructed to be vigilant about today’s guest. It was said he was some very avant-garde and bold artist.

In Auntie Cheng’s mind, those engaged in art were probably the kind with colorful dyed hair who then spoke some incomprehensible words. Indeed, they should have less contact with the cub, as the influence wouldn’t be good.

She didn’t expect that Simmons’s appearance was actually quite proper.

At this moment, Xueyan was holding the carved railing of the stairs. [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] A face the size of a palm looked downstairs through the gap, blinking his moist eyes.

I feel like the parents are angry.

Lu Ting, turning his head and looking up, saw his sweet cub guarding quietly behind the stairs like a snow-white cat. His originally stern and cold expression instantly melted.

“Why are you standing there, sweet cub, do you want to come down for Papa to hold?”

Although he didn’t know how much of the conversation the little guy had heard, Lu Ting still couldn’t help but want to wave and hug him into his arms upon seeing him.

Seeing Papa call him over, Xueyan instantly smiled until his eyes curved.

Without waiting for Auntie Cheng to lead him, his two short legs ran down the stairs with a patter-patter. He was caught in the arms of Lu Ting, who had walked to the bottom of the stairs nervous that the sweet cub might run and fall, and was kissed carefully and tenderly on his little cheek.

Charlie at their feet flicked his big tail, constantly looking up and staring, as if vigilant that Xueyan would be eaten by Papa.

After Lu Ting’s set of habitual parent-child interactions, Lu Li was fine, but Simmons nearby was so envious he almost cried out loud.

No way, this is too much, I really want it too!

Simmons even felt that filming this scene into a short video and posting it online could make it incredibly popular.

I ask you, who wouldn’t be envious after seeing this!?

Although Steve also felt this scene was so cute people couldn’t look away, he still retained a bit of rationality and held Simmons back, deeply afraid Simmons would rush up and fight for the cub just to take a kiss too.

That is a true-blue premium Alpha in the prime of his life! Visually, Simmons’s thigh couldn’t even twist the other party’s wrist.

If he really got beaten to death fighting for the cub, no one at the scene could save Simmons.

However, Lu Ting, holding Xueyan, pondered for a long time before asking softly: “…Does our sweet cub like taking photos?”

Instantly causing Simmons to widen his eyes.

Did what I just say work!?

To be honest, after learning the ins and outs of this matter, Lu Ting, who seemed to have an unchanged expression, actually felt a little bit guilty deep inside.

Because regarding the matter of not going to the banquet to be a little model, it was Lu Ting as the parent who made the final decision. At the time, Lu Ting purely felt these were all messy things and just rejected it.

It’s just that the sweet cub is still young now. If he grows up a bit more and finds out these things actually happened afterwards, would he resent his parent for being too dictatorial?

Only then did it lead to some tactless guys daring to pop out and snatch things.

“Mm… I do like taking photos.”

At least I don’t hate it, because Uncle Pastel is very fun to play with.

Xueyan softly answered his papa’s inquiry.

Hearing this, Simmons didn’t dare to make a sound, but his facial expression was just short of taking off, wishing he could dance and gesture to indicate Doesn’t this mean my muse is bagged from now on!?

As a result, Xueyan’s next sentence directly froze Simmons.

“But, if Papa doesn’t like it, then Xueyan won’t do it!”

Although I don’t know why Papa would refuse, Xueyan feels that if Papa refuses for me, Papa should also have Papa’s reasoning.

Compared to taking photos, I still prefer having Papa by my side.

Therefore, after finishing his sentence, Xueyan smiled and hugged his papa.

Wait, why can’t he do it just because Papa doesn’t like it? We must overthrow the evil rule of this family dictatorial tyrant Alpha!

Just when Simmons was so anxious he wished he could rush up and throw a tantrum for Xueyan, Lu Li firmly grasped Simmons’s wrist, using his eyes to signal Simmons to wait a few more seconds.

Dad in front of Xueyan has never had any bottom line.

Xueyan’s one sentence of “I like it” is enough to surpass thousands upon thousands, who knows how many more words it’s more effective than.

Sure enough, Lu Ting, whose heart was softened by his sweet cub’s soft “if Papa doesn’t like it then I won’t do it”, had already directly surrendered on the spot.

“If the sweet cub likes it, why not take them? Then we’ll take more in the future, take a bunch of pretty photos and put them at home, okay? We’ll also take them every year for your birthday!”

I wish I could set up a photography base on the spot and take photos 24 hours a day.

“Then I’ll become the little friend with the most photos in the world, Papa.”

Xueyan was amused by the scene Papa described, feeling that didn’t seem quite right either.

It’s just that at this moment, Lu Li, who laughed along with Xueyan, didn’t expect that after Old Dad Lu Ting relented, Simmons’s final plan actually landed on him.

“Have Xueyan shoot a magazine with me?”

Lu Li was of course extremely happy, wishing he could keep Xueyan by his side at all times, but was this really okay?

“Yeah, didn’t he set a bunch of rules and regulations for me after relenting… Tsk.”

Simmons, amidst his wild joy, only then learned that the so-called sweet cub being willing to take photos for fun didn’t mean he could just casually take photos and stick them everywhere.

The most crucial point was that Lu Ting still did not allow Simmons to stay alone with the currently still young Xueyan.

There must be at least one family member present.

Then Simmons’s best friend Lu Li naturally became the first choice.

“Hmph, besides, why shoot raincoats? [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] If we’re going to shoot, we’ll shoot something new. I want to make those trend followers never be able to catch up.”

The teeth-gritting Simmons had already made a decision.

Ever since Masis’s raincoat banquet exploded in popularity and reached outside their usual circle, countless imitations had indeed popped up overnight. Some online stores were even taking pre-orders for pattern-making imitation affordable versions, with sales exceeding tens of thousands.

Simmons disdained repeating himself.

“Hehehe, my pretty little rose…”

Therefore, Simmons chuckled and looked at Xueyan.

Little rose?

Hearing this, Lu Li remembered his theme this time was indeed black and white roses.

However, Lu Li looked at Xueyan and felt that Xueyan was suitable to interpret a white little rose, but might not necessarily be able to interpret a black little rose.

In Lu Li’s heart all along, Xueyan was just a patch of pure and soft white.

【I will shoot half of it.】

Just at the moment Lu Li reached out wanting to touch the ends of Xueyan’s hair, a long-lost voice suddenly rang in his ear.

The tone wasn’t discussing, but a kind of notification.

You’re crazy!

Actually daring to appear at home in front of Dad and the others…

Lu Li originally thought the other party’s recent unusual calmness was because after he moved back home and spent time with Dad and the others day and night, the other party lost many opportunities to show up.

I didn’t expect him to come out again at this time!

【Beep—Captured the final link of Third Brother 2.0!】

Xueyan also dazedly heard a system notification sound. This time the system even followed local customs and addressed him as Third Brother 2.0.

Does this mean this time we can completely catch the other brother?

Before Xueyan could recover from staring blankly at his brother, Xueyan was tightly hugged around his little waist into “Third Brother’s” arms.

Eh…

Simmons, who had just finished instructing Steve and turned to look over, actually had a strange look in his eyes. In this instant, the color of Lu Li’s aura truly changed!