Chapter 132: Bonus Chapter

The fact that he failed to come out even once during the previous hot spring trip journey had already taught “Lu Li” a severe lesson.

In this photo shoot, no matter what, he absolutely could not let history repeat itself.

Although after going online faster than he thought, the “Lu Li” holding Xueyan didn’t actually realize himself that he was actually willing to actively participate in the half of the work belonging to him for the first time.

And Xueyan, held in his “brother’s” arms, sniffed the tip of his nose and attempted to lift his head to look at his brother’s front face.

“Old Third, you guy are hugging so tightly again! You think you have great hand strength, right?”

Lu Ting nearby saw this scene and instantly frowned angrily, reaching out to catch Old Third.

How many times has the family said it, be gentle when hugging, be gentle when hugging.

Still hugging so heavily, it’s not like he’s going to run away!

“Lu Li” subconsciously wanted to backhandedly counterattack. A few seconds later, when he reacted, his elbow instantly stiffened, allowing Lu Ting to directly catch him, turn around, and carry away Xueyan, who was almost suffocated in his brother’s arms.

At the moment he released Xueyan, “Lu Li’s” fingertips involuntarily moved.

Only to be tightly held by a soft little hand.

Xueyan remembered very clearly, every time his brother moved his fingers like this, it meant he wanted him to reach out and hold his hand.

So, the night-time brother also knows this?

This caused Lu Ting to feel as if he had pulled out a cheese mochi ball that was stringing right on the spot. [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] He instantly wanted to glare at Old Third to see what little tricks he was playing again.

As a result, looking at Lu Li whose movements were somewhat stiff before him, Lu Ting’s brows instead suddenly furrowed, and he didn’t speak for a long while.

“…”

The originally not nervous Lu Li was stared at until he became somewhat nervous.

To be honest, regarding his attitude towards Lu Ting, this father, “Lu Li” was extremely complex.

“What’s wrong with you kid, rebellious phase back? Daring to look at your old… Dad with this look.”

Lu Ting, who almost blurted out his catchphrase from back in the day right in front of Xueyan, hurriedly swallowed the words.

Lu Ting, whose pondering yielded no results, ultimately chose to reach out and fiercely rub Old Third’s head a few times, which actually made Lu Li’s eyes instantly turn clear again. Because Lu Ting actually used to do this action when they were kids. Especially when Lu Li brothers quarreled and gave each other the silent treatment, they would often each get a round of head rubbing.

Lu Li’s lips opened and closed a few times, and finally he quietly explained:

“No, just a little tired.”

“Hehe, if you’re tired, go to sleep early. Sweet cub, keep an eye on your third brother, tell Papa if there’s anything amiss.”

Lu Ting unhesitatingly instructed Xueyan to act as this “little spy” right in front of Old Third.

“…Mm!”

Xueyan was stunned for three seconds, then obediently nodded, indicating he would definitely complete the task.

His little hand also went from grabbing one of his brother’s fingers to holding two fingers. But right at this moment, Lu Li, lowering his eyes, directly wrapped his entire palm around Xueyan’s slightly cool little hand.

As if silently expressing: Only this way will my flaws not be discovered.

How that guy would act in various situations, I can imitate easily.

It’s just that I purely disdained to do so before.

Like this childish finger code game.

Lu Li thought expressionlessly.

Xueyan, seemingly sensing something, lifted his head to look at his third brother. Lu Li instantly averted his gaze, but held his hand even tighter.

“Meow?” Human, why are you so awkward?

Charlie meowed, looked down at his own clean paws and licked them.

At least I like holding paws with Xueyan the most.

As for Simmons and the others in the car going back, the continuously silent Simmons recalled these final scenes, started muttering to himself, and his expression even gradually became excited:

“That’s right, I have inspiration… I have inspiration hahahaha!”

This made Steve’s face tense up nearby, very afraid Simmons would pounce over to snatch the driver’s steering wheel and go crazy.

Fortunately, Simmons purely seemed to have some sort of new artistic conception!

That day, a rumor of a fire spread from Masis. It was said Simmons directly burned several sets of clothes with a fire, throwing a large fire onto the heat. Some people thought it was Simmons, whose model muse was poached, experiencing a dry spell of inspiration and thus committing arson in anger. Others simply felt Simmons could think of these eye-catching hype methods.

“Being able to make Simmons this angry proves what we did was very meaningful.”

In a conference room of the AWR brand’s Asia Regional Headquarters located in S City, several executives wore quite smug expressions.

If it were in the past, it was usually everyone in the industry being angered terribly by Simmons. It was rare to win a round back.

Being able to snatch that little model so quickly this time was also because the newly appointed director made the final decision to sign the contract overnight with heavy cash.

Among the employees standing in the back row, some actually wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a long time, they finally shut up in the enthusiastic atmosphere. Because there were also many rumors saying Masis actually prepared two little models, A and B. The one on the poster was Role A, while the one who showed up at the banquet that day was Role B.

But all suggestions highlighting risks were considered smoke bombs released by Simmons, because the little model’s parents firmly insisted there was only one model from beginning to end. And the staff in the photography studio downstairs had even more subtle expressions.

“How could the cat run lost? This one is still different.”

Everyone says the cat on the poster is the little model’s own pet cat brought from home. But this one brought over looks wrong no matter how you look at it.

Whether it’s the brightness of the fur or the level of agility, it’s completely different.

Standing in the middle, the little model clearly began to look nervous upon hearing this, and even looked towards the parent not far away as if seeking help.

“Oh my, this cat was just unlucky. It happened to run lost that night. You see, I immediately had my husband go back to our hometown and bring a little cat born to a mother cat, the facial features are exactly the same, you take a look.”

A middle-aged woman dressed extremely opulently grabbed the cat, explaining while trying to get the photographer to look again to see what was different. This instantly caused the crowd to collectively step back a few paces.

The same? Clearly nothing is the same!

This cat is terrified seeing the camera, completely lacking the expressiveness of the one on that poster. Masis couldn’t have photoshopped it, right? This is truly strange.

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“Simmons, you really burned the clothes?”

On the day of the official magazine shoot, Lu Li, whose expression had originally been somewhat heavy along the way, was also shocked to learn that the previously prepared shooting clothes were burned by a fire by Simmons?

“Of course. Works that are not perfect enough should be directly burned with fire, what’s so strange about that.” Simmons, the person wearing the hat of an “arsonist,” was actually very composed.

Lu Li subconsciously covered Xueyan’s little ears, really wanting to remind his old friend that this is Country C, and casually committing indoor arson can result in a prison sentence.

“Come quick! Come quick and see the brand new work I prepared—”

However, Simmons couldn’t wait to bring out his new work, and even made a little grimace at Xueyan on the spot.

Xueyan was instantly super cooperatively attracted, wanting to lead his brother over to take a look. Discovering he couldn’t pull him, he even turned his head and gave his brother a puzzled look.

Why is Brother standing still?

Lu Li sighed, and could only resignedly follow along.

He could only say this set of tricks by Simmons, in some aspects, shared similarities with Old Fourth, which was that they would make Xueyan feel exceptionally interesting.

Fortunately, Old Fourth was having his finals week recently, busy reviewing until his head was bruised and battered.

Otherwise, if he knew about this trip of mine and Xueyan’s, he would absolutely be able to sarcastically call out “big star” for three days and three nights.

“Ah…”

When Xueyan saw the one black and one white formal wear after Simmons uncovered the curtain, he truly widened his pretty eyes.

He gave Simmons enough emotional value, making a certain great designer smugly tilt his chin up.

“I’ll go change clothes first.”

But the expressionless Lu Li glanced at the photographers and the rest of the crew still waiting behind him, deciding to let Simmons’s show-off action end quickly.

Because Lu Li was truly very worried whether any accidents would happen in the second half when that guy came out, so finishing the shoot earlier would be better.

“No, no, no, you are wearing this one.”

However, just as Lu Li reached out to point at that white formal wear, he was stopped by Simmons.

“You are wearing this one!”

Simmons turned and pushed the black formal wear mannequin towards Lu Li at this moment.

“I wear this one…?”

Lu Li hesitated for a moment.

“What, could it be anyone else wearing it besides you?”

Simmons sharply asked a rhetorical question.

Instantly making the hesitant Lu Li shut up and go change.

This one it is then.

Lu Li just felt that guy might not be very cooperative in wearing that white set.

Simmons, on the other hand, was very smug.

Tsk, for a game like a magazine shoot, of course it’s only interesting to push people out of their comfort zones.

Turning black into white, and white into black. Forcing someone with a good temper into a demon, and ordering someone with a bad temper to become an angel, how fun is that!

“Uncle Simmons, then what about my clothes?”

Xueyan also curiously wanted to know where his clothes were.

“Oh, baby, your clothes of course are…”

As a result, just as Simmons’s sweet smile surfaced, he was interrupted by the stern-faced Lu Li speaking:

“Xueyan, you wait for Brother to come out before going to change clothes.”

“Mm?”

Xueyan was instantly held by his brother and taken away from Uncle Simmons.

Simmons watched helplessly as his muse flew away, almost flying into a rage out of humiliation.

Do I look that much like a bad guy?

We’ve been old friends for so many years, there’s no basic trust at all! I’m also a good hand at taking care of children.

But for Xueyan, accompanying his brother to change clothes was also very fun, he could even personally help his brother wear the brooch.

“Do you know how to put it on? Be careful not to poke your hand.”

Lu Li lowered his eyes and looked at Xueyan, who was attentively leaning in front of him. [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] A smile had unconsciously surfaced in the depths of his eyes.

“Mm, I’ve put it on Charlie’s little clothes before.”

Xueyan was like a devout little believer, attentively pinning the last accessory brooch for his brother’s entire outfit.

Taking half a step back, when he raised his head to look at his brother in front of him, Xueyan subconsciously widened his eyes.

Is this exactly the daytime brother or the night-time brother… I feel like I’m getting a bit confused soon.

Not just Xueyan, everyone present collectively fell silent for several seconds by tacit agreement when they saw Lu Li, who had finished his full styling.

So, menswear can actually be this gorgeous!?

This time, Simmons’s unrestrained design style clearly carried a religious element.

The raven-colored men’s formal wear before them had a sense of majestic and mysterious oppressive power akin to a pope. The waterfall-like cape behind him added an exaggerated theatrical design.

And the makeup artist also emphasized the contours of Lu Li’s facial features, accentuating his already deep brow bones and straight nasal bone, making Lu Li’s entire strong-featured face present a dangerously stunning feeling that made people completely unable to look away.

Under the gazes of everyone present, Lu Li merely lowered his eyes to look at Xueyan in front of him, and even slightly bent one knee, wanting to lead the slightly distracted Xueyan forward.

“Distracted?”

Lu Li’s tone carried a hint of imperceptible smile, and he even reached out his large, well-knuckled hand to wave it in front of Xueyan.

“Mm! Because Brother, having changed clothes today, looks so pretty.”

Recovering his senses, Xueyan smiled and spoke the thoughts of everyone present without the slightest hesitation.

This direct hit actually made a bit of unnaturalness surface on Lu Li’s face.

But it was precisely this gentle restraint amidst the dangerous feeling that added an indescribable charm to the entire styling design.

“But, there seem to be no roses?”

After observing for a long time, Xueyan suddenly realized something seemed to be missing.

Just like in kindergarten, when Teacher Jiang assigns everyone to tell a story, once you go off-topic, no matter how interesting the story is, you can’t get a perfect score.

“Aiya, our pretty little rose, isn’t it far away on the horizon yet right before our eyes… Ouch!”

As a result, just as Xueyan turned his head to look for a rose, he found Uncle Pastel appearing behind him with a rose in his mouth.

It’s just that before Simmons could finish speaking, he was punched by Lu Li, almost falling head over heels.

This made Simmons cover his peerlessly beautiful face, looking at Lu Li in disbelief.

It’s not to the extent that changing clothes really changes your personality too!?

“You speak properly again.”

Lu Li coldly gave Simmons one last chance.

“No, no, no, I’ll just say it! In my design, the rose is merely a fictional imagery of seeking but not obtaining!”

“The theme is black and white roses. [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] If I really got a bunch of black and white roses, what difference would it make from those eighteenth-rate street stall magazines!”

Simmons analyzed with quite some resentment.

Yet Xueyan listened quietly and earnestly, as if attending a language class, feeling Uncle Pastel’s image had suddenly become taller.

At the same time, downstairs at the Masis Group building, a car had just parked. As the valet bent down and opened the car door, Lu Jing, who took the lead to step out, took off her sunglasses, holding a cat carrier in her hand.

“Meow…”

Charlie, carried in the cat carrier by Lu Jing, was incredibly well-behaved.

This made Dad and the others behind her quite amazed.

Perhaps it’s some sort of small animal instinct, but at home, apart from Eldest Brother, Charlie is most afraid of Lu Jing.

While Lu Huai, sitting in the back row with his arms crossed and legs crossed, showing completely no intention of getting out of the car, had an expression so bad it looked like a rainstorm was about to hit.