Chapter 10: Taking Couple Photos

“Brother Fan, I have thoughtit over!”

After the meal, Li Miaoyi willingly took on the tidying up.

Chen Fan returned to his bedroom, turned on his new computer, and refined his novel outline at several times the usual speed.

More than ten minutes later, while Chen Fan was lost in his thoughts, Li Miaoyi came in from outside and solemnly said something inexplicable.

Chen Fan understood and his face was full of satisfaction.

It was clear that Li Miaoyi made the right decision.

In her previous life, Li Miaoyi had only reached the upper Tier-4 rank when she began trying to write novels, and after years of scraping by she had only achieved modest results.

In this life, with his guidance and the outline of a celebrated work, she would very likely reach unprecedented heights.

And the only thing she had to give up was 60% of the profits from her previous few novels.

Chen Fan thought Li Miaoyi was not losing out.

But ensuring Li Miaoyi would not turn on him was a difficult problem.

People changed; just because Li Miaoyi was obedient and easy to take advantage of now did not mean she would remain so after achieving success.

Chen Fan did not want his hard work to end up as a free wedding dress for Li Miaoyi.

“Miaoyi, let’s first agree that there will be no chaos afterward; I don’t trust verbal promises, I need a stronger guarantee!”

Li Miaoyi walked up to Chen Fan and asked in confusion, “How do you plan to guarantee that?”

Chen Fan caught a whiff of her fresh scent, turned to appraise the unsuspecting girl, and a bold idea suddenly came to him.

Why don’t we take a few photos like Teacher Chen does?

Li Miaoyi seemed to sense danger, hurriedly stepped back a few paces, and instinctively covered her chest with both hands.

“Fan… Brother Fan, what are you trying to do?”

“I’m thinking maybe we should take a few photos together…”

Chen Fan cleared his throat to dispel the unhealthy thoughts in his head and said solemnly:

“We’re a couple now; how could we not have a photo together?”

“And having photos will prove we were together, so in case you ever turn on me later I will have something concrete to show.”

Li Miaoyi looked aggrieved and said, “Brother Fan, I would never do anything ungrateful…”

“I do trust you, of course; actually the main reason is I want to keep some photos for memories, after all, this is my first love.”

Li Miaoyi found it odd; she kept feeling as though Chen Fan was certain they would break up.

Several seconds passed before she realized that she seemed to have been forced into being his girlfriend and that Chen Fan did not know her true thoughts.

But what exactly was she thinking?

Li Miaoyi couldn’t immediately sort out her feelings and could only accept the proposal, “All right then…”

Chen Fan was pleased.

With the recording, the couple photos, and the original outline file in hand, unless Li Miaoyi wanted to go scorched-earth she probably wouldn’t act recklessly.

They then began to take photos.

Chen Fan took out his newly bought Nokia and waved Li Miaoyi over.

Li Miaoyi approached in confusion, feeling a mixture of anxiety and anticipation, not knowing how couple photos should be taken.

Chen Fan smiled faintly and pulled the naive, adorable girl straight into his arms.

“Chen Fan… you… let go of me, you promised you wouldn’t do anything reckless!”

Li Miaoyi was both shocked and panicked, thrashing like a fish on a chopping block to no avail, which only gave Chen Fan more perks.

Chen Fan quieted her with just two words, “Recording!”

“….” Li Miaoyi did not dare to move; her face visibly paled and tears quietly welled in her eyes.

It turned out that everything before had been an illusion; this was Chen Fan’s true face.

It made sense; someone capable of writing that kind of novel could hardly be a gentleman.

Li Miaoyi closed her eyes in despair and braced herself to accept Chen Fan’s merciless humiliation, and the first thing that came to her mind was a worry about her own feet.

She wondered whether her feet would smell after walking so far today.

Just then there was a click, and a photo that looked like a bully taking advantage of a respectable woman was captured.

Li Miaoyi sneaked a look and happened to meet Chen Fan’s half-smiling, half-serious gaze, which scared her into quickly closing her eyes again.

“Miaoyi, what are you thinking, why did you take off your shoes?”

“I… I…”

At that moment Li Miaoyi’s clothes were disheveled, most of her snow-white, slender thighs were exposed to the air, one shoe had fallen off, revealing a small, cute white sock.

The whole scene looked like someone who had been taken advantage of.

Chen Fan, unwilling to take the blame, smoothed her hair and dress and gruffly said, “It’s normal for couples to hug for photos, right?”

“Then you should have told me in advance; it’s not like I wouldn’t agree!”

Li Miaoyi realized the danger had passed and, unusually bold, mustered the courage to complain.

Chen Fan had already frightened her several times today, making her fear her innocence might be compromised.

Chen Fan smiled without answering; he had done it on purpose.

The injustices he suffered in his previous life had to be made up for in this life through Li Miaoyi.

“Since you agreed, then let’s continue taking photos.”

Chen Fan adjusted the pose of the person in his arms to make them look more intimate.

Li Miaoyi no longer felt like being angry; a blush returned to her cheeks and quickly spread over her whole body.

Their pose now had them almost touching, and they could clearly feel each other’s warmth and heartbeat.

Her heart raced, and Chen Fan’s wasn’t slow either; in some places there was even a reaction…

Chen Fan showed no change of expression; he wasn’t a eunuch, and it was natural to react when facing a young, pretty girl.

Moreover, Li Miaoyi was more beautiful and outstanding than any of his girlfriends in his previous life.

They took a series of intimate photos, and Li Miaoyi’s face grew redder and redder.

Chen Fan sat back for a moment, exercised restraint, and said:

“Let’s take one last bed photo and then we can finish.”

“Okay.”

Li Miaoyi was now convinced Chen Fan wasn’t a beast; although she didn’t understand why, she awkwardly took off her shoes and got into bed.

Chen Fan was about to follow when he looked at Li Miaoyi’s snug T-shirt and frowned.

“Take off your T-shirt.”

“Ah? Do I have to take it off…”

Li Miaoyi blushed; although she trusted Chen Fan’s character, taking off her clothes would mean the two of them would be completely exposed to one another.

Chen Fan then realized Li Miaoyi wasn’t like some others and said, “Sorry, it’s my professional reflex.”

Li Miaoyi was left speechless and confused.

Chen Fan thought for a moment, pulled his clothes out of the wardrobe, tossed them to Li Miaoyi, and said, “Put on my clothes first.”

After saying that, Chen Fan turned his back to show he was a gentleman.

Li Miaoyi had never done anything so bold before; she felt shy yet secretly excited.

After checking Chen Fan’s back to confirm, she bit her lip, crawled under the blanket, and quietly began to change.

A minute later she said, “Done…”

Chen Fan turned and saw that Li Miaoyi’s lovely figure was already covered by the oversized clothes, and her small face was flushed and uniquely alluring.

Chen Fan couldn’t wait to get into bed; under Li Miaoyi’s nervous gaze he loosened her hair and tugged her clothing down a little, revealing a snow-white, graceful shoulder.

He inhaled sharply.

Chen Fan couldn’t help swallowing and felt he was losing a bit of control.

Li Miaoyi curled up anxiously, her eyes weak and helpless like a lamb awaiting slaughter.

Chen Fan silently recited the ‘Pineapple Pineapple Honey’ Heart Sutra several times before quickly taking off his clothes to cover them both with the quilt and then immediately wrapped his arms around her stiff waist.

“Click!”

A photo in which the two appeared not to be wearing clothes was thus completed, finishing the final piece of the couple’s photo set.

Li Miaoyi felt a little dizzy from Chen Fan’s searing body heat, and in her daze her thoughts wandered uncontrollably.

If it was only to prevent her from backing out, why didn’t Chen Fan have her sign a contract and press her fingerprint?