Chapter 266 - 141: An Embarrassing Mission

Chapter 266: Chapter 141: An Embarrassing Mission

"As long as it’s good. The most important thing is high resolution, so it’s still crystal clear even when you zoom in."

Xiao Wanqing heard this and felt something was off. ’What does he mean, "crystal clear even when you zoom in"? What exactly is he trying to see so clearly?’

AHEM...

She coughed softly twice, continuing to maintain her goddess-like image in public.

The young salesman found a Leica S3 DSLR camera for Su Ran to look at.

Xiao Wanqing lost her composure when she saw the price. She whispered, "148,600? Su Ran, that’s too expensive. It’s unnecessary. A cheaper one will do."

Su Ran: "You’re so precious. Of course, only a good camera is worthy of you."

Xiao Wanqing: "Hah, you’re getting better and better at sweet-talking girls."

Su Ran: "Let’s go with this one. A high price naturally has its reasons. I’m a professional now, too. Sir, could you please recommend some lenses for me?"

The salesman: "You got it."

As for this camera stuff, it was only after buying one that Su Ran realized how narrow his worldview had been.

He used to believe in the saying, "An otaku’s wall of figurines is worth a downtown apartment."

Now he believed: "Photography will impoverish three generations; a DSLR will ruin a life."

A true wallet-killer.

At the salesman’s strong recommendation, Su Ran bought three lenses, and then, for the sake of the lenses, he bought two more suitable camera bodies.

Canon CN20X50 IAS H EI Cinema Lens: 520,999 yuan.

Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens: 891,426 yuan.

Leica Summilux-C Lens: over 3.7 million yuan.

Including the cameras, the total was over 5 million yuan.

Xiao Wanqing was utterly speechless. ’A DSLR will ruin a life. Su Ran, even if you’re rich, if you get this obsessed with DSLRs, you’ll still end up a pauper.’

Walking out of the shop, Xiao Wanqing said, "Was it really necessary to buy such expensive stuff? The salesperson sweet-talked you a little, and you just bought it?"

Su Ran: "It doesn’t matter. It’s not that much money anyway. I’ll carry the three lenses with me, and when we go traveling and see a grand vista, I can capture it. It’s expensive, but for a good reason. Give me a smile."

Su Ran turned and pointed the camera at Xiao Wanqing. She puffed her cheeks, and with a CLICK, he captured the adorable moment. When he showed it to her...

"Wow, it seems the pictures from this lens really are different."

"Of course. Let’s go. Off to Balenciaga to buy some battle gear."

"...We have to buy new ones? I already have a few pairs. We don’t need to spend more money, do we?"

"Do you have any with the letters on them?"

"..."

"Didn’t think so. Let’s go."

Xiao Wanqing obediently followed Su Ran to Balenciaga. ’A life of being dominated... why does it feel so interesting?’

A DSLR from the eastern market, stockings from the western, high heels from the southern, and a long whip from the northern. By dawn, she departed the mall, and by dusk, she lodged at the Maoyue Building. She heard not the calls of her parents, only the sound of rushing, splashing water.

The wheels of history are always surprisingly similar. As Xiao Wanqing was putting on her stockings in the walk-in closet, she remembered how it was the same last time at Chuyuan. Su Ran had said he wanted to paint a picture of her, and then... she was done for. This time, he was saying he wanted to take photos. Just a new trick. She bit her lip. ’Looks like I’m in for it again tonight.’

’Hmph. Last time, he said he ran out of paint. This time, he’s not going to say he’s out of memory cards, is he?’

’Let’s see what excuse you come up with later.’

"Sister Wanqing, are you ready yet?"

"Just a second, I’m putting on my stockings."

The moment the words left her mouth, BANG, the door was pushed open. CLICK. The camera froze the beautiful image: Xiao Wanqing, dressed in an OL uniform, sitting on a stool and slowly smoothing her stockings up her legs.

"Is it beautiful?"

Su Ran handed her the camera to look.

Xiao Wanqing glanced at it, then raised her hands to hook them around Su Ran’s neck. "Su Ran... your Sister Wanqing indulges you in everything. You have to cherish me, you know?"

"I know, I know. You’ve said it countless times."

"I’m just reminding you, lest you end up dead without a complete corpse."

"Haha, don’t worry. Come on, let’s go take pictures."

Su Ran gave her hip-hugging OL skirt a light pat. Xiao Wanqing understood perfectly. She stood up, slipped on her high heels, and followed Su Ran out of the walk-in closet.

"Where are we shooting?"

"Let’s take a few on the sofa first."

"Oh."

Xiao Wanqing climbed onto the sofa. With the experience from the last painting session, and since she was fully clothed this time, she wasn’t shy at all. Besides, she was an art student, so she had a great feel for the camera. Without any prompting from Su Ran, she knew how to pose. Of course, she knew exactly which style of pose went with which style of photo. Xiao Wanqing had it down perfectly. Anyway, these were private photos, just for her and Su Ran to see, so she let loose completely, striking a series of queenly, dominant poses.

One shot had Su Ran lying on the floor, holding the camera up, while Xiao Wanqing raised her leg, her high heel looking as if it were about to step on the camera. It was a very visually impactful photo.

CLICK, CLICK, CLICK... The flash fired continuously as he took dozens of shots. They switched scenes many times: the sofa, the balcony, the kitchen, the bathroom, the bedroom, and so on.

She also changed outfits several times.

There was also a Lolita outfit paired with white stockings.

Su Ran asked Xiao Wanqing to make some cute expressions, but after several tries, she just couldn’t do it.

"I can’t do cute. That’s not my style. If you want cute, go find Aina. I can’t do it."

"You..."

Seeing Xiao Wanqing getting a little temperamental, Su Ran held back his retort and sat down. "I’ll teach you."

"You’ll teach me?"

"Don’t laugh, this is art. Watch closely. You sit like this, legs splayed outwards, with a cuter expression. Like this, pout your lips... just pout... see?"

HISS—

Xiao Wanqing sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

’Absolutely breathtaking.’

"Miss Su, I, Xiao Wanqing, concede defeat. I’m impressed."

She gave him a thumbs-up. She had to admit it. When a man decides to be coquettish, he leaves women in the dust.

"Now that you’ve seen it, it’s your turn."

"I’ll try."

A flurry of clicks from the camera, and they were done.

Exhausted, Xiao Wanqing flopped onto the large bed. "I’m tired. Are we done?"

Su Ran flipped through the photos and pursed his lips. "We can be, but... I feel like something is missing."

Xiao Wanqing: "What’s missing?"

"Hmm..." Su Ran stroked his chin, thinking for a moment. "Oh, I’ve got it. Wait a second."