Yu He was by the lake, taking selfies with Ruan Tianxin, while Qin Beiting and Shao Chen sat on the grass chatting. The atmosphere was relaxed.
Yu He saw Shen Yao pull Qiao Wei aside from a distance, seemingly talking about something.
In her memory, Brother Wei didn't particularly like Shen Yao, but for some reason today, he was unusually enthusiastic towards Shen Yao.
“I know this one. It must be the brotherhood forged through the past two days!” Ruan Tianxin said.
Yu He: "..."
Wasn't he bribed or threatened?
“Here, take some photos for me.” At this moment, Shen Yao came over indignantly and thrust the camera into Yu He’s hand.
Ruan Tianxin, seeing this, immediately retreated three meters.
Shen Yao thought this sister was alright, giving him space!
Then he started striking various poses by the lake, wanting to show off his manly charm to Yu He.
This time, he saw that neither Qin Beiting nor Qiao Wei stopped him, so he posed even more enthusiastically. Although he wasn't as tall as Qin Beiting, he had abs!
"Click, click, click."
Shen Yao struck poses for half an hour, then happily ran over, flicking his hair narcissistically, "How is it? Am I handsome?"
"See for yourself," Yu He handed him the camera.
Shen Yao happily took it, and upon seeing it: "…………………………"
"Damn it! What kind of garbage did you take!"
Yu He: "You..."
Her photography skills were indeed not great before, but last year Qin Beiting taught her hand-in-hand, and she had clearly improved a lot!
Qin Beiting hadn't even complained about her photos!
She retorted defensively, "I photographed you as you are."
"I'm clearly one meter eighty-two, and you made me look one meter sixty-two! You made me look like this?!" Shen Yao exploded.
"..."
Yu He looked at Shen Yao, then at the photos on the camera.
Ahem, it seemed a little...
Just then, Qin Beiting walked over. Yu He handed him the camera for him to see as well.
Qin Beiting took a glance and said, "It's a good shot. He's just being nitpicky. Don't bother with people who don't know how to be satisfied. Come and take photos of me."
With that, he took Yu He's hand and walked away.
Shen Yao: ???
He was being nitpicky?
He didn't know how to be satisfied?
Damn it, was Qin Beiting blind, or was he blind?
Shen Yao finally understood, no wonder Ruan Tianxin had kept her distance just now!
No wonder no one had stopped him from posing so energetically earlier!
Turns out he was a photographic black hole!
Shoot, shoot, shoot! I'd like to see how good you can make me look, Yu He, you photographic black hole!
Qin Beiting didn't rush Yu He to take photos. Instead, he patiently re-taught her about photographic composition before handing the camera back to her.
After listening, Yu He's brain registered: Learned.
But when it came to practical application, her hands declared: I don't know how.
Even so, the resulting photos were at least passable.
Shen Yao leaned over to take a look and exclaimed, "Holy crap, I just realized your clumsy photography skills are targeted!"
"It's not a matter of photography skills, it's the model," Qin Beiting stated confidently.
After comparing the photos of the two people, Yu He nodded in agreement, "Yes! I told you my current photography skills wouldn't be this bad."
Shen Yao: "..."
Dinner was a barbecue by the lake. Qiao Wei went to a nearby supermarket to buy supplies and food.
With the previous incident in mind, Qin Beiting didn't dare to let Yu He grill again and started doing it himself.
Seeing him take action, Shen Yao also joined in, occupying a spot and grilling whatever Qin Beiting grilled. Qiao Wei helped out on the side.
Shao Chen went off to make a phone call, while Yu He and Ruan Tianxin sat on the picnic mat, responsible for eating.
Qin Beiting brought over a few grilled lamb skewers, "Try them."
Yu He took one and took a bite.
"Delicious?" Qin Beiting asked.
She nodded and handed the skewer to him. Qin Beiting took a bite from where she had eaten.
Shen Yao, seeing this, immediately brought his own skewers over, "Try mine."
"..." Yu He looked at the skewers, which looked like charcoal, and didn't touch them.
"Eat! Are you afraid they're poisoned!" Shen Yao urged. He picked up a skewer himself, took a bite, and immediately spat it out, "Pah."
Then he took another skewer from Qin Beiting's plate, took a bite, and his eyes lit up.
"I grilled them the same way you did, why is there such a big difference?" he said, taking another bite.
It tasted so good!
"It just goes to show that no matter how hard you try, you're no match for me!" Qin Beiting said coolly.
Shen Yao: "..."
He suddenly felt that the skewers in his hand no longer tasted as good.
Repeatedly defeated, Shen Yao began to question his life.
How could Qin Beiting, a former soldier, be so skilled!
Shen Yao was annoyed, especially when he saw Qin Beiting, whose hands were clearly clean, insist on being fed water by Yu He, claiming his hands were dirty. He was even more irritated.
He was so calculating!
Didn't Yu He see it?
Or did she like this kind of calculated behavior?
Then he could do it too!
Seeing Yu He carrying a small bucket to fetch water from the lake, Shen Yao ran over to help.
"Can you swim?" he suddenly asked.
"My skills are passable," Yu He replied.
"I can't," Shen Yao said.
Yu He:?
Just as she was wondering why he was suddenly talking about this, she heard a "plop" from behind, and Shen Yao fell into the lake, struggling desperately in the water.
"..."
Yu He had just put down the water bucket when suddenly a figure rushed past her from behind.
"Don't move, I'll do it!" Qiao Wei said, taking off his shirt and jumping into the water with a "plop."
Shen Yao, pretending to flail in the water, was waiting for Yu He to save him. To his surprise, it was Qiao Wei who jumped in.
That was fine, but after Qiao Wei pulled him ashore, Yu He directed Qiao Wei to perform CPR.
"..."
Just as the man's lips were about to kiss him, Shen Yao immediately pushed him away and sat up.
The evening breeze blew, and he shivered.
What was supposed to be a mild cold turned into a severe one. That night, he couldn't even enjoy the meteor shower properly. He could only wrap himself in a blanket, huddle by the campfire, and watch others in pairs.
Truly, he wouldn't be in trouble if he didn't act out.
Meanwhile.
Yu He rested her head on Qin Beiting's arm. The two of them lay on a mat on the grass, gazing up at the galaxy.
Small fairy lights were draped around the surroundings, twinkling.
After trying it out last night, Yu He was quite accepting of the current environment. Coupled with the rare meteor shower tonight, there were many people camping around, so it wasn't too dark.
The night wind was cold, but with the person you love by your side, it was warm.
The moment the meteor shower streaked across the night sky, the entire night lit up. Amidst the cheers of the people around, Yu He closed her eyes and made a wish.
She hoped the happiness of this moment could be eternal.
As soon as she opened her eyes, Qin Beiting suddenly pulled her and rolled them both over to another spot.
Before she could react, she saw a bullet instantly hit the ground between the mat where they had just been lying.