Ruan Ling paused.

She doesn't think there's anything to keep secret about the relationship between her stepmother and stepson, but if she tells the truth, she will inevitably have to follow a series of explanations.

And the key is that this little girl model calls herself sister, and she also calls Ye Xu brother.

If she said that Ye Xu was her son, then this generation would ...... It seems to be a bit messy.

Ruan Ling paused for a moment, and the model had already begun to guess by herself.

"Huh? Isn't it? The model blinked, her face full of curiosity, "That's your friend, Sister Lingling?" Or the younger brother in the family? ”

Ruan Ling glanced at Ye Xu and said with a smile: "Ye Xu, why don't you say it yourself." Thanks to Ye Jingchi, Ruan Ling's current "pot-pushing" skills have become more and more proficient, and he directly threw the entanglement to Ye Xu.

It just so happened that she was also a little curious, how Ye Xu would introduce her identity in front of outsiders.

Ye Xu: "......"

The boy said expressionlessly: "I am her son." ”

Ruan Ling: "......"

Is it so straightforward?

The female model's eyes widened even more, and she didn't react at first glance: "You, she ......"

Ye Xu looked away and refused to explain another word.

It seemed that there was really no need to explain too much with his partners, so Ruan Ling smiled: "Okay, without further ado, let's start preparing for shooting, right?" ”

"Oh, that's good......" The model nodded stunned, still recovering from the shock.

Until the next time to change clothes, the model's movements were still a little slow, and she was probably still thinking about what the word "son" represented.

Fortunately, by the time it officially began, the model had returned to work and started shooting with good professionalism.

Ruan Ling is going to shoot a total of three sets of looks this time, the first set is a modern style, and the other two sets are Hanfu styles.

Recently, she has conducted some research and found that the market is still relatively blank in the theme photo of various festivals.

Ruan Ling decided to use this as a breakthrough to carry out the first wave of publicity for the studio.

There happens to be more than a month before the Tanabata Festival, and the first theme is set for the Tanabata limited photo.

The first modern look was the easiest, the look was natural, and the model had a lot of experience with this kind of regular shooting.

Ye Xu was watching from the side when filming this set, occasionally helping to hand over a prop, which was so well-behaved.

In contrast, the shooting of the latter two sets of Hanfu looks is a little troublesome.

Not only did the time required for makeup increase a lot, but the sets and props needed to be adjusted from time to time during the shoot.

Ruan Ling made up and did her hair while chatting with her.

The model was probably worried that she would accidentally ask something that shouldn't be asked, and she didn't continue to ask Ye Xu about it, and the two just chatted about some daily interesting things.

Ye Xu listened to Ruan Ling's command on the side, helped her hand over the hair splint, and took the hair bag or something.

When the modeling was done and the shooting began, Ruan Ling unceremoniously evoked Ye Xu.

"Ye Xu, take a comb and dip it in some water, and help me smooth the hair of that rabbit doll!"

"Hey, the model's hairpin seems to be falling off

Yes, Ye Xu, please help me! ”

"Ye Xu, you pick up the model's shawl...... Yes, yes, it's the powdered cloth. And then after I say start, you go up hard—"

……

Ye Xu's brain is so good, he doesn't need Ruan Ling to say anything a second time, he can quickly understand what she means.

The two of them cooperated tacitly, and the model was also professional, and the whole shooting went more smoothly than Ruan Ling expected.

At half past four in the afternoon, the shooting of the three sets of looks was completed.

Ruan Ling happily paid the final payment to the model, and agreed to cooperate again next time.

After sending off the model, Ruan Ling lay on the small sofa and moved her sore arms and shoulders.

Then she glanced at Ye Xu and sighed: "Young is good!" ”

After a busy afternoon, Ye Xu still looks radiant, refreshing and refreshing, and he is not tired at all.

Ye Xu looked at Ruan Ling, who was slumped on the sofa, silently went to the refrigerator to get a bottle of iced orange juice and handed it to her.

"Thank you." Ruan Ling took it unceremoniously and sighed casually: "It seems that it is quite good to have a baby!" ”

Especially if Ye Xu is so smart, not to mention being able to help with work, he is also caring.

Ye Xu's body stiffened.

Ruan Ling took a big sip of orange juice and sighed comfortably, feeling that his energy had recovered a lot.

She raised her eyelids and glanced at Ye Xu, and suddenly had the idea of teasing him again: "By the way, how did you introduce yourself in front of others just now?" ”

Ye Xu's expression froze.

Ruan Ling squinted and smiled: "Speaking of which, I have lived for more than 20 years, and I have never been called my mother." ”

Ye Xu: "......"

Ruan Ling smiled and took another sip of orange juice.

In fact, she just said it casually on a whim.

Ye Xu slowly lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Ruan Ling blinked, and decided to accept it when he saw it, lest the young man take it seriously: "Okay, didn't you say you were going shopping just now, let's-"

Ye Xu: "...... Mother. ”

The voice is muffled, and the words are soft, as if they will be blown away by the wind immediately when they say it.

The boy raised his head again after he finished speaking, as if he was deliberately trying to make eye contact with her.

Ruan Ling: "......"

The four eyes met for a moment, but Ruan Ling was the one who couldn't resist first.

"Hey......" Ruan Ling muttered, "I'm kidding, you really shouted." ”

Ye Xu still looked at Ruan Ling, with an indescribable stubbornness in his eyes.

For a moment, Ruan Ling felt a little guilty, as if she was joking, and her attitude was not worthy of the sincerity of the young man.

Ruan Ling suddenly asked the system in her heart: [I, the villain stepmother, what is the ending in the book? 】

She doesn't want the so-called ending to affect her mood, and she doesn't want to be timid because of the plot, but she doesn't have a good time.

So after making sure that "herself" was basically acting as a demon in the original book, and there was nothing special to watch out for, she never asked the plot carefully.

But now, she suddenly wanted to know.

The system thought that Ruan Ling was worried about her future life.

【Put.】

Heart, your ending is not tragic, you just divorced Ye Jingchi and left the Ye family. You just have to stick with it until that point, and you'll be free to live the life you want. 】

Ruan Ling: "...... Well. ”

The young man's clear and concerned voice came: "You...... What's wrong? ”

Ruan Ling came back to his senses and looked at Ye Xu with a smile: "No, I just didn't expect you to be so well-behaved." ”

Ye Xu was stunned, and the roots of his ears began to get hot again.

Ruan Ling looked at the young man with a smile and said in a brisk tone: "But...... It's a little unaccustomed to hearing you call me that, and it feels like a reminder that I'm not young anymore. ”

Ye Xu's eyes were a little flustered: "I...... That was not what I meant. ”

"If you don't like ......" Ye Xu pursed his lips, "I won't call it that in the future." ”

Ruan Ling blinked.

Obviously, she took the initiative to "find trouble", but now Ye Xu looks like she wants to apologize to her.

She seems to be bullying soft-hearted children.

"Alright!" Ruan Ling suddenly stood up from the sofa, "Let's go!" Go shopping! ”

.

This time I decided to go shopping temporarily, anyway, the mall was just across the street, so Ruan Ling simply walked with Ye Xu.

When he arrived on the first floor, Ruan Ling took Ye Xu to the drink shop first.

There weren't many people at the door of the store, so Ruan Ling simply stood directly under the signboard to see what was delicious.

"I want a glass of grape milk." Ruan Ling looked at it and asked Ye Xu, "What do you want to drink?" ”

Ye Xu: "...... Just like you. ”

"Nope." Ruan Ling turned his head and refused seriously, "It's so boring for two people to drink the same, you have to choose what you like, so that you can help me try other good ones." ”

Ye Xu: "......"

He obediently looked at the menu for a while, and then chose a cup of milk tea.

The clerk listened to the conversation between the two in his ears and said enviously: "Is this your brother?" It's so good, it's much better than the rebellious kid in our family. ”

Ye Xu's expression froze, perhaps because he thought of the previous conversation, or because he felt that it was a little troublesome to explain it to everyone he met in the mall.

In short, he did not explain.

Ruan Ling laughed at Mimi: "It's really well-behaved, maybe it's my luck." ”

The clerk skillfully helped the two of them place orders, and pointed to the empty tables and chairs next to them for customers to rest.

"Wait a few minutes." The clerk said, "I'll call you in a moment." ”

"Okay." Ruan Ling nodded and asked Ye Xu, "Then let's go and sit over there for a while?" ”

Ye Xu agreed.

The two of them sat down next to them, and Ruan Ling took out his mobile phone.

The photos she took of the model before were still in the camera's memory card, and she hadn't had time to process them.

But the photos taken for Ye Xu in the morning had been easily guided out during her lunch break and passed to the album.

Ruan Ling admired her "work" and was very satisfied.

"I did a great job!" She muttered to herself.

Feeling Ye Xu's gaze sweeping over, Ruan Ling generously turned the phone screen to show him.

Ye Xu was sitting relaxed, but after taking a look, his back immediately straightened.

Ruan Ling asked with interest: "How is it, is it good-looking?" ”

Ye Xu: "......"

The boy turned his head away and didn't answer the question.

Ruan Ling didn't mind, put the phone back again, and said to herself: "It's a pity that I can enjoy it alone if the shooting is so good." ”

Ye Xu finally reacted, and asked vigilantly, "Who are you going to send it to?" ”

Ruan Ling thought for a moment: "Your father? ”

Ye Xu: "......"

Without waiting for him to say anything, Ruan Ling rolled his eyes again: "But Ye Jingchi, that workaholic, I don't know if I understand or not." ”

Ye Xu glanced at Ruan Ling silently and did not express an opinion.

Ruan Ling continued to think: "Why don't you post it in the group of the team, after all, you can start shooting samples so soon, and the shooting went smoothly, thanks to everyone's help to clean up the studio last time." ”

The group that Chen Songyang pulled before, because of the hot pot that Ruan Ling invited to eat that day, was renamed "Mandarin Duck Pot Squad".

Ye Xu still didn't speak.

Ruan Ling glanced at Ye Xu with some surprise, she thought that Ye Xu's character would definitely object.

However, in line with the principle of fully respecting the opinions of the person being photographed, Ruan Ling still asked: "Then I sent it?" ”

Ye Xu: "...... Can I take another look? ”

Ruan Ling smiled, it seems that no matter how mature a child at this age is, he will still care about his image.

She handed over the phone very generously: "Oh, look! ”

Ye Xu took the phone and began to look at the photos.

Just as the drink was ready, Ruan Ling asked Ye Xu to look at it first, and then took the two drinks himself.

Ye Xu had already returned the phone and put it on the table on Ruan Ling's side.

Ruan Ling handed the cup of milk tea to Ye Xu and said in surprise: "Have you finished reading it so soon?" ”

Ye Xu: "Hmm. ”

"Okay." Ruan Ling poked the lid of her glass of grape milk with a straw, and randomly selected a few photos from different angles in the album.

The teenager looks good, how to shoot and how to look good, and it is very eye-catching to choose a few photos from them.

Ye Xu suddenly asked casually: "...... before you Who else have you taken a picture of? ”

Ruan Ling was posting a photo, and when she heard the words, she said "um": "What? ”

Ye Xu pursed his lips: "You said before, it's not the first time you've taken pictures of people. ”

Ruan Ling raised his head and thought about it, and then remembered that when he took pictures of Ye Xu before, in order to dispel his concerns, he seemed to have said such a sentence.

But that's all from the previous life.

Ruan Ling smiled: "It was a few years ago, and I can't remember it myself." ”

Ye Xu: "...... Well. ”

Within a few seconds of sending it out, there was a response in the group.

[Chen Songyang: Wow! Is this Brother Xu! ]

[Chen Songyang: When was this filmed!] Did you shoot it in the studio? ]

[Su Junruo: It's so good-looking! ] ]

[Su Junruo: Yes, has Auntie's photography studio been opened?] ]

Ruan Ling took a sip of grapes and typed.

[Ruan Ling: Not yet, today I went to shoot a sample film for publicity, and I took a few photos of Ye Xu by the way]

[Ruan Ling: Thanks to last time.]

You guys came to help sort it out, and the dailies went well this time.]

[Chen Songyang: Hey, when did you go, Auntie?] ]

[Chen Songyang: I've been bored at home lately!] Called Brother Xu to come to a double row with me, but he didn't come! @叶栩]

[Chen Songyang: Auntie, if you have anything to help, you must call me!] ]

[Su Junruo: Yes, I've not been busy lately, so you don't have to be polite, Auntie]

Qiao Yue also appeared.

[Qiao Yue: I also have time, and my aunt can call me at any time if she needs to. ]

Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, after thinking about it, Ruan Ling replied.

[Ruan Ling: I know, I'll call you next time!] ]

Only Ye Xu didn't speak in the group, but Ruan Ling felt that it was normal, and Ye Xu didn't usually talk much.

Ruan Ling took another sip of the drink, stood up, and prepared to take Ye Xu to go shopping.

Suddenly, there was new news in the group.

[Ye Xu: Because I'm going to the studio to help @Chen Songyang]

[Ye Xu: You'd better stay at home.] When it's not busy, it's enough to have me. @陈松阳]

After sending these two items, Ye Xu put away his phone casually and got up.

"Let's go." Ye Xu said.

Ruan Ling: "......"

She raised her head from the group chat message, silently mourned for Chen Songyang in her heart for a second, and then couldn't help laughing.

Boy, you've been holding a grudge for a long time!

.

Today I was going to buy clothes for Ye Xu, so Ruan Ling took Ye Xu straight to the men's clothing area after taking a look at the navigation of the mall.

The store that bought clothes for Ye Xu before was in the most conspicuous place at the elevator entrance, and Ruan Ling saw it again as soon as he went up to this floor.

The shirt is presumably the brand's new seasonal staple and is still on display on models in the windows.

Ruan Ling's eyes turned between the window model and Ye Xu, and sighed sincerely: "Sure enough, the face is the last link in the completion of fashion, and you actually look better than the model when you wear it!" ”

Her praise comes from the heart and is completely devoid of exaggeration.

Ye Xu was not used to such straightforward praise, and his cheeks began to heat faintly.

Ruan Ling and Ye Xu stood together very eye-catching, and the clerk saw the two people at the door at a glance, and then immediately recognized Ruan Ling with sharp eyes.

The clerk still remembers that last time, it was this lady surnamed Ruan who took out a black card to settle the bill, which became the talk of the store for several days.

He was even more remorseful in his heart, hating that he didn't have the cheekiness to sell this lady a few more pieces at that time, otherwise his performance this month would definitely be unbeatable.

"Miss Ruan!" The clerk rushed up enthusiastically, "Do you remember me?" The last time you bought a dress from us, I hosted you. ”

As he spoke, he saw Ye Xu again and recognized that the coat Ye Xu was wearing was his own new product.

The clerk remembered clearly, the last time he talked to his colleague about Ruan Ling, his colleague looked at him with an idiotic expression: What else can it be if it is not a boyfriend, it must be a relative or a friend's younger brother.

This time, seeing Ruan Ling and Ye Xu appear at the same time, the communication between the two is quite familiar.

The clerk rolled his eyes and said in an exaggerated tone: "Miss Ruan, this is your brother!" It's really good-looking, just that

Like a star, this dress is simply perfect to wear on your brother! ”

Ye Xu: "......"

The young man glanced at Ruan Ling, with a hint of grief in his helpless eyes.

Ruan Ling couldn't help but smile: "Thank you." Today I want to take him to buy a few more clothes. ”

Hearing this, the clerk's eyes almost lit up: "Okay, okay!" We've got a couple of new additions. Come and see, I'll introduce you! ”

……

This store is very in line with Ruan Ling's aesthetics, the design is simple and vibrant, and it will not be as lifeless as many middle-aged men's clothing.

The only downside is that the price is a bit expensive, even if the store now hangs out summer and autumn clothes, there are no thick coats, and the price is basically four figures.

Fortunately, Ruan Ling was prepared and took Ye Jingchi's card, so the last bit of worry was gone.

Spending Lao Tzu's money to buy clothes for his son is justified!

Ruan Ling walked around, and happily picked out more than a dozen summer and autumn clothes for Ye Xu to try them on.

The clerk is a young man, enthusiastic and professional, and he quickly matched all these items, eager to follow Ye Xu into the dressing room.

So Ruan Ling obviously saw an emotion called "at a loss" from Ye Xu's face.

Ye Xu usually doesn't come out to go shopping, probably he hasn't received such enthusiastic service, let alone trying on so many clothes at one time.

Facing the young man's eyes that wrote "Do you have to be like this", Ruan Ling was confident: "Try it, I think it looks good!" ”

……

Ye Xu obediently went to try on clothes.

Ruan Ling sat happily on the soft stool and watched the school grass students wear different sets of clothes and walk out of the fitting room.

It's a pleasure to see people trying on clothes, it's like watching a fashion show.

The clerk's service was even more thoughtful, not only did he take the initiative to help sort out the clothes every time, but also took photos of each of Ye Xu's outfits for Ruan Ling's reference.

It's just that when Ye Xu went in to change the third set, or the fourth set, Ruan Ling felt that something was wrong.

She turned around and looked, then was startled.

The storefront, which was not very large, had at least twice as many people as before.

There were also people standing in front of the storefront, whispering something.

Ruan Ling blinked his eyes suspiciously.

What's the situation?

Even if Ye Xu is good-looking, he won't be watched like this, right?!