Mu Nanqiu’s words left Su Yao a bit stunned, and for a moment, she couldn’t gather her thoughts.
She turned to look at Mu Nanqiu, opened her mouth slightly, and carefully asked, “Model is… what exactly?”
It wasn’t that Su Yao didn’t know what the word “model” meant, but hearing it come from Mu Nanqiu’s mouth made it hard for her to understand directly, especially with the heavy stacks of cash in her hands.
Though made of paper, the bills felt heavy—like holding a gold brick.
“A model is just a model.”
Mu Nanqiu smiled and picked up the photos she had placed on the table earlier, selecting a few she thought were good, and laid them in front of Su Yao.
Then she continued explaining, “It means I want Yao Yao to wear the clothes, pose, and I’ll take the photos. Does that make sense now?”
“Ah…”
It made sense, but Su Yao was still a bit surprised.
She glanced at Mu Nanqiu, then at the money in her hands.
After hesitating, she untied a bundle, took out five bills, but felt that was too few, so she took out ten bills instead.
Then she shoved the rest back into the envelope, refolded it, and handed it back to Mu Nanqiu.
Mu Nanqiu didn’t take it.
She watched Su Yao lower her head for a moment, then sighed softly.
She reached out and pinched Su Yao’s delicate ear, hidden shyly behind her hair, pretending to be angry as she said, “What do you mean?”
Su Yao’s head lowered even more, a little embarrassed.
“That’s a bit too much. This is enough.”
“…Okay.”
Mu Nanqiu seemed to have expected this outcome.
Without even looking, she took the envelope and tossed it directly into her bag.
Seeing Mu Nanqiu’s action, Su Yao visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
“I don’t need that much. I usually eat at the cafeteria, so I don’t spend much. My family cooks at home, so even less. Actually, a Thousand Yuan would be enough for me to use in a whole month.”
“Mm.”
Mu Nanqiu nodded.
Her perspective on money was completely different from Su Yao’s, but she could understand why Su Yao would refuse the extra money.
Once a certain amount was exceeded, things started to feel less pure.
Su Yao hadn’t come together with Mu Nanqiu because of money.
“In that case, are you agreeing to be the model, Yao Yao?”
“That’s fine.”
Su Yao didn’t think much about it.
Modeling—posing and taking photos—wasn’t a big deal.
She agreed, and Mu Nanqiu chuckled quietly.
Previously, all the photos had been outdoor shots, and winter clothes were very conservative, hiding most skin.
Mu Nanqiu hadn’t said anything about shooting like that this time.
Now that Su Yao had agreed, she planned to try all kinds of outfits.
Mu Nanqiu was already imagining dressing Su Yao in pretty, cute dresses, or alluring, form-fitting clothes, arranging her into various poses, and capturing all those images.
That matter was temporarily settled.
Su Yao took out her book and started asking Mu Nanqiu about some questions she didn’t understand.
It had to be said, Mu Nanqiu was really good at this.
Questions Su Yao had never figured out were broken down by Mu Nanqiu step by step.
Guided through every detail, Su Yao suddenly felt like she understood everything.
Combined with Mu Nanqiu’s pleasant voice, the originally dull study session became much more enjoyable.
Su Yao gradually immersed herself, and time quietly slipped by.
Before she knew it, it was almost five o’clock.
Since the Weekend was coming up, even if she was tutoring, Su Yao didn’t want to study all day on the Weekend.
She planned to do something, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn’t come up with anything to do.
For someone who stayed home all the time, with little money and a limited lifestyle, coming up with Weekend plans was truly difficult.
“Nanqiu, is there any good movie out recently?”
“Movie?”
Mu Nanqiu was still reading Su Yao’s book.
When she heard Su Yao softly call her name, she turned her head and looked over.
She immediately saw those big, sparkling eyes on Su Yao’s cute face.
She instantly understood what Su Yao meant—the look was clearly saying, “Hurry up and invite me to see a movie.”
After thinking for a moment, Mu Nanqiu rarely went to movies herself, so she wasn’t very familiar with the options.
She took out her phone to search but suddenly put it away and slid it into her pocket.
This action made Su Yao curious; she looked at Mu Nanqiu’s face.
“I’ll pick you up tomorrow. We’ll go see a movie then. For now, I’ll keep it a secret—you can’t look it up online, Yao Yao.”
“Ah?”
Su Yao was still a bit puzzled but nodded in agreement.
She thought Mu Nanqiu wanted to keep the movie a surprise for tomorrow.
It was her first time going anyway; it didn’t really matter what movie it was.
Just having someone to take her was already great. Su Yao didn’t dare to hope for too much.
After leaving the library, Mu Nanqiu took Su Yao to a fancy restaurant for a meal.
The entire cost was covered by Miss Mu.
After eating, Mu Nanqiu sent Su Yao to the neighborhood entrance.
“Nanqiu, bye~”
Su Yao waved lightly, and after seeing the car window roll up, she walked briskly toward the neighborhood, passed through the gate, and entered the Building Corridor.
Her mood had been quite good, but as Su Yao reached her floor and saw the figure leaning by her door, the faint smile on her face completely disappeared.
It was replaced by an expression as calm and cold as a still well.
“What are you doing at my door?”
“I’m not mistaken—you really are Su Yao.”
Bai Jianlian looked at Su Yao, who was dressed fully like a young girl, with a strange expression.
Although the bruises from last time had faded a lot, they were still purple and blue in places.
Even with a baseball cap and mask, Su Yao could tell that the yellow-haired girl in front of her wasn’t looking well physically.
Su Yao didn’t intend to answer Bai Jianlian.
She turned her eyes away and said coldly, “Move aside.”
She reached to take out her keys and open the door.
Bai Jianlian stepped forward, trying to grab Su Yao’s hand but was quickly avoided.
Su Yao’s wide eyes glared at her, ready to push her away, which made Bai Jianlian take a step back in fear.
Bai Jianlian looked at her empty hand, gritted her teeth, and asked Su Yao,
“Why?”
“What why? Can you just move, please?”
Su Yao really didn’t want any trouble.
Her life was fine now, and the past was the past.
Why come to disturb her again?
That was how she thought, but Bai Jianlian didn’t think the same way.
Bai Jianlian’s eyes darkened, seeming filled with some kind of resentment.
Her voice was low and hoarse as she said, “Is it all because of that woman?”
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