67: Tan Xinxin's assist

The morning's sightseeing was over; in the afternoon, the group was headed to their next destination.

"The sunset at Lake Chao is exceptionally beautiful, Mr. Shen. Many couples take couple photos there, and even some wedding photography happens there.

Have you considered taking a set?"

On the bus, Xiao Guan was making his sales pitch.

"What do you think, Xinxin? Do you want to take some?"

"Wedding photos?"

Tan Xinxin stared blankly at Shen Qian. She hadn't expected him to not only not refuse, but to actually ask her if she wanted to take them.

This sort of thing had nothing to do with money; what mattered was the symbolic meaning it held.

"Cousin, that won't do. Taking a set of wedding photos would take up a lot of time. We're all out traveling together; you can't just care about the two of you being happy."

Relying on her status as his Younger Female Cousin, Xia Mengling wasn't afraid of offending Shen Qian at all. In fact, it was more because she knew Shen Qian liked her, and in her eyes, Shen Qian wanting to take wedding photos with Tan Xinxin now was nothing more than the final struggle of a simp.

Men were like that; when they had a change of heart, they wanted to use external things to prove that they hadn't changed.

"This damn love-brain! I really want to twist his head off and see what's inside!

He actually dares to take wedding photos with another woman right in front of me! It's infuriating!"

Xia Mengling cursed inwardly, but everything she said out loud was for the good of the group. Shen Qian naturally heard through it.

"Exactly, Junior. You can't be like this. We're all out playing together. If you two take wedding photos, then what are we? Your entourage?"

As expected, as soon as Xia Mengling spoke, this simp immediately followed suit.

"We don't agree either, Junior. You can't do this."

Finally, Guo Shuangcai looked at Shen Qian and Tan Xinxin.

"Junior, Junior Female Student, it really is quite inappropriate. You finding your own photographer has already disrupted the team's balance, but since you found them yourself and paid for it, we didn't say anything.

But if you continue to be so unconventional, it makes things very difficult for me as your Senior."

Shen Qian wasn't moved by what the others said; instead, he looked at Tan Xinxin.

"Do you want to take them? If you do, then we'll take them. At worst, we'll just leave the group. With me here, you don't have to worry about not being able to get back."

Leaving the group—he couldn't leave the group. Xia Mengling was in the team, and she wouldn't let her simp act alone. Guo Shuangcai wouldn't let him leave either, as he was currently an option for her too.

With these two, it meant those two Second-generation rich guys were also on his side, not to mention the two Seniors who had knocked on his room door last night.

By this point, he had unconsciously become the core figure of this team, though perhaps these people hadn't realized it themselves.

"I... I don't want to make things difficult for you."

"Xiao Guan, we're taking them. But to avoid delaying our itinerary, find me some extra hands. I want good makeup artists. I don't want to rent a wedding dress; I want to buy one.

Also, lighting, photography—arrange everything that can be arranged.

Oh, right. To thank my teammates for their support, call two more photographers to take photos for my Seniors. Make them look good. Put the cost on my tab; I'm paying."

[Successfully attracted a 7-point girl. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

[Successfully flirted with a 5-point girl. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

[Successfully stirred the emotions of a 7-point girl. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

[Successfully attracted a 5-point girl. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

...Following a series of rewards, Shen Qian felt extremely satisfied. In this day and age, being good to your Girlfriend in front of others was actually the highest level of flirting.

Because it wasn't like the past. People in the past were humble, yielded, and gave blessings. People now competed, snatched, and used schemes.

Most importantly, almost all girls nowadays had a conceptual mindset: that they deserved the best in the world.

And when a girl who was similar to them, or even inferior, was happier than they were, and the source of that happiness was right in front of them, they would want to sabotage it, or even more, to seize it.

"Cousin, didn't you hear? Xinxin said she doesn't want to make things difficult for you! Why are you still...?"

"She said she didn't want to make things difficult for me, which means she wants to. As her Boyfriend, what's wrong with fulfilling a small wish of hers as long as she wants it?"

"You!"

Xia Mengling's expression shifted repeatedly.

"Mengling, do you... not want me and Shen Qian to take them?"

Tan Xinxin's single sentence immediately choked back Xia Mengling's words.

"Great assist!" Shen Qian thought to himself. It had always been him and Xia Mengling sparring; now Tan Xinxin's words were undoubtedly a brilliant move, like adding a few drops of water into a boiling oil pan, instantly causing it to explode.

Over the past two days, Zhou Wei and the other guy had been circling these two beauties. Initially, Tan Xinxin was a bit worried that Shen Qian would be like them—after all, what man doesn't love a beauty?

But he truly was as he said; when he was with her, he only had eyes for her. Even when those two beauties approached, his eyes still only held her.

She understood that happiness was fleeting, and this fleeting happiness couldn't be maintained by Shen Qian alone; she had to put in some effort too.

She wasn't a fool. This Xia Mengling kept calling him 'Cousin' left and right, but only a fool being played in the palm of her hand wouldn't see that gaze of hers.

"No, it's just..."

"If not, then your cousin has already arranged everything. Not only for me, but he also arranged photographers for everyone else. I'm sure everyone will be very happy. Cousin, aren't you happy?"

"Happy, of course I'm happy! Traveling is all about being happy!"

Tan Xinxin hadn't said much these past two days, acting like Shen Qian's little accessory. But Xia Mengling now realized that while Shen Qian might be a fool in love, he definitely wasn't brainless. To be able to keep such a guy firmly in hand, how could Tan Xinxin be a simple 'little white flower'?

And the conversation between the two just now also woke up another person.

Guo Shuangcai. She had thought that Tan Xinxin, the Girlfriend, was the only rival to getting close to Shen Qian. But now it seemed that wasn't the case; this so-called Younger Female Cousin was also watching like a tiger over its prey.

She had thought they were actually relatives, brother and sister, but it turned out they were more like Murong Fu and Wang Yuyan.

"Then I'll thank my Seniors once again for their tolerance. Xiao Guan, the photographers you arrange must have good skills; make my Seniors look beautiful!"

"Mr. Shen, there's one thing I want to confirm. Do you really want to buy the wedding dress?

Actually, renting..."

"Xiao Guan, how can my Girlfriend wear something someone else has worn?

My Girlfriend should use new things, and use the best things."

"But if you buy one now, a custom-made one definitely won't be ready in time. There are only ready-made ones; a set is around 10,000 or so."

Shen Qian nodded.

"Then get a set for 10,000 or so. As long as my Girlfriend is happy, what's a little money?"

[Successfully stirred the emotions of a 7-point girl. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

[Taking wedding photos with your Girlfriend in front of your pursuit target. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

[scumbag behavior recorded]