Why is the system taking my request to photograph a cosplayer seriously?

Chapter 77: Give Me a Smile!

The next day.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains and fell onto the bed.

Hua Qing opened her eyes and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

hotel?

I'm still in the hotel!

Hua Qing sat up abruptly, the blanket slipping off her body as she looked down.

The Hanfu ruqun she was wearing was nowhere to be found; in its place was a loose hotel bathrobe.

She took a deep breath and tried to recall last night.

Drinking, arguing, and then...

How did she get into the room? Who changed her clothes?

Just as Hua Qing was about to continue recalling, the bathroom door opened.

"Senior, you're awake?"

Ding Heng was wearing the same white bathrobe as her, and her hair was still a little wet, obviously she had just taken a shower.

In an instant, Hua Qing was struck dumb, her mind going completely blank.

Could it be that last night... everything that was supposed to happen has already happened?

Ding Heng said with a smile, "Senior, I'm giving you my first time, so you have to take responsibility."

Hua Qing swallowed nervously, stammering, "W-wh-wh...first time?"

"Of course, it was my first time skipping class in college!"

Ding Heng opened his phone and waved it at Hua Qing: "It's Monday noon now. I skipped two long classes this morning just to wait for you to wake up, senior."

Hua Qing was taken aback at first, then let out a long breath and relaxed completely.

She checked her body and didn't feel anything unusual as she had imagined.

Trying harder to recall, the person who helped her back to her room and gave her a bath last night seemed to be that South Korean celebrity named Kim Chan-ah.

"Where...are my clothes?"

Hua Qing asked the question, her voice still a little nervous.

Ding Heng responded, "It should have just been washed and is being dried. The hotel will bring it up in about half an hour."

"Did you take them all to be washed?"

"No, I've packed everything that's inconvenient for you. Please don't leave anything at the hotel this time, senior."

Ding Heng pointed, and Hua Qing turned her head to look. There was a paper bag on the bedside table.

The bag contained her underwear from yesterday, as well as her shiny white stockings.

Next to it, there was a brand new set of women's underwear, with the tags still on.

Hua Qing pursed her lips, unable to understand how Ding Heng knew her size...

Ding Heng poured two glasses of water: "Let's talk about something serious while we have this half hour, senior."

Hua Qing sat up straight nervously: "What important matter?"

Ding Heng asked, "Senior, do you remember what you did last night?"

"I……"

Hua Qing vaguely remembered that she had a big argument with Long He after getting drunk, and that she had behaved very out of line.

"I'm sorry," she said, bowing her head in apology. "I don't drink, so..."

"This isn't about whether or not to apologize."

Ding Heng interrupted, placing a water glass on the bedside table with a serious expression: "Senior, you keep saying you'll try your best to fulfill your duties as my girlfriend, but so far, do you think you've done so?"

Hua Qing was rendered speechless by Ding Heng's retort, and curled up slightly with her knees drawn up to her chest.

If you judge Ding Heng from the perspective of a boyfriend, you basically can't find any fault with him yesterday.

I bought her tickets to the show she most wanted to see and even went out of my way to find out more about the Mo City Grand Theatre for her.

When he was having dinner with friends, he took great care of her.

Even when she and Long He argued, he always sided with her first.

The only thing that could be said was that they forced her to wear those white stockings.

But as a girlfriend, isn't it normal to satisfy your boyfriend's little quirks?

And what about her?

She actually got drunk and started arguing loudly with her boyfriend's "brother," showing no respect for her boyfriend whatsoever!

Fortunately, this was just a private gathering. If Ding Heng takes her to some business dinner in the future, and she pulls this stunt again...

Hua Qing dared not think any further.

So embarrassing...

She whispered, "What do you want to do?"

Ding Heng took a sip of water: "I think people should be punished for doing wrong, what do you think, senior?"

Hua Qing curled up even tighter on the bed: "Punishment? How will I be punished?"

Ding Heng smiled without saying a word, reached down to take the phone data cable from the bedside table, folded it in half, and gently twisted it.

Hua Qing immediately realized the possibilities that might follow, and her heart trembled.

If that blow landed on him, with Ding Heng's strong grip, he'd be...

Sure enough, no matter how gentle this man acted yesterday, he's a pervert at heart!

"Um, could you wait a moment...?"

Humiliation and indignation surged into Hua Qing's heart again, but she dared not lash out and even had to pretend to be obedient.

Ding Heng frowned: "Senior, you don't want to?"

Hua Qing quickly made up an excuse: "I have to attend a medical examination for a dance competition in a couple of days, so can I postpone it for a few days, just a few days..."

"real?"

"Really... really."

Hua Qing lowered her head, avoiding Ding Heng's scrutinizing gaze.

She was the type who couldn't lie at all, but Ding Heng didn't call her out on it.

"For the sake of it being your first time, senior..."

Ding Heng suddenly reached out and gently lifted Hua Qing's chin with his fingers, imitating the villain's tone in period dramas.

"Come on, little beauty! Give me a smile, and I'll let you go today and spare you from physical pain."

"I...you...bastard."

Hua Qing cursed inwardly, but after struggling with the decision for a long time, she managed a smile.

stiff.

Very stiff.

Like a puppet being held up by strings.

"No, that smile looks awful."

Ding Heng expressed his dissatisfaction.

Hua Qing took a deep breath, readjusted herself, and forced out a standard stage smile that she had practiced countless times.

"Ugh...this is so fake."

Ding Heng was still not satisfied.

Hua Qing pursed her lips and tried again.

Turn the corners of your mouth up a little more.

Curve your eyes a little more.

"It's fake."

Try again.

"no."

Try again.

"That's not it."

Try again.

"Not at all."

Hua Qing's mouth hurt from the pain, and she finally couldn't help but slap Ding Heng's hand away, glaring at him with shame and indignation.

"I think you're just messing with me on purpose! Punish me, I'm not laughing anymore!"

Ding Heng wasn't annoyed. He took out his phone, swiped a few times, and handed it to Hua Qing.

The screen showed a photo of Hua Qing from yesterday in a theater box, with the stage lights shining down on her face.

Her eyes were bright, her lips were curved in a smile, and she was completely immersed in pure joy.

Hua Qing blushed again: "Why were you taking pictures of me without my permission?"

"no way."

Ding Heng put away his phone and said with a smile, "Senior, your smile is so beautiful, I couldn't resist."

"Well……"

Hua Qing puffed out her cheeks and began trying to recall yesterday's emotions, making the corners of her mouth curve upwards.

It bent once, then bent again.

Then, deflated, he muttered softly, "I really can't laugh right now... not for the time being."

Looking at her cool yet shy face, and her defeated expression after trying so hard, Ding Heng couldn't help but laugh first.

"Alright, senior, do you remember you owe me a smile and a punishment?"

"Oh……"

Hua Qing breathed a sigh of relief after escaping a disaster, while mentally cursing Ding Heng as a "pervert" 10086 times.

A moment later, the doorbell rang, and a hotel staff member brought in the dried clothes.

After retrieving her clothes, Hua Qing rushed into the dressing room as if fleeing and closed the door, making rustling noises inside.

A few minutes later, Hua Qing came out, having changed back into her Hanfu.

Unlike yesterday, she didn't have time to style her hair and could only tie it into a simple ponytail.

Her face was bare of makeup, making her skin appear even fairer and her features delicate.

She exuded a refreshing aura, like a clear morning after the rain.

The two left the hotel and drove back to the university town at the foot of Yuelu Mountain.

The car stopped near Hubei University. Ding Heng unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car. He had only taken two steps when he suddenly heard a sound.

"Ding Heng".

Hua Qing got out of the car and called out, sunlight falling on her face.

The corners of her mouth curved slightly, and her eyebrows and eyes relaxed a little.

Although there was still a little bit of reluctance and a little bit of shyness, it was visibly that she was relaxed and natural.

Her clean-cut face and simple ponytail accentuated her cuteness.

A system notification popped up in Ding Heng's mind.

【Azure Cold Sword Immortal: Hua Qing】

[Current Status: A Fairy Who Has Lost All Her Cultivation Power]

[Progress of romantic entanglement: 24%]

[Progress of severing emotional ties: 0%]

Another 4% increase!