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Chapter 234 Shen Yuan's Official Announcement

The holiday passed by in a flash.

After lunch, Li Zhi and Shen Yuan met at the front door of their house after resting at home for a while.

Since Li Zhi fled in panic last night, the two have been communicating via mobile phone.

Shen Yuan repeatedly tested Li Zhi, asking if he could come over or she could come to him. Even though Shen Yuan played the "kitten card," Li Zhi still ignored him.

The pretty girl pretended not to know anything.

But now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to face it.

Shen Yuan watched as Li Zhi suddenly took half a step forward, slowly but firmly extending her right hand in front of her.

Without a word, his palm hung in mid-air, palm facing upward.

Li Zhi's gaze fell on his slender fingertips, where the scent of yesterday's pillow might still linger.

Without hesitation, Li Zhi placed her slightly cool hand into his warm palm.

The moment their fingers intertwined, Shen Yuan suddenly tightened his grip.

The warmth from Shen Yuan's palm dispelled the chill after the winter rain, and the two walked hand in hand into the laboratory building.

Because students in grades 10 and 11 still have exams, grade 12 students are now having classes in the science building.

Raindrops dripped from the eaves onto the ground.

As Li Zhi stepped into the laboratory building, he shivered and shrank his shoulders: "It's even colder in this building than outside..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yuan had already pulled her along and quickened his pace, his fingertips rubbing against the back of her hand to generate heat.

The two entered classroom 305, which was chilly despite the open windows.

Ah Jie was stomping his feet and breathing on his down jacket when he turned around and saw the two people's hands stuck together. He immediately slammed his fist on the table in grief and indignation.

"This dilapidated building is bad enough without air conditioning, and you two are adding dog food on top of that?!"

Yang Ze chuckled: "I'm already used to it."

Before Shen Yuan could express his emotions, a familiar voice rang in his mind.

"Ding!"

After successfully confessing your feelings, you and Li Zhi gained a deeper understanding of each other.

Looking at the woman in front of you, you decide to brag about your current relationship on social media.

[Share your new relationship status with Li Zhi on any social media platform. The text must clearly state that you are in a romantic relationship; including pictures is encouraged. Reward: 50% increase in Yang energy!]

[Friendly reminder: Beautiful love is worth sharing; sweet moments are good for your mental and physical health!]

A sudden system notification sounded in Shen Yuan's mind, and the task panel clearly appeared before his eyes.

Shen Yuan's upturned lips suddenly froze on his face.

What the hell? !
Upgrade what?

Yang... Yang energy?!

Shen Yuan's mind began to scream on repeat: "What does this mean?! What the hell does this mean?! Huh?! What does this mean!!!"

"What does 'increasing Yang energy' mean?!"

"System! You better explain yourself! Are you implying that I'm weak?!"

"I! Shen Yuan! Eighteen years old, in the prime of my life!"

"A void?!"

"and many more……"

"Oh--"

"They're talking about that 35-year-old CSKA Moscow guy. Oh well, never mind! He deserved it!"

"He's just being weak!"

Having figured out the key point, Shen Yuan's smile immediately returned, his lips parted in a wide grin, radiant and full of sunshine.

I feel like my "yang energy" level has already started to rise rapidly!
Upon hearing A-Jie's accusations, Shen Yuan snapped out of his smugness at the self-reconciliation brought about by "yang energy."

He turned his head, a smug and arrogant smile spreading across his face. He then brandished his clasped hands with Li Zhi in a show of defiance, making their intertwined hands stand out conspicuously in front of A-Jie.

"Dog food?"

Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow, his eyes flashing with a "I'll make you so angry" light. He deliberately raised his voice and retorted in a slightly cheeky tone.

"This is nothing! Jessan! Prepare yourself, I'm not only going to throw it in front of you—"

He paused deliberately, and his other hand quickly and naturally took out his phone to unlock it.

"—You're still going to spread sweetness on WeChat Moments and QQ Space! Be careful when you browse Moments and QQ Space in the future!"

A-Jie stared in disbelief, his finger trembling as he pointed at Shen Yuan: "You...you bastard, have some decency, Shen Yuan!"

Yang Ze chuckled from the side, "Now things are really tough. We'll have to be careful when browsing our WeChat Moments."

Shen Yuan completely ignored A-Jie's cries and continued to look down at his phone's photo album.

Li Zhi tilted her head slightly and glanced at Shen Yuan, watching Shen Yuan search for his phone and flip through the photo album.

Just then, Shen Yuan's fingers, which were flipping through the photos, suddenly stopped.

He caught a glimpse of the quiet gaze beside him out of the corner of his eye.

Li Zhizheng tilted his head, watching him operate the device.

A familiar smile instantly crept onto Shen Yuan's lips.

Without hesitation, he turned off the page for browsing the photo album!

"Caught a Li Bao peeking!"

Shen Yuan suddenly looked up, his gaze locking onto Li Zhi with lightning precision.

Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand holding the phone with lightning speed, the movement so fluid that there was almost no pause.

He switched to the photo album, opened the camera, and instantly focused the camera on the girl who still looked a little dazed!

"Crack!"

Without giving Li Zhi any chance to react or dodge, a crisp shutter sound suddenly rang out in the chilly classroom!
"Don't--!"

Li Zhi only had time to let out a short gasp, and didn't even have time to raise her hand to cover herself before Shen Yuan's smug operation was already complete.

The girl's face, flushed slightly after being caught, was clearly captured on Shen Yuan's phone screen.

Shen Yuan immediately looked down and opened the preview of the photo he had just taken, his smile widening.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Li Bao, look at this angle, this lighting, this perfect little expression... it's absolutely amazing!"

He nodded with satisfaction.

Li Zhi realized what was happening, her cheeks flushed with anger, and she kicked his calf: "Shen Yuan! You idiot! Delete it! Delete it right now!"

"No! No! How can you delete this?!"

Li Zhi stomped her foot angrily, pointed at the phone screen, and her voice was tinged with grievance.

"It's hideous! What kind of awful photo did you take?! It makes me look so dull and stupid! The overhead lighting makes my face look dark! You actually want to post a photo like this?! Delete it right now!"

Shen Yuangang was still immersed in his self-admiration of "amazing" when Li Zhi's barrage of disdain poured cold water on him, leaving him stunned.

He subconsciously raised his eyes, looking somewhat bewildered at the beautiful girl so close to him, as if he couldn't understand what she was saying.

"ugly?"

Shen Yuan subconsciously repeated Li Zhi's accusations, his expression one of pure confusion and disbelief.

He almost immediately looked down, his fingers flying across the screen, zooming in on the photo he had just captured.

The boy scrutinized Li Zhi's face with utmost seriousness, trying to find even the slightest ugliness on his otherwise excessively handsome face.

The light from the phone screen illuminated his eyes.

The girl in the photo, her eyes slightly widened from the sudden attack, still held a lingering sense of embarrassment and annoyance that she hadn't had time to fully conceal.

Her long, curled eyelashes were clearly defined, and the blush on her fair cheeks, caused by anger and being photographed without her consent, resembled the tip of a ripe peach.

A few unruly strands of hair clung to her cheek, and the light poured down from above, casting a soft shadow on one side of her small, pert nose...

In Shen Yuan's opinion, the light and shadow did not make her face look darker at all.
Instead, it made her features appear more defined and three-dimensional, and the shadow was just like the chiaroscuro carefully arranged by the master.

He looked at it from left to right, up to down—vivid, lively, with a cute air of being annoyed by him, even capturing the slight dissatisfaction in the corners of his eyes and brows because he was interrupted from looking at the photos.

Wherever you stay, you'll become stupid.
What's ugly about it?

The more Shen Yuan looked at the photo, the more he thought it was incredibly beautiful. He couldn't understand where Li Zhi got the idea that it was "dull and stupid" and "dark-skinned."

His mind was filled with thoughts of how the lighting made her look exceptionally elegant...

That expression is absolutely adorable...

This picture is so beautiful, I could use it as wallpaper and look at it every day...

Seeing Shen Yuan staring at the photo, which she considered a complete disaster, with an infatuated expression, even nodding slightly as if he were appraising some rare treasure, Li Zhi was so angry she wanted to bite him.

She pinched their clasped hands even harder.

"Idiot! Are you going to delete it or not?!"

Shen Yuan was brought back to his senses by the pain from his fingertips, which had brought him from his reverie over the photograph.

Looking at Li Zhixiu's flushed face and her eyes that seemed to be spitting fire, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and instantly came up with a solution.

"Okay, okay, it's my pot, it's my pot."

He raised his hand holding the phone, making a gesture of surrender, his tone coaxing, but his actions were extremely swift.

Shen Yuan decisively closed the photo album, switched back to the camera interface, and then shoved the phone into Li Zhi's hand without hesitation.

"Come on! Li Bao! Take the pictures yourself! Take them until you're satisfied!"

Shen Yuan's voice was full of cheerfulness and indulgence. He even leaned a little closer to Li Zhi, a sly and expectant smile curving his lips.

"Angle, lighting, expression—you name it! I guarantee I'll be a great backdrop!"

Li Zhi was caught off guard when a phone was suddenly handed to him, his fingertips touching the cold metal frame.

Hearing Shen Yuan's words, which were almost a shameless act with a hint of flattery, he was stunned for a moment.

She looked down at the tools she had used in the crime, then at Shen Yuan's handsome, smiling face. The anger in her heart suddenly froze, neither rising nor falling.

"Sand dollar!"

She instinctively retorted, but her fingers tightened slightly as she gripped her phone.

Shen Yuan's tactic of feigning retreat to advance made her hesitate.

He did film a disaster, but...

If I do it myself, wouldn't it make me seem like I care a lot about posting on social media?

What a shame!

However, when her gaze swept across the lit-up scene on the screen and caught sight of Shen Yuan's gaze, which was practically glued to her face...

"Hmph! You always know you have to do it yourself!"

Li Zhi slightly raised her chin, forcing a reluctant expression, her fingers already trying to adjust the angle, searching for a light and posture that wouldn't make her face look too dark.

She held up her phone, her fingers deftly swiping across the screen to adjust the filters and angles, the soft white light illuminating her focused face.

Shen Yuan stood quietly to the side, a smile playing on his lips, watching her earnest expression, his eyes overflowing with indulgence.

"Do even beautiful women need to have their photos edited?"

"Mind your own business! Don't move!"

Li Zhi gave a low rebuke and leaned back slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with Shen Yuan's expression in the viewfinder.

She wrinkled her nose, adjusted the angle several times, and muttered to herself, "Hmm... backlighting doesn't work, top lighting doesn't work either... Can't you find a better spot, you idiot?"

After struggling for a while, Li Zhi's brows furrowed even more, and his eyes showed a hint of frustration and dejection.

She suddenly gave up on her own operation and glared angrily at Shen Yuan, who was watching the show from the side.

Just when Shen Yuan thought she would put the phone back to him, the beautiful girl turned slightly to the side and raised her chin in his direction.

Hey! What are you standing there for? Come closer!! Everyone who makes an official announcement should post their own photo!

The sound was soft, like a feather gently brushing against Shen Yuan's ear.

The smile in Shen Yuan's eyes deepened instantly, as if he had been waiting for these words for a long time.

Without hesitation, he swiftly shifted to the side, his warm body immediately pressing against Li Zhi's shoulder, his shoulder firmly and naturally resting against the back of Li Zhi's shoulder.

He leaned in and brought his head close, the distance between them instantly shrinking to the point where they could hear each other's breaths, and he could even see the fine downy hairs on her small earlobes.

Is this distance okay?

His low voice carried a mischievous chuckle, and his warm breath brushed against her temple.

As he spoke, Shen Yuan even deliberately blew a breath.

"you--!"

Li Zhi's cheeks flushed bright red instantly.

Without even thinking, the pretty girl's small hand, which was originally holding the phone and adjusting the angle, shot out like lightning!
"Ouch—it hurts!!"

Shen Yuan felt his soft cheeks being precisely pinched by two slender yet exceptionally strong fingers, which twisted and turned them almost halfway around without any mercy!
The force wasn't great, but the sensation and the slight pain from the punishment were exceptionally clear.

"Shut up! Don't move! Take a picture!"

Li Zhi gave the order fiercely, while his other hand held the phone steadily, his finger hovering above the shutter button.

The pretty girl's face was so red it could drip blood, but her eyes shone like fire, filled with shame and indignation, and a smug look that said, "I'll teach you a lesson!"

Shen Yuan's face was twisted by her, half of his handsome face was slightly deformed, and he was forced to act cute, baring his teeth and making expressions for the camera, while also protesting indistinctly.

"Pfft! You're just going to film this kind of thing?"

"Of course! It would be such a waste not to take a picture and keep it as a keepsake!" Li Zhi said the word "keep it as a keepsake" almost through gritted teeth, pressing down hard with his fingertip!
"Crack!"

The crisp click of the phone's shutter captured the moment perfectly.

The girl blushed and pinched the boy's cheeks beside her fiercely.

The tall, handsome boy bent over to accommodate her height, his mouth agape as he was pinched, his expression comical yet undisguisedly indulgent and amused, the starlight in his eyes almost overflowing through the lens.

The background is a classroom with slightly cluttered desks and the faint winter light filtering through the windows.

After taking the photo, Li Zhi seemed to realize that the pose was too intimate, and quickly moved a small step to the side as if she had been burned.

She quickly looked down at the photo preview, wanting to delete the photo immediately.

However, the moment Li Zhi's gaze fell on the screen, he froze.

In the photo, her eyes are bright, her cheeks are rosy, and her pouty and smug expression is vivid and adorable.

Although Shen Yuan's expression was strange, the smile and indulgence flowing between his eyebrows and eyes were so vivid and clear, even more real and touching than his deliberately posed smile.

The whole scene is full of playful intimacy and youthful energy.

My finger hovered over the delete key for a few seconds.

Finally, Li Zhi's fingertip swept across the page and opened the photo album.

"Hmph! You're lucky... This one... this one's barely passable."

She muttered softly, the tips of her ears still bright red.

Shen Yuan rubbed his cheek, which had been pinched until it was slightly red, and looked at Li Zhi's profile as he buried his head in the photo. He grinned silently.

A cold wind seeped in through the cracks in the window, and Li Zhi instinctively shrank into Shen Yuan's arms.

A-Jie and Yang Ze exchanged a look of utter despair.

Well, now not only do we have to eat ready-made food, but we also have to watch people process dog food on the spot, and even the composition of the photos is being forced upon us.

Ah Jie let out a wail and buried his head in his arms: "Oh, you swan, destroy it! Now!"

As the saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's hearts.

Ah Jie and Yang Ze found it incredibly sour, but in He Zhiyu's eyes, it was the finest natural honey!
Li Zhi looked at the photo on the screen and was about to put her phone away when Shen Yuan grabbed her arm.

"Wait a minute, Li Bao, I think that pose could be... optimized a bit more?"

As Shen Yuan spoke, his eyes shone brightly, his pride and satisfaction almost overflowing.

"Look, scratching cheeks is very vivid, but it's not... um, not intimate enough?"

Before Li Zhi could refute, Shen Yuan took out his phone and swiped open the camera app, switching to the front-facing camera.

"Come on, come on."

Shen Yuan wrapped his arm around Li Zhi and easily brought him back to his side. The two instantly became even closer, shoulder to shoulder and head to head.

The boy held his phone high with his other hand, and the screen immediately framed two young, blushing faces.

The faint light from the phone screen illuminated Li Zhi's eyes, and she subconsciously followed the light, her gaze meeting Shen Yuan's smiling eyes in the camera lens.

"Crack!"

Another soft sound.

"This one is good!"

Shen Yuan clicked on the preview almost immediately, his tone full of amazement and pride, completely different from his simple appreciation of Li Zhi's beauty when he was admiring the candid shot earlier.

"Li Bao, look! Isn't this angle great? The lighting is perfect, it looks so natural!"

He shoved the screen right in front of Li Zhi's face, as if showing off.

Li Zhi was surrounded by him and wanted to call him an "idiot," but when his gaze fell on the newly taken group photo, the words caught in his throat.

The background of the photo is a somewhat messy corner of a classroom, but it does not detract from the main subject of the picture at all.

She leaned against his arm, her gaze fixed on the screen where his eyes were fixed, a mixture of surprise at being caught on camera and lingering shyness.

The light shone down from above at an angle, outlining the edges of their youthful silhouettes with a soft glow.

It was just a quick snap of the phone, but it captured the unique sweetness and unspoken understanding between the newly announced couple.

Li Zhi's heart skipped a beat for no reason, and that familiar warmth surged up her cheeks again.

"……Okay."

She mumbled something indistinctly, but her fingertips unconsciously reached out to tap the photo to get a better look.

Shen Yuan keenly noticed her hesitation and subtle movements, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

"This is nothing! We look pretty good on camera!"

He excitedly raised his phone again: "Li Bao, look at the camera! Shall we try a different pose?" This time, Li Zhi didn't immediately object, nor did she hit him. She hesitated for a moment, then her body honestly moved a little closer to him, and her gaze returned to the phone's camera.

The pretty girl tried hard to suppress the uncontrollable upward curve of her lips, trying to make her expression look aloof, but the light in her eyes and the slightly reddened tips of her ears betrayed her thoughts.

"Crack!"

The shutter clicked for the third time.

The scene shows Li Zhi's aloof profile, which is trying to appear calm but can't hide her shyness, and Shen Yuan's profile, which is that of a big boy watching her pretend to be shy but can't help but smile brightly.

The light still favors them.

The two huddled together in front of the small phone screen, carefully examining the new photo.

The lingering chill in the classroom seemed to be dispelled by the warmth emanating from the phone screen and the two bodies huddled together.

"Tsk, this one looks good too."

Shen Yuan muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously tracing the two photos, comparing them back and forth, as if he were admiring some rare treasure, his lips never leaving his mouth.

"Send me the photo."

Li Zhi didn't reply, but she didn't suggest deleting it again either. She quietly unlocked her own phone, her fingers twitching slightly as she opened the photo album.

A few seconds later, a notification appeared on the screen indicating that an image had been received.

Shen Yuan sent her the group photo from earlier.

She tapped the screen with her fingertip and silently saved the two photos.

Hmm... Before posting to WeChat Moments, you should always have a few more photos to choose from, right? Anyway, the photos... aren't particularly bad.

The crisp clicks of camera shutters seemed to inject a burst of warmth into the cold classroom.

Shen Yuan and Li Zhi looked like they had discovered a new continent, huddled in front of the small phone screen, carefully comparing the group photos they had just taken.

"This angle is great, it makes your face look smaller." Shen Yuan pointed to one of the photos where the two of them were smiling brightly.

"...This one is better; your smile doesn't look so silly."

Despite her outward expression of disdain, Li Zhi's fingertips nimbly swiped across the screen, her gaze lingering on the photos, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

Shen Yuan watched her intently selecting items, his eyes filled with an irrepressible smile.

Li Zhi held up his phone and tried out various poses.

She deliberately put on a stern face to make Shen Yuan look aggrieved, leaning her head slightly on his shoulder, or Shen Yuan would put his arm around her shoulder and gently rest his chin on the top of her head...

Each time the shutter clicked, it was accompanied by a few small exclamations or playful banter of disdain.

"Li Zhi, your facial expression control is terrible!"

"Shut up! It's your fault for getting so close!"

"Look at the camera, Li Bao, don't look at me!"

"You idiot, you're blocking the light!"

A sweet magnetic field, known only to them, filled the air.

Their oblivious intimacy made Ah Jie, who was standing next to them, exclaim, "So cheesy!"

Yang Ze, on the other hand, had a nonchalant expression that said, "I'm used to it, and I also want to be in a relationship."

Just as Li Zhi was complaining again that Shen Yuan was blocking the light, and Shen Yuan was trying to reach out to help her adjust the angle, a clear and gentle voice, filled with barely suppressed excitement, interrupted.

"Do you want me to take the photos for you?"

He Zhiyu looked at Shen Yuan and Li Zhi with great anticipation.

Seeing the young author's eager expression, Shen Yuan and Li Zhi exchanged a glance, and finally Li Zhi nodded and handed the phone to her best friend.

He Zhiyu excitedly took the phone.

The young author felt as if he had truly entered the world of "The Stealer".

Upon seeing this, Zhuo Peipei, who was standing nearby, also volunteered to come over.

"I'll guide them! I'll guide them on the movements!"

Zhuo Peipei looked at Shen Yuan and Li Zhi with excitement: "I, Zhuo Peipei, have read countless books!"

Under Zhuo Peipei's guidance, Shen Yuan and Li Zhi struck some poses that Li Zhi could accept.

As time went by, more and more people filled the classroom. Shen Yuan and Li Zhi felt that it was about time to finish taking pictures. They had taken so many, and it would take a long time to choose the best ones!
Finally, He Zhiyu suddenly spoke up: "Zhizhi, Shen Yuan! Can you two make a heart shape with your hands?"

As they spoke, He Zhiyu and Zhuo Peipei exchanged a glance, then raised their arms to form the shape of a heart.

"Making a heart shape?!?"

Li Zhi's voice instantly rose, filled with disbelief.

"It's so tacky!"

He Zhiyu gave him a knowing look: "Classics never die! Give it a try, it's so sweet!"

To Li Zhi's surprise, Shen Yuan grinned, his eyes full of anticipation: "I think we can give it a try! Li Bao?"

He looked at Li Zhi, his eyes full of urging.

“You…” Li Zhi blushed deeply after being teased by the two of them.

Seeing Shen Yuan's enthusiastic expression and meeting He Zhiyu's warm gaze, her initial resistance gradually subsided.

Considering that the two have already gone public with their relationship, taking a "rustic" photo together doesn't seem so unacceptable, does it?

It's just...so embarrassing!
"Tsk..."

Li Zhi let out a soft, ambiguous hum, muttering in an almost inaudible voice, "Childish..."

But she did not explicitly object again; instead, her body subtly cooperated by standing properly.

"Ready!"

Seeing that Li Zhi did not refuse, He Zhiyu immediately showed an excited expression. She picked up her phone and started directing like a professional photographer.

"Closer, even closer! Shen Yuan, move closer to Li Zhi... Li Zhi, don't be stiff, relax! Okay! Yes, that's it!"

Guided by He Zhiyu, Shen Yuan and Li Zhi sat side by side.

The two tilted their heads slightly, moving closer to the center.

Li Zhi looked conflicted, while Shen Yuan tried hard to suppress a smile, his eyes filled with undisguised anticipation and joy.

"Come on, come on,"

He Zhiyu said excitedly.

"Make a heart shape! A big one above your head and a smaller one in front of your chest, a double version! Quick!"

Li Zhi took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision, and very slowly and stiffly raised his left arm, bending it and stretching it above his head, his wrist twisted into an unnatural arc, trying to bend it into a semicircle.

The girl's right hand was placed awkwardly in front of her chest, her fingertips slightly curled, as if she wanted to run away at any moment.

Shen Yuan chuckled softly as he looked at her adorable embarrassment.

His movements were noticeably more nimble and natural.

The tall figure immediately moved closer, his right arm easily reaching over Li Zhi's head.

With a bend of his fingers, he precisely caught the tip of Li Zhi's left finger hovering above his head.

The two people's fingertips touched lightly above their heads, bending together to form a large, slightly clumsy yet perfectly complete circular outline.

At the same time, Shen Yuan's left hand slid quickly to Li Zhi's chest, his large palm steadily covering her helpless, curled-up little hand, and then gently guiding her to bend her knuckles as well.

Li Zhi almost gave up resisting and let him do as he pleased. Under Shen Yuan's guidance, her two slender, fair fingers gently formed a much smaller heart shape.

At that very moment, two gazes collided suddenly in mid-air.

Li Zhi looked up and instantly met Shen Yuan's smiling yet focused eyes. So close, they clearly reflected her blushing and flustered image.

Shen Yuan's fingers were still wrapped around hers, and the burning heat through their skin sent a shiver down her spine.

"Crack! Crack, click!"

He Zhiyu captured this moment precisely, and the sound of camera shutters clicking filled the air.

After taking the photo, He Zhiyu almost immediately withdrew his hand, holding the phone as if it were a rare treasure just unearthed, his eyes shining with an astonishing brilliance, sparkling with a fervent creative light.

The inspiration for "Inside Job" is just pouring out of me right now!
She and Zhuo Peipei, who was next to her, couldn't wait to squeeze in front of the small phone screen.

"Wow--!"

He Zhiyu let out a short gasp and excitedly shook Zhuo Peipei's arm repeatedly.

"Pepe, look! This one's amazing! It's so captivating! That heart-shaped hand gesture paired with their eyes... it's incredible! The chemistry is off the charts! Oh my god, the composition—"

Zhuo Peipei also craned her neck excitedly and nodded repeatedly.

The two girls, as if they had discovered a treasure, huddled together, excitedly commenting on the freshly taken photos.

The two were completely immersed in the immense satisfaction brought by the stunning official announcement material they had captured with their own hands.

He Zhiyu and Zhuo Peipei were huddled in front of the screen, excitedly gesturing with their hands as they captured the footage, when a slender hand suddenly reached out in front of them.

"Show me the photos."

Shen Yuan had somehow moved closer to them, tapping his fingertips lightly on the phone case twice.

That confident and open attitude made He Zhiyu subconsciously hand over her phone.

The moment Shen Yuan's gaze fell on the screen, a short, low laugh escaped his throat, and his fingertip tapped heavily on a certain photo.

"That's it!"

Before she could finish speaking, a gentle breeze carrying the scent of peach blossoms suddenly swept by. Li Zhi, like a startled cat, leaped forward, her face flushed, to snatch the phone.

"Shen Yuan! You dare to post this and see what happens!"

The boy was prepared and easily dodged the attack with a flick of his wrist.

The phone screen was still lit when it was held high above the head.

In the photo, the boy and girl clumsily traced a heart shape with their fingertips. Their eyes met, and the blush on their cheeks was more dazzling than the warm winter sun.

"Send it! Send it!"

Li Zhi's hand missed its target; his fingertips merely brushed against Shen Yuan's raised arm.

She tiptoed slightly, her body almost pressing against him, her bright, clear eyes reflecting Shen Yuan's smug smile and the phone he held high.

"Shen! Yuan!" Li Zhi's voice was even lower, each word uttered slowly and deliberately, with a hint of undeniable gritted teeth.

She suddenly looked up, her beautiful eyes widening slightly, her gaze revealing a mixture of extreme shyness and slight anger.

The beautiful girl's delicate chin tightened slightly, and her clear eyes pierced directly into Shen Yuan's smug face, carrying an absolutely clear warning.

“If you keep doing this,” she raised her chin slightly, her gaze like a thorny flower branch, locking directly into his eyes, “I’ll really get angry.”

That commanding tone carried an obvious threat.

But in Shen Yuan's eyes, Li Zhi at this moment was more like a kitten raising its claws, yet insisting on issuing a warning with the most serious expression.

The next second, the smugness on Shen Yuan's face froze, and a pure and scalding warmth rippled in the depths of his eyes, which were filled with the image of Li Zhi, like the melting of ice and snow in early spring.

"Good good."

The curve of his lips didn't diminish; instead, it softened, revealing a boundless indulgence.

The arm that had been raised high slowly fell back to its side, as if guided by invisible threads, precisely and gently placing the phone back into Li Zhi's outstretched palm.

"Here you go, you're in charge, you idiot Li Bao."

The movement was without the slightest hesitation, and even revealed a kind of devout reverence, like offering a treasure.

The boy lowered his head slightly and gazed at her, his smile deepening, and the starlight in his eyes almost overflowing.

He seemed not to have surrendered, but rather to have willingly offered the whole world to his little queen.

Li Zhi: "..."

The cool touch of his palm brought him back to his senses.

She gripped her phone tightly, but her fingertips unconsciously rubbed the edge of the phone case that he had just touched.

The girl's ears burned as if they were about to catch fire. She glared at him fiercely, her gaze less fierce than a mixture of panic and bewilderment caused by his sudden indulgence and intense gaze.

Her rosy lips twitched slightly, as if she wanted to say something more to get back at him, but in the end she could only manage to utter a sentence that carried a sense of dependence and command that she herself was unaware of.

"...You're smart to know what's good for you!"

She quickly looked away, avoiding his scorching gaze, her voice lowered, tinged with a stubborn resentment.

"...I can only post these pictures after I've seen them! I choose the pictures myself! Who gave you the right to make decisions on your own! You idiot Seran!"

Before she could finish speaking, the beautiful girl had already gripped her phone tightly, and like a proud little deer whose tail had been stepped on, she turned around abruptly.

She didn't even greet He Zhiyu and Zhuo Peipei, who were watching the show with great interest, and went straight back to her seat!

The high ponytail swung in a sharp arc as she turned, revealing her flustered yet forced composure.

As soon as he sat down in the cold seat, Li Zhi couldn't wait to bury his head and curl up as if to block the scorching gaze behind him.

The young girl unlocked her phone screen, her fingertips trembling slightly as she opened the photo album.

The screen was instantly filled with freshly taken, heartwarming photos—

Playfully teasing, gazing at each other, awkwardly making heart shapes with their hands...

Every single one of them features him, himself, and that unmistakable intimacy.

The pretty girl hovered her fingertip over the screen, hesitating several times over the photo of the "two hearts gazing at each other".

The eyes in the photo, filled with affection and shyness, seemed to be looking at her as well.

Ultimately, Li Zhi chose this photo, making it the core of the official announcement photo.

When it's an official announcement, it should at least be displayed in a nine-square grid.

Perhaps to balance out the overly explicit intimacy in the heart-shaped photo, she placed several other photos of the two of them, taken under He Zhiyu's guidance, with more "dignified" poses, in the surrounding boxes.

Of course, Li Zhi also picked out a few photos of herself and Shen Yuan taking selfies at the beginning.

The photo of her pinching Shen Yuan's face was also included, as a kind of balance.

In the upper left corner is a slightly blurry classroom background image, through which you can see the daylight outside the window and vaguely see A-Jie's dejected back.

In this way, they carefully selected and repeatedly adjusted the positions.

The nine photos were finally combined on her screen.

It appears to include official photos, daily interactions, funny self-entertainment, and also features friends and the surrounding environment.

Although the core intention is obvious, the overall layout is full of artistic disguise in her view.

Li Zhi opened Shen Yuan's chat window and sent nine photos to his phone.

Then, Li Zhi turned to look at Shen Yuan and handed the phone to him.

"The photos are chosen, and the layout is done. Look carefully, send it exactly like this! Nine pictures! Order, position! Not a single pixel can be changed! Got it?"

Shen Yuan looked down at his phone screen, his mouth stretched to his ears, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles that he couldn't hide, along with a sense of relief.

"No problem at all!"

After quickly tapping the screen to download all the photos, Shen Yuan carefully arranged his nine-grid layout according to the format on Li Zhi's phone.

"Alright!" Shen Yuan completed the "pixel-level" replica and handed the phone back to Li Zhi for final review.

The pretty girl grabbed the phone and quickly scanned it to confirm it was correct.

Then, she narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, looking at her smug boyfriend beside her with a scrutinizing gaze.

"How should the copy be written?" She paused, her voice tinged with a hint of probing and emphasis, "Should it be the same?"

Shen Yuan shook his head, a bright light shining in his eyes—a dedication to a private creative space.

"I have my own ideas."

Li Zhi was slightly taken aback. The faint light from the phone screen reflected in her pupils and flickered.

This guy... has his own ideas?

What can you write?
A series of possibilities flashed through her mind, making her want to cover her face and complain.

Shen Yuan is usually good at joking around and being witty, but writing this kind of public... declaration of love?

Li Zhi inexplicably felt a sense of unease.

"Forget it, it's up to you."

Just then, she opened the Moments posting interface on her phone. Her fingertip hovered above the blank text box, the screen light illuminating her slightly lost face.

What to write?

She thought silently.

If it's too subtle, I'm afraid he'll be too dense to understand.

That's too explicit... No, no, just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

Or... should I just not write anything? Posting pictures would be enough? But that feels so perfunctory.

Or... learn from the novels by He Zhiyu?
Some sweet, saccharine phrases flashed through her mind, but she immediately rejected them.

No, no, that's too silly.

Her gaze unconsciously fell again on the photo in her phone's album of the two of them awkwardly making a heart shape with their hands.

Shen Yuan's intense gaze in the photo pierced through the screen and touched her heart once again.

His smile was genuine and radiant, filled with unreserved joy.

……Fool.

A hint of sweetness and anticipation, which even the girl herself had not yet clearly perceived, spread silently like a pebble thrown into a lake.

He insists on writing it himself, so... what will he write?

The girl's gaze, which had initially held scrutiny and a hint of disdain, quietly faded in the lost silence, gradually settling into a complex and indescribable tenderness.

Her fingertips hovered above the cold screen, hesitant to fall.

Just as Shen Yuan's fingertips were collecting data on the screen, a peach scent wafted into his nose.

Shen Yuan subconsciously looked up.

Li Zhi had quietly moved closer to him without anyone noticing.

The girl looked down at his phone screen and clearly saw the text that Shen Yuan had edited.

If you like someone, don't make her wait until she's 35.

(End of this chapter)