Middle-aged tycoon: Twins come knocking on his door when he goes home for Chinese New Year

Li Menghan was pulled by the hand by Fan Xi and jogged along.

The two walked through the alleyway in the middle of the commercial street that sold snacks, and then turned at another intersection.

Soon, they arrived at a very large lawn.

The lawn is very large, lush and green, and very well maintained.

In the very middle of the lawn, there is a path paved with bricks and stones.

Two rows of cherry blossom trees are planted neatly on both sides of the path.

It was exactly the same thing Fan Xi said in the car.

The cherry blossom trees here are all in bloom.

What surprised Li Menghan the most was that all the cherry blossoms were white.

One by one, white petals hung on the branches, and from a distance, they looked like a layer of white clouds floating above the entire path.

Li Menghan stood at the edge of the lawn, looking at the vast expanse of white cherry blossoms in front of her.

He stood there stunned for several seconds.

Then he said with great emotion:

"White cherry blossoms, this is the first time I've ever seen them."

He was telling the truth.

He had seen cherry blossoms before when he was delivering food in Seoul.

However, those cherry blossoms were all pink, just the kind of ordinary roadside trees planted on both sides of the road.

It was the first time he had ever seen white cherry blossoms in person.

Fan Xi had already released his hand at this point.

She ran alone to the middle of the brick path.

She stood there, stretched out her arms, and slowly turned around.

White petals drifted down from the tree, landing on her hair and her Lolita dress.

She stopped, turned to look at Li Menghan, and asked with a smile:

"Really? You've never seen white cherry blossoms before?"

Li Menghan nodded and replied:

"Yes. I rarely go out to play before. And the cherry blossoms I've seen most often are those planted on both sides of the road. You know, those are the roadside trees that the city plants uniformly. Those are all pink flowers. This is indeed the first time I've seen white ones."

Fan Xi's eyes widened slightly when she heard what Li Menghan said.

She seemed to have something to say.

"Oh. That really surprises me. I never imagined that someone as wealthy as you would..."

She suddenly shut her mouth halfway through her sentence.

She realized she almost said something inappropriate.

So, she cleverly changed the subject immediately.

She tilted her head, a very playful smile on her face, and said loudly to Li Menghan:

"Looks like I've secured your first encounter kill today!"

After saying that, she blinked hard.

That expression was very mischievous and very cute.

Li Menghan looked at her smiling face.

He felt his cheeks suddenly become hot.

The feeling was very distinct, as if someone had put a heat pack on each side of his face.

Fan Xi stood on the path and seemed to notice the unusual redness on his face.

She asked with a smile:

"What's wrong? Your face looks a little red. Is it from the sun?"

Li Menghan quickly reached out and touched her cheek with the back of her hand.

It's really hot.

He was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't tell the truth.

He couldn't very well start by saying, "I blushed because your smile was so beautiful."

He couldn't bring himself to say such a thing.

Li Menghan quickly made up an excuse. He glanced at the sun overhead and replied:

"Ah, yes. The sun is even a bit hot on my face..."

Upon hearing this answer, Fan Xi couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand and chuckle softly.

Her laughter is very pleasant to hear.

Then, she took two steps forward, getting a little closer to Li Menghan.

She tilted her head, her eyes crinkling as she looked at Li Menghan, her voice becoming slightly coquettish as she said:

"So, when you see me, will you feel the same way?"

"Huh?!"

Li Menghan never expected her to suddenly say that.

He panicked immediately.

His mind went completely blank for a moment.

He had no idea how to respond to that sentence.

Saying "yes" would be too forward.

Saying "no" would make me seem too cold-hearted.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Fan Xi smiled again when she saw Li Menghan's flustered appearance.

She found the boy's reaction very interesting.

However, she did not press the matter further.

Fan Xi first walked up to Li Menghan.

She reached out and opened the pink crossbody bag hanging around her neck.

She took a very small, compact digital camera out of her bag.

She handed the camera to Li Menghan and said with a smile:

"Okay, enough joking around. Let's take a picture!"

Li Menghan grasped at this straw as if it were a lifeline.

He quickly took the point-and-shoot camera and nodded very fast in response:

"Oh... okay."

Taking photos is allowed.

As long as he doesn't have to answer that deadly question from earlier, that's fine.

Fan Xi pointed to the white cherry blossom trees in front of him and said:

"Can you take photos? I'm going to post these photos on Little Green Book, you know?"

Upon hearing this, Li Menghan, holding the point-and-shoot camera in his hand, felt a little guilty.

He hadn't taken many photos before.

The photos I took the most were probably from when I was delivering food.

Every time he delivered the food to a customer's door, he would take out his phone and take a picture of the door to prove that he had delivered it.

Those kinds of photos don't require any skill; you can just take them anywhere.

As for taking photos of girls, he had done that before.

He had taken photos of Dai Yuqian when they were together before.

However, every time he finished filming, Dai Yuqian would complain about him for a long time.

She always complained that the photos he took were bad, the angles were wrong, his face was too big, his legs were too short, and he looked short and fat.

Therefore, Li Menghan had absolutely no confidence in her photography skills.

He looked at Fan Xi and admitted very frankly:

"Well... I'm not really good at taking photos."

Fan Xi showed no disappointment at all upon hearing this answer.

She seemed to have expected this answer.

She continued, smiling:

"It's okay, it's normal for boys not to know how to take pictures."

She paused for a moment, then asked very naturally:

"However, would you be willing to learn a little something for my photoshoot today?"

When Li Menghan heard this question, she didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

Of course he's willing to learn.

However, the words "for her" made him feel uneasy.

Saying it like that makes it seem like we're too close.

He had only known this girl for less than an hour.

Fan Xi seemed to notice the conflict on Li Menghan's face as well.

She quickly added:

"It's okay, it's okay, don't worry about it. I just want you to take some nice photos of me. That way, I can put your name on the photos and say you're the photographer."

She tilted her head and blinked adorably:

"That way, you'll definitely get lots of pretty girls messaging you in the comments, wanting to take photos with you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Menghan briefly considered it in his mind.

He felt that what Fan Xi said wasn't a big problem.

Anyway, it's just taking a few photos of her. If they're not good, she can teach him how to adjust them.

This is not a big deal.

So, Li Menghan nodded and said very directly:

"Okay, then you can teach me how to take the photos. I'll take a few first and show them to you, and we can adjust them gradually."

Fan Xi clapped her hands excitedly and said loudly:

"Yes, of course!"

After saying that, she turned around and looked at the few white cherry blossom trees that were blooming next to her.

She stretched out her hand and pointed to one of the trees that was in the best bloom.

The tree was in a perfect spot, bathed in the light of the setting sun.

Golden sunlight streamed through the branches, illuminating the white petals and creating a beautiful glow.

"I think this tree is perfect; the angle of the sunlight is just right!"

Fan Xi ran straight to the tree.

She stood there, turned around, and faced Li Menghan.

She first told Li Menghan not to hold the camera too high or too low when taking pictures. It should be roughly level with her eyes.

Then she made Li Menghan take two steps back, to a distance of about three scissors.

She said the distance was just right, so that both the background and the people in the photo could be seen very clearly.

Finally, she asked Li Menghan to take a picture first to see how it turned out.

Li Menghan took the point-and-shoot camera and followed Fan Xi's instructions.

He held the camera up to eye level.

Looking through the viewfinder, he saw Fan Xi standing under a white cherry blossom tree.

Her white dress blended perfectly with the white flowers on her back, making her look stunning.

He pressed the shutter button hard.

A "click" sound.

That's how the first photo was taken.

Fan Xi quickly ran over to see.

She leaned over Li Menghan's hand, looking down at the photos on the camera screen.

She exclaimed in great surprise:

"No! Wait a minute! You said you don't know how to take pictures?"

"This photo is absolutely stunning! Look how perfectly the lighting was timed; there's a beam of light right above my hair. And the flowers in the background aren't blurry at all. This is something no one who can't take photos could do!"

Li Menghan was speechless after hearing Fan Xi's words.

He thought to himself, 'No, I did exactly what you asked me to do. And now you're praising my filming?'

Then, Fan Xi ran back to the tree.

This time she changed direction, gently touching the petals on the top of her head with her hand, making a very beautiful gesture.

Li Menghan picked up the camera again and pressed the shutter.

"Click."

I took another picture.

Li Menghan picked up the camera again and pressed the shutter.

"Click."

I took another picture.

Fan Xi jumped up immediately upon seeing this.

"Are you sure you're not kidding me? How can you take such good candid photos? Are you sure you never studied photography before?"

Li Menghan could only nod helplessly.

He was telling the truth.

He really hadn't studied it before.

Next, the two of them walked along the brick path.

Fan Xi walked along, striking various poses as she went.

She leaned against the tree trunk, reached out to touch the lowest branch, and squatted down to pick up the fallen white petals.

She only needed to perform each movement; the rest was left to Li Menghan.

Li Menghan held the point-and-shoot camera and kept taking pictures, one after another.

After the shoot, Fan Xi would always run over to look at the photos on the screen.

She would exclaim in exaggerated amazement after seeing each photo.

"Wow, these photos you took are amazing! You're really talented! You're absolutely gifted!"

Li Menghan was showered with praise from her from the very beginning.

He felt his face getting hot again.

This was the first time in his life that a girl had praised his photos so earnestly.

You should know that Dai Yuqian used to always look down on the photos he took.

However, Fan Xi is completely different.

She didn't say a single bad word from beginning to end.

Even if some photos may indeed be poorly taken.

She simply tilted her head and thought for a moment, then very gently told him to try a different direction for the next one.

She kept encouraging him.

In fact, Li Menghan herself knew this.

He felt that the photos he took were, at best, just average.

When he used to deliver food, he would just take a quick picture of the doorway.

He doesn't have any professional skills at all.

However, Fan Xi did not show any dissatisfaction.

On the contrary, she was both laughing happily and sincerely encouraging him.

Li Menghan held a point-and-shoot camera, looking at the girl in front of her who was smiling very sweetly.

He felt a very comfortable warmth in his heart.

It feels so good to be recognized and encouraged.