Why did the system take my request to take photos with a cosplayer seriously?

"Then I'll go?"

"Go! Go! Go……"

Xie Baoyang put his arm around Ding Heng and walked inside, when Bai Zhiya suddenly spoke up.

"Um... Ding Heng, there are too many people in the store. We've been waiting in line for ages and there are no seats available. Could we share a table with you?"

After she finished speaking, she smiled shyly and said, "If it's inconvenient, I won't force you."

Before Ding Heng could speak, Xie Baoyang interjected, "Sure, sure! We're all classmates, no need to be so polite. There's plenty of room upstairs!"

"Thank you..."

Bai Zhiya immediately thanked her and pulled her classmate to follow.

As they went upstairs, she deliberately lagged behind by two steps, leaned close to her classmate's ear, and whispered, "Wu Lan, isn't your family in the used car business? Did you recognize that Mercedes?"

The classmate named Wu Lan glanced at her and said, "It's an S-class, and it looks like the new model. It must cost at least 700,000 or 800,000."

Bai Zhiya said "Oh" and looked at Ding Heng's back in front of her.

She wasn't very close to Ding Heng; they were in the same class and had spoken a few times, that was all.

She noticed Ding Heng when school started; like her, he was a local from Xingcheng.

He was tall and good-looking, but his clothes and appearance were quite ordinary. He drove a dilapidated Chang'an car, and didn't seem like a wealthy person.

Later, she heard that he seemed to have a girlfriend, so she stopped paying attention.

Looking back now, it seems I misjudged things a bit.

Chapter 150: The Lonely Fox

Upon arriving at the private room on the second floor, Bai Zhiya sat down opposite Ding Heng, glancing at the Mercedes-Benz car keys every now and then.

Ding Heng pushed the menu over: "Order whatever you want."

"Then I won't be polite!"

Bai Zhiya took the menu, flipped through a couple of pages, and casually asked, "Are you familiar with this restaurant, Ding Heng? I've heard it recommended before, but I've never had a chance to come."

"It's a friend's house, so I come here often."

Ding Heng spoke calmly, and casually poured Baima a cup of hot tea.

Bai Zhiya ordered a few signature dishes, handed the menu back to the waiter, and then turned to Ding Heng: "By the way, I heard you're into photography, Ding Heng?"

"how do you know?"

"The school organized an event last time and needed a photographer, which would also earn you academic credits. Your roommate Liu Chiwang recommended you, but the student council president had connections at the time, so we didn't consider it."

"Really? That's a pity..."

Ding Heng was just being polite, but Bai Zhiya seemed to take it seriously and quickly responded attentively.

"There will be another chance next time. I'll put in a good word for you. I've seen the photos on your WeChat Moments, and your photography skills are really amazing!"

Bai Zhiya had certainly seen it.

Just three minutes ago, she quickly opened Ding Heng's WeChat Moments and browsed through it. Apart from a few landscape photos, there was nothing else.

In the past, Bai Zhiya would have immediately rejected this kind of guy's posts on social media, but today she inexplicably found them quite charming...

She continued the conversation: "I actually like photography too, but isn't professional equipment very expensive? It's really costly to get into photography?"

"It's alright, it's enough."

Ding Heng gave a perfunctory reply, his attention remaining fixed on Baima.

The little girl was peering out the window, her short legs dangling in mid-air: "Wow, there are so many people! If we have to wait in line, we'll be waiting until midnight!"

The windows on the second floor of the food stall were old-fashioned windows without railings. Ding Heng quickly reached out and grabbed Bai Ma by the back of her collar, pulling her back onto the chair.

"Sit still, don't fall."

Baima sat obediently, but her eyes were still glancing out the window.

Bai Zhiya watched the interaction between the brother and sister and chuckled, "Your sister is so cute."

"It's alright, just a bit skinny."

As soon as Ding Heng finished speaking, the door to the private room was pushed open, and Lin Man rushed in.

She wasn't wearing makeup today; her face was clean and still alluring, but with a touch of natural innocence.

Wearing a black turtleneck sweater, dark gray wide-leg pants, and canvas shoes, she exuded a relaxed and casual vibe.

Even with such a simple outfit, the moment she stood there, the atmosphere in the private room immediately changed.

Baima jumped up from her chair: "Sister Man! Over here!"

Lin Man glanced at the people at the table and naturally pulled out the chair next to Ding Heng and sat down.

"I'm late, there was a traffic jam on the way."

Her voice was languid as she leaned close to Ding Heng intimately: "Want something to drink?"

Ding Heng glanced at her car keys: "We both drive, so let's forget it."

"Oh……"

Seeing the intimate interaction between the two, Bai Zhiya couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Wasn't Ding Heng's girlfriend at school that busty girl? Who is this one?

Lin Man completely ignored Bai Zhiya's presence, picked up a pair of chopsticks from the table, slowly broke them apart, and twirled them in her hand.

"Bai Ma, have you ordered yet?"

"We've ordered! Sister Man, please add anything else you'd like to eat!"

"Let's have another soft-shelled turtle, I heard this place is particularly good."

"Can you finish it?"

"It's okay, it's on me!"

Lin Man decisively took charge and asked the waiter to add more dishes.

Bai Zhiya realized she was being ignored, and her smile became even more awkward: "Ding Heng, aren't you going to introduce him?"

Ding Heng raised his chin: "Lin Man, a senior from Hunan Normal University."

Then he turned to Lin Man: "Bai Zhiya, my college classmate."

"Hello."

Bai Zhiya took the initiative to extend her hand.

"Hello."

Lin Man chuckled lightly, ultimately giving Ding Heng face, but her handshake was unmistakably perfunctory.

Bai Zhiya withdrew her hand, her smile unchanged, but she felt increasingly uncomfortable inside.

She believes she has a strong presence and will never be easily suppressed by others.

At school, the boys who pursued her could line up from the teaching building to the cafeteria, and the student council members had been fighting over her for quite some time.

But the woman named Lin Man in front of her, just sitting there without doing anything, made her feel inferior.

It's not about looks, but something that comes from within...

Bai Zhiya couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she just felt uneasy and uncomfortable all over!

The dishes were served one after another.

Baima was the first to pick up her chopsticks, grabbing a piece of pork rib and stuffing it into her mouth. She mumbled a comment: "This is food for humans. Even dogs would dislike my mom's cooking!"

Ding Heng placed a piece of green vegetable on her plate: "Don't just eat meat."

Baima frowned, but still obediently stuffed the vegetables into her mouth.

Bai Zhiya praised, "Ding Heng, you are so good to your sister."

"Of course."

Ding Heng didn't even look up, continuing to serve food to Bai Ma.

Bai Zhiya didn't give up and continued to talk about photography: "By the way, what equipment do you usually use to take pictures? I'm thinking of learning photography recently and I plan to use my New Year's money to buy a camera."

Before Ding Heng could speak, Lin Man spoke first.

"When it comes to equipment, it depends on your budget and needs. For beginners, the Sony A7M4 offers good value for money, and a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm lens should be sufficient. If you want to work with film, that's another story. The Hasselblad 503CW is currently ridiculously overpriced, so you might as well go for the ALPA. However, it has a high learning curve and you won't be able to handle it without some experience."

Bai Zhiya's smile froze completely.

She understands Sony and lenses, but she's never even heard of brands like Hasselblad or ALPA.

But right now, he couldn't show weakness in front of Ding Heng: "I'm also torn, so I'm thinking of choosing Hasselblad. Ding Heng, what do you think?"

Lin Man raised an eyebrow: "Really? Which one?"

"That...that..."

Bai Zhiya got stuck.

Lin Man didn't press further, picked up her teacup and took a sip, her tone casual: "By the way, I overheard you say at the door that you also like photography?"

"Um……"

"Then you must have heard of Helena von Richthofen, right?"

Bai Zhiya was dumbfounded; she had no idea what this long string of foreign names meant.

"I think... I vaguely remember it."

She tried to sound natural: "Is she... the one who shoots landscapes? I remember her work was very powerful."

Lin Man put down her teacup: "She only takes portraits."

"Really...then maybe I remembered it wrong."

Bai Zhiya chuckled twice: "Maybe I confused her with that...that person."

Lin Man didn't delve into it further and continued to guide the conversation: "She has an exhibition in Shanghai after the New Year, would you like to go check it out?"