This Photo is So White

Compared to airplanes, Luo Ye preferred taking high-speed trains and regular trains.

Airplanes were too cramped; being squeezed into a small seat for several hours was incredibly oppressive.

Of course, first class was an exception, but the price was several times higher. While he wasn't financially incapable, Luo Ye didn't want to spend so much money just on transportation.

The high-speed train sped along the tracks, the surrounding scenery blurring past as it traversed lakes, overpasses, tunnels, and mountains.

The journey wasn't long, but Luo Ye hadn't eaten dinner on the train. By the time he got off, he felt so weak from hunger he could barely stand.

He didn't know about other novelists, but he personally liked to visit more places and see more scenery. That was how he could write more exciting stories.

This time, coming to Hangcheng, he would be content even if he could only explore the city.

However, Hangcheng had a very famous nickname.

This city was known as a "food desert."

Luo Ye entered a restaurant, intending to try its signature dish.

West Lake Vinegar Fish.

Seeing Luo Ye order it, the waiter gave him a strange look and quietly asked, "Sir, is this your first time in Hangcheng?"

"Yes, I just arrived," Luo Ye replied, glancing at the waiter. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, one order of West Lake Vinegar Fish."

The waiter looked at Luo Ye with pity before leaving.

When he returned, he was holding a plate of fish.

Luo Ye looked at the fish on the table. It looked decent, so he took a small bite.

At that moment, Luo Ye frowned.

He couldn't cook, but this fish was just too awful.

It wasn't just bad; it was expensive too, costing two hundred yuan for a single fish.

Looking at the fish's "eyes" on the plate, Luo Ye sighed. He poked its eyes with his chopsticks and lamented, "Brother Fish, I bet you never imagined in your life that you'd end up as something this disgusting after you died."

Not wanting to waste food, Luo Ye forced himself to finish the fish with a grimace, then went to the counter to pay.

Seeing Luo Ye, who was quite handsome and had an innocent look, the lady at the counter reminded him, "Young man, if you've just arrived in Hangcheng, you could try the street food stalls, Lan Zhou Ramen, or River Catch Noodles. If all else fails, there's Sha County snacks."

Hearing this, Luo Ye nodded heavily.

This advice was important.

Leaving the restaurant, Luo Ye decided to find a random hotel to settle in for the night.

After booking a room, Luo Ye lay on the bed and checked his phone. He opened his chat with Fairy Senior Sister, intending to ask what she was up to.

Meanwhile, Su Baizhou had just finished showering in the faculty apartment.

She had already booked her train ticket home and was leaving early the next morning, so she wouldn't be staying up late tonight.

However, if her mother weren't home, she wouldn't want to go back at all.

Her parents had a bad relationship. Her mother was in poor health and needed care, but her father never helped.

Her mother, who had given birth to a beauty like Su Baizhou, had once been a top-tier beauty herself.

Because of this, her father was often suspicious of his wife and would even resort to physical abuse and verbal attacks.

When Su Baizhou was young, her mother quit her job simply because she had a suitor at work.

Once suspicion took root, it couldn't be stopped. To prove her innocence, Su Baizhou's mother chose to resign.

But this action didn't satisfy her father; instead, he saw it as a sign of guilt.

Later, her mother's health deteriorated, and her beauty faded. Her father grew increasingly cold towards her.

Then, after Su Baizhou graduated high school, when rumors spread about her from a suitor, her father didn't defend her at all. Instead, he uttered a statement that left Su Baizhou in disbelief.

"You're just like your mother, always flirting with men."

Su Baizhou bit her lip. The thought of going home again made her feel agitated.

She lay on the bed, looking at her phone, seemingly anticipating something.

Just then, a message notification chimed.

"What am I doing?"

Su Baizhou stared at the ceiling, then took a picture of nothing in particular and sent it.

Seeing this, Luo Ye was taken aback.

The photo showed the ceiling and a light fixture, resembling the sun.

Luo Ye could imagine Fairy Senior Sister lying on her bed, holding her phone up with both hands, looking at the screen, and then sending a picture like this.

Although the photo was a bit nonsensical, chatting with someone you liked was inherently nonsensical.

If you needed to find a topic just to keep the conversation going, it only meant the other person wasn't interested in you.

For two people who genuinely liked each other, both would be thinking about how to talk to the other, so even a meaningless photo could spark a conversation.

Luo Ye: Senior Sister, I'm guessing you're tired of holding your phone, so you're lying on the bed with your side turned, your left leg resting on your right.

As soon as he sent the message, Su Baizhou happened to roll over in bed, her left leg resting on her right.

After finishing these actions, the message notification sounded, and Su Baizhou saw the message from Luo Ye.

She was slightly stunned, realizing that her current position was exactly the same as Luo Ye had described.

Then, she rolled over again, facing the other side, and placed her right leg on her left.

Fairy Senior Sister: You guessed wrong.

After sending this message, she also took a photo of her legs and sent it to Luo Ye to prove that Luo Ye was indeed wrong.

As soon as the picture was sent, Luo Ye saw a pair of dazzlingly white, slender jade legs appear on his phone.

Su Baizhou's skin was incredibly smooth, and because she had just showered, these white legs had become a peerless treasure that no man could look away from.

Furthermore, Su Baizhou was wearing shorts today. She didn't care about her attire when she was at home, so almost her entire long legs were exposed.

However, the next moment, the photo was recalled.

Su Baizhou lay on the bed, her usually cool and aloof face flushed with embarrassment.

How could she have impulsively taken a picture of her legs for Luo Ye?

She just wanted to prove him wrong, she hadn't thought of anything else.

It was only for a second, he probably didn't see it, right?

Su Baizhou thought this, praying in her heart that he hadn't seen the photo just now.

But the thought of him actually not seeing it... For some reason, a hint of regret appeared in her heart.

Her perfect figure, which she had protected for twenty-one years, had only ever been seen by herself.

Even when she went out, Su Baizhou always wore long pants or long skirts, the shortest being just above her knees, only exposing her calves at most.

She knew she was beautiful but disliked being stared at, so she didn't wear clothes that showed off her figure.

Seeing that Luo Ye didn't reply, Su Baizhou became a little anxious and sent another message.

Fairy Senior Sister: What are you doing?

Another message, and Luo Ye finally reacted, quickly replying: I didn't see anything.

Excessive denial is affirmation.

Su Baizhou was certain he had seen it.

Thinking this, Su Baizhou tossed and turned on the bed, her head turning left, then right, feeling restless.

The two chatted continuously, topic after topic, as if inexhaustible.

Unknowingly, Su Baizhou's mood became very peaceful, and her previous unhappiness vanished.

She didn't want to go home because there were many people there who would gossip about her.

Every time she remembered the scene of being pointed at by everyone right after graduating from high school, Su Baizhou's heart would sink into heaviness.