Click, click—
Soon, a sheet of stiff paper popped out from the back of the camera.
Ye Chen took it out and looked. Mm, absolutely perfect.
In the photo, Xian Lin'er was leaning sideways against the edge of the workbench, her long hair casually tucked behind her ear, a few loose strands falling over her shoulder.
Because she had been working, her cuffs were slightly rolled up, revealing slender wrists. The afternoon sunlight slanted in through the window, gilding her in a soft rim of light.
Because she had heard Ye Chen's teasing, she had half turned her face, the slight lift at the corner of her eyes carrying a hint of reproach, while a clear smile had already bloomed at her lips, like warm, rippling light shining through ice brushed open by a spring breeze.
Though it had lasted only an instant, that moment was fixed forever on the photo.
"Is it done? Let me see~"
Xian Lin'er hurried over, very curious.
It was her first time having a photo taken.
Though people at Shrek Academy had studied it before, the image had been far too blurry, and the matter had later been dropped, leaving only a record of it.
Ye Chen's device was absolutely the first "Photo Box" on the side of the Three Great Empires.
"Here. Teacher looks very beautiful~"
Ye Chen turned the photo around for Xian Lin'er to see.
"Ah, no...!"
When Xian Lin'er saw the photo, she immediately cried out in surprise, snatched it from Ye Chen's hand, and hid it away.
"What's wrong? I think it looks great~" Ye Chen scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.
"No, no... Anyway, this one just won't do! Retake it, retake it...!" Xian Lin'er shook her head again and again, clearly not planning to let this photo get