Chapter 137: An Affair_1

“Beauty, could you lean a bit closer to this handsome guy?” the photographer, fiddling with his camera for a while, felt that the frame still wasn’t perfect, so he called out to Xu Yixue.

“Mommy, let’s lean together,” Tongtong shook his head, tugging at Xu Yixue’s hand.

Xu Yixue bit her lip, reluctant to get too close to Xu Fan, but considering it was just a matter of taking a photo, only a second or two, she complied, letting her fragrant shoulder lean against Xu Fan’s.

Xu Fan caught a whiff of a faint fragrance as Xu Yixue’s hair strands, some even floating onto Xu Fan’s neck, tickled him.

Xu Fan couldn’t help but lean slightly closer to Xu Yixue’s body as well.

Xu Yixue then felt Xu Fan’s broad shoulders pressed tightly against her delicate ones, his strong male scent reaching her nose, giving her an urge to lay her head on Xu Fan’s shoulder and not leave. Even her fair face instantly blushed a shade of crimson.

She had waited five years for these broad shoulders. Who would want to bear immense pressures with the body of a weak woman, to be a strong, independent person? If only she had Xu Fan’s strong shoulders to lean on before, Xu Yixue truly didn’t want to be as exhausted as she was now.

Now, leaning on Xu Fan’s shoulder, Xu Yixue let go of all her bravado and pretense, like a little woman quietly relying on her lover, not minding convention, not minding the passage of time, just leaning together like this, until they both aged slowly, until their daughter grew up into an adult, with both shoulders still pressed tightly together, never parting again.

“Click!”

The photographer in the distance froze this moment with his shutter.

The affectionate look Xu Yixue had just shown towards her lover, the innocence Tongtong displayed, and the genuine smile that came from Xu Fan’s heart, all made the entire picture seem as if it were bathed in a layer of warm sunshine.

“Mr. Cheng, I’m the CEO of Zhonghai City’s Xinghai Media, Xu Yixue. I’m very pleased to meet you, and I hope we will have the opportunity to collaborate in the future. Your photography skills are indeed renowned in the industry,” Xu Yixue said to Cheng Jiao with a smile.

“Sure, but I’m used to roaming around and can’t stay in one place for long, often running around all over the world,” Cheng Jiao replied to Xu Yixue with a smile.

“No problem, we can arrange in advance and agree on a time for collaboration. With your skills, I believe our Xinghai Media will achieve even better results,” Xu Yixue said to Cheng Jiao, beaming with joy.

“Alright then,” Cheng Jiao nodded and said, “Your husband can just contact me. I’ve already left my WeChat info with him.”

“Uh,” Xu Yixue felt a bit embarrassed. Although Xu Fan was the father of her daughter, he was indeed not yet her husband. Being called out like this by Cheng Jiao made her somewhat shy.

Seeing Xu Yixue’s reaction, Cheng Jiao thought that she and Xu Fan were a newlywed couple who had just quarreled. As a middle-aged man in his forties, he understood these things, so he gave Xu Fan a friendly pat on the shoulder and said, “Brother, that’s settled then. If your wife needs anything, just contact me. I’m heading out.”

“Take care,” Xu Fan said, a hint of a smile creeping onto his face.

Xu Yixue being referred to as his lover, Xu Fan felt as if he had gotten the better end of the bargain. He turned his head to glance at Xu Yixue, who at the moment had her face blushing, eyes cast down shyly, bearing none of her usual domineering CEO demeanor.

“Yixue, I got the tickets. Let’s go in,” Ye Xiaoning’s voice came from beside Xu Yixue.

Ye Xiaoning, holding four zoo tickets, was waving them at Xu Yixue. Mid-wave, Ye Xiaoning also seemed to notice something amiss.

Hadn’t Yixue always disliked Xu Fan? Why was she standing so close to him now, almost leaning on him? And why did the usually bold Yixue look so demure and shy, with a blush of embarrassment on her face?

“There’s an affair!” Three big characters suddenly appeared in Ye Xiaoning’s mind.