She felt listless; her recovery was slow, and she often sat in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of her bedroom, lost in thought.
Outside the window, the white roses filling the yard had already wilted, and her life seed to be wilting along with them.
Until the day she received a phone call. The voice on the other end was very polite: "Is this Miss Su Xingyu? Hello, this is Yetanhua Clothing. We received a photo that you took at the show — a shot of a kitten and our ready-to-wear outfit. It’s very beautiful, and we’d like to use it for our next season’s promotion. Would that be okay?"
Su Xingyu was stunned: "A photo of a little black cat?"
"Yes," the other party said, "Usually, people take runway photos of models, but your little black cat is so unique and stylish. The mysterious elegance perfectly embodies our brand’s core, especially the sheer shawl gently draping within the blue mist of our brand, which is simply breathtaking! Miss Su, please sell us this photo!"
Su Xingyu was even more bewildered.
She now understood that she accidentally captured Yetanhua’s outfit when she took the photo of the little black cat, but she didn’t understand how they got the picture since the cara containing the mory card was supposed to be destroyed by Lu Shifeng.
"How did you get this photo?" she asked.
The other party was sowhat surprised: "Wasn’t it submitted by you?"
"No," she said, "Actually, I lost the photo, and the mory card didn’t have my na written on it. How did you know it was mine?"
"That’s really..." the other party didn’t know what to say and took a mont to reorganize their thoughts before continuing, "I’m just a small image editor. This photo was assigned by our editor-in-chief, who specifically requested it and even gave your contact information, saying it was taken by you, so we should contact you directly to buy it."
The other party was practically speaking gibberish, but Su Xingyu gradually figured out the crux of the matter: Was it... Lu Shifeng?!
She couldn’t think of anyone else who would know about the photo of the little black cat lost outside — the day she had angrily fought with him, he left without saying a word...
Had he gone to look for the discarded mory card?
She unconsciously tightened her grip on the phone, everything gradually becoming clear in her mind — it must have been Lu Shifeng who retrieved the mory card, and then went a step further by finding the brand of the shawl in the photo, using his connections to have them contact her to purchase it! He managed everything without telling her... This was exactly the sort of thing that domineering man would do!
A wave of complicated emotions surged in her heart, leaving her stunned, clutching her phone with no idea what to say.
The voice on the other end called her: "Miss Su, Miss Su? Can we buy your photo?"
She finally returned to her senses: "Ah, okay." She discussed the price absentmindedly, gave her bank card number to the other party, and as if in a dream, hung up the phone.
She shakily made her way downstairs, the wound on her calf still aching faintly, though it was already healing.
In the kitchen downstairs, Mrs. Gui was busy preparing lunch, the aroma of stir-fried at perating the air with a sense of ho.
She quietly watched Mrs. Gui for a while.
Mrs. Gui had been busy for quite a while, and only noticed her when she turned around, jumping in surprise and quickly wiping her hands on her apron, "Young madam, why did you co to the kitchen? It’s dirty here; not a place for soone of your status. Co on, wait in the dining room for a mont, lunch will be ready soon."
But Su Xingyu didn’t move, asking, "Where’s Lu Shifeng these days?"
Mrs. Gui hesitated for a mont, then looked extrely delighted: "Oh my dear young madam, you finally care about the young master... According to Mr. Zhong and the driver, he’s been incredibly busy, traveling everywhere, and when he’s not on a trip, he’s sleeping in the office, having etings with high officials. You should give him a call, ask him to co ho. Oh, his birthday is coming up soon, why don’t you prepare a little surprise for him?"
Lu Shifeng’s birthday?
Su Xingyu then realized how little she truly knew about the man, not even being aware of when his birthday was.
Despite his many flaws, he at least returned her kitten photo, dissipating much of her resentnt towards him. The remaining bit was her hatred over how he dragged her ho and humiliated her without understanding, but she realized long ago that as soone like her, there wasn’t much she could hold onto. Now, given the opportunity to continue her beloved photography, she shouldn’t ask for more.
No matter what, she should first reconcile with him.
Su Xingyu made up her mind, deciding to follow Mrs. Gui’s suggestion and celebrate his birthday nicely.
But she was troubled, having never organized a birthday celebration before. How should she go about it?
Just then, Xia Ling happened to co by.
The crisp autumn air was filled with the presence of a city-stopping beauty who burst in like a fluttering butterfly, her smile bright: "Xingyu! I went to New York for a concert recently! I brought back lots and lots of souvenirs for you! Co and see if you like them!"As she spoke, she enthusiastically pulled her to the living room table, where a variety of little gifts were scattered everywhere.
Su Xingyu smiled, sotis truly envying this carefree girl.
She picked up a little stuffed bear, plush and cute: "I really like it."
"Really?" Xia Ling perked up but glanced at her face and said, "I don’t think you seem to like it very much; you’re lying."
"I’m not lying," Su Xingyu gave a sad smile and went ahead to voice her troubles, "Lu Shifeng’s birthday is coming up, and I’m worried about how to celebrate it for him."
"That violent man of yours?" Xia Ling widened her eyes and imdiately turned sour, "Why celebrate anything for him? You should be getting a divorce!"
"I..." Su Xingyu gave another wry smile, how could she forget the lively girl before her and Lu Shifeng were mutually disapproving of each other? However, the birthday still needed to be celebrated. She sighed.
Xia Ling ranted for a while but decided to be magnanimous and help her friend: "That violent man’s birthday is almost the sa ti as Ziheng’s. We can prepare together."
"Pei Ziheng’s birthday is also coming up?" Su Xingyu was surprised.
"Yeah, it is." Xia Ling said, then got happy again, her smile dazzling, "Ziheng is the best! This ti I want to give him a super duper surprise by taking him to see the Star Sea!"
"What is the Star Sea?"
"It’s like stars floating on the sea, I can’t really explain, but Chu Chen will help with it," Xia Ling never bothered with such details, eagerly asked Su Xingyu, "Why don’t you join us?"
"No," Su Xingyu shook her head, she wasn’t in the mood for it, "I plan to prepare sothing at ho for him, just a small celebration will do."
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