Zhao Xuning: "..."
Although Zhao Xuning tried to speak in a calm tone, Liang Shi could still detect the disdain in her tone. "Is this a question a female celebrity should ask?"
Liang Shi: "...Not yet."
"Isn't she joining the crew next week?" Zhao Xuning said, "My cousin never eats fried or puffed food a week before filming starts, and she never eats anything after 5 p.m. There's nothing in the food near the university town that a female celebrity can eat."
Liang Shi: "..."
“I’ll give it to Xu Qingzhu,” Liang Shi said. “Don’t you think she’s too thin?”
Zhao Xuning: "..."
After a two-second silence, Zhao Xuning said, "I don't think so."
Liang Shi was speechless, and suddenly understood why Dr. Zhao had no friends.
Dr. Zhao's emotional intelligence must have been used to supplement her IQ, but Liang Shi thought she was quite genuine.
After the conversation ended, Zhao Xuning sent Liang Shi a Word document.
Liang Shi: "What is this?"
Before Zhao Xuning could answer, she clicked on it and found it was a food guide for the area near Haizhou Medical University.
This guide demonstrates the meticulousness of science students. Similar types of snacks are placed together for comparison, and then evaluated by scoring to identify the three best-tasting options, which are then marked with different colored backgrounds.
"Wow, that's impressive." Liang Shi exclaimed.
Zhao Xuning put away his phone. "It's from a few years ago. The taste might not be the same now, and I don't know if those shops are still there. You'll have to check them out yourself."
Liang Shi: "..."
"Did you do it?" Liang Shi suddenly asked.
Zhao Xuning nodded: "Of course."
"Was it made for your girlfriend?" Liang Shi asked.
Zhao Xuning glanced at her, but instead of answering directly, he urged her, "Get ready."
After speaking, she sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, frozen in place, looking like she was shooting a magazine photoshoot.
Anyone who didn't know better would think she was a model; there was a camera set up not far away.
Liang Shi always felt that Zhao Xuning had a kind of affected but not annoying quality.
Liang Shi shook his head helplessly as he watched her retreating figure, put his own things into the second bedroom, and put Xu Qingzhu's suitcase into the master bedroom.
Liang Shi noticed that a girly pink cushion had been added to the bay window in the master bedroom, making the whole room look girly.
But it seems to be missing a few decorative dolls, and a bookshelf that can be placed in the corner.
Xu Qingzhu likes to read, but there is no study here. However, a bookshelf can be placed in the corner. Also, there is no bedside table for the bed. Liang Shi is planning to buy a smart bedside table.
One side heats water at a constant temperature, while the other side is for intelligent charging.
She silently planned what else she could add to Xu Qingzhu's room, and a general outline came to mind.
As for her own room, she glanced at the closet while tidying up her clothes and thought that buying some mothballs to put in would be enough to prevent the clothes from getting damp.
Both people need dressing tables in their rooms, so buying two should be cheaper.
There were no kitchen utensils either, and Liang Shi eventually lost faith in his own memory, so he wrote everything down in his phone's notes.
As they were going downstairs, he said to Zhao Xuning, "Let's go to the mall after we finish taking photos."
Zhao Xuning watched her take notes silently and suddenly realized how rough his life was.
...
That house was big enough for her to move in right away.
It seems that since breaking up with Shen Hui, she has become increasingly rough around the edges. She used to occasionally wear makeup, with eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, and blush.
But now... applying lipstick is her biggest makeup look.
Shen Hui used to enjoy doing this kind of thing with her, putting makeup on each other.
Shen Hui loved to apply lipstick to her lips and then bite them.
Zhao Xuning always joked that she "ate a bellyful of chemicals."
Shen Hui sat in her lap, lowered her head to kiss her, and said coquettishly, "I'll bite inside."
Often, before you can finish speaking, your words are swallowed up by a kiss.
Later, fearing that she might actually ingest a bellyful of chemical reagents, Zhao Xuning even researched and made his own lipstick, using only plant-based ingredients.
But most of the time, Zhao Xuning doesn't apply it much.
Shen Hui liked to put her lipstick on her lips and then spread it on with her finger.
...
Liang Shi patted her on the shoulder. "Dr. Zhao, what are you thinking about?"
Zhao Xuning snapped out of his daze and said, "It's nothing."
She didn't think Xu Qingzhu was excessively thin because there was someone even thinner than Xu Qingzhu.
Having seen how thin Shen Hui looked after losing her baby fat, Xu Qingzhu was nothing compared to her.
Because she is so thin, I feel sorry for her every time I see her.
But I always think about it every now and then.
If Liang Shi hadn't needed a house, she would never have set foot in this neighborhood.
This place holds her most beautiful memories with Shen Hui, and she can't help but think of them whenever she comes here.
//
Zhao Xuning's cousin studies at Qingyi University, which is the best university in Haizhou City and a top-tier university in the country.
It's similar to Peking University and Tsinghua University in Liang Shi's original world.
Xu Qingzhu also graduated from this school.
Liang Shi had eaten here with Xu Qingzhu last time, and the devilishly spicy food left a deep impression on her. She drank several glasses of water when she got home that night.
The area around the university town is full of students, and there are many people coming and going.
Zhao Xuning parked his car far from the school gate because there were no parking spaces further ahead.
The two walked to the school gate, where Zhao Xuning's cousin was already waiting.
He paused for a few seconds after seeing Liang Shi, then looked at Zhao Xuning and asked, "Is this the model you found for me?"
Zhao Xuning glanced at him and said coldly, "Not satisfied?"
“No.” Zhao Xuning’s cousin paused for a moment, scratched the back of his head, and then said in confusion, “I feel like I’ve seen this older sister somewhere before.”
Zhao Xuning: "..."
She slapped him on the head, "He's married, how can you talk like that?"
My cousin, feeling wronged, touched the spot where he had been hit and explained, "It wasn't a flirtation, it's just... I really think I've seen him before."
Liang Shi chuckled softly from the side and offered a gentle reminder, "The concert hall."
The other person's eyes lit up. "I remember now! The lady who sat next to me at the concert last time, you were with another really, really beautiful lady, and we even exchanged a few words outside the concert hall about buying candied hawthorns, right?"
Liang Shi: "...Yes."
She really wanted to ask why Xu Qingzhu was so incredibly beautiful, while she didn't even deserve to be remembered.
Zhao Xuning's cousin greeted her very familiarly, "Sister, my name is Zhao Ling, and I'm a sophomore in the photography department. What a coincidence! I never expected you to be my cousin's friend."
“I also know your sister,” Liang Shi said. “Your sister helped me before.”
"Huh?" Zhao Ling was taken aback for a moment, then immediately said, "That's quite a coincidence."
Liang Shi and Zhao Xuning were not talkative when they were together, and neither of them were eloquent.
But Zhao Ling was different; he was talkative and outgoing.
In the short time it took Liang Shi to walk from the school gate to the playground, he had already figured out which cafeteria and which window served the best food at their school.
Zhao Ling is going to shoot three sets of photos. It's not as exaggerated as Zhao Xuning said before, but it's still... not to be underestimated.
One outfit consists of a JK plaid skirt, white stockings up to the knees, black leather shoes, and pigtails.
Liang Shi: "..."
One outfit was a red, floor-length, slit dress, more like something you'd wear at an awards ceremony.
This is a style that Liang Shi often wears.
But unless someone is extremely confident in their figure and looks, they definitely wouldn't wear such a bright red.
After all, if you don't dress well, you can easily look gaudy and vulgar.
Another outfit is a white baseball uniform with a very short skirt, and it also needs to be paired with a hat.
...
Indeed, there are three sets of pictures, each with a completely different style.
In one morning, Liang Shi had to play three roles: a cute anime girl, a cool female celebrity, and an athletic student.
After listening to Zhao Ling's explanation, Liang Shi finally understood why Zhao Xuning was unwilling.
But Liang Shih had one question: "These can be done by anyone with good body proportions, so why is it set at 170cm or taller? Tall people wearing JK uniforms look weird."
Zhao Ling thought for a moment, then said with absolute certainty, "That's exactly the kind of contrast we want."
Liang Shi: "..."
OK
She first changed into her most ordinary baseball uniform. The students' conditions were poor, and they could only change clothes in the toilet stalls.
It was Zhao Ling's junior who took her there.
It wasn't until they arrived that they realized it was a group project, and Zhao Ling took care of finding models and shooting the photos, while a group of younger students followed him around doing odd jobs.
Liang Shi has excellent body proportions, and wearing this casual baseball uniform makes his legs look long, thin, and fair.