Chapter 048
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Chapter 048 You’re Going to Be Famous
Su Rui slapped his forehead, thinking he was truly being stupid to a certain degree. This handsome, elegant figure was none other than himself.
“I was wondering who looked so handsome, turns out it’s me, haha.”
Su Rui forced a laugh, but Lin Aoxue had absolutely no reaction, not even a ripple of emotion on her face. Seeing this, his laughter came to an abrupt halt.
The man in the photo was himself, while the woman was Ye Binglan—the female police officer he had encountered yesterday morning.
Of course, when it comes to beautiful women, the word “encounter” isn’t quite appropriate; “chance meeting” would be more fitting, though Su Rui felt the term was a bit affected. But what could he do when she was a beauty? In many situations, beautiful women have their own special privileges.
“What’s the deal with these photos?” Su Rui looked at the set of photos, showing both front and back views, none of which were taken facing the camera, clearly all candid shots. With furrowed brows, he said: “Although they’re not bad, they’re quite unprofessional. Look, there should be some fill light here, this pimple should be photoshopped out, this area needs some skin smoothing, and here…”
Listening to Su Rui’s comments, Lin Aoxue was about to lose her mind. What was wrong with this guy? Why was his focus always out of sync with everyone else’s? Did she call him over just to critique photos?
In a rare display, Lin Aoxue ran her hand through her hair, likely because her inner self was going crazy.
“Su Rui, shut up.”
Lin Aoxue finally couldn’t take it anymore. How could a grown man be so narcissistic? Expecting candid photos to be edited and retouched—what kind of special treatment was that?
Hearing this, Su Rui immediately closed his mouth sheepishly.
“You’re going viral,” Lin Aoxue said, suppressing the urge to throw Su Rui out of her office.
“I’m not angry at all, I don’t have any fire in me,” Su Rui said innocently. “I’m such a peaceful person, how could I get angry? Would I get angry just because the photos aren’t good? Am I that petty?”
At this point, Lin Aoxue truly felt she had brought this trouble upon herself. Why had she made that phone call earlier? Wasn’t she just torturing herself?
Lin Aoxue looked up, took a deep breath to calm her nearly frantic state, and asked, “How can you be so annoying? How do you manage it?”
“Well… am I annoying?” Su Rui had never acknowledged this fact, since the word probably wasn’t a compliment!
Lin Aoxue coldly said, “I really dislike talking to people who can’t recognize themselves.”
“Then why did you call me here?” Su Rui rubbed his nose, confused. If this ice queen didn’t want to see him, why call him over? Wasn’t she just making herself uncomfortable?
Hey, women truly are mysterious creatures. It’s completely impossible to understand their thought processes.
As it turned out, because Su Rui and Ye Binglan had teamed up to catch a thief, they were photographed by passersby and the images were uploaded online, quickly becoming a hot topic on Weibo!
In just one day, it had risen to second place on the trending topics list. Of course, the first place was occupied by the explosive news of a famous director being caught with prostitutes for three consecutive days—this kind of gossip was destined to firmly hold the top spot, impossible to surpass.
The man looked distinguished and extraordinary, the woman appeared valiant and spirited, making them seem quite compatible. Moreover, when so many bystanders witnessed a thief openly snatching a bag, only these two dared to step forward and help. This spirit of bravery moved many people!
Especially after Su Rui took action, the thief was no match for him at all, which truly amazed many onlookers.
Therefore, someone on Weibo gave Su Rui and Ye Binglan a nickname—Ninghai’s Condor Heroes.
On the Weibo comment section:
First comment: Wow, that man is so handsome, so masculine! Seeing him makes me want to marry him, doesn’t it?
Second comment: Agree with the first comment, if you’re going to marry someone, it should be a man like him! Those who just stood by without helping are all idiots!
Third comment: Everyone above is an idiot. The first and second commenters are probably ugly women daydreaming. He already has a girlfriend. Look in the mirror—do you think you can compare to that heroine?
Fourth comment: Compared to the man, I think the heroine deserves more praise. Not only is she a woman who steps up to help when seeing injustice, but she also has a great figure and is so beautiful!
Fifth comment: Above commenter, are you just focused on her looks? How shallow. We should look at character and inner beauty! But… she is indeed very beautiful, look at how perky her butt is, oh my, it’s irresistible…
The Weibo comments numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Su Rui read a few pages and couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.
These netizens were truly entertaining, even starting arguments in the comment section. It was incredibly amusing.
“Do you have anything to say?”
Seeing Su Rui put down the tablet with a wry smile, Lin Aoxue asked coldly.
This woman really found it difficult to show any expression when she spoke.
“It’s just a small matter, a simple gesture, not worth mentioning,” Su Rui said calmly, truly showing the demeanor of a master.
Lin Aoxue imperceptibly curled her lip. This guy was incredibly narcissistic just a moment ago, and now he says it’s not worth mentioning. He’s clearly putting on an act.
Sure enough, not even a second later, Su Rui switched to a regretful expression: “However, it would have been better if the photos were taken more beautifully.”
Another row of black lines silently crept up Lin Aoxue’s smooth forehead.
Meanwhile, in the criminal investigation team’s office, Ye Binglan, who had been working overtime all night, showed signs of fatigue. She leaned back on the sofa, planning to take a short rest. Before resting, she habitually scrolled through Weibo, only to find her photos had appeared on the trending topics list.
Looking at those photos and comments, Ye Binglan also felt somewhat amused. It was just a simple gesture, yet it had become a trending topic and made them popular figures. She couldn’t help but recall the scene of Su Rui throwing bricks into the river one after another. Thinking of this, she smiled happily.
He was truly an interesting guy, though she wondered if they would ever meet again in this lifetime.
In Ye Binglan’s mind right now, Su Rui was just an ordinary passerby.
Just as Ye Binglan was about to close her phone and take a short nap, her phone vibrated.
She opened it to find a text message that read: This is Su Rui. Have you seen our photos online today?
Seeing this name, Ye Binglan was startled, then replied with a message.
“Su Rui? I don’t remember giving you my number. How did you get my contact information?”
“Didn’t that old lady insist on getting our contact information? I saw you write it down once and memorized it.”
Reading Su Rui’s text, Ye Binglan couldn’t help but laugh. She sent him a “sweating” emoji in response.
Su Rui replied with a “silly smile” emoji, also without any text.
…
At this moment, Lin Aoxue was quite displeased. She had wanted to say a few more words to Su Rui, but this guy had left her hanging and was busy texting, smiling non-stop as he did so.
“Comrade Aoxue, I’d like to take a day off today. Would that be okay?” Su Rui put down his phone, peeled another banana, and asked cheerfully.
Lin Aoxue had originally planned to follow her father’s instructions to treat Su Rui to a meal today, to properly thank him for his brave actions last night. But before she could even invite him, this guy had already asked for time off.
Lin Aoxue looked up, her beautiful eyebrows slightly raised—a gesture similar to Su Rui’s. It seemed they both enjoyed raising their eyebrows.
She rarely took the initiative to invite others to meals, and she couldn’t let him slip away before she even had the chance to ask.
“Time off? For what?” Lin Aoxue asked coldly.
“To… well, Aoxue, it’s personal business, not convenient to discuss.”
“Do you need any help?” Lin Aoxue asked seemingly casually, her cold demeanor concealing all emotions.
Hearing the words “need help,” Su Rui suddenly looked as if he had eaten something strange. He widened his eyes and stared at Lin Aoxue in disbelief, as if finding this girl quite unfamiliar!
“What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?” Lin Aoxue asked. She felt uncomfortable under Su Rui’s stare, experiencing a strange feeling as a light pink flush gradually spread across her face.
Though her face was slightly red, Lin Aoxue was definitely not embarrassed. This ice beauty had no concept of embarrassment.
“Of course I have to look at you like this! I can’t believe you actually said such heartwarming words. You don’t know how warm your words just were. These days, warm-hearted men are popular, and you’re actually a warm-hearted woman!” Su Rui said, clutching his chest with a mischievous expression!
Actually, Su Rui was speaking from the heart. He truly hadn’t expected that when the cold-faced Lin Aoxue said those words, it would give people a different kind of impact. Perhaps coldness was just her exterior, while her heart was actually quite warm. Therefore, Su Rui couldn’t help feeling surprised at this moment.
Of course, these qualities would need to be discovered slowly in the future.
Indeed, when Lin Aoxue had just said “do you need any help,” Su Rui’s feeling was truly no different from Columbus discovering the New World!
In Su Rui’s previous view, Lin Aoxue was the type who wouldn’t care about anything as long as it didn’t affect her directly. But now, because of this simple sentence, Su Rui had completely overturned his perception.
“You’re actually a warm-hearted woman!”
Hearing these words, Lin Aoxue’s face was covered in black lines. She really wanted to take off her high heels and hammer the heel on Su Rui’s head!
This guy—when had she ever been a warm-hearted woman? Where did this term come from? At this moment, Lin Aoxue only wanted to say four words to Su Rui—warm your sister!
