In the brightly lit studio, several lights shine from all directions to ensure that there will be no obvious shadows on the model in the center.
Hu Lai and Li Qingqing were wearing cheering uniforms for the 13th National High School Championships, standing back to back in front of a white background curtain, looking into the camera lens at the same time.
But maybe it was because the shooting had been going on for half a day, and coupled with the high temperature in the studio, both of them looked a little tired, their expressions were a little unnatural, and there were beads of sweat on their faces.
So the photographer took the initiative to stop and asked the makeup artist to go up and remove the sweat from the two of them, and then reapply their makeup.
Song Jiajia handed a bottle of water to Hu Lai from the side, who barely needed to touch up his makeup, and then the two of them waited for Li Qingqing together.
"Work hard! Keep at it."
He said in his mouth.
After Li Qingqing finished applying makeup, he handed over the water bottle.
Li Qingqing pointed to her lips that had already applied lipstick and shook her head. She was worried that drinking water would cause the lipstick to fade, so she had to endure it for now.
"Okay, let's do it again." The photographer stood behind the camera and gave orders.
Hu Lai and Li Qingqing stood in front of the curtain again and posed.
The photographer looked at it and frowned: "You two, don't be so serious... relax a little, relax a little... This way, you can imagine going out together and taking a photo together..."
When the two heard this, they looked back at each other at the same time. They knew very well about taking photos.
The tacit understanding in their hearts made them look at each other and smile.
The cameraman's eyes widened when he saw this scene and he pressed the shutter button continuously.
The whole process of them looking at each other, then looking away, and looking at the camera with a smile was recorded on the memory card.
After taking the photo, he gave a thumbs up to the two people in front of the camera: "Beautiful! Natural! Perfect!"
Rebecca, who had been nervously paying attention next to her, saw the photographer giving a thumbs up. Although she didn't understand what the Chinese photographer said, she could understand the meaning and knew it was OK. So she also breathed a sigh of relief.
Song Jiajia stood up and clapped her hands: "Okay. Let's have lunch first, and then switch to outdoor shooting in the afternoon!"
Hu Lai and Li Qingqing were finally able to leave the central area under the spotlight.
"Why were you laughing just now?" Li Qingqing asked Hu Lai in a low voice after coming down.
"When the photographer asked me to take a group photo, I thought, how can this be done? You didn't even reach out..." Hu Lai made a gesture to take a selfie with his mobile phone.
Li Qingqing smiled and patted him: "I hate it!"
"It's time to eat!" Song Jiajia and the staff responsible for ordering takeout brought in the lunch boxes and greeted all the staff to eat.
Because Hu Lai and Li Qingqing are professional players, they have special lunches that have been placed in the lounge for them. So the two of them walked directly through the studio and went to the lounge behind to eat.
There were only two of them in the exclusive lounge, but the studio outside was quite lively. Everyone was there. You wanted this flavor, and I wanted that flavor. We shared the lunch boxes.
Listening to the chatter, Hu Lai suddenly said: "Actually, I also want to eat a box lunch..."
"Don't eat indiscriminately. No one can guarantee what the chef put in the lunch box made outside. If there is a problem with the drug test, it will be a big trouble..." Li Qingqing waved her hand.
The lunch in front of them was specially ordered by Rebecca. From the raw materials to the seasonings, everything was completely controllable and there would be no mistakes.
After all, as Chinese athletes, they have to bear more drug testing pressure than others.
Of course Hu Lai knows that he has undergone urine tests many times since coming to the Premier League.
"I know. I just miss your beef and potatoes."
"Is what I cook so delicious?"
"That's not true. Let me tell you, later I asked Morikawa to do it once, and the result was completely incomparable."
"If you say that, Morikawa will be sad!"
"There's nothing I can do about it. I'm telling the truth. I love my friends, but I love the truth even more."
Li Qingqing was overjoyed: "That's an exaggeration, Hu Lai, that's an exaggeration! How can a piece of beef and potatoes be related to the 'truth'?"
"The truth is, what he does is similar to what you do, and it's still very important."
"Is it correct that the seasoning is not put in?" Li Qingqing became curious, and she began to ask seriously, trying to find out the difference between the two.
Hu Lai shook his head: "No. The seasonings are exactly the same as what you put in. I asked Morikawa to put in whatever seasonings you put in. I also asked him to put in whatever seasonings you put in."
"Isn't the beef right? Are you using the same beef you use to fry steaks?"
"We bought beef specially for roasting."
"That's weird..." Li Qingqing rubbed his chin and looked up at the ceiling as if thinking. "Fire temperature? Time?"
"it's the same."
"You remember correctly?"
"No. When you did it, I was watching the whole process. How could I remember it wrong?"
Seeing that all possibilities were denied by Hu Lai, Li Qingqing couldn't think of anything anymore. She frowned: "What else could it be because of something important?"
"Can't you guess this?"
"Can't guess." Li Qingqing pouted and shook her head.
"I said it at the beginning, 'I miss the beef and potatoes you made.'" Hu Lai repeated that sentence, and then said: "Actually, the beef and potatoes made by Morikawa are also delicious..."
Li Qingqing frowned and felt confused: "It turns out that Morikawa's cooking is also delicious. Let me just say... Morikawa is so good at cooking, how could it not be delicious... Then why are you still not satisfied?"
"Because you didn't do that." Hu Lai bit "you" very hard.
Li Qingqing looked at Hu Lai. He was looking at her. There was light in his eyes, and she was also there.
She suddenly felt her heart skip a beat, and something was pulling her heart down heavily.
She couldn't help but raise her hands to cover her heart.
"Actually, there are some things I should have said to you a long time ago, but I think it's better to say it to you face to face." Under her gaze, Hu Lai continued, "Because that is more formal. I have no experience, no.
Do you know if this is the right thing to do... If, if it makes you feel uncomfortable, just interrupt me..."
Li Qingqing nodded: "Okay, you say."
Then she looked at Hu Lai quietly.
Under her gaze, Hu Lai did not speak immediately. Instead, he took a deep breath and then spit it out.
"call"
But he still didn't speak, stood up and walked around the dressing room.
During this process, he sometimes looked at the ceiling, sometimes looked down at his toes.
Li Qingqing kept quiet the entire time, turning her gaze towards him and following him.
Until Hu Lai stopped, she also stopped tracking.
Hu Lai raised his head and saw Li Qingqing's big eyes, and the courage he had finally mustered suddenly dropped.
He lowered his head again, but immediately raised it again, looking at Li Qingqing, all the focus of his eyes falling on the depths of her pupils, as if he could see himself from there.
No, he not only saw himself, but also saw the halo of the dusk and setting sun, just like what he saw in the eyes of the girl in front of him in the secret base that day. At that time, she grabbed his shoulders and was very close to him.
, the flowing light in his big eyes seemed to melt him.
"Uh... I've thought about it for a long time. I... uh, I'm used to being with you... I used to take it for granted... but now, I feel like it's not like this... Well, it's not like this."
Li Qingqing bit her lip and did not look away from Hu Lai, nor did she interrupt him.
"...I never dared to think about that before, because I thought it was impossible... There are so many people in the world, why is it just us? I...well, I...I used to have very low self-esteem. My family had no money.
, is not good at studying, likes football but plays poorly, is not good-looking, has poor popularity, and has a weird personality...
"...I, in order to make others look up to me, I... lie, brag, and tell big stories... I told them that I was the main forward of the school team in junior high school and the ace shooter... In fact, I can't even stop the ball..."
"...And what about you? You are so outstanding, beautiful, and popular. So many people like you. I am so grateful that I can be friends with you... I am very lucky to have met you. How can you still dare to think about those things?
Are there any?"
The girl still didn't speak, and sat there with her head raised slightly, but the picture was flowing in her pupils, the sky was filled with colorful clouds behind the two young faces, and the fireworks were bright on the fairy tale castle at night.
"But now I want to understand, no matter whether we are compatible or not, you are by my side, and I hope you will always be by my side. There are so many people in the world, and I hope it is me, us..."
At this point, Hu Lai took a deep breath again, his fists clenched at some point, and he said:
"Li Qingqing, I like you. I want to be with you."
After saying that, he still stared at Li Qingqing, waiting for an answer.
Under his gaze, Li Qingqing stood up from his seat, walked to Hu Lai step by step, and said with a smile: "Hu Lai, you are really uncomfortable with such a serious look, you are not like you normally.
"
Hu Lai also felt that this was not like his usual self, and he couldn't stand it anymore: "If you don't..."
At this moment, Li Qingqing held his face with both hands, stood on tiptoe slightly, raised his head and covered his lips with his own, blocking the rest of the boy's words.
"Well……"
"Fool."
Hu Lai leaned back and took a deep breath, finally regaining his composure, and said angrily: "You don't know how much courage I mustered up!"
Li Qingqing smiled: "That's why I said you are stupid... uh uh uh..."
This time it was the boy who blocked the girl's cry with his mouth.
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