Chapter 231: I Know My Limits
I had to admit, the photographer took two candid shots, and he captured the essence perfectly in both.
"That’s 30 per photo, so 60 for the two, plus 30 for the headbands. 90 in total. Will you be paying with a QR code or cash?"
Yun Zijin had always been busy working part-time jobs to make money and had never been to an amusement park before, so she had no idea if the price was reasonable.
Lu Yunque, however, clearly didn’t care about such a small amount of money. He simply took out his phone, scanned the code, and paid.
The stall vendor’s face immediately broke into a wide smile as he handed the two freshly developed Polaroid photos to Lu Yunque.
"You two are honestly the most handsome couple I’ve ever photographed. Anyone would say you’re a perfect match."
He didn’t forget to lay on the flattery as he handed over the photos. Hearing him call them a "perfect match" again and again, Lu Yunque completely lost his composure.
They say a woman in love has an IQ of zero, but as Yun Zijin saw it, some men were no different.
’This isn’t the all-powerful Mr. Lu who dominates the business world. He’s just a love-struck fool soaking up the flattery.’
"The carousel ride is about to end! Let’s hurry."
Yun Zijin grabbed Lu Yunque’s hand and hurried toward the carousel’s ticket booth.
You couldn’t buy tickets in advance for the rides at Jinsheng Amusement Park; you had to queue up and purchase them on the spot.
Lu Yunque didn’t use his owner’s privilege, so Yun Zijin had them queue up dutifully at the end of the line.
’It was a good chance to let the young master experience how normal people enjoy an amusement park.’
Lu Yunque let Yun Zijin pull him along, even compliantly breaking into a run to keep up with her.
They were lucky. It was their turn for the next ride, so they didn’t have to wait for another round.
"See? It’s a good thing I hurried you over, or we would’ve had to wait another round."
Yun Zijin looked at Lu Yunque triumphantly.
"Yes, you’re right. As a reward, how about I buy you some ice cream from that place over there?"
Lu Yunque raised his hand, pointing to an ice cream shop not far from the carousel.
It only had a small service window, and customers would walk around the park eating their ice cream after ordering.
"I want vanilla. You... can get strawberry?"
The truth was, Yun Zijin wanted to try both flavors, but she knew Lu Yunque would never let her eat two ice creams at once.
’So I’ll just have to settle for the next best thing. I can just have a taste of his later.’
Lu Yunque saw right through her little scheme, but he was more than happy to indulge her.
"Alright! I’ll get the strawberry."
But it was too early to be talking about that. It was time to ride the carousel.
Since they were the last two people to board, they didn’t get to choose their horses. Luckily, the riders before them had left two adjacent horses open.
Lu Yunque only mounted his own horse after making sure Yun Zijin was seated securely.
The moment Lu Yunque got on his horse, the carousel started to move.
Yun Zijin took out her phone and started taking photos and videos of Lu Yunque.
’This angle is the perfect "girlfriend’s point-of-view" shot. If I posted this online, I don’t know how many wealthy debutantes’ hearts would shatter.’
Lu Yunque hadn’t thought to take pictures of Yun Zijin at first, but when he saw her snapping away at him with her phone, he realized what to do. He pulled his own phone from his pocket and started taking pictures of her.
A girlfriend’s point-of-view, and a boyfriend’s point-of-view.
However, unbeknownst to them, quite a few other people "accidentally" photographed them, creating a third-person perspective.
The carousel ride was over in a flash. The moment they dismounted, Yun Zijin pulled Lu Yunque to the ice cream shop and ordered one vanilla and one strawberry, just as they had planned.
Yun Zijin also asked the clerk for a spoon. Before even touching her own ice cream, she used it to scoop a bite out of the one in Lu Yunque’s hand.
"You can have one taste, but that’s it."
Given the incident in C City where Yun Zijin’s gluttony led to a midnight stomachache, Lu Yunque had now started managing her daily diet.
It didn’t matter if Yun Zijin didn’t follow the rules herself; he had Aunt Wang as his inside woman.
That’s right. After learning that Yun Zijin’s lack of dietary control in C City had led to a midnight bout of stomach trouble, Wang Minli was now exercising strict control over her daily menu.
Any foods that could potentially react poorly with each other were absolutely forbidden from appearing in Yun Zijin’s meals on the same day.
The little desserts that used to greet her every time she came home were now a rare sight, all out of fear that she would eat sweets before her meal, making her too full and causing indigestion.
"I know, I know! I know my limits."
As she spoke, Yun Zijin popped the spoonful she’d just scooped into her mouth.
"I wonder who it was that claimed to know their limits, but ended up..."
Before Lu Yunque could finish, Yun Zijin covered his mouth. "That was an accident! A simple miscalculation! And you’re still bringing it up!"
At the mention of it, Yun Zijin wished she could find a hole to crawl into and hide.
It was a disgrace to her life as a foodie!
Lu Yunque couldn’t hold back his laughter. "Right, right. An accident."
’If the laughter in your eyes wasn’t so obvious, I might actually believe you.’
"Let’s go sit in that gazebo over there for a bit."
Yun Zijin didn’t feel like walking while holding her ice cream, so when she spotted a gazebo on a patch of lawn not far away, she pulled Lu Yunque in that direction.
Lu Yunque compliantly followed where she led.
Soon, they reached the gazebo. Lu Yunque took a tissue from his pocket, wiped down the stone bench for Yun Zijin, and only then let her sit.
Then he wiped the spot next to her before sitting down himself.
The used tissue flew in a perfect arc, landing precisely in the trash can nearest to the gazebo.
They had just sat down when two other girls entered the gazebo, but Yun Zijin paid them no mind.
’There are four stone benches in here,’ she thought. ’I can’t exactly stop other people from sitting on them.’
Unconcerned, Yun Zijin focused on her ice cream while taking out her phone to look over the files Mei Lin had sent her about the Xia Group and everyone in the Xia Family.
’I have to say, you never know what you’ll find until you start digging, and this is really something...’
"What is it?"
Lu Yunque asked, noticing the change in her expression.
"It’s nothing. Mei Lin just sent me some files."
Yun Zijin didn’t want to talk about the Xia Family while the two of them were trying to have fun.
"Miss!"
The words had barely left Yun Zijin’s mouth when the two girls who had entered the gazebo after them turned to her, their eyes sparkling.
Yun Zijin turned to look at them. "Are you talking to me?"
The two girls nodded eagerly, like chickens pecking at grain, their expressions excited.
"Can I help you?"
Yun Zijin was puzzled. ’I don’t think I know them, do I?’
"We wanted to ask, what shade of lipstick are you wearing today? Could you share a link?"
Yun Zijin blinked. ’I don’t know what shade it is either.’
"The one I’m wearing today is..."
Yun Zijin rummaged through her purse and, sure enough, found the lipstick she had used that day.
"I used this one today, but... I think it’s custom-made?"
She looked again to be sure.
Yun Zijin examined the lipstick closely and, sure enough, saw her initials engraved on the tube.
"This is a custom-made one from Dior. I can take a picture for you. You should be able to order a similar color."
’But getting the exact same color probably won’t be possible.’
The two girls hadn’t expected their casual question to be about a custom-made luxury brand item.