Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot by Beautiful Crescent

Chapter 418: 268 saccharine: never-ending cheesy talk, sprinkling sweet nothings left and right

"I’ll go get the camera," Tang Wan said with a smile as she ran toward the East Courtyard. "I bought an SLR a while ago, but I haven’t used it for some time."

There was good lighting in the courtyard, so everyone moved four chairs outside for the four elders. The two children stood in front, and the rest stood behind.

"Who’s going to take the picture?" Tang Wan asked, holding the SLR, as she looked at the people in the courtyard.

"It has to be Xie Duo, of course. Among our big family, he’s the only outsider," Jiang Chengsi teased.

Xie Duo felt like he was having a terrible day, but still, he took the camera from Tang Wan with a smile. While the three families were arranging themselves, he adjusted the lens.

Shen Zhixian originally stood on the edge. It was embarrassing for anyone to squeeze into the center spot for the photo, so he was keeping an eye on the two children. Having played together, the siblings were already getting along well, when suddenly he felt a tight grip on his wrist.

Someone was holding it in the palm of their hand.

He barely lifted his gaze when he saw Jiang Yanting standing beside him. Today’s festivities had everyone buzzing; Jiang Jinsang had been recuperating, abstaining from alcohol, whereas as the elder brother in the Jiang family, Jiang Yanting naturally drank his fair share.

With everyone present, it wouldn’t be right for Shen Zhixian to jerk away abruptly.

His hand didn’t show signs of drunkenness, but his palm was hotter than the scorching summer sun by several degrees.

Gripping her wrist tightly, the force felt like it was going to burn her skin and melt into her bones.

Xie Duo was adjusting the camera and choosing angles facing the group of people, so of course, he noticed every bit of their interaction.

Jiang Yanting, what are you doing, getting handsy like that?

He didn’t say anything and pulled Shen Zhixian next to his parents. When Shen Zhixian tried to pull away slightly, Jiang Yanting leaned in and whispered, "Is it bad to stand by me?"

His breath was hot and his voice deep.

It was noon in Pingjiang, with warm and gentle sunlight. However, Shen Zhixian was prone to sweating, and with their arms slightly touching, the provocative breath made her feel inexplicably hot and damp.

And his words left her unable to respond. She just stiffened up, not saying a word.

Then, his grip loosened, and Shen Zhixian’s tightly wound heart relaxed a little, thinking he was about to let her go, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second...

softly at her. Perhaps it was the alcohol, but his breath was heavy

really could

"Are you very nervous?"

nervous—it’s an instinctive bodily response

pleased that

Zhixian cast a glance at the four elders seated in

Yanting, just

means..." he edged closer, nearly touching her ear,

"Right... Xianxian."

was intimate, and his crisp scent, laced with the sharpness of alcohol, infiltrated her every

was usually so aloof and self-contained—why did he always turn out like this

Nothing but sweet nothings!

front, Old Tang and the

this really

verge of losing it: Jiang Yanting! Your grandma, your parents, so many elders are present, and

to flirt, can’t

already walked to the other side of Jiang Zhenhuan

Shen Shuci stood apart on either side, and Xie Duo adjusted the camera and distance once more, then snapped two

is good," the old lady was quite satisfied. "Since everyone

...

taking a photo would be the end of it, but what followed was not just the family photos for the three families, but each family also wanted individual shots. Jiang Jinsang then said he wanted to take a couple of photos with Tang Wan alone, and Jiangjiang raised his hand, wanting to take

didn’t take much time, but finding the right

Wan were taking photos, the elders were sitting in the corridor, teasing birds and

getting sore. He had come to enjoy the

a bunch

other hand, was very generous; he stretched out his arm around her shoulder, pulling her into his embrace, holding hands, hugging and whatnot these had become basic moves for them. But with the elders watching, Tang Wan, caught off guard as she bumped into

laughed out

guessed that her

ears, causing her heart to flutter restlessly, as if it was being tightly clasped in a

your face, please?"

Jinsang reached out to smooth her hair, "Are you