One Useless Rebirth (BL novel)

C43. Woof Woof (2)

"Yes. I'm still shooting now. Miss Jia and her friends are enjoying the party. They are singing Happy Birthday now." Being present at a birthday party surely put He Bai in a good mood and he was more talkative than before. "How about I shoot a set of photos for you at your next birthday party? Just like today, you could play with friends, and I will be taking photos around you." He thought it's more interesting to celebrate the birthday with more people. It would be a bit boring if there were only two of them.

'So that explains those photos...' Di Qiuhe finally felt relaxed and put on a smile on his face. But in his heart, he was poking the little puppy's dimples out of rage. 'He just doesn't know when to shut up,' thought Di Qiuhe.

"Well, as you wish. You can take as many photos of me as you want." Di Qiuhe turned around and looked at himself in the mirror. His short-haired reflection looked rather dapper. He paused for a while and rolled up the vest to look at his six-packs. Suddenly he felt embarrassed, so he pulled down the vest and turned around again to continue the conversation, "Is everything going OK today?"

"Very smoothly." He Bai's voice suddenly got clearer, along with the vague sound of him pressing down on the shutter. "But I have to stay up late tonight to edit these photos as it has to be done before 7:00 pm tomorrow. I am in a bit of a hurry. Right, you haven't told me how you lied to the Jia. And, going forward, would you please talk to me first before you lie to people? I almost failed to cover up your story today."

"It doesn't matter. I will be able to fix it if that happens." Di Qiuhe could almost picture that little puppy holding his phone with his shoulder while holding up the camera to take pictures. As he heard the voice getting clearer, Qi Qiuhe suddenly felt an itchy sensation in his ear, but he was not willing to switch his mobile phone to the other side. Instead, he smiled and said, "Well, noted. I will make sure to run my story by you in advance. I didn't say too much, just mentioning how the Saint Elephant had been shamelessly taking advantage of your sorry ass..." "Wait!" He Bai's voice suddenly increased, and then a shuffling sound came from the other end of the line. "Wait till I plug in this earphone."

Picking up his clothes, Di Qiuhe got up, opened the door of the bathroom and went outside. "Take your time. I'm not in a hurry," said he with a pampering tone.

After inserting the earphones, He Bai waited a second and said, "Okay, shoot."

"Well, actually the Jia Family..."

The girls suddenly burst into laughter over something. Wearing a smile, He Bai talked with Di Qiuhe in a low voice, all the while raising up the camera to take photos of the birthday girl who was surrounded by other girls.

The party wasn't over until eleven. From a distance He Bai waved to Jia Beilei who was escorting the guests to the door and with a bunch of photos he went back to the room that the Jia Family arranged for him.

After taking a shower and changing into pajamas, he made a cup of coffee and turned on the computer provided by the Jias to start editing.

The clicking sounds of the mouse and keyboard were amplified by the quiet night and through the current they passed to the ear of Di Qiuhe who was on the other side of the phone.

Looking at the screen, Di Qiuhe noticed that they had been on the phone for several hours straight. He found it quite soothing when he pictured the little puppy working hard. Although it was his usual bedtime, he didn't feel like sleeping at all.

'Good luck with your work.'

He wished inwardly. Then he took out the other Apxxx cellphone which had the same color as the one he gave to He Bai. He logged in twitter and flipped through the to-be hot news, all the while twitching his lips and tapping his fingers.