Chapter 37：May I Have Your Picture ?

"Xiao Ping, aren't you going to leave ?" A Lin asks, turning to Xiao Ping who is still sitting beside her reading a magazine. Xiao Ping releases her focus from the magazine and shakes her head. Before she has a chance to explain, Yu Jin comes from out side, "Are you ready ?" he asks to Xiao Ping.

Xiao Ping nods then whispers to A Lin barely with a voice, "Let me borrow Yu Jin this afternoon. You are not gonna mad at me, are you ?" A Lin pinches Xiao Ping's arm to cover her nervousness.

"Where are you going ?" she finally asks. "I want to take a photo and Yu Jin needs to buy presents for his parents," Xiao Ping explains while rubbing the skin where A Lin pinched. She then stands and puts her postman bag on her shoulder to see Yu Jin now stands in front of her. "Let's go," Yu Jin suggests. "We're leaving now, A Lin," Xiao Ping says. A Lin nods and smiles when Yu Jin waves his hand to her.

A Lin still stares at the entrance door of the internet cafe as if Xiao Ping and Yu Jin were there. The naive and childish Xiao Ping. The calm and mature Yu Jin. Everyone who see them will agree that they are like brother and sister, and that is exactly their confection. Fake confection.. well, at least for one of them.

Ever since she worked part time at the internet cafe, around one and half a year ago, A Lin has already had a certain feeling to Yu Jin, the handsome guy who is the nephew of the owner. But A Lin is a very shy girl. She even has no courage to start a conversation with Yu Jin unless there is important subject. She just secretly observing the guy who takes IT major in college, and learning his character.

A Lin remembers, about seven or eight months ago Xiao Ping started worked there. The girl has made the cafe environment more cheerful with her laughters and her talkative personality. May also because of the cheerful laughters, A Lin was aware the change in Yu Jin.

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"Should we take a photo or shop first ?" Xiao Ping asks, turns to Yu Jin who is walking by her side. "You should take a picture first before your face becomes crumpled because of tired," Yu Jin suggests. Xiao Ping nods to agree. One of things she likes about Yu Jin is that he always can give reasonable and logic answers yet he also delivers them in a sweet and thoughtful manner.

"That's the photo box," Xiao Ping grabs Yu Jin's hand and pulls him to where her other hand points at. Xiao Ping widens her steps to almost run with enthusiast. What a fortune, the photo box is idle. It is a special photo box. Beside being operated automatically, it can also let users keep files of their photos, though of course there will be an extra charge for it. That is why it usually has a queue of people wants to take a photograph there. It is so fortunate for Xiao Ping to be able to directly taking photo today.

She wants to take a photo as to fulfill Takeshi's request, "May I have a picture of you ? From the way you talk, the way you give me attention, i imagine you are a very pretty girl, but in a blur image. I just want to make the image clear, and make the most beautiful picture of you in my mind."

Xiao Ping stands in front of money collector machine of the photo box then opens her bag to take her wallet. But before she opens her wallet, Yu Jin has slipped a 100 NT in the machine. "It's okay. Consider it as my treat for accompany me today," he says his reason. Xiao Ping thanking him then joyfully goes inside the box and closes the pink curtain beside her.

Yu Jin waits outside in front of the curtain, putting his hands in his pocket. He hears cute voice is giving few commands that comes form the machine. It is then followed by some blitz.

"Yu Jin, " Xiao Ping calls from inside.

"Yes ?" Yu Jin asks. As an answer, Xiao Ping opens the curtain then quickly pulls Yu Jin's hand until he falls to sit beside her.

"Eh..." That's all that comes from his mouth. Still in surprise, a blitz blasts his face.

"Smile, please," Xiao Ping requests. She has widened her smile and put a peace signed hand beside her ear. "Quick, smile !" Xiao Ping insists. The machine starts counting. In confused Yu Jin makes a sign peace in front of his chest then forces a grin.