Chapter 53: If we can, if we can’t, we can’t.

Chapter 53

The mood was set.

It would seem inappropriate not to have a child now.

"If you want to kiss me, you don't have to wait until I cry. Go ahead." Li Zhen put her arm around Lu Yanming's neck and kissed him.

It was the first time she had taken the initiative to kiss him while sober. Not bad.

But she didn't get to enjoy the pleasure of taking initiative for long before Lu Yanming got up and pressed her down on the couch, pinning her beneath him.

Breathing heavily, the atmosphere in the room became extremely ambiguous.

"I just wanted to have a nice chat with you. Why are you getting handsy?" Lu Yanming raised an eyebrow teasingly. "One second you're about to cry, the next you want me already? You bounce back quickly."

Li Zhen's face reddened. She sniffed and said hoarsely, "Didn't you say we could do it today?"

Lu Yanming smiled. "Let me take a look first..."

Look?

Look at what?

Li Zhen was still processing this when Lu Yanming lowered his head.

Her skirt lifted...

Li Zhen clutched the couch tightly, her ears bright red. "President Lu!"

A few seconds later, Lu Yanming withdrew his hands, looking regretful. "No good, you haven't recovered yet. Let's wait one more day."

Li Zhen tugged her skirt down and bolted up. "You..."

She couldn't get the rest of the words out. Li Zhen was so angry she turned and stormed into the bedroom, slamming the door behind her.

Leaning against the door, she panted, chest heaving.

How could he just casually inspect her like that!

She had just started thinking he wasn't so bad, but now...

What a jerk!

"It's Monday again. Time to start another miserable week of working my ass off."

In the makeup room next to Photography Studio 12, Meng Yuanjie complained wearily as the makeup artist worked on his face.

"Well, you partied too hard this weekend. No wonder you have no energy for work," said Zhang Xiya as she curled her hair.

She had recently gotten air bangs and had to spend a lot of time styling them every day.

Meng Yuanjie scoffed lightly. "What a good little boss's pet."

"Meng Yuanjie!" shouted Jiang Kening.

"Alright, that's enough," said Ren Zongshun, his head pounding. "Li Zhen, the decision's been made. I already spoke with the photographer at Studio 5."

Li Zhen glanced at Jiang Kening's smug face, considered for a moment, then said, "We could share it..."

Ren Zongshun nodded, relieved. "That works."

Li Zhen: "But I shoot first, she shoots after."

Ren Zongshun: "Hm?"

Jiang Kening immediately blew up. "What are you thinking? You shoot first? A partial model like you is going to snatch the studio from me, a full-body model? Make me wait for you?"

"Yes, you're so dignified and amazing, the best! I'll give you your sense of superiority. But as for the studio, we can only follow the original schedule. I use it first, you wait if you want to use it. That's how it is. Take it or leave it." Li Zhen spoke slowly and deliberately.

There was no way Li Zhen would foolishly wait for Jiang Kening to finish shooting.

That would mean unpaid overtime for her these next few days, plus docked performance pay! Docked wages!

"Manager Ren, look at how she..." Jiang Kening jabbed a finger at Li Zhen.

Ren Zongshun was also getting a headache.

Li Zhen was usually very even-tempered, but he knew that provoke her and she became a lioness who would sink her teeth into anyone.

He actually quite admired Li Zhen for being hardworking and excellent at her job, and got along well with her.

But recently, for some reason, Jiang Kening was dead set on opposing Li Zhen.

Ren Zongshun fingered the membership card Jiang Kening had just slipped him and steeled himself to say, "Li Zhen, that's how it'll be. I already spoke to the photographer at Studio 5."

With that, he hurriedly fled the impending disaster zone.

But he hadn't taken two steps before he heard Jiang Kening shriek behind him, "Ah!"

Followed by her screaming furiously, "Li Zhen! You bitch, you slapped me!"

Ren Zongshun's heart thudded wildly. He whirled around to see a scene that made his blood boil!

Jiang Kening had Li Zhen by the hair. "You dare hit me? I'll kill you!"

"You just flipped me off!" Li Zhen had Jiang Kening by both ears. "Did you spend the weekend partying with the sun? Feeling brave enough to kill me today, huh? Well I'm going to kill you if you don't!"

Zhang Xiya was thrilled at the side, baring her teeth in excitement. "I've been wanting to hit her for ages! Slap her, little Zhen Zhen!"

"Go Li Zhen!" Meng Yuanjie yelled eagerly. "Tear her mouth! Rip out her tongue!"

Ren Zongshun: ...A bunch of lunatics.