Chapter 181: The Big Finale (Part Two)

Chapter 181: The Big Finale (Part Two)

"There don't seem to be a lot of people here!"

"Yeah, it's a weekday after all. More people would be here on the weekend."

Fu Yining and the others had successfully arrived. They were at Lingwater Park.

The park was built a while ago and had been renovated a few times. Fu Yining had come here as a child, and the scenery was very different back then.

Yu Mingze pushed the stroller, walking beside them. Inside sat a sweet-smelling, cuddly baby.

Though it wasn't Song Jingcong's first time going out, he was the most excited, his big eyes darting everywhere, trying to take it all in.

"Ah! Ah!"

Yu Mingze whispered, "Baby, do you like it here?"

"Ah!"

"If you like it, you have to be good later."

"What do you mean by being good?"

Fu Yining caught Yu Mingze's whisper and suspiciously turned around.

Yu Mingze froze on the spot.

Seeing the irritation in Song Qingyu's eyes, he awkwardly tried to explain, "Uh, I was telling the baby to be good for the photos later. That's what I meant by behaving well!"

"Really?"

"Yes, yes, really!"

Though Fu Yining remained a little suspicious, she didn't ask any more questions.

Yu Mingze let out a sigh of relief once she turned away.

Man, that was close! Almost messed up!

Wu Yuan slipped her arm around Fu Yining, steering her attention elsewhere, "Sis Ning, the flowers over there are blooming beautifully. Want to take pictures?"

"Okay."

As Fu Yining was persuaded to stand in front of the flower bed, a slightly awkward smile on her face, she started to doubt herself.

Hold on, weren't we supposed to be taking pictures of the baby? Why am I the one in front of the camera now?

"Sis Ning, keep that pose. Yeah, more smiles!"

Song Qingyu held the camera while Wu Yuan coached from the side.

Fu Yining pushed aside her doubts and waited for them to finish.

"Sis, look at the camera, three, two, one, smile!"

"Click!"

Song Qingyu and Wu Yuan checked out the pictures on the camera screen.

"Yuan Yuan, do you think this photo is okay?"

"Whew, I think it's pretty good."

Yu Mingze picked up the little baby from the stroller and leaned in to look together. "Do you think we're too far away?"

Song Qingyu nodded and asked them, "It's fine if you look closely, but just to be safe, how about another one?"

"You got it!"

"Hey!" Song Jingcong chimed in to join the fun.

"Can I see too?"

"Hold on, let's take one more!"

Fu Yining took a step but was stopped by them and quietly returned to her spot.

They're being really strict!

After ten minutes.

They moved to a new spot.

"Sis, stand still!"

Fu Yining felt helpless.

So, they bought me new clothes just to make me a model!

If she had known, she wouldn't have accepted so quickly.

"Alright, all done!"

"Whew!"

Fu Yining finally heard the final call and rubbed her face.

She felt her smile freezing.

"Can I see the pictures now?"

Wu Yuan suddenly blocked her view with a smile. "Sis Ning, don't rush. I know a great Western restaurant nearby. We can check them out while we eat, okay?"

"Yeah, Mom, it's about time for lunch anyway, let's go!"

Fu Yining gave them a long look and slowly nodded.

That's strange. Why won't they let her see the photos?

Are they embarrassed because I looked bad?

Fu Yining subconsciously touched her face.

It shouldn't be that bad, right?

"Sis, stop looking. Let's go!"

Wu Yuan pulled her with a smile in a certain direction.

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"Are you sure this place is any good?"

Fu Yining thought the exterior of the Western restaurant looked quite fancy, but when she walked in, she saw that there wasn’t a single customer.

The waiter came over enthusiastically to serve them.

Wu Yuan nodded confidently.

"Of course, trust me, this place is really tasty. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Qingyu."

Song Qingyu tearfully nodded.

"Yuan Yuan is right!"

Seriously?

Fu Yining was skeptical but followed them to find somewhere to sit.

Actually, there was no need to look since the place was empty. Every seat was available.

Yu Mingze sat beside her, while Song Qingyu and Wu Yuan sat across from them. Song Jingcong, the baby, couldn’t eat anything besides formula milk, so he lay in his stroller watching them.

"What would you all like to eat?"

The waiter came over with the menu.

"Sis, you order!"

Fu Yining shook her hand. "No, you guys go ahead and order."

"Alright, we won’t hold back then!"

Wu Yuan and Song Qingyu huddled together and pretended to order a few dishes.

"That’s all."

Song Qingyu winked at the waiter, who smiled back knowingly.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The waiter took the menus and left. Fu Yining reached out to the two across from her and politely asked, "Can I see the photos now?"

"Yeah, yeah, go ahead!"

Song Qingyu put the camera on the table, motioning for her to go ahead.

As Fu Yining picked up the camera, she noticed the knowing smiles of the three.

Everyone’s been acting weird today.

Fu Yining lowered her eyes and fiddled with the camera, searching for the photos they had just taken.

At first glance, she saw herself beaming in the center of the frame. She looked quite beautiful. Why were they so insistent on keeping it from her?

On the second glance, she noticed a random guy in the background who had accidentally shown up in the shot. Hmm, he was indeed quite conspicuous. It would be best to photoshop him out later.

Looking more closely, Fu Yining was so shocked she almost screamed out loud.

This... This isn't just any random extra, it's her "random extra" husband!

And if she remembered correctly, the clothes Yu ZhiLi was wearing seemed to be the same ones from their first date, right?

Fu Yining's heart was pounding, and her fingers trembled as she clicked to the next photo.

The next photo.

The one after that...

Without exception, Yu ZhiLi, dressed in a light gray hoodie and black sweatpants, was silently standing in a position behind her, either far or near, smiling towards the camera along with her.

It finally clicked for Fu Yining.

They hadn’t been taking solo pictures—they were taking her and Yu ZhiLi’s couple photos the whole time!

"You guys..."

"Mom/Sis Ning, surprise!"

The three of them could finally stop holding back and freely showed their excitement now that their plan had succeeded.

Fu Yining slowly nodded.

It’s not surprising she was surprised, especially knowing they had "lured" her out to take photos with Yu ZhiLi, and even prepared these meaningful outfits in advance.

It didn’t take much thinking to know that the white dress she was wearing must have been prepared by Yu ZhiLi, who then got Wu Yuan and Song Qingyu to help bring it over and make sure she wore it.

Fu Yining thought, "Where is he?"

The three of them just smiled and nodded behind her in unison.