Chapter 181 — Secrets in the Computer
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Closing the "Videos" folder, Wei Zhao pinned all his hopes on the "Photo Album" folder. But this time he did not hold out much hope either; after all, he had been disappointed once already. In all likelihood, this "Photo Album" folder also contained photos of the big star Xu Shilan—if one judged by the contents of the "Videos" folder.
Wei Zhao clicked open the "Photo Album" folder, his mood no longer as excited as before. But when it opened, his eyes went wide!
For inside the "Photo Album" were two subfolders: one called "Xu Shilan," the other called "My Album"!
Wei Zhao's disappointed mood flared with excitement once more. He automatically filtered out the "Xu Shilan" folder and clicked open "My Album"!
Inside were indeed a scattering of image files. From the file names alone he could tell they had been taken with a digital camera or mobile phone. Wei Zhao's heart surged with excitement...
He hastily double-clicked the first image file, waiting anxiously for the computer to respond. It was only a matter of a second. Wei Zhao's eyes were fixed intently on the screen. In truth, Wei Zhao was fundamentally the same as any normal young man... a little bit lecherous.
The photo opened. It was not the "self-shot" style Wei Zhao had been hoping for, but an ordinary slice-of-life photo. Shen Yushu sat on the sofa, looking somewhat languid and fresh-faced, yet just as pretty. Judging by the date on the photo, it had been taken three years ago—back when Shen Yushu had just started her first year of high school?
Wei Zhao flipped forward through the album. Besides Shen Yushu, there were photos of Gu Mengyao, and some of the two of them together. A few showed them in pajamas, but nothing at all beyond the bounds of propriety. They could count as private photos, perhaps, but fell far short of that kind of self-shot.
Even so, Wei Zhao looked with relish. Living under the same roof as two young beauties, Wei Zhao was ordinarily too embarrassed to stare at the two of them closely. Now that he had the photos, it was rather more convenient to look.
From the timestamps on the photographs, one could plainly see Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu grow from two somewhat raw young girls into the graceful young women they were now; these photos were a record of their growth and their friendship, and truly precious.
Photos of the two of them out playing together made up a sizable share; every winter and summer vacation, the two would travel somewhere, though who had taken the pictures was anyone's guess. It couldn't be Uncle Qing, could it? Wei Zhao thought with a touch of malice of Uncle Qing trudging breathlessly after the two young misses with a camera slung over his back, playing the errand boy...
"Uh"—hadn't part of Uncle Qing's duties already been handed over to him? Wasn't he the young miss's errand boy now? At that thought, Wei Zhao's smile died. Next time, the one lugging a camera and trotting along after them would probably be him, wouldn't it?
A chill of revulsion ran through Wei Zhao. Here he was, laughing at Uncle Qing, when the one who should be laughed at was himself—no match for the man he mocked!