When Stella woke up, the sun out there had become less glaring.
The people of the town started to show up.
Stella was in an excited mood. She got up and put on light makeup and lipstick. She turned around and
said to Clarence who leaned against the door and looked at her, “I am ready, let’s go.”
Clarence smiled, “So pretty.”
Stella was immune to his sweet talk. She brushed her hair, “Thank you, I know.”
Clarence curved up his lips, “Let’s go.”
The weather was just about right at the moment, sunny but not too hot. The townspeople greeted them
warmly.
Stella smiled and greeted them too.
The town was not that big. They had finished visiting it after a while.
Lake Tekapo was located not far from the town. It was a place secluded from the earthly world. The
calm and clear lake reflected the snow-capped Southern Alps.
There were a few townspeople and tourists fishing around the emerald green lake.
The whole landscape was picturesque.
Stella took out her phone to take photos. After that, she turned around and looked at Clarence.
Clarence understood her immediately. He took her phone and raised his chin, “Go there, I help you
snap photos.”
Stella ran towards the lakeside and made a V sign to the camera.
After snapping a few photos, she felt something went wrong.
She trusted him to take photos for her just now, what?!
Stella walked towards him and took the phone from his hand. She turned on the camera grid and said
to Clarence, “My figure should be in these four boxes if you take photos of my half body.”
After that, she pointed at the phone for him, “These four and those four.”
Clarence looked at her with in a weird way. He moved his lips, like he wanted to speak but stopped on
second thought.
After a while, he said, “Do you want to take half or full body?”
Stella felt that he did not get what she meant just now.
Forget it.
Stella answered, “Both are fine.”
Clarence took the phone, “Go there.”
Stella went back to the lakeside again. She thought that it was not a bad thing to shoot more. She must
be able to choose one from 100 photos.
After a while, a tourist passed by them.
Clarence stopped him and asked him to take a few photos for them.
The bearded foreigner smiled and answered, “Of course.”
Clarence passed the phone to him and walked towards Stella.
Stella wanted to say something but Clarence hugged her waist and muttered softly, “Look at the
camera, baby.”
When she was still studying at university, Sherry liked to take photos everywhere with Stella. So, she
had become an expert in posing in front of the camera.
However, she was good at solo posing but it was the first time she took a photo with others. She felt a
bit awkward.
Clarence could sense her uneasiness and he whispered by her ear, “Be natural a bit. It is not a
wedding photo. No need to be so nervous.”
A-ha.
Her hand pinched on his waist.
Stella smiled broadly when she heard him grunt.
The uneasiness disappeared after that.
Stella raised her head and met his black eyes. She raised her chin arrogantly.
Clarence looked at her and curved his lips. His black eyes were glowing with gentleness.
The tourist had snapped dozens of photos of the moment.
Clarence walked towards him and got the phone back, “Thanks.”
The tourist shrugged and complimented, “Your girlfriend is so beautiful. Is she a star?”
Clarence turned around and looked at Stella who approached them, he said slowly, “It's my wife. She's
a jewelry designer.”
“Oh, that's great.”
Stella heard their conversation and smiled at the guy. She thanked him.
After that, the man waved goodbye to them.
Stella flipped through the photos. The tourist was holding an SLR, suggesting that he must be a
professional photographer. He took every photo nicely.
Surprisingly, the photos that Clarence took were nice as well. They were totally beyond her
expectation.
He took in both portrait and photo modes.
She liked every one of the photos.
Stella praised him, “You're photos are quite nice.”
Clarence put one of his hands in his pocket and walked forwards. He said leisurely, “I have learnt
shooting before.”
Oh.
No wonder Clarence would look at her in that weird way before. He felt he was insulted.
Stella walked towards him, “You know how to play the guitar, play golf and rock climbing, and now
photography… Is there anything you don’t know?”
“Are you suggesting that you worship me?”
“Very funny,” Stella said. “I just wonder. It is normal that you know how to climb the rock and play golf
as they are something required in the business community. However, things like guitar playing and
photography are just the kind of stuff that rich guys who have nothing to do would get involved in. How
come you have time to learn them?”
“Because I'm capable.”
Damn.
Clarence said, “Those you mention are what my father asked me to learn. As for the other skills,
sometimes I just want to switch to another mindset when I got tired.”
Stella could not help but admit that Clarence was indeed smart and capable.
No wonder so many people hated him but they could do nothing about him.
After walking for a while, they noticed the sunset reflected on the lake.
Stella said, “Should we go back now?”
Clarence looked at a place from distance, “There is a church, don’t you want to visit it?”
Stella looked over there and she could see the outline of the church. It was a beautiful church.
She said, “Let’s go.”
The sun had just set and there was still some time before dark.
They walked along the lake to reach the church.
When they almost reached the church, Stella found that she had stepped on a carpet made of petals.
The surrounding was decorated. It looked so wonderful in the afterglow.
Stella said, “We'd better don’t go inside. There might be people having a wedding.”
Clarence looked at her, “Have you seen any church holding a wedding at night?”
“Hmmm…”
Stella was about to say more but he held her hand and walked towards the church.
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