QTIMP -Chapter 217 Character Persona – Fool (Part 13)

Karl gave a bitter smile. How was he supposed to “train”? He was already no match for the boss in normal conditions, and now the boss was in a state of… unmet desire, basically like he’d stacked buffs on top of buffs. The fact that he had managed to hold on until now was already impressive.

When the boss left, the underlings came over to help him up. Only then did he realize there wasn’t a single place on his body that didn’t hurt.

They directly helped him to the medical room. Watching the doctor carelessly apply medicine to his wounds, he didn’t even bother warning him anymore.

He just asked, “Didn’t you say Miss Qiuqiu’s internal injuries weren’t serious? It’s been several days already—why hasn’t she recovered yet?”

The doctor suddenly spun around, facing him head-on.

“Karl, that’s suspicious. Since when do you care about Miss Qiuqiu?” he said. “Yes, yes, I know Miss Qiuqiu is unbelievably beautiful. But she belongs to the boss. If the boss finds out about this…”

The doctor stroked his chin gleefully. “The fish in the sea might get a chance to taste something fresh again, huh?”

Karl really wanted to punch this guy, but the moment he raised his arm, the pain drained all his strength away.

“Damn you,” he muttered through gritted teeth. “I just want Miss Qiuqiu to recover quickly so the boss doesn’t take out all that pent-up energy on me instead.”

He rubbed the sore spots on his body while speaking viciously. He had already noticed how much the boss cared about Miss Qiuqiu.

If this got back to the boss, he might not even get the chance to be fed to the fish.

The doctor shrugged with a hint of disappointment. “Well, it’s not serious, but she still needs recovery time. Since the boss cares so much, of course I’ll do my best.”

Karl cursed under his breath, pulled on his T-shirt, and left. He swore that next time something like this happened, he would definitely push it all onto Theodore.

Elias returned to his room first and washed off the smell of sweat. Then he put on sleep pants that had been scented with incense before finally going back and lifting the blanket to get into bed.

There was no helping it—this little Qiuqiu both disliked the smell of sweat on him and disliked the scent of perfume. This particular incense was personally chosen by her, saying its light fragrance was very pleasant.

Once in bed, he pulled her into his arms, kissed Si Qiu’s forehead, and then closed his eyes to sleep.

Because she went to bed early, she woke up early as well. Seeing that Elias was still asleep, Si Qiu reached out to pinch his nose.

But he immediately grabbed her wrist, startling her.

Elias quickly softened his expression, holding her hand and kissing it twice.

“You’re awake so early? Then let’s get up. We can catch the sunrise and take more photos.”

Si Qiu, who had been startled and was about to question him, immediately got distracted again and hurriedly started picking out clothes.

Because her previous close-up weapon-firing video had gone viral, Si Qiu had developed a strong interest in managing her social media account.

“Elias, hurry up and take the photos nicely for me.”

“Oh my gosh, why are these all dresses? Don’t we have any qipaos?”

Elias got out of bed slowly. “Don’t rush. We still have two or three days before we dock. You’ve got plenty of time to shoot sunrises.”

“Stop talking nonsense! I still need to do makeup and everything.”

Elias obediently shut his mouth and watched her bustle around.

“Right, take the photos from below upward—that’ll make me look taller. Oh, oh! Make sure you capture the moment the sun rises!”

Chapter 217 – Persona Clumsy 13 (1/2)

Karl gave a bitter smile. How was he supposed to “train”? He was already no match for the boss in normal conditions, and now the boss was in a state of… unmet desire, basically like he’d stacked buffs on top of buffs. The fact that he had managed to hold on until now was already impressive.

When the boss left, the underlings came over to help him up. Only then did he realize there wasn’t a single place on his body that didn’t hurt.

They directly helped him to the medical room. Watching the doctor carelessly apply medicine to his wounds, he didn’t even bother warning him anymore.

He just asked, “Didn’t you say Miss Qiuqiu’s internal injuries weren’t serious? It’s been several days already—why hasn’t she recovered yet?”

The doctor suddenly spun around, facing him head-on.

“Karl, that’s suspicious. Since when do you care about Miss Qiuqiu?” he said. “Yes, yes, I know Miss Qiuqiu is unbelievably beautiful.

But she belongs to the boss. If the boss finds out about this…”

The doctor stroked his chin gleefully. “The fish in the sea might get a chance to taste something fresh again, huh?”

Karl really wanted to punch this guy, but the moment he raised his arm, the pain drained all his strength away.

“Damn you,” he muttered through gritted teeth. “I just want Miss Qiuqiu to recover quickly so the boss doesn’t take out all that pent-up energy on me instead.”

He rubbed the sore spots on his body while speaking viciously. He had already noticed how much the boss cared about Miss Qiuqiu.

If this got back to the boss, he might not even get the chance to be fed to the fish.

The doctor shrugged with a hint of disappointment. “Well, it’s not serious, but she still needs recovery time. Since the boss cares so much, of course I’ll do my best.”

Karl cursed under his breath, pulled on his T-shirt, and left. He swore that next time something like this happened, he would definitely push it all onto Theodore.

Elias returned to his room first and washed off the smell of sweat. Then he put on sleep pants that had been scented with incense before finally going back and lifting the blanket to get into bed.

There was no helping it—this little Qiuqiu both disliked the smell of sweat on him and disliked the scent of perfume. This particular incense was personally chosen by her, saying its light fragrance was very pleasant.

Once in bed, he pulled her into his arms, kissed Si Qiu’s forehead, and then closed his eyes to sleep.

Because he went to bed early, he woke up early as well. Seeing that Elias was still asleep, Si Qiu reached out to pinch his nose.

But he immediately grabbed her wrist, startling her.

Elias quickly softened his expression, holding her hand and kissing it twice.

“You’re awake so early? Then let’s get up. We can catch the sunrise and take more photos.”

Si Qiu, who had been startled and was about to question him, immediately got distracted again and hurriedly started picking out clothes.

Because her previous close-up weapon-firing video had gone viral, Si Qiu had developed a strong interest in managing her social media account.

“Elias, hurry up and take the photos nicely for me.”

“Oh my gosh, why are these all dresses? Don’t we have any qipaos?”

Elias got out of bed slowly. “Don’t rush. We still have two or three days before we dock. You’ve got plenty of time to shoot sunrises.”

“Stop talking nonsense! I still need to do makeup and everything.”

Elias obediently shut his mouth and watched her bustle around.

“Right, take the photos from below upward—that’ll make me look taller. Oh, oh! Make sure you capture the moment the sun rises!”

Si Qiu was wearing a black strapless evening dress, black long gloves on her hands, and bright red lipstick. She stood high and mighty, instructing Elias on how to take photos.

Elias obediently followed her instructions—sometimes crouching, sometimes standing up again, adjusting angles exactly as she told him.

He didn’t mention at all that his photography skills had been professionally trained.

They changed outfits four times in a row. By the time the sun was hanging high in the sky, Elias forcibly brought her back to the cabin to eat.

“What time is it already and you still aren’t eating? What if you starve yourself? And your injuries still haven’t healed—you’re still taking medicine. Do you not want to get better?”

Si Qiu puffed her lips but still obediently followed him back. After eating and taking her medicine, she sat at the coffee table to pick photos.

After a while, Elias sitting beside her realized this was also a dangerous task.

“Ah, how was this photo even taken? Why does my face look so long?”

Hearing her complaint, Elias quickly leaned over to look at the computer. From a professional standpoint, the composition and lighting of the photo were flawless.

As for her claim that her face looked stretched—that was impossible.

But he couldn’t argue back either, because just moments ago, he had already tried and been shut down.

Si Qiu immediately turned red-eyed, biting her lip and apologizing to him. Seeing her timid expression, Elias suddenly realized he didn’t deserve to hear the little “cat” apologize to him.

Otherwise, his conscience would be deeply tormented—though he also knew he didn’t really have one.

But still, his heart tightened uncomfortably, filled with guilt and self-reproach.

“Ah… actually, this one wasn’t taken well. Delete it.”

He thought agreeing would be the end of it—but it was far from over.

“Delete it? Take a look—how many usable ones are there? I changed outfits and makeup all morning, and you ended up taking almost nothing usable!”

Elias had no choice but to keep apologizing under the watchful, uneasy eyes of his subordinates.

After quite some time, they finally finished selecting the photos. Si Qiu transferred them to her phone and posted them on her account.

She didn’t post them to her Moments/WeChat feed—subconsciously, she didn’t want those so-called relatives to know about her situation.

“Karl, come here for a second. Let’s add contact info.”

Elias straightened slightly. “If you like taking photos, we can stay out at sea a few more days.”

Si Qiu shook her head. “No need. On this rocking sea, my brain is about to get shaken into paste. I can’t wait to get off the ship—don’t block me.”

She tried to push Elias away since he was blocking Karl’s view, but she couldn’t move him at all.

“What are you doing?”

Elias didn’t answer. Instead, he glanced back at Karl first. Karl tactfully stepped out, closed the door, and sealed it shut.

Elias turned back and lightly pinched her chin.

“What, not satisfied that I didn’t beat that big guy hard enough?”

Si Qiu looked at him suspiciously. “What are you talking about? I just wanted him to add me so I could send him some of our photos and have them printed.”

Elias’s gaze slowly cleared.

Only then did Si Qiu realize what was going on. She narrowed her eyes slightly and leaned toward him on her own initiative.

“Don’t tell me… you were jealous?”

Elias didn’t deny it. He softly gave a “hm,” and reached out, intending to pull her into his arms.