But immediately, a knowing smile appeared on his face.
"You want to give them something too?"
"Mhm, yes." She was genuinely pondering how much would be appropriate.
"It seems the treasure wants to take photos with me, so I'll go."
"..."
Being with him meant walking into traps everywhere.
"Also, you don't need to pay me any appearance fees," he suddenly added. Su Yue's heart skipped a beat, but she remained silent, listening to him continue.
"If you take the photos, make sure to tag me on your account."
He stopped letting her guess and directly stated what he wanted.
"Tag you on my account?!" Su Yue was truly taken aback by this request.
"No?" He tilted his head and glanced at her.
"It's not that I can't..."
"Then you arrange a time with her, preferably tomorrow. I might be busy later."
"..."
Su Yue hesitated before finding Ji Chan's number. Just as she was about to call back, she stopped, still uneasy, and asked, "Isn't your identity a bit inappropriate?"
The light turned green, and the car started moving again. He chuckled, speaking with considerable satisfaction.
"So, the treasure is actually thinking of me."
"It's fine, it's my honor to be publicly acknowledged by the treasure."
"..."
In the end, she did arrange to meet Ji Chan for tomorrow.
The other party was very excited, saying she had already picked out the outfits and they could wear their own.
She specifically instructed them to take two sets of photos.
One in the afternoon, and one at dusk.
In the evening, Chen Ziming and Meng Ziqing went to the appointment on time, leaving Su Yue home alone.
She was looking at Bai Liqing's revised draft, feeling impressed, and then carefully took notes in her notebook.
After doing that, she started writing the introduction to her thesis. The rest of the content would be filled in once the notes from this interview were organized.
With nearly a month of summer vacation left, she wasn't in a hurry.
Right now, she wanted to rest.
After all, living with Chen Ziming was truly exhausting.
So, she slipped into the bathroom, filled the large bathtub with water, and added a bubble bar.
She also set up a small board for watching dramas while bathing and placed her tablet on it.
After much thought, she even found a bottle of wine that looked particularly nice from his wine cabinet, along with a wine glass, and carried them both in, placing them on a small stool next to the bathtub.
With everything prepared, she lay down, sighed comfortably, and started watching the ancient detective drama she had been following.
Just as she was engrossed in it, her phone rang.
Her soft, bubbly hand reached out and picked up the phone placed by the wine, without much care. She saw it was an unknown number.
Her hand was wet, and it took several swipes to unlock it.
"Hello?" Su Yue asked, puzzled.
"Yueyue, it's Auntie Meng~" A slightly familiar middle-aged female voice came from the other end.
Auntie Meng...
Her eyes widened instantly, and she quickly sat up, reaching out her other wet hand to pause the tablet.
"A-Auntie, hello, what is it?" Her voice was laced with nervousness, and her whole body stiffened involuntarily.
"Nothing much, I saw the new photos you posted on your account with the hairpin I gave you, they look really beautiful. It made Auntie feel sentimental, so I called."
Su Yue felt a pang of awkwardness.
She then remembered that Meng Hualan had mentioned that day that she had looked through her entire account.
Although everything she posted was very wholesome, her interactions with fans could sometimes get a bit wild.
For instance, not long ago, she had taken some photos for a brand from inside his home, and some fans had recognized she was in a new environment.
One particularly perceptive comment asked:
[Sister, have you moved into brother-in-law's house~ Brother-in-law's place looks so beautiful! Indeed, only an excellent brother-in-law is worthy of sister!]
She had casually replied at the time:
[Yes~ Brother-in-law is too excellent, sister can't bear to be apart from him.]
The fan, mischievously, continued to comment:
[Wow, brother-in-law is so excellent, sister, you should take care of yourself (evil grin.jpg), you look thinner.]
Another fan commented:
[You are thin, but sister's skin looks much more nourished.]
Su Yue found it amusing, but she didn't bother to respond further, and the comments continued to get more off-topic.
And in the end, that comment was even upvoted to become the top trending comment.
His mother wouldn't have seen it, would she?
Su Yue couldn't help but cover her face, feeling so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a Dragon Palace in the water with her toes.