"I knew you were suddenly in love, turns out you don't just have high standards for looks, you're looking for an all-around talent." Xu Changan finally understood. He handed his phone to the next guest, Jin Yan, then looked at Chen Ziming with a mischievous grin and said.
"Stop messing around here. I still have to pacify her when we get back." Chen Ziming, who was also a bit surprised, smiled at Xu Changan's words and replied.
Su Yue: ???
How could she be so petty?
Seeing as so many people were present, she decided to hold back for now...
"This first one is from a boyfriend's perspective. You have this kind of photography skill?" Jin Yan flipped through the photos carefully and commented.
"Yueyue is beautiful, she looks good no matter how she's photographed," Lü Shichen quickly replied.
Then, she pulled Su Yue to take a selfie.
"What's this, a preview?" Jin Yan saw the new picture Su Yue had posted, which was at his mini zoo. "Previewing what?"
"Uh... well, your hotel sent an invitation to a photographer I often work with, asking her to bring a social media influencer to take promotional photos... I only found out it was the same place after I arrived today, so I posted a quick update." Seeing Jin Yan look at her in confusion, Su Yue decided to be more direct and explained.
"You didn't tell me?!" Jin Yan glared at Chen Ziming.
"Why would you be concerned about this hotel? Why would I tell you?" Chen Ziming replied calmly.
His retort left Jin Yan somewhat speechless. He indeed didn't concern himself much with the hotel; most of it was handled by the think tanks his father assigned to him.
And in reality, the one directing those think tanks was Liang Mu.
Including the reception area on this floor, from the walls and flooring to every blade of grass and tree, everything was personally overseen and arranged by Liang Mu.
Therefore, he even had to ask management to know if the hotel sold clothes.
"I... forget it, I'm not talking to you. Yueyue, you have over 800,000 followers! If I had known you had this influence, I would have personally invited you! Tell me, how much did they pay you? I'll add more, will you come and shoot for my restaurant too?"
Unable to argue with Chen Ziming, Jin Yan turned to Su Yue.
Su Yue still harbored some resentment towards him, but given that everyone was present and Liang Mu himself didn't seem to mind, she replied politely.
"You can ask the person in charge privately about this. I don't know the exact amount yet; I'll have to ask the photographer when I get back."
Money matters shouldn't be discussed in such a setting.
"Then... Liang Mu, you handle it. Since you have Yueyue's WeChat, let's proceed with normal business cooperation, mutually beneficial, alright?" Jin Yan thought for a moment, looked at Liang Mu, and requested.
Su Yue was speechless. He was truly spineless, disdaining the other party while still relying on him for everything.
However, Liang Mu didn't seem to mind and instead smiled, saying, "Okay, I'll handle it."
"Let's eat, the food's getting cold." Chen Ziming, seeing that things were going too far and noticing the embarrassment and awkwardness on Su Yue's face, spoke up to shift everyone's attention.
Jin Yan returned the phone to Lü Shichen.
The dinner finally returned to normal.
At the table, the men chatted about work and life. Su Yue also felt relieved. Lü Shichen was a good conversationalist, and Liang Mu was thoughtful. Nestled between them, she felt quite comfortable.
However, after about half an hour of quiet, the elevator door suddenly opened.
The sound of crisp high heels echoed.
The footsteps were quick and light, tapping against the ground, allowing one to imagine the appearance of their owner.
She was likely a shapely woman, wearing a fitted mermaid skirt, with a charming appearance and a fiery personality, perhaps with a beauty mark below her eye.
"Who is it?" Jin Yan asked, looking at a waiter with surprise.
One of the young girls hurried to check.
But after only a few steps, she retreated fearfully.
A beautiful woman walked in, a faint smile on her lips, but her eyes held no warmth.
She wore a fitted orange-red dress that reached mid-calf. While not a mermaid skirt, it was still alluring.
There was no beauty mark, but she had upturned phoenix eyes.
She directly moved a stool, squeezed in next to Chen Ziming, and sat down.
As everyone was still surprised, she looked at Su Yue.
Her expression darkened, and then she turned to look up at Chen Ziming and asked, "Is this your little girlfriend?"