Chapter 45 The Alluring Priestess This is also Mo Ningzhi's favorite photo...

Zhou Suiyin arrived at Mo Ningzhi's garage around 10 p.m. The driver parked the car, and just as she was about to make a phone call, she heard her assistant say, "Madam, the young master is over there."

In a relatively secluded corner of the garage, two figures were standing together.

Zhou Suiyin quickly got out of the car, "Ning Zhi?"

"Aunt Zhou."

It was a familiar voice. Zhou Suiyin pulled her shawl tighter and hurried over. "You child, aren't you sick? Why did you come down here yourself? It's chilly in the garage. Be careful your condition doesn't relapse."

She gave a few instructions, then looked at the tall figure behind Mo Ningzhi, "And this is..."

Qin Weijin was wearing a mask, so Zhou Suiyin couldn't see his whole face, but his eyes and brows, which were often seen on screen, still gave her a sense of familiarity. She tilted her head and lowered her voice: "Ning Zhi, he wouldn't be..."

As expected, the trope in TV dramas where you can't recognize someone just because they're wearing a mask is a lie. Nobody's that stupid. Mo Ningzhi touched her forehead and said, "He's staying at my place, and it's inconvenient for him to go out, so he's wearing a mask."

Zhou Suiyin couldn't help but glance at Qin Weijin: "Then why did you bring him out? I heard that it's very troublesome for them to go out. There might be reporters watching them everywhere. Be careful not to get caught in the crossfire."

Mo Ningzhi blinked and made up a lie with a straight face: "He felt embarrassed to stay for free, so he insisted on doing some manual labor to pay the rent."

Zhou Suiyin nodded slowly, "Then this child is not bad."

Qin Weijin, who was not far away and could hear everything, thought: "..."

Zhou Suiyin drives the Cayenne from her family, which has a large interior space and a large trunk that can fit all of Mo Ningzhi's dozen or so devices.

Zhou Suiyin instructed her assistant to carry the things upstairs, explaining, "I don't know much about these devices, but I thought about it and realized that if I brought them all over, this house probably wouldn't be able to hold them all. So today I only brought the smaller ones over. I had the larger ones delivered to your original studio address. Here are the keys, please keep them safe."

Mo Ningzhi: "Thank you, Aunt Zhou."

“No need to be so polite, we’re family. Oh, and there’s something else I need to give you.” Zhou Suiyin turned around and took a heavy box out of the car. “I heard you’re going to the Northwest to film. It’s hot there, and the UV rays can damage your skin. Take these things with you. I picked them out carefully. Be careful not to get sunburned.”

Mo Ningzhi's gaze lingered on her wrist for a moment, then she handed the key to Qin Weijin, took the box, and thanked him again.

Zhou Suiyin told him not to be so polite. Her watch slipped off her wrist. She subconsciously turned it on as she spoke, then realized something and turned it back. Mo Ningzhi lowered his eyes, his gaze following the movement of the watch.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing." Zhou Suiyin turned back again, "I made some soup at home, it's very nourishing, I brought you two extra portions, you can try it with... your friend when you get back."

Mo Ningzhi wasn't surprised. He appreciated Zhou Suiyin's concern. Since he couldn't carry any more, he turned around and naturally handed the box he had just received to Qin Weijin.

Zhou Suiyin then realized something was amiss. She glanced between Qin Weijin and Mo Ningzhi for a few seconds, just as the assistant who had been carrying the equipment upstairs returned. "Madam, everything has been taken upstairs."

The budding doubt in Zhou Suiyin's mind was immediately dispelled, and her attention was completely diverted: "Then let's close the door and go back."

Mo Ningzhi had received quite a few things that night, so she should express her gratitude. "Aunt Zhou, please come upstairs for a cup of tea before you leave."

"No, thank you." Zhou Suiyin glanced at her phone. "It's almost time. I need to go back to the hospital to see Xiaozheng. You get some rest. If you need anything, feel free to call your dad. He'd be happy to answer your calls."

Mo Ningzhi smiled and said, "Okay."

He stood there quietly watching the car drive away. Qin Weijin walked up to him and asked, "You still have a studio?"

He didn't ask who Zhou Suiyin was, nor did he pry into Mo Ningzhi's private affairs. Since Mo Ningzhi didn't know how to explain her complicated family relationships, he simply skipped over it. "Well, I opened it after returning to China, but because of a fight with my family, I was forced to close it on the second day of opening."

Qin Weijin wisely refrained from pressing him about the cause and effect of the argument. After a brief silence, he calmly asked, "So, do you want to reopen your business?"

Mo Ningzhi hummed in response: "I hadn't thought about it before."

After falling out with Old Man Mo, he was angry for a while, so he found a completely unrelated entertainment reporter to make a living. When Mo Tingzhou found out, he was furious again, but Mo Ningzhi didn't feel very happy. He missed his camera.

"And now?"

Qin asked him on behalf of Jin.

Mo Ningzhi turned around, and Qin Weijin happened to be looking down. His thin eyelids made his eyes look particularly deep, calm and charming in the dim light.

Mo Ningzhi's breath hitched, and she almost forgot what she was going to say, "I'm your assistant now, and I know so many of your secrets. Will you let me go without worry?"

"It wasn't possible before, but it is now," Qin Weijin said calmly.

"?"

Mo Ningzhi didn't understand, and looked at him, waiting for an explanation.

The underground parking garage was deserted late at night. Even the breeze blowing through the garage seemed empty and distant. From some corner came the chirping of summer insects, and the whole space suddenly became very quiet.

Mo Ningzhi waited a while, but didn't hear a reply, so she urged, "Hmm?"

Qin Weijin paused for several seconds before saying, "Before, I didn't want to let you go because you didn't have a formal status, but now I can."

"..."

Mo Ningzhi looked away after a long while: "Aren't you afraid I'll betray you?"

Qin Weijin smiled: "Can you?"

Mo Ningzhi met his gaze for a few seconds: "No."

“Hmm.” Qin Weijin was not surprised at all: “So you can do whatever you want.”

As Mo Ningzhi watched Qin Weijin speak gently, she suddenly felt an urge to kiss him. She struggled to look away and was about to say something to change the subject when her phone vibrated.

He quickly took out his phone and saw that it was Xiao Guo messaging him on WeChat.

[Ningzhi, the brand's final retouched images are out! They look amazing! I've sent them to you in a package.]

[Vespera will announce their new products on their official website tomorrow morning, and these photos are the main focus. Jin Ge will also repost and promote them on Weibo at the same time. Let's just wait for them to trend on Weibo! Zhan Ge has even prepared a bodyguard team; they'll all be heading to the airport tomorrow!]

After reading the message, Mo Ningzhi opened a compressed file package that Xiao Guo had sent. Qin Weijin asked, "What's wrong?"

Mo Ningzhi didn't even look up: "The photos I took last week are fixed."

Qin Weijin lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on his phone screen.

Vespera has chosen a lot of photos this time. In the past, when launching new products, 3-5 photos of each garment were released to showcase the overall appearance of the garment from different angles, allowing consumers to fully understand the details of the garment.

This time, Vespera made a very bold decision. They used 10-15 photos for each outfit, and even more for some outfits. For example, the new "Priest" outfit had as many as 20 photos, according to Mo Ningzhi's rough count.

Furthermore, it integrates various themes and styles, fully meeting diverse promotional goals.

Qin Weijin had just seen the retouched photos. His gaze swept over the series of pictures, and his eyebrows gradually rose. "Is this how you see me?"

Mo Ningzhi's finger, which was swiping the screen, froze: "..."

After a moment, he continued: "Every photographer has their own style, and this is how I take pictures."

Qin Weijin seemed to believe him and nodded slightly. However, before Mo Ningzhi could relax, he suddenly continued, "I've seen your photos from before. Your early ones were very fresh and healing. Later, you probably matured, and your photos were mostly grand and majestic in composition, with good use of color. But photos like this... I've never seen one like this before."

Mo Ningzhi: "..."

"A new style?"

"..."

"When was it changed?"

"..."

Qin Weijin suddenly smiled.

Mo Ningzhi: "..."

He suddenly gripped his phone tightly. Although he used to think these photos were a bit outrageous, they were still acceptable. But now, after Qin Weijin had messed them up over and over again, Mo Ningzhi suddenly felt like he was holding a handful of indecent pornographic pictures.

Mo Ningzhi lowered her head and hesitated for a long time before angrily locking her screen, turning around and entering the elevator without looking back, vowing never to take a picture of Qin Weijin again.

...

A short rest is the best way to maintain the health of cattle and horses. After a rare three-day break, Zhang Yuyu and Xiao Guo were full of energy and showed great enthusiasm to Mo Ningzhi. It turned out that the photos on Vespera's official website had been released.

"Ningzhi, come take a look! The brand sent over the sample photos yesterday and posted them on their official website half an hour ago. They're trending on social media now, and everyone's asking who Alaric is!" Zhang Yuyu turned around from the passenger seat and shoved her phone in front of Mo Ningzhi's face.

Thanks to Qin for Jin, Mo Ningzhi didn't sleep well last night. As soon as she got up this morning, she went on Weibo and happened to see Vespera's new product launch, catching the first wave of hype.

As expected, the photos became the biggest buzz, with a plethora of comments. Within just half an hour, the new Weibo post garnered over five million likes. Respecting his hard work, the brand named him a special guest photographer on their official website, using his English name.

Mo Ningzhi glanced at Weibo and smiled, "I've already seen it."

Zhang Yuyu exclaimed excitedly, "You don't know, the PR team just released some data. In the twenty minutes after the photos were released, Brother Jin's Weibo account gained over 300,000 followers! His homepage views increased by a million!"

Xiao Guo was also surprised: "So many."

“Yes, even Agent Zhan didn’t expect that,” Zhang Yuyu said with great interest, holding her phone.

The car arrived at the airport quickly.

More than two hours had passed since the photos were released, and it was almost a no-brainer to conclude how excited the fans were. Mo Ningzhi turned around to check Qin Weijin's clothes and hairstyle, only to find him still leaning back in his chair, staring intently at his phone screen.

Mo Ningzhi followed his gaze and noticed that Qin Weijin's phone screen had changed its background.

He recognized the photo immediately.

It's that picture of the priests looking at each other in the viewfinder.

The photo editor softened the lighting and enhanced the contrast in this picture. The roses are in full bloom, their vibrant red surrounding the priest in the center. He stands on a high platform, looking down at the believers. His features are sharp, yet his eyes reveal a rare tenderness and allure. His gaze seems to carry an ethereal hook, stirring the most hidden desires in people's hearts.

The extreme contrast of red and black creates a mysterious and beautiful picture, breathtakingly beautiful.

This is also Mo Ningzhi's favorite photo.

Looking at the newly released wallpapers, Mo Ningzhi suddenly felt a little regretful. He was in the same profession, and if other photographers accidentally saw something in these photos, wouldn't he be harming Qin Weijin?

With other thoughts in his mind, he unconsciously drifted off into a daze.

Until someone touched her cheek, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Mo Ningzhi snapped out of her daze, her face flushed. Her first instinct was to look for Xiao Guo and Zhang Yuyu, and she quickly moved away from Qin Weijin, afraid that he would notice something. "It's okay, it's almost time, we can get off the bus now."

Fortunately, Zhang Yuyu was busy tapping on her phone, and Xiao Guo was engrossed in making a call while taking notes. No one noticed their subtle actions.

Mo Ningzhi felt guilty for a while, but finally realized that it was just his own chaotic state.

"Brother Jin, the bodyguards are all in position." Zhang Yuyu turned around. "Let's go."

Xiao Guo also raised his hand and said, "Brother Zhan said to go to the lounge first, he has something to discuss with you and Ning Zhi."

Mo Ningzhi was taken aback for a moment: "Looking for me?"

"Yeah, he just told me too. I don't know the specifics, but it seems like Sister Shenyue is here too." Zhang Yuyu waved her phone.

Mo Ningzhi glanced at Qin Weijin meaningfully, wondering if their relationship had been discovered.

Qin Shenyue was in charge of personnel, so why did he personally come to resign?

That was a bit too much of a show.