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Jiang Xiao held up her sun glasses and looked at the man who had just returned from the convenience store after buying some ice water.

He was wearing a simple white T-shirt, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist and long legs, and a tall and straight figure. He walked under the scorching sun, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, and he raised his hand to block the glaring light.

There was a light and elegant fragrance lingering in the car, slowly drilling into the nose, with an extremely cold and refreshing feeling. It should be some kind of wood aromatherapy, pure and natural, very pleasant to smell, exactly the same as the smell on Zhou Qishen's body.

Just as Jiang Xiao was stunned, the left door of the car suddenly opened, and a tall man sat in a moment.

Zhou Qishen had a strong aura, which was clear and casual, giving people an invisible sense of oppression. As he moved, even the originally spacious space became a little narrow.

For no reason, Jiang Xiao straightened her back, her eyes flickered a few times, and she shifted her gaze from him to the green belt not far ahead.

Zhou Qishen pretended not to notice her embarrassment, slowly opened his eyes, unscrewed the lid and handed it to her: "Don't drink too quickly."

"Oh oh." Jiang Xiao blinked her bright eyes, took it and took two small sips. The cold liquid flowed down her throat into her stomach, instantly relieving a lot of the heat.

After a while, Jiang Xiao asked casually, "Is Assistant Chen on his way?"

"Yeah, he'll probably arrive at the same time as us." Zhou Qishen reached out for the seat belt, stretched it a little bit, and buckled it around his waist.

Jiang Xiao finished drinking the water, screwed the bottle cap back on, and suddenly turned her head to look at him, pulling the corners of her lips with a fake smile: "The date you signed the contract with Paul happened to be the same day as the date of my filming. The more I think about it, the more I think it's a coincidence, huh?"

Zhou Group has taken over the publicity and promotion work of Ogami, which has paved the way for Ogami to further open up the domestic market. The signing date between the two parties happens to be today.

Hearing this, Zhou Qishen looked back into her eyes and replied calmly, "It's quite a coincidence."

Jiang Xiao stared at him and asked bluntly, "Are you sure you didn't do it on purpose?"

Zhou Qishen just smiled and did not deny it. He naturally had selfish motives in deciding to sign the contract with Paul today. Ever since he learned in Suzhou that day that Jiang Xiao's partner was Zhou Wenting, he inevitably felt a little nervous.

The word "ex" is always like a knife across the current partner's heart. It hurts when it falls, feels uncomfortable when it goes up, and feels awkward when the current partner is ignored. In short, the existence of this person is a weapon that moves the current partner.

What's more, he is in an awkward situation where he has only a nominal reputation but has no place in Jiang Xiao's heart for the time being. That feeling is so unsettling that it makes him unable to calm down.

After much thought, he came up with some crooked ideas and set the signing date with Ogami on the same day as shooting the print advertisement with Jiang Xiao. At least in this way, he would have a reason to pick her up and drop her off, and he could even go to the scene to observe without making any noise.

Jiang Xiao was aware of his intention to "check on her", but she didn't expose it directly. She liked others to spend time and effort on her, even if it was a little deliberate. The current situation was just right.

The wheels of the black McLaren drove through the city and soon stopped in a parking space on the side of the road.

Zhou Qishen took out a brand new mask from the storage box in the car and handed it to Jiang Xiao: "Put this on."

Jiang Xiao paused when she opened the car door. She didn't expect him to be so thoughtful and consider this. Although she had prepared it in her bag, she didn't need to rummage through it since it was ready.

"See you later."

After saying goodbye, Jiang Xiao got out of the car.

Zhou Qishen stared at Jiang Xiao's back, watching her put on a mask and a hat, fully armed herself. Two people got out of the nanny car behind his car, followed Jiang Xiao, and quickly walked into Ogami's domestic headquarters building, disappearing from his sight.

Zhou Qishen sat in the car for only a few minutes. He estimated that the time was about up when Assistant Chen called him, which probably meant that Zhou's staff had arrived.

Zhou Qishen looked back through the rearview mirror and saw that behind Jiang Xiao’s nanny car was the Zhou Group’s car.

"Wait, I'll be there soon." After saying that, Zhou Qishen picked up his navy blue suit jacket, opened the car door and walked out.

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"Ms. Jiang, come this way." Paul's female secretary came over to greet them and took them to the shooting location.

Jiang Xiao, Liang Cheng, and Xiao Zhang walked behind her. Not long after, Liang Cheng's low voice came from her ear; "Boss Zhou is so worried about you that he actually followed you here in person."

"What? I don't understand." Jiang Xiao pretended not to understand the sarcasm in her words and didn't even turn her head.

Liang Cheng tilted her head to glance at Jiang Xiao's profile, smiled and shook her head. God knew how confused she was when she heard yesterday that Zhou Qishen was going to personally send Jiang Xiao over.

One went to sign the contract, the other went to shoot. Although the destination was the same, the two groups of people were completely different. Was there any need for them to go together? Not only is it troublesome, but we also have to separate our time to avoid suspicion. This move of going separately seems unnecessary no matter how you look at it.

But since the person involved insisted, she had no choice but to compromise.

This morning when she went to Jiang Xiao's house to pick someone up, she went straight into the front door of Jiang Xiao's house as usual. Unexpectedly, she saw Zhou Qishen stroking Wangcai's fur on the sofa.

Now recalling the other person's relaxed and comfortable look as if he was at home, Liang Cheng couldn't help but suspect that his cabbage had been taken away. Although he vaguely felt that it was a matter of time, he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

It was clear that not long ago, Jiang Xiao was still struggling over whether or not to accept the gift from Zhou Qishen. How long has it been now, and they have already progressed to such a close point?

While Liang Cheng was distracted, she followed the secretary to the indoor shooting location. However, as soon as she raised her eyes, she saw two familiar figures in the crowd.

After looking around for a while, Liang Cheng confirmed the identities of the two people and couldn't help but sneered: "Oh, it seems that Mr. Zhou is not the only one who is worried."

Without Liang Cheng's reminder, Jiang Xiao also noticed two people standing and sitting not far away. The former was dressed brightly and beautifully, wearing Ogami's autumn and winter runway style, which was even more eye-catching than the official model photos.

The latter was sitting on a chair with a backrest, wearing simple and loose clothes, a mask and a hat, with his face completely covered. At first glance, he looked no different from an ordinary staff member.

But her lustrous hair and irresistible figure still make people realize that she is a beauty who is deliberately hiding her presence.

Who else could it be if not her two destined enemies?

Before coming, Jiang Xiao learned that Zhou Wenting would shoot the solo shots first, and then shoot the double shots and Jiang Xiao's solo shots, so Jiang Xiao could arrive at the scene about an hour later.

Judging from the fact that the staff were constantly changing the shooting background, Zhou Wenting should have finished shooting one look and was preparing to start the second one.

She didn't expect Zhou Wenting to be so bold that he would be willing to work with Lin Qianyu. When they were together before, he never let her interfere in work matters.

She was even very reluctant to visit the set, and it seemed like she really didn't want her relationship to be exposed, so she basically took the initiative and went secretly without telling the other party. But even so, she was basically met with secret complaints in return.

I never thought that if I changed to another person, he would be willing to do anything and would not care about anything.

Maybe it was because it was too noisy around them, but the two people who were so engrossed in chatting didn’t notice them coming in, and didn’t even glance at them.

The secretary waited patiently for a moment before speaking: "Ms. Jiang can start styling now."

Jiang Xiao then moved her gaze away from Zhou Wenting and Lin Qianyu. Her mood was different from the mixed feelings she had felt the last time she ran into the two of them. This time, she felt so calm that it couldn't be calmer, as if whatever happened to them had nothing to do with her.

On the way to the dressing room, Liang Cheng couldn't help but speak again: "Does it have to be so magical?"

Liang Cheng originally thought that after filming "Unforgettable Love", Jiang Xiao would basically no longer have any contact with those two people. She never thought that the gears of fate were so mean and she bumped into those two people again after going around in circles.

Liang Cheng, like Jiang Xiao, still remembers Zhou Wenting's face when he righteously said that he didn't want personal feelings to affect work. How long has it been since then? Doesn’t your face hurt?

"Damn scumbag..."

Jiang Xiao just sat down in the makeup chair when she heard Liang Cheng's inappropriate and swearing words. She couldn't help but remind her through the mirror: "Sister Liang."

Hundreds of swear words suddenly flooded Liang Cheng's mind, but before he could finish cursing, Jiang Xiao interrupted him softly.

Liang Cheng suddenly realized and subconsciously looked at Jiang Xiao first, just in time to meet her slightly disapproving gaze. He then realized what he had done wrong in his anger.

So Liang Cheng immediately restrained his expression and changed the subject, "Hahaha, I'm going to go out and answer a phone call. Xiao Zhang, you stay here and watch."

The rest of the people understood each other tacitly and pretended not to hear the dirty words Liang Cheng swore. Firstly, all the people present were women and no one would take it personally. Secondly, it was a matter of pretending to be deaf and blind based on workplace norms. It was better to keep things to themselves and not get themselves into trouble.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, but this was not a big deal in the first place, and she quickly put it aside and devoted herself to the intense makeup process. The professional team was reliable and completed it with almost no effort.

Because it was earlier than expected, when Jiang Xiao changed her clothes, Zhou Wenting's shooting had not yet ended. She needed to wait for a while. After he changed his clothes and put on makeup, he could basically start the next round of shooting.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the staff specifically repeated the shooting process to Jiang Xiao and showed her several poses for two-person shooting. Of course, these were not the final poses, but just to give the model inspiration so that the shooting would proceed smoothly.

The final poses and photos will depend on the cooperation between the two models, as well as the sparks created by their on-the-spot performance.

Paul's secretary waited until they finished talking before smiling and saying, "Miss Jiang, our director has finished his work. He said he will come over to say hello to you in person later."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiao paused holding the tablet and immediately thought of Zhou Qishen. If Paul was done with his work, it meant that he was fine too. Based on his abnormal behavior in the past two days, he would most likely come with Paul.

However, her guess did not come true. Zhou Qishen was not among the people who came with Paul.