Shen Jiazhou asked, "Did you go home at noon?"

"No, I ate out." Wen Shuqiao asked, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking if you were going home, could you bring me a document? I forgot to take it. I'll call Auntie and ask her to bring it for me." After Shen Jiazhou finished speaking, he noticed that her voice sounded a little off: "Where are you? Why are you speaking so softly?"

Wen Shuqiao glanced at the person in front of her who was driving seriously, and quickly said, "I ran into a teacher from the studio. I hitched a ride with him. I'll tell you when we get back."

The question Shen Jiazhou wanted to ask remained unspoken. He simply said, "Okay..."

But before hanging up, I couldn't help but ask, "You, as a teacher, um..."

He spoke very softly, and Wen Shuqiao didn't hear him clearly. She subconsciously asked, "What? I didn't hear you."

Shen Jiazhou on the other end of the phone said, "It's nothing. Send me a message when you arrive. I'll call Auntie first."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Jiazhou couldn't help but wonder, was Wen Shuqiao's teacher male or female?

Then he couldn't help but wonder to himself, what does it matter to him whether she's a woman or a man!

Shen Jiazhou stared at his black-screened phone, pursed his thin lips, and then went to call his aunt again.

Wen Shuqiao hung up the phone. Xie Jingbei was waiting for a green light. He glanced at Wen Shuqiao and asked, "The studio's phone number?"

"It's a phone call from family," Wen Shuqiao replied. "Why would you ask that?"

Xie Jingbei chuckled: "When you mentioned me, I thought it was a friend from the studio calling to ask if you had arrived yet."

Wen Shuqiao had only mentioned meeting a teacher from the studio, and it felt a bit strange to think about it from a higher perspective, but she still replied again, "No, it was a phone call from home."

Xie Jingbei stopped talking, nodded slightly, and asked, "You've been at the studio for a while now, how are you feeling?"

“Very good,” Wen Shuqiao said. “Everyone is very enthusiastic.”

Since graduating, Wen Shuqiao had never met such an energetic peer. Thinking of this, the expression on her face softened a bit.

Xie Jingbei smiled and said, "That's good. I heard from Xiaoqi that you plan to stay at the studio as an assistant?"

"Yes, she asked me yesterday." Wen Shuqiao's smile was tinged with embarrassment. "I thought I could learn a lot by being an assistant, so I agreed."

From now on, the classes would be essentially free, which Wen Shuqiao was very happy about. Although the money wasn't much, it would be enough for her and Can Can's living expenses.

Xie Jingbei said, "Welcome to our big family."

When the red light turned green, the atmosphere between Wen Shuqiao and Xie Jingbei became much more harmonious as they talked about the studio. They chatted for a while until they arrived at the studio building.

Wen Shuqiao said, "I won't go to the underground parking garage; I need to buy something."

Xie Jingbei brought the car to a smooth stop, turned his head and said gently, "See you later."

Wen Shuqiao nodded: "See you later."

After getting out of the car, Wen Shuqiao watched Xie Jingbei drive the car into the underground parking garage before secretly letting out a sigh of relief. She wasn't really used to troubling others like this, since they weren't very familiar with each other.

She prefers to take the bus or subway alone rather than hitch a ride.

Wen Shuqiao turned around and walked towards the coffee shop next door, where she ordered three signature lattes and took them upstairs.

She was already familiar with the studio. As she went upstairs, she met people she knew who greeted her. They kept greeting each other all the way until she finally found Zhong Qi in a room.

Zhong Qi was setting up the scene for the afternoon's shoot when Wen Shuqiao handed her a latte with a smile.

Zhong Qi took it and took a deep breath: "God, you're alive again."

Wen Shuqiao asked, "Haven't you eaten yet?"

Zhong Qi shook her head, took another sip of her latte, and said helplessly, "No, my set was already set up yesterday, but the client I had booked couldn't come due to unforeseen circumstances, so I took on another client. She wanted to shoot in the ancient style, but all the ancient style sets were full. The client was coming at four o'clock in the afternoon, and I was afraid I wouldn't make it in time, so I started setting it up at noon."

This kind of thing is very common. After Zhong Qi communicated with the customer, she started setting up the set. The items were all taken from the warehouse, so it wasn't troublesome. It was just tiring to move them around.

Wen Shuqiao said, "I brought you some coffee."

Zhong Qi said, "No need. Your assistant job won't officially start until next week. It would be a loss for you to help me now."

She shook the coffee cup, pretending to be angry, and said, "But who else are you going to deliver coffee to? Aren't I your best buddy?"

"I ran into Teacher Xie on the street today and hitched a ride with him. I bought him a coffee to thank him." Wen Shuqiao touched her face: "You're my best buddy."

Zhong Qi seems to have an inexhaustible source of energy, and Wen Shuqiao really likes her.

"Teacher Xie is here today?" Zhong Qi was a little surprised, then thought, "Maybe it's for the annual meeting."

Annual meeting?

Zhong Qi explained, "The last weekend of December every year is our annual meeting day. Not only Teacher Xie comes, but also several other bosses. Last year, they treated us to a five-star hotel and gave us big red envelopes. Everyone is looking forward to it."

Zhong Qi started making a wish: "I heard from insiders that there might be concert tickets this year, any star and show, as long as I want to go, the boss will treat me to an inner circle, hehehehe. If I win one... hehehehe..."

Wen Shuqiao couldn't help but smile: "Then I wish you all the best in advance. Okay, hurry up and get on the bus. I'll come over and help you later. Anyway, class is still a while away, so I'm fine."

Zhong Qi nodded, put down her coffee, and spun around making a heart shape with her hands: "I love you, my little sister."

Wen Shuqiao put down her cup and took the coffee to find Xie Jingbei.

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